WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/CZE/26
21 August 2000
(00-3343)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning new or modified domestic support measures exempt
from reduction ( Table DS:2 ) was received from the delegation of the Czech Republic on
3 August 2000.G/AG/N/CZE/26
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Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Czech Republic
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:
 New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction
1. Full title of measure:
Support to the Foundation and Activity of Producer Marketing Organizations.
2. Domestic legislation references:
Article 2/1 of the Act. 252/1997 Coll . on Agriculture of 24 September 1997.
3. Detailed description of measure with refe rence to criteria ( i.e. those in Annex 2)
Support to the foundation and activity of marketing organizations of producers of some
agricultural commodities for the purposes of jo int marketing of agricultural products. The aid
will be granted to the foundation and activity of agricultural organizations.
The programme conforms to the general criteria of Paragraph 1 of the Agreement on
Agriculture:
(a) the programme is provided through a publicly funded government programme not
involving transfers from consumers;  and,
(b) the programme does not have the effect of providing price support to producers.
In addition, it meets the policy specific criteria under various sub-components of
Paragraph 2(f) of Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture under the General Servicescategory. Expenditures under the programme do not involve direct payments to producers or
processors.
4. Cost of measure:
For 1999 :   CZK  5.2 million
5. Date of entry into effect :
1 January 1999
6. Period of application:
As from 1999
7. Product to principally benefit (if any individual products(s) ):
No individual product.G/AG/N/CZE/26
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__________Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Czech Republic
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:
 New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction
1. Full title of measure:
Calcification with the help of limestone powder.
2. Domestic legislation references:
Government Regulation No. 24/1999 of  20 January  1999. Support of calcification of arable
land in less-favorable areas (LFA) with pH lower than 5.5. This action highly motivatesintroduction of such agricultural measures with application of limy  fertilizers to regulate low
pH factor above mentioned land  due to long–term influence of different factors which
contaminates air and land.
The programme conforms to the general criteria of Paragraph 1 of the Agreement on
Agriculture:
(a) the programme is provided through a publicly funded government programme not
involving transfers from consumers;  and,
(b) the programme does not have the effect of providing price support to producers.
In addition, it meets the policy specific criteria under various sub-components of
Paragraph 12 of Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture under the  payments from the
Environmental Protection Programmes category. Expenditures under the programme do not
involve direct payments to producers or processors.
3. Detailed description of measure with refe rence to criteria  ( i.e. those in Annex 2,
para 11)
For 1999:  CZK 11.0 million
4. Cost of measure:
For 1999:  CZK 11.0 million
5. Date of entry into effect :
1 January 1999
6. Period of application:
As from 1999
7. Product to principally benefit (if any individual products(s) ):
No individual product.