WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/HUN/40 
27 September 2006 
 (06-4610) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission from Hungary , dated 19 July 2006, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the European Communities .  The notification concerns domestic 
support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2003 . 
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Hungary 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  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 
 
33,808* 
  
Million HUF 
  
144,561 
 
 
*  The total AMS commitment for 2003 as adju sted for the effects of excessive rates of inflation:  150,446 million HUF (for det ails see Annex).  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Hungary 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  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 HUF) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
    
(a) "general services" Assistance to  reduce sanitary and phytosanitary costs 9,666 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Regional 
Development 
 Assistance to the utilization of ad visory and extension services  1, 196 " 
 Assistance to the introduction of the HACCP system of quality 
management  150 " 
 Assistance to the quality control of certain foods 77 " 
 Assistance to foreign training programmes  88 "  Assistance to the agricultural rese arch and development of non-profit 
organisations  76 " 
 Assistance to purchasing state-of-the-art technical equipment for 
institutions engaged in agricultural R&D 433 " 
 Assistance to on-farm education 182 " 
    
(f) "payments for relief from natural di sasters" Assistance to provide relief from damage caused by frost to 
vineyards and orchards occurred in  winter 2001 and in spring 2002 325 " 
 Assistance to provide relief from damage caused by the storm 
occurred on 9 August 2002 9,873 " 
    
Assistance to the establishment of  vineyards and orchards 8,885 " (i) "structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids" Assistance to foster co-operative integration 3,515 " 
 Assistance to stock-breeding 1,165 "  Assistance to genetic development 1,216 "  Assistance to soil melioration and to irrigation investments 3,470 "  Loan programme for agricultural development 12,367 "  Loan programmes authorised with government guarantee in 2001 and 
assistance to investment in agricultural logistics in 2001-2002 105 "  
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 Assistance to the young farmers 314 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Regional 
Development 
 Assistance to common marketing 1,607 " 
    
(j) "environmental programmes"  Assistance to the protection of arable land 3,301 " 
 Assistance to the implementation of the National Agricultural 
Environment Protection Programme 3,705 " 
    
(k) "regional assistance programmes" Additional assistance to certain c ounties in disadvantaged areas 20 " 
     
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Hungary 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  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 HUF Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 below) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
Million HUF 
1 2 3 4 
Cow milk 6,779   6,779 ( de minimis ) 
Sheep milk 31   31 
Goat milk 22   22 ( de minimis ) 
Wheat 1,767   1,767 ( de minimis ) 
Maize 1,677   1,677 ( de minimis ) 
Maize for human consumption 402   402 ( de minimis ) 
Tobacco 331   331 
Sugar 23,381   23,381 
Sugar beet 350   350 ( de minimis ) 
Beef for slaughter 10   10 ( de minimis ) 
Pig for slaughter 9,340   9,340 
Poultry  4,099   4,099 ( de minimis ) 
Crops* 24,943   24,943 
Eggs 56   56 ( de minimis ) 
Apples in bulk 1,306   1,306 
Game meat 86   86 ( de minimis ) 
Wine 0   0 
Tomatoes 122   122 ( de minimis ) 
Potatoes 4   4 ( de minimis ) 
Butter and skimmed milk powder 6,778   6,778  
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Onion 5   5 ( de minimis ) 
Cherry, sour cherry 0.5   0.5 ( de minimis ) 
Raspberry 2   2 ( de minimis ) 
Cucumber 3   3 ( de minimis ) 
Total Product-specific AMS 81,495   66,110 
Total Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9)   78,451 
Current Total AMS    144,561 
 
* Wheat, durum wheat, barley, rye, oat, triticale, rice, maize, dry pea, soy bean, bean, lentil, chick-pea, white lupine, rape,  tobacco, potato, gra ss seed, oil-pumpkin,  
 hemp, oil-flax, broom-corn, sunflowe r-seed, vegetables on arable lands. 
 
Production value  HUF million 
 
Cow milk 141,314 
Butter and skimmed 7,994 
milk powder  
Sheep milk 380 
Goat milk 466 
Wheat 93,949 
Maize 144,510 
Tobacco 2,944 
Sugar 55,968 
Sugar beet   16,408 
Beef for slaughter 21,822   
Pig for slaughter 175,632 
Apples in bulk 18,093 
Poultry 138,955 
Tomatoes 12,144 
Eggs 51,569 
Onion 4,745 
Game meat 3,798 
Wine 131,453 
Potatoes 28,654 
Cherry, sour cherry 9,179   
Raspberry 2,725 
Crops 262,114 
Cucumber 10,035 
Maize for human consumption 11,364 
 
The total value of agricultural production at current price:   1,416,800  Million HUF  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Hungary 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
 
Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year 2003 Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
 
HUF/tonne 
HUF/1000 l External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) 
 
HUF/tonne 
HUF/1000 l External reference 
price as adjusted 
for the effects of 
inflation 
 
HUF/tonne 
HUF/1000 l Eligible 
production 
 
 
 
tonnes 
1000 l Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
 
 
 
