WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/POL/58
4 September 2003
(03-4616)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments for calendar year 2001
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of Poland  on
22 April 2003.G/AG/N/POL/58
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2001
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
3,329 million US$ 481.54
100 US$ = 409.75 PLN (National Bank of Poland exchange rate)
PLN:  Polish New ZlotyG/AG/N/POL/58
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2001
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
('000 PLN)Data Sources
12 3 4
(a) General services
(i)  Extension services Education, extension and advisory services (salaries of personnel, establishment and
development of facilities, cost of operations).  (para. 2(d))206.848 National statistics
(ii)  Inspection services Quality control (seeds, soil), qua lity control and protection (plants).  State Inspection for
Purchase and Processing of Agricultural Products;  salaries of personnel, cost ofoperations.  (para. 2(e))107.979 "
(iii)  Plant protection Pest and disease control meas ures, salaries of personnel.  (para. 2(b)) 32.664 "
(iv)  Animal health control
and protectionSupply of research materials, cost of operations, supply of vaccines. (para. 2(b)) 241.841 "
(v)  Research Improvement of production potential of plants and animals, salaries of personnel, property
and equipment expenditure.  (para. 2(a))198.471 "
(b)  Protection and relief from
natural disasterProtection against, and relief from, flood and restoration of agricultural production.
(para. 8)130.065 "
(c)  Other Monitoring of markets, prices and trade flows. (para. 2(f))
Loans and supply assistance for support farms established by agricultural schools.
(para. 2(d))0.39 "
(vi)  Structures and 
infrastructuresModernisation of rural infrastructure and environment protection.  (para. 11) 1,843.709 "
(vii)  State and municipal 
governmentsOperations, property and equipment expenditure. (para. 2(g)) 43.364 "
(viii) Territorial, self-
governing association of agricultural producersOperations, property and equipment expenditure. (para. 2(g)) 3 "
TOTAL 2,808.331G/AG/N/POL/58
Page 4Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2001
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)
(million PLN)Product-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8
below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
(million PLN)
12 3 4
Common wheat 1,114.27 - 1,114.27
Rye 40.18 - 40.18
Butter 277.79 - 277.79
Honey 7.33 - 7.33Raw tobacco 6.23 - 6.23Cheese 245.50 - 245.50
Total product-specific AMS 1,691.30
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9) 281.81
Total AMS 1,973.11G/AG/N/POL/58
Page 5Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2001
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
beginning
1 January 2001Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
(PLN/tonne)External
reference price
(generally from
AGST/…)
(PLN/tonne)Eligible
production
('000 tonnes)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market price
support
(million PLN)
((4-5*6)-7Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Common wheat Market Price Support 510.00 276.40 4,770.00 1,114.27 National Statistics
Rye " 355.00 306.30 825.00 40.18 "
Butter " 7,250.00 2,405.00 4.60 22.29 "
Honey " 9,000.00 3,357.80 1.30 7.33 "Raw tobacco " 2,300.00 1,920.00 16.40 6.23 "TOTAL 1,190.30G/AG/N/POL/58
Page 6Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2001
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Ot her Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year
beginning
1 January 2001Measurement
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(million
PLN)Other product
specific
support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
support
(million
PLN)Market
price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
(million
PLN)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(million
PLN)Data sources
1 2 3456 7 8 9 1 0 1 1
Common wheat MPS 1,114.27 1,114.27 National statistics
Rye MPS - - - - 40.18 - 40.18 "
Butter MPS - - - - 22.29 - 22.29 "
Private storage* 255.50 - - 255.50 - - 255.50
Honey MPS - - - - 7.33 - 7.33 "Raw tobacco MPS - - - - 6.23 - 6.23
Cheese Private storage* 245.50 - - 245.50 - - 245.50
TOTAL 1,691.30
*See Council of Ministers Decision No.94 dated 18.07.01 and No.111 dated 21.08.01.G/AG/N/POL/58
Page 7 Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2001
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
beginning
1 January 2001Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(million PLN)Other non-product
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
support
(million PLN)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
Interest concessions 188.29 0 0 188.29 National statistics
Subsidies on fertilizers 64.25 0 0 64.25 "
Subsidies on improved seed 29.27 0 0 29.27 "
TOTAL 281.81 281.81
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