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21 April 2020 
(20-3162) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission , dated 17 April 2020, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Cuba . The notification concerns domestic support commitments (Table  DS:1 and the relevant 
supporting tables ) for the calendar year  2019. 
 
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The only domestic support measures applied by the Republic of Cuba in 2019, as covered by the 
Agreement on Agriculture, are those listed in the attached Supporting Table DS:1 . No spending took 
place under development programmes subject to special and differential treatment (Supporting 
Table DS:2).  
   
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Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CUBA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 201 9 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure type  Name and description of measure  with reference to  
criteria  in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
CUP million  Data source  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General services      
2 (c). Training services  Education and vocational training in rural areas (primary, secondary and higher 
education) : State budget for rural education and vocational training at primary, 
secondary and higher levels (Annex 2, §2(c))  2,048.4  MES and MFP   
Subtotal  2,048.4   
2 (h). Other general services  Science and technology ; basic and applied research : Coordination and 
maintenance of agricultural research services and facilities, transfer of scientific 
and technical information, technical assistance and advisory services to 
producers (Annex 2, §2(a) and (d))  39.8 CITMA, MINAG, 
AZCUBA and MFP   
Animal and plant health services : Scientific and technical research concerning 
animal and plant health (Annex 2, §2(a) and (b)) 37.3 MES and MINAG   
Subtotal  77.1   
 Subtotal General Services : 2,125.5    
4. Domestic food aid  Retail price subsidy for certain products that constitute the basic food basket 
(Annex 2, §4)  3,443.9  MFP  
Subtotal  3,443.9   
8. Natural disaster relief  Payments for relief in the event of natural disasters (pests and diseases) 
(Annex  2, §8)  316.2  MFP  
Subtotal  316.2    
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided 
through investment aids  Payments made to improve rural structures and for the purchase of equipment, 
machinery, etc. (Annex 2, §11)  139.5  MFP  
Subtotal  139.5      
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Measure type  Name and description of measure  with reference to  
criteria  in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
CUP million  Data source  Note  
1 2 3 4  
13. Regional aid programmes  Financial assistance programmes and projects for regional development 
(Turquino Manatí  Development Plan for mountain areas) (Annex 2, §13)  1,207  MFP  
Subtotal  1,207    
Total Green Box  7,232.1    
 
CITMA :  Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment  
MINAG :  Ministry of Agriculture  
AZCUBA :  State-run sugar company Grupo Empresarial Azucarero  
MES:  Ministry of Higher Education  
MFP:  Ministry of Finance and Prices  
 
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