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25July1997
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Working Party onthe Original: English
Accession ofKazakstan
ACCESSION OFTHE REPUBLIC OFKAZAKSTAN
Communication from theRepublic ofKazakstan
TheMinistry ofEconomy oftheRepublic ofKazakstan hassubmitted thefollowing information
regarding domestic support intheagricultural sector ofKazakstan.
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Page2Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1994-1996
Export Subsidies: Outlay andQuantity
Descriptio
nofbasic
productsDirect export
subsidiesSales of
StockProducer
financed
subsidiesCostreduction
measuresInternal
transport
subsidiesTotal product
specific export
subsidiesQuantity of
subsidiesDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Such subsidies arenotappliedWT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: 1994 calendar year
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -"Green Box"
Measure name Measure
typeName anddescription ofmeasure
withreference tocriteria in
Annex 2oftheAgreement on
AgricultureMonetary
value of
measures,
Thou. TengeDatasources
1 2 3 4 5
2.a.Research, including general research,
research inconnection withenvironmental
programs, andresearch programs relating
toparticular products"General
services"Development andtestofnew
kindofseeds, researching inthe
fieldofnewtechnology68,745Documents ofBudget, Ministry of
Agriculture
b.Pestanddisease control, including
general andproduct-specific pestand
disease control measures, suchas
early-warning systems, quarantine and
eradication"General
services"Measures forpestcontrol and
plants diseases protection and
veterinary measures.226,217Documents ofBudget, Ministry of
Agriculture
f.Marketing andpromotion services,
including market information, advice and
promotion relating toparticular products but
excluding expenditure forunspecified
purposes thatcould beusedbysellers to
reduce theirselling price orconfer adirect
economic benefit topurchasers"General
services"Marketing andpromotion
services andconsulting services
bymeans of:
1.State foodcontractual
corporation
2.Publishing house6,621
13,322Documents ofBudget, Ministry of
Agriculture
g.Infrastructure services, including
electricity supply, dumb anddrainage roads
andother transport ways, market andport
equipment, works forcreation infrastructure
withthecombination ofprotection
environment programm"General
services"1.Operation ofwater reservoirs,
channels, implementation of
protecting, commissioning,
adjusting, anti-sludge, anti-flood
work connected with
administering andregulation of
water usage.104,103 Documents ofBudget, Ministry of
AgricultureWT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page4 Measure name Measure
typeName anddescription ofmeasure
withreference tocriteria in
Annex 2oftheAgreement on
AgricultureMonetary
value of
measures,
Thou. TengeDatasources
1 2 3 4 5
2.Development offorecasting
andregional programm of
utilization andprotection ofland.
Implementation of
topographo-geodezical andother
searching works, grounds and
geobotanical research, running of
monitoring oftheground116,000 Documents ofBudget, Ministry of
Agriculture
3.Public stockholding forfoodsecurity
purposes "General
services"State procurement ofgrain 5,386,486 Documents ofBudget, Ministry of
Agriculture
TOTAL: Thousand Tenge
Thousand US$15,921,494
166,241
1Average exchange ratein1994 isUS$1 =T35.62WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page5Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995 calendar year
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -"Green Box"
Measure name Measure
typeName anddescription ofmeasure
withreference tocriteria in
Annex 2oftheAgreement on
AgricultureMonetary value
ofmeasures,
Thousand TengeDatasources
1 2 3 4 5
2.a.Research, including general research, research in
connection withenvironmental programs, andresearch
programs relating toparticular products"General
services"Development andtestofnewkind
ofseeds, researching inthefield
ofnewtechnology114,160 Documents of
Budget, Ministry of
Agriculture
b.Pestanddisease control, including general and
product-specific pestanddisease control measures, suchas
early-warning systems, quarantine anderadication"General
services"Measures forpestcontrol and
plants diseases protection and
veterinary measures.1,249,442 Documents of
Budget, Ministry of
Agriculture
f.Marketing andpromotion services, including market
information, advice andpromotion relating toparticular
products butexcluding expenditure forunspecified
purposes thatcould beusedbysellers toreduce their
selling price orconfer adirect economic benefit to
purchasers"General
services"Marketing andpromotion
services andconsulting services
bymeans of:
1.State foodcontractual
corporation
2.Publishing house100
16Documents of
Budget, Ministry of
Agriculture
g.Infrastructure services, including electricity supply,
dumb anddrainage roads andother transport ways, market
andportequipment, works forcreation infrastructure with
thecombination ofprotection environment programme"General
services"1.Operation ofwater reservoirs,
channels, implementation of
protecting, commissioning,
adjusting, anti-sludge, anti-flood
work connected with
administering andregulation of
water usage222,886 Documents of
Budget, Ministry of
AgricultureWT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page6
Measure name Measure
typeName anddescription ofmeasure
withreference tocriteria in
Annex 2oftheAgreement on
AgricultureMonetary value
ofmeasures,
Thousand TengeDatasources
1 2 3 4 5
2.Development offorecasting
andregional programm of
utilization andprotection ofland.
