WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/CZE/38
5 July 2002
(02-3754)
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
27 June 2002.G/AG/N/CZE/38
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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:
School milk (donation of milk for basic schools).
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):
The purpose of this subsidy programme is to respond to adverse development of milk
consumption by basic-school pupils and is aimed to achieve optimal consumption of milk bythis category of the population.
The programme conforms to the general criteria of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 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 all the policy-specific criteria under Paragraph 4 of Annex 2 of the
Agreement on Agriculture (Domestic Food Aid category).
4. Cost of measure:
For 2000:  K č 28.6 million
5. Date of entry into effect:
Since April 2000
6. Period of application:
As from April 2000
7. Product to principally benefit (if any individual products(s)):
No individual product.G/AG/N/CZE/38
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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:
Crop production restructuring through afforestation.
2. Domestic legislation references:
Government Regulation No. 344/1999 Coll. of  6 October 2000.
3. Detailed description of measure with refe rence to criteria (i.e. those in Annex 2):
This is one of the subsidy programmes aimed to support the activities involved in landscape
maintenance and supporting less favoured areas. The objective of this programme is to
support biological diversity in the landscape and to promote reduction of arable land area. It isbased on clearly defined criteria and is designed to remove land from marketable agricultural
production for the period exceeding three years, with no alternative use of land involving
production.
The programme conforms to the general criteria of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 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 all the policy-specific criteria of Paragraph 10 of Annex 2 of the
Agreement on Agriculture (Structural adjustment assistance provided through retirement
programmes category).
4. Cost of measure:
For 2000:  K č 76.7 million
5. Date of entry into effect:
1 January 2000
6. Period of application:
As from 1 January 2000
7. Product to principally benefit (if any individual products(s)):
No individual product.G/AG/N/CZE/38
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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:
Maintenance of agricultural land.
2. Domestic legislation references:
Government Regulation No. 344/1999 Coll. of  6 October 2000.
3. Detailed description of measure with refe rence to criteria (i.e. those in Annex 2):
This is one of the subsidy programmes aimed to support the activities involved in landscape
maintenance and supporting less favoured areas. The purpose of this programme is to
promote landscape maintenance and to prevent spread of diseases, pests and weeds.  Itprovides for partial compensation of extra costs incurred as a result of keeping agricultural
land from weeds, non-permitted waste grounds and other defects.
The programme conforms to the general criteria of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 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 all the policy-specific criteria of Paragraph 12 of Annex 2 of the
Agreement on Agriculture (Environmental programmes category).
4. Cost of measure:
For 2000:  K č 3,342.6 million
5. Date of entry into effect:
1 January 2000
6. Period of application:
As from 1 January 2000
7. Product to principally benefit (if any individual products(s)):
No individual product.
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