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ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/URY/13/Rev.1
28 October 1998
(98-4204)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
Revision
The following revised notification concerning domestic support commitments (Table DS:1
and the relevant supporting tables) for the year 1997 was received from the delegation of Uruguay  on
15 October 1998.
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The following notification replaces the notification published in document G/AG/N/URY/13.
In Supporting Table DS:1 the category "Structural adjustment assistance provided through investment
aids" has been deleted.  In addition, Supporting Table DS:6, giving the non-exempt direct payments
made under the Farm Conversion and Development Programme (PREDEG) for deciduous fruit trees,
citrus trees and vines, has been included.  Fina lly, the figures for the outlays on PREDEG have been
corrected.G/AG/N/URY/13/Rev.1
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Uruguay
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1997
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in
questionCurrency 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)
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Below " de minimis " level
The value of the Gross Value of Agricultural Production (GVAP) in 1997 was $20,605,246,000 or US$2,181,372,000 according to pre liminary estimates of
the Central Bank of Uruguay.G/AG/N/URY/13/Rev.1
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Uruguay
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1997
Measures Exempt from the Re duction Commitment - "Green Box"
Measure type Name and description of measure
with reference to criteria in Annex 2Monetary value of measure
(in US$)Data sources
12 34
(a) "General services"
Research17,937,077 National Budget
Extension and advisory services 6,234,779 National BudgetPest and disease control and
inspection services
2, 315,403,274 National Budget
Marketing and promotion services 748,679 National Budget
PREDEG - Farm Conversion and
Development Programme47,030,324 National Budget
1Includes budgetary counterpart of IDB Technology Generation and Transfer Project 949 amounting to US$1,610,762.
2Budgetary outlays for Inspection Services cannot be separated from Pest and Disease Control:  both are included in Animal and P lant Health programmes.
3Includes budgetary counterpart of IDB Animal Health System Strengthening Project 938 amounting to US$2,664,555.
4Budgetary counterpart of Project 947 with IDB support. Components: training, research, extension and advisory, and marketing an d promotion services.G/AG/N/URY/13/Rev.1
Page 4Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Uruguay
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1997
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Devel opment Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure
with reference to criteria in
Article 6:2Monetary value
of measure
(US$)Data sources
12 3 4
(a) "Investment subsidies generally available to
agriculture" 6,877,668*Planning and Budget Office
*Includes the budgetary counterparts of the following projects:  747 Rural Development (IFAD) US$2,417,376, 748 Water and Natura l Resource Development
(World Bank) US$4,460,292.G/AG/N/URY/13/Rev.1
Page 5Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Uruguay
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1997
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productCalendar year
beginning
1/1/97Measure type(s) Applied
administered
priceExternal reference
price (generally
from AGST/…)Eligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther  non-
exempt direct
payments
(US$)Associated
fees/leviesTotal direct
payments
(US$)Data sources
1234 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Deciduous fruit
trees, citrus
trees –
PREDEG1Partial refund ofcosts296,143 296,143
2PREDEG budget
Vines –
PREDEGPartial refund of
costs657,740 657,7403PREDEG budget
1PREDEG:  Farm conversion and Development Programme.
2This support represents 0.31 per cent of estimated  gross value of production for the fruit sector (1997).
3This support represents 1.15 per cent of estimated  gross value of production for the vine-growing sector (1997).
(See explanatory tables attached.)G/AG/N/URY/13/Rev.1
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PREDEG:  NON-EXEMPT DIRECT PAYMENTS - 1997
Deciduous fruit trees and citrus trees:
Twenty-five per cent of the direct standard cost per hectare of planting deciduous trees and
citrus trees is refunded to small and medium-sized fruit growers, up to a maximum of 15 hectare pergrower.
Total US$296,143
Wine growing:
- The standard cost per hectare of clearing old vine stocks is refunded to small and
medium-sized wine growers.
US$250,327
- Twenty-five per cent of the direct standard cost per hectare of planting new vine stock
is refunded to small and medium-sized wine growers, up to 5 hectares per grower.
US$407,413
Total wine growing US$657,740
GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION (GVAP) AT
PRODUCER PRICES (IN THOUSANDS OF CURRENT US$)
       1996         1997
Total agriculture 2,287,793 2,181,372
Crop-farming sub-sector 1,025,966 862,808
Fruit 112,678 94,759*Grapes for wine-making 68,210 57,362*
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*Estimated figures.  Only aggregate GVAP available at present.  The figures indicated were estimated
on the assumption that the contribution of these items to the total for crop farming was the same as in 1996.G/AG/N/URY/13/Rev.1
Page 7Supporting Table DS:7 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Uruguay
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1997
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar
year 1997Measure type(s) Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product-
specific support
(include
calculation
details)Associated fees/levies Total other
product-specific
supportMarket price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total
AMS
(US$)Data
sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Wheat Subsidized
interest rate2-0 - 0 - - 01
Coarse grains " - 0 - 0 - - 0Oil-seeds " - 0 - 0 - - 0Rice " - 0 - 0 - - 0Sugar " - 0 - 0 - - 0
Beet " - 0 - 0 - - 0
Sugar cane " - 0 - 0 - - 0Fruit,vegetables,tobacco,cotton, etc."- 0 - 0 - - 0
Livestock " - 0 - 0 - - 0
1Central Bank of Uruguay (Statistical Bulletin) and Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay (BROU).
2There was no subsidization of interest rates for the agricultura l sector (see BROUS's basic interest rate for the agricultural sector and the preferential market interest rate in the
attached table).G/AG/N/URY/13/Rev.1
Page 8 ANNEX
URUGUAY
Interest Rates in National Currency
Calendar Year 1997
(in %)
Month Private bank preferential (six-month fixed term) BROU
Basic for agricultural sector
January 44.6 65
February 46.2 60
March 44.4 60
April 44.6 60
May 39.4 50June 36.8 50July 36.6 50
August 36.6 50
September 36.0 40October 35.4 40November 35.4 40
December 35.0 40
Annual average 39.2 50.4
Source:  Central Bank of Uruguay and Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay.G/AG/N/URY/13/Rev.1
Page 9Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Uruguay
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1997
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
1/1/1997Non-product-
specific budgetary
outlaysOther non-product-
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
supportData sources
12 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Exemption from payment of global
tariff (CET) on imports ofagricultural inputs fromnon-MERCOSUR countries
1__(in US$)
9,013,7132, 3-
9,013,713 General Agricultural Services Directorate
and Soil and Water Directorate of the
Ministry of Agriculture (MGAP),
Chamber of Veterinary Specialities andBanco de la República Oriental delUruguay
1 Inputs from MERCOSUR countries pay a tariff of 0 per cent.
2 The estimate takes into account the fiscal loss from not applying the MERCOSUR Common External Tariff  (CET) to imports of inpu ts from non-MERCOSUR countries.
3 This figure represents 0.41 per cent of the 1997 Gross Value of Agricultural Production (GVAP).  1997 GVAP was $20,605,246,000 (US$2,181,372,000) according to preliminary estimates of the Central Bank of
Uruguay.
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