WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/EEC/53 
8 December 2006 
 (06-5888) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
 
 The following submission, dated 4 December 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 marketing years 2002/2003  
and 2003/2004 . 
 
  
 
  
  
 
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2002/03 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for 2002 Currency 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 
   
67,159 Million EU RO 28,490.4 
   
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2002/03 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment: "Green Box"  
 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with  reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value 
(Million EURO) Data Source1 Comments 
1 2 3 4 5 
     
(a) General Services 
Research (i)  Improvement of production potential thr ough animal and plant selection and of 
production techniques through e.g. testi ng of machinery;  development of 
experimental centres;  pilot projects a nd demonstration projects;  salaries of 
personnel. 714.1  Council Regulation 1260/99 
Pest and disease control (ii) Plant and animal health control and protec tion;  supply of vaccines;  salaries of 
personnel;  launching aid for lives tock health protection groups. 1,982.5  Commission Regulations 719/96 
Training services (iii) Establishment of agri cultural training centres;  gran ts for course attendance;  
salaries of advisors. 183.0  Council Regulation 1257/99 
Extension and advisory services 
(iv) Establishment of inter-regional advisory centres;  training and employment of 
advisors. 195.2  Council Regulation 1257/99 
Inspection services (v) Livestock inspection services;  quality control;  remunerating and training of 
inspectors. 382.8  Council Regulation 1287/95 
Marketing and promotion 
services (vi) Aid to encourage establishment of producer groups and ease administrative 
overheads; schemes to improve marketi ng network, quality a nd presentation of 
produce;  certification. 1,162.1  Council Regulations 2200/96, 
2202/96, 1257/99 
Infrastructural services (vii) Arterial drainage;  collective irrigation sc hemes;  provision of electricity and water 
supply;  farm roads;  constructi on of reservoirs;  flood protection. 553.1  Council Regulation 1257/99 
Other farm services (viii) Launching services for mutual aid, farm relief, farm management, introduction of 
accounting on the farm. 56.6  Council Regulation 1257/99 
(b) Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes  23.6   
(c) Domestic Food Aid Distribution of agricultural products to de prived persons, school milk, consumption 
aid programmes. 278.2  Council Regulation 3730/87 
(d) Decoupled Income 
Support Agri-monetary aid. 1.8  Council Regulations 3813/92  
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Measure Type Name and description of measure with  reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value 
(Million EURO) Data Source1 Comments 
1 2 3 4 5 
(e) Income Insurance and Income Safety-net Programmes 0.4  Council Regulation 1527/95 
(f) Payments for Relief from 
Natural Disasters Compensatory payments in respect of weather;  restoration of agricultural 
production potential and natural disasters 811.1  2000/C28/02 
(g) Structural Adjustment 
Assistance provided 
through Producer 
Retirement Programmes Compensation payments to farmers at least 55 years old leaving agriculture; aid for 
early retirement from farming. 848.6  Council Regulations 1257/99 
(h) Structural Adjustment 
Assistance provided 
through Resource  Retirement Programmes Set-aside;  at least 20 per cent cultivated la nd to be left fallow, wooded or used for 
non-agricultural purposes;  compensation for grubbing up, leaving or suspending 
production. 109.8  Council Regulations 1257/99, 
1493/99 
(i) Structural Adjustment 
Assistance provided through Investment Aids Construction of processing, packaging and storage centres and equipment; land 
improvement (levelling, fencing, etc.).   Aid for farm modernization granted 
through subsidies or equivalent interest concessions;  purchase of machinery and 
equipment, animals, buildings and plan tations etc.  Aid for young farmers. 
Restructuring and convers ion of wine production. 5,264.9  Council Regulations 1257/99, 
1493/99 
(j) Environmental 
Programmes Protection of environment and preservati on of the countryside, control of soil 
erosion, extensification, aid for envi ronmentally sensitive areas;  support and 
protection of organic producti on by creating conditions of fair competition;  aid for 
forestry measures in agriculture;  conser vation of genetic resources in agriculture. 5,010.4  Council Regulations 1257/99 
(k) Regional Assistance 
Programmes Specific measures for the benefit of certain disadvantaged areas (French overseas 
departments, Azores, Made ira, Canary Islands, Aeg ean Islands) and other less-
favoured areas (LFA) and mountainous areas.   2,826.1  Council Regulations 1257/99 
(l) Other  0   
TOTAL GREEN  20,404.3   
 
 
1  EAGGF financial reporti ng 2003 and national sources. 
 
  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2002/03 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction 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 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(Million EURO) Data source1 
1 2 3 4 
Payments based on fixed area and yields   
 Per hectare compensatory payments to produ cers of maize, based on regional base areas.2 1,580.0  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for producers of cereals not subject of the base area for maize, based on regional base 
areas.2 10,183.5  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for producers of soya b eans, colza seed and sunflowers, based on regional base areas.2 1,200.1  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for pr oducers of peas, beans, field beans and sw eet lupines, based on regional base areas.2 473.8  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for producers of non-textile flax seed, ba sed on regional base areas.2 53.5  
 Compensation for set-aside requirement related to the per hectar e aid, equivalent to the compensatory aid per hectare for cere als 
calculated on a regional level.2 1,615.6  
 Supplements to per hectare compensato ry payments for durum wheat producers.2 912.2  
 Voluntary set-aside 57.8  
 Per hectare payments for grass silage 73.5  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for producers of rice.3 117.5  
Payments based on 85 per cent or less of the base level of production -  
Livestock payments made on  a fixed number of head   
 Payments to producers keeping suckler co ws, compensating for intervention price reduction, limited on the number of animals 
in accordance with reference ye ars (suckler cow premiums).4 2,226.1  
 Special premium for producers holding male bovine animals, within regional ceilings under a reference year (special premium 
beef and veal).4 1,946.0  
 Slaughter premium within nationall y fixed maximum number of head. 4 1,718.5  
 Beef supplementary payments 4 483.9  
 Compensatory payments for ewes and goats, limited per producer in accordance with reference numbers (ewe and goat 
premium).5 2,084.5  
TOTAL BLUE  24,726.5  
1 EAGGF financial reporting 2003.       4 See Council Regulation 1254/99. 
2 See Council Regulation 1251/99.       5 See Council Regulation 2467/98. 
3 See Council Regulation 3072/95.   
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2002/03 
 
