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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.5  
14 September 1999 
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Working Party on the  
Accession of Moldova Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA  
 
Information on Domestic Support and Export  
Subsidies in Agriculture in the Republic of Moldova  
 
Revision  
  The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova has submitted the revised following 
information on Domestic Support and Export Subsidi es in Agriculture in the Republic of Moldova. 
 
 
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 WT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.5 
Page 2 Table DS:1  
Agricultural Products:  Commitm ents Limiting Subsidization  
 (Article 3 of the Agreement on Agriculture)  
 
Domestic support: Total AMS Commitments  
 
BASE TOTAL AMS 
(millions SDR) Years of implementation Annual  and final bound commitment 
levels (millions SDR) Relevant Supporting Tables and 
document reference 
1 2 3 4 
108.5 2000 108.50 Supporting tables: DS:4, 6,7 and 9 
 2001 105.62  
 2002 102.74  
 2003 99.86  
 2004 96.98  
 2005 94.10  
  
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 Page 3Supporting table DS: 1  
Domestic Support  
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 1996 – 1998  
 
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 of measure in year in 
question (million SDR)  
Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
  1996 1997 1998  
a. General services Budgetary outlay for the National Agency for Geodesy, Cartography and 
Cadaster to apply measures to conserve  soil and to prevent erosion (par.2a) 0.5 1.9 0.75 Ministry of Finance 
 Budgetary outlays for Ministry of Environment to purchase agricultural 
research equipment (par.2a) 0.47 - - Ministry of Finance 
 Budgetary outlays for preparation of plant classification (par.2a) 0.1 - - Ministry of Finance 
 Budgetary outlays for scientific res earch institutions providing research 
activity of agricultural specialization (par.2a) 0.84 1.06 0.7 Ministry of Agriculture 
 Budgetary outlays for education, including general education (agricultural 
colleges, agricultural university, Ph .D. studies) and special training 
(requalification of labor force) (par. 2c). 2.32 3.82 1.77 Ministry of Agriculture 
 Budgetary outlays for environmental and natural resources protection 
administrated through Ministry of Environment (par.12) 2.1 1.8 1.8 Ministry of Finance 
f. Payments for relief 
from natural 
disasters Natural Calamities Law: compensation by means of debt. Compensations 
have been made on the base of the Art. 1 of the Law of the Republic of 
Moldova Nr. 1123 from 06.03.97 “On rectification of the State Budget for 1996”. Compensations covered 30 – 32 per cent of the damages caused by 
natural calamities. (par.8) - 41.0 - Ministry of Finance 
l. Other Support provided through direct payments to farmers in financial difficulty 
paid independently of production. (par.5) 0.6 - - Ministry of Finance 
  
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Page 4 Supporting table DS: 2  
Domestic Support  
Reporting Period:  Calendar Years 1996-1998  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Special  and Differential 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 of measure in year in 
question  
Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
  1996 1997 1998  
None 
 
Note: The Republic of Moldova reserves the right to apply during 2000 – 2008 measures exempt from reduction commitments under t he Article 6.2. of the Agreement on 
Agriculture 
 
  
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 Page 5Supporting table DS: 3  
Domestic Support  
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 1996 – 1998  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programs - "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
 
Measure type  
Name and description of measure with  reference to criteria in Article 
6:5 of the Agreement on Agriculture  
Monetary value of measure in year in 
question  
Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
  1996 1997 1998  
None 
  
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Page 6 Supporting table DS: 4  
Domestic Support  
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 1996 – 1998  
 
Calculation of the Total Aggr egate Measurement of Support  
 
Description of 
basic products Year Product specific AMS (from 
Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7, in 
million SDR) Output 
(million SDR) De-minimis 
calculation 
(%) Product-specific Equivalent 
Measurement of Support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8) Base Total 
AMS 
(million 
SDR) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Viticulture 1996 1.41 44.1 3.2 -  
 1997 -  0 -  
 1998 5.2 34.9 14.9 -  
    Average = 6.0   
 Base Aggregate Measurement of Support 0 
Fruit Tree 1996 0.89 40.1 2.2 -  
 1997 -  0 -  
 1998 -  0 -  
    Average = 0,7   
 Base Aggregate Measurement of Support 0 
Milk 1996 -  0 -  
 1997 -  0 -  
 1998 6.3 72.8 8.7 -  
    Average = 2.9   
Base Aggregate Meas urement of Support 0 
Livestock 1996 1.2 116.5 0.8   
 1997 -  0   
 1998 -  0   
    Average = 0.27   
Base Aggregate Meas urement of Support 0 
  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Non Product 
Specific AMS (from Table 
DS:9) 1996 6.4 493.0 1.3 - 
 1997 4.1 581.8 0.7 - 
 1998 315.0 629.3 50.0 - 
  Average = 108.5  Average = 17.3  
Base Aggregate Meas urement of Support 108.5
Base Total Aggregate M easurement of Support 108.5
 
