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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/YEM/1 
18 August 2005 
 (05-3660) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Yemen Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF YEMEN 
 
Domestic Support and Export Subsidies in Agriculture  
 
 The following submission, dated 12 August 2005, is being circulated at the request of the 
Government of the Republic of Yemen.    
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Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
    DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC of YEMEN 
REPORTING  PERIOD: 2001- 2003 
 
Measures exempt from the  reduc tion  commitment--“Green Box”  
 
Monetary Value of 
Measure in year in 
question Measure type Name and description of measure with  reference to criteria in Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture 
Year Million 
Riyals Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
A. GENERAL SERVICES 
2001 902 
2002 1,255 
2003 1,380 Research Research, including general research, res earch in connection with environmental programmes, 
and research programmes relating to particular products, in accordance with Annex 2:2 (a) of the 
Agreement on Agriculture. 
Average 1,179 − Ministry of Agriculture 
and Irrigation 
− Ministry of Finance 
− General Research 
Authority 
2001 106 
2002 106 
2003 106 Pest and diseases control Expenditures on pest and disease control, including general and product-specific pest and 
disease control measures, in accordance with A nnex 2:2 (b) of the Agreement on Agriculture. 
Average 106 − Ministry of Agriculture 
and Irrigation  
2001 59 
2002 69 
2003 71 Training Services Expenditures on training services, in cluding both general and specialist training facilities, in 
accordance with Annex 2:2 (c) of the Agreement on Agriculture. 
Average 66 − Ministry of Agriculture 
and Irrigation 
− Agricultural 
Cooperation Union   
− General Research 
Authority 
2001 101 
2002 130 
2003 697 Extension and 
advisory services Expenditures on extension and advisory services, including the provision of means to facilitate 
the transfer of information and the results of  research to producers and consumers  , in 
accordance with Annex 2:2 (d) of the Agreement on Agriculture. 
  Average 309 − Ministry of Agriculture 
and Irrigation 
2001 81 
2002 111 
2003 116 Inspection services Expenditures on insp ection services, including general insp ection services and the inspection of 
particular products for health, safety, grading or standardization purposes, in accordance with 
Annex 2:2 (e) of the Agreement on agriculture  
Average 102.67 − Ministry of Agriculture 
and Irrigation 
− Yemen Standardization, 
Metrology and Quality Control Organaization  
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 Page 3Monetary Value of 
Measure in year in 
question Measure type Name and description of measure with  reference to criteria in Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture 
Year Million 
Riyals Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
2001 5.5 
2002 27.5 
2003 32.5 Marketing Services Marketing and promotion services, including market information, advice and promotion, in 
accordance with Annex 2:2(f) of the Agreement on  Agriculture. 
Average 21.8 − Minsitry of Agriculture 
and Irrigation  
− Agricultural 
Cooperation Union 
  
2001 2,898 
2002 4,030 
2003 4,559 Infrastructure 
Services Expenditures on infrastructural services, including: roads, market and port facilities dams and 
drainage schemes, in accordance with annex 2:2(g) of  Agreement on Agriculture 
Average 3,829 − Agricultural 
Cooperation Union 
− Fund for 
Encouragement of Agriculture and  Fish 
Production  
− Social Development 
Fund  
B. REGIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES 
2001 274.9 
2002 443.11 
2003 525.99 Regional assistance  
programmes Expenditures on the development of Tehama Region as well as Eastern and Southern regions; 
they are among the disadvantaged regions in Yemen in accordance with Annex 2:13 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture. 
Average 414.66 − Ministry  of Finance 
− Ministry of Agriculture 
and Irrigation 
  
-  The  average rate during the reporting period: $1=YR176 
 
   
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC of YEMEN 
REPORTING  PERIOD: 2001- 2003 
 
Measures exempt from the reducti on Commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with   reference to criteria in Article 
6:2 of the Agreement  on Agriculture Monetary Value of measure in 
year in question Data Sources 
3 1 2 Year Million Riyals 4 
2001 26.3 
2002 87.0 
2003 109.2 (a)  Investment subsidies 
generally available to agriculture Interest rate subsidy for agricultural machinery and equipment to 
support the agricultural and rural development in accordance with Article 6:2 of the Agreement on Agriculture.  
Average 74.1 − Cooperative and Agricultural 
Credit Bank 
2001 17,293.1 
2002 17,348.6 
2003 18,448.4 (b) Input subsidies generally 
available to low-income or resource –poor producers  Expenditures on provision of agricultural inputs for low-income and 
resource-poor farmers, in accor dance with Article 6:2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture. 
Average 17,696.7 − Fund for Encouragement   of 
Agriculture and  Fish Production 
− Agricultural Cooperation 
Union  
-  The average rate during the reporting period: $1=YR176 
  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC of YEMEN 
REPORTING  PERIOD: 2001- 2003 
 
Measures exempt from   the reducti on Commitment-Direct Payments Under  
 Production – Limiting Programmes-“Exempt Direct Payments”   
 
Measure 
type Name and description of measure with  reference to criteria in Article 6:5 of the  
Agreement  on Agriculture Monetary Value of measure in year in 
question Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
Nil 
 
 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  REPUBLIC of YEMEN 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2001- 2003 
 
Calculation of the 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) Product-specific measurements of support (from Supporting 
Table DS:8 below) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
1 2 3 4 
Nil 
 
 
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  REPUBLIC of YEMEN 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2001- 2003 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support: Market Price Support  
 
Description of 
Basic Products Calendar/ marketing 
year beginning …. Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered price External 
reference price Eligible 
Production Associated 
Fees/levies Total market price 
support Data 
sources 
8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ((4-5*6)-7 9 
Nil 
 
 
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC of YEMEN 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2001- 2003 
 
Product-specific Aggregate Measurements of  Support: non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
Description of 
Basic Products Calendar/ 
Marketing year 
beginning …. 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 
7 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 ((4-5)*6) 8 9 )7+8-9( 11 
Nil 
 
    
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC of YEMEN 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2001- 2003 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support: Other Product-Specific  
 Support and Total Pr oduct-Specific AMS 
 
Description 
of Basic 
Products Calendar/ 
Marketing 
year beginning 
…. Measure 
type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
Fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support Marketing price 
support 
(supporting 
Table DS:5 Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(supporting Table 
DS:6) Total 
AMS Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
)4+5-6( 8 9 10 
)7+8+9( 11 
Nil 
 
   
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Supporting Table DS:8 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC of YEMEN 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2001- 2003 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
Description 
of Basic 
Products Calendar/ 
Marketing 
year 
beginning 
…. Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price Production 
Eligible to 
receive 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 
11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 )7+8+9-10( 
Nil 
 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC of YEMEN 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2001- 2003 
 
Non- Products-Specific AMS  
 
Measure 
type(s) Calendar / Marketing year 
beginning…. Non- products-specific 
budgetary outlays Other non-product- specific support 
(include calculation details) Associated 
Fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Nil 
 
 
    
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Page 12 Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: REPUBLIC of YEMEN 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2001- 2003 
 
Export Subsidies : Outlay and Quantity  
 
Description of Basic 
Products Direct export 
subsides Sales of 
stokes Producer financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal transport 
subsidies Total product specific 
export subsidies Quantity of 
subsidized exports Data 
source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Nil 
 
 
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