WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/SVN/28 
3 November 2004 
 (04-4684) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 28 October 2004, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Slovenia .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2003 .  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Slovenia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 2003  
 
Current Total Aggregate Measure of Support  
 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in 
question 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) 
 Currency 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) Current Total AMS 
 
1 2 3 
    
61,845.68 '000 EUR*  ST DS:5  0.00 
   ST DS:6  1,427.59 
   ST DS:7  2,293.90 
   ST DS:9  9,157.17 
    
    
   TOTAL  12,878.66 
    
 
* (1 EUR = 230.2673 SIT) 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Slovenia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003  
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - “Green Box”  
 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
'000 EUR* Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
(a) "General services" 
   
106,873.79  
State, local 
community 
(a)1 Research subsidy services Research programmes, research projects (forestry, agriculture), National 
Agricultural Projects, qualification pr ogrammes for national institutions, 
scientific research work in the field of forestry. 
 7,966.95 State, local 
community 
(a)2 Pest and disease control services Plant protection, regul ative and preventive animal he alth protection, veterinary 
measures, Veterinary Instit ute of Slovenia, Animal He alth Centre of Slovenia. 
 19,712.30 State, local 
community 
(a)3 Training services  Renovation of real estate register, establishment a nd linkage between data 
bases in agriculture, co-financing of agricultural training - practical classes. 
 5,862.54 State, local 
community 
(a)4 Extension and advisory services Public forestry services, agricultural advisory services, control service of 
livestock breeding, expert services in livestock breeding, plant production, 
Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry - agriculture advisory service. 
 34,494.07 State, local 
community 
(a)5 Inspection services  Quality policy, inspection sample analyses, animal identification and 
registration. 1,956.94 State, local 
community 
(a)6 Marketing and promotion services Agricultural products  - trade extension support;  financial support of marketing 
research programmes;  scient ific forestry journalism. 
 30,595.37 State, local 
community 
(a)7 Infrastructural services The development of infrastructure connected with agricultural development, 
the reconstruction of forest roads, la nd drainage, accumulation programmes. 
 6,285.62 State, local 
community 
(b) Public stockholding for food security purposes    
(c) Domestic food aid     
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Page 4 Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
'000 EUR* Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(d) Direct payments to producers 
    
(e) Decoupled income support 
 Payment pro hectare of cultivable area 160.24 Local community 
(f) Income insurance and income safety-net 
programmes    
(g) Payments for relief from natural di sasters Financial support to drought-stricke n areas, defence programmes against hail, 
compensations for damage made by deer. 19,641.49 State, local 
community 
(h) Structural adjustme nt assistance provided 
 through producer retirement programmes Retirement programme 109.19 Local community 
(i) Structural adjustme nt assistance provided 
 through resource reti rement programmes    
(j) Structural adjustme nt assistance provided 
 through investment aids Regional Development Fund:  devel opment programmes for agricultural 
holdings and restructuring of agriculture, financial support programmes of 
food-processing industry, Rural Devel opment:  inventive programmes for 
development of agriculture holdings. 
 15,132.65 
 State, local 
community 
(k) Environmental programmes Subsid y for ecological production methods, financial support to steep area 
pasture, forest tendence, preventive forest protection subsidy for production on 
steep areas. 11,013.72 
 State, local 
community 
 
(l) Regional assistance progr ammes Payments for disa dvantaged regions. 19,926.33 
 State, local 
community 
(m) Other    
 
TOTAL   
172,857.40 
  
* (1 EUR = 236.6903 SIT)   
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Slovenia  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "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  
'000 EUR* Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) "payments based on fixed ar ea and yields"  21,570.69 State 
(b) "payments based on 85 per cent or less of the base 
 level of production"  0.00  
(c) "livestock payments  made on a fixed number of head"  24,792.92 State 
Total "Exempt Direct Payments"  46,363.60  
    
 
* (1 EUR = 236.6903 SIT)  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Slovenia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 2003 
 
Calculation of the Current 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) 
 
'000 EUR* Product-specific equivale nt measurements of 
support (from Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
 