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) 
  
(Million EURO) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) 
(Million EURO) Production value* 
 
  
(Million  EURO) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
  
(Million EURO) 
1 2 3 4 5 
     
Common wheat 1,394.8   9,669  1,394.8 
Durum wheat -454.4   1,573  0.0  
Common wheat, maize, barley, rye, triticale,  
grain sorghum 2.4   22,500  0.0  (de minimis)  
Barley 1,632.5   4,846  1,632.5 
Maize 378.7   4,689  378.7 Rye 160.6   419  160.6 
Oats -81.0   739  0.0 
Sorghum 10.9   n.a.  10.9 
Triticale 180.5   n.a.  180.5 
Rice 405.6   748  405.6 White sugar 5,604.4   4,836  5,604.4 
Skimmed milk powder 1,644.6   2,466  1,644.6 
Butter 4,443.5   6,236  4,443.5 Milk 209.9   38,957  0.0  (de minimis)  
Beef -811.1   21,494  0.0 
Pigmeat 45.7   23,035  0.0  (de minimis)  
Dried fodder 317.9   n.a.  317.9 
Chick-peas, lentils and ve tches 71.6   n.a.  71.6 
Olive oil 2,122.6   4,238  2,122.6  
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Description of basic products 
(including non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
 
 
(Million EURO) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) 
 
(Million EURO) Production value* 
  
 
(Million  EURO) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
 
(Million EURO) 
1 2 3  4 
Tobacco 949.6   611  949.6 
Bananas 254.5   n.a.  254.5 
Apples  2,119.1  4,748 e  2,119.1 
Pears  596.1  1,524 e  596.1 
Apricots  109.1  411 e  109.1 
Cherries  129.3  684 e  129.3 Peaches/Nectarines  452.5  1,948 e  452.5 
Table grapes  168.1  1,879 e  168.1 
Plums  73.4  493 e  73.4 Lemons  284.7  483 e  284.7 
Clementines  202.1  1,006 e  202.1 
Mandarins  30.5  132 e  30.5 Satsumas  21.7  92 e  21.7 
Oranges  308.9  1,559 e  308.9 
Cucumbers  592.5  745 e  592.5 Courgettes  105.2  206 e  105.2 
Artichokes  193.9  774 e  193.9 
Tomatoes  1,971.5  5,595 e  1,971.5 Wine  744.5  15,184  0.0  (de minimis)  
Seed for sowing  88.3  534  88.3 
Hemp  2.7  n.a.  2.7 Flax fibre  14.7  n.a.  14.7 
Silkworms  0.4  n.a.  0.4 
Hops  12.5  126  12.5  
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Description of basic products 
(including non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
 
 
(Million EURO) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) 
 
(Million EURO) Production value* 
  
 
(Million  EURO) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
 
(Million EURO) 
1 2 3  4 
Cotton  731.3  1,392 e  731.3 
Cauliflower 1.2   812  0.0  (de minimis)  
Aubergines 0.1   n.a.  0.1 
Fruit and vegetables not mentione d in R2200/96 1.5   n.a.  1.5 
Asparagus 0.9   n.a.  0.9 
Citrus fruit for processing 227.4   2,747  227.4 Lemons for processing 29.7   588  29.7 
Peaches for processing 18.5   n.a.  18.5 
Plums for processing  34.6  n.a.  34.6 Pears for processing 19.0   n.a.  19.0 
Figs for processing  6.0  n.a.  6.0 
Tomatoes for processing 268.7   n.a.  268.7 Grapes for processing 103.2   1,821  103.2 
Potatoes for processing to starch 223.4 -223.8  5,789  0.0 
     
Total Non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below)  938.1  242,955  0.0 (de minimis)  
 
TOTAL:  Current Total AMS 
     
 28,490.4 
 
* Source :  Eurostat 2002, or estimate (e) 
    
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2002/03 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Marketing year 
beginning … Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price  
(EURO/t) External 
reference price 
 
(EURO/t) Eligible 
production 
 
(Million t) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Million EURO) Total market price 
support 
 
(Million EURO) Data source6 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
         
