WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION             G/AG/N/LVA/15 
8 June 2006 
 (06-2742) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
 
 The following submission from Latvia , dated 2 May 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:  Latvia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
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 
   
  de minimis 
   
 
 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
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 9,716.59 (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. 25,254.64 (a), (b) 
 2e inspection services  related to seed, food quality, sani tary border inspection, veterinary 
medicine;  establishment of  united animal register 12,175.43 (a), (b) 
 2f marketing and promotion services , including market information, ad vice and promotion 622.55 (a), (b) 
 2g infrastructure services , culture – technical and agro-tec hnological improvement of soils;  
maintenance of melioration system;  hy drometry and cadastre for melioration 3,381.40 (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  6,252.98 (a), (b) 
c) "structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
investment aids" Renovation of technical equipm ent of agricultural production , Improvement of technology;  
renovation of technical equipment of production 2,987.43 (a), (b) 
d) "payments under 
environmental programmes" Support for biological farming  698.25 (a), (b) 
Total  61,089.27 
  
(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 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) 
 
('000 SDR) Product-specific 
measurements of 
support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 
below) Production value 
 
 
 
(million SDR) Current Total AMS  
 (aggregate) 
 
 
('000 SDR) 
1 2 3 4 5 
Product-specific support     
Sugar 1,196.19  34.89 de minimis 
Potatoes 194.28  45.92 de minimis  
Certified seed material 307.01  18.25 de minimis  
Vegetables from greenhouses 299.88  28.37 de minimis  
Grain 379.90  69.65 de minimis  
Pigmeat 2,164.07  44.06 de minimis  
Beef 625.12  14.82 de minimis  
Dairy 3,318.36  90.13 de minimis  
     
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9) 7,648.44  494.21 de minimis  
     
Total 16,133.25    
  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar year 
2003 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 97.83 119.2 364,000  0 (a) 
(a)  Rural Support Service 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 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 
 
 
('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     1,196.19  1,196.19 (a) 
Potatoes  Direct payment     181.13  181.13 (a) 
Certified seed 
material  Direct payment     307.01  307.01 (a) 
Vegetables from 
greenhouses  Direct payment     299.88  299.88 (a) 
Pigmeat  Direct payment     2,164.07  2,164.07 (a) 
Beef  Direct payment     625.12  625.12 (a) 
Dairy  Direct payment     3,318.36  3,318.36 (a) 
Total         8,091.76  
(a)  Rural Support Service 
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year 2003 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      1,196.19 1,196.19 (a) 
Potatoes  Direct payment      181.13  (a) 
  Credit rate subsidy  13.15  13.15    (a) 
Total         194.28  
Certified seed material  Direct payment      307.01 307.01 (a) 
Vegetables from 
greenhouses  Direct payment      299.88 299.88 (a) 
Grain   Credit rate subsidy  379.90  379.90    (a) 
  Intervention 
purchasing     0    
Total         379.90  
Pigmeat  Direct payment      2,164.07 2,164.07 (a) 
Beef  Direct payment      625.12 625.12 (a) 
Dairy  Direct payment      3,318.36 3,318.36 (a) 
Total         8,484.81  
(a)  Rural Support Service 
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Latvia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2003 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  7,273.98   7,273.98 (a) 
Support for purchase of breed 
animals, semen material from 
abroad  294.47   294.47 (a) 
Fodder transport compensation  79.99   79.99 (a) 
Total     7,648.44  
 
(a)  Rural Support Service 
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