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G/AG/N/UKR/9 
27 May 2011 
 (11-2669) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 5 April 2011 is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Ukraine .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and 
the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2009 .  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Ukraine 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
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 
3,043.4 Hrv million 1,113.4 
 
 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Ukraine 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
 
(Hrv mil.) Data sources 
1 2 3  
(a) General Services    
 General research and development an d product-specific research programs, 
Annex 2, para. 2(a)  441.0 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure statement 
Form No. 2 for 2009 in the 
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and in 
the Ukrainian Academy of 
Agrarian Sciences 
 Rural infrastructure development: wa ter pipelines, sewe rage systems and 
facilities, gas and power  supply networks, roads,  territorial planning, 
Annex 2, para. 2(g) 813.7 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure statement 
Form No. 2 for 2009 in the 
Ministry of Agrari an Policy, State 
Committee on Land, State 
Committee for Water 
Management; and Report on 
special revenues and their use 
Form No. 4-1 in the State 
Committee on Land 
 Agricultural plant pest and animal disease control,  Annex 2, para. 2(b) 132.0 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure statement 
Form No. 2 for 2009 in the 
Ministry of Agrarian Policy 
 Experience dissemination and adviso ry services, including provision of 
means to facilitate transfer of information and research results to producers 
and consumers, Annex 2, para. 2(d) 3.3 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure statement 
Form No. 2 for 2009 in the 
Ministry of Agrarian Policy  
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Page 4 Measure Type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
 
(Hrv mil.) Data sources 
1 2 3  
 General inspection and specific product inspection services for purposes of 
health care, safety, grading or st andardization, Annex 2, para. 2( е) 11.7 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure statement 
Form No. 2 for 2009 in the 
Ministry of Agrari an Policy, in the 
State Committee for Veterinary 
Medicine 
 Training, re-training and advanced training of experts and workers in 
production and social spheres of rural areas, Annex 2, para. 2(c) 1,455.1 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure statement 
Form No. 2 for 2009 in the 
Ministry of Agrari an Policy, State 
Committee on Land  and the 
Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian 
Sciences 
 Product marketing and promotion services, 
Annex 2, para. 2(f) 4.1 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure statement 
Form No. 2 for 2009 in the  
Ministry of Agrarian Policy 
 Land reform: land market development, new legislation, land registry, 
cadastral survey, land titling, land quality defining  5.2 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure statement 
Form No. 2 for 2009 and Report on 
obtained subventions from other 
budgets Form No. 4-5 in the State 
Committee on Land 
(b) Public stockholding for food 
security purposes2 
 Formation of the public food reserve, formation of the certified seeds 
reserve 
 
 109.3 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure statement 
Form No. 2 for 2009 in the 
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and 
Derzhkommatreserve 
(c) Environmental programs   Measures on conservation and pr otection of forests, harmonious 
exploitation of forests 15.6 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure statement 
Form No. 2 for 2009 in the 
Ministry of Ag rarian Policy, 
Ministry of Forestry and State 
Committee for Water Management 
TOTAL GREEN BOX  2,990.9  
  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Ukraine 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products 
(including non-product-specific 
AMS) Value of 
agricultural 
production 
2009 
 
(Hrv mil.) De mimimis 5% of value of 
agricultural production 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 
below) 
  
(Hrv mil.) Product-specific measurements of 
support (from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) 
  Current 
Total AMS 
 
  
(Hrv mil.) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Wheat  15,710.8 785.5 10.7  de minimis  
Barley  8,208.6 410.4 5.7  de minimis  
Rye 584.1 29.2 0.1  de minimis  
Maize  8,281.0 414.1 0.9  de minimis  
Millet  82.2 4.1 0.04  de minimis  
Oats 461.2 23.1 0.8  de minimis  
Buckwheat  278.3 13.9 0.5  de minimis  
Pulses  626.1 31.3 0.6  de minimis  
Sugar beets  3,961.6 198.1 414.1  414.1 
Hops 37.3 1.9 44.3  44.3 
Soya 2,620.0 131.0 0.9  de minimis  
Fruits and berries 4,255.6 212.8 111.4  de minimis  
Grape 1,040.9 52.0 204.4  204.4 
Potatoes 16,716.2 835.8 3.2  de minimis  
Cattle 6,362.6 318.1 425.9  425.9 
Pigs 11,175.0 558.7 115.0  de minimis  
Poultry 11,663.3 583.2 66.7  de minimis  
Sheep and goats 300.2 15.0 24.7  24.7 
Horses 126.6 6.3 3.6  de minimis  
Milk  20,647.7 1,032.4 992.0  de minimis   
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Page 6 Description of basic products 
(including non-product-specific 
AMS) Value of 
agricultural 
production 
2009 
 
(Hrv mil.) De mimimis 5% of value of 
agricultural production 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 
below) 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Product-specific measurements of 
support (from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) 
 
