RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.1
5November 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4837)
Original: English Working Party ontheAccession
oftheRepublic ofMoldova
ACCESSION OFTHE REPUBLIC OFMOLDOVA
Information onDomestic Support andExport Subsidies inAgriculture
intheRepublic ofMoldova
Revision
TheMinistry ofEconomy oftheRepublic ofMoldova hassubmitted thefollowing revised
information onDomestic Support andExport Subsidies inAgriculture intheRepublic ofMoldova.
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Explanatory Note toModifications toWT/ACC/4
1. InTable DS:1 theexpenditure fortheagency forforcasting wheather conditions, which has
beenincluded inthefigure forthefundforenvironmental andnatural resources protection, hasbeen
taken out.
2. InTables DS:7 andDS:4 theexemptions fromVAT formeat, tobacco andvegetables, which
applied onlytodomestic products, havebeentaken out.AlsoinTables DS:7 andDS:4, thefigure
forlivestock for1995hasbeenmodified toreflect thefactthatapartofthe1995figure wasprovided
intheform ofaloan.
Moreover, thewheat subsidy hasbeentaken outasitdoesconfer abenefit totheproducer
ofabasic agricultural product.
3. InTable DS:9 theVAT exemptions foragricultural products usedaspayment in-kind oras
payment forland-lease, andforseeds, fertilizers andequipment havebeentaken out.
4. Table ES:1, stating thatnoexport subsidies were paidhasbeenadded.
5. Fordeminimis calculations refertoresponse toQuestion 50ofdocument WT/ACC/MOL/8.WT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.1
Page2Supporting tableDS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment --"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria in
Annex 2oftheAgreement onAgricultureMonetary value of
measure inyearin
question
(MDL)Datasources
1 2 3 4
1995 1996
(a) General services Measures toconserve soilandtoprevent erosion 2.7 3.4Ministry of
Finance
Aidsforpurchase ofagricultural research equipment 1.9 3.2
Preparation ofplant classification - 0.8
(f) Payments forrelief from natural
disastersNatural Calamities Law: compensation bymeans ofdebt
cancellation78.1 254.0 Ministry of
Finance
(j) Environmental programmes Fund forenvironmental andnatural resources protection 6.2 9.6Ministry of
FinanceWT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.1
Page3Supporting tableDS:7 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Product-specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific AMS
Description
ofbasic
productCalendar/
marketing
year
beginningMeasure type(s) Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
MDLOther
product-
specific
support
MDLAssociated
fees/
leviesTotal other
product-
specific
support MDLMarket price
support
(DS:5)Non-
exempt
direct
payments
(DS:6)
MDLTotal
AMS
MDLData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
Milk 1996 Reduction ofland
tax- 28.9 28.9 - - 37.6 Ministry of
Finance
1996 VAT Exemption - 8.6 8.6 Ministry of
Finance
Livestock 1995 Grants
Loans- - - - 6.3
1.56.3
1.5Ministry of
Finance
1996 Reduction ofland
taxfor
insemination- 1.3 1.3 - 8.0 9.3Ministry of
Finance
Viticulture
improvement1995 Grants - - - - - 15.0 15.0 Ministry of
Finance
1996 Grants - - - - - 9.5 9.5Ministry of
Finance
Improvement
offruittree
growing1995 Grants - - - - - 6.4 6.4Ministry of
Finance
1996 Grants - - - - - 6.0 6.0Ministry of
FinanceWT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.1
Page4Supporting Table DS:6 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productCalendar/
marketing
year
beginningMeasure
type(s)Applied
administered
price US$/tExternal
reference
priceEligible
production
'000tTotal price-
related direct
payments
MDLOther
non-exempt
direct
payments
MDLAssociated
fees/
leviesTotal
direct
payments
MDLDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
Livestock
improvement1995
1996Grants
Loans
Grants-
-
--
-
--
-
--
-
-6.3
1.5
8.0-
-
-6.3
1.5
8.0Ministry of
Finance
Improvement
offruittree
growing1995
1996Grants
Grants-
--
--
--
-6.4
6.0-
-6.4
6.0Ministry of
FinanceWT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.1
Page5Supporting tableDS:9 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar/marketing
yearbeginningNon-product-specific
budgetary outlays
MDLOther non-product-
specific support MDLAssociated fees/
leviesTotal
non-product-
specific support
MDLDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(3+4+5)7
Aidstoagricultural
production: exemptions
from landtax1996 - 9.4 - 9.4Ministry of
Finance
Irrigation 1995
199622.8
43.4- - 22.8
43.4Ministry of
Finance
Agricultural enterprises
exempt from roadand
realestate tax1995 8.6Ministry of
FinanceWT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.1
Page6Supporting tableDS:4 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, 1995
Calculation oftheTotal Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofthebasic products Product -specific AMS
(from tables DS:6andDS:7
MMDLCurrent totalAMS (aggregate)
MMDL
Viticulture improvement 15.0 15.0
Livestock improvement 7.8 7.8
Improvement offruittreegrowing 6.5 6.5
Non-product-specific AMS (from tableDS:9) 47.4
Total current AMS 76.7WT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.1
Page7Supporting tableDS:4 DOMESTIC SUPPORT
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Calculation oftheTotal Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofthebasic products Product-specific AMS
(from tables DS:6andDS:7
MDLCurrent totalAMS (aggregate)
MDL
Viticulture improvement 9.5 9.5
Livestock improvement 9.3 9.3
Improvement offruittreegrowing 6.0 6.0
Non-product-specific AMS (from tableDS:9) 53.9
Total current AMS 116.30WT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.1
Page8Supporting tableES:1 EXPORT SUBSIDIES:
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995, 1996
Export Subsidies: Outlay andQuantity
Description of
productsDirect export
subsidiesSales ofstocks Producer
financed
subsidiesCost
reduction
measuresInternal
transport
subsidiesTotal product
specific
export
subsidiesQuantity of
subsidized
exportsDatasource
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
NONE