WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/ISL/19
22 March 2002
(02-1509)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the
relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar years 1999 and 2000  was received from  Iceland on
11 March 2002.
_______________
In the light of discussions that took place in the September 1998 Committee on Agriculture
meeting, Iceland submits herewith two versions of  the following DS:1 tables, one without inflation
adjustment and another with such adjustment:
- Table DS:1;
- Supporting Table DS:4;- Supporting Table DS:5;- Supporting Table DS:7.G/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Current total aggregate measurement of support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency 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)
12 3
135.5 million SDR 134.9
(or 13,355.3 million ISK)*
WITHOUT INFLATION ADJUSTMENT
* 1 SDR = ISK 99.00695 (Average exchange rate for 1999)G/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 3Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Current total aggregate measurement of support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency 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)
12 3
135.5 million SDR 119.4
(or 11,816.9 million ISK)*
WITH INFLATION ADJUSTMENT
* 1 SDR = ISK 99.00695 (Average exchange rate for 1999)G/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 4Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1999
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria
in Annex 2Monetary value of the measure during the
reporting period
(ISK million)Data sources
12 3 4
(a) "General services" General research;  product particular research;  pest and
disease control;  extension and advisory services;
marketing and promotional services830.3National Accounts /
Ministry of Agriculture
Budget;  Agricultural
Economics Institute;  TheFarmers' Association
(b) "Public stockholding for food
security purposes"Stockholding costs;  sheepmeat programme 369.5 "
(d) "Decoupled income support" Direct payments to sheep farmers 1,600.5 "
(f) "Payments for relief from
natural disasters"Livestock compensation payments 71.7 "
(g) "Structural adjustment
assistance programmes"Financial and physical restructuring programmes due to
structural disadvantages;  permanent withdrawal ofsheepmeat production entitlements;  farmer pension fund(retirements schemes)400.9 "
(j) "Payments under environmental
programmes"Environmental programmes;  afforestation environmental
programmes208.0 National Accounts /
Ministry of AgricultureBudget;  AgriculturalEconomics Institute;  TheFarmers' Association
Total 3,480.8G/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 5Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Speci al 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
questionData sources
12 3 4
(a) "investment subsidies generally
available to agriculture"
(b) "input subsidies generally available
to low-income or resource-poorproducers"No support exists
(c) "support to encourage diversification
from growing illicit narcotic crops"G/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 6Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Measures exempt from the reduction commitmen t  - Direct Payments under Production-Lim iting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments "
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:5 Monetary value of
measure in year in
questionData sources
12 3 4
No support existsG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 7Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Measure type Product-specific AMS (from Supporting Tables
D:5 to D:7 below)
(ISK million)Product-specific equivalent
measurements of support (from
Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current total AMS
(aggregate)
(ISK million)
12 3 4
Milk 7,423.2 7,423.2
Sheep (Wool) 249.4 249.4
Sheepmeat 2,013.6 2,013.6Beef 981.2 981.2Horsemeat 101.3 101.3
Pigmeat 1,110.4 1,110.4
Poultrymeat 1,022.1 1,022.1Eggs 454.1 454.1
Non-product-specific support (from Supporting Table DS:9) 0
Total 13,355.3
WITHOUT INFLATION ADJUSTMENTG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 8Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Measure type Product-specific AMS (from Supporting Tables
D:5 to D:7 below)
(ISK million)Product-specific equivalent
measurements of support (from
Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current total AMS
(aggregate)
(ISK million)
12 3 4
Milk 6,846.4 6,846.4
Sheep (Wool) 249.4 249.4
Sheepmeat 1,693.3 1,693.3Beef 776.5 776.5Horsemeat 78.4 78.4
Pigmeat 921.0 921.0
Poultrymeat 859.2 859.2Eggs 392.7 392.7
Non-product-specific product (from Supporting Table DS:9) 0
Total 11,816.9
WITH INFLATION ADJUSTMENTG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 9Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support : Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar year
1999Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
(ISK million)External reference
price (from
AGST/...)
