RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/EST/4 
12 February 1999 
 (99-0563) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Estonia Original:   English 
 
 
 
WORKING PARTY ON THE ACCESSION OF ESTONIA 
 
 
Domestic Support and Export Subsidies  
 
 
  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia has submitted the following information on domestic support and export subsidies in the agriculture sector. 
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Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD:   calendar year 1995-97  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment -- "Green Box" 
 
 
Measure type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 
of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(million EEK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
 "general services"    Research  (incl. environmental resear ch under the Environmental Impact Assessment   1995 23.1  State bud get
     and Environmental Monitoring Program which evaluate and monitor the environmental impacts  1996 23.7  State budget 
     of agricultural production and development)       1997 26.2  State budget  
Pest and disease control, inspection services       1995 37.4  State budget 
               1996 44.6  State budget                1997 52.3  State budget 
                
      Extension and advisory services  (Farmers Union, Jäneda Training and Advisory Ce nter,   1995 20.7  State budget 
     other advisory/extension activ ities)       1996 22.3  State budget 
               1997 47.1  State budget                 
 
Marketing and promotion services:         
     (i) expenditures to support participation in exhibitions and trade fairs    1995 4.2  State budget 
               1996 4.8  State budget 
               1997 4.8  State budget  
     (ii) state development programs for grain, potatoes, sugar, oilseeds, flax, organic products   1995 11.6  State budget 
     (expenditures on research, training, extension, market analysis, and sustainable develo pment,  1996 15.3  State budget 
     not included above)         1997 17.2  State budget 
                
      Infrastructural services (expenditures on drainage pr ojects, construction of roads, wells,   1995 69.7  State budget 
etc., and electrical reticulation)        1996 53.0  State budget 
          1997 56.4  State budget  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995-97 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment -- "Green Box"  
 
Measure type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 
of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(million EEK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
 "public stockholding for food security purposes" Expenditures to purc hase and store reserve stocks of grain, meat, and butter. Purchases and  1995 10.4  State budget 
     disposal made at market prices for predetermine d quantities, as defined in the Law on   1996 11.1  State budget 
     State Reserves         1997 12.2  State budget                 
 
“direct payments to producers”   Investment subsid y for agricultural producers      1995 no expenditures 
               1996 no expenditures 
               1997 20.0  State budget 
 "structural adjustment assistance provided  
through investment aids"   Privatisation of agricultural land (expenditures on land res titution, including costs of land   1995  5.0  State budget 
     registration) *         1996 9.0  State budget                1997 8.0  State budget 
 
      Investment subsidy provided to privatised  farms, to assist in financial restructuring; 
(i)  interest rate reduction provided to agricultural producers as a result of the agreement  
between commercial banks and Agriculture and Ru ral Life Credit Fund     1995 5.0  State budget
         1996 5.0  State budget 
               1997 5.6  State budget 
                
(ii)  Loan guarantees provided by Agriculture and Rura l Life Credit Fund to agricultural producers   
               1995 no expenditures 
               1996 no expenditures 
               1997 1.7  State budget                 
 
      (iii) Reimbursement of debts to agricultural producers     1995 no expenditures 
               1996 no expenditures                1997 0.2  State budget 
* Precise information for the aggregate value of support is  not available, the figures are stated as estimation  
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Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD:   calendar year 1995-97  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment -- "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 
of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(million EEK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
 
"environmental programmes"           Tax relief (revenue foregone) provided to producers that reduce environmental pollution  1995 1.0  State budget 
               1996 1.5  State budget 
               1997 0.1  State budget                 
 
"regional assistance programmes"   Rural development programs, includi ng technical assistance and special credit measures,  199 5 12.0  State budget 
      targeted at officially defined di sadvantaged regions     1996 16.0  State budget 
               1997 34.0  State budget 
                 
 
TOTAL               1995 200.1 
               1996 206.3 
               1997 285.8 A v e r a g e                 2 3 0 . 7  
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995-97  
Measures exempt from the reduction co mmitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Developm ent Programmes"  
 
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Article 6:2 
of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(million EEK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
NO EXPENDITURES 
  
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Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995-97  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes - "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Article 6:5 
of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(million EEK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
NO EXPENDITURES 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995-97  
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) 
(million EEK) Product-specific measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below) 
 
(million EEK) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
 
(million EEK) 
1 2 3 4 
 
     
 
Product specific  
No expenditures  
No expenditures  
  
No expenditures 
     
     
Non-product-specific AMS    De minimis 
     
  
  
  
  
 
 
   
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Supporting Table DS:5 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995-97  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support  
 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar / marketing 
year beginning ... Measure type(s) Applied administered price 
 
(EEK/ton) External reference 
price  
(EEK/ton) Eligible production 
 
(1,000 tons) Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
(million EEK) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7 9 
 
 
NO EXPENDITURES  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995-97  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar / 
marketing year 
beginning ... Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(EEK/ton) External 
reference price  
 
(EEK/ton) Eligible 
production 
 
(1,000 tons) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
(million EEK) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
(million EEK) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
(million EEK) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
 
 
NO EXPENDITURES  
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Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995-97  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Pr oduct-Specific AMS  
 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar / 
marketing year 
beginning ... Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(million EEK) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
(million EEK) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(million EEK) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
 
 
NO EXPENDITURES  
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Supporting Table DS:8 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995-97  
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support  
 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar / 
marketing 
year 
beginning ... Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
  
 
(EEK/ton) Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price 
(1,000 tons) Market price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
 
(mil. EEK) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
(mil. EEK) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
  
 
(mil. EEK) Other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
 
(mil. EEK) Associated 
fees/levies Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment 
 
(million EEK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
 
NO EXPENDITURES 
  
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Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995-97  
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning ... Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
(million EEK) Other non-product-
specific support (include 
calculation details) 
(million EEK) Associated fees/levies Total non-product-specific 
support 
 
(million EEK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
 
     Interest subsidy   1995  6,3        6,3   State budget 
for agricultural loans   1996  6,7        6,7   State budget 
    1997  11,8        11,8   State budget 
 
 
Total non-product-specific AMS 1995           6.3 ( de minimis)*  
    1996          6.7 ( de minimis)*  
    1997          11.8 ( de minimis)* 
 
 
* Gross Agricultural Output for the years 1995-1997 as the basis of de minimis  calculation is as following (thousand kroons):  
 1995 EEK  5 967 711  1996 EEK 6 947 567 
 1997 EEK 7 137 494  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES: 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995-97  
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 
 
 
NO EXPENDITURES 
 
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