G/AG/N/RUS/9
27 May 2015
(15-2751) Page: 1/18
Committee on Agriculture  
  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 21 May 2015, is bein g circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of the Russian Federation . The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2013 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
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 I of Part IV of the Schedu le) (from Section I of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached  Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
9,000.00 USD million 65.27 
* Annual average exchange rate in 2013 equals 31.82 RUB/USD.  
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
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 
(USD million) Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(RUB million) Data sources 
1 2 3 3 4 
(a) General services  284.97 9,067.79 Ministry of 
Agriculture the 
Russian Federation 
(MA), Ministry of 
Finance of the 
Russian Federation 
(MF) (i)  Research, including general research, research in 
connection with environmental programmes, and research programmes relati ng to particular products   
Federal  Agricultural science and rese arch programmes 278.81 8,871.85 
Sub-federal  Agricultural science and research programmes 6.16 195.94 
(ii)  Pest and disease contro l, including general and 
product-specific pest and disease control measures, 
such as early-warning systems, quarantine and eradication   80.92 2,574.94 MA 
Federal  Pest and disease control 62.41 1,985.89  
Sub-federal  Pest and disease control 18.51 589.05  
(iii)  Training services, including both general and 
specialist training facilities   521.20 16,584.86 MA, MF 
Federal Training and education 518.35 16,494.03  
Sub-federal Training and education 2.85 90.83    
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- 4 - Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(USD million) Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(RUB million) Data sources 
1 2 3 3 4 
(iv) Extension and advisory services, including the 
provision of means to facilitate the transfer of information and the results of research to producers 
and consumers   11.25 358.00 MA 
Federal Extension and advisory services 6.84 217.69  
Sub-federal Extension and advisory services 4.41 140.31  
(vi) Marketing and promotion services, including 
market information, advice and promotion relating to particular products but excluding expenditure for unspecified purposes that could be used by sellers to reduce their selling price or confer a direct economic be nefit to purchasers   6.26 199.17 MA 
Federal Marketing and promotion services 1.60 51.00  
Sub-federal Marketing and promotion services 4.66 148.17  
(vii) Infrastructural services, including: electricity 
reticulation, roads and other means of transport, market and port facilities , water supply facilities, 
dams and drainage schemes, and infrastructural works associated with environmental programmes   298.72 9,505.25 MA 
Federal Support for enhance soil fertility of land 
resources 229.13 7,290.81  
Sub-federal Support for enhance soil fertility of land 
resources  69.59 2,214.44  
(b) Public stockholding for food se curity purposes  0.16 5.00 MA 
Federal  Food reserve stocks establishment 0.00 0.00  
Sub-federal  Food reserve stocks establishment 0.16 5.00   
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- 5 - Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(USD million) Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(RUB million) Data sources 
1 2 3 3 4 
(c) Domestic food aid  3.81 121.27 MA, MF 
Federal  Expenditures (or revenue foregone) in relation 
to the provision of domestic food aid to sections of the population in need 0.00 0.00  
Sub-federal  Expenditures (or revenue foregone) in relation 
to the provision of domestic food aid to sections of the population in need 3.81 121.27  
(d) Decoupled income support  1,192.15 37,934.37 MA, MF 
Federal  Decoupled income support 794.46 25,279.79  
Sub-federal  Decoupled income support 397.69 12,654.58  
(e) Government financial participation in income insurance 
and income safety-net programmes  171.76 5,465.36 MA, MF 
Federal  Income insurance 146.86 4,673.17  
Sub-federal  Income insurance 24.90 792.19  
(f) Payments (made either directly or by way of 
government financial participation in crop insurance schemes) for relief fro m natural disasters   75.88 2,414.46 MA, MF 
Federal  Payments for relief from na tural disasters  0.15 4.81  
Sub-federal  Payments for relief from natu ral disasters  75.73 2,409.65  
(h) Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
resource retirement programmes  0.49 15.64 MA, MF 
Federal Structural adjustment assistance provided 
through resource reti rement programmes 0.00 0.00  
Sub-federal Structural adjustment assistance provided 
through resource reti rement programmes 0.49 15.64    
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- 6 - Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(USD million) Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(RUB million) Data sources 
1 2 3 3 4 
(i) Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  100.60 3,200.90 MA, MF 
Federal  Aid for first farmers; compensation of the 
registration costs 64.45 2,050.69  
Sub-federal  Aid for first farmers; compensation of the 
registration costs 36.15 1,150.21  
(j) Payments under environmental programmes  5.19 165.11 MA, MF 
Federal  Payments under environmental programmes 0.00 0.00  
Sub-federal  Payments under environmental programmes 5.19 165.11  
(k) Payments under regional assistance programmes 
  68.74 2,187.33 MA, MF 
Federal  Capital investments in the Extreme North areas 
and regions of equal status 1.41 44.81  
Sub-federal  Capital investments in the Extreme North areas 
and regions of equal status 67.33 2,142.52  
(l) Other  100.99 3,213.66 MA, MF 
Federal  Subsidies to legal entiti es for intervention fund 
forming, holding, insuring interventional fund, loan servicing and relevant measures 100.99 3,213.66  
Sub-federal  Subsidies to legal entiti es for intervention fund 
forming, holding, insuring interventional fund, loan servicing and relevant measures 0.00 0.00  
Total Federal   2,205.46  70,178.20   
Total Sub-federal   717.63  22,834.91   
Total Federal & Sub-federal   2,923.09  93,013.11   
  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
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) 
 
