WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/BGR/16 
27 October 2010 
 (10-5629) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
   The following submission from Bulgaria , dated 18 February 2010, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the European Union .  The notification concerns domestic support 
commitments (Table DS:1) for calendar years 2002 to 2006 . 
 
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level for period in 
question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
520 million EURO 60.03 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) "general services"    
1. Research, including general research, research in 
connection with environm ental programmes, and 
research programmes relating to particular products Research programmes relating to pa rticular products 1.61 State Budget 
 Research in connection with environmental 
programmes 3.67 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to  plant products 2.42 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to preservation of 
breeding stock 5.01 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to selection of breed 
and sort 7.47 State Budget 
2. Pest and disease control Compensations for er adication of diseased animals 0.12 State Budget 
 Implementing programmes on prevention and 
laboratory diagnostics 2.37 State Budget 
 Identification of animals 0.98 State Budget 
 Disposal of animal by-products 0  
 Eradication of quarantine pests 0   Disposal of obsolete pe sticides 0.16 State Budget 
3. Training services Vocational tr aining of farmers 0.006 State Budget 
4. Inspection services Testing of ag ricultural machinery 0.13 State Budge 
 Quality control 0.003 State Budget  
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Page 4 Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Ongoing inspections of st orage conditions in the 
licensed grain-storage facilities 0.04 State Budget 
5. Extension and advisory services, including the 
provision of means to facilitate the transfer of 
information and the results of research to producers and 
consumers Market information bulletin publishe d by SAPI Ltd. 0.093 State Budget 
6. Infrastructural services Maintain ing, securing and preserving strategic 
hydro-melioration infrastructure 3.74 State Budget 
7. Other Hail prevention missiles 1.47 State Budget 
(b) "public stockholding for food security purposes"  0  
(c) "domestic food aid"  0  
(d) "decoupled income support"  0  
(e) "income insurance and income safety-net 
 programmes"  0  
(f) "payments for relief from natural disaster s" Pest infestati ons 0.24 State Budget 
(g) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
producer retirement programmes"  0  
(h) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
resource retireme nt programmes"  0  
(i) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids"  0  
(j) "environmental programmes" Contro l of soil erosion 1.76 State Budget 
(k) "regional assistance programmes"  0  (l) "other" Maintaining a register of tobacco producers 0.01 State  Budget  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002  
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 EURO) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support 
 (from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Total AMS  
 
 
(million EURO) Value of production 
2002 
 
(million EURO) Current total AMS as 
a percentage of value 
of production 
(de minimis = 5%) Current Total AMS  
(aggregate) 
 
(million EURO) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
   
Wheat 3.31 0 3.31 280.05 1.18 % 0 
Maize 0.56 0 0.56 123.12 0.4 % 0 
Sunflower seed 0.67 0 0.67 100.61 0.6 % 0 
Tobacco 59.75 0 59. 75 76.23 78.38 % 59.75 
Potatoes 0.2 0 0.2 67.67 0.3 % 0 Tomatoes 0.004 0 0.004 94.27 0.01 % 0 
Rape seed 0.1 0 0.1  1.38 7.25 %  0.1 
Sugar beet 0.18 0 0.18 1.07 16.82 % 0.18 
Milk 1.21 0 1.21 304.14 0.4 % 0 
       
Total non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9)   5.86 2,854.5 0.2% 0 
Current Total AMS     60.03  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar year 
2002 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/..) Eligible 
production Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt direct 
payments  
(million EURO)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 
Tobacco  Premium and 
buying-up     59.58 - 59.58 State Fund 
"Tobacco" 
Milk  Premium and 
buying-up     1.21 - 1.21 State Fund 
"Agriculture"  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar year 
2002 Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 Other product- 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
 
(million EURO)Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
 
(million 
EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(million 
EURO) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
 
(million 
EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  Input subsidy  3.31  3.31   3.31  State Fund 
"Agriculture" 
Maize  Subsidies for 
interest rates 
Input subsidy  0.42 
0.14 
  0.42 
0.14 
   0.42 
0.14 
0.56 " 
Sunflower 
seed  Subsidies for 
interest rates 
Input subsidy  
 0.335 
0.335 
  0.335 
0.335 
   0.335 
0.335 
0.67 " 
Potatoes  Input subsidy 
Subsidies for 
interest rates  
 
