G/AG/N/RUS/5  
 
23 May 2014  
(14-3099)  Page: 1/18  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 21 May 2014, 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 2012 . 
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
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 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 $US million 5,799.59 
 
* Annual average exchange rate in 2012 equals 31.07 RUB/USD.  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
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 
($US million) Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(RUB million)  Data sources 
1 2 3 3* 4 
(a) General services     
Federal     
(i) Research, including general 
research, research in connection with environmental programmes, and research programmes relating to particular products  Agricultural science and research programmes 264.85 8,228.76
 Ministry of 
Agriculture the 
Russian 
Federation (MA), 
Ministry of 
Finance of the 
Russian 
Federation (MF)  
(ii) Pest and disease control, 
including general and product-specific pest an d disease control 
measures, such as early-warning systems, quarantine and eradication Education and training services 469.58 14,589.74 MA, MF 
Pest and disease control, inspection services 285.78 8,879.07 MA 
(iii) Training services, including both 
general and specialist training facilities Training support and consulting  services 19.50 605.81 MA, MF  
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- 4 - Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
($US million) Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(RUB million)  Data sources 
1 2 3 3* 4 
(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 benefit to purchasers
 Product marketing and promotio n services 1.16 36.00 MA 
(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
 Support for enhance soil fertility of land resources 214.94 6,678.09 MA 
Sub-federal      
(iii)     Training services, including 
both general and specialist training facilities Training support and consulting  services 5.23 162.45 MA, MF 
(b) Public stockholding for food 
security purposes Payment to stockholding for food secu rity purposes  222.80 6,922.33 MA, MF 
(c) Domestic food aid  0.00 0.00  
(d) Decoupled income support  0.00 0.00  
(e) Government financial 
participation in income insurance and income safety-net programmes  0.00 0.00   
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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 
($US million) Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(RUB million)  Data sources 
1 2 3 3* 4 
(f) Payments (made either directly 
or by way of government financial participation in crop insurance schemes) for relief from natural disasters 
Sub-federal  
   
Compensation of the costs due to natural disasters  
   
12.93  
   
401.70  
   
MA, MF 
(g) Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through producer retirement programmes  0.00 
 0.00 
  
(h) Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through resource retirement programmes  0.00 
 0.00 
  
(i) Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through investment aids 
Federal 
  
Sub-federal 
  
   
 
Aid for first farmers 
Compensation of the registration costs 
 
Aid for first farmers 
Compensation of the registration costs  
 
  
 
65.08 
 
 
29.04  
    
2,022.03 
 
 
902.36  
 
 
  
MA, MF 
 
 
MA, MF 
(j) Payments under environmental 
programmes  0.00 
 0.00 
   
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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 
($US million) Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(RUB million)  Data sources 
1 2 3 3* 4 
(k) Payments under regional 
assistance programmes Capital investments in the Extreme North areas and regions of equal status  139.49  4,333.87 MA, MF 
Total Federal 
  Total Sub-federal 
 
 Total Federal & Sub-federal   1,683.16  
  
47.20  
 
 
1,730.36  
 52,295.70 
  
1,466.51 
 
 
53,762.21
  
 
* Annual average exchange rate in 2012 equals 31.07 RUB/USD.  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
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) 
($US million)  Product-specific 
measurements of 
support (from 
Supporting 
Table DS:8 below) 
($US million)  Total AMS+EMS 
 
($US million)  Value of production 
($US million)  AMS as a 
percentage of 
value of 
production 
% Current Total 
AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
($US million)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Plant Products 12.50  12.50 39.78  12.50  
Flax and Hemp 12.50  12.50 39.78 31.4% 12.50 
Livestock Products 1,171.16  1,171.16 80,494.84  68.78  
Cattle 141.15  141.15 8,737.46 1.6% 0.0 de minimis 
Sheep and Goat 25.89  25.89 1,506.62 1.7% 0.0 de minimis 
Reindeer 62.23  62.23 75.14 82.8% 62.23 
Horse 6.55  6.55 109.43 6.0% 6.55  
Swine 208.14  208.14 9,807.06 2.1% 0.0 de minimis 
Poultry 82.76  82.76 10,278.14 0.8% 0.0 de minimis 
Milk 549.00  549.00 16,918.67 3.2% 0.0 de minimis 
Meat 70.81  70.81 28,822.66 0.2% 0.0 de minimis 
Eggs 24.60  24.60 4,153.15 0.6% 0.0 de minimis 
Wool 0.00  0.00 86.51 0.0% 0.0 de minimis 
Total product-specific AMS 1,183. 66  1,183.66 80,534.63  81.28   
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- 8 - Description of basic 
products  
(including non-product 
specific AMS) Product specific AMS (from 
Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 
below) 
($US million)  Product-specific 
measurements of 
support (from 
Supporting 
Table DS:8 below) 
($US million)  Total AMS+EMS 
 
