G/AG/N/ARM/23  
 
13 April 2015  
(15-1975)  Page: 1/11  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 7 April 2015, is bein g circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of Armenia . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the 
relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2012 and 2013 . 
 
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 In accordance with the notification requirements, Armenia notifies that domestic support to agricultural producers in 2012 and 2013 was provided  through the operations of the Ministry of 
Agriculture and other government departments. All such support is covered by the domestic 
support categories which are exempt from reduction commitments or are within the de minimis  
limit under the Agreement on Agriculture. The attached Supporting Tables DS:1, DS:4 and DS:9 
provide details of these measures. 
   
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ARMENIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedu le) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached  Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
 Million AMD (Armenian Dram) de minimis   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ARMENIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in A nnex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
 
(Million AMD) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
General services    
 a) Research, including: 
- Research to implement measures for agrochemical soil examination and 
fertility enhancement 
Seed farming and pedigree stockbreeding: 
- Artificial insemination of agricultural animals: research programmes 
addressing livestock breeding and genetic improvement  
48.1 
 
 
5.7  
State Budget (04.02.01.05)  
 
State Budget (01.02.01.04) 
 b) Pest and disease control, including: 
- Provision of services in the vete rinary-sanitary, food safety, and 
phyto-sanitary spheres 
Plant protection: 
- Plant protection measures 
Veterinary and anti-epidemi c measures and quarantine: 
-Vaccination of agricultural animals  
122.1 
 
 
125.1 
 
1,000.0  
State Budget (04.02.01.10)  
 
State Budget (04.02.01.05) 
 
State Budget (04.02.01.07) 
 c) Training services, including: 
-Education (vocational and training)  
197.6  
State Budget (09.03.01.01-02 and 09.03.02.01-02) 
 d) Extension and adviso ry services, including: 
-Agricultural advisory services  
293.1  
State Budget (04.02.01.09)  
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- 4 - Measure Type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in A nnex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
 
(Million AMD) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
 e) Inspection services, including: 
- Inspection for quarantine  limitations imposed by the veterinary platoon 
of the RA Police 
-Seed quality testing and state sort examination measures  
40.2 
 
51.11  
State Budget (04.02.01.08) 
 
State Budget (04.02.01.03) 
 f) Marketing and promotion services, including: 
- Co-financing of the community agricultural resource management and 
competitiveness project carried out with World Bank support  
408.4  
State Budget (04.02.01.21) 
Total  2,291.4  
 
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ARMENIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
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) 
  
(Million AMD) Product-specific 
measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) 
 
(Million AMD) Non-product-specific 
AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9 below) 
  
(Million AMD) Value of 
production* 
   
(Million AMD) Current Total 
AMS 
(aggregate) 
  
(Million AMD) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9)   2,735 840,415** 0 ( de minimis ) 
Total AMS      
* Data source: Ministry of Agriculture. 
** Of which:  the value of grain crops production was 75,924 million AMD;  the value of cattle husbandry production was 230,000 million AMD.   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ARMENIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Non-Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 
2012 Non-product 
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Million AMD) Other non-product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
 
(Million AMD) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product 
specific support 
   
(Million AMD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
State support to agricult ural land users in the 
framework of seed-breeding and seed production development program  - 137.1* - 137.1 State Budget (04.02.01.12) 
Agricultural credit interest subsidization program  - 566.1** - 566.1 State Budget (04.02.01.19) 
Supplying farmers with pedigree heifers on the 
condition of postponed payment, in the framework of the cattle husbandry development program  - 83.5*** - 83.5 State Budget (04.02.01.23) 
Diesel fuel price subsidization  - 1,948.3**** - 1,948.3 State Budget Reserve Fund 
Total     2,735  
* From the state budget 596.9 million AMD was allocated to provision the land users with seeds. They compensated for the seeds with grain crops after harvesting. The 
amount of difference between the values of provided seeds and returned grain crops was 137.1 million AMD. 
** The subsidy covered 4 to 6 percentage po ints of the interest rate for credit av ailable to farmers at the rate of 14%. 
*** The budgetary outlays for purchasing the animals totalled 491.3 million AMD. The subsidy was the interest that the farmers would otherwise have to pay at the market 
rate of 17% for loans generally available to them in 2012. 
**** Diesel fuel of a total quantity of 21.6 million litres was bought and supplied to farmers at a price lower by 90.2 AMD per  litre.  
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- 7 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ARMENIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedu le) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached  Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
 Million AMD (Armenian Dram) de minimis  
  