 0.08 
0.12 
  0.08 
0.12 
   0.08 
0.12 
0.2 " 
Tomatoes  Input subsidy  0.004  0.004   0.004  " 
 
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(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Rape seed  Input subsidy  0.1  0.1   0.1  State Fund 
"Agriculture" 
Sugar beet  Input subsidy  0.18  0.18   0.18 " 
Milk  Input subsidy, 
premium and 
buying-up      1.21 1.21 " 
Tobacco  Input subsidy, 
premium and 
buying-up  0.17  0.17  59.58 59.75 State Fund 
"Tobacco" 
 
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002  
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
Measure type(s) Calendar year
2002 
 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
 
(million EURO) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy (fertilizers)   4.25  4.25 
Input subsidy (domestic animals and 
birds of the national genetic fund and 
controlled elite specimens)   1.36  1.36 
Storage subsidies for grains   0.25  0.25 State Fund "Agriculture" 
Total non-product-specific AMS   5.86  5.86  
  
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Page 10 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
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 I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
520  million EURO 54.15 
  
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) "general services"    
1. Research, including general research, research in 
connection with environm ental programmes, and 
research programmes relating to particular products  Research programmes relating to particular 
products 1.51 State Budget 
 Research in connection with environmental 
programmes 3.24 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to  plant products 1.68 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to preservation of 
breeding stocks 4.51 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to selection of breed 
and sort 5.89 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to tobacco and 
tobacco products 0.27 State Budget 
2. Pest and disease control Compensations for er adication of diseased animals 0.03 State Budget 
 Implementing programmes on prevention and 
laboratory diagnostics 3.12 State Budget 
 Identification of animals 0.03 State Budget 
 Disposal of animal by-products 0   Eradication of quarantine pests 0  
 Disposal of obsolete pe sticides 0.15 State Budget 
3. Training services Vocational tr aining of farmers 0.008 State Budget  
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Page 12 Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
4. Inspection services Testing of ag ricultural machinery 0.14 State Budget 
 Quality control 0.004 State Budget 
 Ongoing inspections of st orage conditions in the 
licensed grain-storage facilities 0.04 State Budget 
5. Extension and advisory services, including the provision 
of means to facilitate the transfer of information and the 
results of research to producers and consumers Market information bulletin published by SAPI 
Ltd. 0.104 State Budget 
6. Infrastructural services Maintain ing, securing and preserving strategic 
hydro-melioration infrastructure 4.25 State Budget 
7.   Other Hail preventi on missiles 1.21 State Budget 
(b) "public stockholding for food security purposes"  0  
(c) "domestic food aid"  0  
(d) "decoupled income support"  0  
(e) "income insurance and income safety-net  programmes"  0  
(f) "payments for relief from natural disaster s" Pest infestati ons 0.18 State Budget 
(g) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
producer retirement programmes"  0  
(h) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
resource retireme nt programmes"  0  
(i) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids"  0  
(j) "environmental programmes" Contro l of soil erosion 2.07 State Budget 
(k) "regional assistance programmes"  0  (l) "other" Maintaining a register of tobacco producers 0.02 State Budget  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
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 EURO) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support 
 (from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Total AMS 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Value of 
production 2003
 
 
(million EURO) Current total AMS as 
a percentage of value 
of production 
 
(de minimis = 5%) Current Total AMS  
(aggregate) 
 
 
(million EURO) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
   
Wheat 1.81 0 1.81 219.34 0.8% 0 
Maize 0.30 0 0.30 128.08 0.2% 0 Sunflower seed 0.61 0 0.61 108.8 0.5% 0 
Potatoes 0.36 0 0.36 80.46 0.4% 0 
Rice 0.02 0 0.02 3.53 0.6% 0 Rape seed 0.89 0 0.89 1.33 66.9% 0.89 Tobacco 53.26 0 53.26 71.76  74.22% 53.26 Milk 2.99 0 2.99 268.5 1.1% 0 Tomatoes 0.28 0 0.28 87.11 0.3% 0 
       