Common wheat 1 July 2002 price support 101.31 86.5 94.179  1,394.8  
Durum wheat 1 July 2002 price support 101.31 148.5 9.629  -454.4  Barley 1 July 2002 price support 101.31 67.3 48.002  1,632.5  Maize 1 July 2002 price support 101.31 91.9 40.248  378.7  Rye 1 July 2002 price support 101.31 67.3 4.721  160.6  Oats 1 July 2002 price support 101.31 112.5 7.235  -81.0  Sorghum 1 July 2002 price support 101.31 85.7 0.701  10.9  Triticale 1 July 2002 price support 101.31 67.3 5.308  180.5  Rice 1 Sept. 2002 price support 298.35 143.3 2.616  405.6  White sugar 1 Oct. 2002 price support 631.90 193.8 13.390 273.8 5,592.4  Skimmed milk powder 1 July 2002 price support 2,055.20 684.7 1.2  1,644.6  Butter 1 July 2002 price support 3,282.00 943.3 1.9  4,443.5  Beef 1 July 2002 price support 1,560.00 1,729.8 7.387  -1,254.3  Olive oil 1 Nov. 2002 price support 3,837.70 2,851.8 2.153  2,122.6  
 
6 Applied administered price: EC legislation in €. 
 Production: EC estimates. 
 Fees and levies: EAGGF financial reporting 2003. 
 
. 
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2002/03 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of basic 
product Marketing 
year 
beginning… Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered price
 
(EURO/t) External 
reference price 
 
(EURO/t) Eligible 
production 
 
(Million t) Total price-related 
direct payments
 
(Million EURO) Other non-exempt 
direct payments
 
(Million EURO) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Million EURO)Total direct 
payments 
 
(Million EURO)Data source7 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)) 8 9 10 11 
Common wheat, 
maize, barley, rye, 
triticale, grain 
sorghum 16 Oct. 2002 Aid for 
Portuguese 
producers     2.4  2.4  
Sugar8 1 July 2002 Direct aid Italy     12.0  12.0  
Milk 1 July 2002 Production Aid 
Finland     209.9  209.9  
Dried fodder 16 Oct. 2002 Processing aid     317.9  317.9  
Chick-peas, 
lentils and vetches 16 Oct. 2002 Hectare aid9     71.6  71.6  
Bananas 16 Oct. 2002 Direct aid10     254.5  254.5  
Fruit and 
Vegetables  16 Oct. 2002 Withdrawal 
cauliflower      1.2  1.2  
Fruit and 
Vegetables  16 Oct. 2002 Withdrawal 
aubergines     0.1  0.1  
Fruit and vegetables 
Citrus fruit for 
processing 16 Oct. 2002 Production aid     227.4  227.4  
Fruit and vegetables 
Lemons for 
processing 16 Oct. 2002 Production aid     29.7  29.7  
Asparagus 16 Oct 2002 Production aid     0.9  0.9  
Peaches for 
processing 16 Oct 2002 Production Aid     18.5  18.5  
Pears for processing 16 Oct 2002 Production aid     19.0  19.0  
Tomatoes for 
processing 16 Oct 2002 Production aid     268.7  268.7  
Grapes for 
processing 16 Oct. 2002 Processing aid     103.2  103.2   
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Supporting Table DS:6 (cont'd) 
Description of basic 
product Marketing 
year 
beginning… Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered price
 
(EURO/t) External 
reference price 
 
(EURO/t) Eligible 
production 
 
(Million t) Total price-related 
direct payments
 
(Million EURO) Other non-exempt 
direct payments
 
(Million EURO) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Million EURO)Total direct 
payments 
 
(Million EURO)Data source7 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)) 8 9 10 11 
Fruit and vegetables 
not mentioned in 
R.2200/96 1 Jan. 2003 Withdrawal by 
Producer 
Organizations     1.5  1.5  
Pigmeat 16 Oct. 2002 Exceptional 
support 
measures11     45.7  45.7  
Beef 16 Oct 2002 Exceptional 
support 
measures12     443.2  443.2  
Tobacco 16 Oct. 2002 Premiu m     949.6  949.6  
Potatoes for 
processing to starch 16 Oct. 2002 Compensatory 
payments     223.4  223.4  
 
7 Applied administered price: EC legislation. 10 See Council Regulation 404/93. 
 Production: EC estimates. 11 Art 3 to 6 and Art 20 of R.2759/75, Regulation 416/2002. 
 Payments, fees and levies: EAGGF financ ial reporting 2003; Member States figures. 12 Art 4(2) of R 2777/00, art 5(5) of R 690/01, art 39 of R 1254/99 
8 Payments:  National expenditures.  
9 See Council Regulation 1577/96.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2002/03 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Marketing year 
beginning… Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other product 
specific support  Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(Million 
EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(Million 
EURO) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(Million 
EURO) Total AMS 
 
 
  
(Million 
EURO) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
Common wheat 1 July 2002 Price support     1,394.8  1,394.8  
Durum wheat 1 July 2002 Price support     -454.4  -454.4  Barley 1 July 2002 Price support     1,632.5  1,632.5  Maize 1 July 2002 Price support     378.7  378.7  Rye 1 July 2002 Price support     160.6  160.6  Oats 1 July 2002 Price support     -81.0  -81.0  Sorghum 1 July 2002 Price support     10.9  10.9  Triticale 1 July 2002 Price support     180.5  180.5  Rice 1 Sept. 2002 Price support     405.6  405.6  Common wheat, 
maize, barley, rye, 
triticale, grain 
sorghum 16 Oct. 2002 Aid for 
Portuguese 
producers      2.4 2.4  
Dried fodder 16 Oct. 2002 Processing aid      317.9 317.9  
Chick-peas, lentils 
and vetches 16 Oct. 2002 Hectare aid      71.6 71.6  
  