(USD million) Product-specific 
equivalent measurements 
of support  
(from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) 
(USD million) Total AMS+EMS
    
(USD million) Value of 
production 
   
(USD million) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
   
(USD million) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Plant Products       
Flax and Hemp 1.76  1.76 45.26 0.00  de minimis  
Wheat 0.86  0.86 10,548.70 0.00  de minimis  
Buckwheat 0.06  0.06 185.84 0.00  de minimis  
Potatoes 0.07  0.07 12,319.29 0.00  de minimis  
Soybeans 0.04  0.04 721.07 0.00  de minimis  
Livestock Products       
Cattle 182.47  182.47 8,490.60 0.00  de minimis   
Sheep and Goats 24.73  24.73 1,569.76 0.00  de minimis  
Deer 65.27  65.27 118.03 65.27 
Horses 6.32  6.32 340.39 0.00  de minimis  
Swine 119.17  119.17 9,557.10 0.00  de minimis  
Poultry 83.69  83.69 10,496.47 0.00  de minimis  
Milk 880.94  880.94 17,870.51 0.00  de minimis  
Meat 10.69  10.69 28,500.71 0.00  de minimis    
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- 8 - Description of basic products 
(including non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS
(from Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 
below) 
 
(USD million) Product-specific 
equivalent measurements 
of support  
(from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) 
(USD million) Total AMS+EMS
    
(USD million) Value of 
production 
   
(USD million) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
   
(USD million) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Eggs 61.31  61.31 4,548.77 0.00  de minimis  
Wool 0.36  0.36 83.34 0.00  de minimis  
Total product-specific AMS    1,437.74   65.27 
Total non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9)   5,454.49 115,872.19 0.00  de minimis  
TOTAL: Current Total AMS      65.27  
Total product-specific AMS as a percentage 
of Total non-product-specific AMS* = 26.4%      
* From the date of accession until 31 December 2017, in any year, the sum of all product-specific AMS has not to exceed 30% of the non-product-specific-AMS. (paragraph 1187 
of the Working Party Report of the Ru ssian Federation, WT /ACC/RUS/70 refers).  
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic 
products Calendar 
year  Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(USD/t) External 
reference 
price* 
 
(USD/t) Eligible 
production 
  
('000 t) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
(USD) Total market price 
support 
  
(USD million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Wheat 2013 Price support 192.05 211.43 52,090.80 
 -1,009.52 Russian Federation Federal 
State Statistics Service, 
Moscow Interbank Currency 
Exchange, (MICEX) 
Barley 2013 Price support 156.46 186.77 15,388.70  -466.43 Russian Federation Federal 
State Statistics Service, MICEX 
* The average export prices for the period of 2006-2008 from WT/ACC/SPEC/RUS/39. 
   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year  Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(USD/t) External 
reference 
price 
 
(USD/t) Eligible 
production
('000 t) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
(USD 
million) Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
(USD 
million) Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
(USD 
million) Total direct 
payments 
 
