RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2 
28 April 2004 
 (04-1887) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Viet Nam Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF VIET NAM 
 
Domestic Support and Export Subsidies  
in the Agricultural Sector  
 
Revision  
  
 The following information is being circulated at  the request of the Delegation of the Socialist 
Republic of Viet Nam. 
  
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  WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2 
Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Viet Nam 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 – 2001 
 
Measures Exempt From The Reduction Commitment - "Green Box" 
 
Monetary value of measure in year in question 
(VND billion) Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture 
1999 2000 2001 Average 
1999-2001 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 = (3+4+5):3 7 
(a) General 
services       
(i) Research1 Budget expenditures for running Agricultural research system 243.98 367.83 292.10 301.30 MOSTE; MARD; 
MOF; Prov 
(ii) Training services
2 Expenditures to set up, maintain and develop agricultural 
training institutions and centers  146.2 185.0 433.5 254.9 MARD; MOF; 
Prov 
(iii) Extension and advisory services
3 Budget allocations to establish and maintain a nationwide 
network of provision of agricultural extension and advisory 
services; improving quality of plant varieties/seeds, animal breeds.  163.01 1,499.85 1,590.61 1,089.49 MARD (AFESD); 
Prov 
                                                      
1 Agricultural research : There are a total of 19 field research institutes in agricu ltural sector, including the National Agricultural Research Instit ute, the Institute of Veterinary 
Quarantine, the Institute of Plant Protection, etc. Research pr ojects conducted by these institutes and some other national ins titutions, universities on plant varieties/seeds and 
breeds, farming techniques and methods, agricultural technologi es and practices, soil science, agro-chemistry, genetics, plant and animal health protec tion, agronomy, etc. are 
funded by the State budget. 
 
2 Training services : The agricultural training institution system consists of 30 hi gh - schools and vocational training schools majoring in variou s fields such as horticulture, animal 
breeding, veterinary, plant protection, agro-mechanics, forestation, food processing, agricultural accountancy, etc.  Expenditu res of these institutions to train agricultural 
technicians, agronomists, specialists and agricultu ral workers are from the St ate budget allocation. 
 
3 Extension and advisory services : A nationwide network of agricultural extension and advisory staff is established pursuant to the Government Decree No. 13/CP dated 
2 March 1993 on extension activities. The operating and developi ng expenditures of this network are from budget allocation of g overnments at various levels. The main function 
of this network is to provide farmers and/or agricultural produc ers with free advisory services relating to farming methods, ag ricultural production technologies, etc. 
 
Support program for improving quality of plant varieties/seeds and animal breeds, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Decision No.  225/1999/QD - TTg dated 10 December 1999, 
focuses on the development and improvement of the quality of plant varieties/seeds, animal breeds, genetic sources, production of origin varieties/seeds, etc., and importation of 
new genetic and variety sources, production of good-quality varieties/ seeds/ animal breeds to supply to farmers 
   WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2
 Page 3Monetary value of measure in year in question 
(VND billion) Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture 
1999 2000 2001 Average 
1999-2001 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 = (3+4+5):3 7 
(iv) Infrastructure 
services4 Budgetary expenditures to construct, maintain and develop 
farm irrigation systems, water supply facilities and drainage 
works, etc. for agricultural sector 5,491.10 6,787.14 4,863.00 5,713.75 GDS; MARD; 
Prov 
(v) Pest and 
disease control, 
inspection services
5 Budgetary expenditures in activities related to plant and 
animal health protection; sanitary and phytosanitary defense 
and alertness; pest and disease surveillance, prevention and control; provision of vaccines, etc. 
 247.76 277.25 264.02 263.01 MARD (DPP, 
DVQ); Prov 
(b) Public 
stockholding for 
food security 
purposes Budgetary expenditures in activities related to accumulation, 
storage and handling of products for food security purposes 
including: rice (under the management responsibility of the 
State Reserve Department); some plant varieties/seeds such as 
seeds of rice, maize, and vegeta bles; insecticides; veterinary 
medicines, vaccines, etc. (under the management 
responsibility of MARD)  686.90 578.40 2,271.40 1,178.90 MARD; Prov 
(c) Domestic food 
aid  Budgetary outlays in activities related to food aid distribution 
to deprived people in remote, mountainous and other 
disadvantaged areas for hunger relief purpose 92.50 85.44 197.07 125.00 MARD; Prov 
(d) Decoupled 
income support  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
(e) Income 
insurance and 
income safety-net programmes    0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
                                                      
