WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/POL/67 
15 November 2010 
 (10-6077) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission from Poland , dated 3 September 2010, 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 year 2003 . 
 
   
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
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 Schedule) (from Section 1 of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
   
3,329 million US$ 394 
   
 
100 US$ = 388.89 PLN (National Bank of Poland exchange rate) 
PLN:  Polish New Zloty  
 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
('000 PLN) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services    
 (i)  Research Subsidies to biological progress in  animal and plant producti on, monitoring of food 
products quality  (para. 2(a))  142,865 National statistics 
 (ii)  Pest and disease Subsidies for entities involve d in collecting carcasses of dead ruminants and swine, 
processing, transport and burning of bonemeal made of those carcasses;  plant protection 
from diseases and pests (para. 2(b)) 8,980 " 
 (iii)  Extension and 
 advisory services Education, extension and advisory services ;  implementation and promotion of farm 
accountancy;  financial support for prof ession change and development of new 
qualifications of residents of  rural areas  (para. 2(d)) 61,071 " 
 (iv)  Marketing and 
 promotion Support for agricultural products processing a nd promotion (SAPARD*):  assistance for 
agricultural producer groups  (para. 2(f)) 116,562 " 
 (v)  Infrastructural services Infrast ructure development in rural areas (SAP ARD*);  development of Land Parcel 
Identification System, animal identification and registration system;  software for the 
Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS system). (para. 2(g)) 780,878 " 
(b) Payments for relief from 
natural disaster Subsidy to interest on credits to remedy natura l disaster, and for resumption of activity on 
the areas affected by flood (para. 8) 59,335 " 
(c) Structural Adjustment 
Assistance provided through 
Producer Retirement 
Programmes Structural pensions for farmers (para.9) 5,038 "  
(d) Structural Adjustment 
Assistance provided through 
Resource Retirement 
Programmes Programme of expansion of woodland;  affore station and cessation of agricultural activity 
on the agricultural land (para. 10) 19,355 " 
(e) Structural Adjustment 
Assistance provided through 
Investment Aids Providing guarantees and sureties for the repaym ent of investment credits in farming and 
agri-food processing industry;  subsidy to inte rest on credits for creating new work places 
for rural residents;  assistance in inve stment in farming (SAPARD*) (para. 11) 485,330 "  
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(f) Environmental 
Programmes Subsidies for farms carrying out agricultural prod uction with organic methods (para. 12) 7,082 " 
TOTAL  1,686,496  
    
 
*The SAPARD programme - the programme co-fi nanced by the EU, aimed at preaccession as sistance for countries of Central and East ern Europe in structural 
adjustment to the european integration in their agricultural sect ors and rural areas, as well as in the implementation of the ' acquis communautaire' concerning the 
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and related legislation.  The figures cover the period from July 2002 when the programme was l aunched, until 31 December 2003. 
The figures cover expenditures both from the national budget and the EU funds.  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
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) 
 
(million PLN) Product-specific measurements of 
support (from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
 
(million PLN) 
1 2 3 4 
Pigmeat 167.58 - 167.58 
Honey 6.96 - 6.96 
Wheat 693.25 - 693.25 
Rye 10.61 - 10.61 
Butter 0.08 - 0.08 
Cheese 0.74 - 0.74 
Potatoes for production of starch 23.10 - 23.10 
Starch 15.90 - 15.90 
Skimmed milk powder 37.70 - 37.70 
Milk 365.58 - 365.58 
Raw tobacco 45.03 - 45.03 
Dried fodder 0.45 - 0.45 
Total product-specific AMS   1,366.98 
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9)   165.09 
Total AMS   1,532.07 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar year 
beginning 
1 January 2003 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(PLN/tonne) External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/…) 
(PLN/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
 
 
(million PLN) 
((4-5*6)-7 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Pigmeat  Market price support 4,999.29 2,574.10 69.10  167.58 National statistics 
Honey  " 7,994.67 3,357.80 1.50  6.96 " 
Wheat  " 440.00 276.40 3,987.20  652.31 " 
Rye  " 325.00 306.30 567.50  10.61 " 
TOTAL       837.5  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar year 
beginning 1 
January 2003 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(million PLN) External 
reference price 
(generally 
from AGST/..)
(PLN/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
(tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
(million PLN)Other non-
exempt direct 
payments  
 
(million PLN) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
(million 
EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Potatoes for 
production of 
starch  Compensatory 
payments for the 
producers of starch 
potatoes   227,500*  23.10  23.10 National 
statistics 
Starch  Compensatory 
payments for the 
producers of starch   225,500  15.90  15.90 " 
Skimmed 
milk powder  Payments for 
producers of 
skimmed milk 
powder   58,000  37.70  37.70 " 
Milk  High quality milk 
premium   6,011,846.6**  365.58  365.58 " 
Raw tobacco  Payments for 
producers of raw 
tobacco   18,600  45.03  45.03 " 
Dried fodder  Financial aid for the 
producers of dried 
fodder   3,337  0.45  0.45 " 
Total       487.8  487.8  
 
* The amount of starch contained in potatoes covered by the measure 
** Milk expressed in thousand litres  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other  Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
   
Description of 
basic product Calendar year 
beginning 
1 January 2003 Measure 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million 
PLN) Other product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(million 
PLN) Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
(million 
PLN) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
(million 
PLN) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
Pigmeat  Market price 
support - - - - 167.58 - 167.58 National statistics 
Butter  Private storage 0.08 - - 0.08 - - 0.08 " 
Cheese  Private storage 0.74 - - 0.74 - - 0.74 " 
  
Private storage  
40.949  
-  
-  
40.949  
-  
- " Wheat 
 Market price 
support - - - - 652.31 - 693.25 
 " 
Rye  Market price 
support - - - - 10.61 - 10.61 " 
Honey  Market price 
support - - - - 6.96 - 6.96 " 
Potatoes for 
production of 
starch  Compensatory 
payments for 
the production 
of starch 
potatoes - - - - - 23.1 23.1 " 
Starch  Compensatory 
payments for 
the production 
of starch - - - - - 15.9 15.9 " 
Skimmed milk 
powder  Payments for 
producers of 
skimmed milk 
powder - - - - - 37.7 37.7 "  
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Milk  High quality 
milk premium - - - - - 365.58 365.58 " 
Raw tobacco  Payments for 
producers of 
raw tobacco - - - - - 45.03 45.03 " 
Dried fodder  Financial aid 
for the 
producers of 
dried fodder - - - - - 0.45 0.45 " 
TOTAL   41.77   41.77 837.46 487.76 1,366.98  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning 
1 January 2003 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
('000 PLN) Other non-product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support 
 
('000 PLN) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Interest concessions to credits 
for agricultural purposes  90,846.0 0 0 90,846.0 National statistics 
Subsidies on fertilizers  54,216.3 0 0 54,216.3 " 
Subsidies on improved seed  20,026.0 0 0 20,026.0 " 
TOTAL  165,088.3   165,088.3  
 
 
 
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