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G/AG/N/CHE/55 
9 June 2011 
 (11-2860) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
 
The following submission, dated 28 March 2011, is  being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Switzerland .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  
and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2009 . 
   
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Switzerland - Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2009 
 
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 
   
4,257 Swiss francs (million) 2,578.3 
   
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Switzerland - Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2009 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment - "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(CHF million) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services   
(a) Research 72.9 OFAG 
(b) Pest and disease control 4.3 OFAG/OVF 
(c) Training services - OFAG 
(d) Extension and advisory services 11.1 OFAG 
(e) Inspection services:  quality control of milk, grape crops and fruit 4.8 OFAG/OVF 
(f) Marketing and promotion servic es:  sales promotion 54.0 OFAG 
(g) Infrastructural services:  structural improveme nts, including land improve ments (in general and in 
the event of severe weather conditions) 82.8 OFAG 
Other general services:   
 Family allowances for small farmers and agricultural workers (notified for transparency purposes) 95.4 DFF/CdC 
 Cantonal spending on agriculture:  administration,  land improvement and rural buildings, animal 
tending, health and social measures 303.8 AFF 
(b) Public stockholding for food security purposes   
Guarantee stocks (concentrated fruit juice) 1.4 OFAG 
(c) Domestic food aid   
Sale of fruit at reduced prices to people in need - OFAG 
(d) Decoupled income support   
Payments for herding roughage -consuming animals 509.6 OFAG 
General direct payments (according to surface area):  payment for services provided in the general 
interest (protection and maintenance of the countrys ide, safeguarding of the viability of rural areas, 
supply of foodstuffs, and preservation of the ba sic natural environment necessary to life) 1,225.5 OFAG 
(e) Income insurance and income safety-net programmes  
None -   
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(f) Payments for relief from natural disasters   
None -  
(g) Structural adjustment assistance provided through producer retirement programmes  
None -  
(h) Structural adjustment assistance provided through resource retirement programmes  
None -  
(i) Structural adjustment assistan ce provided through investment aids   
Assistance to improve livestock breeding 34.8 OFAG Assistance to small farms (loss of intere st on total credits granted) 1.8 OFAG 
Investment credits (loss of interest  on total credits granted) 47.0 OFAG 
Payments for vineyard reconversion 0.5 OFAG 
(j) Environmental programmes   
Payments for special ecological services (extensi ve production, organic farming, development and 
working of environmental compensati on areas, animal-keeping programmes) 468.1 OFAG 
Payments for summer pasturing 98.0 OFAG 
(k) Regional assistance programmes   
Non-silage allowances 31.9 OFAG 
Allowances for milk processed into cheese 247.8 OFAG Payments for herding animals unde r difficult conditions 352.5 OFAG 
Payments for farming on steep slopes (including  wine cultivation on steep slopes) 102.6 OFAG 
(l) Other    
None -  
TOTAL FOR TABLE 3,750.6  
Key: 
AFF: Federal Finance Administration 
OFAG: Federal Office  for Agriculture 
OVF: Federal Vete rinary Office 
DFF/CdC: Federal Finance Department/Central Compensation Office 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Switzerland - Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2009 
 
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) 
(CHF million) Product-specific measurements of 
support (from Supporting 
Table DS:8 below) 
(CHF million) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
  
(CHF million) 
1 2 3 4 
(1) Milk and milk products 565.9 0 565.9 
(2) Wheat 85.3 0 85.3 
(3) Secondary cereals (maize , barley, oats) 59.7 0 59.7 
(3)a Pulses 6.0 0 6.0 
(3)b Fibre plants 0.7 0 0.7 
(4) Sugar beet 14.9 0 14.9 
(5) Oilseeds (rape-seed, soya beans, sunflower seed) 34.5  0 34.5  
(6) Bovine meat 785.7 0 785.7 (7) Meat of swine 671.6 0 671.6 (8) Poultry 195.8 0 195.8 
(9) Eggs 1.7 0 1.7 
(10) Potatoes including seed potatoes 129.5 0 129.5 
(11) Cider apples 17.1 0 17.1 
(12) Cider pears 2.3 0 2.3 (13) Tobacco 6.9 0 6.9 
(14) Wool 0.7 0 0.7 
Total for table 2,578.3   2,578.3  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Switzerland - Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2009 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar/ marketing 
year Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(CHF/tonne) External 
reference price
 
(CHF/tonne) Eligible production
  
(thousand tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(CHF million) Total market price 
support 
 
