WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/COL/7/Rev.1 
3 March 2010 
 (10-1165) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
  
 The following submission, dated 16 September 2009, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia .  The revised notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for 1996 . 
 
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  In this revision, the calculation of "Curre nt Total AMS" has been amended to no longer 
include the " de minimis " level (Table DS:1 and Supporting Table DS:4);  support under 
"Development Programmes" has increased as a result  of the transfer from Supporting Table DS:7 to 
Supporting Table DS:2 of the loans to small produ cers covered by Article 6.2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture;  and incentives to the forestry sector are no longer included under "Development 
Programmes" (Supporting Table DS:2), given that they fall outside the scope of the agricultural sector.  
  G/AG/N/COL/7/Rev.1 
Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1996  
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
 
Total AMS commitment level for 1996 Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
387,165 US$ thousand Lower than  the " de minimis " level 
 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1996  
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment - "Green Box"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
(US$ thousand) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
General services Training services :  Training in agricultural policies and in  participation, planning, programming, 
execution and business management 4,321.5 Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural 
Development 
 Technological research and development :  Strengthening of resear ch activities to improve 
agricultural productivity, diversification of ag ro-industrial and post-harvest processes, and 
environmental protection 42,068.4 " 
 Marketing services :  Operation of a price and market information system for agricultural 
products;  marketing and payments for process losses 17,512.5 " 
 Infrastructure services :  Construction of irrigation works to ensure efficient land use by 
producers, installation of electr icity supply netw orks, construction of water supply and drainage 
systems;  market facilities 147,166.6 " 
 Phytosanitary services :  Animal and plant disease prevention and control 7,793.7 " 
 Extension and advisory services :  Agricultural information and transm ission of research results 18,349.7 " 
 Administration : 
- Provision of specialized administrative services  (regional planning, mana gement and advisory 
services, technical assistance, institutional organization and control) 7,219.1 " 
 - Agro-economic study services 11,797.4  
Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through investment Payments relating to :  Land improvement, land purchase and award, agricultural promotion and 
credit for small producers 321,001.3 " 
Other Assistance to farmers' cooperatives : 
- Assistance to farmers through associative forms of aid to cope with marketing difficulties 482.3 Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural 
Development 
 - Aid to improve the nutrition of the most vul nerable sectors of the rural population 48.2 " 
Total  577,760.7  
  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1996  
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Co mmitment - Special and D ifferential Treatment - "Development Programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of measure 
 (US$ thousand) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies 
generally available to agriculture Promotion of capitalization for new i nvestment projects aimed at mode rnizing agricultural production:  
Rural capitalization incentive 16,591 Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural 
Development 
 Production loans for small producers to finance inve stments enabling them to improve the productivity 
of their farming activities 2,297 " 
Promotion of the development of agricultura l marketing channels:  "Undertaking" fund ( Fondo 
Emprender ) 3,859 " 
Housing for rural workers:  Subsidy to cover the c onstruction costs of housing for rural workers in order 
to improve their living conditions 62,243 " 
Assistance for rural job creation programmes 22,936 " 
Support to encourage 
diversification from growing 
illicit narcotic crops Abandonment of illicit crops:  Alternative development 31,460 Office of the President 
of the Republic 
TOTAL 139,386  
  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1996 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Production value 
Total value 10% of production value Description of basic products 
(including 
non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 
below) 
(US$ thousand) Product-specific 
measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) (US$ thousand) (US$ thousand) % Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
 
(US$ thousand) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Rice 90.6  576,971 57,697 0.02 1/ 
Cotton 289.2  156,010 15,601 0.19 1/ 
Beans 0.7  107,964 10,796 0.00 1/ 
Sorghum 434.1  86,819 8,682 0.50 1/ 
Soya 0.3  20,879 2,088 0.00 1/ 
Wheat 848.4  12,603 1,260 6.73 1/ 
Total 1,663.3     1/ 
1/ Lower than  the " de minimis " level   
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1996 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year 1996 Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(US$/tonne) External reference 
price (AGST/COL)
 
(US$/tonne) Eligible production 
  
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market price 
support 
 
(US$ thousand) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Rice  PS 229.8 161 1,317  90.6 IDEMA 
Soya  PS 298.5 223 4  0.3  
Beans  PS 896.3 556 2  0.7  
TOTAL       91.6  
PS:  Minimum guaranteed price and intervention price at which the product was purchased by the Agricultural Marketing Institute  (IDEMA). 
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1996  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 1996 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
 
(US$/tonne) External 
reference price 
(AGST/COL)
 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
(tonnes) Total 
price-related 
direct payments 
 
(US$ thousand) Other 
non-exempt 
direct payments
 
(US$ thousand)Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
 
(US$ thousand) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Cotton  Compensation     289.2  289.2 Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Rural 
Development 
Sorghum  Compensation      434.1  434.1 " 
Wheat  Compensation      848.4  848.4 " 
TOTAL       1,571.7  1,571.7  
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1996  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year 1996Measure 
type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary outlays
 
(US$ thousand) Other 
product-specific 
support (include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specifi
c support 
 
(US$ thousand) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(US$ thousand) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(US$ thousand) Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
(US$ thousand) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Rice       90.6  90.6 Ministry of 
Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development 
Cotton        289.2 289.2 " 
Beans       0.7 0.7 " 
Sorghum        434.1 434.1 " 
Soya       0.3 0.3 " 
Wheat        848.4 848.4 " 
TOTAL       91.6 1,571.7 1,663.3 
 
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