WORLD TRADE  
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G/AG/N/JOR/14 
10 October 2011 
 (11-4904) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 6 April 2011, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Jordan .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments  (Table DS:1  and 
the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2008 .  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
 
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 
1,333,973 JD 0 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box " 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Total Green Box expenditures  186,189,777   
(a) Total general services  45,189,777  
(1) Research (including extension 
and advisory services) Budget allocations for research programmes a nd research activities at public universities, 
and NCARE.  Exempt as a ge neral service under paragraphs 2(a) and 2(d) of Annex 2. 7,172,177 * 
(2) Inspection services Allocations for inspection of plants and animals by MOA and MOH.  Exempt under 
paragraph 2(e) of Annex 2. 8,435,100 *** 
(3) Marketing and promotion Expenditures by MOA on trade di rectories, trade fairs, and trial export shipments to 
gauge foreign market acceptability of Jordanian products.  Exempt under paragraph 2(f) 
of Annex 2. 0 ** 
(4) Pest and disease control Operating expenditures of the Plant Protection Services and Veterinary Services, MOA.  
Exempt under paragraph 2(b) of Annex 2. 10,801,100 ** 
(5) Infrastructural services Expenditures by the Ministry  of Public Works on agricultural (rural) roads and rural 
electrification programmes, and the Minist ry of Water and Irrigation on dams and 
irrigation systems.  Exempt under paragraph 2(g) of Annex 2. 18,781,400 ** 
(b) Public stockholding for food 
security purposes  0 ** 
(c) Domestic food aid Budgetary expenditures on brea d, sugar, rice, and powde red milk subsidies to 
consumers.  Exempt under paragraph 4 of Annex 2. 141,000,000 ** 
 
  
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Page 4 * Public Universities a nd documents of the budget. 
** Documents of the budget. 
*** MOA, MOH. 
 
NCARE National Centre for Agriculture Research and Extension 
MOA Ministry of Agriculture 
MOH Ministry of Health  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
 
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 
in year in question 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture Value of interest rate subsidy on loans fo r irrigated and rain-fed land improvement and 
development;  livestock development;  mech anization;  and farm and agricultural 
marketing facilities.  Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, Part IV of the Agreement on 
Agriculture 3,146,792 Agricultural Credit 
Corporation and Central 
Bank 
(b) Input subsidies generally 
available to low-income or 
resource–poor producers Value of interest rate subsidy on operationa l loans for less than JD 1,000 representing  
"…agricultural input subsidie s generally available to low-income or resource-poor 
producers in developing country Members ...".  Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, 
Part IV of the Agreement on Agriculture 18,121 Agricultural Credit 
Corporation and Central 
Bank 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
 
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) 
 (JD)  (JD) 
1 2 3 4 
Wheat  26,913  ( de minimis )*  0 
Barley  69,455  ( de minimis )**  0 
Livestock  64,062,000  ( de minimis )***  0 
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9)  10,356,778  ( de minimis )****  0 
Current Total AMS    0 
 
* The total value of wheat production in 2008 was JD 3,072,691 m illion (source of information is Department of Statistics). Und er the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, this falls below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS. 
 
** The total value of barley production in 2008 was JD 3,373,787 m illion (source of information is Department of Statistics).  Under the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture, this falls below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in th e calculation of the Current Total AMS. 
 
*** The total value of livestock production in 2008 was JD 876,225, 600 million (source of information is Department of Statisti cs).  Under the provisions  of Article 6.4 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture, this falls below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in th e calculation of the Current Total AMS. 
 
**** The total value of agricultural production in 2008 was JD 1,326, 766,400 million (source of info rmation is Department of St atistics).  Under the provisions of Article 6.4 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture, this falls below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in th e calculation of the Current Total AMS.   
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support  
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2008 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price
 
 
(JD/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) 
(JD/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market price 
support 
 
 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
Wheat  Price support 329.17 151.4 151.4 - 26,913 * 
Barley  Price support 326.68 97 302.4 - 69,455 * 
 
*  Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS: 7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2008 Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(JD) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
(JD) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(JD) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(JD) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
(JD) Data 
source
s 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat Calendar year Seed sales - 0 - 0 26,913 - 26,913 * 
Barley Calendar year Seed sales - 0 - 0 69,455 - 69,455 * 
Livestock Calendar year Government 
feed sales - 64,062,000 - 64,062,000 - - 64,062,000 * 
 
* Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2008 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(JD) Other non-product- 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
(JD) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support 
 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Water subsidy  - 9,418,500 - 9,418,500 * 
Credit subsidy  - 938,278 - 938,278 ** 
TOTAL     10,356,778  
 
* Jordan Valley Authority 
** Ministry of Agricultural, Credit Corporation, Central Bank  
 
 
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