WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CRI/9/Rev.1 
18 May 2010 
 (10-2753) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Revision
 
  
 The following submission, dated 7 May 2010, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Costa Rica .  The revised notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1 ) for 1999 . 
 
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  This revision introduces the data correspondi ng to Supporting Tables DS:4, DS:5 and DS:7, 
specifically in respect of "Product-specific aggregate measurements of support:  Market price support", thereby amending Table DS:1.  
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Costa Rica  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999  
 
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 
 
17,172.00  
US$ thousand 1 
  
14,075.59 
 
1 Average exchange rate for 1999:  C 285.68 to  US$1 (Source:  Central Bank of Costa Rica).  
 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Costa Rica  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999  
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment - "Green Box"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
 
(US$ thousand)1 Data source 
1 2 3 4 
 Agricultural research 
services Development, validation and adaptation of t echnologies for agricultural and livestock 
production and the handling of pat hogenic agents affecting crops 
Studies on soil use and capacity 
Development and implementation of the agricultural research programme 
Maintenance of collections of the germplasm of strategic species with a view to the 
production of genotypes of economic importance 
 1,745.75 Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock 
 Agriculture and livestock 
protection (including animal 
and plant health) Establishment of standards and procedures to  prevent the entry and spread of plant and 
animal pests and diseases 
Plant and animal health protection for Costa Rica's agricultural heritage 
Implementation of legislation on plant and livestock health 
Development, implementation and monitoring of pest and disease recognition and 
detection programmes 
Health quality control of plant and animal reproductive material 
Health quality control of plan t and animal exports and issue of the respective export 
certificates 
 3,151.64 Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock  
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 Expansion and training Establishment of rules and pr ocedures for implementing agricultural expansion plans 
and programmes 
Planning, development and im plementation of the national agricultural expansion 
programme in conjunction with the various regional departments 
Supervision of technical  cooperation projects in support of agricultural expansion plans 
and programmes 
Establishment and coordination of other co mplementary support services for farmers 
and organizations 4,782.86 Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock 
 Irrigation and drainage 
service Division of the country into zones for the control of flooding, irrigation, drainage and 
underground water 2,013.70 National Groundwater, Irrigation and 
Drainage Service (SENARA) 
 Comprehensive agricultural 
marketing programme Compilation and supply of appropriat e information on wholesale markets 
Coordination of the implementation of a national programme for collection centres 
Establishment of a modern and efficient system for the marketing of agricultural, 
fisheries and forestry products 
Technical studies and research as well as training and technical assistance in the field of 
wholesale agricultural marketing 740.40 Integrated Agriculture and Livestock 
Marketing Programme (PIMA) / 
National Food Supply and Distribution 
Centre (CENADA) 
 Development of agricultural 
production (marketing and 
agricultural quality control 
departments) Integration of efforts and strengthening of  links among the agricu ltural, industrial, 
commercial and services sectors in order to develop the competitive capacity of small 
and medium agricultural producers 
Promotion of vertical integration, indus trialization and marketing of agricultural 
activities 
Technical assistance to producing and processing companies for the installation of 
agro-industrial information systems and agro-i ndustrial equipment;  technical assistance 
for carrying out feasibility studies and project profiles 
Facilitation, coordination and guidance fo r agricultural marketing through studies on 
crop descriptions and analysis of informatio n on the situation in domestic and foreign 
markets for agricultural products 
Logistical support for smal l and medium-scale producers and the establishment of 
business contacts for the promotion of exports and domestic marketing, etc. 
Quality control, certification and laboratory analyses 
 
Training of technicians and professionals on quality standards for various agricultural 
products 
Support for marketing and agro-industrial programmes to improve the quality of 
agricultural and agro-industrial products 
 3,679.37 National Production Council  
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 Food security and social 
compensation Management of funds for the constitution of food reserves 
 866.88 National Production Council 
 Crop insurance service Insurance compensation for rice (flooded, irri gated and not irrigated), sugar cane, sweet 
peppers, beans, maize, melons, pineappl es, bananas, tobacco and watermelons 487.97 National Insurance Institute 
Total  17,468.57  
 
1 Average exchange rate for 1999:  C 285.68 to  US$1 (Source:  Central Bank of Costa Rica). 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Costa Rica  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Co mmitment - Special and D ifferential Treatment - "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria in Annex 6.2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
 
(US$ thousand) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Peninsular integrated rural development project (fi nancial agreement between the Government of Costa 
Rica and the Government of the Netherlands) 377.61 
Agricultural development project in the Nicoya peninsula (PRODAPEN) (fina ncing by IFAD, CABEI 
and the Government of Costa Rica) 593.52 
 
Project for small-scale producers in the northern zone (PPZN) (CABEI and IFAD loan contracts) 14.69 Agricultural financing 
services with international 
funds1 
  Rural Development 
Programme (Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock) 
Total  985.82  
 
1 These loans have both repaya ble and non-repayable elements.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Costa Rica 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 
 
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) Product-specific measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below) Current total AMS (aggregate) 
 
(US$ thousand) 
1 2 3 4 
    
Rice 12,481.06 0.00 12,481.06 
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9)   1,594.53 
    
Total   14,075.59 
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Costa Rica 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support  
 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar/marketing 
year beginning... Measure type(s) Applied administered 
price 
 
(US$/tonne)1 External reference 
price (generally from 
AGST/...) 
(US$/tonne) Eligible production
 
 
(tonnes) Associated fees/levies
 
 
(US$)  Total market price 
support 
 
(US$) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
  Rice 1999 Price support 271.00 223.78 264,317.29 0.00 12,481,062.43 Ministry of Foreign 
Trade on the basis o f 
data provided by 
CONARROZ 
 
1 Average annual price.  Legislation establishing administered prices for 1999: 
(i) Executive Decree No. 27170 of 20 July 1998, published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 143 of 24 July 1998.  The price was applied from 24 July 1998 to 
29 July 1999. 
(ii) Executive Decree No. 28005 of 19 July 1999, published in Official Journal La Gaceta  No. 148 of 30 July 1999.  The price was applied as from 30 July 1999. 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Costa Rica  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
 
Description of basic 
product Calendar / 
marketing year 
beginning… Measure type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary outlays
 
 
(US$) Other 
product-specific 
support (include 
calculation 
details) 
(US$) Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
 
(US$) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(US$) Market price 
support 
(Supporting Table 
DS:5) 
 
(US$) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(US$) Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
(US$) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Rice 1999 Price support 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12, 481,062.43 0.00 12,481,062.43 Ministry of 
Foreign Trade on 
the basis of data 
provided by 
CONARROZ 
  
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Costa Rica 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
1999 Non-product-specifi
c budgetary outlays 
 
 
(US$ thousand) Other non-product- 
specific support (include 
calculation details) Associated fees/levies Total 
non-product-speci
fic support 
 
(US$ thousand) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
   
Productive conversion  1,594.53 1, 594.53 National Production Council 
   
 
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