(ISK million)Eligible production
(tonnes)Associated
fees/levies
(ISK million)Total market
price support
(ISK million)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
(4-5)*6-79
Milk Market price support 49.30 6.30 101,730 18.6 4,355.8
Sheepmeat " 335.00 50.30 7,076 0.9 2,013.6
Beef " 330.00 62.00 3,669 2.1 981.2Horsemeat " 210.00 42.10 606 0.4 101.3
Pigmeat " 285.00 44.81 4,696 17.5 1,110.4
Poultrymeat " 408.00 61.00 2,968 7.8 1,022.1Eggs " 210.00 27.24 2,505 3.7 454.1Ministry of
Agriculture;
The Farmers'
Association;AgriculturalEconomics
Institute
Total 10,038.5
WITHOUT INFLATION ADJUSTMENTG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 10 Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support : Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar year
1999Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
(ISK million)Adjusted external
reference price
(ISK million)Eligible production
(tonnes)Associated
fees/levies
(ISK million)Total market
price support
(ISK million)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
(4-5)*6-79
Milk Market price support 49.30 11.97 101,730 18.6 3,779.0
Sheepmeat " 335.00 95.57 7,076 0.9 1,693.3
Beef " 330.00 117.80 3,669 2.1 776.5Horsemeat " 210.00 79.99 606 0.4 78.4
Pigmeat " 285.00 85.14 4,696 17.5 921.0
Poultrymeat " 408.00 115.90 2,968 7.8 859.2Eggs " 210.00 51.76 2,505 3.7 392.7Ministry of
Agriculture;
The Farmers'
Association;AgriculturalEconomics
Institute
Total 8,500.1
WITH INFLATION ADJUSTMENTG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 11Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1999
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of  Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of basic
productCalendar  year
1999Measure
type(s)Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
price
(generally
from
AGST/...)Eligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther non-
exempt direct
payments
(ISK million)Associated
fees/leviesTotal direct
payments
(ISK million)Data sources
1 2 3 4 567
((4-5)*6)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Milk Direct payments 3,067.4 3,067.4
Sheep Wool subsidies 249.4 249.4Ministry of
Agriculture
Total 3,316.8G/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 12Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1999
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year
1999Measure 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
(ISK million)Data
sources
1 23456 7
(4+5-6)891 0
(7+8+9)11
Milk Direct
payments3,067.4 3,067.4
Milk Market price
support4,355.8 4,355.8
Total 7,423.2
Sheep (Wool) Wool subsidies 249.4 249.4
Sheepmeat Market price
support2,013.6 2,013.6
Beef " 981.2 981.2
Horsemeat " 101.3 101.3
Pigmeat " 1,110.4 1,110.4
Poultrymeat " 1,022.1 1,022.1Eggs " 454.1 454.1
Total 13,355.3
WITHOUT INFLATION ADJUSTMENTG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 13Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1999
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year
1999Measure 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
(ISK million)Data
sources
1 23456 7
(4+5-6)891 0
(7+8+9)11
Milk Direct
payments3,067.4 3,067.4
Milk Market price
support3,779.0 3,779.0
Total 6,846.4
Sheep (Wool) Wool subsidies 249.4 249.4
Sheepmeat Market price
support1,693.31,693.3
Beef " 776.5776.5
Horsemeat " 78.478.4
Pigmeat " 921.0921.0
Poultrymeat " 859.2859.2
Eggs " 392.7392.7
Total11,816.9
WITH INFLATION ADJUSTMENTG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 14Supporting Table DS:8
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar
year
1999Measure type(s) Applied
administered
priceProduction
eligible to
receive the
applied
administered
priceMarket
price
support
budgetary
outlaysEquivalent
measurement
of support
(include
calculation
details)Non-
exempt
direct
paymentsOther
product-
specific
supportAssociated
fees/leveesTotal monetary
value of
equivalent
commitmentData sources
1 2 3 4 567 8 9 1 011
(7+8+9-10)12
No support existsG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 15Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
1999Non-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
No support existsG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 16Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2000
Current total aggregate measurement of support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency 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)
