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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/GEO/2/Rev.1 
18 May 1999 
 (99-1993) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Georgia Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF GEORGIA 
 
Communication from Georgia  
 
Revision  
  The following revised information on domestic support and export subsidies in agriculture 
has been received from the Ministry of Fo reign Affairs of the Republic of Georgia. 
 
 
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Supporting Table DS: 1 
                                DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  GEORGIA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green box"   
 
 
Measure type Name and description of  measure with reference  to  
criteria in Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value in year in 
question. Thousand Lari Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
General services Scientific-Research Organiza tions.  Ministry of Agriculture and Food 
General research Commission on Seed Selection and Protection   
(para 2a) Breeding Factories Department   
 1996 77.6  
 1997 206.4  
 1998 1,184.9  
General Services Regional Veterinary Statio ns  Ministry of Agriculture and Food 
Pest and Disease 
Control Domestic Epizootic measures   
(para 2b) Plant Protection Measures   
 1996 635.4  
 1997 1,854.1  
 1998 4,035.0  
General services State Institute of Busi ness  Ministry of Agriculture and Food 
Training services    
(para 2c)    
 1996 9.7  
 1997 42.8  
 1998 53.8  
 
 
     
  WT/ACC/SPEC/GEO/2/Rev.1
 Page 3Measure type Name and description of  measure with reference  to  
criteria in Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value in year in 
question. Thousand Lari Data sources 
General services Magazine "Kvali"  Ministry of Agriculture and Food 
Extension and Advisory Newspaper  “Agroinformi"   
Services (para 2d) Newspaper  “Soplis Ckhovreba”   
 1996 4.0  
 1997 5.0  
 1998 75.5  
General services State Seed Quality Inspec tion  Ministry of Agriculture and Food 
Inspection Services Plant Quar antine State Inspection   
para (2e) Technical Supervision Inspection   
 Quality Inspection of Agricultural Products   
 Food Licensing Service   
 Viniculture State Regulation Department   
 1996 89.1  
 1997 146.9  
 1998 554.2  
General Services Management of Irrigation and Meliora tion Systems  Ministry of Agriculture and Food 
Infrastructural Services Reforestation   
(para 2g) Kolkheti Low-Land Maintenance Measures   
 Supervision of Animal Winter Pasture Routes   
 1996 3,916.1  
 1997 5,957.5  
 1998 6,104.8  
Payments for relief from Tea Industry Rehabilitation Program s  (See Annex A).  Ministry of Agriculture and Food 
natural disasters    
(para 8a)    
 1996 -  
 1997 1,000.0  
 1998 2,936.1  
 
  
     
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Measure type Name and description of  measure with reference  to  
criteria in Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value in year in 
question. Thousand Lari Data sources 
Payments for relief from Viniculture Promotion Programme  (See Annex B)  Ministry of Agriculture and Food 
natural disasters    
(para 8a)    
 1996 -  
 1997 1,000.0  
 1998 1,000.0  
TOTAL 1996 6,231.9  
 1997 11,712.7  
 1998 15,944.5  
Average 1996-1998 11,296.4  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: GEORGIA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Special and Different Treatment - "Development Programs" 
 
 
    
Measure type 
 Name and description of measure  with reference to 
criteria in Article 6.2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture  Monetary value in year in 
question. 
Thousand Lari Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
 
No "Development Programs" subsidies were provided in 1996. 1997. 1998. 
 
 
  
  
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Supporting Table DS: 3 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: GEORGIA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Dir ect Payments under Production-Limiting Programs 
 
"Exempt Direct Payments" 
 
    
Measure type 
 Name and description of measure  with reference 
to Annex 2  Monetary value in year in 
question. 
Thousand Lari Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
 
No "Direct Payment" subsidies were provided in 1996. 1997. 1998 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: GEORGIA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 
 
Calculation of the total Aggregate Measurement of Support
 
1996-1998  
 
Description of basic 
products (including 
Non-Product-
specific AMS) Products- specific 
AMS 
(from Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 
below) 
1.000 Lari Product- specific 
measurement of 
equivalent level of 
support (from supporting 
Table DS: 8 below) 1.000 
Lari Current Total 
AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
1.000 Lari Value of 
production 
  
 1.000 Lari % of production Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
None 0 0 0 6.984.000 0 Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Food 
 