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Description of 
basic product Marketing year 
beginning… Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other product 
specific support  Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(Million 
EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(Million 
EURO) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(Million 
EURO) Total AMS 
 
 
  
(Million 
EURO) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Sugar  
1 Oct. 2002 
1 July 2002  
Price support white sugar 
National aid     
5,592.4 
  
 
12.0 5,604.4  
Olive oil 1 Nov. 2002 Price support     2,122.6  2,122.6  
Bananas 16 Oct. 2002 Direct aid      254.5 254.5  Skimmed milk 
powder 1 July 2002 Price support    1,644.6  1,644.6  
Milk 1 July 2002 National Aid      209.9 209.9  
Butter 1 July 2002 Price support     4,443.5  4,443.5  Beef  
1 July 2002  
Price support 
Exceptional support      
-1,254.3  
 
443.2 -811.1  
Aubergines 16 Oct. 2002 Withdrawal      0.1 0.1  
Cauliflower 16 Oct. 2002 Withdrawal      1.2 1.2  
Fruit and 
vegetables not mentioned in 
R.2200/96 1 Jan. 2003 Withdrawal by 
Producer Organizations      1.5 1.5  
Asparagus 16 Oct 2002 Production aid      0.9 0.9  
Peaches for 
processing 16 Oct 2002 Production Aid      18.5 18.5  
Pears for 
processing 16 Oct 2002 Production aid      19.0 19.0  
Tomatoes for 
processing 16 Oct 2002 Production aid      268.7 268.7   
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Description of 
basic product Marketing year 
beginning… Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other product 
specific support  Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(Million 
EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(Million 
EURO) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(Million 
EURO) Total AMS 
 
 
  
(Million 
EURO) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
Citrus fruit for 
processing 16 Oct 2002 Production aid      227.4 227.4  
Lemons for 
processing 16 Oct 2002 Production aid      29.7 29.7  
Grapes for 
processing 16 Oct 2002 Processing aid      103.2 103.2  
Tobacco 16 Oct. 2002 Premium      949.6 949.6  
Pigmeat 16 Oct. 2002 Exceptional support      45.7 45.7  
Potatoes for 
processing to 
starch 16 Oct. 2002 Compensatory payments      223.4 223.4   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2002/03 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
Description of 
basic products Marketing 
year 
beginning… Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
(EURO/t) Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price  
(000 t) Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays 
(Million 
EURO) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support  
 
 
(Million 
EURO) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
 
(Million 
EURO) Other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(Million 
EURO) Associated 
fees/levees
  
 
(Million 
EURO) Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment 
(Million 
EURO) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Wine 16 Oct 2002 Private storage 
aid, Distillation, 
Aids for specific uses      744.5  744.5  
Seed for 
sowing 16 Oct. 2002 Production aid     88.3   88.3  
Cotton 1 Sept. 2002 Guide price 
(Greece, Spain and Portugal) 797.25 
907.8 1,063 1,172.9 
321.6 
0.8  545.6 
185.1 
0.6    731.3  
Hemp 16 Oct. 2002 Production aid     2.7   2.7  
Flax fibre 16 Oct. 2002 Production aid     14.7   14.7  Silkworms 16 Oct. 2002 Production aid     0.4   0.4  Hops 16 Oct. 2002 Hectare aid     12.5   12.5  Apples 1 July 2002 Price support 568 8,903.8  2,119.1    2,119.1  Pears 1 June 2002 Price support 510 2,511.8  596.1    596.1  Apricots 1 May 2002 Price support 1,071 479.2  109.1    109.1  Cherries 1 April 2002 Price support 1,494 472.0  129.3    129.3  Peaches/ 
Nectarines 1 May 2002 Price support 883 3,480.5  452.5    452.5   
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Supporting Table DS:8 (cont'd) 
Description of 
basic products Marketing 
year 
beginning… Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price  
  
 
(EURO/t) Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price  
(000 t) Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays 
(Million 
EURO) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support  
  
(Million 
EURO) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
 
(Million 
EURO) Other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(Million 
EURO) Associated 
fees/levees
 
  
(Million 
EURO) Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment 
(Million 
EURO) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Table grapes 1 May 2002 Price support 546 1,757.0  168.1    168.1  
Plums 1 June 2002 Price support 696 715.0  73.4    73.4  
Lemons 1 June 2002 Price support 558 1,115.1  284.7    284.7  Clementines 1 Oct 2002 Price support 649 1,911.7  202.1    202.1  Mandarins 1 Oct 2002 Price support 286 287.3  30.5    30.5  Satsumas 1 Oct 2002 Price support 286 204.8  21.7    21.7  Oranges 1 Oct 2002 Price support 354 4,351.4  308.9    308.9  Cucumbers 1 Jan 2002 Price support 1,105 1,566.2  592.5    592.5  Courgettes 1 Jan 2002 Price support 692 692.0  105.2    105.2  Artichokes 1 Oct 2002 Price support 943 844.3  193.9    193.9  Tomatoes 1 Jan 2002 Price support 1,126 6,615.8  1,971.5    1,971.5  Plums for 
processing 1 Sept 2002 Price support 1,935.23 48.5  34.6    34.6  
Figs for 
processing 1 July 2002 Price support 878.86 12.8  6.0    6.0  
Potatoes for 
processing to 
starch 1 July 2002 Minimum price 178.3 1,762.1  -223.8    -223.8   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2002/03 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Marketing year 
2002/03 Non-product-
specific budgetary 
outlays  
(Million EURO) Other non-product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
(Million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
       
