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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/TJK/3/Rev.1 
4 April 2006 
 (06-1582) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Tajikistan Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF TAJIKISTAN 
 
Information on Domestic Support and Expor t Subsidies in the Agricultural Sector  
 
Revision  
  The following submission, dated 29 March 2006, is being circulated at the request of the 
Republic of Tajikistan.  
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Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2003-2005 
Measures exempt from the re duction commitment – "Green Box" 
Monetary Value 
of Measure Measure Type Name and Description of 
Measure with Reference to 
Criteria in Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture Year in thousands 
of Somoni in thousands of 
US$1 Description Data sources 
1 2 3 4 (a) 4 (b) 5 5 
2003 710 232.02 
2004 1,542  519.10 
2005 1,688.6  541.81 General services     
Paragraph 2(a)  Scientific researches, 
including general researches 
related to environmental 
programmes and research programmes on specific 
products.  Average for 
three years 1,314 430.98 Funds were allocated from state 
budget of the Academy of 
Agricultural Sciences, to regional 
state pedigree nurseries, republican immunogenetic laboratory, state 
commission on  sort-testing, 
Republican Centre on Artificial Seeding in developing of 
scientifically valid systems of 
agricultural management, creation of new high productive sorts of 
agricultural crops development of 
new water supplying technologies in irrigation of agricultural crops and 
etc.  Budgetary documentation, 
Ministry of Finance of the 
Republic of Tajikistan.  
                                                      
1 In all tables the value in US dollars is calculated on the basis of the annual average exchange rate for the corresponding yea r.  
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 Page 3Monetary Value 
of Measure Measure Type Name and Description of 
Measure with Reference to 
Criteria in Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture Year in thousands 
of Somoni in thousands of 
US$1 Description Data sources 
1 2 3 4 (a) 4 (b) 5 5 
2003 953 311.39 
2004 2,963.6 997.68 
2005 3,054.1 979.95 Paragraph 2(b) Fight against pests and 
diseases, including general 
and product specific 
measures of fight against pest and diseases, such as, 
for example, early warning 
systems, quarantine and destruction.  Average for 
three years 2,324 763.01 Funds were allocated from state 
budget of Republican Veterinary 
Laboratory to the Main Department 
of Veterinary, Republican Episootic Expedition, State Enterprise on Plant 
Protection and Agricultural  
Chemicalization, Republican Veterinary Bacteriological 
Laboratory and other similar 
organizations for conducting of control over development of pests 
and diseases of agricultural crops, 
forecasting of their emergence, as well as adoption of radical measures 
to fight them, creation of plant and 
animal protection systems  against 
pests and diseases.  Budgetary documentation, 
Ministry of Finance of the 
Republic of Tajikistan.  
2003 401 130.99 
2004 525.9 177.04 
2005 1,052.9 337.84 Paragraph 2( с)  Specialist training services, 
including general, as well as special training. 
Average for 
three years 659.9 215.29 Directed to training of specialists in 
Agrarian University, promotion of qualified managing specialists for 
agrarian sector of the republic in the 
Training Centre of  Agrarian University and training of specialist 
with special intermediate education 
for village.  Budgetary documentation, 
Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan.  
2003 99.5 32.50 
2004 221 74.40 
2005 365.5 117.28 Paragraph 2( е)  Inspection services, 
including general inspection 
services and testing of 
certain products for the purpose of health care, 
security, quality sorting and 
standardization.   Average for 
three years 228.7 74.72 Funds were allocated from state 
budget of State Laboratory of 
Standardization, Certification and 
Licensing, State Seed Inspection and State Pedigree Inspection for 
determination of quality of seeding 
material and issue of certificates of quality of cultivated seed material.  Budgetary documentation, 
Ministry of Finance of the 
Republic of Tajikistan.   
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Page 4 Monetary Value 
of Measure Measure Type Name and Description of 
Measure with Reference to 
Criteria in Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture Year in thousands 
of Somoni in thousands of 
US$1 Description Data sources 
1 2 3 4 (a) 4 (b) 5 5 
2003 7,324.7 2,392.60 
2004 19,415.6 6,536.14 
2005 23,141.1 7,425.11 Paragraph 2(g) Infrastructural services, 
including power supply. 
roads and other means of 
communication, market and port equipment, water 
supply, dams and drainage 
systems, works for building infrastructure in 
combination with 
environment protection programmes.  Average for 
three years 16,627.1 5,451.28 Funds were allocated from the state 
budget of the Ministry of 
Melioration and Water Management, 
Committee on Land-utilization, Pasturable-ameliorative Trust for 
improvement of ameliorative 
condition of lands, purification of drainage networks, pipes of water 
irrigative systems, building dams, 
renovation of irrigative systems, road maintenance, preparation of a system 
of measures on reorganization of 
land borders and derivation of lands and implementation of control over 
pasture use, improvement of their 
quality by method of conducting 
cultivation-technical works, water 
supply of pastures in the winter and spring periods and etc.  Budgetary documentation, 
Ministry of Finance of the 
Republic of Tajikistan.  
2003 0 0 
2003 0 0 
2003 9,500 3,048.19 Paragraph  3 Creation of state reserves for 
provision of food security.  
Average for 
three years 3,166.7 1016.06 Republic of Tajikistan obtained for 
state reserves at market prices.  Budgetary documentation. 
Law of the Republic of 
Tajikistan on State Budget for 2005.   
2003 0 0 
2004 0 0 
2005 3,000 962.59 Paragraph 13 Payments by programme of 
regional assistance.  
Average for 
three years 1,000 320.86 Funds were allocated from state 
budget in the form of preferential credits for agricultural enterprises of 
hard-to-reach mountainous regions, 
situated on the level of more than 2000 meters of sea level.  Budgetary documentation, 
Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan.  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2003-2005 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment 
Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes" 
 
