WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/ROM/17
6 March 2001
(01-1081)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments for the calendar years
1997, 1998 and 1999 (Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the
delegation of Romania  on 9 November 2000.G/AG/N/ROM/17
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Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1997
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
billion Lei below the " de minimis " levelG/AG/N/ROM/17
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:   calendar year 1997
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 Lei)Data sources
 12 3 4
Direct payments to producers Budgetary allocations in order to stimulate the increasing of livestock. 32.7 Ministry of Food and
Agriculture
Subsidies for general inputs Price reductions granted to producers in order to stimulate the use of high quality seeds. 135.4 "
Subsidies for general inputs Fertilizers granted free to agricultural producers. 192.3 "
Structural and infra-structural
servicesExpenditures for land reclamation;  maintenance of irrigation and drainage system;
expenditures to provide electric power.273.9 "
Research and development of
infrastructure servicesAcid and alkaline soils improvement. 3.6 "
Pest and disease prevention
and control in vegetal sectorPest and disease prevention and control in vegetal sector. 84.8 "
Disease control in animal
sectorParasites and epizootic control. 203.8 "
Research and development Budgetary expenditures for selection and reproduction in animal sector. 71.1 "
Payments for relief from
natural disastersCompensation of losses caused by natural disasters. 130.0 "
Inspection Tests, approval and registration of different plant varieties. 5.7 "
Budgetary expenditures Budgetary allocations for privatization programme implementation. 15.8 "G/AG/N/ROM/17
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 Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Romania
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)
(billion lei)Product-specific
measurements of
support (from
Supporting Table
DS:8 below)Total AMS
(billion lei)Value of production
1997
(billion lei)Current total AMS as
a percentage of value
of production
(de minimis  = 10%)Current Total AMS
(billion lei)
12 3 4
Wheat 37.8 37.8 6,591.7 0.57% de minimis
Milk 74.2 74.2 10,935.8 0.68% de minimis
Pork meat 353.6 353.6 6,389.1 5.53% de minimis
Poultry meat 71.1 71.1 3,723.5 1.91% de minimis
Non-product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Table DS:9)1,738.2 1,738.2 78,511.4 2.21% de minimis
Total 2,274.9 de minimisG/AG/N/ROM/17
Page 5Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1997
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
1997Measure type(s) Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
price
(generally
from
AGST/…)Eligible
productionAssociated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
(billion lei)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Wheat MPS 1.7 Ministry of Food and
Agriculture
Milk MPS 74.2 "
Pork meat MPS 353.6 "
Poultry meat MPS 71.1 "G/AG/N/ROM/17
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Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
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)
(billion lei)Associate
d
fees/levie
sTotal
other
product-
specific
supportMarket
price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
(billion lei)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(billion lei)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Wheat Storage cost
subsidy36.1 1.7 37.8 Ministry of Food and
AgricultureG/AG/N/ROM/17
Page 7Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1997
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
1997Non-product-specific
budgetary outlays
(billion lei)Other non-product
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
support
(billion lei)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Non-product-specific input
subsides1,316.9 1,316.9 Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Interest support to credits 421.3 421.3 "
Total non-product-specific
support1,738.2G/AG/N/ROM/17
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Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1998
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
billion Lei below the " de minimis " levelG/AG/N/ROM/17
Page 9Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:   calendar year 1998
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 Lei)Data sources
 12 3 4
Direct payments to producers Budgetary allocations in order to stimulate the increasing of livestock. 25.4 Ministry of Food and
Agriculture
Subsidies for general inputs Price reductions granted to producers in order to stimulate the use of high quality seeds. 107.9 "
Structural and infra-structural
servicesExpenditures for land reclamation;  maintenance of irrigation and drainage system;
expenditures to provide electric power.389.7 "
Research and development of
infrastructure servicesAcid and alkaline soils improvement. 4.7 "
Pest and disease prevention
and control in vegetal sectorPest and disease prevention and control in vegetal sector. 129.1 "
Disease control in animal
sectorParasites and epizootic control. 343.3 "
Research and development Budgetary expenditures for selection and reproduction in animal sector. 103.8 "
Payments for relief from
natural disastersCompensation of losses caused by natural disasters. 37.4 "
Inspection Tests, approval and registration of different plant varieties. 9.7 "
Budgetary expenditures Budgetary allocations for privatization programme implementation. 24.7 "G/AG/N/ROM/17
