WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/ARM/6 
19 July 2005 
 (05-3229) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
  The following submission, dated 6 July 2005, 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/6 
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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:  Specification of irrigation standards and regimes for cultivated plants 
  (2) Domestic legislation reference:  State Budget (10.02.07) 
 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in: 
 
Annex 2:  Green Box:  "General Services", (d) extension and advisory services;  Specification 
of irrigation standards and regimes for cultivat ed plants, and advisory service as a result of 
which the scientific level of plant cultivation will be improved. 
 (4) Cost of measure:  35.0 million Drams 
  
(5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2005 
  (6) Period of application:  Calendar year 2005 
 
 
(7) Products to principally benefi t (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product  G/AG/N/ARM/6 
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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:  Improvement of the natural pasture and irrigation 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference: State Budget (10.02.06) 
 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
Annex 2:  Green Box:  "General Services", (g) infrastructural services;  Implementation of 
capital works directed on pasture water supply or drainage, and environmental protection.  
 
(4) Cost of measure:  160.6 million Drams 
 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect : 1 January 2005  
 
 (6) Period of application:  Calendar year 2005  
 
 
(7) Products to principally benefi t (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product  G/AG/N/ARM/6 
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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:  The implementation of the assumed co mmitments of the state in the 
process of the acquisition of anti-hail equipments 
 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  State Budget (10.07.09) 
 
 (3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
Annex 2:  Green Box:  "General Services", (g) infrastructural services;  As a result of the 
acquisition of anti-hail equipments and explo itation, the level of land utilization for 
agricultural purposes and environmenta l protection status will be improved.  
 
(4) Cost of measure:  80.0 million Drams 
 
 (5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2005  
 
 
(6) Period of application:  Calendar year 2005  
  
(7) Products to principally benefi t (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product   G/AG/N/ARM/6 
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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:  Implementation of the flood control measures by the cooperative fund 
established in the framework of the "Developmen t of Food Production" Program of the Japanese 
Government 
 
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:  State Budget (10.07.10)  
 
 (3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
Annex 2:  Green Box:  "General Services", (g) infrastructural services;  As a result of 
implementation of the capital works on flood co ntrol measures the environmental protection 
status and level of land utilization for agricultural purpose will be improved.  
 
(4) Cost of measure:  24.6 million Drams  
  
(5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2005  
 
 
(6) Period of application:  Calendar year 2005  
 
 
(7) Products to principally benefi t (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product  G/AG/N/ARM/6 
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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:  Implementation of the forest restoration measures by the cooperative fund 
established in the framework of the "Developmen t of Food Production" Program of the Japanese 
Government 
 
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:  State Budget (10.07.11)  
 
 (3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
Annex 2:  Green Box:  General Services, (g) infrastructural services;  As a result of 
implementation of the capital works on forest restoration measures the environmental protection status and level of land utiliza tion for agricultural purpose will be improved.  
 
(4) Cost of measure:  25.4 million Drams 
  
(5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2005  
 
 
(6) Period of application:  Calendar year 2005  
 
 
(7) Products to principally benefi t (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product 
  
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