4 Infrastructure services : The State allocates budgets for the construction, maintenance,  reclamation and improvement of water supply facilities, irriga tion and drainage works, 
dam and dyke system.  
 
5 Pest and disease control, inspection services : The system of veterinary and plant protection agencies in agri culture sector consists of the National Department of Veterinar y 
Quarantine, the National Department of Plant Protection and thei r branches in 61 provinces and cities throughout the country. T hese agencies' main functions include pest and 
disease surveillance and monitoring (forecas t, alert, prevention, defense and eradication), regulatory framework development, q uarantine, sanitary and phyto-sanitary inspection 
at the border gates as well as across national regions/areas, etc (excluding inspection services charged to imports and exports ).  WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2 
Page 4 Monetary value of measure in year in question 
(VND billion) Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture 
1999 2000 2001 Average 
1999-2001 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 = (3+4+5):3 7 
(f) Payments for 
relief from natural 
disasters  Budgetary outlays related to provision basic necessities to 
farmers in areas hit by natural disasters to assist them to 
stabilize their lives and recover production; relief in form of 
electricity assistance payments to use pumps to irrigate drought-stricken land or to drain flooded land; relief in the 
form of financial support (cash payments) to disaster-stricken 
farmers to purchase seeds, veterinary medicines, insecticides, etc. to continue with production 901.20 2,192.07 1,434.36 1,509.21 MOF; Prov 
(g) Structural 
adjustment 
assistance 
provided through producer 
retirement 
programmes   0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
(h) Structural 
adjustment 
assistance 
provided through resource 
retirement 
programmes  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
(i) Structural 
adjustment 
assistance 
provided through 
investment aids Support to move from the low-efficient and unstable crops to 
grow more efficient indust rial crops and aquaculture. 187.39 286.72 280.24 251.45  
(j) Environmental 
programmes  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00    WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2
 Page 5Monetary value of measure in year in question 
(VND billion) Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture 
1999 2000 2001 Average 
1999-2001 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 = (3+4+5):3 7 
(k) Regional 
assistance 
programmes6 Budget allocations for resettlement of ethnic minorities, 
establishment and development of new economic zones; 
priority investments to develop 1,500 communes under harsh 
and especially disadvantaged conditions in remote and distant areas etc.  800.7 1,124.0 3,063.0 1,662.6 MOF; SB; MARD  
 
(l) Other  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
Total   8,960.7 13,383.7 13,945.0 12,096.5  
 
 
 
 
                                                      
 
6 Regional assistance programmes : The State allocates part of its budget for the resettlement of ethnic minorities in order to stabilize their lives, to preven t slash-and-burn 
activities, to develop untapped areas into new economic zones or  production areas as the destination for attracting the movemen t of inhabitants from densely-populated regions or 
land shrunk as a consequence of natural di sasters or soil-blown accidents, etc. The main activities includ e building new villag es/communes, reclaiming virgin lands for 
production development; constructing infrastructures such as roads, clinics, schools, markets, etc.; organising classes to intr oduce production methods to ethnic minorities for 
those who move to newly-developed economic areas to start on production; providing preferential loans to inhabitants in the Mek ong delta region to construct their houses 
against floods. Since 1999, the State has launched the "Programme 135" with the focus of priority investments to develop 1,500 communes under harsh and especially 
disadvantaged conditions in remote and distant areas, etc. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Viet Nam 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 – 2001 
 
