G/AG/N/TUR/16  
 
11 July 2017 
(17-3735) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 6 July 2017, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of 
Turkey . The notification concerns new or modified domestic support measures exempt from 
reduction ( Table DS:2 ). 
 
 
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  Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  TURKEY  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction commitment  
(1) Full title of measure:  Direct income payments to the farmers and establishment of 
farmers' registry system . 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  Decree  No: 2002/4165 dated 14.06.2002*. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
Direct income payments to the farmers that are registered to the Farmers' Registry 
System. Payments are made for the agricultural lands between 1 -500 da. size.  
(4) Cost of measure: Given in Supporting Table DS:1 of the Table DS:1 for the year 2002 . 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  14.06.2002 . 
(6) Period of application:  From 2002. 
(7) Product to principally benefit (if any individual products(s)):  n/a. 
 
                                                
* Decree No: 2002/4165 : http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2002/06/20020614.htm . 
Implementing Communique 2002/41:  http://www.zmo.org.tr/mevzuat/mevzuat_detay.php?kod=125 . G/AG/N/TUR/16  
 
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  Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  TURKEY  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or  modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction commitment  
(1) Full title of measure:  Support to Animal Husbandry . 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  Decree No: 2000/467 dated 10.05.2000*. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:   
Support to breeders for their investments on fodder plant growing, breeding and milk and 
milk products production, artificial insemination.  
(4) Cost of measure: Given in Supporting Table DS:2 of the Table DS:1 for the year 2002 . 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  10.05.2000 . 
(6) Period of application:  2000-2004. 
(7) Product to principally benefit (if any individual products(s)):  Milk. 
 
                                                
* Decree No: 2000/467 dated 10.05. 2000:  
http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/main.aspx?home=http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/24045.pdf& main=http:
//www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/24045.pdf .  
Implementing Communique 2000/23:  http://www.zmo.org.tr/mevzuat/mevzuat_detay.php?kod=134 . G/AG/N/TUR/16  
 
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  Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  TURKEY  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agree ment:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction commitment  
(1) Full title of measure:  Decree No: 2003/12 on the support to the farmers planting maize, 
sunflower, soybean and fodder plants in the areas of sugar beet  production.  
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  Law No: 4733 dated 03 January 2002*. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
Sugar beet compensatory payments . Payments based on area and aims to  compensate for 
loss of farmers'  income due to decrease in sugar beet production quotas . 
(4) Cost of measure: Given in Supporting Table DS:1 of the Table DS:1 for 2004 . 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  30 April 2003 . 
(6) Period of application:  2003 payments made in 2004 . 
(7) Product to pri ncipally benefit (if any individual products(s)):  Maize, sunflower, 
soybean and fodder plants.  
 
 
 
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* http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2003/04/20030430.htm