WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/POL/24
12 February 1999
(99-0559)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments for calendar year 1997
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of Poland  on
22 January 1999.G/AG/N/POL/24
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1997
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question 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)
123
3,745 million $US 295.8
100 $US = 323.39 PLN (National Bank of Poland exchange rate)
PLN:  Polish New ZlotyG/AG/N/POL/24
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1997
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in
year in question
million PLNData Sources
12 3 4
(a) General services
(i)  Extension services Education, extension and advisory services (salaries of personnel, establishment and
development of facilities, cost of operations). (para 2(d))703.3 National statistics
(ii)  Inspection services Quality control (seeds , soil), quality control and protection (plants).
State Inspection for Purchase and Processing of Agricultural Products;  salaries ofpersonnel, cost of operations. (para 2(e))52.8 "
(iii)  Plant protection Pest and disease control me asures, salaries of personnel. (para 2(b)) 52.0 "
(iv)  Animal health control
and protectionSupply of research materials, cost of operations, supply of vaccines. (para 2(b)) 171.2 "
(v)  Research Improvement of production potential of plants and animals, salaries of personnel, property
and equipment expenditure. (para 2(a))301.6 "
(b)  Protection and relief from
natural disasterProtection against, and relief from, flood and restoration of agricultural production.
(para 8)183.1 "
(c)  Other Monitoring of markets, prices and trade flows. (para 2(f))
Loans and supply assistance for support farms established by agricultural schools.
(para 2(d))11.6 "
(vi)  Structures and
infrastructuresModernisation of rural infrastructure and environment protection. (para 11) 1,354.2 "
(vii)  State and municipal
governmentsOperations, property and equipment expenditure. (para 2(g)) 25.5 "
(viii) Territorial, self-
governing association ofagricultural producersOperations, property and equipment expenditure. (para 2(g)) 23.5 "
TOTAL 2,878.8G/AG/N/POL/24
Page 4Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1997
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 PLNProduct-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8
below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
million PLN
12 3 4
Common wheat 166.39 166.39
Potato starch 0.96 0.96
Honey 7.47 7.47
Hops -1.73 0.0
Total product-specific AMS 174.82
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9) 781.8
Total AMS 956.62G/AG/N/POL/24
Page 5Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1997
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
beginning
1 January 1997Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
PLN/tonneExternal
reference price
(generally from
AGST/…)
PLN/tonneEligible
production
'000 tonnesAssociated
fees/leviesTotal market price
support
million PLNData sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5)*6)-79
Common wheat Market Price Support 558.5 276.4 589.85 0 166.39 National statistics
Rye Market Price Support 0.0 306.3 0.0 0 0.0 "
Milk Market Price Support 0.0 358.5 0.0 0 0.0 "
Potato starch Market Price Support 1,497.9 1,427.0 13.50 0 0.96 "Hops Market Price Support 7,523.8 18,183.0 0.16 0 -1.73 "
Honey Market Price Support 7,800.0 3,357.8 1.6 0 6.9 "
TOTAL 174.25G/AG/N/POL/24
Page 6 Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1997
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Ot her Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year
beginning
1 January 1997Measurement
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
million PLNOther product
specific
support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
support
million PLNMarket
price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
million PLNNon-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
million PLNData sources
1 2 3456 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Honey Government
revenue
foregone (VAT
on sugar sold tohoney
producers)0.57 - - 0.57 6.9 - 7.47 National statistics
Common wheat Market price
support- - - - 166.39 - 166.39 "
Rye Market price
support- - - - 5.58 - 0.0* "
Milk Market price
support- - - - 29.7 - 0.0* "
Potato starch Market price
support- - - - 0.96 - 0.96 "
Hops Market price
support--- - - 1 . 7 3 - 0 "
TOTAL 174.82
*Not included in the calculation of Current Total AMS according to Article 6.4(a)(i):
- Value of total rye production in 1997: 1,883.63 million PLN (MPS = 0.3%)
- Value of total milk production in 1997:  661.79 million PLN (MPS = 4.5%)G/AG/N/POL/24
Page 7 Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1997
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
beginning
1 January 1997Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
million PLNOther non-product
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
support
million PLNData sources
12 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Interest concessions 591.4 0 0 591.4 National statistics
Subsidies on fertilizers 190.4 0 0 190.4 "
TOTAL 781.8 0 0 781.8
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