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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.3 
20 January 1999 
 (99-0185) 
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 following revised 
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.3
 Page 2/ 3Supporting table DS: 1                         
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1995 – 1997 
 
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 leu)  
Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
  1995 1996 1997  
(a) General Services Measure to conserve soil and to  prevent erosion 2.7 3.4 12.4 Ministry of Finance 
 Aids for purchase of agricultural research equipment  1.9 3.2 - Ministry of Finance 
 Fund for environmental and natural resources protection 6.2 9.6 11.6 Ministry of Finance 
 Preparation of plant classification - 0.8 - Ministry of Finance 
(f) Payments for relief from 
natural disasters Natural Calamities Law: compensation by means of debt 78.1 254.0 261.0 Ministry of Finance 
(l) Other Support payments for farmers in financial difficulty paid 
independently of production. - 4.0 - Ministry of Finance 
 
    
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Supporting table DS: 2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1995 – 1997 
 
Measures exempt from the reducti on 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 
  1995 1996 1997  
None 
 
  
  WT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.3
 Page 5Supporting table DS: 3 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1995 – 1997 
 
Measures exempt from the re duction commitment - Direct Payments under Producti on-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 
  1995 1996 1997  
None 
  
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Supporting table DS: 4 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995 
 
Calculation of the Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
 
Description of basic products (including non-
product specific AMS) Product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Tables DS:5 to 
DS:7 below, in million leu) De minimis calculations Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
(in million leu) 
  Value of Production 
(million leu) Domestic Support as % 
of the Value of 
Production  
1 2 3 4 5 
Viticulture improvement 15.0 331.8 4.5 15.0 
Livestock improvement 7.8 1.338.0 0.6 7.8 
Improvement of fruit tree growing  6.4 291.7 2.2 6.4 
Non-product-specific AMS (from table DS:9)  3.770.4 1.2 31.4 
Total current AMS    60.6 
  
  WT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.3
 Page 7Supporting table DS: 4 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1996 
 
Calculation of the Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
 
Description of basic products (including non-
product specific AMS) Product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Tables DS:5 to 
DS:7 below, in million leu) De minimis calculations Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
(in million leu) 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Value of Production 
(million leu) Domestic Support as % 
of the Value of 
Production  
Viticulture improvement 9.5 297.1 3.2 9.5 
Livestock improvement 9.3 1.123.5 0.8 9.3 
Improvement of fruit tree growing  6.0 270.1 2.2 6.0 
Milk 37.5 348.7 10.7 37.5 
Non-product-specific AMS (from table DS: 9)  3.322.8 1.6 52.8 
Total current AMS    115.1 
  
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Supporting table DS: 4 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1997 
 
Calculation of the Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
 
 
Description of basic products (including non-
product specific AMS) Product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Tables DS:5 to 
DS:7 below, in million leu) De minimis calculations Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
(in million leu) 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Value of Production 
(million leu) Domestic Support as % 
of the Value of 
Production  
Milk sector support (from table DS: 7) 58.7 493.7 11.89 58.7 
Non-product-specific AMS (from table DS: 9)    26.1 
VAT exemption for all agricultural products 
(from table DS: 9)    155.6 
Total current AMS    240.4 
  
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 Page 9Supporting table DS: 5 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1995 – 1997 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts 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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Supporting table DS: 6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1995 - 1997 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Me asurements 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 leu) Associated 
fees/levies Total 
direct 
payments 
(million 
leu) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Livestock  
improvement 1995 Grants     6.3  6.3 Ministry of Finance 
  Loans     1.5  1.5 Ministry of Finance 
 1996 Grants     8.0  8.0 Ministry of Finance 
Viticulture 
improvement 1995 Grants     15.0  15.0 Ministry of Finance 
 1996 Grants     9.5  9.5 Ministry of Finance 
Improvement 
of fruit tree 
growing 1995 Grants     6.4  6.4 Ministry of Finance 
 1996 Grants     6.0  6.0 Ministry of Finance 
  
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 Page 11Supporting table DS: 7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1995 – 1997 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support: Other Product-Specific  Support and Total Prod uct-Specific AMS 
 
Description of basic 
product Calendar/
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(million 
leu) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(million leu) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(million leu) Total 
AMS Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5+6) 8 9 10 11 
Milk 1996 Reduction of 
land tax  28.9  28.9   37.5 Ministry of Finance 
  VAT 
exemption  8.6  8.6    Ministry of Finance 
 1997 Reduction of 
land tax  38.4  38.4   58.7 Ministry of Finance 
  VAT 
exemption 
(remained 
from 1996)  20.3  20.3    Ministry of Finance 
Livestock 1995 Grants      6.3 7.8 Ministry of Finance 
  Loans      1.5  Ministry of Finance 
 1996 Reduction of 
land tax for insemination  1.3  1.3  8.0 9.3 Ministry of Finance 
Viticulture 
improvement 1995 Grants      15.0 15.0 Ministry of Finance 
 1996 Grants      9.5 9.5 Ministry of Finance 
Improvement of 
fruit tree growing  1995 Grants      6.4 6.4 Ministry of Finance 
 1996 Grants      6.0 6.0 Ministry of Finance 
  
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Supporting table DS: 8 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1995 – 1997 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
  
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administer
ed price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administere
d price Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays Equivalent 
measurem
ent 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 
  
  WT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/1/Rev.3
 Page 13Supporting table DS: 9 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1995 – 1997 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar/marketi
ng year beginning Non-product-
specific budgetary 
outlays 
(million leu) Other non-product-
specific support 
(million leu) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
(million leu) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 (3+4+5) 7 
Agricultural enterprises 
exempt from road and real estate tax 1995  8.6 8.6 Ministry of Finance 
Aids to agricultural 
production: exemption from 
land tax 1996  9.4 9.4 Ministry of Finance 
Irrigation 1995 22.8  22.8 Ministry of Finance 
 1996 43.4  43.4 Ministry of Finance 
 1997 26.1  26.1 Ministry of Finance 
VAT exemption for all 
agricultural products 1997  155.6 155.6 Ministry of Finance 
  
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Supporting table ES: 1 
 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1995 – 1997 
 
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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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS: COMMITME NTS 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 
280.0 2000 272.5352 Supporting tables: DS:4, 6,7 and 9 
 2001 265.0704  
 2002 257.6056  
 2003 250.1408  
 2004 242.6760  
 
 
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