 
(USD 
million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Plant Products          
Flax and Hemp 2013 Production Subsidy     1.76  1.76 MA 
Federal        0.00  0.00  
Sub-federal        1.76  1.76  
Wheat 2013 Output Subsidy     0.86  0.86 MA 
Federal        0.00  0.00  
Sub-federal        0.86  0.86  
Buckwheat 2013 Output Subsidy     0.06  0.06 MA 
Federal        0.00  0.00  
Sub-federal        0.06  0.06  
Potatoes 2013 Output Subsidy     0.07  0.07 MA 
Federal        0.00  0.00  
Sub-federal        0.07  0.07   
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- 11 - Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year  Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(USD/t) External 
reference 
price 
 
(USD/t) Eligible 
production
('000 t) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
(USD 
million) Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
(USD 
million) Associated 
fees/levies
  
(USD 
million) Total direct 
payments 
  
(USD 
million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Soybeans 2013 Output Subsidy     0.04  0.04 MA 
Federal        0.00  0.00  
Sub-federal        0.04  0.04  
Livestock 
Products           
Cattle 2013 Production Aid 
(Meat Cattle 
Development 
Programme)     120.94  120.94 MA 
Federal        62.85  62.85  
Sub-federal        58.09  58.09  
Cattle 2013 Breeding Stock 
Subsidy     61.53  61.53 MA 
Federal        17.07  17.07  
Sub-federal        44.46  44.46  
Sheep and Goats 2013 Production Subsidy     24.73  24.73 MA 
Federal        20.52  20.52  
Sub-federal        4.21  4.21  
Deer 2013 Production Subsidy     65.27  65.27 MA 
Federal        6.61  6.61  
Sub-federal        58.66  58.66  
Horses 2013 Production Subsidy     6.32  6.32 MA 
Federal        1.97  1.97  
Sub-federal        4.35  4.35    
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- 12 - Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year  Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(USD/t) External 
reference 
price 
 
(USD/t) Eligible 
production
('000 t) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
(USD 
million) Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
(USD 
million) Associated 
fees/levies
  
(USD 
million) Total direct 
payments 
  
(USD 
million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Swine 2013 Production Subsidy     119.17  119.17 MA 
Federal        45.38  45.38  
Sub-federal         73.79  73.79  
Poultry 2013 Production Subsidy     83.69  83.69 MA 
Federal        33.20  33.20  
Sub-federal        50.49  50.49  
Milk 2013 Dairy Cattle 
Programme     146.51  146.51 MA 
Federal        37.52  37.52  
Sub-federal        108.99  108.99  
Milk 2013 Output Subsidy     734.43  734.43 MA 
Federal        400.63  400.63  
Sub-federal        333.80  333.80  
Meat 2013 Output Subsidy     10.69  10.69 MA 
Federal        0.00  0.00  
Sub-federal        10.69  10.69  
Eggs 2013 Output Subsidy     61.31  61.31 MA 
Federal        0.00  0.00  
Sub-federal        61.31  61.31  
Wool 2013 Output Subsidy     0.36  0.36 MA 
Federal        0.00  0.00  
Sub-federal        0.36  0.36  
  
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- 13 - Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
(USD 
million) Associated 
fees/levies
(USD 
million) Total 
other 
product-
specific 
support 
(USD 
million) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(USD million)Total AMS
(USD 
million) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Plant Products          
Flax and Hemp 2013 Production Subsidy      1.76 1.76 MA 
Wheat 2013 Output Subsidy       0.86 0.86 MA, MICEX 
Buckwheat 2013 Output Subsidy       0.06 0.06 MA 
Potatoes 2013 Output Subsidy      0.07 0.07 MA 
Soybeans 2013 Output Subsidy      0.04 0.04 MA 
Livestock Products             
Cattle 2013 Production Aid 
Breeding Stock Subsidy      120.94 
61.53 120.94 
61.53 MA 
Sheep and Goats 2013 Production Subsidy      24.73 24.73 MA 
Deer 2013 Production Subsidy      65.27 65.27 MA 
Horses 2013 Production Subsidy      6.32 6.32 MA 
Swine 2013 Production Subsidy      119.17 119.17 MA   
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- 14 - Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
(USD 
million) Associated 
fees/levies
(USD 
million) Total 
other 
product-
specific 
support 
(USD 
million) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(USD million)Total AMS
(USD 
million) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Poultry 2013 Production Subsidy      83.69 83.69 MA 
Milk 2013 Dairy Cattle Programme
Output Subsidy      146.51 
734.43 146.51 
734.43 MA 
Meat 2013 Output Subsidy      10.69 10.69 MA 
Eggs 2013 Output Subsidy      61.31 61.31 MA 
Wool 2013 Output Subsidy      0.36 0.36 MA 
  