 Current 
Total AMS 
 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) 
Honey  1,063.3 53.2 0.8  de minimis  
Wool  14.2 0.7 0.1  de minimis  
Total non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9 
below) 154,202.0 7,710.1 3,897.2  de minimis  
Current Total AMS    1,113.4 
 
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Ukraine 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar  year 
2009 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
 
(Hrv/tonne) External 
reference 
price* 
 
 
(Hrv/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
(Thousand 
tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support **
 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
Sugar produced 
from sugar beets  Minimum prices 
for sugar 
produced from 
sugar beets 3,125.0 2,798.1 1,267.0  414.1 Column 4: Minimum prices for 
sugar produced from sugar beets, 
are established in accordance with 
the Resolution of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine of  04.02.2009 
No.63 "On state regulation of the 
production of sugar and sugar beets 
in the period from 1 September 
2009 till 1 September 2010 and by 
the Resolution of the Cabinet of 
Ministers of Ukraine of 30.09.2009 
No.1094 "On amending the 
attachment to the Resolution of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of  
04.02.2009 No.63 
Column 5 :  External reference price 
is fixed as US$340 per tonne 
(calculated as average price for 2004-2006 period) 
Column 6 : Production of sugar 
refined from domes tic sugar beets, 
Ukrainian Statistical Yearbook's 
data for 2009 
 
* Consumer price index for 2007-2009 is taken into account  at calculation. 
** Calculation is made as follows:  414.1 = ((3 ,125.0 - (1,747.3 *1.166*1.223*1.123)*1,267.0)/1000.  
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Ukraine 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 2009 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/…) Eligible 
production Total price-
related 
direct 
payments 
 Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Hops  Payments per one 
hectare of crops 
(compensation of 
costs of production)     44.3  44.3  1 
Fruits and berries  Subsidies for 
producing 
horticultural products      111.4  111.4 
1 
Grape  Subsidies for 
producing grape 
products     204.4  204.4 1 
Cattle 
  Payments for young 
cattle sold to 
processing 
enterprises and 
payments for 
numbers of meat-
type cows     195.4  195.4 1 
Poultry  Payments for young 
poultry sold to 
processing 
enterprises     62.2  62.2 1 
Pigs  Payments for 
standard pigs sold to 
processing 
enterprises     38.0  38.0 1 
 
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 Page 9Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 2009 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/…) Eligible 
production Total price-
related 
direct 
payments 
 Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Sheep and goats  Payments for 
increase in numbers 
of reproductive ewes 
and yearling sheep 
over one year and 
for their existing 
livestock     23.4  23.4 1 
Milk  Payments for 
ecologically clean 
milk and payments 
for increase in 
numbers of milk-
type cows      11.2  11.2 1 
Wool  Payments for wool  
sold to processing 
enterprises     0.1  0.1 1 
Honey  Supporting of  bee-
farming through 
payments for 
existing bee-families     0.3  0.3 1 
 
1 Data source:  Report on performance of institution expenditure st atement Form No. 2 for 2009 in the Ministry of Agrarian Policy .  
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Ukraine 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 
2009 Measurement type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Hrv mil.) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Hrv mil.) Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Total 
other 
product-
specific 
support 
(Hrv 
mil.) Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(Hrv mil.) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
 
(Hrv mil.) Total 
product-
specific AMS
 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  State Program for Plant-
Selection (partial 
reimbursement for price of 
seeds)  10.7   10.7  0.0 10.7 1 
Barley  State Program for Plant- 
Selection (partial 
reimbursement for price of 
seeds)  5.7   5.7  0.0 5.7 1 
Rye  State Program for Plant- 
Selection (partial 
reimbursement for price of 
seeds)  0.1   0.1  0.0 0.1 1 
Maize  State Program for Plant- 
Selection (partial 
reimbursement for price of 
seeds)  0.9   0.9  0.0 0.9 1 
Millet  State Program for Plant- 
Selection (partial 
reimbursement for price of seeds)  0.04   0.04  0.0 0.04 
1 
Oats  State Program for Plant- 
Selection (partial 
reimbursement for price of 
seeds)  0.8   0.8  0.0 0.8 1 
 
   G/AG/N/UKR/9
 Page 11Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 
2009 Measurement type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Hrv mil.) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Hrv mil.) Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Total 
other 
product-
specific 
support 
(Hrv 
mil.) Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(Hrv mil.) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
 
(Hrv mil.) Total 
product-
specific AMS
 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Buckwheat  State Program for Plant- 
Selection (partial 
reimbursement for price of 
seeds)  0.5   0.5  0.0 0.5 1 
Pulses  State Program for Plant- 
Selection (partial 
reimbursement for price of 
seeds)  0.6   0.6  0.0 0.6 1 
Sugar beets  State Program for Plant-
Breeding (partial 
reimbursement for price of 
seeds)      414.1  414.1 See Supporting 
Table DS:5 
Hops  Financial support of hops 
production  0.0   0.0  44.3 44.3 1 
Soya  State Program for Plant- 
Selection (partial 
reimbursement for price of 
seeds)  0.9   0.9  0.0 0.9 1 
Fruits and 
berries  Planting and maintenance 
of young orchards and 
berry-fields   0.0   0.0  111.4 111.4 1 
Grape  Planting and maintenance 
of young vineyards     0.0  204.4 204.4 1 
Potatoes  State Program for Plant- 
Selection (partial 
reimbursement for price of 
seeds)  3.2   3.2  0.0 3.2 1 
Cattle  State Program for 
Livestock Breeding  
 