Monetary Value of Measure in Year in 
Question Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to Article 6:2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture Year in thousand of 
Somoni in thousand of US$ Measure 
description Data sources 
1   3 (a) 3 (b)  4 
2003  350  114.33 
2004 500 168.32 State investment for capital construction 
2005 300 96.26 
2003 0 0.00 
2004 0 0.00 (a) Investment 
subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture Grants 
  
  2005 103,230 33,122.63 
2003 350 114.33 
2004 500 168.32 Total investment subsidies  
 
2005 103,530 33,122.63 
Average for three years   34,793.3 11,135.09  
  
   
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2003-2005 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programm es – "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 
(a) payments based on fixed area and yields  
(b) payments based on 85 per cent or less of the base level of production  
(c) livestock payments made on a fixed number of head  
NIL 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2003-2005 
Calculation of the Total Aggregate Measurement of Support (in thousands of Somoni) 
Product-specific 
AMS (from 
Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to 
DS:7 below) Product-specific 
measurement of 
support 
(from 
Supporting 
Table DS:8 
below) Current Total 
AMS(aggregate) Gross 
production AMS share in gross 
production Description of basic products (including non-
product specific AMS) Year 
in thousand of 
Somoni in thousands of 
Somoni in thousands of 
Somoni in thousands 
of Somoni % de minimis 
1  2  3  4 
2003 1,000   1,000 236,500 0.42 de minimis 
2004 1,000   1,000 263,500 0.38 de minimis Potato 
2005 1,000   1,000 277,500 0.36 de minimis 
2003 290   290 8,100 3.58 de minimis 
2004 350   350 9,300 3.76 de minimis Silk 
2005 367   367 9,600 3.82 de minimis 
2003 0   0 396,000 0 de minimis 
2004 0   0 367,920 0 de minimis Wheat 
2005 288   288 370,200 0.1 de minimis 
2003 1,290   1,290       
2004 1,350   1,350        Total product specific measure of support 
2005 1,655   1,655       
2003 138,376.40   138,376.40 1,962,256 7.1 de minimis 
2004 0   0 2,259,912 0 de minimis Total non-product specific measure of support 
2005 672   672 2,773,957 0.02 de minimis 
2003 139,666.5   139,666.5       
2004 1,350   1,350       Aggregate measuremen t of support (AMS) 
2005 2,327   2,327       
AMS average for three years  47, 781.2   47,781.2       
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2003-2005 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support:  Ma rket Price Support  
Description of 
basic products Calendar / 
marketing year 
beginning ... 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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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2003-2005  
Product-specific Aggregate Measurements of  Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar / 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure 
type Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production Total price-
related 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt direct 
payments (in 
thousands of 
Somoni) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments (in 
thousands of 
US$) Associated 
fees/levies Total 
direct 
payments Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
2003           1,000 326.65   1,000 Ministry of Agriculture of 
the Republic of Tajikistan  
2004           1,000 336.64   1,000 Ministry of Agriculture of 
the Republic of Tajikistan  Potato 
2005           1,000 320.86   1,000 Ministry of Agriculture of 
the Republic of Tajikistan  
2003           290 94.73   290 Ministry of Industry of the 
Republic of Tajikistan 
2004           350 117.83   350 Ministry of Industry of the 
Republic of Tajikistan Silk 
2005           367 117.76   367 Ministry of Industry of the 
Republic of Tajikistan 
2003           0 0   0 Ministry of Agriculture of 
the Republic of Tajikistan  
2004           0 0   0 Ministry of Agriculture of 
the Republic of Tajikistan  
2005           288 92.41   288 Ministry of Agriculture of 
the Republic of Tajikistan  Wheat 
           