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- 15 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year  Non-product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
 
(USD million) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
(USD million) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
(USD million) Total non-product-
specific support 
  
(USD million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Electric power benefits 2013 8.42   8.42 Federal Customs Service of 
Russian Federation, Ministry of 
Industry and Trade of Russian 
Federation Federal   0.00   0.00 
Sub-federal   8.42   8.42 
Agricultural input supplying under the 
leasing contracts 2013 115.30   115.30 MA 
Federal   0.00   0.00  
Sub-federal   115.30   115.30  
Capital production investments 2013 739.24   739.24 MA 
Federal   298.81   298.81  
Sub-federal   440.43   440.43  
Pedigree livestock 2013 236.46   236.46 MA 
Federal   110.07   110.07  
Sub-federal   126.39   126.39  
Elite sed subsidies 2013 61.40   61.40 MA 
Federal   19.11   19.11  
Sub-federal   42.29   42.29    
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- 16 - Measure type(s) Calendar 
year  Non-product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
 
(USD million) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
(USD million) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
(USD million) Total non-product-
specific support 
  
(USD million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Mineral fertilisers and agricultural 
chemical subsidies 2013 88.22   88.22 MA 
Federal   0.00   0.00  
Sub-federal   88.22   88.22  
Subsidies of interest rate on short 
term credits and investment 2013 2,708.17   2,708.17 MA 
Federal   2,246.41   2,246.41  
Sub-federal   461.76   461.76  
Subsidization of interest rate on 
credits taken by personal subsidiary households, peasant farm enterprises and agricultural consumer 
cooperatives  2013 169.41   169.41 MA 
Federal   157.13   157.13  
Sub-federal   12.28   12.28  
Fuel and lubricants subsidies 2013  17.90  17.90 MA 
Federal    0.00  0.00  
Sub-federal    17.90  17.90  
Combined fodder subsidies 2013 533.76   533.76 MA 
Federal   364.45   364.45  
Sub-federal   169.31   169.31  
Reclamation network 
maintenance costs 2013 60.93   60.93 MA 
Federal   15.98   15.98  
Sub-federal   44.95   44.95   
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- 17 - Measure type(s) Calendar 
year  Non-product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
 
(USD million) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
(USD million) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
(USD million) Total non-product-
specific support 
  
(USD million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Agricultural cargoes transportation on 
preferential terms 2013 3.84 28.19  32.03 JSC Russian Railways, MA 
Federal   0.00 28.19  28.19  
Sub-federal   3.84 0.00  3.84  
Subsidies of establ ishment and care 
for perennial plantations 2013 36.80   36.80 MA 
Federal   26.23   26.23  
Sub-federal   10.57   10.57  
Capital investments in the Extreme 
North areas and regions of equal status  2013 8.47   8.47 MA 
Federal   6.51   6.51  
Sub-federal   1.96   1.96  
Subsidies for the preparation of the 
low productivity areas 2013 18.98   18.98 MA 
Federal   9.76   9.76  
Sub-federal   9.22   9.22  
Other plant production subsidies 2013 182.76   182.76 MA 
Federal   61.88   61.88  
Sub-federal   120.88   120.88  
Development of traditional trades 2013 17.10   17.10 MA 
Federal   7.08   7.08  
Sub-federal   10.02   10.02    
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- 18 - Measure type(s) Calendar 
year  Non-product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
 
(USD million) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
(USD million) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
(USD million) Total non-product-
specific support 
  
(USD million) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Other livestock production subsidies 2013 317.55   317.55 MA 
Federal   119.69   119.69  
Sub-federal   197.86   197.86  
Livestock farm family support 2013 101.59   101.59 MA 
Federal   47.14   47.14  
Sub-federal   54.45   54.45  
Total Federal  3,490.25 28.19  3,518.44  
Total Sub-federal  1,918.15 17.90  1,936.05  
Total Federal & Sub-federal  5,408.40 46.09  5,454.49  
 
 
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