G/AG/N/CUB/54/Rev.1  
 
27 September  2017 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICA TION 
Revisio n 
The following submission, dated 26 September  2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Cuba . The revised notification concerns domestic support  commitments ( Table DS:1  
and the relevant supporting tables) for 2016 . 
 
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This revised notification includes  the data that were unavailable  when  the previous version  was 
circulated . 
 
The only domestic support measures applied by the Republic of Cuba in 2016, as covered by the 
Agreement on Agriculture, are those listed in the attached Supporting Tables DS:1 and DS:2 . 
 
  
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CUBA  
REPORTING PERIOD : 2016 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - "Green Box " 
Measure type  Name and description of measure  
with reference to criteria  
in Annex 2  Monetary value of 
measure in year  
in question  
(in millions of 
Cuban  pesos)  Data source  
1 2 3 4 
General services     
Science and technology; basic and applied 
research  Coordination and maintenance of agricultural research services and facilities, 
transfer of scientific and technical information, technical assistance and 
advisory services to producers  
(Annex 2, §2(a) and (d)) 33.0 CITMA, 
MINAG, 
AZCUBA  and 
MFP 
Animal and plant health services  Scientific and technical research concerning animal and plant health  
(Annex 2, §2(a) and (b))  10.5 MES and 
MINAG  
Education and vocational training in rural areas 
(primary, secondary and higher education)  State budget for rural education and vocational training at primary, secondary 
and higher levels  
(Annex 2, §2(c))  1,669.1 MES and MFP 
Domestic food aid  Retail price subsidy for certain products that constitute the basic food basket 
(Annex 2, §4)  3,211.0 MFP 
Natural disaster relief  Payments for relief in the event of natural disasters (pests and diseases) 
(Annex 2, §8)  12.6 MFP 
Structural adjustment assistance provided 
through investment aid  Payments made to improve rural structures  and for the purchase of 
equipment, machinery, etc.  
(Annex 2, §11)  91.0 MFP 
Regional development aid programmes  Financial assistance programmes and projects for regional development 
(Turquino Manatí Development Plan for mountain areas)  
(Annex 2, §13)  1,090.3 MFP 
CITMA  Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment  
MINAG  Ministry of Agriculture  
AZCUBA  State -run sugar company Grupo Empresarial Azucarero  
MES Ministry of Higher Education  
MFP Ministry  of Finance and Prices   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS: 2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CUBA  
REPORTING PERIOD : 2016  
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Development Programmes " 
Measure type  Name and description of measure  
with reference to criteria  
in Article 6.2  Monetary valu e of 
measure in year in 
question  
(in millions of 
Cuban  pesos)  Data source  
1 2 3 4 
Agricultural input subsidies generally available to low -income or 
resource -poor producers  Compensation from the State Budget for inputs by agricultural 
producers  0 Ministry of Finance 
and Prices  
 
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