WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/JPN/34
2  March 1999
(99-0800)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments ( Table  DS:1  and the
relevant Supporting Tables) for the fiscal year 1996 was received from the delegation of  Japan  on
9 February 1999.G/AG/N/JPN/34
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 1996
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
123
4,635.0 billion Yen 3,329.7G/AG/N/JPN/34
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 1996
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
billion YenData Sources
12 3 4
(a)  General services Research:
general research, research in connection with environmental programmes, and researchprogrammes relating to particular products.65.3 Documents of Budget
Plant protection:
general and product-specific pest and disease control measures.10.1 "
Animal health control:
general and product-specific animal health control for livestock and animal medicineinspection.4.7 "
Extension services:
education, extension and advisory services, and programmes for practical application ofnew technologies.49.1 "
Facilitation of management of agricultural organizations:
facilitation of training and advisory services through agricultural organizations.69.9 "
Compilation of statistical data and information:
compilation and provision of statistical data and information for producers and consumers.6.1 "
Promotion of soil conservation and low-input farming:
extension and advisory services, research programmes for soil conservation and low-input
farming.0.5 "
Extension and infrastructural services for technological improvement of agricultural
production:
extension and advisory services, research programmes, and infrastructural services for
technological improvement of agricultural production.47.0 "
General services for livestock industry including extension and infrastructure:
infrastructural services, extension and advisory services on technologies, and information
services for promotion of livestock products.85.0 "
Programmes for improvement of food marketing, processing and consumption:
providing marketing information to consumers, research related to food or agriculturalproducts processing, marketing promotion, and inspection.17.1 "G/AG/N/JPN/34
Page 412 3 4
Inspection and information services for agricultural production materials:
inspection, research, extension and advisory services for agricultural machineries,
fertilizers, agricultural chemicals, seeds and seedlings.7.9 Documents of Budget
Infrastructural services for agricultural sector and rural area:
construction of irrigation/drainage facilities and rural roads, land consolidation.1,680.8 "
Disaster rehabilitation services:
reconstruction of irrigation/drainage facilities and rural roads damaged by natural disasters.36.4 "
Infrastructural services for market facilities:
provision or construction of market facilities.12.4 "
Advisory services for structural improvement:
advisory services for effective farm land utilization.53.4 "
Personnel expenses for the Government officials:
personnel expenses for the Government officials.177.8 "
(b)  Public stockholding for
food security purposesPublic stockholding:
Public stockholding of rice, wheat, barley, soya beans and feedgrains.61.5 "
(c)  Domestic food aid School lunch programmes:
supply of rice, milk, and fruit juice for school children at subsidized prices.27.0 "
(f)  Payments for relief from
natural disastersAgricultural insurance scheme:
Government subsidies on premiu ms of agricultural insurance.64.5 "
Natural disaster relief loans:
Loans for relief of damaged farmers by natural disasters.1.3 "
(g)  Structural adjustment
assistance provided through
producer retirementprogrammesFarmers' pension programmes:
payments of pension to retired farmers on condition of transfer of the management.98.4 "
(h)  Structural adjustment
assistance provided through
resource retirementprogrammesLand retirement programmes for citrus production:
payments for land retirement from citrus production to adjust to changes in supply and
demand situation caused by trade liberalization.0.2 "
Programmes for reduction of number of livestock:
payments for slaughtering of sow and cow to avoid overproduction of pork and milk.0.5 "
(i)  Structural adjustment
assistance provided throughinvestment aidsAgricultural loans:
interest concessions for government programmed agricultural loans.107.9 Documents of Budget
(j)  Environmental
programmesPayments for conversion from rice production:
payments for maintaining paddy fields in environmentally good condition through growing
any plants other than rice or other appropriate managements.133.3 "G/AG/N/JPN/34
Page 5Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Japan
REPORTING PERIOD:  fiscal year 1996
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)