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 Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1998
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 lei)Product-specific
measurements of
support (from
Supporting Table
DS:8 below)Total AMS
(billion lei)Value of production
1998
(billion lei)Current total AMS as
a percentage of value
of production
(de minimis  = 10%)Current Total AMS
(billion lei)
12 3 4
Wheat 148.8 148.8 4,802.1 3.10% de minimis
Milk 0.02 0.02 15,706.8 0.0001% de minimis
Non-product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Table DS:9)2,738.0 2,738.0 99,166.5 2.76% de minimis
Total 2,886.82 de minimisG/AG/N/ROM/17
Page 11Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1998
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
1998Measure type(s) Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
price
(generally
from
AGST/…)Eligible
productionAssociated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
(billion lei)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Wheat MPS 114.7 Ministry of Food and
Agriculture
Milk MPS 0.02 "G/AG/N/ROM/17
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Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1998
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year
1998Measure type(s) Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)
(billion lei)Associate
d
fees/levie
sTotal
other
product-
specific
supportMarket
price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
(billion lei)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(billion lei)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Wheat Storage cost
subsidy34.1 114.7 148.8 Ministry of Food and
AgricultureG/AG/N/ROM/17
Page 13Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1998
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
1997Non-product-specific
budgetary outlays
(billion lei)Other non-product
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
support
(billion lei)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Non-product-specific input
subsides2,712.0 2,712.0 Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Interest support to credits 26.0 26.0 "
Total non-product-specific
support2,738.0G/AG/N/ROM/17
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Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
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 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
123
billion Lei below the " de minimis " levelG/AG/N/ROM/17
Page 15Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
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 2 Monetary value of
measure in year in
question
(billion Lei)Data sources
 12 3 4
Subsidies for general inputs Price reductions granted to producers in order to stimulate the use of high quality seeds. 272.0 Mini stry of Food and
Agriculture
Structural and infra-structural
servicesExpenditures for land reclamation;  maintenance of irrigation and drainage system;
expenditures to provide electric power.479.0 "
Research and development of
infrastructure servicesAcid and alkaline soils improvement. 3.5 "
Pest and disease prevention
and control in vegetal sectorPest and disease prevention and control in vegetal sector. 156.6 "
Disease control in animal
sectorParasites and epizootic control. 369.0 "
Research and development Budgetary expenditures for selection and reproduction in animal sector. 153.2 "
Inspection Tests, approval and registration of different plant varieties. 13.3 "
Budgetary expenditures Budgetary allocations for privatization programme implementation. 27.9 "G/AG/N/ROM/17
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 Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
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 lei)Product-specific
measurements of
support (from
Supporting Table
DS:8 below)Total AMS
(billion lei)Value of production
1999
(billion lei)Current total AMS as
a percentage of value
of production
(de minimis  = 10%)Current Total AMS
(billion lei)
12 3 4
Wheat 306.3 306.3 6,598.8 4.64% de minimis
Non-product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Table DS:9)2,129.0 2,129.0 128,742.3 1.65% de minimis
Total 2,435.3 de minimisG/AG/N/ROM/17
Page 17Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
1999Measure type(s) Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
price
(generally
from
AGST/…)Eligible
productionAssociated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
(billion lei)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Wheat MPS 232.1 Ministry of Food and
AgricultureG/AG/N/ROM/17
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Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
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)
(billion lei)Associate
d
fees/levie
sTotal
other
product-
specific
supportMarket
price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
(billion lei)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(billion lei)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Wheat Storage cost
subsidy74.2 232.1 306.3 Ministry of Food and
AgricultureG/AG/N/ROM/17
Page 19Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
1999Non-product-specific
budgetary outlays
(billion lei)Other non-product
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
support
(billion lei)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Non-product-specific input
subsides2,110.7 2,110.7 Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Interest support to credits 18.3 18.3 "
Total non-product-specific
support2,129.0
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