WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/DOM/15 
21 May 2008 
 (08-2375) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 5 May 2008, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the Dominican Republic .  The notification concerns  domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and relevant supporting tables) for 2005 , 2006  and 2007 . 
 
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 The only domestic support measures applied by  the Dominican Republic in 2005, 2006 and 
2007, as covered by the Agreement on Agriculture, are those listed in the attached supporting table.  
Only subheadings (a) and (j) of Supporting Table DS:1  were considered applicable in the case of the 
Dominican Republic (see Annex). 
  
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Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Dominican Republic 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005  
 
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 
(RD$) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
(a)  General services Agricultural research  222,098,669.00  
 Pest and disease control (plant and animal health and inspection 
services)   107,329,789.00  
 Training services  24,278,983.00  
 Extension and advisory services (agricultural)  29,152,269.00  
 Marketing and promotion services   531,677,061.00  
 Infrastructure services  67,500,000.00      
(j)  Environmental programmes Natural resource development  682,837,706.00  
Total   1,664,874,477.00  
 
Source :  Income Budget and Law on Public Expenditure 2005.  Prepared by the Planning Department and Agricultural Trade Agreement Bure au (OTCA) of the 
 Ministry of Agriculture (SEA).   
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Dominican Republic 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006  
 
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 
(RD$) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
(a)  General services Agricultural research  225,843,813.00  
 Pest and disease control (plant and animal health and inspection 
services)   206,142,311.00  
 Training services  26,884,614.00  
 Extension and advisory services (agricultural)  49,765,559.00  
 Marketing and promotion services   457,690,158.00   Infrastructure services  200,000,000.00  
    
(j)  Environmental programmes Natural resource development  718,597,648.00  
Total   1,884,924,103.00  
 
Source :  Income Budget and Law on Public Expenditure 2006.   Prepared by the Planning Department and Agricultural Trade Agreement Bur eau (OTCA) of the 
 Ministry of Agriculture (SEA).   
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Dominican Republic 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2007  
 
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 
(RD$) Data source  
1 2 3 4 
(a)  General services Agricultural research  231,643,531.00  
 Pest and disease control (plant and animal health and inspection 
services)   153,663,621.00  
 Training services  33,652,999.00  
 Extension and advisory services (agricultural)  13,669,908.00  
 Marketing and promotion services   385,095,712.00  
 Infrastructure services  47,480,924.00      
(j)  Environmental programmes Natural resource development  955,287,323.00  
Total   1,820,494,018.00  
 
Source :  Income Budget and Law on Public Expenditure 2007.   Prepared by the Planning Department and Agricultural Trade Agreement Bur eau (OTCA) of the 
 Ministry of Agriculture (SEA).  
 
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