G/AG/GEN/159/Add.3  
 
26 November 2020  
(20-8553) Page: 1/3 
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 – 
(DOCUMENTS G/ AG/GEN/159, G/ AG/GEN/159 /ADD.1 AND G/ AG/GEN/159 /ADD.2)  
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 and document G /AG/GEN/159 /Add.2. It covers 
measures adopted by the EU and its member States after 10  September  2020 up to  
10 November  2020.  
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 July and 
September updates in document G/ AG/GEN/159 /Add.1 and G/AG/GEN/159/Add. 2, 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 Temporary Framework to support the econom y 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 requireme nt 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 contracted under private storage aid 
schemes as well as the quantities in store on 31 October 2020 for these schemes.  
1.4.  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 2 020 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 DOCUMENT G/AG/GEN/159/ADD.1  
The information below is additional to the information included in document G/ AG/GEN/159, G/ AG/GEN/159/ Add.1 and G/ AG/GEN/159/ Add.2. 
 
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  
By 31 October : contracted  43 669 tonnes,  
in store 24 785 tonnes . 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  
By 31 October : contracted 65 004  tonnes,  
in store 28 904 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  
By 31 October : contracted 18 300  tonnes,  
in store 12 567 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  
By 31 October : contracted 15 tonnes , 
in store 15 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  
By 31 October : contracted 1 959 tonnes , 
in store 471 tonnes  
Member State measures          
Aid for producers of ware potatoes who 
own a stock of over -the-counter potatoes 
in Wallonia  BE  Direct aid. The maximum aid is equal to EUR 50 per ton ne of ware 
potatoes owned and stored on 15 May 2020. It is limited to 
20 tonnes of ware potatoes per hectare  EUR 10.4 million  
Support to food processing sector  EE  Direct grant. Measure is open only to the food processing sector 
(processing of agricultural products into non -agricultural food 
products).  EUR 1.5 million   
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- 3 - Name  EU/ MS  Legal reference  Short description  Amount  
Aid to undertakings in the primary 
agricultural sector. Extension.  FI  Direct grants. Supports undertakings active in primary agricultural 
production in order to cover their immediate liquidity needs and 
ensure that they can continue their core activities during the crisis 
and continue to operate after the crisis  Increased bu dget 
from EUR 30 million 
to EUR 78 million  
Aid for certain vegetable producers  EL  Direct grant. Kalamon olives grower, certain watermelon and spring 
potato growers as well as certain greenhouse growers on Crete  EUR 39.6 million  
Income stabilisation in a gricultural, 
fishery and food sector  LV   Direct grant. Pig breeding sector has been included as eligible sector 
within an unchanged budget.  EUR 35.5 million  
Grants to agricultural sector  LT  Amendment - budget increase for the loan parts only of this 
measure. Direct grants under temporary extension of eligibility period 
- framework for bovine and milk producers  Grants  
EUR 9.5 million  
Loan increase 
from EUR 40 
to EUR 90 million  
Support to Poultry farmers and poultry 
processing industry  LT  Direct grants to poultry producers and the poultry processing 
industry (broiler and turkey).  EUR 12 million  
Direct aid to animal farmers  MT  Direct grant. To be granted based on the number of animals in 2019  EUR 2.5 million  
Rural development support to SMEs in 
agri-food sector  SL  Direct grants. Support will be granted to  beneficiaries that are SMEs 
active in the processing, marketing or development of foodstuffs. The  
beneficiary must  have suffered more than 30% loss of revenue from  
the sale of products to public institutes.  EUR 1.5 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 consists  of two schemes.  
(a) Scheme 1: Monthly basic income and;  
(b) Scheme 2: Reimbursement of a part of the lost income due to 
quarantine.   EUR 378 million  
 
 
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