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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/26 
25 September 2002 
 (02-5139) 
Working Party on the Accession 
of the Russian Federation Original:   English 
 
 
 
WORKING PARTY ON THE ACCESSION  
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
Domestic Support:  
Measures Exempt from Reduction Commitments - "Green Box"  
The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federa tion has submitted the following information on 
Domestic Support:  Measures Exempt from Reduction Commitments – "Green Box" with the request that it be circulated to members of the Working Party.  
 
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 Explanatory  Note
 
 
 Pursuant to the discussion at the meeting of  the Working Party on Russia’s  accession to  the 
WTO and at the  plurilateral June 2002 meeting on ag riculture, with due regard to the comments by the 
Members of the Working Party and based on the review of WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/23/Add.2  document, 
certain amendments have been made to the Green Box Programs list as well as clarifications introduced 
pertaining to the selected programs compliance with th e criteria laid down in Annex 2  to the Agreement 
on Agriculture.  
 
 In Particular, programs related to rural soci al infrastructure maintenance and assistance  to 
women farmers have been excluded.  The said programs are socially targeted and can be left out of the 
Green Box Programs. 
 
 The Section containing programs on restructuring ha s been cut with regard to publication costs 
associated with publishing training and other material s. These costs were incorporated into the General 
Services Section (para 2 (c) and (d)).   The grants for partial reimbursement of costs incurred by the 
waste collector plants formerly included in the Ec ological Programs Section,  have been moved to the 
General Services Section (para 2 (b)).   
  
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 Page 3Domestic Support:  Russian Federation 
Reporting Period:  Calendar years 1991-1995 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment "Green Box" 
      
Monetary value of measure in year in question (US$ million)* Programme, by measure and type 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 
General Services  
para 1 (a),(b) Maintenance of Budget-Financed Institutions 526.6 85.0 155.6 155.8 162.9 
   - Federal component 98.0 15.5 28.6 34.9 32.3 
   - Regional component 428.6 69.5 127.0 120.9 130.6 
Expenditures of the Russian Federation Ministry of Agriculture, the Russian Federation Land Resources and Land Management Commi ttee and Grain Inspection Service under 
the Russian Federation Government for wage s, acquisition of provision goods, business  trips, transportation, communication and communal services. 
para 2 (a)  Agricultural science and research programmes 139.6 22.5 40.9 70.4 52.0 
Research and advisory functions financed by the Russian Federation Ministry of Agriculture, the Russian Federation Land Resourc es and Land Management Committee, Russian 
Academy of Agricu ltural Sciences.  
para 2 (c)  Training and education 513.9 63.0 108.3 154.2 170.2 
Training services (including both general and specialist traini ng facilities) financed by the Russian Federation Ministry of Ag riculture, the Russian Federation Land Resources 
and Land Management Committee, Russian  Academy of Agricultural Sciences 
para 2 (g)  Non-productive capital investments 4,578.9 697.0 1,307.4 1,463.6 974.1 
   - Federal component 3,559.1 312.2 570.0 1,132.2 577.9 
   - Regional Component 1,019.7 384.7 737.4 331.4 396.2 
Infrastructural services (including: electricity reticulation, ro ads and other means of transport, market facilities, water sup ply facilities, dams and drainage schemes, purchasing 
and renewal of non-productive equipment for state institutions et c.) financed by the Russian Federation Ministry of Agriculture , the Russian Federation Land Resources and Land 
Management Committee, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Grain Inspection Service unde r the Russian Federation Govern ment. 
para 2 (b),(e),(f) Operating expenses 1,115.2 248.5 443.0 529.8 723.8 
   - Federal component 493.9 107.8 139.8 198.0 220.9 
   - Regional Component 621.3 140.7 303.2 331.8 502.9 
The costs of livestock diseases and plant pests control, inspection costs financed by the Russian Federation Ministry of Agricu lture, The Russian Federation Land Resources and 
Land Management Committee 
para 2 (f)  Marketing and promotion services    0.7 1.8 
Establishment of marketing information (including support of ex tension system on applied education, information, and technology  transfer, provision of means to facilitate the 
transfer of information and the results of research to producers and consumers) financed by the Russian Federation Ministry of Agriculture. 
para 2 (b)  Grants to waste collector plants   3.7 4.3 8.8 
   - Federal component   1.6 3.4 3.4 
   - Regional Component   2.1 0.9 5.3 
The partial cost recovery to Waste Collector Veterinary and San itary Plants of the difference be tween perished livestock collec tion and processing expenses and final product 
sales revenues. 
                                                      
* Outlays were calculated using current annual exchange rates.  
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Page 4 Monetary value of measure in year in question (US$ million)* Programme, by measure and type 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 
para 2 (c),(d)  Support of private farms      
   - Federal component    0.4 0.3 
Publications of manuals and guidelines, books, etc. for farmers. 
Public Stockholding for Food Security  
para 3.   Federal and regional food reserves establishment   2,168.5 1,655.5 778.8 
   - Federal component     162.5 
   - Regional Component     616.3 
Satisfaction of needs of the military and other categories of consum ers of the equal status in foodstuff. Ensuring of adequate supplies in foodstuff to the Extreme North areas and 
territories of the equal status, and partially to the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg.  
para 3.   Creation of seed emergency reserves    63.3 46.1 
Ensuring of supply of seeds to producers in the event of natura l calamities and emergency situations, as well as to delivering seeds to the areas that do not produce seeds or have 
limited possibilities for their production. The reserve seed s are purchased and sold at current market prices. 
Natural Disaster Relief  
para 8 (b)-(d) Compensation of costs to farms affected by natural 
calamities  72.7  4.1 146.7 
Financing measures aimed at resolving of emergency situations caused by a natural calamity. 
para 8.  The compensation of 50% of feed transportation costs   10.6 65.4 22.3 
   - Federal component    37.7 7.9 
   - Regional Component    27.8 14.4 
The compensation of feed transportation costs to agricultural producers affected by drought or other natural disasters. 
Structural adjustment assistance provided through investment aids  
para 11. Financial support for and crediting of private farms 951.4 282.9 142.2 146.0 79.3 
   - Federal component     47.8 
   - Regional Component     31.5 
Programme includes mainly loans made at pref erential interest rates or direct supply of means of production to private farms.  Eligibility determined by status as owner-operator 
of a family-sized farm in situations of structural disadvantage. 
Environmental programmes  
para 12 (a),(b) State Fe deral Programme "Fertility"  15.6 210.3 190.0 122.7 
The Programme makes provision for erosion-preventive and agrochem ical measures, melioration and chemical melioration, measures for fundamental improvement of the 
polluted soils (including conservation of degraded and polluted areas) and reclamation of new lands. 
Regional assistance programmes  
para 13 (a)-(f) Capital investmen ts in the Extreme North areas and 
regions of equal status 270.8 21.4 30.4 13.3 13.0 
State budget funds are allocated to the development of traditional handicrafts and trades, construction of new enterprises, exp ansion and reconstruction of existing facilities in the 
areas inhabited by small northern peoples. 
GRAND TOTAL 8,096 1,509 4,621 4,517 3,302 
 
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