WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CZE/52 
17 February 2004 
 (04-0648) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 9 February 2004, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the  Czech Republic .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2002 .  G/AG/N/CZE/52 
Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Czech Republic  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year  2002  
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current total AMS 
(From Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (From Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (From attached supporting tables) 
1 2 3 
 
 
13,611.32 
 
  
 
million K č  
 
4,812.9 
 
 
  
 
 
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Czech Republic 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year  2002  
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment - "Green Box" 
 
 
Measure type Name and description of m easure taking into account the criteria 
in Annex 2 Monetary value of the measure during the 
reporting period 
(million K č) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
(a) General services 
 
 
 
 
(c) Domestic food aid 
 
(f) Payments for relief from natural 
disasters 
 
(h) Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through reti rement programmes 
 
 
(i) Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through investment aids  
Consultation 
Pest and disease control services 
Support to the foundation and activity of producer marketing organizations 
Silt removal and renewal of pond functions 
 
School milk (donation of milk for basic schools) 
 
Aid to alleviate the damage caus ed in agriculture by the floods 
 
 
Crop production restructuring through afforestation 
Crop production restructuring through the planting of fast growing trees 
Crop production restructuring through grassing 
 
Renewal of vineyards, hop gardens and orchards 
  
53.9 
49.7 
36.1 
182.6 
 
62.5 
 
976.9 
 
 
63.5 
0.5 
9.7 
 
288.6 
  
 
(j) "Environmental programmes" 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(k) "Regional assistance programmes" 
 
(l) Other 
 
 
TOTAL   
Calcification with help of limestone powder 
Support for bee-keeping 
Establishment of the elements of the territorial system of landscape 
ecological stability 
Support for Ecological Agriculture 
Support for cattle, sheep,  goat and horse farming on permanent grasslands 
 
Programme of assistance in less-favoured areas 
 
Support for suckler cow farming and sheep farming  
13.7 
77.2 
3.7 
 
210.9 
827.6 
 
1,650.9 
 
648.1 
 
 
5,156.1  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Czech Republic 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2002 
 
Measures exempt from the Reduction Commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programme s – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
 
 
Measure Type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6:5 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(million Kč) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Payments based on fixed area and yields Set- aside programme 787.8 Ministry of Agriculture 
of the Czech Republic 
(b) Payments based on 85 per cent or  less of base level of production   
(c) Livestock payments on a fixed number of head   
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Czech Republic  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2002  
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
 
 
 
Description of basic product Product-specific AMS (from Supporting Tables 
DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
(million K č) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 below) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(million K č) 
1 2 3 4 
Potatoes for processing to starch 44.5  44.5 
Wheat for processing to starch 11.5  11.5 
Milk 84.6  84.6 
Total product-specific AMS   140.6 
Non-product-specific AMS  (from Supporting 
Table  DS:9)   4,672.3 
Total:  Current Total AMS   4,812.9 
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Czech Republic 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar Year 2002 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar year 
2002 Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(million K č) Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
 
(million K č) Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
 
(million K č) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
 
 
(million K č) Total AMS
 
  
 
 
 
(million K č) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
Potatoes for 
processing to 
starch  compensatory 
payments 44.5 - - 44.5 - - 44.5 Ministry of 
Agriculture of the 
Czech Republic 
Wheat for 
processing to 
starch  compensatory 
payments 11.5 - - 11.5 - - 11.5 Ministry of 
Agriculture of the 
Czech Republic 
Milk  compensatory 
payments 84.6 - - 84.6 - - 84.6 Ministry of 
Agriculture of the 
Czech Republic 
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Czech Republic  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2002  
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2002 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
(million K č) Other non-product-
specific support (include 
calculation details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
(million K č) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Maintenance and improvement of 
livestock and fish genetic potential  194.7   194.7  
Maintenance of seed geneti c potential  477.0   477.0  
Support and Guarantee Farmer and 
Forestry Fund  1,233.3   1,233.3  
Support for use of environmentally 
sound fuels  0.1   0.1  
Genetic sources  105.0   105.0  
Infection fund  99.4   99.4  
Support for the construction of drip 
irrigation in orchards, hop gardens and 
vineyards  24.7   24.7  
Support for young starting farmers  97.7   97.7  
Support for cattle breeding  50.2   50.2  Support for reduction of proportion of 
arable land  983.6   983.6   G/AG/N/CZE/52 
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(3+4-5) 7 
Support to forest and water 
management  1,253.6   1,253.6  
Financial aid provided to farmers in 
1991-1993 – partial write-offs  153.0   153.0  
Total non-product-specific AMS     4,672.3  
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