G/AG/N/HRV/19  
 
9 May 2014  
(14-2854)  Page: 1/21  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission from Croatia , dated 5 May 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union . The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1 and the relevant Supporting Tables) for calendar years 2006 and 2007 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2006 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedu le) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached  Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
134,116,772 Euro 125,276,531 
 
Note: Exchange rate (2006): 1 Euro = 7.322849 kuna  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2006 
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  
(Euro) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
a) General services Plant and anim al health control and protection 
Financial support of applied research in agriculture and financial support of 
marketing research programmes 
Extension Services: a program to issue tr aining materials and publications which 
provide consultations and promote new indu stry, training services, transfer of 
information, knowledge and skills 15,791,451 Budget 
b) Public stockholding for food 
security purposes Program in relation to the accumulation and holding of stocks of products which 
form part of a food security program iden tified in national legislation. Public 
stocks have been made for security purposes in time of a war or in case of huge natural disasters. 874,037 " 
d) Decoupled income support Direct  support to small farms, not rela ted to production. 11,991,631 "  
f) Payments for relief from 
natural disasters Compensation for damage caused by  natural disasters. 3,276,897 "  
i) Structural assistance provided 
through investment aids Supporting investments for farm moderniz ation, purchase of land, machinery, 
equipment, etc. 12,377,893 "  
Total Green Box Measures  44,311,909   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2006 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programs – "Exempt Direct Payments" 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6:5 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question  
(Euro) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
a) "payments based on fixed area and yi elds"  Direct payments per hectare for arable crops (cereals, oilseeds, forage 
crops, sugar beet) – reference Article 6.5 (a) (i) 
Direct payments per hectare for vegeta bles - reference Article 6.5 (a) (i) 
Direct payments per hectare for perm anent crops (vineyards, orchards) - 
reference Article 6.5 (a) (i) 132,388,937 Budget 
b) "payments based on 85% or less of the base 
level of production"  -  
c) "livestock payments made on a fixed 
number of head" Direct payments per head  in livestock production  (cattle, sheep, goats, 
pigs, horses) – reference Article 6.5 (a) (iii) 33,688,364 Budget 
Total Exempt Direct Payments  166,077,301   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2006 
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)  
(Euro) Product-specific measurements of support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 below) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
(Euro) 
1 2 3 4 
Tobacco 8,776,395  8,776,395 
Olive oil 562,024  562,024 
Olive processing 2,841,009  2,841,009 
Milk 67,640,498  67,640,498 
Perennial crops 9,807,601  9,807,601 
Cattle for fattening 8,842,839  8,842,839 
Pigs for fattening 7,612,312  7,612,312 
Planting material1 1,838,554  1,838,554 
Bee-hives 2,387,558  2,387,558 
Milk 3,876,823  3,876,823 
Mandarins 2,262,777  2,262,777 
Apples 1,463,424  1,463,424 
Other measures in plant production2 458,785  458,785 
Other measures in livestock 4,018,920  4,018,920 
                                               
1 Direct payments are made for planting material for: fruits, olives and grapes. 
2 Direct payments are made for lavender, pyrethrum and herbs.  
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- 6 - Description of basic products  
(including non-product specific AMS) Product specific AMS (from 
Supporting Tables DS:5 to 
DS:7 below)  
(Euro) Product-specific measurements of support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 below) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
(Euro) 
1 2 3 4 
Autochthonous and protected breeds 2,772,048  2,772,048 
Meadows and pastures 114,964  114,964 
Non-product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Table DS:9)3 37,751,973  0 ( de minimis ) 
TOTAL: Current Total AMS   125,276,531 
                                               
3 Total value of agricultural production for 2006 – 2,587,380,950 Euro.  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2006 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price  Eligible 
production Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Euro) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
(Euro) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Tobacco  Production 
premium     8,776,395  8,776,395  
Olive oil  "     562,024  562,024  
Olive processing  "     2,841,009  2,841,009  
Milk  "     67,640,498  67,640,498  
Perennial crops  "     9,807,601  9,807,601  
Cattle for fattening  "     8,842,839  8,842,839  
Pigs for fattening  "     7,612,312  7,612,312  
Planting material 1  "     1,838,554  1,838,554  
Bee-hives  "     2,387,558  2,387,558  
Other measures in 
plant production 2  "     458,785  458,785  
                                               