Insurance subsidies  595.1   595.1  
Interest concessions  301.6   301.6  Other  41.3   41.3  
Total non-product-specific     938.1  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities* 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2003/04 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for 2003 Currency 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 
   
67,159** Million EURO 30,880.2 
 
   
 
* This notification covers support to the European Union after enlargement on 1 May 2004. Price gap calculations are performed on EU25 production levels for a 12 month pe riod and include direct payments to 
25 member States. 
** Without prejudice to the EC25 commitment to be pr esented in the new EC25 schedule after enlargement.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2003/04 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment: "Green Box"  
 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with  reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value 
(Million EURO) Data Source1 Comments 
1 2 3 4 5 
     
(a) General Services 
Research (i)  Improvement of production potential thr ough animal and plant selection and of 
production techniques through e.g. testi ng of machinery;  development of 
experimental centres;  pilot projects a nd demonstration projects;  salaries of 
personnel. 822.3  Council Regulation 1260/99 
Pest and disease control (ii) Plant and animal health control and protec tion;  supply of vaccines;  salaries of 
personnel;  launching aid for lives tock health protection groups. 1,371.9  Commission Regulation 719/96 
Training services (iii) Establishment of agri cultural training centres;  gran ts for course attendance;  
salaries of advisors. 188.6  Council Regulation 1257/99 
Extension and advisory services 
(iv) Establishment of inter-regional advisory centres;  training and employment of 
advisors. 245.5  Council Regulation 1257/99 
Inspection services (v) Livestock inspection services;  quality control;  remunerating and training of 
inspectors. 357.7  Council Regulation 1287/95 
Marketing and promotion 
services (vi) Aid to encourage establishment of producer groups and ease administrative 
overheads; schemes to improve marketi ng network, quality a nd presentation of 
produce;  certification. 1,174.9  Council Regulations 2200/96, 
2202/96, 1257/99 
Infrastructural services (vii) Arterial drainage;  collective irrigation sc hemes;  provision of electricity and water 
supply;  farm roads;  constructi on of reservoirs;  flood protection. 732.6  Council Regulation 1257/99 
Other farm services (viii) Launching services for mutual aid, farm relief, farm management, introduction of 
accounting on the farm. 122.6  Council Regulation 1257/99 
(b) Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes  55.1   
(c) Domestic Food Aid Distribution of agricultural products to de prived persons, school milk, consumption 
aid programmes. 306.6  Council Regulation 3730/87 
(d) Decoupled Income 
Support Agri-monetary aid. 8.7  Council Regulations 3813/92  
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Measure Type Name and description of measure with  reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value 
(Million EURO) Data Source1 Comments 
1 2 3 4 5 
(e) Income Insurance and Income Safety-net Programmes 8.9  Council Regulation 1527/95 
(f) Payments for Relief from 
Natural Disasters Compensatory payments in respect of weather;  restoration of agricultural 
production potential and natural disasters 705.5  2000/C28/02 
(g) Structural Adjustment 
Assistance provided 
through Producer 
Retirement Programmes Compensation payments to farmers at least 55 years old leaving agriculture; aid for 
early retirement from farming. 814.2  Council Regulations 1257/99 
(h) Structural Adjustment 
Assistance provided 
through Resource  Retirement Programmes Set-aside;  at least 20 per cent cultivated la nd to be left fallow, wooded or used for 
non-agricultural purposes;  compensation for grubbing up, leaving or suspending 
production. 123.0  Council Regulations 1257/99, 
1493/99 
(i) Structural Adjustment 
Assistance provided through Investment Aids Construction of processing, packaging and storage centres and equipment; land 
improvement (levelling, fencing, etc.).   Aid for farm modernization granted 
through subsidies or equivalent interest concessions;  purchase of machinery and 
equipment, animals, buildings and plan tations etc.  Aid for young farmers. 
Restructuring and convers ion of wine production. 6,821.7  Council Regulations 1257/99, 
1493/99 
(j) Environmental 
Programmes Protection of environment and preservati on of the countryside, control of soil 
erosion, extensification, aid for envi ronmentally sensitive areas;  support and 
protection of organic producti on by creating conditions of fair competition;  aid for 
forestry measures in agriculture;  conser vation of genetic resources in agriculture. 5,233.8  Council Regulations 1257/99 
(k) Regional Assistance 
Programmes Specific measures for the benefit of certain disadvantaged areas (French overseas 
departments, Azores, Made ira, Canary Islands, Aeg ean Islands) and other less-
favoured areas (LFA) and mountainous areas.   2,980.4  Council Regulations 1257/99 
(l) Other  0   
TOTAL GREEN  22,074.1   
 