Total non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9)   6.35 2,647.5 
 0.2% 
 0 
Current Total AMS     54.15  
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Page 14 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year 2003 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External reference 
price (generally from 
AGST/..) Eligible 
production Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
(million EURO) 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 
Tobacco   Premium and 
buying-up     53.07  53.07 State Fund 
"Tobacco" 
Milk  Premium and 
buying-up     2.99  2.99 State Fund 
"Agriculture"  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
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 
2003 Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
 Other product- 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(million EURO) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(million 
EURO) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
 
(million 
EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  Input subsidy 
Storage subsidy   1.19 
0.62  1.19 
0.62   1.19 
0.62 
1.81 State Fund 
"Agriculture" 
" 
Maize  Input subsidy  0.30  0.30   0.30 " 
Sunflower 
seed  Input subsidy  0.61  0.61   0.61 " 
Potatoes  Input subsidy  0.36  0.36   0.36 " 
Rice  Input subsidy  0.02  0.02   0.02 " 
Rape seed  Input subsidy  0.89  0.89   0.89 " 
Tobacco   Input subsidy, 
premium and 
buying-up  0.19  0.19  53.07 53.26 State Fund "Tobacco" 
Milk  Premium and 
buying-up      2.99 2.99 State Fund 
"Agriculture" 
Tomatoes  Input subsidy   0.28  0.28   0.28 " 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003  
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
Measure type(s) Calendar year
2003 
 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
 
(million EURO) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy (fertilizers)   3.03  3.03 
Input subsidy (domestic animals and 
birds of the national genetic fund and 
controlled elite specimens)   1.83  1.83 
Input subsidy (preservation of  plant 
genetic fund)   0.25  0.25 
Subsidy for agricultural producers 
toward costs of land cultivation   1.24  1.24 State Fund "Agriculture" 
Total non-product-specific AMS   6.35  6.35  
  
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 Page 17Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2004 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level for period in 
question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
520  million EURO 80.48 
  
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Page 18 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2004  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) "general services"    
1. Research, including general research, research in 
connection with environm ental programmes, and 
research programmes relating to particular products  Research programmes relating to particular 
products 1.27 State Budget 
 Research in connection with environmental 
programmes 3.71 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to  plant products 2.02 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to preservation of 
breeding stocks 4.71 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to selection of breed 
and sort 6.62 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to tobacco and 
tobacco products 0.24 State Budget 
2. Pest and disease control Compensations for er adication of diseased animals 0.03 State Budget 
 Implementing programmes on prevention and 
laboratory diagnostics 2.87 State Budget 
 Identification of animals 0.43 State Budget 
 Disposal of animal by-products 0.18 State Budget  Eradication of quarantine pests 0.05 State Budget 
 Disposal of obsolete pe sticides 0.11 State Budget 
3. Training services Vocational tr aining of farmers 0.005 State Budget  
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 Page 19Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
4. Inspection services Testing of ag ricultural machinery 0.13 State Budget 
 Quality control 0.008 State Budget 
 Ongoing inspections of st orage conditions in the 
licensed grain-storage facilities 0.05 State Budget 
5. Extension and advisory services, including the provision 
of means to facilitate the transfer of information and the 
results of research to producers and consumers Market information bulletin published by SAPI 
Ltd. 0.103 State Budget 
6. Infrastructural services Maintain ing, securing and preserving strategic 
hydro-melioration infrastructure 5.15 State Budget 
7.   Other Hail preventi on missiles 1.02 State Budget 
(b) "public stockholding for food security purposes"  0  
(c) "domestic food aid"  0  
(d) "decoupled income support"  0  
(e) "income insurance and income safety-net  programmes"  0  
(f) "payments for relief from natural disaster s" Pest infestati ons 0.13 State Budget 
(g) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
producer retirement programmes"  0  
(h) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
resource retireme nt programmes"  0  
(i) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids"  0  
(j) "environmental programmes" Contro l of soil erosion 2.13 State Budget 
(k) "regional assistance programmes"  0  
(l) "other" Maintaining a register of tobacco producers 0.002 State Budget  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2004  
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 EURO) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support 
 (from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Total AMS 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Value of 
production 2004
 