1 Direct payments are made for planting material for: fruits, olives and grapes. 
2 Direct payments are made for lavender, pyrethrum and herbs.  
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- 8 - Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price  Eligible 
production Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Euro) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
(Euro) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Other measures in 
livestock  Production 
premium     4,018,920  4,018,920  
Autochthonous and 
protected breeds  "     2,772,048  2,772,048  
Meadows and pastures  "     114,964  114,964  
Total  "     117,673,507   117,673,507    
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2006 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific support and total Product-Specific AMS 
Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measurement 
type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(Euro) Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(Euro) Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(Euro) Total AMS 
 
 
(Euro) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Tobacco        8,776,395 8,776,395 Budget 
Olive oil        562,024 562,024 " 
Olive processing        2,841,009 2,841,009 " 
Milk        67,640,498 67,640,498 " 
Perennial crops        9,807,601 9,807,601 " 
Cattle for fattening        8,842,839 8,842,839 " 
Pigs for fattening        7,612,312 7,612,312 " 
Planting material1        1,838,554 1,838,554 " 
Bee-hives        2,387,558 2,387,558 " 
Milk  Buying-in support 3,876,823   3,876,823   3,876,823 " 
Mandarins  " 2,262,777   2,262,777   2,262,777 " 
Apples  " 1,463,424   1,463,424   1,463,424 " 
Other measures in plant 
production2        458,785 458,785 " 
                                               
1 Direct payments are made for lavender, pyrethrum and herbs. 
2 Direct payments are made for lavender, pyrethrum and herbs.  
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- 10 - Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measurement 
type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(Euro) Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(Euro) Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(Euro) Total AMS 
 
 
(Euro) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Other measures in 
livestock        4,018,920 4,018,920 Budget 
Autochthonous and 
protected breeds        2,772,048 2,772,048 " 
Meadows and pastures        114,964 114,964 " 
Total   7,603,024   7,603,024  117,673,507 125,276,531   
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2006 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
(Euro) Other non-product specific 
support (include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
(Euro) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Exemption from excise duty on fuel 
for agriculture  37,751,973   37,751,973  
Total non-product-specific AMS     37,751,973  
  
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- 12 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2007 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedu le) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached  Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
134,116,772 Euro 133,555,372 
 
Note: Exchange rate (2007): 1 Euro = 7.3336019 kuna  
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- 13 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2007 
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 
(Euro) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
a) General services Plant and anim al health control and protection 
Financial support of applied research in agriculture and financial support of 
marketing research programmes 
Extension Services: a program to issue tr aining materials and publications which 
provide consultations and promote new indu stry, training services, transfer of 
information, knowledge and skills 17,721,337 Budget 
b) Public stockholding for food 
security purposes Program in relation to the accumulation and holding of stocks of products which 
form part of a food security program iden tified in national legislation. Public 
stocks have been made for security purposes in time of a war or in case of huge natural disasters. 4,187,963 " 
d) Decoupled income support Direct support to small farms, not related to production. 15,937,527 "  
f) Payments for relief from 
natural disasters Compensation for damage caused by natural disasters. 62,491,523 "  
i) Structural assistance provided 
through investment aids Supporting investments for farm moderniz ation, purchase of land, machinery, 
equipment, etc. 21,472,917 "  
Total Green Box Measures  121,811,267  
  
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- 14 - Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2007 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programs – "Exempt Direct Payments" 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with refe rence to criteria in Article 6:5 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(Euro) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
a) "payments based on fixed area and yields "  Direct payments per hectare for arable crops (cereals, oilseeds, forage crops, su gar 
beet) – reference Article 6.5 (a) (i) 
Direct payments per hectare for vegeta bles - reference Article 6.5 (a) (i) 
Direct payments per hectar e for permanent crops (viney ards, orchards) - reference 
Article 6.5 (a) (i) 165,538,553 Budget 
b) "payments based on 85% or less of the base 
level of production"  -  
c) "livestock payments made on a fixed 
number of head" Direct payments per head in livestock prod uction (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses) 
– reference Article 6.5 (a) (iii) 33,506,629 Budget 
Total Exempt Direct Payments  199,045,182   
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- 15 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2007 
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) 
(Euro) Product-specific measurements of support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 below) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
(Euro) 
1 2 3 4 
Tobacco 9,840,719  9,840,719 
Olive oil 502,141  502,141 
Olive processing 3,041,708  3,041,708 
Milk 68,841,072  68,841,072 
Perennial crops 10,731,585  10,731,585 
Cattle for fattening 8,796,596  8,796,596 
Pigs for fattening 10,116,074  10,116,074 
Planting material1 2,870,549  2,870,549 
Bee-hives 3,018,589  3,018,589 
Mandarins 1,908,392  1,908,392 
Apples 2,044,706  2,044,706 
Pigs 3,955,052  3,955,052 
Other measures in plant production2 15,840  15,840 
Other measures in livestock 4,268,522  4,268,522 
                                               
