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G/AG/N/ARM/22 
23 October 2012 
 (12-5792) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
  The following submission, dated 11 October 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Armenia .  The notification concerns new or modified domestic support measures 
exempt from reduction ( Table DS:2 ). 
 
 G/AG/N/ARM/22 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Armenia 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement: 
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
 
 
(1) Full title of measure:  Wheat and Barley Seed Farming Development Programme 
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:  RA State Budget (04.02.01.25)  
 (3) Detailed description of measure with  reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
 Annex 2:  Green Box:  General services:  The wheat and barley seed farming development 
programme aims at provisioning the entities i nvolved in seed farming with high-quality (of 
high reproduction) seeds imported from abroad to enable them to develop super stock and 
stock seed farming of wheat and barley. 
 (4) Cost of measure: For 2008:  99.9 million AMD 
    For 2009:  75.6 million AMD     For 2010:  76.5 million AMD  
(5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2008 
 (6) Period of application:  unlimited 
 (7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)):  wheat and barley  G/AG/N/ARM/22 
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  Table DS:2 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Armenia 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement: 
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
 
 (1) Full title of measure:  Provision of Services for Food Safety – Laboratory Examination of 
Food 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  RA State Budget (04.02.01.29) 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with  reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
 Annex 2:  Green Box:  General services:  F ood of animal and plant origin is subject to 
compulsory examination and phytosanitary control in Armenia.  Food safety control (laboratory 
examination) in all the stages of the food chain is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture 
through sampling and laboratory examination of  the samples.  The programme aims at 
increasing population confidence in domestic food safety and addressing the issue of supplying 
the population with guaranteed safe food. 
 
(4) Cost of measure: For 2008:  21.4 million AMD 
    For 2009:  26.7 million AMD     For 2010:  5.0 million AMD  (5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2008 
 
(6) Period of application:  unlimited 
 (7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)):  no individual product  G/AG/N/ARM/22 
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  Table DS:2 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Armenia 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement: 
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
 
 (1) Full title of measure:  Investment in the Republican Veterinary Anti-Epidemic and Diagnostic 
Centre, State Non-commercial Organization 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  RA State Budget (04.02.01.30) 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with  reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
 Annex 2:  Green Box:  General services:  The investments aim at increasing the capacity of the 
Republican Veterinary Anti-Epidemic and Diagnostic Centre, st ate non-commercial 
organization, in implementing veterinary, anti- epidemic, early warning measures, quarantine 
and neutralization. 
 (4) Cost of measure:  46.3 million AMD 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2009 
 (6) Period of application:  2009 
 (7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)):  no individual product  G/AG/N/ARM/22 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Armenia 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement: 
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
 
 
(1) Full title of measure:  Marketing Opportunities for Farmers Programme 
 (carried out with OPEC support)  (2) Domestic legislation reference:  RA State Budget (04.02.01.35) 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with  reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
 Annex 2:  Green Box:  General services:  OP EC was a co-donor.  To promote marketing and 
production, small and medium entrepreneurs in rural areas were provided with information, 
consulting and assistance services.  This did not reduce sales prices and did not bring any direct 
economic benefit for the buyers.  The programme  also assisted farmers in increasing their 
product value competitiveness and participating in international fairs to reach new markets. 
 (4) Cost of measure: For 2009:  250.8 million AMD 
    For 2010:  893.5 million AMD 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2009 
 (6) Period of application:  unlimited 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)):  no individual product G/AG/N/ARM/22 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Armenia 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement: 
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
 
 
(1) Full title of measure:  Marketing Opportunities for Farmers Programme 
 (carried out with Ki ngdom of Demark support) 
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:  RA State Budget (04.02.01.25) 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with  reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
 Annex 2:  Green Box:  Gene ral services:  The Kingdom of Denmark was a co-donor.  To 
promote marketing and production,  small and medium entrepre neurs in rural areas were 
provided with information, consulting and assistan ce services.  This did not reduce sales prices 
and did not bring any direct economic benefit fo r the buyers.  The programme also assisted 
farmers in increasing their product value competitiv eness and participating in international fairs 
to reach new markets. 
 (4) Cost of measure: For 2010:  6.8 million AMD 
    For 2011:  102.9 million AMD 
 (5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2010 
 (6) Period of application:  unlimited 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)):  no individual product 
  
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