($US million)  Value of production 
($US million)  AMS as a 
percentage of 
value of 
production 
% Current Total 
AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
($US million)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Total non-prod uct-specific 
AMS (from Supporting Table 
DS:9)  5,718.31   5,718.31  107,515.29  5.32% 5,718.31  
TOTAL: Current Total AMS       5,799.59  
Total product-specific AMS 
as a percentage of  Total 
non-product-specific AMS * (1,183.66/5,718.31)*100= 20.7%       
 
* 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 2012 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic products Calendar year 
beginning Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price* Eligible 
production Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
 Data source 
   ($US/t) ($US/t) ('000 t) ($US) ($US million)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Wheat 1 Jan 2012 Price support 209.8 
 211.4 
 37,719.6  -60.4 Russian Federation Federal 
State Statisti cs Service; 
Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange 
Rye 1 Jan 2012  Price support 139.7 211.6 2,130.6  -153.1 
Barley 1 Jan 2012  Price support 151.7 186.8 13,951.6  -489.7 
 * 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 2012 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year 
beginning  
   
2012 Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
   
($US/t)  External 
reference 
price  
  
 
($US/t)  Eligible 
production 
 
   
('000 t)  Total price-
related direct 
payments 
  
($US million)  Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
($US million)
 Associated 
fees/levies  
  
 
($US million)
 Total direct 
payments 
 
   
($US million)  Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Plant Products       12.5   12.5  
Flax and Hemp 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal   Production aid     12.5 
 
8.7 
 
3.8  12.5 
 
8.7 
 
3.8 MA 
Livestock Products       1,171.2 
  1,171.2 
  
Cattle 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal   Production aid 
     140.9 
 
79.3 
 
61.6  140.9 
 
79.3 
 
61.6 MA 
Cattle 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal   Milk livestock 
payments      0.2 
 
0.2 
 
  0.2 
 
0.2 
 
 MA  
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- 11 - Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year 
beginning  
   
2012 Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
   
($US/t)  External 
reference 
price  
  
 
($US/t)  Eligible 
production 
    
('000 t)  Total price-
related direct 
payments 
  
($US million)  Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
($US million)
 Associated 
fees/levies  
  
 
($US million)
 Total direct 
payments 
    
($US million)  Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Sheep and Goats 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal   Production aid 
      25.9 
 
21.6 
 
4.3  25.9 
 
21.6 
 
4.3 MA 
Reindeer 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal   Production aid 
     62.2 
 
8.4 
 
53.8  62.2 
 
8.4 
 
53.8 MA 
Horse 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal   Production aid 
     6.6  
 
1.5 
 
5.1  6.6  
 
1.5 
 
5.1 MA 
Swine 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal   Production aid 
     208.1  
 
120.5 
 
87.6  208.1  
 
120.5 
 
87.6 MA 
Poultry 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal   Production aid 
     82.8 
 
45.1 
 
37.7  82.8 
 
45.1 
 
37.7 MA 
Milk 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal   Dairy cattle 
programme     361.3 
 
49.7 
 
311.6  361.3 
 
49.7 
 
311.6 MA  
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- 12 - Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year 
beginning  
   
2012 Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
   
($US/t)  External 
reference 
price  
  
 
($US/t)  Eligible 
production 
    
('000 t)  Total price-
related direct 
payments 
  
($US million)  Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
($US million)
 Associated 
fees/levies  
  
 
($US million)
 Total direct 
payments 
    
($US million)  Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Milk 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal   Agricultural 
indemnities 
     187.7 
 
0.0 
 
187.7  187.7 
 
0.0 
 
187.7 MA 
Meat 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal   Agricultural 
indemnities 
     70.8 
 
0.0 
 
70.8  70.8 
 
0.0 
 
70.8 MA 
Eggs 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal   Agricultural 
indemnities 
     24.6 
 
0.0 
 
24.6  24.6 
 
0.0 
 
24.6 MA 
Wool  Agricultural 
indemnities     0.00  0.00 MA 
Total (before de 
minimis)       1,183.7  1,183.7  
  
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- 13 - Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Othe r Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 
beginning  
  
