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ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/COL/20/Rev.1 
3 March 2010 
 (10-1166) 
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 1998  and 1999 . 
 
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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/20/Rev.1 
Page 2 Table DS:1 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998  
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
 
Total AMS commitment level for 1998 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 
376,555 US$ thousand Lower than the " de minimis " level 
  
   G/AG/N/COL/20/Rev.1
 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998  
 
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. 2,554.2 Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural 
Development 
 Technological research and development :  Strengthening of resear ch activities to improve 
agricultural productivity and environmental protection. 9,449.0 " 
 Marketing services :  Setting up and operation of a pric e and market information system for 
agricultural products and support for the market ing of panela sugarcane and pita fibre ( fique ). 8,259.6 " 
 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. 45,727.1 " 
 Phytosanitary services :  Animal and plant disease prevention and control. 5,816.2 " 
 Extension and advisory services :  National agricultural information network. 2,569.9 " 
 Administration :  Provision of specialized administrative services (regional planning, training of 
officials, management and advisory services, di ssemination of technical assistance, institutional 
organization and control). 18,344.5 " 
Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through investment aids  Payments relating to : 
- Land purchase and award; 
 
- Agricultural promotion and credit for small producers. 31,426.7 
 
 
11,727.4 " 
Regional assistance Payments relating to :  Agricultural development programmes for indigenous communities and 
reservations and depressed areas. 1,177.7 " 
Payments for relief from natural 
disasters Disaster relief :  Payments to farmers to help ma ke good damage caused by climatological 
phenomena. 14,440.2 " 
TOTAL  151,492.5  
  
  G/AG/N/COL/20/Rev.1 
Page 4 Supporting Table DS:2 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998  
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Co mmitment - Special and D ifferential Treatment – "Development Programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 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 investment projects aime d at modernizing agricultural 
production:  Rural capitalization incentive. 12,242 Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural 
Development 
 Production loans for small producers to financ e investments enabling them to improve the 
productivity of their farming activities. 5,430 " 
 Promotion of the development of agricultu ral marketing channels:  "Undertaking" fund 
(Fondo Emprender). 2,804 " 
 Housing for rural workers:  Subsidy to cover the construction costs of housing for rural workers 
in order to improve their living conditions. 12,066 " 
 Assistance for rural job creation programmes. 7,465 " 
Support to encourage diversification 
from growing illicit narcotic crops Abandonment of illicit crops:  Alternative development. 8, 510 Office of the President 
of the Republic 
TOTAL  48,517  
  
   G/AG/N/COL/20/Rev.1
 Page 5Supporting Table DS:4 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998 
 
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 3,577.0  682,285 68,229 0.52 1/ 
Maize (corn) 0.2  120,945 12,094 0.00 1/ 
Cotton 757.0  65,986 6,599 1.15 1/ 
TOTAL 4,334.2     1/ 
* Source :  National Administrative Departme nt of Statistics (DANE), National A ccounts.  Preliminary information. 
1/ Lower than the " de minimis " level 
  
  G/AG/N/COL/20/Rev.1 
Page 6 Supporting Table DS:6 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 1998 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 
Rice  Storage incentive     3,577.0  3,577.0 Ministry of 
Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development 
Maize (corn)  Storage incentive     0.2  0.2 " 
Cotton  Incentive to 
producers     757.0  757.0 " 
TOTAL       4,334.2  4,334.2  
  
   G/AG/N/COL/20/Rev.1
 Page 7Supporting Table DS:7 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 1998 Measure type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(US$ thousand) Other 
product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details)Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(US$ thousand) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 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        3,577.0 3,577.0 Ministry of 
Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development 
Maize (corn)        0.2 0.2 " 
Cotton        757.0 757.0 " 
TOTAL        4,334.2 4,334.2  
  
  G/AG/N/COL/20/Rev.1 
Page 8 Table DS:1 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999  
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
 
Total AMS commitment level for 1999 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 
371,251 US$ thousand Lower than the " de minimis " level 
  
   G/AG/N/COL/20/Rev.1
 Page 9Supporting Table DS:1 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999  
 
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, wa tershed management and conservation, 
efficient soil and water manageme nt, and use of new technologies. 1,052.6 Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural 
Development 
 Technological research and development :  Strengthening of resear ch activities to improve 
agricultural productivity;  support for the preser vation of agricultural, animal and microbial 
species. 15,204.0 " 
 Marketing services :  Strengthening of the price and market information system for agricultural 
products;  support for the development of micro-enterprises;  compiling and processing of 
agricultural information. 4,514.7 " 
 Infrastructure services :  Design, adaptation and construction of irrigation areas to ensure efficient 
land use by producers. 7,191.2 " 
 Phytosanitary services :  Animal and plant disease preventi on and control;  quality control of 
agricultural inputs;  protection of genetic resources and bio-safety. 10,699.2 " 
 Extension and advisory services :  Nationwide dissemination of agricultural information and 
setting up of the agricultural protection information system. 562.6 " 
 Administration :  Provision of administrative services to the following programmes:  training of 
the rural population;  di agnostic centres, laboratories and o ffices for sanitary prevention and 
control. 10,322.3 " 
Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through investment aids  Payments relating to : 
- Land purchase and award and registration of land titles to black and indigenous communities 
and rural families; 
 
- Agricultural promotion and credit for small producers to revitalize the agricultural sector at the 
national level. 15,389.7 
 
 
 
7,403.5 "  
  G/AG/N/COL/20/Rev.1 
Page 10 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 
Regional assistance Payments relating to :  Agricultural development programmes for indigenous communities and 
reservations and depressed rural areas 2,338.9 " 
Payments for relief from natural 
disasters  Disaster relief:  Payments to farmers to help make good damage cau sed by climatological 
phenomena. 4,556.0 
" 
TOTAL  79,234.7  
  
   G/AG/N/COL/20/Rev.1
 Page 11Supporting Table DS:2 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999  
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - Special and Different ial Treatment – "Development Programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in Annex 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. 18,112 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. 1,091 " 
 Rural housing:  Joint financing of nationwide projects  for the construction of housing for rural workers 
in order to improve their living conditions. 3,702 " 
Support to encourage 
diversification from growing 
illicit narcotic crops Abandonment of illicit crops:  Alternative development. 10,359 Office of the President of 
the Republic 
TOTAL  33,264  
  
  G/AG/N/COL/20/Rev.1 
Page 12 Supporting Table DS:4 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 
 
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 3,406.3  627,960 62,796 0.54 1/ 
Cotton 2,306.5  63,595 6,360 3.63 1/ 
TOTAL 5,712.8     1/ 
* Source:  National Administra tive Department of Statistic s (DANE), National Accounts. 
1/ Lower than the " de minimis " level 
  
   G/AG/N/COL/20/Rev.1
 Page 13Supporting Table DS:6 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 1999 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 
Rice  Storage incentive     3,406.3  3,406.3 Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Rural 
Development 
Cotton  Storage incentive     1,110.5  1,110.5 " 
  Direct support for 
producers     1,196.0  1,196.0 " 
TOTAL       5,712.8  5,712.8  
  
  G/AG/N/COL/20/Rev.1 
Page 14 Supporting Table DS:7 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
 
Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year 1999 Measure 
type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
(US$ thousand) Other 
product-specific 
support (include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
(US$ thousand) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 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        3,406.3 3,406.3 Ministry of 
Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development 
Cotton        2,306.5 2,306.5 " 
TOTAL        5,712.8 5,712.8  
 
 
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