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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.6  
21 October 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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Table DS:1 
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS: COMMITMENTS LIMITING SUBSIDIZATION  
(Article 3 of the Agreement on Agriculture)  
 
Domestic support: Total AMS Commitments  
BASE TOTAL AMS 
(million SDR) Years of implementation Annual and final bound commitment 
levels (million SDR) Relevant Supporting Tables and 
document reference 
1 2 3 4 
58.43 2000 56.0928 Supporting tables: DS:4, 6,7 and 9 
 2001 53.7556  
 2002 51.4184  
 2003 49.0812  
 2004 46.7440  
  
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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 research institutions providing 
research activity of agricultural specialization (par.2a) 0.84 1.06 0.7 Ministry of Agriculture 
 Budgetary outlays for educati on, including general education 
(agricultural colleges, agricultura l 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”. Co mpensations 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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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 
 
  
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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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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 - 0 -  
 1998 5.2 34.9 14.9 -  
  Average = 2.2  Average = 6.0   
 Base Aggregate Measurement of Support 2.2 
Fruit Tree 1996 0.89 40.1 2.2 -  
 1997 0 - 0 -  
 1998 0 - 0 -  
    Average = 0,7   
 Base Aggregate Measurement of Support 0 
Milk 1996 0 - 0 -  
 1997 0 - 0 -  
 1998 6.3 72.8 8.7 -  
    Average = 2.9   
Base Aggregate Measurement of Support 0 
Livestock 1996 1.2 116.5 0.8 -  
 1997 0 - 0 -  
 1998 0 - 0 -  
    Average = 0.27   
Base Aggregate Measurement of Support 0 
  
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Non Product 
Specific AMS 
(from Table 
DS:9) 1996 28.6 493.0 5.9 -  
 1997 62.6 581.8 10.1 -  
 1998 77.5 629.3 12.4 -  
  Average = 56.23  Average = 9.5   
Base Aggregate Measurement of Support 56.23 
Base Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 58.43 
 
Note:   
 In all Supporting Tables MDL have been converted to SDRs at the a nnual rates for each year of the base period separately as fol lows: 
1) 1996 – 100 SDRs = 673,95 MDL; 2) 1997 – 100 S DRs = 636,43 MDL; 3) 1998 – 100 SDRs = 730, 98 MDL  
 The annual exchange rate Moldovan MDL (MDL) to  US Dollar, for the period concerned was:  
1) 1996 – 100 USD = 460,26 MDL; 2) 1997 – 100 USD = 462,36 MDL; 3) 1998 – 100 USD = 536,86  
  
Source:  National Bank of the Republic of Moldova   
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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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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 
administ-
ered 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  
 1998 Grants 
(per litre)     6.3  6.3 Ministry of Finance 
Livestock 1996 Grants 
(per 
insemina-
tion unit     1.2  1.2 Ministry of Finance 
 1997      -  0  
 1998      -  0  
 
Note to Table DS: 6: Grants represent budgetary outlays given:  
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- 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 -  MDL 0.50 per litre 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 Pr ocessing on the base of request  made by special 
committees at the district executive bodies.  These committees were making request on behalf of all agricultural enterprises in that district providing 
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  
 1998 Grants 
(per litre)      6.3 6.3 Ministry of Finance 
Livestock 1996 Grants 
(per 
insemina-
tion unit)      1.2 1.2 Ministry of Finance 
 1997       - 0  
 1998       - 0  
  
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Supporting table DS: 8 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1996 – 1998  
 
 Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support  
 
 
Descriptio
n of basic 
products  
Calendar / 
marketing 
year 
beginning   
Measur
e 
type(s)  
Applied 
administered 
price  
Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
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 relief for entire 
agricultural sector  1996  22.2  22.2 Ministry of Agriculture 
 1997  58.5  58.5 Ministry of Agriculture 
 1998  73.4  73.4 Ministry of Agriculture 
 
Note:  
 
The debt relief was calculated on the base of the Law on Restru cturing of the agricultural enterprises in process of privatizat ion Nr. 392 – XIV from 
13 May 1999.  
 
  
 
    
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Supporting table ES: 1 
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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