 
(million EURO) Current total AMS as 
a percentage of value 
of production 
 
(de minimis = 5%) Current Total AMS  
(aggregate) 
 
 
(million EURO) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
   
Wheat 5.73 0 5.73 340.51 1.68% 0 
Maize 2.60 0 2.60 190.49 1.36% 0 Sunflower seed 3.06 0 3.06 156.37 1.96% 0 
Tobacco 80.27 0 80.27 79.64 100% 80.27 
Potatoes 0.53 0 0.53 89.31 0.6% 0 Milk 4.10 0 4.10 325.27 1.26% 0 Sugar beet 0.09 0 0.09 0.72 12.5% 0.09 
Rice 0.06 0 0.06 3.79 1.58% 0 Rape seed 0.12 0 0.12 2.15 5.58% 0.12 
       
Total non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9)   4.62 2,850.6 0.16% 0 
Current Total AMS     80.48  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2004  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year 2004 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External reference 
price (generally from 
AGST/..) Eligible 
production Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
(million EURO) 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 
Tobacco   Premium and 
buying-up     80.01  80.01 State Fund 
"Tobacco" 
Milk  Premium and 
buying-up     4.10  4.10 State Fund 
"Agriculture"  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2004  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar year 
2004 Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
 Other product- 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(million EURO) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(million EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(million 
EURO) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
 
(million 
EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  Input subsidy  5.73  5.73   5.73 State Fund 
"Agriculture" 
Maize  Subsidies for 
interest rates 
Input subsidy  1.73 
 
0.87  1.73 
 
0.87   1.73 
 
0.87 
2.60 " 
Sunflower 
seed  Input subsidy  3.06  3.06   3.06 " 
Potatoes  Input subsidy  0.53  0.53   0.53 " 
Milk  Premium and 
buying-up      4.10 4.10 " 
Tobacco   Input subsidy, 
premium and 
buying-up  0.26  0.26  80.01 80.27 State Fund "Tobacco" 
Sugar beet  Input subsidy  0.09  0.09   0.09 State fund 
"Agriculture" 
Rice  Input subsidy  0.06  0.06   0.06 " 
Rape seed  Input subsidy  0.12  0.12   0.12 " 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2004  
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar year
2004 
 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
 
(million EURO) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy (fertilizers)   1.84  1.84 
Input subsidy (domestic animals and 
birds of the national genetic fund and 
controlled elite specimens)   2.32  2.32 
Storage subsidies for grains   0.21  0.21 
Input subsidy (preservation of  plant 
genetic fund)   0.25  0.25 State Fund "Agriculture" 
Total non-product-specific AMS   4.62  4.62  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level for period in 
question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
520  million EURO 80.11 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) "general services"    
1. Research, including general research, research in 
connection with environm ental programmes, and 
research programmes relating to particular products  Research programmes relating to particular 
products 1.49 State Budget 
 Research in connection with environmental 
programmes 3.40 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to  plant products 1.69 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to preservation of 
breeding stocks 4.47 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to selection of breed 
and sort 5.71 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to tobacco and 
tobacco products 0.18 State Budget 
2. Pest and disease control Compensations for er adication of diseased animals 0.05 State Budget 
 Implementing programmes on prevention and 
laboratory diagnostics 2.98 State Budget 
 Identification of animals 0.84 State Budget 
 Disposal of animal by-products 1.64 State Budget 
 Eradication of quarantine pests 0.006 State Budget  Disposal of obsolete pe sticides 0.07 State Budget 
3. Training services Vocational tr aining of farmers 0.003 State Budget 
4. Inspection services Testing of ag ricultural machinery 0.14 State Budget  
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Page 26 Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Quality control 0.008 State Budget 
 Ongoing inspections of st orage conditions in the 
licensed grain-storage facilities 0.06 State Budget 
5. Extension and advisory services, including the provision 
of means to facilitate the transfer of information and the results of research to producers and consumers Market information bulletin published by SAPI 
Ltd. 0.103 State Budget 
6. Infrastructural services Maintain ing, securing and preserving strategic 
hydro-melioration infrastructure 2.72 State Budget 
7. Other Hail prevention missiles 0.61 State Budget 
(b) "public stockholding for food security purposes"  0  
(c) "domestic food aid"  0  
(d) "decoupled income support"  0  
(e) "income insurance and income safety-net  programmes"  0  
(f) "payments for relief from natural disasters"  0  
(g) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
producer retirement programmes"  0  
(h) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
resource retireme nt programmes"  0  
(i) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids"  0  
(j) "environmental programmes" Contro l of soil erosion 2.51 State Budget 
(k) "regional assistance programmes"  0  (l) "other" Maintaining a register of tobacco producers  0.002 State Budget  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005  
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 EURO) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support 
 (from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Total AMS 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Value of 
production 2005
 