Subsidies using VAT 13.4  
 
 
217.1  230.5  195.4 425.9 1 
 
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Page 12 Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 
2009 Measurement type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Hrv mil.) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Hrv mil.) Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Total 
other 
product-
specific 
support 
(Hrv 
mil.) Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(Hrv mil.) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
 
(Hrv mil.) Total 
product-
specific AMS
 
 
 
(Hrv mil.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Pigs   State Program for 
Livestock Breeding  
 
Subsidies using VAT 2.9  
 
 
74.1  77.0  38.0 115.0 1 
Poultry   State Program for 
Livestock Breeding  
 
Subsidies using VAT 2.4  
 
 
2.1  4.5  62.2 66.7 1 
Sheep and goats  State Program for 
Livestock Breeding  1.3   1.3  23.4 24.7 1 
Horses  State Program for 
Livestock Breeding  3.6   3.6  0.0 3.6 1 
Milk  State Program for 
Livestock Breeding  
 
Subsidies using VAT 0.0  
 
 
980.8  980.8  11.2 992.0 1 
Honey  Supporting of  bee-
farming through payments 
for existing bee-families 
and State Program for 
Livestock Breeding  0.5 0.0  0.5  0.3 0.8 1 
Wool  Payments for wool sold to 
processing enterprises 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.1 0.1 1 
 
1 Data source:  Report on performance of institution expenditure st atement Form No. 2 for 2009 in the Ministry of Agrarian Policy .  
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 Page 13Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Ukraine 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2009 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
(Hrv mil.) Other non-product 
specific support (include 
calculation details) 
(Hrv mil.) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Hrv mil.) Total non-product-
specific support 
 
(Hrv mil.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5)  
Partial reimbursement of price 
of agricultural machinery and 
equipment  2.6   2.6 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure 
statement Form No. 2 for 
2009 in the Ministry of 
Agrarian Policy and 
Report on revenues and 
use of other revenues from 
the special fund Form No. 
4-3 for 2009 in the  
Ministry of Agrarian 
Policy of Ukraine 
Financial support of agro-industrial enterprises through 
the easing of credit mechanism   373.7   373.7 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure 
statement Form No. 2 for 
2009 in the Ministry of 
Agrarian Policy of Ukraine 
Support to individual farmers  19.1   19.1 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure 
statement Form No. 2 for 
2009 in the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and 
Report on revenues and 
use of other revenues from 
the special fund Form No. 
4-3 for 2009 in the  
Ministry of Agrarian 
Policy of Ukraine  
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Page 14 Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2009 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
(Hrv mil.) Other non-product 
specific support (include 
calculation details) 
(Hrv mil.) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Hrv mil.) Total non-product-
specific support 
 
(Hrv mil.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5)  
Compensation paid to the 
Pension Fund of Ukraine to 
offset the losses caused by 
application of th e special rate 
by payers of fixed agricultural 
tax with regard to the 
mandatory pension insurance 
charges they would have paid 
if the regular rate were applied   626.2   626.2 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure 
statement Form No. 2 for 
2009 in the Ministry of 
Agrarian Policy and 
Report on revenues and 
use of other revenues from 
the special fund Form No. 
4-3 for 2009 in the 
Ministry of Agrarian 
Policy of Ukraine 
Partial compensation of the insurance payments  12.2   12.2 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure 
statement Form No. 2 for 
2009 in the Ministry of 
Agrarian Policy and Report on revenues and 
use of other revenues from 
the special fund Form No. 
4-3 for 2009 in the 
Ministry of Agrarian 
Policy of Ukraine 
Compensation of the cost of 
the electricity and fuel used for 
irrigation of agricultural crops 
on irrigated lands   38.7   38.7 Report on performance of 
institution expenditure 
statement Form No. 2 for 
2009 in the Ministry of 
Agrarian Policy and 
Report on revenues and 
use of other revenues from 
the special fund Form No. 
4-3 for 2009 in the 
Ministry of Agrarian 
Policy of Ukraine  
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 Page 15Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2009 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
(Hrv mil.) Other non-product 
specific support (include 
calculation details) 
(Hrv mil.) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Hrv mil.) Total non-product-
specific support 
 
(Hrv mil.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5)  
Accumulation of VAT for 
purchasing of inputs for 
agricultural production   2,824.7  2,824.7 Report 1-p (note) to the 
State Tax Administration 
"Report on Actual 
Amounts of Taxes, Fees 
(Mandatory Payments)" 
Paid to Budgets and 
Special-Purpose Funds" 
Total      3,897.2  
 
 
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