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G/AG/W/109/Add.1  
 
6 June 2013  
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Committee on Agriculture    
 
 RESPONSES TO POINTS RAISED BY MEMBERS UNDER THE REVIEW PROCESS 
COMPILATION OF RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS RAISED DURING THE COMMITTEE 
ON AGRICULTURE MEETING ON 26 MARCH 20131 
Addendum 
 The present addendum includes the written resp onses by Moldova to the questions raised by 
the United States of America contained in paragraphs 83-86 of document G/AG/W/108. A 
comprehensive version of the compilation document G/AG/W/109 containing all questions and 
responses will be issued once all outstanding wr itten responses have been provided by Members. 
 
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 2  POINTS RAISED IN CONNECTION  WITH INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATIONS 
2.4  Domestic Support Commitments (Table DS:1) 
2.4.7 Republic of Moldova (G/AG/N/MOL/4) AG-IMS ID 69062: Question by the United St ates of America - Transparency issues 
(including Table DS:2) 
The United States of America appreciates Mo ldova's first domestic support notification 
since acceding to the WTO in 2001 for the 20 01-04 period. The United States of America 
looks forward to continuing to learn more ab out Moldova's domestic support agricultural 
policies. The United States of America note s that domestic support measures generally 
were notified either for a single year or over only a few years.  
a. Is it correct that Moldova's programmes notified here are not permanent, long-
term legislation? If not, please provid e a brief overview of the agricultural 
policy structure in Moldova. 
The first forms of state financial support for the agricultural sector have started in 2002. The 
measures are approved by the government. Re sources of the state agricultural fund are 
utilized according to the support measures in  the limits of the allowance approved, each 
year, by the state budget law. Therefore, depe nding on the policy directions pursued by the 
government over the years, various state budget support measures have been established, 
subsidizing various agricultural activities, stimulating lending to farmers, the state 
contribution to support tobacco and sugar beet industry, fruit plantations, etc. Starting from 2010 the agricultural subsidy fund is administ ered by the Agency for Interventions and 
Payment in Agriculture. According to the Gove rnment Decision no. 152 of 26 February 2013 
on the approval of distribution measures for the agricultural subsidy fund 2013, the following 
measures are eligible for payment: 
1. Stimulating lending to farmers by financial institutions 
                                               
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO. G/AG/W/109/Add.1 
 
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  2. Stimulation of agricultural production risk insurance 
3. Subsidies for deforesting perennial plantations subject to scrapping for establishment 
of vineyards and orchards 
4. Stimulating investment for protected vegetable production (winter greenhouses, 
tunnels) 
5. Stimulating the investments for purchasing agricultural equipment and irrigation 
equipment  
6. Stimulating investment for technological renovation of livestock farms 
7. Stimulating purchase of breeding animals and maintaining their genetic fund  
8. Stimulating investment for food proces sing and post-harvest infrastructure 
9. Stimulating land consolidation  
10. Stimulating land irrigation  
b. When will Moldova be notifying for more recent years? Information will be submitted in due course. 
AG-IMS ID 69063: Question by the United St ates of America - Direct payments: other 
The United States of America notes "Support and credit stimulation fund for agricultural 
producers" outlays were first notified by Moldova in 2002. Was this programme first 
implemented in 2002? Please provide addition al information on the operation of this 
programme. 
"Support and credit stimulation fund for agricult ural producers" is one of the measures used 
for the support of the development of the agricultural sector. Yes, this measure was first 
used in 2002. According to the provisions of the measure a partial value of the loan has 
been returned to the agricultural producer. 
AG-IMS ID 69064: Question by the United States of America- Market price support 
The State Reserve for wheat was notified by Moldova for only 2001.  
a. What is the objective of the state reserve?  
According to the national legislation, state reserves of cereals are created by the 
government within state reserve of resources and can be utilized only by government 
decision. State reserves of cereals represen t a special fund of wheat for consumption 
created in view of ensuring food security and th e protection of the population in the case of 
an emergency provoked by natural disasters, epidemics, social and economic force majeure 
situation, etc. 
b. Does Moldova still maintain state reserves for wheat even though no purchases 
were made in 2002-04?  
Moldova maintains state reserves for wheat. These reserves are renewed periodically for 
ensuring appropriate quality requirements according to the Government Decision no. 128 of 10 February 2009 approving regulation on the state reserves of cereals.  G/AG/W/109/Add.1 
 
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  AG-IMS ID 69065: Question by the United St ates of America - Non-product-specific AMS 
Moldova notified "Control on selection and reproduction in zoo techniques" in 2004. 
Please provide further details regarding what  this programme entails and what is meant 
by "zoo techniques". 
The term "zoo techniques" refers to the animal husbandry. The measure "Control on 
selection and reproduction in zoo techniques" was included in state support measures in order to stimulate breeding of animals and improvement of the genetic fund. 
 
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