WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/CHL/8
5 June 1998
(98-2295)
Committee on Agriculture
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments (Table DS:1 and the
relevant supporting tables) for the year 1997 was received from the delegation of Chile  on
27 May 1998.
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The existing domestic agricultural support measures applied by Chile are those listed in the
attached Supporting Tables DS:1, DS:2, DS:4, DS:7 and DS:9G/AG/N/CHL/8
Page 2Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
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 year in
question (thousand US$)Data sources
12 3 4
2.2 General Services
(a) Research Agricultural Research
Partial financing for innovation projects
Technological applicationsInnovation support information
Research and Development Centres
Generation, adaptation and dissemination of scientific and technological
knowledge and products that contribute to the sustainable (social, economicand environmental) development of the competitiveness of the variousactors involved in the agricultural sector.2,319,924
5,195,761Foundation for Agricultural
Innovation (FIA)
Agricultural Research Institute
(INIA)
(c) Training services Peasant Agriculture Technol ogical Development Service
Project Agricultural Advisory Service:  For developing and consolidating a
specific business.
Local Agricultural Advisory Service: For improving current management
and developing the basic conditions for structuring agricultural associations.
Training and education for rural women : About 3,000 women are
attending technical training, personal training, management training and
organizational development workshops.
Development of Organizations
Technical Assistance and Training Fund for Rural Organizations: Seeks to
support the development of the organization and to generate entrepreneurial
and organizational capacities in the areas of management, training,
leadership and business development.10,044,442
268,954
1,076,866Institute of Agricultural
Development (INDAP)
INDAP-PRODEMU
INDAP
FODEM: Support for the development of a strategic business plan to
improve the profitability of the association.
GESTOR: Support for the management and strengthening of rural
organizations interested in developing an economic productive activity.G/AG/N/CHL/8
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Business management centre for small producers:  Provision of direct
technical and economic advisory services.
(d) Extension and
advisory servicesTechnical Assistance Funds (FAT) :  Advice for small and medium
agricultural producers on contracting for consultancy services, facilitatesaccess to external and specialized technical assistance services.489,343 CORFO
(e) Inspection services
for sanitary, safety, etc.purposesAgricultural protection :  Protection, maintenance and improvement of the
health of plants and animals and surveillance of their health status and thesanitary condition of their products, by-products and derivatives which maycause or carry diseases that could impair this resource.14,103,337 SAG
(f) Marketing and
promotion servicesPromotion Programme (PROFO) :  Scheme for the payment of incentives
to encourage business modernization through the association of similar orcomplementary enterprises established within the same area.1,398,415 CORFO
(g) Infrastructure
servicesIrrigation programmes :
Peasant farm irrigation: Support for the diversification and greater
productivity of peasant family farming by improving, expanding and
introducing irrigation.2,059,804 INDAP/ODEPA
PROMM: Overhaul and construction of medium and smaller irrigation
works.
Secondary road network : Rural community access road maintenance
works.22,800,000 Ministry of Public Works
Telecommunications development fund : Provision of basic telephone
services for rural agricultural communities3,396,125 Telecommunications
Department
Rural housing programme : Subsidies for basic rural housing for peasant
farmers16,458,288 Ministry of Housing
Sanitation : Sanitation assistance for rural communities, control of water and
water use rights843,508 Ministry of National Property
2.8 Disaster relief
paymentsAgricultural emergency fund : Assistance for the agricultural sector to
offset the adverse effects of climatic events.6,681,235 Agriculture Department
*Prepared by: WTO-DIRECON Department and ODEPA's International Sub-directorate.
Notes: Exchange rate: US$1 = $420.3 (average for 1997).G/AG/N/CHL/8
Page 4Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1997
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Specia l and differential treatment – "Development Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to
criteria in Article 6:2Monetary value of measure
in year in question
(thousand Ch$)Data sources
Investment subsidies
generally available toagricultureCredit subsidy :
- Credit for small producer organizations- Individual credits for small producers1,341,010 INDAP
Prepared by: WTO-DIRECON Department and ODEPA's  International Sub-directorate.
Notes: Exchange rate: US$1 = $420.3 (average for 1997).G/AG/N/CHL/8
Page 5Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1997
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)
(million 1997 current pesos)Product-specific
measurements of support
(from Supporting
Table DS:8 below)Current total AMS (aggregate)
(million 1997 current pesos)
12 3 4
Rice 102 de minimis 1021
Non-product-specific
AMSde minimis 6,3392
Notes:  Exchange rate:  US$1 = $420.3 (average for 1997).
1Total value of 1997 rice production:  $11,755.36 current millions (1997).
2Total value of 1997 agricultural production:  $2,022,983.76 current millions (1997).G/AG/N/CHL/8
Page 6Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
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/ leviesTotal
other
product-
specific
supportMarket price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS Data
sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Rice Direct payment
in credits andtechnical advicefor supportingthe replacement
of short-grain by
long-grainvarieties102 102 INDAPG/AG/N/CHL/8
Page 7Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CHILE
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 1997
Non-product-specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year 1997 Non-product-specific
budgetary outlaysOther non-product-
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated fees/levies Total non-product-
specific supportData sources
123456
(3+4-5)7
Land reclamation:  to
restore theproductivity of thesoil for agricultural
use6,339 6,339 INDAP/SAG
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