 
1  EAGGF financial reporti ng 2004 and national sources. 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2003/04 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction 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 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(Million EURO) Data source1 
1 2 3 4 
Payments based on fixed area and yields   
 Per hectare compensatory payments to produ cers of maize, based on regional base areas.2 1,198.2  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for producers of cereals not subject of the base area for maize, based on regional base 
areas.2 10,802.2  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for producers of soya b eans, colza seed and sunflowers, based on regional base areas.2 1,361.0  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for pr oducers of peas, beans, field beans and sw eet lupines, based on regional base areas.2 506.7  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for producers of non-textile flax seed, ba sed on regional base areas.2 69.9  
 Compensation for set-aside requirement related to the per hectar e aid and voluntary set-aside, e quivalent to the compensatory 
aid per hectare for cereals calculated on a regional level.2 1,842.5  
 Supplements to per hectare compensato ry payments for durum wheat producers.2 1,113.0  
 Per hectare payments for grass silage 70.0  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for producers of rice.3 110.1  
Payments based on 85 per cent or less of the base level of production -  
Livestock payments made on  a fixed number of head   
 Payments to producers keeping suckler co ws, compensating for intervention price reduction, limited on the number of animals 
in accordance with reference ye ars (suckler cow premiums).4 2,091.8  
 Special premium for producers holding male bovine animals, within regional ceilings under a reference year (special premium 
beef and veal).4 1,928.5  
 Slaughter premium within nationall y fixed maximum number of head. 4 1,727.0  
 Beef supplementary payments 4 489.4  
 Compensatory payments for ewes and goats, limited per producer in accordance with reference numbers (ewe and goat 
premium).5 1,471.4  
TOTAL BLUE  24,781.7  
1 EAGGF financial reporting 2004.       4 See Council Regulation 1254/99. 
2 See Council Regulation 1251/99.       5 See Council Regulation 2467/98. 
3 See Council Regulation 3072/95.   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2003/04 
 
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) 
  
(Million EURO) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) 
(Million EURO) Production value* 
 
  
(Million  EURO) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
  
(Million EURO) 
1 2 3 4 5 
     
Common wheat 1,454.9   10,932  1,454.9 
Durum wheat -411.4   1,414  0.0  
Barley 1,859.8   5,752  1,859.8 
Maize 391.0   5,452  391.0 Rye 243.2   595  243.2 
Oats -89.2   1,090  0.0 
Sorghum 8.8   n.a.  8.8 Triticale 274.8   n.a.  274.8 
Rice 420.7   729  420.7 
White sugar 5,610.0   5,220  5,610.0 
Skimmed milk powder 1,602.1   2,403  1,602.1 
Butter 5,011.8   7,033  5,011.8 Milk 230.8   41,840  0.0  (de minimis)  
Beef -1,110.6   22,571  0.0 
Pigmeat 30.0   25,640  0.0  (de minimis)  
Dried fodder 319.1   n.a.  319.1 
Chick-peas, lentils and ve tches 71.1   n.a  71.1 
Olive oil 2,649.1   3,480  2,649.1  
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Description of basic products 
(including non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
 
 
(Million EURO) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) 
 
(Million EURO) Production value* 
  
 
(Million  EURO) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
 
(Million EURO) 
1 2 3  4 
Tobacco 923.9   642  923.9 
Bananas 233.3   n.a.  233.3 
Apples  2,625.1  4,722 e  2,625.1 
Pears  584.3  1,598 e  584.3 
Apricots  109.9  618 e  109.9 
Cherries  203.0  720 e  203.0 Peaches/Nectarines  397.8  2,463 e  397.8 
Table grapes  185.2  1,623 e  185.2 
Plums  96.2  726 e  96.2 Lemons  329.4  634 e  329.4 
Clementines  188.3  1,033 e  188.3 
Mandarins  30.3  140 e  30.3 Satsumas  22.2  106 e  22.2 
Oranges  329.4  1,610 e  329.4 
Cucumbers  781.2  921 e  781.2 Courgettes  112.0  224 e  112.0 
Artichokes  178.9  716 e  178.9 
Tomatoes  1,887.8  5,476 e  1,887.8 Wine  637.8  14,859  0.0  (de minimis)  
Ethyl Alcohol of agricultural origin  98.9  813  98.9 
Seed for sowing  107.5  695  107.5 Hemp  1.1  n.a.  1.1 
Flax fibre  16.8  n.a.  16.8 
Silkworms  0.3  n.a.  0.3  
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Description of basic products 
(including non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
 
 
(Million EURO) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) 
 
(Million EURO) Production value* 
  
 
(Million  EURO) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
 
(Million EURO) 
1 2 3  4 
Hops  12.5  146  12.5 
Cotton  769.4  555 e  769.4 
Cauliflower 2.8   918  0.0  (de minimis)  
Aubergines 0.1   n.a.  0.1 
Fruit and vegetables not mentione d in R2200/96 1.5   n.a.  1.5 
Citrus fruit for processing 193.1   2,940  193.1 Lemons for processing 45.5   667  45.5 
Peaches for processing 11.9   n.a.  11.9 
Plums for processing  34.6  n.a.  34.6 Pears for processing 15.9   n.a.  15.9 
Figs for processing  6.0  n.a.  6.0 
Tomatoes for processing 315.9   n.a.  315.9 Grapes for processing 114.6   n.a.  114.6 
Potatoes for processing to starch 219.4 -258.6  7,248  0.0 
     
Total Non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below)  1,052.1  267,388  0.0 (de minimis)  
 
TOTAL:  Current Total AMS 
     
 30,880.2  
 
 
* Source:   Eurostat 2003 or estimate (e) 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2003/04 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Marketing year 
beginning … Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price  
(EURO/t) External 
reference price 
 
(EURO/t) Eligible 
production 
 
(Million t) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Million EURO) Total market price 
support 
 
(Million EURO) Data source6 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
         
