WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/CYP/4
15December 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5488 )
Committee onAgriculture Original: English
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification concerning newormodified domestic support measures exempt from
reduction (Table DS:2) wasreceived from thedelegation ofCyprus on9December 1997.
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Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Cyprus
Notification under Article 18:3oftheAgreement:
Newormodified domestic support measures exempt fromreduction
(1) Fulltitleofmeasure:
Support toCarob treegrowers.
(2) Domestic legislation reference:
Decision ofMinisterial Committee dated 13June1996 and28August 1997.
(3) Detailed description ofmeasure withreference tocriteria:
Support provided under environment programmes conforming toAnnex 2,paragraph 12of
theAgreement onAgriculture. Itaimsatconservation oftheenvironment andcountryside.
TheCarob treeisfamous foritstolerance todrought conditions. Itcangrow inareas with
marginal soilfertility. Inthepastitwasconsidered averyimportant cropfortheagricultural
economy ofCyprus, andwasplanted extensively inrainfed areas where noalternative crop
could begrown. Inthiswayitbecame anintegral partoftherurallandscape ofCyprus. In
more recent times carob treecultivation hasbecome much lessattractive duetothelowreturns
andmany treessuffer from neglect andabandonment. Theareaunder Carob treeshasbeen
gradually diminishing anditwastherefore deemed necessary tointroduce incentives tofarmers
(i)toapply basic cultural practices and(ii)toharvest thecrop.
Support willbeprovided intheform ofasubsidy pertonne offruitforquantities delivered
totheCooperative Carob Marketing Federation andindividual traders.
Total amount approved for1997 is£C300,000. Thepertonne subsidy willdepend onthe
quantities delivered until31December 1997andwillbedetermined bytheendofApril 1998,
when alldatawillbeavailable.
(4) Costofmeasure: £C300,000 for1997 production. Tobediscussed in1998.
(5) Date ofentry intoeffect: October 1997.
(6) Period ofapplication: Continuous.
(7) Products toprincipally benefit (ifanyindividual product(s)): Carobs.