billion YenProduct-specific equivalent
measurements of support
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below)
billion YenCurrent Total AMS (aggregate)
billion Yen
12 3 4
Wheat 59.6 59.6
Barley 26.0 26.0
Rice 2,557.4 2,557.4
Soya beans 2.6 2.6
Sugar 49.0 49.0
Starch 17.6 17.6
Milk 153.3 153.3
Beef and veal 171.0 171.0
Meat of swine 291.8 291.8
Silk-worm cocoons 1.4 1.4
Total AMS 3,329.7G/AG/N/JPN/34
Page 6Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support: Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar / marketing
year beginning …Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
'000 Yen/tonneExternal reference
price (generally
from AGST/…)
'000 Yen/tonneEligible production
'000 tonnesAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal market
price support
billion YenData
sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Wheat April 1996 price support 151.8 23.5 478.1 1.8 59.6 (*1)
(*1)
Column 4:  Government purchase price of domestically produced wheat ("kampo (official gazette)")Column 5:  CIF price of wheat for food use (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")
Column 6:  Total volume of production (MAFF "Crop Statistics")
Barley April 1996 price support 130.8 19.6 233.2 0.8 25.2 (*2)
(*2)
Column 4:  Government purchase price of domestically produced barley ("kampo (official gazette)")Column 5:  CIF price of barley for food use (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")
Column 6:  Total volume of production (MAFF "Crop Statistics")
Rice April 1996 price support 273.2 27.8 10,344 73.9 2,464.5 (*3)
(*3)
Column 4:  Government purchase price of domestically produced rice ("kampo (official gazette)")Column 5:  CIF price of Thai rice (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")Column 6:  Total volume of production MAFF "Crop Statistics")G/AG/N/JPN/34
Page 7Description of basic
productsCalendar / marketing
year beginning …Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
'000 Yen/tonneExternal reference
price (generally
from AGST/…)
'000 Yen/tonneEligible production
'000 tonnesAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal market
price support
billion YenData
sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Sugar October 1996 price support
Sugar beet 169.7 82.8 3,295.2 29.5 (*)
Sugar cane 316.9 82.8 1,282.7 19.4
49.0
(*1)
Column 4: Purchase price by Japan Raw Silk and Sugar Price Stabilization Agency (refined sugar basis) ("kampo (official gazette )")
Column 5: CIF price of raw sugar (refined sugar basis , Oct. - Sept.) (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")
Column 6: Production of sugar beet and sugar cane (MAFF survey)
Column 8: Price gap (Col.4 - Col.5) x (producer price(*2) ÷ administered price (Col.4)) x eligible production (Col.6)
(*2)
Producer price ('000 Yen/tonne) (beet or cane basis) ("kampo (official gazette)")
Sugar beet  17.5
Sugar cane  20.5
Starch October 1996 price support
Potato 111.0 27.8 1,075 11.6 (1*)
Sweet potato 138.0 27.8 234 6.0
17.6
(*1)Column 4: Standard purchase price by the Government("kampo (official gazette)")
Column 5: CIF price of Manioc starch (Oct. - Sept.) (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")
Column 6: Production of potato and sweet potato for the manufacture of starch (MAFF survey)
Column 8: Price gap (Col.4 - Col.5) x (producer price(*2) ÷ administered price (Col.4)) x eligible production (Col.6)
(*2)
Producer price ('000 Yen/tonne) ("kampo (official gazette)")
potato 14.4
sweet potato 31.9G/AG/N/JPN/34
Page 8Description of basic
productsCalendar / marketing
year beginning …Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
'000 Yen/tonneExternal reference
price (generally
from AGST/…)
'000 Yen/tonneEligible production
'000 tonnesAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal market
price support
billion YenData
sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Milk April 1996 price support 64.26 14.45 2,380 3.5 115.1 (*1)
(*1)
Column 4: Standard transaction price of raw milk for processing ("kampo (official gazette)")
Column 5: Estimated CIF price based on NZ producer price of raw milk for processingColumn 6: Milk production to receive the applied administered price
Beef and veal April 1996 price stabilization 820 626 547 3.1 103.0 (*1)
(*1)
Column 4: Standard stabilization price
Column 5: [CIF price of Australian beef] (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics") x [conversion rate from boneless beef to carcass (0.7 )] x [quality difference coefficient (2.0)]
Column 6: Total production (MAFF "Meat Statistics")
Meat of swine April 1996 price stabilization 390 152 1,263 8.8 291.8 (*1)
(*1)
Column 4: Standard stabilization priceColumn 5: Sluicegate price in EC
Column 6: Total Production (MAFF "Meat Statistics")