Common wheat 1 July 2003 price support 101.31 86.5 98.240  1,454.9  
Durum wheat 1 July 2003 price support 101.31 148.5 8.718  -411.4  Barley 1 July 2003 price support 101.31 67.3 54.684  1,859.8  Maize 1 July 2003 price support 101.31 91.9 41.549  391.0  Rye 1 July 2003 price support 101.31 67.3 7.151  243.2  Oats 1 July 2003 price support 101.31 112.5 7.970  -89.2  Sorghum 1 July 2003 price support 101.31 85.7 0.562  8.8  Triticale 1 July 2003 price support 101.31 67.3 8.081  274.8  Rice 1 Sept 2003 price support 298.35 143.3 2.713  420.7  White sugar 1 Oct. 2003 price support 631.90 193.8 13.421 277.8 5,601.9  Skimmed milk powder 1 July 2003 price support 2,055.20 684.7 1.169  1,602.1  Butter 1 July 2003 price support 3,282.00 943.3 2.143  5,011.8  Beef 1 July 2003 price support 1,560.00 1,729.8 7.933  -1,347.0  Olive oil 1 Nov. 2003 price support 3,837.70 2,851.8 2.687  2,649.1  
 
6 Applied administered price: EC legislation in €. 
 Production: EC estimates. 
 Fees and levies: EAGGF financial reporting 2004. 
 
. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2003/04 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of basic 
product Marketing 
year 
beginning… Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered price
 
(EURO/t) External 
reference price 
 
(EURO/t) Eligible 
production 
 
(Million t) Total price-related 
direct payments
 
(Million EURO) Other non-exempt 
direct payments
 
(Million EURO) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Million EURO)Total direct 
payments 
 
(Million EURO)Data source7 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)) 8 9 10 11 
Sugar8 1 July 2003 Direct aid Italy     8.1  8.1  
Milk 1 July 2003 Production Aid 
Finland     230.8  230.8  
Dried fodder 16 Oct. 2003 Processing aid     319.1  319.1  
Chick-peas, 
lentils and vetches 16 Oct. 2003 Hectare aid9     71.1  71.1  
Bananas 16 Oct. 2003 Direct aid10     233.3  233.3  
Fruit and 
Vegetables  16 Oct. 2003 Withdrawal 
cauliflower      2.8  2.8  
Fruit and 
Vegetables  16 Oct. 2003 Withdrawal 
aubergines     0.1  0.1  
Fruit and vegetables 
Citrus fruit for 
processing 16 Oct. 2003 Production aid     193.1  193.1  
Fruit and vegetables 
Lemons for 
processing 16 Oct. 2003 Production aid     45.5  45.5  
Peaches for 
processing 16 Oct 2003 Production Aid     11.9  11.9  
Pears for processing 16 Oct 2003 Production aid     15.9  15.9  
Tomatoes for 
processing 16 Oct 2003 Production aid     315.9  315.9  
Grapes for 
processing 16 Oct. 2003 Processing aid     114.6  114.6  
Fruit and vegetables 
not mentioned in 
R.2200/96 1 Jan. 2003 Withdrawal by 
Producer 
Organizations     1.5  1.5   
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Supporting Table DS:6 (cont'd) 
Description of basic 
product Marketing 
year 
beginning… Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered price
 
(EURO/t) External 
reference price 
 
(EURO/t) Eligible 
production 
 
(Million t) Total price-related 
direct payments
 
(Million EURO) Other non-exempt 
direct payments
 
(Million EURO) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Million EURO)Total direct 
payments 
 
(Million EURO)Data source7 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)) 8 9 10 11 
Pigmeat 16 Oct. 2003 Exceptional 
support 
measures11     30.0  30.0  
Beef 16 Oct 2003 Exceptional 
support 
measures12     236.4  236.4  
Tobacco 16 Oct. 2003 Premiu m     923.9  923.9  
Potatoes for 
processing to starch 16 Oct. 2003 Compensatory 
payments     219.4  219.4  
 
7 Applied administered price: EC legislation. 10 See Council Regulation 404/93. 
 Production: EC estimates. 11 Art 3 to 6 and Art 20 of R.2759/75 
 Payments, fees and levies: EAGGF financ ial reporting 2004; Member States figures. 12 Art 4(2) of R 2777/00, art 5(5) of R 690/01, art 39 of R 1254/99 
8 Payments:  National expenditures.  
9 See Council Regulation 1577/96.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2003/04 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Marketing year 
beginning… Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other product 
specific support  Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(Million 
EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(Million 
EURO) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(Million 
EURO) Total AMS 
 
 
  
(Million 
EURO) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
Common wheat 1 July 2003 Price support     1,454.9  1,454.9  
Durum wheat 1 July 2003 Price support     -411.4  -411.4  Barley 1 July 2003 Price support     1,859.8  1,859.8  Maize 1 July 2003 Price support     391.0  391.0  Rye 1 July 2003 Price support     243.2  243.2  Oats 1 July 2003 Price support     -89.2  -89.2  Sorghum 1 July 2003 Price support     8.8  8.8  Triticale 1 July 2003 Price support     274.8  274.8  Rice 1 Sept. 2003 Price support     420.7  420.7  Dried fodder 16 Oct. 2003 Processing aid      319.1 319.1  Chick-peas, lentils 
and vetches 16 Oct. 2003 Hectare aid      71.1 71.1  
  
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Description of 
basic product Marketing year 
beginning… Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other product 
specific support  Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(Million 
EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(Million 
EURO) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(Million 
EURO) Total AMS 
 
 
  
(Million 
EURO) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Sugar  
1 Oct. 2003 
1 July 2003  
Price support white sugar 
National aid     
5,601.9 
  
