WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CUB/27 
19 June 2006 
 
 (06-2949) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 31 May 2006, is  being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Cuba .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the 
relevant supporting tables) for 2004 .  
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Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Cuba 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion 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 
(in millions of Cuban pesos) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
General services    
Science and technology,  
basic and applied research Coordination and maintenance of agricultural research 
services and facilities, transfer  of scientific and technical 
information, technical assist ance and advisory services 
to producers (Annex 2, §2 (a) and (d)) 28.4 Ministry of Science, Technology and 
the Environment, Ministry of 
Agriculture, Ministry of Sugar 
Animal and plant health services Scientific and technical research concerning animal and 
plant health (Annex 2, §2 (a) and (b)) 23.0 Ministry of Higher Education, 
Ministry of Agriculture 
Education and vocational training 
in rural areas (primary, secondary and higher education) State budget for rural educa tion and vocational training 
at primary, secondary and higher levels 
(Annex 2, §2 (c)) 632.8 Ministry of Higher Education, 
Ministry of Finance and Prices 
Rural promotion and extension 
services Maintenance of exhibitions and fair facilities 
(Annex 2, §2 (f))  0.04 Ministry of Sugar 
Domestic food aid Retail price subsidy for certain products that constitute 
the basic food basket  (Annex 2, §4)  
 828.8 Ministry of Finance and Prices 
Natural disaster relief Payments for relief in the event of natural disasters 
(pests) (Annex 2, §8) 42.3 Ministry of Finance and Prices 
Regional development aid 
programmes Financial assistance programmes and projects for 
regional development (Turquino Manatí Development Plan for mountain areas) (Annex 2, §13) 288.1 Ministry of Finance and Prices  
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 Page 3Measure type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(in millions of Cuban pesos) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through investment aid Payments made to improve rural structures and for the 
purchase of equipment, machin ery, etc.  (Annex 2, §11) 
 281.4 Ministry of Finance and Prices 
  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:2 
 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Cuba 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Co mmitment - Special and D ifferential Treatment - "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
 (millions of Cuban pesos) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Agricultural input subsidies 
generally available to low-
income or resource-poor 
producers Compensation from the State Budget for inputs by  agricultural producers 30.9 Ministry of Finance 
and Prices 
 
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