WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/LTU/5 
12 January 2010 
 (10-0089) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
 
 The following submission from Lithuania , dated 20 March 2003, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the  European Union .  The notification concerns new or modified 
domestic support measures exempt from reduction ( Table DS:2 ).  G/AG/N/LTU/5 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Lithuania  
 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Financing of research work for agriculture.  
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
The Order of the Minister of Agriculture No . 88 "On Financing of Rural Support Programme" 
of 30 March 2001. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
Research programmes are aimed to assure scientific and technological progress in the 
agriculture policy, developments of regional a nd social policy in rural areas, and to cover 
economical aspects and environmental protecti on in the establishment of effective and 
competitive farms. 
The notified scheme is in accordance with the requirements of Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, and meets the specific criteria of paragraph 2(a): research, including general 
research, research in connection with envir onmental programmes, and research programmes 
relating to particular products. 
(4) Cost of measure:  4.8 million Litas. 
(5) Date of entry into effect: 30 March 2001. 
(6) Period of application:  For the fiscal year 2001. 
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):    
 
No individual products. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Lithuania  
 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
 Training services, extension and advisory services.  
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
The Order of the Minister of Agriculture No . 88 "On Financing of Rural Support Programme" 
of 30 March 2001. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
  The measure aims to facilitate training and co nsulting of farmers, agricultural partnerships 
and the employees of other agricultural enterpri ses.  Agricultural Consulting Center provides 
consultations and training as well as supplies info rmative publications to those working in the 
agricultural sector (farmers, agricultural partne rships and other specialists who produce and 
process agricultural products and render services). 
 
The notified scheme is in accordance with the re quirements of Annex 2 of the Agreement of 
Agriculture, and meets the specific criteria of paragraph 2(c): training services, including both general and specialist training facilities; and pa ragraph 2(d): extension and advisory services, 
including the provision of means to facilitate th e transfer of information and the results of 
research to producers and consumers. 
(4) Cost of measure:  7.6 million Litas. 
(5) Date of entry into effect: 30 March 2001. 
(6) Period of application:  For the fiscal year 2001. 
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):    
 
No individual products. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Lithuania  
 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
 Monitoring of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy.  
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
Government Resolution No. 710 "On Prevention of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy" 
of 13 June 2001. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
  Financing provides for the implementation of the monitoring program on Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy.  
 
The notified scheme is in accordance with the requirements of Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, and meets the specific criteria of paragraph 2(e): inspection services, including 
general inspection services and the inspection of particular products for health, safety, grading 
or standardization purposes. 
(4) Cost of measure:  2.4 million Litas. 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  13 June 2001. 
(6) Period of application:  For the fiscal year 2001. 
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):    
 
Meat and meat products. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Lithuania  
 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
 Development of the system for quality control of agricultural and food products. 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
The Order of the Minister of Agriculture No . 88 "On Financing of Rural Support Programme" 
of 30 March 2001. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
  Financing provides for the establishment of the system which satisfies international standards 
and requirements regarding the quality inves tigation of agricultural and food products. 
 
The notified scheme is in accordance with the requirements of Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, and meets the specific criteria of paragraph 2(e): inspection services, including 
general inspection services and the inspection of particular products for health, safety, grading 
or standardization purposes.  
(4) Cost of measure:  7.2 million Litas. 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  30 March 2001. 
(6) Period of application:  For the fiscal year 2001. 
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):    
 
No individual products. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Lithuania  
 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
 Animal productivity control.  
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
Government Resolution No. 212 "On Animal Pr oductivity Control" of 26 February 2001. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
 Development of animal productivity control in accordance with international standards.  
 
 The notified scheme is in accordance with the requirements of Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, and meets the specific criteria of paragraph 2(e): inspection services, including general inspection services and the inspection of particular products for health, safety, grading 
or standardization purposes. 
(4) Cost of measure:  0.8 million Litas. 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  26 February 2001. 
(6) Period of application:  For the fiscal year 2001. 
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):    
 
No individual products. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Lithuania  
 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
 Development of animal identification and registration system.  
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
The Order of the Minister of Agriculture No . 88 "On Financing of Rural Support Programme" 
of 30 March 2001. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
  Financing is provided for the development of information system concerning animal 
registration and identification for animal di sease control, analysis, and setting measures to 
assure health and safety.  
 
 The notified scheme is in accordance with the requirements of Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, and meets the specific criteria of paragraph 2(e): inspection services, including 
general inspection services and the inspection of particular products for health, safety, grading 
or standardization purposes. 
(4) Cost of measure:  5.2 million Litas. 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  30 March 2001. 
(6) Period of application:  For the fiscal year 2001. 
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):    
 
No individual products. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Lithuania  
 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
 Market information.  
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
Resolution of the Government of Lithuania No. 210 "On the Public Procurement from the 
Single Source" of 26 February 2001. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
  Financing is provided for the implementati on of the network systems on Lithuanian and 
foreign market information. 
 