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ARMENIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in A nnex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
 
(Million AMD) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
General services    
 a) Research, including: 
- Research to implement measures for agrochemical soil examination and 
fertility enhancement 
Seed farming and pedigree stockbreeding: 
- Artificial insemination of agricultural animals: research programmes addressing 
livestock breeding and genetic improvement  
48.7 
 
 
5.1  
State Budget (04.02.01.06)  
 
State Budget (01.02.01.04) 
 b) Pest and disease control, including: 
- Provision of services in the vete rinary-sanitary, food safety, and 
phyto-sanitary spheres 
Plant protection: 
- Plant protection measures 
Veterinary and anti-epidemi c measures and quarantine: 
- Vaccination of agricultural animals  
123.5 
  
97.0 
 
1,091.8  
State Budget (04.02.01.10)   
State Budget (04.02.01.05) 
 
State Budget (04.02.01.07) 
 d) Extension and adviso ry services, including: 
- Agricultural advisory services  
297.2  
State Budget (04.02.01.09)  
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- 9 - Measure Type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in A nnex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
 
(Million AMD) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
 e) Inspection services, including: 
- Inspection for quarantine limitations imposed by th e veterinary platoon of 
the RA Police 
- Seed quality testing and state sort examination measures 
- Implementation of the food safety capacity building grant project financed by 
the World Bank  
49.8 
 
51.9 
6.6  
State Budget (04.02.01.08) 
 
State Budget (04.02.01.03) State Budget (04.02.01.27) 
 f) Marketing and promotion services, including: 
- Co-financing of the community agricultural resource management and 
competitiveness project carried out with World Bank support  
316.3  
State Budget (04.02.01.21) 
Total  2,087.9  
  
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ARMENIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
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) 
  
(Million AMD) Product-specific 
measurements of 
support (from Supporting 
Table DS:8 below) 
 
(Million AMD) Non-product-specific 
AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9 below) 
  
(Million AMD) Value of production* 
    
(Million AMD) Current Total 
AMS 
(aggregate) 
  
(Million AMD) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9)   4,755.2 918,600** 0 ( de minimis ) 
Total AMS      
* Data source: Ministry of Agriculture. 
** Of which the value of grain crops production was 98,840 million AMD.  
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ARMENIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
Non-Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 
2013 Non-product 
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Million AMD) Other non-product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
 
(Million AMD) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product 
specific support 
   
(Million AMD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
State support to agricult ural land users in the 
framework of seed-breeding and seed production development program  - 93.5* - 93.5 State Budget (04.02.01.12) 
Grain crops production development project  - 615.9** - 615.9 State Budget (04.02.01.26) 
Agricultural credit interest subsidization program  - 634.5*** - 634.5 State Budget (04.02.01.19) 
Grain seeds price subsidization  - 253.6**** - 253.6 State Budget Reserve Fund 
Mineral fertilizer price subsidization  - 1,771.7***** - 1,771.7 State Budget Reserve Fund 
Diesel fuel price subsidization  - 1,386.0******  - 1,386.0 State Budget Reserve Fund 
Total     4,755.2  
* From the state budget 550.0 million AMD was allocated to provision the land users with seeds on the condition of returning th e seeds next year. The subsidy was the 
interest that the farmers would otherwise have to pay at the market rate of 17% for loans generally available to them in 2013. 
** Grain seeds of the specified total value was bought and supplied to farmers free of charge. 
*** The subsidy covered 4 to 6 percentage points of the interest rate for credit available to farmers at the rate of 14%. 
**** Grain seeds of a total quantity of 1.3 million kilograms was bought and supplied to farmers at an average price lower by 1 95.1 AMD per kilogram. 
***** Mineral fertilizer of a total quantity of 38.6 million kilograms was bought and supplied to farmers at a price lower by 4 5.9 AMD per kilogram. 
****** Diesel fuel of a total quantity of 15.4 million litres was bought and supplied to farmers at a price lower by 90.0 AMD p er litre. 
 
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