 
(million EURO) Current total AMS as 
a percentage of value 
of production 
 
(de minimis = 5%) Current Total AMS  
(aggregate) 
 
 
(million EURO) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
   
Wheat 2.76 0 2.76 259.33 1.06% 0 
Maize 1.45 0 1.45 119.34 1.22% 0 Sunflower seed 3.80 0 3.80 186.22 2.04% 0 
Potatoes 0.63 0 0.63 60.15 1.05% 0 
Rice 0.05 0 0.05 3.48 1.44% 0 Rape seed 0.2 0 0.2 3.32 6.02% 0.2 Tobacco 79.84 0 79. 84 87.42 91.33% 79.84 
Milk 5.05 0 5.05 402.6 0.01% 0 Sugar beet 0.07 0 0.07 0.66 10.6% 0.07 
       
Total non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9)   5.1 2,756.9 0.18% 0 
Current Total AMS     80.11  
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Page 28 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year 2005 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External reference 
price (generally from 
AGST/..) Eligible 
production Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
(million EURO) 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 
Tobacco   Premium and 
buying-up     79.54  79.54 State Fund 
"Tobacco" 
Milk  Premium and 
buying-up     5.05  5.05 State Fund 
"Agriculture"  
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 Page 29Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar year 
2005 Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
 Other product- 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(million EURO) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(million 
EURO) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
 
(million 
EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  Input subsidy 
Storage subsidy   
 2.40 
0.36  2.40 
0.36   2.40 
0.36 
2.76 State Fund 
"Agriculture" 
Maize  Input subsidy  1.45  1.45   1.45 " 
Sunflower seed  Input subsidy  3.80  3.80   3.80 " 
Potatoes  Input subsidy  0.63  0.63   0.63 " 
Rice  Input subsidy  0.05  0.05   0.05 " 
Rape seed  Input subsidy  0.2  0.2   0.2 " 
Tobacco   Input subsidy, 
premium and 
buying-up  0.3  0.3  79.54 79.84 State Fund "Tobacco" 
Milk  Premium and 
buying-up      5.05 5.05 State Fund 
"Agriculture" 
Sugar beet  Input subsidy  0.07  0.07   0.07 " 
  
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Page 30 Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
Measure type(s) Calendar year
2005 
 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
 
(million EURO) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy (fertilizers)   2.57  2.57 
Input subsidy (domestic animals and 
birds of the national genetic fund and 
controlled elite specimens)   2.28  2.28 
Input subsidy (preservation of  plant 
genetic fund)   0.25  0.25 State Fund "Agriculture" 
Total non-product-specific AMS   5.1  5.1  
  
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 Page 31Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
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 I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
520  million EURO 55.08 
  
