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ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/EEC/47
29 July 2003
(03-4020)
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 the  European Communities on
14 July 2003.G/AG/N/EEC/47
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Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  European Communities
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:
New or modified domestic support me asures exempt from reduction
(1) Full title of measure:   Council Regulation (EC) No. 1672/2000 amending Regulation (EC)
No. 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops, to include
flax and hemp grown for fibre.
(2) Domestic legislation:  The concrete implementing provisions are laid down in Commission
Regulation (EC) No. 2316/99 as amended by  Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2860/2000.
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:
The aid granted to flax and hemp growers is made comparable to that for competitor crops.
To that end, and with a view to simplifying th e applicable legislation, these crops are included
in the support system for producers of certain arable crops established by Regulation (EC)
No. 1251/1999.The payments are based on fixed area and fixed yields (art. 6 par 5 (a) (I) of the Agreement on
Agriculture).
(4) Cost of measure:  The total costs of this measure will be € 55 million annually.
(5) Date of entry into effect:   Beginning of the 2001/2002 marketing year.
(6) Period of application:  From the 2001/2002 marketing year onwards.
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)):  Flax and hemp grown for
fibre.
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