Note:  Subsidies were granted to producers of non-repayable donations in the form of wheat seeds, potato sets and grain for mulberry growing.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2003-2005  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support : Other Product-Specific Supp ort and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar  / 
marketing year 
beginning Measure 
type Other product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays other product-
specific support 
(including 
calculations 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Other 
product-
specific 
support Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 
2003             1,000 1,000 
2004             1,000 1,000 Potato 
2005             1,000 1,000 
2003             290 290 
2004             350 350 Silk 
2005             367 367 
2003             0 0 
2004             0 0 Wheat 
2005             288 288 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2003-2005 
Product-specific Equivalent  Measurements Support 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar/marketing 
year beginning Measure 
type Applied 
administered 
price Production, 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(including 
calculation 
details) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Other 
product-
specific 
measures of 
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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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2003-2005 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Budgetary outlays with 
specific products Other specific non-product 
specific support (including 
calculation details) Total non-rpoduct specific 
support Measure type Calendar/market
ing year 
beginning in thousands 
of Somoni in thousands 
of US$ in thousands 
of Somoni in thousands 
of US$ Associated 
fees/levies in thousands of 
Somoni in thousands of 
US$ Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
2003 0 0       0 0 
2004 0 0       0 0 Granting 
agricultural 
machinery and passivation on 
non-repayable 
basis
2  2005 672 215.62       672 215.62 Ministry of 
Agriculture of the 
Republic of Tajikistan. 
2003 132,255.10 43,200.86       132,255.10 43,200.86 
2004 0 0       0 0 Amortization of agricultural 
debts for power, 
gas, water, taxes 
and insurance
3  2005 0 0       0 0 Resolution of the 
Government of the 
Republic of 
Tajikistan  
2003 5,449.30 1,780.00       5,449.30 1,780.00 
2004 0 0       0 0 Restructuring of agricultural debts
4  2005 0 0       0 0 Resolution of the 
Government of the Republic of 
Tajikistan  
2003 138,376.40 45,200.37       138,376.40 45,200.37 
2004 0 0       0 0 Total non-
product specific support  2005 672 215.62       672 215.62   
                                                      
2 From special account of the Ministry of Agriculture were obtained agricultural machin ery and their spare parts, passivators, w hich were handed over to farms on 
non-repayble  basis. 
3 According to the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of  Tajikistan No. 542 as of 25 December 2003 were written off ag ricultural debts for power energy:  
10,422.7 thousand of Somoni; for gas: 1,154.3 thousand Somoni; for water: 38,434.8 thousand Somoni; taxes: 40,533.3 thousand So moni; insurance: 41,710 thousand Somoni. 
Total: 132,255.1 thousand 
4 According to Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Tajikist an No. 498 as of 31 December 2002 payments for accumulate d agriculture debts in the amount 
of 5,449.3 was prolonged to 1 January 2007.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  The Republic of Tajikistan 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2003-2005 
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity 
Product 
description/year Direct export 
subsidies  in 
(thousands of 
US$) Sales of 
stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal transportation 
subsidies Total product-
specific export 
subsidies (in 
thousands of US$) Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports  
(thousand 
tonnes) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
NIL 
 
 
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