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G/AG/N/NOR/64 
2 May 2012 
 (12-2331) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 30 April 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Norway .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the 
relevant supporting tables ) for the calendar year 2010.  
    
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total current commitment level for the 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 
11,449.0 million NOK 9,648.5 
 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question Data sources 
  (million NOK)  
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services:    
 i) research   
 Research programmes 50.0 A 
 Development of genetic plant resources 9.2 A, B 
 Research institutions  323.5 A, E 
    
 ii) pest and disease control   
 Disease control seed potatoes, action plan pesticides 13.7 A, B 
 Carcasses destruction 5.0 A, B 
    
 iii) extension and advisory services   
 Norwegian Agricultural Extension Service 52.5 A 
 Registration of environmenta l and genetic resources 14.4 A 
 Environmental advisory services 16.5 A 
 Ecological advisory services 43.0 A 
 E-tracking 4.0 A 
    
 iv) inspection services   
 Digital mapping 10.0 A, B 
 Norwegian Food Safety Authority: food safety and veterinary services 292.4 A, B 
    
 v) marketing and promotion services   
 Potatoes, fruits and vegetabl es, organic production 22.0 A, B 
 The Norwegian Agricultural Quality Sy stem and Food Branding Foundation 46.0 A 
    
(b) Public stockholding for 
food security purposes:    
 Payment to stockholding for food security purposes 0.0 A, B 
 Storage of meadow seed 5.7 A 
     
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Page 4 Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question Data sources 
  (million NOK)  
1 2 3 4 
(f) Payments for relief from 
natural disasters:    
 Natural Disaster Payment, compensation for crop damage due to natural disasters 50.0 A 
    
(g) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
producer retirement 
programmes:  
  
 Producer retirement payment, Permanent retirement from marketable agricultural 
production 98.0 A 
    
(i) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
investment aids:   
  
 The Agricultural Development F und, Investment aid for struct ural adjustment and rural 
development purposes 480.4 A 
 Interest concession.  Investme nt subsidies and im plementation of structural adjustment. 69.0 
A, B 
    
(j) Environmental 
programmes:    
 Subsidy to Ecological Production 115.7 A 
 National environmental programme 3,701.3 A, B 
 Regional environmental programme 522.8 A 
 Particularly valuable agricultural lands capes, including in World Heritage Areas 11.0 A 
 Various environmental projects  5.5 A 
    
(l) Other:    
 Social welfare:  
Vacation and Replacement Scheme, Refund for actual expenses during holidays and to 
alleviate financial difficulties due to illness 1,275.7 A 
    
Total  7,237.3   
  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6.5 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question Data sources 
  (million NOK)  
1 2 3 4 
(b) "payments made on 85 per cent  or less of the base level of 
production"    
 Fixed yield support:  Structural Income Support 
(Art. 6.5 (a) (ii)) 1,090.5 A, B 
 Regional Deficiency Paym ent to Milk Production 
(Art. 6.5 (a) (ii)) 522.8 
A, B 
 Regional Deficiency Payment to Meat Production 
(Art. 6.5 (a) (ii)) 600.3 
A, B 
    
