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13 May 2019  
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Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
SUBSIDIES  
 
NEW AND FULL NOTIFIC ATION PURSUANT TO AR TICLE XVI :1 
OF THE GATT 1994 AND  ARTICLE 25 OF THE AG REEMENT  
ON SUBSIDIES AND  COUNTERVAILING MEASU RES 
REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN  
The following notification, dated 6 May  2019, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of 
the Republic of Tajikistan.  
 
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Attached is the new and full notification of the Republic of Tajikistan pursuant to Article  XVI:1 of the 
GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing M easures 
(SCM  Agreement). In accordance with Article 25.7 of the SCM Agreement, this notification does not 
prejudge, under the GATT 1994 and the SCM Agreement the legal status of the notified programme s, 
their effects, or the nature of the programme s themse lves. This notification covers the period from 
2016 to 2019 . 
 
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  I. PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURE AND VITICULTURE IN THE 
REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN FOR 2016 -2020  
1. Title of the programme  
 
Program me for the development of horticulture and viticulture in the Republic of Tajikistan for  
2016-2020. 
 
2. Period covered by the notification  
 
Period covered by the notification is 2016 -2019 calendar year.  
 
3. Policy objective and/or purposes of the programme  
 
- Construction of new gardens and vineyards, reconstruction of old gardens and 
vineyards, replacement of old low -yielding ones with high -yielding varieties;  
- Build fruit nurseries, with the use of new seeds to organize the cultivation of seedlings 
of 11.7 m illion units over 5 years;  
- Further development of horticulture and viticulture, based on the cultivation of seedlings 
that meet the requirements of the standard;  
- Taking the necessary measures to introduce scientific achievements, advanced 
experience in to production, to develop new lands and create fruit nurseries using 
intensive and super -intensive technologies;  
- Paying serious attention to increasing the area of orchards and vineyards, depending 
on the location of varieties in the regions of the count ry, due to fallow lands, lands left 
out of agricultural use, rainfed lands, pastures and non -agricultural lands of the regions;  
- The protection of seeds, orchards and vineyards, nurseries, mother gardens from 
diseases and pests is one of the main parts of  the Program me. 
 
4. Background and authority for the program  
 
(a) Background:  
 
- Decree “On Program for the development of horticulture and viticulture in the Republic 
of Tajikistan for 2016 -2020” of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan No. 793, 
dated  December 30, 2015 . 
 
(b) Authority:  
 
- Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan;  
- State Committee for Land Management and Geodesy of the Republic of Tajikistan;  
- Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation under the Government of the Republic  of 
Tajikistan;  
- Forestry Agency under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan;  
- Tajik Academy of Agricultural Sciences;  
- Local executive authorities . 
 
5. Form of the subsidy  
 
Financing of the Program is provided at the expense of the State budget, the Fund for the Support 
of Entrepreneurship, including the provision of bank preferential loans, the attraction of local and 
foreign investments, and the own funds of farms.  
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
 
(a) Eligibility:  
- To ensure the physiologi cal needs of the population of the country with fruit. The 
program is available for all regions of the country. It should be noted that this program 
is aimed at the development of gardening and viticulture and protects the interests of 
consumers within the  country and complies with WTO requirements and does not affect 
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  (b)  How the subsidy is provided:  
- The implementation of the Program and the development of the industry requires the 
attraction of domesti c and foreign investment. The Ministry of Agriculture of the 
Republic of Tajikistan, together with the ministries of finance, industry and new 
technologies, economic development and trade, the State Committee on Investments 
and State Property Management, n eed to take measures to include in the Program of 
state investments, grants and technical assistance projects for the development of fruit 
and vine processing, the creation of gardens and vineyards, the replacement of old 
orchards, the provision of seedlin gs, the advanced training of industry specialists.  
 
7. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount 
budgeted for that subsidy  
 
There are no reliable statistics available for calculating the amounts of such subsidies provided.  
8. Duration of the subsidy and/or any other time -limit attached to it, including date of 
inception/commencement  
 
The program for the development of horticulture and viticulture in the Republic of Tajikistan 
corresponds to a period of up to  4 years. The duration of the Program may be extended on the basis 
of a decision of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.  
 
9. Statistic data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
 
There are no reliable statistics available for c alculating the amounts of such subsidies provided.  
II. COMPLEX DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ME OF THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY IN THE 
REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN FOR 2018 -2022 YEARS  
1. Title of the programme  
 
Complex development program me of the livestock industry in the Republic of Tajikistan for 
2018-2022 years . 
 
2. Period covered by the notification  
 
Period covered by the notification is 2018 calendar year.  
3. Policy objective and/or purposes of the programme  
 
- The main goal of the Program is to increase the production of meat, milk, eggs, honey, 
fish while using modern technologies, to create new livestock farms, to increase the 
productivity and productivity of animals, birds, fish and bees in all forms of ownership;  
 
- To increase the level of offspring and animal productivity, egg production of chickens,  
production of marketable fish from one hectare and honey from one bee colony;  
 
- Introduction of resource -saving energy technologies to turn the industry into an 
intensive, efficient and producti ve; 
 
- To increase the livestock and livestock production, poultry, fish and beekeeping in the 
country;  
 
- Promoting the development of the livestock industry and its sectors, as well as meeting 
the population’s demand for meat, milk, fish, eggs, honey, produc ts from them and 
reducing imports . 
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  4. Background and authority for the program  
 
(a) Background:  
 
Decree “Complex development program of the livestock industry in the Republic of Tajikistan  
for 2018 -2022 years” of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan No. 160, dated March 
27, 2018 . 
 
