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ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/EST/11
23 October 2003
(03-5599)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning new or modified domestic support measures exempt
from reduction (Table DS:2)  was received from the delegation of Estonia  on 13 October 2003.G/AG/N/EST/11
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Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  ESTONIA
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:
New or modified domestic support me asures exempt from reduction
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(1) Full title of measure:
Compensation of damage (drought) inflicted on agricultural production or means of
production.
(2) Domestic legislation reference:
Rural Life and Agricultural Market Regulation Act.
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to the criteria, i.e. those in:
Annex 2:  "Green Box":  (8) Paymen ts for relief from natural disasters.
This support is provided as a state aid measure for compensation of damage inflicted on
agricultural production or means of produc tion. The support amount is not linked to
production volumes nor to price or income levels. The aim of compensating damage is to
grant a one-time direct support by the state to agricultural producers. The state paid
compensation to cereal and fodder producers and also to cattle and sheep breeders whose
production was damaged by drought. The compensation was paid in the form of additional
support to agricultural producers who raised da iry cows and suckler cows and ewes and goats
as well as producers who grew cereals (except rape seed). The area of rape and turnip rape
was not subject to compensation, since the droug ht did not damage the growth or the yield of
these crops. In addition, the compensation was differentiated between districts according to
the rate of damage. The support was granted to the agricultural producers whose production
damage was above 30 per cent of normal production.
(4) Cost of measure:
101 million EEK.
(5) Date of entry into effect:
8 November 2002.
(6) Period of application:
Fiscal year 2002.
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)):
Compensation was provided to producers raising dairy cows, suckler cows, ewes and goats or
growing cereals (except rape seed)
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