WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/EEC/38/Rev.1 
13 May 2009 
 (09-2345) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
 
 
 The following submission, dated 1 April 2009, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Communities .  The revised notification concerns domestic support 
commitments ( Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the marketing year 1999/2000 . 
 
  
  G/AG/N/EEC/38/Rev.1 
Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1999/00 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for 1998 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 
   
69,463 Million EURO 48,156.5 
   
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1999/00 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment: "Green Box"  
 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value 
(Mio EURO) Data Source1 Comments 
1 2 3 4 5 
(a) General Services 
Research (i)  Improvement of production potential through animal and plant selection 
and of production techniques through e.g. testing of machinery;  
development of experiment al centres;  pilot projects and demonstration 
projects;  salaries of personnel. 1,355.7  Council Regulation 1260/99 
Pest and disease control (ii) Plant and animal health control and protection;  supply of vaccines;  
salaries of personnel;  launching ai d for livestock health protection 
groups. 1,064.5  Commission Regulations 
3868/92, 719/96 
Training services (iii) Establishment of agricultural traini ng centres;  grants for course 
attendance;  salaries of advisors. 163.1  Council Regulation 1257/99 
Extension and advisory 
services (iv) Establishment of inter-regional advisory centres;  training and 
employment of advisors. 303.5  Council Regulation 1257/99 
Inspection services (v) Livestock inspection services;  quality control;  remunerating and training 
of inspectors. 311.1  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 
and presentation of pr oduce;  certification. 1,071.9  Council Regulations 2200/96, 
2202/96, 1257/99 
Infrastructural services (vii) Arterial drainage;  collective irrigation schemes;  provision of electricity 
and water supply;  farm roads;  construction of reservoirs;  flood 
protection. 997.1  Council Regulation 1257/99 
Other farm services (viii) Launching services for mutual aid,  farm relief, farm management, 
introduction of accounting on the farm. 9.9  Council Regulation 1257/99 
(b) Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes  20.0   
(c) Domestic Food Aid Distribution of agricultural products to deprived persons, school milk, 
consumption aid programmes. 277.8  Council Regulation 3730/87  
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Page 4 Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value 
(Mio EURO) Data Source1 Comments 
1 2 3 4 5 
(d) Decoupled Income 
Support Agri-monetary aid. 957.5  Council Regulations 3813/92 
(e) Income Insurance and Income Safety-net Programmes 0.0  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 365.5  Council Regulations 1654/86, 
3606/86, 2052/88, 3222/88 
(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. 793.1  Council Regulations 1257/99 
(h) Structural Adjustment 
Assistance provided 
through Resource  
Retirement 
Programmes Set-aside;  at least 20 per cent cultivated land to be left fallow, wooded or 
used for non-agricultural purposes;  compensation for grubbing up, 
leaving or suspending production. 122.0  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 plantations etc.  Aid for 
young farmers. 5,745.0  Council Regulations 1257/99 
(j) Environmental 
Programmes Protection of environment and preservation of the countryside, control of 
soil erosion, extensification, aid for environmentally sensitive areas;  
support and protection of organic production by creating conditions of fair 
competition;  aid for forestry measures in agriculture;  conservation of 
genetic resources in agriculture. 5,458.7  Council Regulations 1257/99 
(k) Regional Assistance 
Programmes Specific measures for the benefit of certain disadvantaged areas (French 
overseas departments, Azores, Madeir a, Canary Islands, Aegean Islands) 
and other less-favoured areas (L FA) and mountainous areas.   2,899.7  Council Regulations 1257/99 
(l) Other  0   
TOTAL GREEN  21,916.1   
 
1  FEOGA financial report 2000 and national sources.   
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1999/00 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments”   
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refe rence to criteria in Article 6:5 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(Mio 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 1,159.0  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for producers of cere als not subject of the base area for maize, based on 
regional base areas.2 8,841.6  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for producers of soya  beans, colza seed and sunflowers, based on regional 
base areas.2 1,318.0  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for producers of peas , beans, field beans and sweet lupines, based on regional 
base areas.2 524.3  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for producers of non-textile flax seed, based on regional base areas.2 306.6  
 Compensation for set-aside requirement related to the per hectare aid, equivalent to the compensatory aid per 
hectare for cereals calculated on a regional level.2 1,848.0  
 Supplements to per hectare compensato ry payments for durum wheat producers.2 1,006.2  
 Per hectare compensatory payments for producers of rice.3 124.3  
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 cows, compen sating for intervention pri ce reduction, limited on the 
number of animals in accordance with reference years (suckler cow premiums).4 1,628.4  
 Special premium for producers holding male bovine anim als, within regional ceilings under a reference year 
(special premium beef and veal).4 1,299.3  
 Additional premium to the special premium in order to deseasonalize slaughtering (deseasonalization premium).4 2.6  
 Compensatory payments for ewes and goats, limited per producer in accordance with reference numbers (ewe and 
goat premium).5 1,733.8  
    