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Page 32 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) "general services"    
1. Research, including general research, research in 
connection with environm ental programmes, and 
research programmes relating to particular products  Research programmes relating to particular 
products 1.32 State Budget 
 Research in connection with environmental 
programmes 3.81 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to  plant products 2.10 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to preservation of 
breeding stocks 4.89 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to selection of breed 
and sort 6.87 State Budget 
 Research programmes relating to tobacco and 
tobacco products 0.18 State Budget 
2. Pest and disease control Compensations for er adication of diseased animals 0.11 State Budget 
 Implementing programmes on prevention and 
laboratory diagnostics 3.03 State Budget 
 Identification of animals 0.70 State Budget 
 Disposal of animal by-products 3.71 State Budget 
 Eradication of quarantine pests 0.05 State Budget  Disposal of obsolete pe sticides 0.09 State Budget 
3. Training services Vocational tr aining of farmers 0.003 State Budget  
   G/AG/N/BGR/16
 Page 33Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
4. Inspection services Testing of ag ricultural machinery 0.13 State Budget 
 Quality control 0.008 State Budget 
 Ongoing inspections of st orage conditions in the 
licensed grain-storage facilities 0.07 State Budget 
5. Extension and advisory services, including the provision 
of means to facilitate the transfer of information and the 
results of research to producers and consumers Market information bulletin published by SAPI 
Ltd. 0.118 State Budget 
6. Infrastructural services Maintain ing, securing and preserving strategic 
hydro-melioration infrastructure 1.85 State Budget 
7. Other Hail prevention missiles 1.47 State Budget 
(b) "public stockholding for food security purposes"  0  
(c) "domestic food aid"  0  
(d) "decoupled income support"  0  
(e) "income insurance and income safety-net  programmes"  0  
(f) "payments for relief from natural disaster s" Pest infestati ons 0.06 State Budget 
(g) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
producer retirement programmes"  0  
(h) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
resource retireme nt programmes"  0  
(i) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids"  0  
(j) "environmental programmes" Contro l of soil erosion 1.68 State Budget 
(k) "regional assistance programmes"  0  (l) "other" Maintaining a register of tobacco producers 0.002 State Budget  
  G/AG/N/BGR/16 
Page 34 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
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) 
 
(million EURO) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support 
 (from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Total AMS 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Value of 
production 2006
 
 
(million EURO) Current total AMS as 
a percentage of value 
of production 
 
(de minimis = 5%) Current Total AMS  
(aggregate) 
 
 
(million EURO) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
   
Wheat 10.90  0 10.90  263.02 4.14% 0 
Maize 4.85 0 4.85 133.25 3.64% 0 Tobacco 55.04 0 55. 04 70.43 78.15% 55.04 
Potatoes 0.79 0 0.79 82.3 0.96% 0 
Milk 4.50 0 4.50 374.22 1.2% 0 Sugar beet 0.04 0 0.04 0.66 6.06% 0.04 
Rice 0.09 0 0.09 5.06 1.78% 0 
       
Total non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9)   5.39 2,867.12 0.19% 0 
Current Total AMS     55.08  
   G/AG/N/BGR/16
 Page 35Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year 2006 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External reference 
price (generally from 
AGST/..) Eligible 
production Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
(million EURO) 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 
Tobacco   Premium and 
buying-up     54.79  54.79 State Fund 
"Tobacco" 
Milk  Premium and 
buying-up     4.50  4.50 State Fund 
"Agriculture"  
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Page 36 Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
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 
2006 Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
 Other product- 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(million EURO) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(million 
EURO) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
 
(million 
EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  Input subsidy 
Storage subsidy   10.59 
0.31 
  10.59 
0.31 
   10.59 
0.31 
10.90 State Fund 
"Agriculture" 
" 
Maize  Subsidies for 
interest rates 
Input subsidy  4.85  4.85   4.85 " 
Potatoes  Input subsidy  0.79  0.79   0.79 " 
Milk  Premium and 
buying-up      4.50 4.50 " 
Rice  Input subsidy  0.09   0.09   0.09 " 
Sugar beet  Input subsidy  0.04  0.04   0.04 " 
Tobacco   Input subsidy, 
premium and 
buying-up  0.25  0.25  54.79 55.04 State Fund "Tobacco" 
 
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 Page 37Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Bulgaria  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006  
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
Measure type(s) Calendar year
2006 
 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
 
(million EURO) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
 
(million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy (fertilizers)   1.56  1.56 
Input subsidy (domestic animals and 
birds of the national genetic fund and 
controlled elite specimens)   3.58  3.58 
Input subsidy (preservation of  plant 
genetic fund)   0.25  0.25 State Fund "Agriculture" 
 
 
 
Total non-product-specific AMS   5.39  5.39  
 
 
 
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