RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/CGR/1/Rev.1 
9 July 2007 
 
 (07-2916) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Montenegro Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF MONTENEGRO 
 
Domestic Support and Export Subsidies in the Agricultural Sector  
 
Revision  
  
 The following submission, dated 6 July 2007, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the Republic of Montenegro. 
 
 
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Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Montenegro 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2004-2006 
 
Measures exempt from reduc tion commitment - "Green box" 
 
Monetary value of measure (Euros) 
Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture 2004 2005 2006 Avg. 2004-06 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
The total value of green box measures   7,219,325 6,189,232 5,529,250 6,312,602 
a)   General services   4,609,325 3,684,232 2,884,250 3,725,936 
1.   Research Exempt under Paragraph 2(a) of Annex 2 115,000 115,000 125,000 118,333 
2.   Pest and disease control Exempt under Paragraph 2(b) of Annex 2 994,325 995,000 1,030,000 1,006,442 
3.   Training services Exempt under Paragraph 2(c) of Annex 2 100,000 0 0 33,333 
4.   Extension and advisory services Exempt under Paragraph 2(d) of Annex 2 603,000 552,850 748,250 634,700 
5.   Inspection services Exempt under Paragraph 2(e) of Annex 2 87,000 89,000 99,000 91,667 
6.   Marketing and promotion services Exempt under Paragraph 2(f) of Annex 2 2,010,000 1,432,382 282,000 1,241,461 
7.   Infrastructural services Exempt under Paragraph 2(g) of Annex 2 700,000 500,000 600,000 600,000 
b)  Public stockholding for food 
security purposes Exempt under Paragraph 3 of Annex 2 0 0 0 0 
c)   Domestic food aid Exempt under Paragraph 4 of Annex 2 0 0 0 0 
d)   Decoupled income support Exempt under Paragraph 6 of Annex 2 2,450,000 2,310,000 2,400,000 2,386,667 
e) Income insurance and income 
safety-net programmes Exempt under Paragraph 7 of Annex 2 0 0 0 0 
f)   Payments for relief from natural 
disaster Exempt under Paragraph 8 of Annex 2 75,000 105,000 115,000 98,333 
g)   Structural ad justment assistance 
provided through producer 
retirement programmes Exempt under Paragraph 9 of Annex 2 0 0 0 0 
h)  Structural ad justment assistance 
provided through resource 
retirement programmes Exempt under Paragraph 10 of Annex 2 0 0 0 0 
i)  Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through investment aid Exempt under Paragraph 11 of Annex 2 0 0 0 0 
j)   Environmental programmes Exempt under Paragraph 12 of Annex 2 85,000 90,000 130,000 101,667 
k)  Regional assistance programmes Exempt under Paragraph 13 of Annex 2 0 0 0 0 
l)   Other   0 0 0 0 Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Forestry and 
Water 
Management of 
the Republic of 
Montenegro, 
Agricultural 
budgets for the 
years 2004, 2005 
and 2006.  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Montenegro 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years - 2004-2006 
Measures exempt from the reducti on commitment – Special and differential treatment – "Development programmes"  
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6:2 of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of measure in year in 
question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
NIL 
  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Montenegro 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years - 2004-2006 
Measures exempt from the reduc tion commitment – Direct Payments under Production- Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6:5 of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of measure in year in 
question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
NIL 
  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Montenegro 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2004-2006 
 
Calculation of the 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)(Euros) Product specific 
measurements of 
support (from 
Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Current Total AMS 
(Euros) 
 2004 2005 2006 Avg 2004-2006  Avg 2004-2006 
1 2a 2b 2c 2d 3 4 
Basic products              
Cattle ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) 0 0 
Milk ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) 0 0 
Swine ( de minimis ) 0 0 ( de minimis ) 0 0 
Sheep  ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) 0 0 
Goats ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) 0 0 
Stallions ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) 0 0 
Bees ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) 0 0 
Grass, hay, lucerne, etc. ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) 0 0 
Rye, barley etc. 75,000 90, 000 95,000 86,667 0 86,667 
Tobacco 150,000 22 4,000 213,0 00 195,667 0 195,667 
Seed potatoes ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) 0 0 
Figs ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) 0 ( de minimis ) 0 0 
Olive 0 0 ( de minimis ) ( de minimis ) 0 0 
Non-product specific AMS 0 0 0 ( de minimis ) 0 0 
Total AMS           282,333 
AMS share of value of all agricultural product production     0.1% 
  