  
2012 Measure type(s)
 Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
($US million) Associated 
fees/levies  
     
($US million)
 Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
   
($US million) Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
  
($US million) Total AMS 
      
($US million)
 Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Plant Products        12.5 12.5  
Flax and Hemp  Total, Flax and 
Hemp      12.5 12.5 MA 
Livestock Products         1,171.2 1,171.2  
Cattle  Total, Cattle      141.1 141.1  MA 
Sheep and Goats  Total, Sheep and 
Goats      25.9 25.9 MA 
Reindeer  Total, Reindeer      62.2 62.2 MA 
Horse  Total, Horse      6.6 6.6 MA  
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- 14 - Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 
beginning  
  
  
2012 Measure type(s)
 Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
($US million) Associated 
fees/levies  
     
($US million)
 Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
   
($US million) Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
  
($US million) Total AMS 
      
($US million)
 Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Swine  Total, Swine      208.1 208.1 
 MA 
Poultry  Total, Poultry      82.8 82.8 MA 
Milk  Total, Milk      549.0 549.0 MA 
Meat  Total, Meat       70.8 70.8 MA 
Eggs  Total, Eggs       24.6 24.6 MA 
Wool  Total, Wool       0.0  0.0 MA 
  
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- 15 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 
beginning  
   
2012 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
  
($US million) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
  
($US million) Associated 
fees/levies 
   
($US million)  Total non-product-
specific support 
    
($US million)  Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Electric power benefits   39.6  39.6 Federal Customs 
Service of Russian 
Federation 
Agricultural input supplying under the leasing contracts  47.2   47.2 Ministry of Industry 
and Trade of Russian 
Federation 
Capital producti on investments 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  216.9 
 
151.6 
 
65.3   216.9 
 
151.6 
 
65.3 MA 
Pedigree livestock 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  289.9 
 
144.1 
 
145.8   289.9 
 
144.1 
 
145.8 MA 
Elite seed subsidies 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  97.9 
 
57.1 
 
40.8   97.9 
 
57.1 
 
40.8 MA  
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- 16 - Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 
beginning  
   
2012 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
  
($US million) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
  
($US million) Associated 
fees/levies 
   
($US million)  Total non-product-
specific support 
    
($US million)  Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Mineral fertilisers and agricultural chemical 
subsidies Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  298.7  
 
 
168.9 
 
129.8   298.7  
 
 
168.9 
 
129.8 MA 
Subsidies of interest rate on short term credits 
and investment Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  2,536.2  
  
2,155.7 
 
380.5   2,536.2  
  
2,155.7 
 
380.5 MA 
Subsidization of interest rate on credits taken 
by personal subsidiary households, peasant farm enterprises and agricultural consumer cooperatives  Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  196.1  
    
186.0 
 
10.1   196.1  
    
186.0 
 
10.1 MA 
Fuel and lubricants subsidies 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  40.7  
   
40.7 704.9  
  745.6  
   
40.7 MA 
Combined fodder subsidies 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  13.8  
   
13.8  
  13.8  
   
13.8 MA  
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- 17 - Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 
beginning  
   
2012 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
  
($US million) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
  
($US million) Associated 
fees/levies 
   
($US million)  Total non-product-
specific support 
    
($US million)  Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Agricultural crop insurance premium subsidising 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  156.8 
  
132.2 
 
24.7  
  156.8 
  
132.2 
 
24.7 MA 
Reclamation network maintenance costs 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  79.3 
 
39.7 
 
39.6  
  79.3 
 
39.7 
 
39.6 MA 
Agricultural cargoes transportation on 
preferential terms   28.7  28.7 JSC Russian Railways 
Subsidies of establis hment and care for 
perennial plantations Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  59.7 
  
49.3 
 
10.4  
  59.7 
  
49.3 
 
10.4 MA 
Capital investments in the Extreme North areas 
and regions of equal status   14.8  
  14.8 MA 
Subsidies for the preparation of the low 
productivity areas Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
    13.6  
  
8.6 
 
5.0  
  13.6  
  
8.6 
 
5.0 MA 
Other plant production subsidies 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  137.1 
 
0.1 
 
137.0  
  137.1 
 
0.1 
 
137.0 MA  
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- 18 - Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 
beginning  
   
2012 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
  
($US million) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
  
($US million) Associated 
fees/levies 
   
($US million)  Total non-product-
specific support 
    
($US million)  Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Development of traditional trades   
Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  491.6  
 
280.8 
 
210.8  
  491.6  
 
280.8 
 
210.8 MA 
Other livestock production subsidies 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  168.0  
 
0.0 
 
168.0  
  168.0  
 
0.0 
 
168.0 MA 
Livestock farm family support 
Federal 
 
Sub-federal 
  86.7  
 
48.3 
 
38.4  
  86.7  
 
48.3 
 
38.4 MA 
Total  4,945.1 773.2  5,718.3   
 
 
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