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ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/ARG/16
8 October 2001
(01-4854)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning new or modified domestic support measures exempt
from reduction ( Table DS:2 ) was received from the delegation of Argentina  on 26 September 2001.G/AG/N/ARG/16
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Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Argentina
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:
New or Modified Domestic Support Measures Exempt from Reduction
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1. Full title of the measure:   Exemptions for natural and legal persons owning establishments
which export meat and/or offal of animal species liable to contract foot-and-mouth disease,involved in meat export operations since the reappearance of the disease in the national
territory.
2. Domestic legislation reference:   Decree No. 732/01, Law No. 25.414.
3. Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:   The objective of this measure
is to exempt from certain taxes natural or legal persons owning establishments which export
meat and/or offal of animal species liable to contract foot-and-mouth disease and affected by
the agricultural emergency.
This measure meets the requirements of Annex 2, paragraph 7(a) to (d) of the Agreement on
Agriculture concerning government financial participation in income insurance and income
safety-net programmes.
4. Cost of the measure:   In view of its voluntary nature, it is impossible to determine the
amount of the fiscal sacrifice.
5. Date of entry into effect:   1 June 2001
6. Period of application:   Until the reopening of foreign markets.
7. Products to principally benefit  (if any individual product):
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