Implementation of
topographo-geodezical andother
searching works, grounds and
geobotanical research, running of
monitoring oftheground.298,000 Documents of
Budget, Ministry of
Agriculture
3.Public stockholding forfoodsecurity purposes "General
services"State procurement ofgrain 2,606,646 Documents of
Budget, Ministry of
Agriculture
TOTAL: Thousand Tenge
Thousand US$24,491,252
73,711
2Average exchange ratein1995 isUS$1 =T60.93WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page7Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996 calendar year
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -"Green Box".
Measure name Measure
typeName anddescription ofmeasure with
reference tocriteria inAnnex 2ofthe
Agreement onAgricultureMonetary value
ofmeasures,
Thousand TengeDatasources
1 2 3 4 5
2.a.Research, including general research,
research inconnection withenvironmental
programs, andresearch programs relating to
particular products"General
services"Development andtestofnewkindof
seeds, researching inthefieldofnew
technology222,266 Documents of
Budget, Ministry of
Agriculture
b.Pestanddisease control, including general
andproduct-specific pestanddisease control
measures, suchasearly-warning systems,
quarantine anderadication"General
services"Measures forpestcontrol andplants
diseases protection andveterinary
measures.1,635,779 Documents of
Budget, Ministry of
Agriculture
g.Infrastructure services, including electricity
supply, dumb anddrainage roads andother
transport ways, market andportequipment,
works forcreation infrastructure withthe
combination ofprotection environment
programm"General
services"1.Operation ofwater reservoirs,
channels, implementation ofprotecting,
commissioning, adjusting, anti-sludge,
anti-flood work connected with
administering andregulation ofwater
usage
2.Development offorecasting and
regional programm ofutilization and
protection ofland. Implementation of
topographo-geodezical andother searching
works, grounds andgeobotanical research,
running ofmonitoring oftheground.285,469
321,200Documents of
Budget, Ministry of
Agriculture
Documents of
Budget, Ministry of
Agriculture
3.Public stockholding forfoodsecurity purposes "General
services"State procurement ofgrain 6,000,600 Documents of
Budget, Ministry of
Agriculture
TOTAL: Thousand Tenge
Thousand US$38,465,314
125,822
3Average exchange ratein1996 isUS$1 =T67.28WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page8Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1994
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -Special andDifferent Treatment -"Development Programs"(thousand US$)
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure with
reference tocriteria inAnnex 2
oftheAgreement onAgricultureMonetary value of
measure inyear
in
questionDatasources
1 2 3 4
(a) "Investment subsidies generally available to
agriculture"1.Preferential credit toagriculture 4,392.5 ExIm Bank
2.State guarantees onexternal loans 93,301 Ministry of
Finance
TOTAL: Thousand US$ 97,693.5WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page9Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -Special andDifferent Treatment -"Development Programs"(thousand US$)
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference to
criteria inAnnex 2
oftheAgreement onAgricultureMonetary value of
measure inyearin
questionDatasources
1 2 3 4
(a) "Investment subsidies generally available to
agriculture"1.Preferential credit toagriculture 1,068 ExIm Bank of
Kazakstan
2.State guarantees onexternal loans 133,067 Ministry of
Finance
TOTAL: Thousand US$ 134,135WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page10Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -Special andDifferent Treatment -"Development Programs"(thousand US$)
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference to
criteria inAnnex 2
oftheAgreement onAgricultureMonetary value of
measure inyearin
questionDatasources
1 2 3 4
(a) "Investment subsidies generally available to
agriculture"1.Preferential credit toagriculture
2.State guarantees onexternal loans
3.Provision ofAgricultural Machinery onthe
leasing basis11,493
114,733
9,000ExIm Bank of
Kazakstan
Ministry ofFinance
Documents of
Budget, Ministry of
Agriculture
TOTAL: Thousand US$ 135,226
(b) Input subsidies generally available to
low-income orresource-poor producers1.Subsidies through theFund ofsupport ofSmall and
Medium Business50,000 Documents of
Budget, Ministry of
Agriculture
TOTAL: Thousand US$ 185,226WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page11Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1994 -1996
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programs-"Exempt Direct Payments"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference to
criteria inAnnex 2
oftheAgreement onAgricultureMonetary value of
measure inyearin
questionDatasources
1 2 3 4
(a) "payments based onfixed areaandyields"
(b) "payments based on85percentorlessofthebaselevelof
production"
(c) "livestock payments made onafixed number ofhead"
Such subsidies arenotappliedWT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page12Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1994
Calculation oftheTotal Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic products
(including non-product specific AMS)Product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Tables DS:5 toDS:7
below), Thousand TengeProduct-specific measurement ofsupport
(from Supporting Tables DS:8 below)Current Total AMS
(aggregate), Thousand
Tenge
1 2 3 4
Non-product specific AMS
1.Torepay thedebts onsalaries 541,600 541,600
2.Tocarry outspring fieldworks 405,000 ---- 405,000
3.Direct credits toagricultural
producers3,594,400 ---- 3,594,400
Total Non-product-specific AMS,
Thousand Tenge
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below),
Thousand US$4,541,000
127,485
TOTAL: Current totalAMS (Thousand US$)
TOTAL: Agricultural Production (Thousand US$)
Share AMS inAgricultural Production:127,485
3,133,841
4.1%WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page13Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Calculation oftheTotal Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic products
(including non-product specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Tables DS:5 toDS:7
below), Thousand TengeProduct-specific measurement ofsupport (from
Supporting Tables DS:8 below)Current Total AMS
(aggregate),
Thousand Tenge
1 2 3 4
Basic products
1.Seeds ofsugar beet 83,800 ---- 83,800
2.Seeds ofpotatoes 114,000 ---- 114,000
3.Seeds ofmaize 76,200 ---- 76,200
4.Fruits 40,000 ---- 40,000
5Cattle 247,040 ---- 247,040
6.Sheep 901,200 ---- 901,200
TOTAL: Thousand Tenge
Thousand US$1,462,240
23,999
Non-product specific AMS
1.Fertilizers 77,600 ----
2.Plants protection 30,000 ----
3.Fuel 1,605,837 ----
4.Fodder 55,000 55,000
5.Farm’sdevelopment 60,920 60,920
6.Reschedule ofarrears 35,922,300 ---- 35,922,300
7.Forgiven debt 28,515 ---- 28,515
Total Non-product-specific AMS, Thousand Tenge
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below), Thousand US$37,780,172
620,059
TOTAL: Current totalAMS (Thousand US$) 644,058
TOTAL: Agricultural Production (Thousand US$) 3,220,911
Share AMS inAgricultural Production: 20.0%WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page14Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Calculation oftheTotal Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic products
(including non-product specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS
(from Supporting Tables
DS:5 toDS:7 below),
Thousand TengeProduct-specific measurement of
support (from Supporting Tables
DS:8 below)Current Total AMS
(aggregate),
Thousand Tenge
1 2 3 4
Basic products
1.Seeds ofgrain crops 211,800 211,800
2.Seeds ofsugar beet 2,500 ---- 2,500
3.Seeds ofpotatoes 58,800 ---- 58,800
4.Seeds ofmaize 141,500 ---- 141,500
5.Fruits 13,400 ---- 13,400
6.Cattle 350,300 ---- 350,300
7.Sheep 536,500 ----
TOTAL: Thousand Tenge
Thousand US$1,314,800
19,542
Non-product specific AMS
1.Fertilizers 242,100 ---- 242,100
2.Plants protection 436,100 ---- 436,100
3.Fodder 22,250
5.Farm’sdevelopment 299,200
6.Reschedule ofarrears 2,417,908 ----
7.Forgiven debt 29,791,400 ----
Total Non-product-specific AMS,
Thousand Tenge
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below),
Thousand US$33,208,958
493,593
TOTAL: Current totalAMS (Thousand US$)
TOTAL: Agricultural Production (Thousand US$)
Share AMS inAgricultural Production:513,135
4,649,445
11.0%WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page15Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1994 -1996
Product Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description
ofbasic
productsCalendar/marketing
yearbeginningMeasure
typeApplied
administered
priceExternal reference
priceEligible
productionAssociated
fees/leviesTotal market
price supportData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Such subsidies arenotappliedWT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page16Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1994
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payment
Description ofbasic
productsCalendar/marketing
yearbeginningMeasure type(s) Total direct payments,
Thousand TengeDatasource
1 2 3 4 5
Such subsidies arenotappliedWT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page17Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payment
Description ofbasic
productsCalendar/
marketing
yearbeginningMeasure type(s) Total direct
payments,
Thousand TengeDatasource
1 2 3 4 5
1.Seeds ofsugar beet 01.01.95 Financial support ofagricultural producers indevelopment
ofplantation andusage ofmodern technologies83,800 Ministry ofAgriculture
2.Seeds ofpotatoes 01.01.95 Financial support ofagricultural producers indevelopment
ofplantation andusage ofmodern technologies114,000 Ministry ofAgriculture
3.Seeds ofmaize 01.01.95 Financial support ofagricultural producers indevelopment
ofplantation andusage ofmodern technologies76,200 Ministry ofAgriculture
4.Fruits 01.01.95 Financial support ofagricultural producers inhorticulture
development40,000 Ministry ofAgriculture
5.Cattle 01.01.95 Financial support toAgro-producers indevelopment of
cattle reproduction, pedigree breeding, 247,040 Ministry ofAgriculture
6.Sheep 01.01.95 Financial support ofsheep-breeding farms 901,200 Ministry ofAgriculture
TOTAL: Thousand Tenge
Thousand US$1,462,240
23,999
Production ofAgricultural Products (inThousand Tenge): Share ofSupport inProduction ofAgricultural Products:
Fruits 1,928,800 Fruits 2.1%
Cattle 55,627,800 Cattle 0.4%
Sheep 19,226,100 Sheep 4.7%WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page18Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payment
Description ofbasic
productsCalendar/marketing
yearbeginningMeasure type(s) Total direct payments,
Thousand TengeDatasource
1 2 3 4 5
1.Seeds ofgrain
crops01.01.96 Financial support ofagricultural producers in
development ofplantation andusage ofmodern
technologies211,800 Ministry ofAgriculture
2.Seeds ofpotatoes 01.01.96 Financial support ofagricultural producers in
development ofplantation andusage ofmodern
technologies58,800 Ministry ofAgriculture
3.Seeds ofmaize 01.01.96 Financial support ofagricultural producers in
development ofplantation andusage ofmodern
technologies141,500 Ministry ofAgriculture
4.Seeds ofsugar
beets01.01.96 Financial support ofagricultural producers in
development ofplantation andusage ofmodern
technologies2,500 Ministry ofAgriculture
5.Fruits 01.01.96 Financial support ofagricultural producers in
horticulture development13,400 Ministry ofAgriculture
6.Cattle 01.01.96 Financial support ofagricultural producers in
development ofcattle reproduction, pedigree
breeding350,300 Ministry ofAgriculture
7.Sheep 01.01.96 Financial support ofagricultural producers in
development ofsheep breeding536,500 Ministry ofAgriculture
TOTAL: Thousand Tenge
Thousand US$1,314,800
19,542
Production ofAgricultural Products (inThousand Tenge): Share ofSupport inProduction ofAgricultural Products:
Fruits 874,921 Fruits 1.5%
Cattle 67,870,000 Cattle 0.5%
Sheep 44,698,800 Sheep 2.7%WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page19Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1994 -1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific Support
Description ofbasic
productsCalendar/marketing
yearbeginningMeasure type(s) Total AMS,
Thousand TengeDatasource
1 2 3 4 5
Such subsidies arenotappliedWT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page20Supporting Table DS:8
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar years 1994 -1996
Product Specific Equivalent Measurements ofSupport
Description
ofbasic
productsCalendar/
marketing
year
beginningMeasure
typeApplied
administered
priceProduction
eligible to
receive the
applied
administrated
priceMarket
price
support
budgetary
outlaysEquivalent
measurement
ofsupport
(include
calculation
details)Non-
exempt
direct
paymentsOther
product-
specific
supportAssociated
fees/leviesTotal
monetary
value of
equivalent
commitmentData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Such subsidies arenotappliedWT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page21Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1994
Non-Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport
Measure type(s) Calendar/marketin
gyearbeginningNon-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther
non-product-specific
support (include
calculation details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal
non-product
specific support,
Thousand US$Datasource
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1.Torepay the
debts onsalaries01.01.1994 541,600 541,600 NBK
2.Tocarry out
spring fieldworks01.01.1994 405,000 405,000 NBK
3.Direct credits to
agricultural
producers01.01.1994 3,594,400 3,594,400 NBK
Total: Non-product-specific AMS,
Thousand Tenge
Thousand US$4,541,000
127,485WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page22Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Non-Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport
Measure type(s) Calendar/
marketing year
beginningNon-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther
non-product-specific
support (include
calculation details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal
non-product
specific support,
Thousand US$Datasource
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1.Fertilizers 01.01.1995 77,600 77,600 Ministry ofAgriculture Fund
ofAgriculture Support
2.Plants protection 01.01.1995 30,000 30,000 Ministry ofAgriculture Fund
ofAgriculture Support
3.Fuel 01.01.1995 1,605,837 1,605,837 Ministry ofAgriculture Fund
ofAgriculture Support
4.Fodder 01.01.1995 55,000 55,000 Ministry ofAgriculture Fund
ofAgriculture Support
5.Farm’s
development01.01.1995 60,920 60,920 Ministry ofAgriculture Fund
ofAgriculture Support
6.Reschedule of
arrears01.01.1995 35,922,300 35,922,300 Ministry ofFinance
7.Forgiven debt 01.01.1995 28,515 28,515 Ministry ofFinance
Total: Non-product-specific
AMS, Thousand Tenge
Thousand US$37,780,173
620,059WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2
Page23Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KAZAKSTAN
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Non-Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport
Measure type(s) Calendar/
marketing
year
beginningNon-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther non-product-
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal
non-product
specific support,
Thousand US$Datasource
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1.Fertilizers 01.01.1996 242,100 242,100 Ministry ofAgriculture
Fund ofAgriculture
Support
2.Plants protection 01.01.1996 436,100 436,100 Ministry ofAgriculture
Fund ofAgriculture
Support
3.Fodder 01.01.1996 22,250 22,250 Ministry ofAgriculture
Fund ofAgriculture
Support
5.Farm’sdevelopment 01.01.1996 299,200 299,200 Ministry ofAgriculture
Fund ofAgriculture
Support
6.Reschedule of
arrears01.01.1996 2,417,908 2,417,908 Ministry ofFinance
7.Forgiven debt 01.01.1996 29,791,400 29,791,400 Ministry ofFinance
Total: Non-product-specific AMS,
Thousand Tenge
Thousand US$33,208,959
493,593