WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/TUN/32 
4 May 2005 
 (05-1862) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 10 May 2004, is  being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Tunisia .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant Supporting Tables) for 2002 . 
 
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
 
61.12  
Millions of dinars  
0 
 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002 
 
Measures Exempt from  the Reduction Commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
during the year in question 
(Millions of dinars) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services    
 Support for research and extension projects  for the development and dissemination of 
production methods 
 6.3 Budget of the Ministry 
of Agriculture 
 Environmental conservation thro ugh land and afforestation works 42.0 Budget of the Ministry 
of Agriculture 
 Action to combat certain diseases th rough vaccination and treatment campaigns 2.2 Budget of the Ministry 
of Agriculture 
(b) Structural adjustment assistance provided through investment aids 
  
         Budgetary funds to support small farmers   10.6 Budget of the Ministry 
of Agriculture 
 
  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - Special and Different ial Treatment – "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refe rence to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of 
measure during the year 
in question 
(Millions of dinars) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
Investment subsidies generally 
available to agriculture  
Investment subsidies granted under the Investment  Code and intended for integrated projects 
falling within the agricultural policy guidelines  
91  
Budget of the Ministry of 
Agriculture 
 
  
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 Page 5 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products 
(including non-product-specific 
AMS) Product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
(Millions of dinars) Product-specific measurements of 
support (from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
(Millions of dinars) 
1 2 3 4 
Durum wheat       -0.2   0 
Soft wheat  0. 8 ( de minimis )1   0 
Barley  0.4  ( de minimis )2   0 
Milk        15  ( de minimis )3   0 
Olive oil       -0.1   0 
Sugar beet         0   0 
Non-product-specific AMS  (according to 
Supporting Table DS:9)         8.3 ( de minimis )4                                   0 
Total:  Current total AMS                                    0
 
  
                                                      
1 de minimis,  the value of soft wheat production is 13.4 million dinars. 
2 de minimis,  the value of barley production is 15.3 million dinars. 
3 de minimis,  the value of milk production is 340.8 million dinars. 
4 de minimis,  the value of total agricultural production for 2002 is 3,307.4 million dinars.  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar 
year 2002  Measure type(s) 
 
 
 
 
 
 Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(Dinar/tonne) External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/…)* 
(Dinar/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
 
 
(1,000 tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
 
 
 
(Millions of 
dinars) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
Durum wheat  Producer buying price  295  296 212.6   -0.2 Grain Board, Ministry of 
Agriculture 
Soft wheat  Producer buying price  260  232 29.2   0.8 Grain Board, Ministry of 
Agriculture 
Barley  Intervention price  250  162 4.2   0.4 Grain Board, Ministry of 
Agriculture 
Milk  Intervention price  365  332 458   15 Ministry of Agriculture 
Olive oil  Intervention price  1,600  2,108 0. 284   -0.1 National Oil Board, Ministry 
of Agriculture 
Sugar beet  Intervention price  38  47 0   0                    - 
 
  
* Tunisia has used external reference prices for the reference period and has adjusted them to take account of inflation and the  evolution of the exchange rate. 
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Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 2002 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Millions of 
dinars) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(Millions of 
dinars) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
       
Irrigation water subsidy 
  8.3   8.3 Ministry of Agriculture 
 
 
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