RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/TJK/3 
27 February 2004 
 (04-0865) 
Working Party on the Accession 
of the Republic of Tajikistan Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN 
 
Domestic Support and Export Subsidies in Agriculture  
 
 The following information on Domestic Support and Export Subsidies in Agriculture is being 
circulated at the request of the Delegation of the Republic of Tajikistan.  
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Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2001-2003 
 
Measures Excluded from Commitments on Reduction – "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 Reporting Period 
(in Thousands of Somoni) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Antiepizootic measures, veterinary, protection of plants, and 
guarantee measures (Par 2b). 
The Veterinary Department: control on implementation of veterinary measures in the republic, development of prophylactic 
measures to prevent infectious di seases of animals in the in the 
republic, and the Republican Veterinary Laboratory.  
2001 
2002 2003  
 
  
 
  
100 
500 350 Ministry of Agriculture 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2001-2003 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment 
Direct Payments under Production Limiti ng Programs -“Exempt Direct Payments” 
 
Measure Type Title and Described Measure Referring to Annex 2 Monetary Value of Measure in Year in 
Question 
(in Thousands of Somoni) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
 (a) payments based on the settled areas and crops 
(b) payments based on 85 % and less of the basic 
production level 
(c) cattle-breeding payments based on the settled 
number of cattle 
 
Development of sericulture  
 
2001 
2002 2003  
  
 
  
 
 
- 
290 290  
  
 
  
 
 
 
Government Government 
 
   
  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:3 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2001-2003 
 
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 and DS:7 
Below) 
in Thousands of 
Somoni Product-Specific 
Measurements of 
Support  
(from Supporting 
Tables DS:8 and 
Below), 
in Thousands of 
Somoni Current Total AMS 
(Aggregate)  
(in Thousands of 
Somoni) Monetary Value of 
Products 
(in Thousands of 
Somoni) Products, 
% Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Seeds 
 2001 
 2002  2003 
 Average  
1,000.0 
0.0 
1,000.0 
666.7  
1,000.0 
0.0 
1,000.0 
666.7  
1,000.0 
0.0 
1,000.0 
666.7   
Government 
Wheat 
 2001  2002 
 2003 
 Average  
0.0 0.0 
1,000.0 
666.7  
0.0 0.0 
0.0 
0.0  
1,000.0 
0.0 
1,000.0 
666.7   
Government 
Potatoes 
 2001 
 2002 
 2003 
 Average  
0.0 
1,000.0 
0.0 
344.0  
0.0 
0.0 
0.0 
0.0  
0.0 
1,000.0 
0.0 
344.0   
Government 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2001-2003 
 
Specific-Product Aggregate Measurements of Su pport: Other Support to Specific Products and 
 Total Product- Specific AMS 
 
Description 
of Main 
Products Calendar Year Type of 
Measure Other 
Budgetary 
Expenditures 
for Specific 
Products, in 
Thousands of 
Somoni Other Support 
to Specific 
Products, in 
Thousands of 
Somoni Associated 
Fees Levies, in 
Thousands of 
Somoni Total Other 
Product- 
Specific 
Supported, in 
Thousands of 
Somoni Market Price 
support 
(DS:5),in 
Thousands of 
Somoni Non-Exempt 
Direct 
Payments 
(DS:6), in 
Thousands of 
Somoni General 
AMS, in 
Thousands of 
Somoni Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
Seeds   2001 
 2002 
 2003  Average Support to 
agricultural 
products 
(grants and 
credits) - 
- 
- - - 
- 
- - - 
- 
- - - 
- 
- - - 
- 
- - 1,000.0 
0.0 
1,000.0 
666.7 1,000.0 
0.0 
1,000.0 
666.7 Government 
Wheat  2001 
 2002  2003 
 Average Support to 
agricultural 
products 
(grants and 
credits) - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- 1,000.0 
0.0 
1,000.0 
666.7 1,000.0 
0.0 
1,000.0 
666.7 Government 
Potatoes  2001 
 2002  2003 
 Average Support to 
agricultural 
products 
(grants and 
credits) - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- - 
- 0.0 
1,000.0 
0.0 
344.0 0.0 
1,000.0 
0.0 
344.0 Government 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2001-2003 
 
Aggregate Measures of Support to Non-Specific Products 
 
Measure Type Calendar Year Budgetary Expenditures 
for Non-Specific Products, 
in Thousands of Somoni Other Support to 
Non-Specific Products 
(Including Detailed 
Estimates), in 
Thousands of Somoni Related Contributions 
/Fees, 
in Thousands of Somoni General Support to 
Non-Specific Products, 
in Thousands of 
Somoni Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Veterinary 
medications 
(budgetary expenses)  2001 
 2002 
 2003  Average 111.4 
223.4 
2,130.8 
821.08   111.4 
223.4 
2,130.8 
821.08 The Government; in 
compliance with the Law 
on Veterinary of the Republic of Tajikistan 
 
Support has only been granted in  the sectors indicated above. 
 
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