WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/LVA/3
11 September 2000
(00-3489)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the
relevant Supporting Tables) for 1999  was received from the delegation of Latvia  on 31 May 2000.G/AG/N/LVA/3
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency
('000 SDR)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
See note below See note below See note below
Commitments undertaken by Latvia as contained in Report of the Working Party on the Accession of Latvia to the WTO (WT/ACC/LVA/32 of
30 September 1998):
Paragraph 109: "… during a transition period to expire on 1 January 2003, Latvia would forego the 5 per cent de minimis  exemption for
product-specific domestic support and for non-product specific domestic  support in calculating its Current Total AMS as provide d for in
paragraph 4 (a) of Article 6 of the Agreement on Agriculture, provided that the sum of product-specific and non-product-specifi c domestic
support does not exceed SDR 24 million (representing approximately 8 per cent of the average value of final agricultural produc tion during
the period 1994-1996) and that SDR 24 million instead constitutes Latvia’s  de minimis  exemption under Article 6.4 (a) during each year of
the said transition period.  Accordingly, during the transition period, Latvia would not be required to include product-specifi c domestic
support or non-product specific domestic support in calculating its Current Total AMS pursuant to paragraph 4 (a) of Article 6 of the
Agreement on Agriculture, and would not be required to reduce su ch domestic support in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 6  of the
Agreement on Agriculture, where the sum of product-specific and non-product specific support does not exceed SDR 24 million dur ing the
relevant year…".G/AG/N/LVA/3
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia
REPORTING PERIOD:  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 SDR)Data Sources
12 3 4
a) "general services" 2a research programmes financed by state on specific needs related to agriculture –
pedigree work;  maintenance of genetic fund and seed breeding;  development of science
(technical equipment); centre of comparing plant sorts2,943.4 Budget
2d extension and advisory services for farmers; improvement of qualification and
provision of the methodological work for educational establishments,  other agricultural
activities, exhibitions, etc.16,969.7 "
2e inspection services related to seed, food  quality, sanitary border inspection, veterinary
medicine;  establishment of united animal register8,118.3 "
2g culture – technical and agro-technological improvement of soils;  maintenance of
melioration system;  hydrometry and cadastre for melioration3,638.7 "
b) "payments (made either
directly or by way ofgovernment financialparticipation in crop insurance
schemes) for relief from
natural disasters"Liquidation of consequences of accidents 8.1 "
c) "structural adjustment
assistance provided through
resource retirement
programmes"Artificial renovation of private forestry land and forestation of non-agricultural lands 44.3 "
d) "structural adjustment
assistance provided through
investment aids"Improvement of technology;  renovation of technical equipment of production 4,537.9 "
e) "income insurance and
income safety-netprogrammes"Payments for income loss due to bankruptcy of sugar production factory 1,438.0 "
Total 37,698.4G/AG/N/LVA/3
Page 4Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia
REPORTING PERIOD:  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)
('000 SDR)Product-specific
measurements of support
(from Supporting Table DS:8
below)Total AMS
('000 SDR)
1 234
Product-specific support
Flax 405.7 405.7
Barley 83.0 83.0Rape, turnip rape galega 164.9 164.9
Potatoes 258.6 258.6
Certified seed material 2,687.0 2,687.0Vegetables from greenhouses 168.8 168.8Grain 607.3 607.3Pigmeat 1,581.8 1,581.8
Beef 1,003.8 1,003.8
Dairy 2,568.3 2,568.3
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table
DS:9)1,309.7 1,309.7
Total 10,838.9G/AG/N/LVA/3
Page 5Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
1999Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
(SDR /
tonne)External
reference
price
(generally
from
AGST/…)
(SDR / tonne)Eligible
production
(tonnes)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
(‘000 SDR)Data sources
123 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Grain Intervention
purchasing91.9 76.8 12,469 187.4 BudgetG/AG/N/LVA/3
Page 6Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of  Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productCalendar
year 1999Measure type(s) Applied
administere
d priceExternal
reference
price
(generally
from
AGST/…)Eligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther non-
exempt direct
payments
('000 SDR)Associated
fees/leviesTotal direct
payments
('000 SDR)Data
sources
1 2 3 4567
((4-5)*6))89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Flax Direct payment 405.7 405.7 Budget
Barley Direct payment 83.0 83.0 "
Rape, turnip rape
galegaDirect payment 164.9 164.9 "
Potatoes Direct payment 228.8 228.8 "
Certified seed
materialDirect payment 2,687.0 2,687.0 "
Vegetables from
green housesDirect payment 168.8 168.8 "
Pigmeat Stabilization of
market1,581.8 1,581.8 "
Beef Direct payment 1,003.8 1,003.8 "
Dairy Direct payment 2,568.3 2,568.3 "G/AG/N/LVA/3
Page 7Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year
1999Measurement
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product
specific
support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal
other
product-
specific
supportMarket price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)
('000 SDR)Total AMS
('000 SDR)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Flax Direct payment 405.7 405.7 Budget
Barley Direct payment 83.0 83.0 "
Rape, turnip rape
galegaDirect payment 164.9 164.9 "
Potatoes
  TotalDirect payment
Credit rate subsidy 29.8 29.8228.8
258.6"
""
Certified seed
materialDirect payment 2,687.0 2,687.0 "
Vegetables from
greenhousesDirect payment 168.8 168.8 "
Grain
   TotalStorage payment
Credit rate subsidyIntervention
purchasing124.2
295.7124.2
295.7
187.4
607.3"
""
"
Pigmeat Stabilization of
market1,581.8 1,581.8 "
Beef Direct payment 1,003.8 1,003.8 "
Dairy Direct payment 2,568.3 2,568.3 "
G/AG/N/LVA/3
Page 8Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
1999Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
('000 SDR)Other non-product
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
support
('000 SDR)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Credit interest rate subsidy 93.7 93.7 Budget
Support for purchase of breed
animals, semen material fromabroad253.1 253.1 "
Formation of credit guarantee
fund962.9 962.9 "
Total 1,309.7
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