 The notified scheme is in accordance with the requirements of Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, and meets the specific criteria of paragraph 2(f): marketing and promotion 
services, including market information, advice a nd promotion relating to particular products 
but excluding expenditure for unspecified purpo ses that could be used by sellers to reduce 
their selling price or confer a direct economic benefit to purchasers. 
(4) Cost of measure:  0.8 million Litas. 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  26 February 2001. 
(6) Period of application:  For the fiscal year 2001. 
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):    
 
No individual products. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Lithuania  
 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
 Farmers' market facilities and co-operation in agricultural sector.  
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
The Order of the Minister of Agriculture No. 117 "On the Financing of Cooperative Development" of 17 April 2001. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
  Support provides for the agricultural co-operativ es' development at the regional and national 
levels. 
  The notified scheme is in accordance with the requirements of Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, and meets the specific criteria of paragraph 2(f): marketing and promotion 
services, including market information, advice a nd promotion relating to particular products 
but excluding expenditure for unspecified purpo ses that could be used by sellers to reduce 
their selling price or confer a direct economic benefit to purchasers. 
(4) Cost of measure:  1.6 million Litas. 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  17 April 2001. 
(6) Period of application:  For the fiscal year 2001. 
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):    
 
No individual products. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Lithuania  
 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
 Natural disasters and fires.  
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
The Order of the Minister of Agriculture No . 88 "On Financing of Rural Support Programme" 
of 30 March 2001. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
  Compensation for natural disasters and fires is provided for the agricultural bodies, which 
have suffered from fire and other disasters (up to  60 per cent of the volume of the damage). 
  The notified scheme is in accordance with the requirements of Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, and meets the specific criteria of paragraph 8: payments (made either directly or 
by way of government financial participa tion in crop insurance schemes) for relief from 
natural disasters.  
(4) Cost of measure:  0.4 million Litas. 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  17 April 2001. 
(6) Period of application:  For the fiscal year 2001. 
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):    
 
No individual products. 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Lithuania  
 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
 Investment support for specializ ed dairy farms, which meet environmental, quality and other 
criteria. 
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
The Order of the Minister of Agriculture No . 88 "On Financing of Rural Support Programme" 
of 30 March 2001. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
 Investment support is provided to increase eff ectiveness and maintain high productivity herds 
for the farms, which meet basic environmental standards. 
  The notified scheme is in accordance with the requirements of Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, and meets the specific criteria of paragraph 11(a): eligibility for such payments 
shall be determined by reference to clear ly defined criteria in government programmes 
designed to assist the financial or physical rest ructuring of a producer's operations in response 
to objectively demonstrated structural disa dvantages. Eligibility fo r such programmes may 
also be based on a clearly-defined government programme for the reprivatization of agricultural land.  
 
(4) Cost of measure:  6 million Litas. 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  30 March 2001. 
(6) Period of application:  For the fiscal year 2001. 
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):    
 
Dairy products. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Lithuania  
 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
 Organic farming.  
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
The Order of the Minister of Agriculture No . 88 "On Financing of Rural Support Programme" 
of 30 March 2001. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
  Target-oriented program concerning the prot ection of underground water against pollution 
and the development of ecological farming. 
  The notified scheme is in accordance with the requirements of Annex 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, and meets the specific criteria of paragraph 12(a): eligibility for such payments 
shall be determined as part of a clearly-defi ned government environmental or conservation 
programme and be dependent on the fulfilment  of specific conditions under the government 
programme, including conditions relate d to production methods or inputs.  
(4) Cost of measure:  0.8 million Litas. 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  30 March 2001. 
(6) Period of application:  For the fiscal year 2001. 
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):    
 
Organic products across a variety of sectors. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Lithuania  
 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
 Payments made based on fixed area and yields for rape-seeds.  
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
The Order of the Minister of Agriculture No. 87 "Direct Payments  for Rape-seeds" of 
29 March 2001. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
  Direct payments under production-limiting prog ramme are provided to support the income 
level of agricultural producers. The total amount of support is tied to fixed area and yield of 
rape-seeds and not linked to the production vol umes. The requirements for receiving support 
include the use of certified seeds. 
 
 The notified scheme is in accordance with th e requirements of Article 6.5(a)(i) of the 
Agreement on Agriculture. 
(4) Cost of measure:  3.2 million Litas. 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  29 March 2001. 
(6) Period of application:  For the fiscal year 2001. 
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):    
 
The support principally benefits rape-seed.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Lithuania  
 
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
 Payments made based on fixed area and yields for flax.  
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
The Order of the Minister of Agriculture No . 69 "On Direct Payments and Areas Allocation 
for Flax in a year 2001" of 21 March 2001. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
  Direct payments under production-limiting prog ramme are provided to maintain the income 
level of agricultural producers. The total amount of support is tied to fixed area and yield of 
flax and not linked to the production volumes. S upport can be received only for identified flax 
areas according to the national information system for crop areas. 
 
 The notified scheme is in accordance with th e requirements of Article 6.5(a)(i) of the 
Agreement on Agriculture. 
(4) Cost of measure:  11.2 million Litas. 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  21 March 2001. 
(6) Period of application:  For the fiscal year 2001. 
(7) Products to principally benefit ( if any individual product(s)):    
 
The support principally benefits flax.  
 
 
 
 
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