(CHF million) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
(1) Milk 2009 Price support 650 483 3,415.0 0.0 570.3 OFAG 
(2) Wheat 2009 Guaranteed price 480 281 428.8 0.0 85.3 OFAG 
(3) Secondary cereals:         
   Maize 2009 Price suppor t 365 238 170.7 0.0 21.7 OFAG 
   Barley 2009 Price suppor t 345 159 200.3 0.0 37.3 OFAG 
   Oats 2009 Price support 305 226 9.0 0.0 0.7 OFAG 
   Total       59.7  
(3)a Pulses 2009 Price support 370 238 15.2 0.0 2.0 OFAG 
(3)b Fibre plants 2009 Price support 140 150 2.2 0.0 0.0 OFAG 
(4) Sugar beet 2009 Price suppor t 57 70 1,745.0 0.0 -22.7 OFAG 
(5) Oilseeds:         
  Rape-seed 2009 Price suppor t 770 713 66.0 0.0 3.8 OFAG 
  Soya beans/ 
 sunflower seed 2009 Price support 760 842 15.0 0.0 -1.2 OFAG 
  Total       2.6  
 
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(6) Bovine meat 2009 Price support 8,560 3,027 142.0 0.0 785.7 OFAG 
(7) Meat of swine 2009 Price suppor t 4,570 1,750 238.0 0.0 671.2 OFAG 
(8) Poultry 2009 Price support 3,685 673 65.0 0.0 195.8 OFAG 
(9) Eggs in shell 2009 Price support 0 928 0.0 0.0 0.0 OFAG 
(10) Potatoes         
  (a) Seed potatoes 2009 Price support 710 405 26.3 0.0 8.0 OFAG 
  (b) Other 
   Total 2009 Price support 435 200 517.0 0.0 121.5 
129.5 OFAG 
(11) Cider apples 2009 Price support 301 117 93.0 0.0 17.1 OFAG 
(12) Cider pears 2009 Price support 226 96 18.0 0.0 2.3 OFAG 
(13) Tobacco 2009 Price support 15, 850 8,993 1.0 0.0 6.9 OFAG 
Total for table       2,505.7  
 
Key: 
OFAG: Federal Office fo r Agriculture, Bern 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Switzerland - Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2009 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary outlays
 
 
(CHF million) Other 
product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details)
 
(CHF million) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
 
(CHF million)Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(CHF million) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(CHF million) Non-exempt direc t
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(CHF million) Total AMS 
  
 
 
(CHF million) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
(1) MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS  
 2009 Market price support     570.3   OFAG 
  Individual tax on surplus 
production   4.4     OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 4.4 -4.4 570.3 0.0 565.9  
(2) WHEAT  
 2009 Market price support     85.3   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 85.3 0.0 85.3  
(3) SECONDARY CEREALS (maize, barley, oats)  
 2009 Market price support     59.7   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 59.7 0.0 59.7  
(3)a Pulses 2009 Market price support     2.0   OFAG 
  Crop premium for pulses 4.0       OFAG 
  TOTAL 4.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 6.0  
(3)b Fibre 
  plants 2009 Market price support     0.0   OFAG 
  Crop premium for fibre 
plants 0.7       OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7  
 
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(4) SUGAR BEET  
 2009 Market price support 
Crop premium for sugar 
beet  
37.6    -22.7   OFAG 
  TOTAL 37.6 0.0 0.0 37.6 -22.7 0.0 14.9  
(5) OILSEEDS (rape-seed, s oya beans, sunflower seed)  
 2009 Market price support     2.6   OFAG 
  Crop premium for 
oilseeds 31.9       OFAG 
  TOTAL 31.9 0.0 0.0 31.9  2.6 0.0 34.5  
(6) BOVINE MEAT  
 2009 Market price support     785.7   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 785.7 0.0 785.7  
(7) MEAT OF SWINE  
 2009 Market price support     671.2   OFAG 
  Swine health service 0.4       OVF   TOTAL 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 671.2 0.0 671.6  
(8) POULTRY  
 2009 Market price support     195.8   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 195.8 0.0 195.8  
(9) EGGS  
 2009 Market price support     0.0   OFAG 
  Budget support 1.7       OFAG 
  TOTAL 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.7  
(10) POTATOES INCLUDING SEED POTATOES  
 2009 Market price support 
Support for seed potatoes 
Utilization of surpluses 
within the country 
through drying 
Utilization of surpluses 
within the country 
through green feeding  
0.0 
 
0.0 
 
 
0.0    129.5   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 129.5 0.0 129.5  
 
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(11) CIDER APPLES  
 2009 Market price support     17.1   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.1 0.0 17.1  
(12) CIDER PEARS  
 2009 Market price support     2.3   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0 2.3  
(13) TOBACCO 
 2009 Market price support     6.9   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9 0.0 6.9  
(14) WOOL          
 2009 Utilization of sheep's 
wool 
- support per kg of wool 
(CHF 2.0/kg for 
154 tonnes) 
- support for innovative 
projects  
 
 
 
 
0.4  
 
0.3 
((2.0*154 000)/
1,000,000)       
OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7  
  TOTAL FOR TABLE       2,578.3  
 
Key: 
OFAG: Federal Office fo r Agriculture, Bern 
OVF: Federal Vete rinary Office 
 
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