12 3
130.1 million SDR 133.7
(or 13,891.6 million ISK)*
WITHOUT INFLATION ADJUSTMENT
* 1 SDR = ISK 52.11 (Average exchange rate for 1988)
1 SDR = ISK 103.8742 (Average exchange rate for 2000 )G/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 17Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2000
Current total aggregate measurement of support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency 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)
12 3
130.1 million SDR 117.0
(or 12,156.6 million ISK)*
WITH INFLATION ADJUSTMENT
* 1 SDR = ISK 52.11 (Average exchange rate for 1988)
1 SDR = ISK 103.8742 (Average exchange rate for 2000 )G/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 18Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria
in Annex 2Monetary value of the measure during the
reporting period
(ISK million)Data sources
12 3 4
(a) "General services" General research;  product particular research;  pest and
disease control;  extension and advisory services;
marketing and promotional services880.5National Accounts /
Ministry of Agriculture
Budget;  Agricultural
Economics Institute;  TheFarmers' Association
(b) "Public stockholding for food
security purposes"Stockholding costs;  sheepmeat programme 227.8 "
(d) "Decoupled income support" Direct payments to sheep farmers 1,671.6 "
(f) "Payments for relief from
natural disasters"Livestock compensation payments 70.1 "
(g) "Structural adjustment
assistance programmes"Financial and physical restructuring programmes due to
structural disadvantages;  permanent withdrawal ofsheepmeat production entitlements;  farmer pension fund(retirements schemes)366.8 "
(j) "Payments under environmental
programmes"Environmental programmes;  afforestation environmental
programmes297.9 National Accounts /
Ministry of AgricultureBudget;  AgriculturalEconomics Institute;  TheFarmers' Association
Total 3,514.8G/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 19Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Speci al 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
questionData sources
12 3 4
(a) "investment subsidies generally
available to agriculture"
(b) "input subsidies generally available
to low-income or resource-poorproducers"No support exists
(c) "support to encourage diversification
from growing illicit narcotic crops"G/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 20Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitmen t  - Direct Payments under Production-Lim iting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments "
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:5 Monetary value of
measure in year in
questionData sources
12 3 4
No support existsG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 21Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2000
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Measure type Product-specific AMS (from Supporting Tables
D:5 to D:7 below)
(ISK million)Product-specific equivalent
measurements of support (from
Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current total AMS
(aggregate)
(ISK million)
12 3 4
Milk 7,863.9 7,863.9
Sheep (Wool) 296.3 296.3
Sheepmeat 2,177.9 2,177.9Beef 894.5 894.5Horsemeat 119.5 119.5
Pigmeat 993.3 993.3
Poultrymeat 1,091.6 1,091.6Eggs 454.6 454.6
Non-product-specific support (from Supporting Table DS:9) 0
Total 13,891.6
WITHOUT INFLATION ADJUSTMENTG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 22Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2000
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Measure type Product-specific AMS (from Supporting Tables
D:5 to D:7 below)
(ISK million)Product-specific equivalent
measurements of support (from
Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current total AMS
(aggregate)
(ISK million)
12 3 4
Milk 7,223.3 7,223.3
Sheep (Wool) 296.3 296.3
Sheepmeat 2,177.9 1,808.6Beef 894.5 671.9Horsemeat 119.5 90.0
Pigmeat 993.3 779.8
Poultrymeat 1,091.6 899.9Eggs 454.6 386.8
Non-product-specific product (from Supporting Table DS:9) 0
Total 12,156.6
WITH INFLATION ADJUSTMENTG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 23Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support : Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar year
2000Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
(ISK million)External reference
price (from
AGST/...)