 
1 FEOGA financial report 2000. 
2 See Council Regulation 1765/92. 
3 See Council Regulation 3072/95. 
4 See Council Regulations 2066/92 and 1357/96. 
5 See Council Regulation 2069/92.  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1999/00 
 
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) 
(Mio EURO) Product-specific equiva lent measurements 
of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below) 
(Mio EURO) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(Mio EURO) 
1 2 3 4 
Common wheat 2,923.4  2,923.4 
Durum wheat -218.3  0.0 
Common wheat, maize, barley, rye, triticale,  
grain sorghum 15.7  0.0 
(de minimis )1 
Barley 2,540.6  2,540.6 
Maize 1,002.8  1,002.8 
Rye 290.3  290.3 
Oats 11.5  11.5 Sorghum 19.9  19.9 Triticale 225.7  225.7 Rice 393.1  393.1 
White sugar 5,757.8  5,757.8 
Skimmed milk powder 1,371.0  1,371.0 Butter 4,443.5  4,443.5 Beef 13,089.0  13,089.0 Pigmeat 91.8  0.0 
(de minimis ) 
Dried fodder 313.0  313.0 
Chick-peas, lentils a nd vetches 68.8  68.8 
Olive oil 2,070.4  2,070.4  
   G/AG/N/EEC/38/Rev.1
 Page 7Description of basic products 
(including non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 
below) 
(Mio EURO) Product-specific equiva lent measurements 
of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below) 
(Mio EURO) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(Mio EURO) 
1 2 3 4 
Tobacco 984.8  984.8 
Bananas 234.3  234.3 
Apples  2,192.3 2,192.3 Pears  603.2 603.2 Apricots  154.5 154.5 
Cherries  139.4 139.4 
Peaches/nectarines  587.1 587.1 Table grapes  219.0 219.0 Plums  71.3 71.3 Lemons  421.0 421.0 
Clementines  232.7 232.7 
Mandarins  40.5 40.5 Satsumas  36.9 36.9 Oranges  430.2 430.2 Cucumbers  575.3 575.3 Courgettes  166.4 166.4 
Artichokes  108.9 108.9 
Tomatoes  2,517.5 2,517.5 Wine  2,052.3 2,052.3 Ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin  143.0 143.0 Seed for sowing  109.6 109.6 
Hemp  16.3 16.3 
Flax fibre  120.1 120.1  
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Page 8 Description of basic products 
(including non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 
below) 
(Mio EURO) Product-specific equiva lent measurements 
of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below) 
(Mio EURO) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(Mio EURO) 
1 2 3 4 
Silkworms  0.5 0.5 
Hops  12.6 12.6 
Cotton  623.7 623.7 Cauliflower/aubergines (withdrawal) 17.0  17.0 
Fruit and vegetables not mentioned in 
R.2200/96 1.7  0.0 
(de minimis )
2 
Tinned pineapple  6.3 6.3 
Citrus fruit for processing 176.7  176.7 
Lemons for processing 38.1  38.1 
Grapes for processing 127.8  127.8 Peaches for processing  78.4 78.4 Plums for processing  22.1 22.1 Pears for processing  24.2 24.2 Figs for processing  6.6 6.6 
Tomatoes for processing  345.1 345.1 
Potatoes for processing to starch 154.1 -188.6 0.0 
Total Non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below)   0.0 
(de minimis )
3 
 
TOTAL:  Current Total AMS 
    
48,156.5 
 
1 Production value € 33.0 billion. 
2 Production value € 3.5 billion. 
3 Production value € 233.7 billion.  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1999/00 
 
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 
 
(Mio t) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Mio EURO) Total market 
price support 
 
(Mio EURO) Data source1 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Common wheat 1 July 1999 price support 119.2 86.5 89.4  2,907.0  
Durum wheat 1 July 1999 price support 119.2 148.5 7.4  -218.3  
Barley 1 July 1999 price s upport 119.2 67.3 49.0  2,540.6  
Maize 1 July 1999 price suppor t 119.2 91.9 36.7  1,002.8  
Rye 1 July 1999 price support 119.2 67.3 5.6  290.3  Oats 1 July 1999 price support 114.4 112.5 6.0  11.5  Sorghum 1 July 1999 price support 119.2 85.7 0.6  19.9  Triticale 1 July 1999 price support 119.2 67.3 4.3  225.7  Rice 1 Sept. 1999 price support 298.4 143.3 2.5  393.1  
White sugar 1 Oct. 1999 price s upport 631.9 193.8 14.3 542.4 5,722.5  
Skimmed milk 
powder 1 July 1999 price support 2, 055.2 684.7 1.0  1,370.5  
Butter 1 July 1999 price suppor t 3,282.0 943.3 1.9  4,443.5  
Beef 1 Jan. 1999 price support 3,475.0 1,729.8 7.5  13,089.0  
Olive oil 1 Nov. 1999 price suppor t 3,837.7 2,851.8 2.1  2,070.4  
 