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Page 6 De minimis  exclusions based on the following: 
 Value of production (Euros) AMS share of value of production (%) 
 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 
Cattle 44,772,000 45,667,440 46,124,114 1.7 1.8 2.6 
Milk 70,027,125 70,727,396 71,081,033 0.1 0.1 2.1 
Swine 8,639,400 -- -- 0.2 -- --  
Sheep  18,918,900 19,297,278 19,683,224 1.9 2.0 1.9 
Goats 4,217,063 4,385,745 4,605,032 1.3 1.5 1.2 
Stallions 757,120 757,120 757,120 1.3 1.3 2.0 
Bees 2,948,400 3,007,368 3,067,515 0.8 0.9 0.9 
Grass, hay, lucerne, etc. 5,375,055 5,536,307 5,702,396 0.6 0.2 0.4 
Rye, barley etc. 1,072,680 1,094,134 1,258,254 7.0 8.2 7.6 
Tobacco 1,042, 000 1,382,0 00 1,290,2 52 14.4 16.2 16.5 
Seed potatoes 26,945,100 26,942,405 27,481,254 0.2 0.3 0.2 
Figs 367,500 374,850 -- 3.8 3.7 --  
Olive -- -- 2,850,000 -- -- 3.5 
All agricultural products 229,179,450 254,077,505 259,159,056 0.0 0.0 0.0 
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Montenegro 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2004-2006 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen t of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of 
the products Calendar/marketing 
year Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference price Eligible 
production Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7 9 
NIL 
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Montenegro 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2004-2006 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Meas urements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Total direct payments(Euros) Product Year or 
period Measure type(s) 2004 2005 2006 Avg. 2004-06 Data sources 
1 2 3 10a 10b 10c 10d 11 
Cattle 2004-2006 Quality breeding programmes  130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 
Cattle 2004-2006 Herd increase incentive 280,000 318,000 308,000 302,000 
Cattle 2004-2006 Artificial insemination programme and services 298,000 330,000 315,000 314,333 
Cattle 2004-2006 Grazing incentive 48,000 36,000 36,000 40,000 
Cattle 2004-2006 Premiums for cattle 0 0 400,000 133,333 
Milk 2004-2006 Premiums to increase production 60,000 70,000 90,000 73,333 
Milk 2004-2006 Premiums for milk 0 0 1,380,000 460,000 
Swine 2004-2006 Artificial insemination programme and services 14,000 0 0 4,667 
Sheep  2004-2006 Flock/herd increase incentive 357,000 385,000 378,000 373,333 
Goats 2004-2006 Flock/herd increase incentive 56,000 67,900 56,000 59,967 
Stallions  2004-2006 Quality breeding programmes  10,000 10,000 15,000 11,667 
Bees 2004-2006 Beehive modernization 9,000 10,500 10,500 10,000 
Bees 2004-2006 Foundation frames purchase programme 16,000 15,750 15,750 15,833 
Grass, hay, etc. 2004-2006 Production increase programme 30 ,000 13,000 20,000 21,000 
Rye, barley etc. 2004-2006 Production increas e programme 75,000 90,000 95,000 86,667 
Tobacco 2004-2006 Premiums to increase production 150,0 00 224,000 213, 000 195,667 
Potatoes 2004-2006 Seed potato production programme 60,000 85,000 60,000 68,333 
Figs 2004-2006 Fig production programme 14,000 14,000 0 9,333 
Olive 2004-2006 Olive production programme 0 0 100,000 33,333 Supporting 
Table DS:6 
for each 
calendar year 
  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Montenegro 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2004-2006 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Other Product Specific Support and Total Pr oduct-Specific AMS 
 
Non-exempt direct payments (Supporting Table 
DS:6)(Euros) Total AMS 
(Euros) Product Year or period Measure type(s) 
2004 2005 2006 Avg. 2004-06 Data sources 
1 2 3 9a 9b 9c 9d 11 
Cattle 2004-2006 756,000 814,000 1,189,000 919,667 
Milk 2004-2006 60,000 70,000 1,470,000 533,333 
Swine 2004-2006 14,000 0 0 4,667 
Sheep  2004-2006 357,000 385,000 378,000 373,333 
Goats 2004-2006 56,000 67,900 56,000 59,967 
Stallions 2004-2006 10,000 10,000 15,000 11,667 
Bees 2004-2006 25,000 26,250 26,250 25,833 
Grass, hay, lucerne, 
etc. 2004-2006 30,000 13,000 20,000 21,000 
Rye, barley etc. 2004-2006 75,000 90,000 95,000 86,667 
Tobacco 2004-2006 150,000 224, 000 213,0 00 195,667 
Seed potatoes 2004-2006 60,000 85,000 60,000 68,333 
Figs 2004-2006 14,000 14,000 0 9,333 
Olive 2004-2006 (please see 
Supporting Table 
DS:6 Summary for 
description of 
measures) 
0 0 100,000 33,333 Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Water 
Management of the Republic 
of Montenegro, Agricultural 
budget for the years 2004, 
2005 and 2006. 
  
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS:8 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Montenegro 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years - 2004-2006 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar/marketing 
year Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
NIL 
  
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Montenegro 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years - 2004-2006 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Year or period Non-product-
specific budgetary 
outlays Other non-
product-specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product 
specific- support Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
NIL 
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Republic of Montenegro 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years - 2004-2006 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity 
Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies Sales of stock Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal transport 
subsidies Total product -
specific export 
subsidies Quantity of 
subsidised 
exports Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
NIL 
 
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