Measures exempt from the reducti on commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Development Programmes" 
 
Monetary value of measure in year in question 
(VND billion) Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Article 6:2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture 1999 2000 2001 Average 1999-2001 Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 = (3+4+5):3 7 
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture Interest rate support applicable to investment 
activities
7 524.30 1,137.85 886.78 849.64 MARD; SB; 
DAF; Prov 
(b) Input subsidies generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers - Short-term soft loans
8. 
-  Budget allocations for freight subsidies 
to offset the high cost of transportation 
of "policy" commodities and production inputs to mountainous, remote regions, 
etc.  1,052.85 1,480.17 939.8 1,157.61 
 SB; MARD 
(DARNEZ); 
Prov 
 
(c) Support to encourage diversification from growing illicit narcotic crops Provision of support in the form of plant 
varieties/seeds, seeds, breeds; dissemination of farming techniques; administrative costs 
to assist the diversification from illicit opium 
poppy cultivation to other crop production  9.60 11.10 1.47 7.39 MARD 
(DARNEZ); Prov 
Total  1,586.75 2,629.12 1,828.05 2,014.64  
 
                                                      
7 The Government compensates commercial banks for the difference between prevailing market interest rate and preferential intere st rate charged by commercial banks for mid-
term or long-term investment loans under the Government's direction. The preferential interest rate is 0.81 per cent per month (i.e. 9.72 per cent per year).  The prevailing 
commercial interest rate applicable to investment projects to establish and develop processing premises for agricultural and fo restry products and projects of growing perennial 
plants which was previously at 1.25 per cent per month has been cut down to 1.15% per month. Since 2000, preferential interest rate was 0.45% per month (i.e. 5.4% per year) 
due to decreasing commercial interest rate. The prefer ential interest rate in 2001 was 9,6% per annum. 
 
8 The State establishes a banking network for the poor in order to  allow the poor to have access to  short-term loans at preferen tial interest rate equivalent 50% of the prevailing 
commercial market's interest rate to develop their own production.   WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2
 Page 7Supporting Table DS:3 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Viet Nam 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 – 2000 
 
Measures Exempt From The Reduction Commitm ent - Direct Payments Under Production-Limiting Programmes - "Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Monetary value of measure in year in question (VND 
billion) Measure type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria in Article 
6:2 of the Agreement on Agriculture 1999 2000 2001 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
NIL 
  WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2 
Page 8 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Viet Nam 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 – 2001 
 
Calculation of the Total Aggregate Measurement of Support (Total AMS) 
 
Value of production (billion dong) Description 
of basic 
products Calculated AMS Value 
(VND billion) 10% of value 
(VND billion) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
(VND billion) 
 1999 2000 2001 Average 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 Average 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
Product-specific AMS (from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7)           
(1) Rice 27.20 61.94 0.00 29.71 76,869.4 63,691.60 63,088.10 7,687.00 6,369.10 6,308.81 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
(2) Sugar 4,474.24 2,733.44 2,922.14 3,376.6 6,956.00 6,102.73 6,831.27 695.60 610.27 683.13 4,474.24 2,733.44 2,922.14 3,376.6  
(3) Cotton 2.00 9.57 13.35 8.31 122.10 103.40 150.10 12.21 10.34 15.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
(4) Pork 3.20 0.00 0.00 1.07 16,641.24 17,472.14 16.969.47 1,664.12 1,747.2 1,697.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
Total 
product-
specific AMS 4,506.6 2,804.95 2,935.5 3,415.7       4,474.24 2,733.44 2,922.14 3,376.6 
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9 below)           
 1,111.82 1,152.72 2000.82 1,421.79 124,075.3 122,389.3 122,247.7 12,407.5.3 12,238.93 12,224.77 0 0 0 0 
TOTAL: Current Total AMS 124,075.3 122,389.3 122,247.7 12,407.5.3 12,238.93 12,224.77 4,474.24 2,733.44 2,922.14 3,376.6 
 
   WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2
 Page 9Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Viet Nam 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 – 2001 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support: Market Price Support 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Applied administered 
price (1,000 
dong/ton) External reference 
price 
(1,000 dong/ton) Eligible 
production 
(1,000 ton) Associated 
fees/levies 
(VND billion) Total market price 
support (VND 
billion) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 = ((4-5)*6)-7 9 
(1) Rice9 1999 3,166.00 3,508.97 20,406.00 0.00 -6,998.65 
       
 2000 2,990.00 3,170.87 21,160.10 0.00 -3,827.23 
       
 2001 2,733.00 2,758.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 
 Average 
1999-2001 Price support 
    0.00 
        
(2) Sugar10 1999 6,975.00 2,259.00 947.30 0.00 4,467.54 
       
 2000 5,049.00 3,112.00 1,208.70 0.00 2,341.11 
       
 2001 6,458.00 3,886.00 1,057.80 0.00 2,720.69 MARD 
 Average 
1999-2001 Price support 
    3,176.45  
 
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9 Price support was not applied in 2001 
The following data are applied when calculating extern al reference price of and eligible production for rice: 
 
- Conversion rate between paddy a nd rice yields: paddy/rice = 0.65 
- Average export price of rice (FOB Ho Chi Minh port) in  1999: US$ 227.4/ton,  in 2000: US$ 192/ton, in 2001: US$ 168 /ton 
 
10 Price support is effected via the following measures: 
 
Mandatory requirement by the Government on sugar plants to purch ase farmers' sugarcanes at determined protective price (minimum  purchase price) to protect farmers' income (e.g. the minimum 
purchase price of sugarcane wa s determined at 240,000 dong pe r ton in 1999); Import License. 
 
As a consequence, domesti c price of sugar is higher than world price.  
- Eligible production for sugar equals to the total production of all domestic sugar plants. 
- Average import price of sugar (CIF Vietnam's port) in 1999: US$ 162/ton, in 2000: US$ 220/ton, in 2001: US$ 262.3/ton 
(Source: General Depa rtment of Customs)   WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2 
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Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Viet Nam 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 – 2001 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Me asurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Applied administered 
price (1,000 
dong/ton) External reference 
price 
(1,000 dong/ton) Eligible 
production 
(1,000 ton) Associated 
fees/levies 
(VND billion) Total direct 
payments 
(VND billion) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 = ((4-5)*6)-7 9 
NIL 
   WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Viet Nam 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 – 2001 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support: Other Product-Specific  Support and Total Prod uct-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar year Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays (VND 
billion) Other product 
specific 
support 
(VND billion) Associated 
fees/levies Total other product-
specific support 
(VND billion) Market price support 
(Supporting Table 
DS:5) 
(VND billion) Non-exempt direct payments 
(Supporting Table DS:6) 
(VND billion) Total 
AMS Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 = (4+5-6) 8 9 10 = 
(7+8+9) 11 
1999 27.20      27.20  
2000 61.94      61.94  
2001 0.00      0.00  (1) Rice11 
Average 
1999-2001 Interest rate support 
to purchase rice during harvest time 
29.71      29.71  
1999 Support to import 
new varieties of sugarcane 6.70      6.70 
2000 - Interest rate 
support for 
investment loan and 
purchase sugar. -Finance working 
capital;  392.33      392.33  
2001 - Interest rate 
support to develop 
the areas of sugarcane growing. - Support to cover 
losses caused by 
local currency devaluation.  
- Interest rate 
support for investment loan 201.45      201.45  (2) Sugar 
Average   200.16      200.16  
                                                      
