WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/GEO/8 
13 July 2007 
 (07-2977) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 4 June 2007, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Georgia .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar years 2005  and 2006 . 
  
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 The only existing domestic agricultural support measures applied by Georgia are those listed 
in the attached Supporting Tables DS:1.  
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Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Georgia 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2005 
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 
(thousand GEL) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
General services:    
"Improvement of Test and Protection of Agricultural Crop Selection Achievements" 
Programme 50.0 Ministry of Agriculture General research 
(paragraph 2(a)) 
Silk Coordination Centre – "Silk House" 88.83 " 
 "Development of Seed Breeding in Georgia" Programme 600.0 " 
 "Agro-chemical Measures for Improveme nt of Soil Productivity" Programme 55.0 " 
 "Protection of Georgian Soil from Erosion" Programme 15.0 " 
 "Breeding Livestock, Poultry and Apic ulture Development" Programme 263.1 " 
 "Agricultural Research, Extension and Training" Project 532.48 " 
 "Mountain and High Mountain Region Ru ral Development" Programme 546.0 " 
    
"Anti-Epizotic Measures" Programme 3,434.13 " Pest and disease control 
(paragraph 2(b)) "Plant Protection" Programme 331.1 " 
    
"Quality Inspection of Agriculture Products " and "Quality Inspection of Flour" 303.700 " Inspection services 
(paragraph 2(e)) Seed and Planting Material Quality Inspection 904.807 " 
 Selection Achievements Testing Inspection 461.007 " 
 Water, Beer and Non-Alcoholic Drinks Stat e Regulatory Department "Sakminkhickali" 242.803 " 
 Food Expertise and Mon itoring Service 548.377 "  
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Supervision of Animal Winter Pasture Routes 55.643 Ministry of Agriculture Infrastructural services 
(paragraph 2(g)) "Water Management for Food Provision" Programme 2,544.42 " 
 "Irrigation and Drainage Community  Development" Project 2,365.8 " 
 "Agriculture Developm ent" Project 2,399.558 " 
 "Rural Development" Project 92.5 " 
    
"Tea" Programme 2,753.573 " Decoupled income support 
(paragraph 6)    
Total   18,587.828   
  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Georgia 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2006 
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 
(thousand GEL) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
General services:    
Presidential National Programme "Agrarian M achinery" 2,700.0 Ministry of Agriculture General research 
(paragraph 2(a)) National Breeding Programme 51.0 " 
 "Agricultural Research, Extension and Training" Project 2,551.8 "  "Mountain and High Mountain Region Development" Project 2,026.9 " 
 Agricultural Technique and Facilities Purchase 9,000.0 " 
 Seed Breeding Development of Agricultural Crop 6,552.2 " 
    
National Service of Food Safety, Vete rinary and Plant Protection 6,019.679 " Pest and disease control 
(paragraph 2(b)) "Bird Flue Control and Human Readiness a nd Response to Pandemic" Programme 617.0 " 
    
Amelioration Department 4,769.5 " Infrastructural services 
(paragraph 2(g)) "Rural Development" Project 1,920.1 " 
 "Irrigation and Drainage De velopment" Project 13,550.4 " 
    
"Tea" Programme 282.889 " Decoupled income support 
(paragraph 6) "Samtresti" – Wine and Vi ne Department 1,257.2 " 
Total   51,298.67   
 
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