G/AG/GEN/159/Add.1  
 
23 July 2020  
(20-5046) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
UPDATED AD HOC REPORT ON COVID -19 MEASURES TAKEN BY TH E EU 
(INCLUDING BY ITS ME MBER STATES) IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR  
SUBMISSION BY THE EUROPEAN UNION  
Addendum  
1.1.  This document updates the EU ad hoc report on COVID -19 measures in document 
G/AG/GEN/159, and covers measures adopted by the EU and its member States after  25 May 2020.  
1.2.  It includes updated information on the private storage aid measures and the quantities 
offered/contracted. It includes a l ist of the additional measures that have been approved by the 
European Commission since the submission of the document G/ AG/GEN/159 in June, EU member 
States ' subsidies under the EU state aid rules (see the European Union Guidelines for state aid in 
the ag ricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas 2014 to 20201) as well as measures  approved 
under the Temporary Framework to support the economy in the context of the coronavirus 
outbreak2. The  list does not include measures  authorised under Commission Regulation 
(EU) No 702/20143 and those considered as de minimis  aid under Commission Regulation 
(EU) No 1408/20134, for which there is no ex ante  requirement for notification by EU member States 
to the European Commission. General schemes availa ble to all sectors of the economy are not 
included in the attached list.  
1.3.  Measures in this ad hoc report that constitute domestic support will be included in the 
EU DS:1 notification covering the relevant year. For example, expenditure related to 2020 will  be 
included in the EU DS:1 notification for the 2019/20 marketing year.  
1.4.  This update also includes one food aid measure applied by one member State, which will be 
included in the relevant export subsidy notification as well as the export competition quest ionnaire 
covering 2020.  
 
 
 
1 For the latest consolidated version, see: https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014XC0701(01) -20181109 . 
2 For detailed explanations on COVID -19 related state aid see: 
https://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/what_is_new/covid_19.html . 
3 For the latest consolidated version, see: https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014R0702 -20190312 .  
4 For the latest consolidated version, see: https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1408 -20190314 .  
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- 2 - EU ad -hoc report on COVID -19 measures  - Update to document G/ AG/GEN/159  
The information below is additional to the information included in document G/ AG/GEN/159.  
 
Name  EU/ MS  Legal reference  Short description  Amount  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT  EU or 
National 
measure    
  
Private Storage  Cheese  EU Regulation  (EU) 2020/591  Allowing for private storage - 100 000 T.  
Scheme closed for applications on 30 June 2020.  
Total Quantity offered 47  711 tonnes  
Contracted as per 14 July 34 631 tonnes.  EUR  80 million  
Less than EUR 30 million  
Private Storage  Butter EU Regulation (EU) 2020/597  Allowing for private storage - 140 000 T . 
Scheme closed for applications on 30 June 2020.  
Total Quantity offered 67 694 tonnes  
Contracted as per 14 July 41 265 tonnes.  
Private Storage  SMP EU Regulation (EU) 2020/598  Allowing for private storage  90 000 T . 
Scheme closed for applications on 30 June 2020.  
Total Quantity offered 20 138 tonnes  
Contracted as per 14 July 9 466 tonnes . 
Private Storage Sheep meat  EU Regulation (EU) 2020/595  Allowing for private storage  
Closing day for applications 17 July 2020  
Total Quantity offered 140 tonnes  
Contracted as per 14 July 0 tonnes.  
Private Storage  Beef meat EU Regulation (EU) 2020/596  Allowing for private storage  
Closing day for applications 17 July 2020  
Total Quantity offered 2 215 tonnes  
Contracted as per 14 July 746 tonnes.  
Flexibility in market support 
programmes  for wine and fruit and 
vegetables sectors.  
Addition for the wine sector not 
yet finalised  EU Regulation (EU) 2020/592 
and Waiting for 
EP/Council approval  F&V: Increase the part Operational Programmes can use on 
crisis prevention. Wine: Open up the possibility for the use of 
crisis distillation, storage aid for wine and some increased 
flexibility c oncerning mutual funds, green harvesting, harvest 
insurance and investment aids  No additional funds  
Rural Development - lump sum to 
farmers  EU Regulation 
(EU)  2020/872  Member States will be allowed to grant a lump sum payment  
of up to EUR 5 000 per farmer from unspent amounts of rural 
development allocations for 2014 -20  Max 1% of rural development 
envelope of EU member State 
in question.  No additional 
funds  
Member States measures          
Direct grants to reduce outstanding 
principals of bank loans  CZ  Direct grants under Temporary Framework,  crop and animal 
production, hunting and related service activities  EUR 36.3 million  
(CZK 1  bn) 
Liquidity aid for agriculture,  food and 
feed production  CZ  Direct grants under Temporary Framework  EUR 363 million (CZK 10 bn)  
Direct grant schemes for various 
agricultural subsectors  CY  Direct grants under Temporary Framework - Remedy for a 
serious disturbance in the economy  EUR 3.3 million   
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- 3 - Name  EU/ MS  Legal reference  Short description  Amount  
Support for undertakings carrying 
out activities in the agricultural, 
forestry, fishery and aquaculture 
sectors and the activities related 
thereto  IT  Direct grants under Temporary Framework. The package of 
measures aims to ensure that sufficient liquidity remains 
available in the  market, to counter the liquidity shortage faced 
by undertakings because of the COVID -19 outbreak.  EUR 1.2 billion  
Grants to agricultural sector  LT  Direct grants under Temporary Framework for bovine and milk 
producers . EUR 30.5 million  
Compensation for companies active 
in the agricultural, food, forestry, 
rural and fishery sectors by way of 
individual guarantees on loans and 
direct grants to compensate for the 
interest  LT  Direct grants under Temporary Framework . EUR 59 million  
Grants and subsidised loans to the 
agriculture and aquaculture sectors  LIT  Direct grants under the Temporary Framework . EUR 7.5 million  
Interest rate subsidies for farmers  PL  Crop and animal production, hunting and related service 
activities to undertakings active  in agricultural primary 
production in Poland.  EUR 9 million (PLN 40  million)  
MARKET ACCESS     
  
          
EXPORT COMPETITION     
  
          
FOOD AID     
  
Potato to Namibia  MT   500 tonnes granted as food aid.    
 
 
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