11 The Eligible amount of rice was 500,000 MT in 1999 and 1,400,000 MT in 2000.  In 2001, the interest support was not applied.  WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2 
Page 12 Description of 
basic product Calendar year Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays (VND 
billion) Other product 
specific 
support 
(VND billion) Associated 
fees/levies Total other product-
specific support 
(VND billion) Market price support 
(Supporting Table 
DS:5) 
(VND billion) Non-exempt direct payments 
(Supporting Table DS:6) 
(VND billion) Total 
AMS Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 = (4+5-6) 8 9 10 = 
(7+8+9) 11 
1999 2.00   0.00 0.00  2.00  
1999 0.00   0.00   0.00  
2000 9.57   9.57 0.00  9.57  
2001 13.35   13.35 0.00  13.35  (2) Cotton12 
Average 
1999-2001 - Support to lower 
the selling price of imported cross- line 
cotton seeds and 
cover losses 8.31      8.31  
1999 3.20   0.00 0.00  3.20 
2000 0.00   0.00 0.00  0.00 MARD 
2001 Interest rate support 
to purchase pork 
0.00   0.00 0.00  0.00  (4) Pork13 
Average 
1999-2001  1.07      1.07  
 
 
                                                      
12 The Government provides financial support to lower the selling price of imported cross- line cotton seeds with a view to reduc e the production cost of cotton farmers who could 
otherwise hardly afford to purchase these high-yielding varieties/seeds to for cultivation due to their high import price. 
  Support to cover losses of purchasing raw cotton produced by farmers: Cotton plants are required by the Government to purchase  the whole quantity of raw cotton 
produced by farmers at a minimum determined price to protect fa rmers' income. As a result, cotton plants sometimes suffer losse s due to the sharp drop of cotton price in the 
world market that significantly influence on the price of domes tically produced cotton (textiles plants would only purchase cot ton supplied by the domestic cotton plants at 
respective low price). The Government provides financial payments to assist the cotton plants to cover these losses. 
 
13 The State provides interest rate support to enable trading enterp rises to purchase pork when the domestic market prices drop s harply causing losses to farmers.   WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2
 Page 13Supporting Table DS:8 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Viet Nam 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 – 2001 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements Of Support 
 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered price 
(1,000 dong/ton) Production eligible to 
receive the applied 
administered price 
(1,000 tons) Market price support 
budgetary outlays 
(VND billion) Equivalent 
measurement of 
support (EMS) 
(VND billion) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(VND 
billion) Other 
product-
specific 
support 
(VND billion) Associated 
fees/levies 
(VND 
billion) Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment 
(VND billion) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11= (7+8+9-
10) 12 
NIL 
  WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2 
Page 14 Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Viet Nam 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 – 2001  
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
(VND billion) Other non-product-
specific support 
(VND billion) Associated fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support (VND 
billion) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 = (3+4-5) 7 
1999 0   0 MOF 
2000 0   0  
2001 700.0015   700.00  Agricultural 
land - use tax 
exemption 14 
 Average 1999-2001    233.33  
1999 101.82   101.82  
2000 147.72   147.72  
2001 301.82   301.82  Support to cover 
losses for 
electricity used in irrigation
16 Average 1999-2001    183.79  
1999 1,010.00   1,010.00  
2000 1,005.00   1,005.00  
2001 999.00   999.00  Support 
irrigation fee17 
Average 1999-2001    1,004.67  
Total 1999    1,111.82  
 2000    1,152.72  
 2001    2,000.82  
 Average 1999-2001    1,421.79  
                                                      
14 Under Decree No.5 of Vietnamese Government dated 25 May 2001, exemption 100 per cent for agricultural land use tax-free for ex tremely disadvantaged areas and 
reduction of 50 per cent for those growing rice and coffee. 
14 The number was estimated. 
15 The Government have charged at the averag e of 572.72 dong/kwh for electricity used in water pumping, irrigation in comparison with the average of 700 dong/kwh 
for other sectors. The difference will be co vered by the Government. The electricity consumption in agriculture is 800 million kWh per annual. 
15 Under Decree No.112 of the Government dated 25 August 1984, basic amortization, considerable repair of irrigation works and ma chinery (estimated round 3,300 
billion dong per annual) are not calculated and considered subsid ies for agriculture. According to this provision, irrigation f ee should be VND 1,500 billion per annual. In fact, 
due to farmers’ difficulties, the total received in 1999 was VN D 490 billion, 2000:  VND 495 billion and 2001: VND 501 billion.  The Government has covered unpaid fee 
according to the Prime Minister’s Decision  No. 1116/QD/Ttg date d 22 August 2001. 
 
   WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2
 Page 15Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Viet Nam 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 – 2001 
 
Export Subsidies: Outlay And Quantity 
 
Total product specific export subsidies (VND 
billion) Quantity of subsidized exports 
(1,000 tons) Description 
of products Direct 
export 
subsidies Sales of 
stocks 
(VND 
billion) Producer 
financed 
subsidies 
(VND 
billion) Cost 
reduction 
measures 
(VND 
billion) Internal 
transport 
subsidies 
(VND 
billion) 1999 2000 2001 Average 
1999-
2001 1999 2000 2001 Average 
1999-
2001 Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
Rice      486.00 600.00 822. 77 636.26 1,900 2,500 3,730 2,710  
Pork      49.70 31.30 31.48 37.49 7.10 9.50 20.00 12.20 MOF; 18 
Coffee      203.00 348.60 536.35 362.65 50 198.7 932 393.57  
Vegetables 
and fruits       12.00 9.90 165.00 62. 30 15 12.00 N/a 9.00 MOF; 19 
Export 
bonus upon 
performance      0.00 0.00 10.55 3.52     MOF 
Total      750.70 989.80 1,566.16 1,102.02      
 
Note:  The Vietnamese Government provided financial support to:   
1. Rice 
 
- Provision of interest rate support for rice export enterprises - Support to cover losses of rice export from temporary storage. 
- Export bonus: VND 180/US$ (equivalent 1.2 per cent) 3. Coffee  
 
- Provision of interest rate support to a ssist export enterprise s to purchase coffee 
for temporary storage.  
- Refund of export surcharges.  
- Support to cover losses of exporting coffee from temporary storage. - Export bonus:  VND 220/US$ (equivalent 1.46 per cent) 
 
2. Pork 
 
- Support to cover losses of pork export to Russia and Hong Kong - Provision of short- term interest rate support.  
- Export bonus: Suckling pig:  VND 280/US$ (equivalent 1.87 per cent) 
- Pork: US$900 (equivalent 6 per cent) 4. Vegetables and fruits 
 
- Support to export canned pineapples and canned cucumbers to Russian and US. 
- Export bonus: VND 400 - 500/US$ (equivalent  2.6 - 3.3 per cent). 
 
 
                                                      
18 Prime Minister's Decision No.933/1999/QD-TTg of 28 October 1999 and No.540/2000/QD-TTg. 
19 Government Official Document No.977/CP-KTTH of 13 September 1999.  WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.2 
Page 16 ANNEX 
 
1. Official exchange rate: 
 - This exchange rate used in calculation of all pr ogrammes of domestic support and export subsidies. 
- Currency unit: VND (Vietnamese Dong) 
1999: US$ 1 = VND 13,944 
 2000: US$ 1 = VND 14,146  
 2001: US$ 1 = VND 14,815  
Data sources: GDS.  
2. Explanation of abbreviations for relevant agencies: 
 
AFESD Agricultural and Forestry Extension Services Department 
DAF Development Assistance Fund 
DARNEZ Department of Agricultural Resettlement and New Economic Zone 
DPP Department of Plant Protection DVQ Department of Veterinary Quarantine 
GDS General Department of Statistics 
MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
MOF Ministry of Finance 
MOSTE Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment MPI Ministry of Planning and Investment 
SB State Bank 
Prov Provinces 
 
 
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