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WORLD TRADE WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1
27February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0825)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFUKRAINE
Communication from Ukraine
TheMinistry forForeign Economic Relations andTrade ofUkraine hassubmitted thefollowing
agriculture country schedule ofUkraine.
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Page2Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment --"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tothecriteria in
Annex 2oftheAgreement onAgricultureMonetary value
ofmeasure in
yearinquestionData sources
(a)"general services" 1.Support ofselection instock-breeding -upgrading ofselection and
genetic potential, improvement ofcattle andpoultry strainLawofUkraine “On
Pedigree Stock-Breeding ”
2.Scientific research andproduction ofexperimental samples ofnew
types ofequipment foragriculture, foodandprocessing industriesNational Program for
Production ofTechnological
Complexes ofEquipment for
Agriculture, Food and
Processing Industries
3.Rural infrastructure development: building foreducation, culture
andsports, construction ofwater pipelines, sewerage systems and
facilities, gassupply networks, roads, public utilities, territorial
planning, housing construction inlabor-
deficient areasLawofUkraine “Onthe
Priority ofSocial
Development ofRural Areas
andAgroindustrial Complex
intheNational Economy of
Ukraine ”
4.Pestanddisease control Action PlanoftheCabinet
ofMinisters ofUkraine
5.Payments forfundamental improvement ofland Action PlanoftheCabinet
ofMinisters ofUkraine
6.Support ofselection instock-breeding -support ofimplementation
ofnewhighly-productive varietiesAction PlanoftheCabinet
ofMinister ofUkraineWT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1
Page3Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tothecriteria in
Annex 2oftheAgreement onAgricultureMonetary value
ofmeasure in
yearinquestionData sources
7.Training, advanced training andexecutive development ofexperts
andworkers forthesector ofproduction andsocial sector ofrural
areasLawofUkraine “Onthe
Priority ofSocial
Development ofRural Areas
andAgroindustrial Complex
intheNational Economy of
Ukraine ”
(b)"public stockholding for
foodsecurity purposes"Creation offoodstock tobeusedincaseofnatural disasters,
extraordinary situations andstateofemergencyLawofUkraine “Onthe
State Material Reserve ”
(c)"domestic foodaid"
(d)"decoupled income
support"
(e)"income insurance and
income safety-net
programmes"
(f)"payments forrelief from
natural disasters"Reimbursement ofdamages caused byanatural disaster Regulations oftheReserve
Fund oftheCabinet of
Ministers ofUkraine
(g)"structural adjustment
assistance provided through
producer retirement
programmes"
(h)"structural adjustment
assistance provided through
resource retirement
programmes"
(i)"structural adjustment
assistance provided through
investment aids"WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1
Page4Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tothecriteria in
Annex 2oftheAgreement onAgricultureMonetary value
ofmeasure in
yearinquestionData sources
(j)"environmental
programmes"
(k)"regional assistance
programmes"Additional payments toagricultural producers located inmountainous
areasLawofUkraine “Onthe
Status ofMountainous
Settlements inUkraine ”
(l)"other ” Partial reimbursement ofagricultural producers ’expenses onpayment
ofinterest under banking loansLawofUkraine “On
Collective Agricultural
Enterprise ”and“On
Peasant ’s(Family) Farming ”WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1
Page5Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year
Calculation oftheTotal Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic products
(including non-product specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Tables DS:5 below), million
ECUProduct-specific measurements
ofsupport (from Supporting
Table DS:8 below)Current Total AMS (aggregate),
million ECU
- 4490.2 - 4490,2WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1
Page6Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Market Price Support
RateofExchange on10.01.97: ECU100=UAH233.85; ECU1.00=USD1.235
Description
ofbasic
productsCalendar year
beginning, 1997Measure
type(s)Applied
administered
price, ECU/tonExternal
reference
price,
ECU/tonEligible
production,
thousand
tonsAssociated
fees/
levies,
ECU/ tonTotal market
price
support,
million ECUData sources
Food Price support 250x 165 1120 - 95.2 State Program for
Economic and
Social
Development of
Ukraine
FlaxFiber Same 820xx 450 60 - 22.2 Same
Hop Same 3630x 2800 6 - 5.0 Same
Tobacco Same 5900x 4860 11 - 11.7 Same
Vegetables Same 220x 190 4220 - 126.6 Same
Granulated
Sugar (white)Same 420xx 310 2200 - 242.0 Same
Bovine Meat Same 2690xx 1620 2300 - 2461.0 Same
Pigmeat) Same 2200xx 1450 930 - 697.5 Same
Poultry Meat Same 2110xx 690 310 - 440.2 Same
Washed Wool Same 4150xx 3250 12 - 10.8 Same
Butter Same 3200xx 1400 170 - 306.0 Same
Sunflower Oil Same 630xx 450 400 - 72.0 Same
Notes: x-procurement prices, xx-wholesale pricesWT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1
Page7Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year
Export Subsidies: Outlay andQuantity
RateofExchange on10.01.97: ECU100=UAH233.85; ECU1.00=USD1.235
Description of
productsDirect export
subsidies,
million ECUSales of
stocks,
million ECUProduct
financed
subsidies,
million ECUCost
reduction
measures,
million ECUInternal
transport
subsidies,
million ECUTotal product
specific
export
subsidies,
million ECUQuantity of
subsidized
exports,
thousand
tonsData source
Food - - - 7.6 - 7.6 90 State Program
forEconomic
andSocial
Development of
Ukraine
FlaxFiber, - - - 14.8 - 14.8 40 Same
Hop - - - 2.5 - 2.5 3.0 Same
Vegetables - - - 7.8 - 7.8 260 Same
Granulated
Sugar (white)- 182 - 181 - 363.0 3300 Same
Sunflower Oil - 40 - 25 - 65.0 360 Same
Bovine Meat - 124.7 - 100 - 224.7 210 Same
Poultry Meat - - - 142 - 142.0 100 Same
Butter - 100 - 26 - 126.0 70 Same