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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1/Rev.8 
12 June 2003 
 (03-3057) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Ukraine Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF UKRAINE 
 
Domestic Support and Export Subsidies in Agriculture  
 
Revision  
 
  The Governmental Commission on Ukraine's Accession to the WTO has submitted the following revised tables on Domestic Support and E xport Subsidies in Agriculture with the request 
that they be circulated to members of the Working Party. 
 
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 WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1/Rev.8 
Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  UKRAINE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar years 1994-1996 (Base Period) 
 
Measures Exempt from the re duction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Monetary Value of measure in year in question 
1994 1994 1995 1995 1996 1996 1994-6 
tot. 1994-6 
av. Measure Type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria in Annex 2 
of the Agreement on Agriculture 
Krb. b US$ m eq. Krb. b US$ m 
eq. Hrv. m  US$ m 
eq. US$ m 
eq. US$ m 
eq. Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Ukr. Currency/US$ exchange rate 1  31,700  147,307  1.829    
a) General Services 1. General research and 
development and product-
specific research programmes 
Annex 2, paragraph 2 (a).2 829.7 26.2 3,558.3 24.2 45.5 24.9 75.2 25.1 Report on use of funds assigned from 
the budget, form No.9 and report on 
performance of institution expenditures statement, Form No.2 
for the corresponding year by the 
Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine and UAAS
3 
 2. Rural infrastructure 
development:  building of 
health protection facilities, construction of water 
pipelines, sewerage systems 
and facilities, gas supply networks, roads, public 
utilities and territorial 
planning, Annex 2, paragraph 2 (g) and (e).
4 7,116.1 224.5 25,628.8 174.0 424.5 232.1 630.6 210.2 Report on use of funds assigned from 
the budget, form No.9 and report on 
performance of institution 
expenditures statement, Form No.2 for the corresponding year by the 
Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine, 
State Committee on Land Resources, UAAS and the State Committee on 
Horticulture and Viticulture 
 3. Pest and disease control of 
agricultural plants and animals 
Annex 2, paragraph 2 (b)5 922.8 29.1 4,669.0 31.7 37.8 20.7 81.5 27.2 Report on use of funds assigned from 
the budget, form No.9 and report on 
performance of institution 
expenditures statement, Form No.2 for the corresponding year by the 
Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine 
                                                      
1 Exchange rate:  For calculations purposes, the official exchange rate of Krb (1994-1995) and Hrv (1996) to US$, set by the Nat ional Bank of Ukraine (an annual 
average), was used. Data were provided by the Currency Regulatio n Department of the National Bank of Ukraine. These data are al so listed on the NBU site (www.bank.gov.ua). 
2 General research and research programmes relating to particular products (Annex 2, Paragraph 2 ( а)) include budgetary outlays to finance research and development 
efforts, to finance research and applied projects, to finance scientific components of state, inter-branch and branch programs,  fundamental general research and research relating 
to particular programs that are carried out by research institutions. 
3 Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences 
4  Rural infrastructure development (Annex 2, Paragraph 2 (g), (e)) includes state capital invest ments in the area of constructi on of water-pipe networks, sewage systems 
and facilities, gas supply networks, health  care institutions, household service fac ilities, and beautification of territories.  This position also includes amounts of compensation to 
agricultural producers for costs of construction of social and culture facilities in rural communities. 
5 Pest and disease control (Annex 2, Paragraph 2 (b)) includes anti-epizootic measures and pest and disease control measures for  agricultural plants.  
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 Page 3Monetary Value of measure in year in question 
1994 1994 1995 1995 1996 1996 1994-6 
tot. 1994-6 
av. Measure Type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria in Annex 2 
of the Agreement on Agriculture 
Krb. b US$ m eq. Krb. b US$ m 
eq. Hrv. m  US$ m 
eq. US$ m 
eq. US$ m 
eq. