 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CUB/26 
18 August 2004 
 (04-3474) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 9 August 2004, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Cuba .  The notification concerns the domestic support measures for 2003  (Table DS.1  
and relevant supporting tables).     G/AG/N/CUB/26 
Page 2 Supporting Table DS.1        
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Cuba 
 
REPORTING PERIOD :  2003 
 
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 in 
millions of pesos Data sources 
1 2  3 4 
General services    
Science and technology, basic 
and applied research  Coordination and maintenance of agricultural research 
services and installations, tr ansfer of scientific and 
technical informati on, technical assistance and advisory 
services to producers (Annex 2, §2 (a) and (d))  29.6 
 Ministry of Science, Technology 
and the Environment, Ministry of 
Agriculture, Ministry of Sugar 
Animal and plant health 
services Scientific and technical research concerning animal and 
plant health  (Annex 2, §2 (a) and (b))  9.0 Ministry of Higher Education, 
Ministry of Agriculture 
Education and vocational 
training in rural areas (primary, secondary and higher 
education) State budget for rural educatio n and vocational training at 
primary, secondary and higher levels  (Annex 2, §2 (c))  544.8 Ministry of Higher Education, 
Ministry of Finance and Prices 
Rural promotion and extension 
services Maintenance of exhibitions and fair facilities  
(Annex 2, §2 (f))  0.04 Ministry of Sugar 
Domestic food aid Retail price subsidy for certain products that constitute the 
basic food basket (Annex 2, §4)  947.4 Ministry of Finance and Prices 
Natural disaster relief 
 Payments for relief in the event of natural disasters (pests) 
(Annex 2, §8)  15.5 Ministry of Finance and Prices 
Regional development aid 
programmes Financial assistance programmes and projects for regional 
development (Turquino Manatí Development Plan for 
mountain areas)  (Annex 2, §13)  381.1 Ministry of Finance and Prices 
Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through investment aid Payments made to improve rural structures and for the 
purchase of equipment, machin ery, etc.  (Annex 2, §11)  383.3 Ministry of Finance and Prices 
   G/AG/N/CUB/26
 Page 3Supporting Table DS.2 
 
  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Cuba 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2003 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction co mmitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Developm ent Programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
 (millions of Cuban pesos) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Agricultural input subsidies generally 
available to low-income or resource-poor producers Compensation from the Stat e Budget for inputs by 
agricultural producers 33.2 Ministry of Finance and Prices 
 
 
 
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