1 Direct payments are made for planting material for: fruits, olives and grapes. 
2 Direct payments are made for lavender, pyrethrum and herbs.  
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- 16 - Description of basic products  
(including non-product specific AMS) Product specific AMS 
(from Supporting Tables 
DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
(Euro) Product-specific measurements of support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 below) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
(Euro) 
1 2 3 4 
Autochthonous and protected breeds 3,434,769  3,434,769 
Meadows and pastures 169,058  169,058 
Non-product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Table DS:9)3 38,050,065  0 ( de minimis ) 
TOTAL: Current Total AMS   133,555,372 
 
 
                                               
3 Total value of agricultural production for 2007 – 2,873,765,730 Euro.  
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- 17 - Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2007 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price  Eligible 
production Total 
price-
related 
direct 
payments  Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Euro) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
(Euro) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Tobacco  Production premium     9,840,719  9,840,719  
Olive oil  "     502,141  502,141  
Olive processing  "     3,041,708  3,041,708  
Milk  "     68,841,072  68,841,072  
Perennial crops  "     10,731,585  10,731,585  
Cattle for fattening  "     8,796,596  8,796,596  
Pigs for fattening  "     10,116,074  10,116,074  
Planting material 1  "     2,870,549  2,870,549  
Bee-hives  "     3,018,589  3,018,589  
Other measures in 
plant production 2  "     15,840  15,840  
                                               
1 Direct payments are made for planting material for: fruits, olives and grapes. 
2 Direct payments are made for lavender, pyrethrum and herbs.  
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- 18 - Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price  Eligible 
production Total 
price-
related 
direct 
payments  Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Euro) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
(Euro) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Other measures in 
livestock  Production premium     4,268,522  4,268,522  
Autochthonous and 
protected breeds  "     3,434,769  3,434,769  
Meadows and pastures  "     169,058  169,058  
Total  "     125,647,222   125,647,222    
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- 19 - Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2007 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific support and total Product-Specific AMS 
Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary outlays 
(Euro) Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total 
other 
product-
specific 
support 
(Euro) Market 
price 
support 
(Suppor-
ting Table 
DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(Euro) Total AMS 
  
(Euro) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Tobacco        9,840,719 9,840,719 Budget 
Olive oil        502,141 502,141 " 
Olive processing        3,041,708 3,041,708 " 
Milk        68,841,072 68,841,072 " 
Perennial crops        10,731,585 10,731,585 " 
Cattle for fattening        8,796,596 8,796,596 " 
Pigs for fattening        10,116,074 10,116,074 " 
Planting material1        2,870,549 2,870,549 " 
Bee-hives        3,018,589 3,018,589 " 
Mandarins  Buying-in support 1,908,392   1,908,392   1,908,392 " 
Apples  " 2,044,706   2,044,706   2,044,706 " 
                                               
1 Direct payments are made for planting material for: fruits, olives and grapes.  
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- 20 - Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary outlays 
(Euro) Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total 
other 
product-
specific 
support 
(Euro) Market 
price 
support 
(Suppor-
ting Table 
DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(Euro) Total AMS 
  
(Euro) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Pigs  Buying-in support 3,955,052   3,955,052   3,955,052 Budget 
Other measures in 
plant production2        15,840 15,840 " 
Other measures in 
livestock        4,268,522 4,268,522 " 
Autochthonous and 
protected breeds        3,434,769 3,434,769 " 
Meadows and pastures        169,058 169,058 " 
Total   7,908,150    7,908,150   125,647,222  133,555,372   
                                               
2 Direct payments are made for lavender, pyrethrum and herbs.  
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Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2007 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
(Euro) Other non-product specific 
support (include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
(Euro) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Exemption from excise duty on fuel 
for agriculture  38,050,065   38,050,065  
Total non-product-specific AMS     38,050,065  
 
  
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