No non-exempt subsides of any kind  were provided 1996. 1997. 1998 
 
 
   
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Supporting Table DS: 5 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: GEORGIA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 
 
Product _specific Aggregate measuremen t of Support: Market Price Support  
  
Description of 
basic products Calendar year 
beginning Measure type Fixed 
administered 
price  Reference 
price Eligible 
production Associated 
levies Total market 
price support data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
 
 
No market price support subsidies were provided in 1996,1997,1998 
  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: GEORGIA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 
 
Product _specific Aggregate measurement of Support:  
  
Description of 
basic product year Measure 
type Applied 
administered  
price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production Total  price-
related 
direct 
payment Other non-
exempt direct 
payment Associated 
fees/levies Total 
Direct 
payment Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
 
  
No non-exempt direct payments subsid ies were provided in 1996, 1997, 1998 
 
 
   
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Supporting Table DS: 7 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: GEORGIA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 
 
Product _specific Aggregate measurement of Support: Other product-Specific Support and Total  
 
Product-Specific AMS  
 
Description  
basic products Calendar 
year Measure 
type Other 
product- 
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
1.000 Lari Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
 1.000 Lari Assoc. Fees 
and levies 
  
 1.000 Lari Total other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
 1.000 Lari Market 
price 
support 
(DS:5)  
 
1.000 Lari Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(DS:6) 
 
1.000 Lari Total AMS 
   
1.000 Lari Data 
Sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
        
No subsidies of this sort were provided in 1996, 1997, 1998 
   
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: GEORGIA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 
 
Product-Specific equivalent Measurements of support  
  
Descriptio
n  
of basic 
products Calendar 
year 
beginning Measure 
type Applied 
administer
ed price Productio
n 
eligible to 
receive 
applied 
administer
ed price 
 Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays Equiva-
lent 
Measure 
-ments of 
Support 
(include 
calculatio
n details Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Other 
product-
specific 
support Associate
d levies 
and fees Total 
support 
equiva- 
lent to 
assistance Date 
Sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
 
       
No subsidies of this sort were provided in 1996, 1997, 1998  
   
  
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Supporting Table DS: 9 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: GEORGIA 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
  
 
Measure type Calendar year Non-product-
specific budgetary 
outlays 
 
 
(1.000 Lari) Other Non-product-
specific support 
(incl. calculation 
details)  
(1.000 Lari) Associated  
fees/ levies 
  
 
(1.000 Lari) Total non- product-
specific budgetary 
outlays 
 
 
(1.000 Lari) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
 
 
 
No subsidies of this sort were provided in 1996, 1997, 1998  
   
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: GEORGIA 
 
 REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 
 
Export Subsidies: outlay and Quantity 
 
 
Description of 
products Direct export 
Subsidies Sale of stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal 
transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific export 
subsidies Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
 
  
No subsidies of this sort were provided in 1996, 1997, 1998  
 
 
 
 
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 Annex A 
Two wars. the 1991-1992 Civil War and the 1993-1994 War in Abkhazia and Samegrelo 
virtually destroyed the Georgian tea industry. As  seen from the table below tea production declined 
sharply in 1991-1992. and again after the 1993-1994 war. 
 
Year Collected tea (thousand tons) 
1988 458.7 
1989 497.5 
1990 516.7 
1991 451.9 
1992 212.3 
1993 132.5 
1994 61.6 
1995 36.8 
1996 31.7 
1997 34.4 
1998 25.0 
 
 
Average production in 1989-90 (before the 1991-92 war) was 491 thousand tons. The average 
after 1994 war only 31.9 thousand tons. or less than 7 per cent of the pre-war average.    WT/ACC/SPEC/GEO/2/Rev.1 
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 Annex B 
 
 
 The 1991-1992 Civil War severely damaged Geor gian viniculture. As shown below. grape 
production declined significantly after the war. 
  
Year Produced Wine (thousand decalitres) 
1988 15.806 
1989 17.335 
1990 16.271 
1991 12.743 
1992 9.097 
1993 5.205 
1994 4.000 
1995 4.123 
1996 2.241 
1997 2.231 
1998 564 
 
  Average production in 1988-1990 (before the 1991-1992 war) was 16.470 thousand decalitres. The average in 1993-1995 was only 4.443 thousand decalitres. or approximately 27 per 
cent of the pre-war average. 
  
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