1 Applied administered pri ce: EC legislation in €. 
 Production:   EC estimates. 
 Fees and levies:   FEOGA financial report 2000.   
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1999/00 
 
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
 
(Mio t) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
(Mio EURO) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
(Mio EURO) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Mio EURO) Total direct 
payments 
 
(Mio EURO) Data source1 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)) 8 9 10 11 
Sugar2 1 July 1999 Direct aid Italy 
Direct aid Spain     30.9 
4.4  30.9 
4.4  
Pigmeat 16 Oct. 1999 Exceptional support     91.8  91.8  
Dried fodder 16 Oct. 1999 Processing aid     313.0  313.0  Chick-peas, 
lentils and 
vetches 16 Oct. 1999 Hectare aid
3     68.8  68.8  
Bananas 16 Oct. 1999 Direct aid4     234.3  234.3  
Common wheat, 
maize, barley, 
rye, triticale, 
grain sorghum 16 Oct. 1999 Aid for Portuguese 
producers5     15.7  15.7  
Skimmed milk 
powder 16 Oct. 1999 Aid for Portuguese 
producers6     0.5  0.5  
Withdrawal 
measures 
cauliflower, 
aubergines7 16 Oct. 1999 Compensatory 
payments     17.0  17.0  
Fruit and 
vegetables not 
mentioned in R.2200/96 1 Jan. 1999 Withdrawal by 
Producer 
Organizations     1.7  1.7  
Citrus fruit for 
processing 16 Oct. 1999 Production aid 
8     176.7  176.7  
Lemons for 
processing 16 Oct. 1999 Production aid 8     38.1  38.1  
Grapes for 
processing 16 Oct. 1999 Production aid     127.8  127.8   
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basic product Marketing year 
beginning… Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(EURO/t) External 
reference 
price  
(EURO/t) Eligible 
production
 
(Mio t) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
(Mio EURO) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
(Mio EURO) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(Mio EURO) Total direct 
payments 
 
(Mio EURO) Data source1 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)) 8 9 10 11 
Tobacco 16 Oct. 1999 Premium     984.8  984.8  
Potatoes for 
processing to starch 16 Oct. 1999 Compensatory 
payments     154.1  154.1  
 
1 Applied administered price:EC legislation. 
 Production: EC estimates. 
 Payments, fees and levies: FEOGA financ ial report 2000; Member States figures. 
2 Payments:  National expenditures. 
3 See Council Regulation 1577/96. 
4 See Council Regulation 404/93. 
5 See Council Regulation 3653/90. 
6 See Council Regulation 739/93. 
7 See Council Regulation 2200/96. 
8 See Council Regulation 2202/96.   
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Page 12 Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1999/00 
 
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 
 
(Mio EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(Mio EURO) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(Mio EURO) Total AMS
 
  
 
(Mio EURO) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Common wheat 1 July 1999 Price support     2,923.4  2,923.4  
Durum wheat 1 July 1999 Price support     -218.3  -218.3  
Barley 1 July 1999 Price support     2,540.6  2,540.6  Maize 1 July 1999 Price support     1,002.8  1,002.8  
Rye 1 July 1999 Price support     290.3  290.3  
Oats 1 July 1999 Price support     11.5  11.5  Sorghum 1 July 1999 Price support     19.9  19.9  Triticale 1 July 1999 Price support     225.7  225.7  Rice 1 Sept. 1999 Price support     393.1  393.1  
Common wheat, 
maize, barley, rye, triticale, 
grain sorghum 16 Oct. 1999 Aid for 
Portuguese producers      15.7 15.7  
Pigmeat 16 Oct. 1999 Exceptional 
support      91.8 91.8  
Dried fodder 16 Oct. 1999 Processing aid      313.0 313.0   
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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 
 
(Mio EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(Mio EURO) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(Mio EURO) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Chick-peas, 
lentils and vetches 16 Oct. 1999 Hectare aid      68.8 68.8  
Sugar  
1 Oct. 1999 
 
1 July 1999  
Price support 
white sugar 
National aid      
5,722.5 
  
 
 