'000 EUR* 
1 2 3 4 
    
Bulls and steers 26.38  0.00 26.38  
Cereals used for bread 659.08  0.00 659.08  Milk 135.23  0.00 135.23  Beef meat 115.37  0.00 115.37  Pigmeat 1,242.93  0.00 1,242.93  Cattle 841.12  0.00 841.12  Sheep 58.71  0.00 58.71  Swine 140.04  0.00 140.04  Horses 41.93  0.00 41.93  Potatoes 1.78  0.00 1.78  Vegetables 22.21  0.00 22.21  Grapes 436.70  0.00 436.70  Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9) 
 
 
TOTAL   9,157.17
12,878.66 
 
* (1 EUR = 236.6903 SIT)  
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Republic of Slovenia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 2003 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support  
 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar year 
2003 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price
 
'000 EUR*/tonne External 
reference price
 
'000 EUR*/tonneEligible 
production  
 
tonnes Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support
 
'000 EUR* Data sources Comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 10 
Wheat  MPS 0.0993 0.1027 0  0.00   
Total       0.00   
 
* (1 EUR = 236.6903 SIT)   
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Slovenia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 2003 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar year 
2003 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
'000 EUR* Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
 
'000 EUR* Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
           
Milk  Prod. premium     135.23  135.23 Local community 
Beef meat  "     112.05  112.05 State, local community 
BREEDING ANIMALS:            
- cattle  "     841.12  841.12 State, local community 
- sheep  "     58.71  58.71 State, local community 
- swine  "     140.04  140.04 State, local community 
- horses  "     41.93  41.93 State, local community 
SEEDS           
- cereals used for bread  "     61.96  61.96 Local community 
- seed potatoes  "     1.78  1.78 Local community 
- vegetables  "     22.21  22.21 Local community 
- grapes  "     12.55  12.55 Local community 
 
TOTAL        
1,427.59   
1,427.59  
 
 
* (1 EUR = 236.6903 SIT)   
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Slovenia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 2003 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar 
year 2003 Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
 
'000 EUR* Other product-
specific support (incl. 
calculation details) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
'000 EUR* Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
'000 EUR* Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
'000 EUR* Total AMS 
(Supporting 
Table DS:4) 
 
'000 EUR* Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
 
           
Bulls and steers  Loan subsidies 26.38   26.38   26.38 Local community 
Cereals used for bread  Quality analyses, 
private storage 
aid 597.12   597.12  61.96 659.08 State, local 
community 
Wheat  Market price 
support     0.00  0.00  
Milk        135.23 135.23 Local community 
Beef meat  Storage support 3.33   3.33  112.05 115.37 State, local 
community 
Pigmeat   1,242.93   1,242.93   1,242.93 State 
Cattle        841.12 841.12 State, local 
community 
Sheep        58.71 58.71 State, local 
community 
Swine        140.04 140.04 State, local 
community 
Horses        41.93 41.93 State, local 
community 
Seed Potatoes        1.78 1.78 Local community 
Vegetables        22.21 22.21 Local community  
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Page 10 Description of basic 
products Calendar 
year 2003 Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
 
'000 EUR* Other product-
specific support (incl. 
calculation details) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
'000 EUR* Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
'000 EUR* Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
'000 EUR* Total AMS 
(Supporting 
Table DS:4) 
 
'000 EUR* Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
 
           
Grapes  Storage aid 424.15   424.15  12.55 436.70 State, local 
community 
TOTAL   2,293.90   2,293.90 0.00 1,427.59 3,721.49  
 
* (1 EUR = 236.6903 SIT)  
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Slovenia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 2003  
 
Non-Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support 
 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2003 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
'000 EUR* Other non-product-
specific support (include 
calculation details) Associated fees/levies Total non-product-specific 
support 
 
'000 EUR* Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
 
       
A.  Non-product-specific input 
subsidies  
Land operation, fertilizers, 
feeding stuff, vitamins, liming of 
soil  3,167.32   3,167.32 State, local 
community 
B.  Supplementary activities 
Rural tourism.  1,083.10   1,083.10 State, local 
community 
C.  Farm and small business 
investments 
Programmes of reorganization 
and renovation of enterprises, 
associations, institutions and 
farms, purchase of agricultural 
machinery.  1,984.42   1,984.42 State, local 
community 
D.  Transport cost subsidy 
Taxes on fuel.  2,922.33   2,922.33 State, local 
community 
 
TOTAL   
9,157.17    
9,157.17  
 
* (1 EUR = 236.6903 SIT)  
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