(b) Authority:  
 
- Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan . 
 
5. Form of the subsidy  
 
The Program will be financed from the state budget in the amount of 12,137 thousand somoni 
(cattle, sheep and goat breeding, breeding and pedigree livestock - 3,035 thousand somoni, horse 
breeding - 1,270 thousand somoni, poultry farming - 1,462 thousand somoni, fish farming - 
1,877  thousand somoni, beekeeping - 1843 thousand somoni, pasture development - 1500 thousand 
somoni an d livestock biotechnology - 1150 thousand somoni).  
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
(a) Eligibility:  
For production of meat, milk, eggs, honey, fish using modern technologies. Moreover, the main 
factor of creation program is providing population of the Republic of Tajikistan with organic food, 
increasing pasture yields by 15 -20 centers, creating a stock of genetic species and animal sperm, 
creating new jobs and, in general, producing import -substituting products and ensuring food 
security.  
(b) How the subsid y is provided:  
The Program will be financed from the state budget in the amount of 12,137 thousand somoni 
(cattle, sheep and goat breeding, breeding and pedigree livestock - 3,035 thousand somoni, horse 
breeding - 1,270 thousand somoni, poultry farming - 1,462 thousand somoni, fish farming - 
1,877  thousand somoni, beekeeping - 1843 thousand somoni, pasture development - 1500 thousand 
somoni and livestock biotechnology - 1150 thousand somoni) . 
7. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount 
budgeted for that subsidy  
There are no reliable statistics available for calculating the amounts of such subsidies provided.  
8. Duration of the subsidy and/or any other time -limit attached to it,  including date of 
inception/c ommencement  
The complex development program of the livestock industry in the Republic of Tajikistan for 2018 -
2022 years corresponds to a period of up to 4 years. The duration of the Program may be extended 
on the basis of a decision of the Government of th e Republic of Tajikistan.  
 
9. Statistic data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
There are no reliable statistics available for calculating the amounts of such subsidies provided.  
III. FOOD PRODUCTS SECURITY PROGRAM OF THE REPUBLIC OF  TAJIKISTAN FOR 
2019 -2023 YEARS  
1. Title of the programme  
Food Products Security Program of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2019 -2023 Years . G/SCM/N/315/TJK • G/SCM/N/343/TJK  
 
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  2. Period covered by the notification  
Period covered by the notification is 201 9 calendar year.  
3. Policy objective and/or purposes of the programme  
Priority areas of the Food Safety Program:  
 
- supporting the development of the agricultural sector;  
 
- development of food products development industries;  
 
- public administration and regulation of exports and imports of food products and the 
protection of the domestic market of food products of the Republic of Tajikistan;  
 
- the organization of the necessary level of food resources, the re -equipment and the 
formation of new potential for the development and preservation of foo d resources;  
 
- ensuring inspection and quality control of food safety . 
 
4. Background and authority for the program  
(a) Background:  
 
Decree “On food products security program of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2019 -2023 years ” of the 
Government of the Republi c of Tajikistan No. 520, dated October 31, 2018 . 
(b) Authority:  
 
- Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan;  
- Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan;  
- State Committee for Land Management and Geodesy of the Republic of Tajikistan;  
- Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation under the Government of the Republic of 
Tajikistan;  
- Food Security Committee;  
- Tajik Academy of Agricultural Sciences;  
- Local executive authorities . 
 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Financing, partnership and participation in the implementation of the Program - the practical 
implementation of the security program of activities of food products to the 2019 -2023 years, 
requires certain financial resources. For the practical implementation of the Program in accord ance 
with the forecast of funding sources, it is planned to allocate funds in the amount of 72.5 million 
somoni, including 25.5 million somoni from sources of the state budget and 47 million somoni from 
other sources.  
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provide d 
(a) Eligibility:  
- Providing the population with food and industry with agricultural raw materials. It should 
be noted that this program is aimed to ensure the development and preservation of the 
irrigation system of food products and complies with WTO requi rements and does not 
affect the export of products from the Republic of Tajikistan.  
(b)  How the subsidy is provided:  
- By attracting and coordinating foreign assistance offered by international organizations 
and donors to the Republic of Tajikistan. Currently , about 20 international organizations 
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  agribusiness development, such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United N ations Development Program, Food 
and Agriculture Organization United Nations, World Food Program, European 
Commission, USAID and other donors.  
7. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount  
budgeted for that subsidy  
There are no reliable statistics available for calculating the amounts of such subsidies provided.  
8. Duration of the subsidy and/or any other time -limit attached to it,  including date of 
inception/commencement  
The program for the food products security program of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2019 -2023 
years  corresponds to a period of up to 5 years. The duration of the Program may be extended on 
the basis of a decision of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.  
9. Statistic dat a permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
There are no reliable statistics available for calculating the amounts of such subsidies provided.  
 
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