G/AG/GEN/159/Add.4  
 
24 March 2021  
(21-2404) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
UPDATED AD HOC REPORT ON COVID -19 MEASURES TAKEN BY THE EU  
(INCLUDING BY ITS MEMBER STATES) IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR –  
(DOCUMENT G/ AG/GEN/159, G/ AG/GEN/159 /ADD.1,  
G/AG/GEN/159 /ADD.2 AND G/ AG/GEN/159 /ADD.3)  
SUBMISSION BY THE EUROPEAN UNION  
Addendum  
1.1.  This document updates the EU ad hoc reports on Covid -19 measures in document 
G/AG/GEN/159 , document G/ AG/GEN/159 /Add.1, document G/ AG/GEN/159 /Add.2 and document 
G/AG/GEN/159 /Add.3. It covers measures adopted by the EU and its member  States after  
10 November 2020 until 10 March 2021.  
1.2.  It includes a list of the additional measures that have been approved by 
the European  Commission since the submission of the document G/ AG/GEN/159 and its subsequent 
updates, and EU member States ' subsidies under EU state aid rules (see the European Union 
Guidelines for state aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas 2014 to 20201) as 
well as those approved under the Tempor ary Framework to support the economy in the context of 
the coronavirus outbreak2. They do not include those granted 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 available to all sectors of the economy are not included 
in the attached list.  
1.3.  This document also includes an update of the quantities co ntracted under the private storage 
schemes as well as the quantities in store on 31  December 2020 for these schemes. The private 
storage schemes have now been terminated and products are no longer in storage.  
1.4.  Several of the schemes in the ad hoc reports ar e open to all economic sectors in a country or 
many different sectors. Actors active in agriculture may benefit together with those from the rest of 
the economy to such schemes. For these schemes, the amounts indicated in this document as well 
in previous versions indicate the overall total amount for available and not the specific amount for 
the agricultural sector. This is the case for the two Slovenian schemes included in the top of this 
report unless otherwise indicated. It should also be underlined tha t the amounts indicated are the 
maximum budgeted, and actual execution can be less.  
1.5.  Measures in this and previous ad hoc reports that constitute domestic support will be included 
in the EU DS:1 notification covering the relevant year. For example, expenditure related to budget 
year 2020 will be included in the EU DS:1 notification for the 2019/20 marketing year.
 
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 - UPDATE TO EU AD -HOC REPORT ON COVID -19 MEASURES  
The information below is additional to the information included in document G/ AG/GEN/159, G/ AG/GEN/159/ Add.1, G/ AG/GEN/159/ Add.2 and 
G/AG/GEN/159/ Add.3 
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 tonnes . 
Scheme closed for applications on 30 June 2020.  
Total Quantity offered 47 ,711 tonnes  
Contracted as per 31 October 43 ,669 tonnes.  
In store per 31/12: 0 tonnes  Less than  
EUR 30 million  
Private Storage  butter  EU Regulation  
(EU) 2020/597  Allowing for private storage - 140,000 tonnes  
Scheme closed for applications on 30 June 2020.  
Total Quantity offered 67 ,694 tonnes  
Contracted as per 31 October 65,004 tonnes.  
In store per 31/12:  0 tonnes  
Private Storage  SMP EU Regulation  
(EU) 2020/598  Allowing for private storage  90,000 tonnes  
Scheme closed for applications on 30 June 2020.  
Total Quantity offered 20 ,138 tonnes  
Contracted as per 31 October 18,300 tonnes.  
In store per 31/12: 0 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 31 October 15 tonnes.  
In store per 31/12: 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 31 October 1,959 tonnes.  
In store per 31/12: 0 tonnes.   
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- 3 - Name  EU/ MS  Legal reference  Short description  Amount  
MEMBER STATE MEASURES      
Intervention measures to mitigate the 
effects of the COVID -19 epidemic on the 
economy.  SL  The agricultural part of a general scheme  for all sector of the 
economy. In total EUR 2 billion. Several sub -measures including direct 
grants, tax advantages, guarantees and wage subsidies, Various 
sections under the Temporary Framework  Of which Agriculture  
EUR 14.7  million  
Support for self -employed in form of 
monthly basic income and partial 
compensation for the lost income due to 
quarantine  SL  Farmers eligible for a general scheme open for self -employed in all 
sectors except financial services.  
The measure consist s of two schemes.  
(a) Scheme 1: Monthly basic income and;  
(b) Scheme 2: Reimbursement of a part of the lost income due  to 
quarantine.  Total EUR 378  million  
Aid for primary agricultural producers  HR  The aid  scheme  is designed  to provide  financial  assistance  to farmers. 
Aid under this scheme can be granted to the following sectors:  
• Cow, calf, cattle and sow breeding;  
Production of apples, mandarins and potatoes  EUR 9.3 million  
(HRK 70 million)  
Grants for producers of fattening pigs  HR  Financial support for producers of fattening pigs  EUR 0.4  million  
(HRK 3  million)  
Support for producer groups and 
organisations active in distribution of agric. 
products  CY  Direct  grants. Eligible for aid are organised producer groups and/or 
producer organisations  EUR 0.56  million  
COVID -19 aid to agricultural primary 
production and to food and feed production  CZ  Direct grants as laid down in the program AGRICOVID. The aid is  
designed to preserve  the viability of enterprises where these  measures 
have directly affected the demand  and supply chain and the agricultural 
and food  production and thereby li mited the activities of the enterprises 
concerned  EUR 110  million  
(CZK 3  billion)  
Aid to farmers in the sectors of buffalo 
breeding, outdoor watermelon production, 
greenhouse crops production and summer 
and autumn potatoes production  EL  Direct grants to  compensate for the loss of income in the sectors 
concerned during the COVID 19 pandemic   EUR 26  million  
Temporary State Aid to Fur Animal Keepers 
facing economic difficulties caused by the 
outbreak of Covid -19 LIT  Alleviate the difficulties faced by fur animal keepers (specifically, mink 
keepers), who were not able to sell their production because  of the 
mandatory closure of fur auctions, due to the COVID -19 pandemic  EUR 5  million  
Direct grant scheme for beef, pork, goat 
and sheep meat sectors  LUX  Support producers who have suffered severely reduced incomes due to 
measures taken to  limit the spread of the COVID -19, especially in  the 
period during March to May 2020  EUR 1.5  million  
Direct grants for the seed sector  LUX  Support producers who have suffered severely reduced incomes due to 
measures taken to  limit the spread of the COVID -19, especially in  the 
period during March to May 2020  EUR 0.5  million  
Direct grants for the wine sector  LUX  Support producers who have suffered severely reduced inco mes due to 
measures taken to  limit the spread of the COVID -19, especially in  the 
period during March to May 2020  EUR 0.1  million   
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- 4 - Name  EU/ MS  Legal reference  Short description  Amount  
Aid for producers of ornamental plants 
(chrysanthemums) threatened by a loss of 
liquidity due to restrictions on the 
agricultu ral market caused by the COVID -
19 epidemic  PL  Direct grant to producers of ornamental plants  EUR 40  million  
(PLN 180  million)  
Support for pig breeding farmers  PL  The measure is to address the risk of losing financial liquidity of pig 
breeding  undertakings, affected by the economic  repercussions of the 
COVID -19 outbreak.  EUR 39.2  million  
(PLN 175  million)  
Aid to wine grape producers  RO  Direct grant to wine producers  EUR 12.4  million  
(RON 59.5  million)  
 
 
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