(c) "livestock payments made  on a fixed number of head"    
  Headage support, animal s (Art. 6.5 (a)(iii)) 2,181.3 A, B 
Total    4,394.9  
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products 
(including non-product specific 
AMS) Product specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:7 below) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 below) Non-product-
specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table 
DS:9) 5% of value of 
production, where 
relevant for de minimis  Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 (million NOK) (million NOK) (milli on NOK) (million NOK) (million NOK) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Wheat 407.7 0.0   407.7 
Barley 647.1 0.0   647.1 
Oats 321.7 0.0   321.7 
Rye 40.9 0.0   40.9 
Oilseeds 35.7 0.0   35.7 
Goat milk 125.7 0.0   125.7 
Milk 4,527.5 0.0   4,527.5 
Beef 0.0 40.0  164.0 de minimis 
Pork 2,023.1 0.0   2,023.1 
Sheep 1,048.0 0.0   1,048.0 
Poultry 0.0 2.2  72.3 de minimis 
Eggs 437.7 0.0   437.7 
Potatoes 0.0 33.4   33.4 
Fruits, berries and vegetables 0.0 68.5   102.3 de minimis 
Product-specific AMS      9,648.5 
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9)   143.3 1,348.5 de minimis 
Total AMS        9,648.5 
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar year 2010 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support Data sources 
   (NOK per 
kg./litre) (NOK per 
kg./litre) (thousand 
tonnes, 
million litres) (million 
NOK) (million 
NOK)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Wheat  Target price 2. 21 0.82 300.0 9.3 407.7 A, C, D 
Barley  Target price 2.01 0.71 510.0 15.9 647.1 A, C, D 
Oats  Target price 1. 82 0.66 285.0 8.9 321.7 A, C, D 
Rye  Target price 2. 09 0.82 33.0 1.0 40.9 A, C, D 
Oilseeds  Target price 4.87 1.27 10.0 0.3 35.7 A, C, D 
Goat milk  Target pric e 4.31 0.78 20.0 2.5 68.2 A, C, D 
Milk  Target price 4. 31 0.78 1,506.0 184.1 5132.1 A, C, D 
Pork  Target price 29. 51 7.60 119.1 96.9 2512.6 A, C, D 
Sheep  Target price 59. 15 10.55 18.5 30.4 868.7 A, C, D 
Eggs  Target price 17. 24 5.28 55.1 58.2 600.8 A, C, D 
Total          10,635.5  
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of basic 
product Calendar year 
2010 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Associated 
fees/levies Total 
direct 
payments Data sources 
       (million 
NOK) (million 
NOK) (million 
NOK)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Goat milk  Base deficiency payment     65.5   A, B 
  Total goat milk     65.5  65.5  
          
Sheep  Base deficiency payment, meat     97.0   A, B 
  Wool deficiency payment     139.1   A, B 
    Total sheep         236.1  236.1   
  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 2010 Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product- 
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total 
other 
product-
specific 
support Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS Data sources 
   (million 
NOK)  (million 
NOK) (million 
NOK) (million 
NOK) (million 
NOK) (million NOK)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 407.7 0.0 407.7 - 
Barley  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 647.1 0.0 647.1 - 
Oats  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 321.7 0.0 321.7 - 
Rye  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.9 0.0 40.9 - 
Oilseeds  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35.7 0.0 35.7 - 
Goat milk  Farm feed adjustment 0.0 0.0 8.0 -8.0 68.2 65.5 125.7 B 
Milk  Farm feed adjustment 0.0 0.0 604.6 -604.6 5,132.1 0.0 4,527.5 B 
Pork  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 30.4 0.0 519.9 -489.5 2,512.6 0.0 2,023.1 B 
Sheep  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 9.8 0.0 66.6 -56.8 868.7 236.1 1,048.0 B 
Eggs  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 7.9 0.0 171.0 -163.1 600.8 0.0 437.7 B 
  
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS:8 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year 2010Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment Data sources 
     (million 
NOK) (million 
NOK) (million 
NOK)   (million 
NOK)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Beef  Price support - - 40.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.0 B 
  Total beef        40.0  
            
Poultry  Price support - - 2.2 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 B 
  Total poultry        2.2  
            
Potatoes  Price support - - 33.4 33.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.4 B 
  Total potatoes        33.4  
            
Fruit, berries 
and vegetables  Regional deficiency 
payment  - - 59.5 59.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 59.5 A 
 Storage subsidy, fruit - - 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 A 
 Total fruit, berries and 
vegetables       
  68.5  
Total           144.1  
  
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2010 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-specific 
support Data sources 
  (million NOK)  (million NOK) (million NOK)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Subsidy to insemination   30.0 0.0 0.0 30.0 A 
Taxes on pesticides  0.0 0.0 53.0 -53.0 A 
Feed transport subsidies  163.3 0.0 0.0 166.3 A, B 
Total     143.3   
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
  
Data sources 
 
A:  Ministry of Agriculture.  Proposition to the Parliament No. 1 (2011-2012) Proposition to the Parliament No. 75 (2009-2010) Internal calculations. 
B:  Statens Landbruksforvaltning (Norwegian Agricultural Aut hority).  Includes the former Me at Transport Funding Office. 
C:  Omsetningsrådet (Norwegian Agricultural Marketing Board). 
D:  Budsjettnemda for jordbruket (Budget Committee for Agriculture). 
E:  Based on OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development). 
 
 
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