WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/LVA/12 
17 February 2006 
 (06-0692) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
 
 The following submission from Latvia , dated 31 January 2005, 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 2002 . 
 
  
  G/AG/N/LVA/12 
Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2002 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency 
('000 SDR) Current Total AMS 
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
   
See note below See note below See note below 
   
 
 
Commitments undertaken by Latvia as contained in Report of the Working Party on the Accession of Latvia to the WTO (WT/ACC/LVA/32 of 
30 September 1998): 
Paragraph 109:  "… during a transition period to expi re on 1 January 2003, Latvia would forego the 5 per cent de minimis  exemption for 
product-specific domestic support and for non- product specific domestic support in ca lculating its Current Total AMS as provide d for in 
paragraph 4 (a) of Article 6 of the Agre ement on Agriculture, provided that the sum of product-specific and non-product-specifi c 
domestic support does not exceed SDR 24 million (representing approxi mately 8 per cent of the average value of final agricultur al 
production during the period 1994-1996) and that SDR 24 million instead constitutes Latvia's  de minimis  exemption under Article 6.4 (a) 
during each year of the said transition period.  Accordingly, dur ing the transition period, Latvia would not be required to inc lude product-
specific domestic support or non-product specific domestic s upport in calculating its Current Total AMS pursuant to paragraph 4  (a) of 
Article 6 of the Agreement on Agriculture, a nd would not be required to reduce such do mestic support in acco rdance with paragra ph 1 of 
Article 6 of the Agreement on Agriculture, where the sum of product-specific and non-product sp ecific support does not exceed 
SDR 24 million during the relevant year…".  
   G/AG/N/LVA/12
 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2002 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
('000 SDR) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
a) "general services" 2a research  programmes financed by state on specific needs related to agriculture – 
pedigree work;  maintenance of  genetic fund and seed breeding;  development of science 
(technical equipment); centre of comparing plant sorts 1,940.52 (a), (b) 
 2d extension  and advisory services for farmers;  improvement of qualification and 
provision of the methodological work for educa tional establis hments,  other agricultural 
activities, exhibitions, etc. 20,200.25 (a), (b) 
 2e inspection services  related to seed, food quality, sani tary border inspection, veterinary 
medicine;  establishment of  united animal register 14,904.39 (a), (b) 
 2f marketing and promotion services , including market information, ad vice and promotion 531.28 (a), (b) 
 2g infrastructure services , culture – technical and agro-tec hnological improvement of soils;  
maintenance of melioration system;  hy drometry and cadastre for melioration 3,109.80 (a), (b) 
b) "payments (made either 
directly or by way of 
government financial 
participation in crop insurance 
schemes) for relief from 
natural disasters" Liquidation of conse quences of accidents  7,437.58 (a), (b) 
d) "structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
investment aids" Renovation of technical equipm ent of agricultural production  4,096.86 (a), (b) 
e) "payments under 
environmental programmes" Support for biological farming  357.01 (a), (b) 
Total  52,577.69 
  
(a)  Rural Support Service 
(b)  Ministry of Agriculture  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia 
 
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) 
 
('000 SDR) Product-specific 
measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) Total AMS  
 
 
('000 SDR) 
1 2 3 4 
Product-specific support    
Sugar 273.40  273.40 
Potatoes 207.76  207.76 
Certified seed material 251.25  251.25 
Vegetables from greenhouses 273.43  273.43 
Grain 351.95  351.95 
Pigmeat 2,133.18  2,133.18 
Beef 1,263.21  1,263.21 
Dairy 5,147.60  5,147.60 
    
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9)   6,347.31 
    
Total   16,249.09 
  
   G/AG/N/LVA/12
 Page 5Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2002 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar year 
2002 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
 
 
(SDR / tonne) External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/…) 
(SDR / tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
 
 
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
 
 
 
 
('000 SDR) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Grain (wheat)  Intervention 
purchasing 97.84 119.2 363,300  0 (a) 
(a)  Rural Support Service 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia 
 
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 
 
 
('000 SDR) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
 
 
('000 SDR) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Sugar  Direct payment     273.40  273.40 (a) 
Potatoes  Direct payment     199.35  199.35 (a) 
Certified seed 
material  Direct payment     251.25  251.25 (a) 
Vegetables from 
greenhouses  Direct payment     273.43  273.43 (a) 
Pigmeat  Direct payment     2,133.18  2,133.18 (a) 
Beef  Direct payment     1,263.21  1,263.21 (a) 
Dairy  Direct payment     5,147.60  5,147.60 (a) 
Total         9,541.42  
(a)  Rural Support Service 
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia 
 
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 Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
('000 SDR) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
 
 
('000 SDR) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
 
 
('000 SDR) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
 
 
('000 SDR) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
 
 
('000 SDR) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Sugar  Direct payment      273.40 273.40 (a) 
Potatoes  Direct payment      199.35  (a) 
  Credit rate subsidy  8.41  8.41    (a) 
Total         207.76  
Certified seed material  Direct payment      251.25 251.25 (a) 
Vegetables from 
greenhouses  Direct payment      273.43 273.43 (a) 
Grain   Credit rate subsidy  351.95  351.95    (a) 
  Intervention 
purchasing     0    
Total         351.95  
Pigmeat  Direct payment      2,133.18 2,133.18 (a) 
Beef  Direct payment      1,263.21 1,263.21 (a) 
Dairy  Direct payment      5,147.60 5,147.60 (a) 
Total         9,901.78  
(a)  Rural Support Service 
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2002 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2002 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
('000 SDR) Other non-product- 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support 
 
('000 SDR) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Hectare payments  5,663.42   5,663.42 (a) 
Support for purchase of breed 
animals, semen material from 
abroad  397.73   397.73 (a) 
Fodder transport compensation  286.16   286.16 (a) 
Total     6,347.31  
 
(a)  Rural Support Service 
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