WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/ARM/8 
20 July 2006 
 (06-3495) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
  The following submission, dated 8 June 2006, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Armenia .  The notification concerns new or modified domestic support measures 
exempt from reduction ( Table DS:2 ). 
 G/AG/N/ARM/8 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Armenia  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
 
 
(1) Full title of measure:  The state support to the organizations of other state bodies within the 
framework of the program of applied researches having fundamental and most important significance 
for the scientific and scientific and technical activity.  
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  State Budget (10.04.07) 
  
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in: 
 
Annex 2:  Green Box:  "General Services", (a) research in connection with environmental 
programmes;  as a result of the research activ ity of scientific and scientific-technical state 
bodies connected to environmental programmes, the scientific and technical level of branch will be advanced and new t echnologies will be introduced. 
 
(4) Cost of measure:  96.6 million Drams 
  (5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2006 
 
 
(6) Period of application:  Calendar year 2006 
  (7) Products to principally benefi t (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product  G/AG/N/ARM/8 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Armenia  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
 
 
(1) Full title of measure:  The implementation of the plant quarantine and laboratory tests of the 
phytosanitary state of agricultural cultured plan ts for the promotion of preventive measures. 
 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  State Budget (10.04.02) 
 
 (3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
Annex 2:  Green Box:  "General Services", (b) pest and disease control;  the general and 
product-specific pest and disease control measure s, such as early-warning systems, quarantine 
and eradication for the plant conservation will be implemented.  
 
(4) Cost of measure:  75.4 million Drams 
 
 (5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2006  
 
 
(6) Period of application:  Calendar year 2006  
  
(7) Products to principally benefi t (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product  G/AG/N/ARM/8 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Armenia  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
 
 
(1) Full title of measure:  The financing of the Marz (Region)  Centres of Agriculture Support and 
Republican Centre of Agriculture Support for th e provision of the agricultural advisory services. 
 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  State Budget (10.07.09)  
 
 (3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
Annex 2:  Green Box:  "General Services", (d ) extension and advisory services;  as a result, 
the extension and advisory services, including the provision of means to facilitate the transfer 
of information and the results of research to producers and consumers, will be improved.  
 
(4) Cost of measure:  46.4 million Drams  
 
 (5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2006  
 
 
(6) Period of application:  Calendar year 2006  
  
(7) Products to principally benefi t (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product   G/AG/N/ARM/8 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Armenia  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
 
 
(1) Full title of measure:  The implementation of the Japanese Grant Program of the "Development 
of Agricultural and Small-scales Enterprises" with the support of the World Bank. 
 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  State Budget (10.07.12 and 10.07.13)  
 
 (3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
Annex 2:  Green Box:  "General Services", (f) marketing and promotion services;  as a result, 
the provision of the market information, advi ce and 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 be nefit to purchasers;  extension and advisory 
services will be improved.  
 
(4) Cost of measure:  1,573.3 million Drams 
 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2006  
 
 (6) Period of application:  Calendar year 2006  
 
 
(7) Products to principally benefi t (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product G/AG/N/ARM/8 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Armenia  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
 
 
(1) Full title of measure:  The implementation of the economic de velopment of agricultural areas 
with the support of the Internationa l Fund of Agriculture Development. 
 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  State Budget (10.07.07)  
 
 (3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
Annex 2:  Green Box:  "General Services", (f) marketing and promotion services;  as a result 
of the provision of the market information, advice and promotion re lating to particular 
products but excluding expenditure for unspecified  purposes that could be used by sellers to 
reduce their selling price or confer a direct economic benefit to purchasers;  extension and advisory services will be implemented.  
 
(4) Cost of measure:  2,538.1 million Drams 
 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2006  
 
 (6) Period of application:  Calendar year 2006  
 
 
(7) Products to principally benefi t (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product  G/AG/N/ARM/8 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Armenia  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
 
 
(1) Full title of measure:  The capital rebuilding of the objects ha ving the agricultural importance. 
 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  State Budget (10.05.06)  
  (3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
Annex 2:  Green Box:  "General Services", (g) infrastructural services, including 
infrastructural works associated with e nvironmental programmes;  as a result of 
implementation of the capital building of the objects having the agricultural importance, the 
operative control of animal diseases, such  as early-warning systems, quarantine and 
eradication, veterinary and anti-epidemic measures will be established.  
 
(4) Cost of measure:  150.0 million Drams 
  
(5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2006  
 
 
(6) Period of application:  Calendar year 2006  
 
 
(7) Products to principally benefi t (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product G/AG/N/ARM/8 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Armenia  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
 
 
(1) Full title of measure:  In the frameworks of the governme nt environmental programme the 
implementation of anti-hail measures for the improve ment of the irrigated lands of the Araratian 
plateau. 
 
 (2) Domestic legislation reference:  State Budget (10.02.08)  
 
 (3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, i.e. those in:  
 
Annex 2:  Green Box:  "General Services", (g) infrastructural services, including 
infrastructural works associated with environm ental programmes;  measures will be directed 
to the implementation of anti-hail measures for th e improvement of the irrigated lands of the 
Ararat plateau.  
 
(4) Cost of measure:  369.1 million Drams 
 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect:  1 January 2006  
 
 (6) Period of application:  Calendar year 2006  
 
 
(7) Products to principally benefi t (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product 
 
 
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