WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/SVK/20
8 February 2000
(00-0460)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concer ning new or modified domestic  support measures exempt from
reduction ( Table DS:2 ) was received from the delegation of the Slovak Republic on
12 November 1999.G/AG/N/SVK/20
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Table DS: 2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Slovak Republic
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction
(1) Full title of measure:
Promotion of agricultural and food product sale at domestic and foreign markets.
(2) Domestic legislation reference:
Act of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic No. 307/1997-100 of
18 February 1997 on Subsidy Granting from State Budget including supplementary
amendments.
(3) Detailed description of me asure with reference to criteria:
Subsidy is granted for reimbursement up to 50 per cent of costs related to presentation of
agricultural and food products at exhibitions a nd fairs as well as publishing of advertising
leaflets and brochures.  Subsidy is granted to  newly established production-sales associations.
(4) Cost of measure:
22 million Sk
(5) Date of entry into effect:
1 January 1998.
(6) Period of application:
As from 1998.
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):
All products being subject to respective associations' activities.G/AG/N/SVK/20
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Slovak Republic
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction
(1) Full title of measure:
Partial damage reimbursement for agricultura l producers in case of any natural disaster.
(2) Domestic legislation reference:
Act of the Ministry of Agriculture of th e Slovak Republic No. 240/1997 Coll. of Law of
1 July 1998 on Agriculture.
(3) Detailed description of me asure with reference to criteria:
Subsidy is granted either for reimbursement up to 20 per cent of disastrous damages or up to
10 per cent reimbursement of interests from credits to cover direct damages.
(4) Cost of measure:
109 million Sk
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
1 July 1998.
(6) Period of application:
As from 1998.
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):
-G/AG/N/SVK/20
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Slovak Republic
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction
(1) Full title of measure:
Conservation programme of  riding horse breeding.
(2) Domestic legislation reference:
Act of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic No. 307/1997-100 of
18 February 1997 on Subsidy Granting from State Budget including supplementary
amendments.
(3) Detailed description of me asure with reference to criteria:
Subsidy is granted for conservation of riding horses, especially testing of sport endurance of
racing horses.  Subsidy can be also granted fo r country representation in selected horse races.
(4) Cost of measure:
105 million Sk
(5) Date of entry into effect:
1 January 1998.
(6) Period of application:
As from 1998.
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)):
-G/AG/N/SVK/20
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Slovak Republic
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction
(1) Full title of measure:
Bee breeding programme adopted to pr eserve bee colonies for pollination.
(2) Domestic legislation reference:
Act of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic No. 116/1998-100 of
28 January 1998 on Subsidy Granting from State Budget.
(3) Detailed description of me asure with reference to criteria:
Subsidy is granted to owner for preservation of at least 5 bee colonies and for purchase of bee
breeding equipment in amount up to 120 Sk per one colony during current year. Subsidy is
granted upon confirmation of bee colony numbe r by respective bee breeding association.
(4) Cost of measure:
17 million Sk
(5) Date of entry into effect:
28 January 1998.
(6) Period of application:
As from 1998.
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):
Medicaments and other bee breeding equipment.
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