WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/BHR/5 
11 February 2011 
 (11-0697) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION  
 
  The following submission, dated 19 January 2011, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the Kingdom of Bahrain .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar years 2007 , 2008 , 2009  and 2010 . 
 
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 The only existing domestic agricultural suppor t measures applied by the Kingdom of Bahrain 
are those listed in th e attached Supporting Tables DS:1 and DS:2. 
 
     
  G/AG/N/BHR/5 
Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Kingdom of Bahrain 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction 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 
BD Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
(a)  "general services"   
Land preparation, crop protection, veterinary services    
288,000  
Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & 
Urban Planning 
 
  
   G/AG/N/BHR/5
 Page 3Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Kingdom of Bahrain 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Measures exempt from the reducti on commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Development Programmes" 
  
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
BD Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a)  "investment subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture"  Poultry sector  580,000 Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & 
Urban Planning 
 
(b)  "input subsidies 
generally available to low-income or resource-poor 
producers"
 Crop and animal production inputs  313,000 Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & 
Urban Planning 
  
  G/AG/N/BHR/5 
Page 4 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Kingdom of Bahrain 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction 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 
BD Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
(a)  "general services"   
Land preparation, crop protection, veterinary services    
345,000  
Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & 
Urban Planning 
 
  
   G/AG/N/BHR/5
 Page 5Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Kingdom of Bahrain 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
 
Measures exempt from the reducti on commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Development Programmes" 
  
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
BD Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a)  "investment subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture"  Poultry sector  613,000 Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & 
Urban Planning 
 
(b)  "input subsidies 
generally available to low-income or resource-poor 
producers"
 Crop and animal production inputs  450,000 Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & 
Urban Planning 
 
  
  G/AG/N/BHR/5 
Page 6 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Kingdom of Bahrain 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction 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 
BD Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
(a)  "general services"   
Land preparation, crop protection, veterinary services    
375,000  
Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & 
Urban Planning 
 
  
   G/AG/N/BHR/5
 Page 7Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Kingdom of Bahrain 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Measures exempt from the reducti on commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Development Programmes" 
  
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
BD Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a)  "investment subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture"  Poultry sector  681,000 Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & 
Urban Planning 
 
(b)  "input subsidies 
generally available to low-income or resource-poor 
producers"
 Crop and animal production inputs  507,000 Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & 
Urban Planning 
 
  
  G/AG/N/BHR/5 
Page 8 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Kingdom of Bahrain 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction 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 
BD Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
(a)  "general services"   
Land preparation, crop protection, veterinary services    
411,000  
Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & 
Urban Planning 
 
  
   G/AG/N/BHR/5
 Page 9Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Kingdom of Bahrain 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Measures exempt from the reducti on commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Development Programmes" 
  
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
BD Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a)  "investment subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture"  Poultry sector  670,000 Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & 
Urban Planning 
 
(b)  "input subsidies 
generally available to low-income or resource-poor 
producers"
 Crop and animal production inputs  510,000 Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & 
Urban Planning 
 
 
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