 
8.1 5,610.0  
Olive oil 1 Nov. 2003 Price support     2,649.1  2,649.1  
Bananas 16 Oct. 2003 Direct aid      233.3 233.3  Skimmed milk 
powder 1 July 2003 Price support    1,602.1  1,602.1  
Milk 1 July 2003 National Aid      230.8 230.8  
Butter 1 July 2003 Price support     5,011.8  5,011.8  Beef  
1 July 2003  
Price support 
Exceptional support      
-1,347.0  
 
236.4 -1,110.6  
Aubergines 16 Oct. 2003 Withdrawal      0.1 0.1  
Cauliflower 16 Oct. 2003 Withdrawal      2.8 2.8  
Fruit and 
vegetables not mentioned in 
R.2200/96 1 Jan. 2004 Withdrawal by 
Producer Organizations      1.5 1.5  
Peaches for 
processing 16 Oct 2003 Production Aid      11.9 11.9  
Pears for 
processing 16 Oct 2003 Production aid      15.9 15.9  
Tomatoes for 
processing 16 Oct 2003 Production aid      315.9 315.9   
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Supporting Table DS:7 (cont'd)         
Description of 
basic product Marketing year 
beginning… Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other product 
specific support  Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(Million 
EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(Million 
EURO) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(Million 
EURO) Total AMS 
 
 
  
(Million 
EURO) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
Citrus fruit for 
processing 16 Oct 2003 Production aid      193.1 193.1  
Lemons for 
processing 16 Oct 2003 Production aid      45.5 45.5  
Grapes for 
processing 16 Oct 2003 Processing aid      114.6 114.6  
Tobacco 16 Oct. 2003 Premium      923.9 923.9  
Pigmeat 16 Oct. 2003 Exceptional support      30.0 30.0  
Potatoes for 
processing to 
starch 16 Oct. 2003 Compensatory payments      219.4 219.4   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2003/04 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
Description of 
basic products Marketing 
year 
beginning… Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
(EURO/t) Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price  
(000 t) Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays 
(Million 
EURO) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support  
 
 
(Million 
EURO) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
 
(Million 
EURO) Other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(Million 
EURO) Associated 
fees/levees
  
 
(Million 
EURO) Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment 
(Million 
EURO) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Wine 16 Oct 2003 Private storage 
aid, Distillation, 
Aids for specific uses      637.8  637.8  
Ethyl alcohol 
of agricultural 
origin 1 Jan 2004 National aid      98.9  98.9  
Seed for 
sowing 16 Oct. 2003 Production aid     107.5   107.5  
Cotton 1 Sept. 2003 Guide price 
(Greece, Spain 
and Portugal) 910.99 
942.88 
1,063.00 1,006.2 
305.4 
0.6  582.5 
186.5 
0.4    769.4  
Hemp 16 Oct. 2003 Production aid     1.1   1.1  
Flax fibre 16 Oct. 2003 Production aid     16.8   16.8  Silkworms 16 Oct. 2003 Production aid     0.3   0.3  Hops 16 Oct. 2003 Hectare aid     12.5   12.5  Apples 1 July 2003 Price support 568 11,029.9  2,625.1    2,625.1  Pears 1 June 2003 Price support 510 2,462.4  584.3    584.3  Apricots 1 May 2003 Price support 1,071 482.7  109.9    109.9  Cherries 1 April 2003 Price support 1,494 740.7  203.0    203.0   
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Supporting Table DS:8 (cont'd) 
Description of 
basic products Marketing 
year 
beginning… Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price  
  
 
(EURO/t) Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price  
(000 t) Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays 
(Million 
EURO) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support  
  
(Million 
EURO) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
 
(Million 
EURO) Other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(Million 
EURO) Associated 
fees/levees
 
  
(Million 
EURO) Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment 
(Million 
EURO) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Peaches/ 
Nectarines 1 May 2003 Price support 883 3,059.8  397.8    397.8  
Table grapes 1 May 2003 Price support 546 1,935.0  185.2    185.2  
Plums 1 June 2003 Price support 696 937.3  96.2    96.2  Lemons 1 June 2003 Price support 558 1,290.4  329.4    329.4  Clementines 1 Oct 2003 Price support 649 1,781.7  188.3    188.3  Mandarins 1 Oct 2003 Price support 286 285.4  30.3    30.3  Satsumas 1 Oct 2003 Price support 286 209.6  22.2    22.2  Oranges 1 Oct 2003 Price support 354 4,353.7  329.4    329.4  Cucumbers 1 Jan 2003 Price support 1,105 2,065.1  781.2    781.2  Courgettes 1 Jan 2003 Price support 692 736.6  112.0    112.0  Artichokes 1 Oct 2003 Price support 943 778.8  178.9    178.9  Tomatoes 1 Jan 2003 Price support 1,126 6,334.8  1,887.8    1,887.8  Plums for 
processing 1 Sept 2003 Price support 1,935.23 48.5  34.6    34.6  
Figs for 
processing 1 July 2003 Price support 878.86 12.8  6.0    6.0  
Potatoes for 
processing to 
starch 1 July 2003 Minimum price 178.3 1,948.8  -258.6    -258.6   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2003/04 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Marketing year 
2001/02 Non-product-
specific budgetary 
outlays  
(Million EURO) Other non-product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
(Million EURO) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
       
Insurance subsidies  631.1   631.1  
Interest concessions  350.4   350.4  Other  70.6   70.6  
Total non-product-specific     1,052.1  
 
 
  
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