 
Million HUF Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
(4-5)*6-7  9 
Maize  price support 21,000 4,679.7 20,825 351, 606  61.531 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Regional 
Development 
Wine  price support 38,000 25,525 113,586 270,000  -20,408 " 
Wheat  price support 23,000 5,737.6 25,532 24,517  -62.077 " 
Pig for slaughter  price s upport 210,000 31,695.9 141,047 14,000  965 " 
Sugar  price support 132,000 8,841.5 39,345 252,347  23,381 " 
  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Hungary 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  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 
HUF Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
 
Million 
HUF Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Beef for slaughter  direct aid     2  2 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Regional 
Development 
Tobacco  direct aid     331  331 " 
Potatoes  direct aid     4  4 " 
Wheat  direct aid, interest 
subsidy     1,829  1,829 " 
Maize  direct aid, interest 
subsidy     1,615.66  1,615.66 " 
Eggs  direct aid     56  56 " 
Sugar beet  direct aid     350  350 " 
Game meat  direct aid     86  86 " 
Crops  direct aid     24,943  24,943 " 
Poultry  direct aid     1,299  1,299 " 
Apples in bulk  direct aid     979  979 " 
Maize for human 
consumption  direct aid     402  402 " 
Tomatoes  direct aid     122  122 " 
Onion  direct aid     5  5 " Cucumber  direct aid     3  3 "  
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((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Cherry, sour 
cherry  direct aid     0.5  0.5 " 
Raspberry  direct aid     2  2 " 
Total       32,029.2  32,029.2 "  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Hungary 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  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
Million 
HUF Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
Million  
HUF Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
Million  
HUF Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
Million 
HUF Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
Million HUF Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Cow milk  direct aid 6,779   6,779    6,779 Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Regional 
Development 
Sheep milk  direct aid 31   31    31 " 
Goat milk  direct aid 22   22    22 " 
Pig for slaughter  direct aid 8,375   8,375 965   9,340 " 
Beef for 
slaughter  direct aid 8   8 2  10 " 
Butter and 
skimmed milk 
powder  direct aid 6,778   6,778   6,778 " 
Wheat       -62.077 1,829  1,767 " 
Maize       61.531 1,615.66  1,677 " 
Poultry  direct aid 2,800   2,800  1,299  4,099 " 
Apples in bulk  direct aid 327   327  979  1,306 " 
Wine       -20,408   0  (-20,408) " 
Tomatoes        122  122 " 
Potatoes        4  4 "  
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(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Maize for human 
consumption        402  402 Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Regional 
Development 
Onion        5  5 " 
Cucumber        3  3 " 
Cherry, sour 
cherry        0.5  0.5 " 
Raspberry        2  2 " 
Sugar       23,381   23,381 " 
Sugar beet        350  350 " 
Tobacco        331  331 " 
Eggs        56  56 " 
Crops        24,943  24,943 " 
Game meat        86  86 " 
Total          81,495  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Hungary 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2003 Non-product-
specific budgetary 
outlays 
Million HUF Other non-product- 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
Million HUF Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Assistance to the purchase and leasing of 
agricultural machinery  28,016   28,016 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Regional 
Development 
Refund of the consumption tax on diesel fuel  20,085   20,085 " 
Assistance to socially disadvantaged 
agricultural communities  56   56 " 
Assistance to participation in insurance 
schemes  4,665   4,665 " 
Interest subsidy for loans of current assets  9,483   9,483 " 
Assistance to the production of sowing 
seed  90.5   90.5 " 
Assistance to the purchase and changes of 
breeding animals  5,080   5,080 " 
Assistance to technology investments in 
the food industry  667   667 " 
Assistance to the modernisation and 
construction of buildings and machinery 
of forestry, game husbandry, fishery and 
horticulture  9,882   9,882 "  
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(3+4-5) 7 
Interest subsidy for loans for farm 
developments  2   2 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Regional 
Development 
Assistance to the utilization of bio fuel  29   29 " 
Interest rate subsidy for loans received for 
storage in public warehouse of canned and 
frozen products  5   5 " 
Assistance to plant protection against the 
damage caused by non-indigenous 
disease  152   152 " 
Assistance of storage of maize and wheat 
for feeding  238   238 " 
Total  78,451   78,451  
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  ANNEX
 
 
 
 Since the period of 1986-88 which served as th e basis for establishing the base total AMS and 
the annual commitment levels in the area of domest ic support, Hungary has experienced rather high 
levels of inflation which, compared to those of  our major trading partners can be qualified as 
excessive. With the aim of allowing Members to ca rry out a realistic and accurate assessment of 
Hungary's compliance with its reduction commitments in the area of domestic support, it is considered 
to be necessary to indicate the total AM S commitment levels for 2003 as adjusted  for the effects of 
inflation: 
 
 This amount equals: 2003: HUF  150,446 million 
  
Index of depreciation 
of HUF vis-à-vis USD 
(exchange rates in 
brackets) 
 
1988  100 (50.42) 
 
1989  117 (59.10) 
 
1990  125 (63.20) 
 
1991  148 (74.81) 
 
1992  157 (78.98) 
 
1993  182 (92.03) 
 
1994  208 (105.13) 
 
1995  249 (125.69) 
 
1996  302 (152.57) 
 
1997  370 (186.75) 
 
1998  425 (214.45) 
 
1999  471 (237.31) 
 
2000  560 (282.27) 
 
2001  568 (286.54) 
 
2002  512 (257.92) 
 
2003  445 (224.44) 
 
 
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