WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/MAR/32 
7 January 2005 
 (05-0077) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following notification, dated 10 D ecember 2004, concerning Domestic Support 
Commitments ( Table DS:1  and relevant supporting tables) for calendar year 2002  is circulated at the 
request of the delegation of Morocco . 
  
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Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  MOROCCO 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2002 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
 
706 
  
Million DHs  
272 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Morocco 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 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 
(million DHs) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
- Agricultural research, 
monitoring and evaluation 
of the sector Genetic improvement, veterinary  research, agro-economic st udies, statistical surveys, 
agricultural census, and monitoring and evaluation 91  (*) 
- Agricultural advisory 
services and professional 
organization Technology transfer to farmers, support for professional associatio ns, and monitoring and 
management of cooperatives an d professional associations 66   
- Agricultural training Training of agricultural tec hnicians and skilled and s upervisory personnel 77   
- Inspection Construction and equipping of veterinary laboratories, monitoring of seeds and plants and 
suppression of fraud 23   
- Combating disease and 
parasites Disease prevention in livestock, plant protection, livestock defence and protection and 
combating rodents and birds that are harmful to agriculture 49   
- Structure and infrastructure General construction and equipping of central and external administrative services 108   
- Domestic food aid Compen sation less levies 1,995   
- Aid in natural disasters The Natural Disasters Fund, aid to deprived or disaster-struck regions  127   
- Livestock protection Campaign against the effects of drought 72   
- Other Pilot project for the recycling of waste water, environmental mana gement programme 2   
TOTAL  2,611   
 
 (*) Budget of the Ministry of Agriculture , Rural Development and Marine Fisheries. 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Morocco 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2002 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment – Special and Diffe rential Treatment – "D evelopment 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 
(million DHs) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies 
generally available to agriculture    (*) 
-  Hydro-agricultural development Hydro-agricultural e quipment, general studies, advice and assistance 931   
-  Infrastructure for the 
development of dry-land 
farming Integrated programmes (paths, drinking water,  etc.) Development of dry farming areas 
under the supervision of the Development Office 172   
-  Development of pasture land 
and infrastructure for breeding Improved pasture land, increasing food resources, and monitoring and sele cting livestock 30   
-  Improvement of land structures De velopment and improvement of land 14   
-  Investment aid for farms Encouraging the developmen t of agricultural property, providing assistance for the 
construction of agricultural equipment and for the equipping of farms 220   
-  Encouragement of improved 
production techniques General studies, encouraging the use of horti culture, artificial insemination and natural 
breeding and organization of the stockbreeding products market 24   
(b) Input subsidies generally 
available to low income or 
resource-poor producers     
- Input price subsidies Price subsidie s for selected seeds (cereals) and se edlings for use in fruit-farming 39   
(c) Support to encourage 
diversification from growing 
illicit narcotic crops  0   
TOTAL  1,431   
      
 (*)  Budget of the Ministry of Agriculture , Rural Development and Marine Fisheries. 
 
  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Morocco 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 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) 
(million DHs) Product-specific measurements of 
support (from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) 
(million DHs) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
(million DHs) 
 
1 2 3 4 
Cereals 244.90 0 244.90 
Sunflower 26.72 0 26.72 
Non-product-specific AMS - - 0 
    
CURRENT TOTAL AMS   271.62 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Morocco 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2002 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Other Product-Specifi c Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 2002 Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million 
DHs) Other product-
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 Associated 
fees/levies Total 
other 
product-
specific 
support 
(million 
DHs) Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS 
(million 
DHs) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Cereals  Storage subsidy 244.90 0 0 244.90 0 0 244.90 (*) 
Sunflower  Production 
subsidy 26.72 0 0 26.72 0 0 26.72  
 
 (*)  Ministry of Agriculture, Rura l Development and Marine Fisheries. 
 
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