WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/POL/37
6 February 2001
(01-0582)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments for calendar year 1999
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of Poland  on
26 January 2001.G/AG/N/POL/37
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
123
3,457 million US$ 237.3
100 US$ = 396.75 PLN (National Bank of Poland exchange rate)
PLN:  Polish New ZlotyG/AG/N/POL/37
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in
year in question
('000 PLN)Data Sources
12 3 4
(a) General services
(i)  Extension services Education, extension and advisory services (salaries of personnel, establishment and
development of facilities, cost of operations). (para. 2(d))177,764 National statistics
(ii)  Inspection services Quality control (seeds , soil), quality control and protection (plants).
State Inspection for Purchase and Processing of Agricultural Products;  salaries ofpersonnel, cost of operations. (para. 2(e))40,446 "
(iii)  Plant protection Pest and disease control meas ures, salaries of personnel. (para. 2(b)) 73,048 "
(iv)  Animal health control
and protectionSupply of research materials, cost of operations, supply of vaccines. (para. 2(b)) 196,411 "
(v)  Research Improvement of production potential of plants and animals, salaries of personnel, property
and equipment expenditure. (para. 2(a))188,793 "
(b)  Protection and relief from
natural disasterProtection against, and relief from, flood and restoration of agricultural production.
(para. 8)398,599 "
(c)  Other Monitoring of markets, prices and trade flows. (para. 2(f))
Loans and supply assistance for support farms established by agricultural schools.
(para. 2(d))481 "
(vi)  Structures and 
infrastructuresModernisation of rural infrastructure and environment protection. (para. 11) 1,239,347 "
(vii)  State and municipal 
governmentsOperations, property and equipment expenditure. (para. 2(g)) 44,767 "
(viii) Territorial, self-
governing association of agricultural producersOperations, property and equipment expenditure. (para. 2(g)) 16,560 "
TOTAL 2,376,216G/AG/N/POL/37
Page 4Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
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)
(million PLN)Product-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8
below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
(million PLN)
12 3 4
Common wheat 205.31 205.31
Rye 30.92 30.92
Butter 23.19 23.19
Pigmeat 261.15 261.15
Honey 4.64 4.64
Total product-specific AMS 525.22
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9) 416.35
Total AMS 941.6G/AG/N/POL/37
Page 5Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
beginning
1 January 1999Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
(PLN/tonne)External
reference price
(generally from
AGST/…)
(PLN/tonne)Eligible
production
('000 tonnes)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market price
support
(million PLN)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Rye Market Price Support 320.00 306.3 328.20 4.50 National Statistics
Butter " 7,992.00 2,405.0 4.15 23.19 "
Pigmeat " 4,750.75 2,574.1 119.98 261.15 "
Honey " 6,255.00 3,357.8 1.6 4.64 "
TOTAL 293.5G/AG/N/POL/37
Page 6Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Ot her Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year
beginning
1 January 1999Measurement
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(million
PLN)Other product
specific
support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
support
(million
PLN)Market
price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
(million
PLN)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(million
PLN)Data sources
1 2 3456 7 8 9 1 0 1 1
Common wheat Private storage* 205.31 - - - - - 205.31 National statistics
Rye "* 26.44 - - - - - 26.44 "
Rye Market price
support- - - - 4.50 - 4.50 "
Butter " - - - - 23.19 - 23.19 "
Pigmeat " - - - - 261.15 - 261.15 "
Honey " - - - - 4.64 - 4.64 "
TOTAL 525.2
*See Council of Ministers Decision No.23 dated 04.04.00 and No.47 dated 25.07.00.G/AG/N/POL/37
Page 7 Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
beginning
1 January 1999Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(million PLN)Other non-product
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
support
(million PLN)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
Interest concessions 314.9 0 0 314.9 National statistics
Subsidies on fertilizers 64.2 0 0 64.2 "
Subsidies on improved seed 37.2 0 0 37.2 "
TOTAL 416.3 416.3
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