Note:  Lei have been converted to SDRs at the annual rate s for each year of the base period separately as follows: 
1996 – 100 SDRs = 673,95 Lei; 2) 1997 – 100 SDRs = 636,43 Lei; 3) 1998 – 100 SDRs = 730, 98 Lei, except for debt relief (see th e Note to DS:9) 
 The annual exchange rate Moldovan Lei to US Dollar, for the period concerned was:  
1996 – 100 USD = 460,26 Lei; 2) 1997 – 100 USD = 462,36 Lei; 3) 1998 – 100 USD = 536,86 
 Source: National Bank of the Republic of Moldova  
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Page 8 Supporting table DS: 5  
Domestic Support  
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 1996 – 1998  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
 
 
Description 
of basic 
products  
Calendar / 
marketing year 
beginning   
Measure type(s)  
Applied 
administered 
price  
External 
reference price   
Eligible 
production  
Associated 
fees/levies  
Total market 
price support  
Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4 – 5 x 6) -7 9 
None 
  
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 Page 9Supporting table DS: 6  
Domestic Support:  
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 1996 - 1998  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of  Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
 
Description 
of basic 
product  
Calendar / 
marketing 
year 
beginning   
Measure 
type(s)  
Applied 
administered 
price  
External 
reference 
price   
Eligible 
production  
Total price-
related 
direct 
payments  
Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
(million 
SDR)  
Associated 
fees/levies  
Total direct 
payments 
(million 
SDR)  
Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Viticulture 1996 Grants     1.41  1.41 Ministry of 
Finance 
 1997      -  0  
 1998 Grants     5.2  5.2 Ministry of 
Finance 
Fruit Tree 1996 Grants     0.89  0.89 Ministry of 
Finance 
 1997      -  0  
 1998      -  0  
Milk 1996      -  0  
 1997      -  0  
(i)  1998 Grants (per 
litter)     6.3  6.3 Ministry of 
Finance 
Livestock 1996 Grants (per 
insemination 
unit     1.2  1.2 Ministry of 
Finance 
 1997      -  0  
 1998      -  0  
 
Note:  Grants represent budgetary outlays given:  
- to livestock sector (to compensate insemination costs);  
- to viticulture sector in 1996 and 1998 (for purchasing seedling material, wire, fuel, pesticides and other materials);  
- to milk sector for all kinds of agricultural enterprises and na tural persons -  50 bani per litter supplied to processing enter prises; and 
- to fruit tree sector (for producing and testing special types of  fruit tree seedling material, for creating new fruit tree plan tations, for their 
maintenance till they get productive (4 years)). 
These grants were administrated and distributed by the Ministry  of Agriculture and Industrial Processing on the base of request  made by special committees at the 
district executive bodies. These committees were making request on be half of all agricultural enterprises in that district prov iding activities mentioned above.  
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Domestic Support  
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 1996 – 1998  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Othe r Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
 
 
Description 
of basic 
product  
Calendar / 
marketing 
year 
beginning   
Measure 
type(s)  
Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(million 
SDR)   
Associated 
fees/levies  
Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(million 
SDR)  
Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)  
Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(million 
SDR)  
Total 
Product-
Specific 
AMS  
Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5+6) 8 9 10 11 
Viticulture 1996 Grants      1.41 1.41 Ministry of 
Finance 
 1997       - 0  
 1998 Grants      5.2 5.2 Ministry of 
Finance 
Fruit Tree 1996 Grants      0.89 0.89 Ministry of 
Finance 
 1997       - 0  
 1998       - 0  
Milk 1996       - 0  
 1997       - 0  
(ii)  1998 Grants (per 
litter)      6.3 6.3 Ministry of 
Finance 
Livestock 1996 Grants (per 
insemination 
unit)      1.2 1.2 Ministry of 
Finance 
 1997       - 0  
 1998       - 0  
  
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Domestic Support:  
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 1996 – 1998  
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support  
 
 
Description 
of basic 
products  
Calendar / 
marketing 
year 
beginning   
Measure 
type(s)  
Applied 
administered 
price  
Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administer
ed price  
Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays  
Equivalent 
measure-
ment of 
support   
Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments  
Other 
product 
specific 
support  
Associated 
fees/levies  
Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment  
Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
None 
  
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Domestic Support  
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 1996 – 1998  
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
 
 
Measure type(s)  
Calendar / marketing 
year beginning   
Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
(million SDR)  
Other non-product-
specific support  
(million SDR)  
Associated 
fees/levies  
Total non-product-
specific support 
(million SDR)  
Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 (3+4+5) 7 
Irrigation 1996 6.4   6.44 Ministry of Finance 
 1997 4.1   4.1 Ministry of Finance 
 1998 4.1   4.1 Ministry of Finance 
Debt relieves for entire 
agricultural sector  1996  -  0  
 1997  -  0  
 1998  310.9  310.9 Ministry of Finance 
 
Notes:  
 
1. The debt relieves was calculated on the base of the Law on Rest ructuring of the agricultural enterprises in process of privatiz ation Nr. 392 – XIV from 13 May 1999.  
2. Since the debt relieve for the entire agricultu ral sector has been cumulated over the en tire Base Period, Republic of Moldova c onverted it to SDRs at the rate 100 SDRs = 
680,45 which is the average exchange rate for 1996 – 1998. 
 Source: National Bank of the Republic of Moldova  
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Export Subsidies  
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 1996 – 1998  
 
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity  
 
 
Description of 
products  
Direct export 
subsidies  
Sales 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 
None 
 
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