35.3 5,757.8  
Olive oil 1 Nov. 1999 Price support     2,070.4  2,070.4  
Bananas 16 Oct. 1999 Direct aid      234.3 234,3  
Skimmed milk 
powder 1 July 1999 
16 Oct. 1999 Price support 
Aid for 
Portuguese 
producers     1,370.5  
0.5 1,371.0  
Butter 1 July 1999 Price support     4,443.5  4,443.5  
Beef 1 Jan. 1999 Price support     13,089.0  13,089.0  Withdrawal 
measures 
cauliflower, 
aubergines 16 Oct. 1999 Compensatory 
payments      17.0 17.0  
Fruit and 
vegetables not mentioned in 
R.2200/96 1 Jan. 1999 Withdrawals by 
producer organizations      1.7 1.7  
Citrus fruit for 
processing 16 Oct. 1999 Production aid      176.7 176.7  
Lemons for 
processing 16 Oct. 1999 Production aid      38.1 38.1   
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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 
 
(Mio EURO) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(Mio EURO) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(Mio EURO) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Grapes for 
processing 16 Oct. 1999 Production aid      127.8 127.8  
Tobacco 16 October 
1999 Premium      984.8 984.8  
Potatoes for 
processing to 
starch 16 Oct. 1999 Compensatory 
payments      154.1 154.1  
  
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 Page 15Supporting Table DS:8 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1999/00 
 
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 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support  
 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment
 
(Mio EURO)Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Apples 1 July 1999 Price support1 578 8,840  2,192.3    2,192.3  
Pears 1 June 1999 Price support 520 2,439  603.2    603.2  
Apricots 1 May 1999 Price support 1,081 650  154.5    154.5  
Cherries 1 April 
1999 Price support 1,505 489  139.4    139.4  
Peaches/ 
nectarines 1 May 1999 Price support 889 4,317  587.1    587.1  
Table grapes 1 May 1999 Price support 550 2,197  219.0    219.0  
Plums 1 June 1999 Price support 701 663  71.3    71.3  
Lemons 1 June 1999 Price support 569 1,581  421.0    421.0  
Clementines 1 Oct. 1999 Price support 653 2,121  232.7    232.7  
Mandarins 1 Oct.1999 Price support 290 368  40.5    40.5  
Satsumas 1 Oct. 1999 Price support 290 335  36.9    36.9  
Oranges 1 Oct. 1999 Price support 357 5,814  430.2    430.2   
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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 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support  
 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment
 
(Mio EURO)Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Cucumbers 1 Jan. 1999 Price support 1,121 1,459  575.3    575.3  
Courgettes 1 Jan. 1999 Price support 698 1,053  166.4    166.4  
Artichokes 1 Oct. 1999 Price support 845 827  108.9    108.9  Tomatoes 1 Jan. 1999 Price support 1,138 8,121  2,517.5    2,517.5  
Wine
2 1 Sept. 1999 Guide price 38.3 101,448  2,052.3    2,052.3  
Ethyl alcohol 
of agricultural origin 1 Jan. 1999 National aid      143.0  143.0  
Seed for 
sowing 16 Oct. 
1999 Production aid     109.6   109.6  
Cotton 1 Sept. 1999 Guide price
3 720.7 
676.1 409.5 
1,350.7  159.1 
464.6    623.7  
Hemp 16 Oct. 
1999 Hectare aid     16.3   16.3  
Flax fibre 1 Oct. 1999 Hectare aid     120.1   120.1  
Silkworms 16 Oct. 
1999 Production aid     0.5   0.5  
Hops 16 Oct. 
1999 Hectare aid     12.6   12.6  
Tinned 
pineapple 1 June 1999 Minimum 
price 414.13 14  6.3    6.3  
Peaches for 
processing 1 July 1999 Minimum 
price 283.68 582  78.4    78.4   
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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 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support  
 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
 
 
(Mio EURO) Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment
 
(Mio EURO)Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Plums for 
processing 1 Sept. 1999 Minimum 
price 1,935.2 31  22.1    22.1  
Pears for 
processing 1 July 1999 Minimum 
price 355.52 100  24.2    24.2  
Figs for 
processing 1 July 1999 Minimum 
price 878.86 14  6.6    6.6  
Tomatoes for 
processing 1 July 1999 Minimum 
price 88.05 7,924  345.1    345.1  
Potatoes for 
processing to 
starch 1 July 1999 Minimum 
price 209.8 1,864  -188.6    -188.6  
 
1  Highest entry prices during the year taken as applied administered price  
2  Prices given in EURO/hl,  production given in 000 hl. 
3  Calculations are split up between EC-14 and Greece:  Greece has a reduced guide price due to exceeding the maximum guaranteed  quantity.   
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1999/00 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Marketing year 
beginning… Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
(Mio EURO) Other non-product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support 
 
(Mio EURO)1 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Insurance subsidies  21.0   21.0  
Interest concessions  269.5   269.5  
Total non-product specific     290.5 
(de minimis )  
 
 
1  De minimis  levels, value of total agricultural production 233.7 billion EURO. 
 
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