(ISK million)Eligible production
(tonnes)Associated
fees/levies
(ISK million)Total market
price support
(ISK million)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
(4-5)*6-79
Milk Market price support 51.62 6.30 102,331 15,289 4,622.4
Sheepmeat " 345.00 50.30 7,392 465 2,177.9
Beef " 310.00 62.00 3,615 2,006 894.5Horsemeat " 212.00 42.10 705 302 119.5
Pigmeat " 255.00 44.81 4,795 14,606 993.3
Poultrymeat " 408.00 61.00 3,164 6,281.0 1,091.6Eggs " 210.00 27.24 2,503 2,926.0 454.6Ministry of
Agriculture;
The Farmers'
Association;AgriculturalEconomics
Institute
Total 10,353.8
WITHOUT INFLATION ADJUSTMENTG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 24 Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support : Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar year
2000Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
(ISK million)Adjusted external
reference price
(ISK million)Eligible production
(tonnes)Associated
fees/levies
(ISK million)Total market
price support
(ISK million)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
(4-5)*6-79
Milk Market price support 51.62 12.56 102,331 15,289 3,981.8
Sheepmeat " 345.00 100.27 7,392 465 1,808.6
Beef " 310.00 123.59 3,615 2,006 671.9Horsemeat " 212.00 83.92 705 302 90.0
Pigmeat " 255.00 89.32 4,795 14,606 779.8
Poultrymeat " 408.00 121.60 3,164 6,281.0 899.9Eggs " 210.00 54.30 2,503 2,926.0 386.8Ministry of
Agriculture;
The Farmers'
Association;AgriculturalEconomics
Institute
Total 8,618.8
WITH INFLATION ADJUSTMENTG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 25Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of  Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of basic
productCalendar  year
2000Measure
type(s)Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
price
(generally
from
AGST/...)Eligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther non-
exempt direct
payments
(ISK million)Associated
fees/leviesTotal direct
payments
(ISK million)Data sources
1 2 3 4 567
((4-5)*6)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Milk Direct payments 3,241.5 3,241.5
Sheep Wool subsidies 296.3 296.3Ministry of
Agriculture
Total 3,537.8G/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 26Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year
2000Measure
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
(ISK million)Data
sources
1 23456 7
(4+5-6)891 0
(7+8+9)11
Milk Direct
payments3,241.5 3,241.5
Milk Market price
support4,622.4 4,622.4
Total 7,863.9
Sheep (Wool) Wool subsidies 296.3 296.3
Sheepmeat Market price
support2,177.92,177.9
Beef " 894.5894.5
Horsemeat " 119.5119.5
Pigmeat " 993.3993.3
Poultrymeat " 1,091.61,091.6
Eggs " 454.6454.6
Total 13,891.6
WITHOUT INFLATION ADJUSTMENTG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 27Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year
2000Measure 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
(ISK million)Data
sources
1 23456 7
(4+5-6)891 0
(7+8+9)11
Milk Direct
payments3,241.5 3,241.5
Milk Market price
support3,981.8 3,981.8
Total 7,223.3
Sheep (Wool) Wool subsidies 296.3 296.3
Sheepmeat Market price
support1,808.6 1,808.6
Beef " 671.9 671.9
Horsemeat " 90.0 90.0Pigmeat " 779.8 779.8
Poultrymeat " 899.9 899.9
Eggs " 386.8 386.8
Total 12,156.6
WITH INFLATION ADJUSTMENTG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 28Supporting Table DS:8
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2000
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar
year
2000Measure type(s) Applied
administered
priceProduction
eligible to
receive the
applied
administered
priceMarket
price
support
budgetary
outlaysEquivalent
measurement
of support
(include
calculation
details)Non-
exempt
direct
paymentsOther
product-
specific
supportAssociated
fees/leveesTotal monetary
value of
equivalent
commitmentData sources
1 2 3 4 567 8 9 1 011
(7+8+9-10)12
No support existsG/AG/N/ISL/19
Page 29Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2000
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
2000Non-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
No support exists
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