Silk-worm June 1996 price stabilization 576 764 3.0 0 (*2)
(*2)
Column 4: Base fresh cocoon price ("kampo (official gazette)")Column 5: [CIF price (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")] x [conversion rate from dry cocoon to fresh cocoon (0.4)]Column 6: Total production of fresh cocoon (MAFF "Sericulture Statistics")G/AG/N/JPN/34
Page 9Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of  Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing
year
beginning…Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
'000 Yen/tonneExternal
reference price
(generally from
AGST/…)
'000Yen/tonneEligible
production
'000 tonnesTotal price-
related direct
payments
billion YenOther non-
exempt direct
payments
billion YenAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal direct
payments
billion YenData
sources
123 4 5 6 7
(4-5)*689 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Barley April 1996 Payments related
to volume of
production0.9 0.9
Rice April 1996 Payments related
to volume of
production93.0 93.0
Soya beans April 1996 Deficiency
payments2.6 2.6
Milk April 1996 Deficiency
paymentsPayments relatedto volume of
production26.1
12.1 38.2
Beef and veal April 1996 Deficiency
paymentsPayments related
to volume of
production56.8
11.3 68.0
Meat of swine April 1996 Deficiency
payments
Silk-worm
cocoonsJune 1996 Payments related
to price1.4 1.4
Eggs April 1996 Payments related
to price1.6 1.6
Vegetables April 1996 Payments related
to price8.9 8.9G/AG/N/JPN/34
Page 10Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing
year
beginning…Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
'000 Yen/tonneExternal
reference price
(generally from
AGST/…)
'000Yen/tonneEligible
production
'000 tonnesTotal price-
related direct
payments
billion YenOther non-
exempt direct
payments
billion YenAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal direct
payments
billion YenData
sources
123 4 5 6 7
(4-5)*689 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Fruits April 1996 Payments related
to price0.9 0.9
Dried leguminous
Vegetables
GroundnutsTubers ofkonnyakuApril 1996 Payments related
to volume of
production0.005 0.005G/AG/N/JPN/34
Page 11Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Japan
REPORTING PERIOD:  fiscal year 1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Ot her Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning…Measure
type(s)Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
billion YenOther product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)
billion YenAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal other
product-
specific
support
billion YenMarket price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
billion YenNon-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)
billion YenTotal AMS
billion YenData
sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Wheat April 1996 59.6 59.6
Barley April 1996 25.2 0.9 26.0
Rice April 1996 2,464.5 93.0 2,557.4
Soya beans April 1996 2.6 2.6
Sugar October 1996 49.0 49.0
Starch October 1996 17.6 17.6
Milk April 1996 115.1 38.2 153.3
Beef and veal April 1996 103.0 68.0 171.0
Meat of swine April 1996 291.8 291.8
Silk-worm cocoons June 1996 01 . 4 1 . 4
Eggs April 1996 1.6 1.6 de minimis
(note)
Vegetables April 1996 8.9 8.9 de minimis
(note)
Fruits April 1996 0.9 0.9 de minimis
(note)
Dried leguminous
vegetablesGroundnutsTubers of konnyakuApril 1996 0.005 0.005 de minimis
(note)G/AG/N/JPN/34
Page 12Note to Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Japan
REPORTING PERIOD:  fiscal year 1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Ot her Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Total output (1)
billion YenBudgetary outlays (2)
billion Yen(2)/(1) x 100
(%)
Eggs
VegetablesFruits
Dried leguminous vegetables, Ground-nuts
Tubers of konnyaku466.7
2,284.6
887.1
70.31.6
8.90.9
0.0050.3
0.40.1
0.007
Data: MAFF "Statistics of agricultural income produced"G/AG/N/JPN/34
Page 13Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 1996
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar /
marketing year
beginning…Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
billion YenOther non-product
specific support
(include calculation
details)
billion YenAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal non-
product-specific
support
billion YenData sources
12 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Agricultural Insurance Scheme April 1996 25.9 25.9 Documents of budget de minimis  (note)
Government subsidies on premiums of agricultural insurance for production loss not exceeding 30% of the average of pr oduction
(Note)
Total output (1)
billion YenBudgetary outlays (2)
billion Yen(2)/(1) x 100
(%)
10,248.9 25.9 0.3
Data: MAFF "Statistics of agricultural income produced".
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