WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/SVK/43
27 May 2004
(04-2287)
Committee on Agriculture Original: English
NOTIFICATION
The following submission, dated 24 May 2004, is being circulated at the request of the
Delegation of the Slovak Republic . The notification concerns new or modified domestic support
measures exempt from reduction ( Table DS:2 ).G/AG/N/SVK/43
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Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Slovak Republic
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction
(1) Full title of measure:
Structural adjustment assistance provided through investment aids – "Reconstruction and
modernization"
(2) Domestic legislation reference:
Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic No. 3485/2/2001-100 as of
3 January 2002 on Business Promotion in Agriculture.
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:
Subsidies for the above-mentioned title are being granted for purchase and
maintenance/reconstruction of agricultural production buildings and equipment in the
following spheres:
a) irrigation equipment;
b) renewal of vineyards, orchards, hop-yards and various plantations; greenhouses and
unused buildings for mushroom growing;
c) new storage technologies for fruits, vegetables and potatoes;
d) production capacities including ecological buildings and rendering plants;
e) packing equipment and harmful waste treatment devices in food industry.
Specific conditions are as follows:
Ad a) The support is granted up to 50% of procurement costs. In case of sole reconstruction
a financial support cannot exceed 25% of new equipment price. Business target must
be submitted when requesting support.
Ad b) The support is granted up to 40% of procurement costs but not more than
300,000 SKK per hectar (7,500 EURO/ha), for hop-yard establishment with virus-free
material the subsidy cannot reach over 80% but not more than 400,000 SKK/ha
(10,000 EURO/ha). In case of greenhouses the support cannot exceed 50% of costs
but not more than 700 SKK/m² (17.50 EURO/m²).
Ad c) The subsidy is granted up to 40% of credit repayment or 40% of procurement costs
for respective equipment which includes post-harvest treatment belt, market treatment
belt and handling equipment.
Ad d) The subsidy is granted up to 40% of credit repayment or 40% of procurement costs
for respective technologies related to breeding of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats,
poultry, horses and fish. Financial support is also granted for rendering plants.
Business target must be submitted when requesting support.G/AG/N/SVK/43
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Ad e) The subsidy is granted up to 40% of credit repayment or 40% of procurement costs
for respective technologies. Business target must be submitted when requesting
support.
(4) Cost of measure:
789 million SKK (approx. 20 million EURO)
(5) Date of entry into effect:
15 January 2002
(6) Period of application:
1 January 2002 – 31 December 2002
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s) ):
Products mentioned above in terms of their quality.G/AG/N/SVK/43
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Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Slovak Republic
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction
(1) Full title of measure:
Structural adjustment assistance provided through resource retirement programmes –
"Permanent grassing"
(2) Domestic legislation reference:
Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic No. 3485/2/2001-100 as of
3 January 2002 on Business Promotion in Agriculture.
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:
Subsidy for the above-mentioned title is being granted for:
a) grass covered arable land, vineyard, orchard or hop-yard up to 6,000 SKK per hectar
(150 EURO/ha);
b) renewal of permanent grassed areas up to 4,000 SKK/ha (100 EURO/ha).
Specific conditions are as follows:
Grassing project must be submitted when requesting support. Farmers in less-favoured areas
can receive a subsidy which is higher by 20%. Area must be grassed at least for a five-year
period.
(4) Cost of measure:
76 million SKK (approx. 2 million EURO)
(5) Date of entry into effect:
15 January 2002
(6) Period of application:
1 January 2002 – 31 December 2002
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s) ):
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Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Slovak Republic
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction
(1) Full title of measure:
Regional assistance programmes – "Worse natural conditions"
(2) Domestic legislation reference:
Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic No. 3485/1/2001-100 as of
3 January 2002 enacting Cadastral Territories Belonging to Agricultural Less Favoured Areas.
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:
Subsidy for the above-mentioned title is being granted for the following purposes:
a) maintenance of grassed meadows in less-favoured areas by grazing down and mowing
with adequate number of livestock herd;
b) compensation of less favoured production conditions for farming on arable land;
c) compensation of less favoured production conditions for growing of specific permanent
species;
d) cow breeding without market milk production;
e) sheep and goat breeding.
When requesting support, farmer must be a legal or physical person and is obliged to submit
a document on ownership or renting of real estate for farming purposes as well as
a confirmation of non-taking of any other subsidy. In case of farming with livestock, a
document on livestock marking and account is required.
(4) Cost of measure:
3,592 million SKK (approx. 90 million EURO)
(5) Date of entry into effect:
15 January 2002
(6) Period of application:
1 January 2002 – 31 December 2002
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s) ):
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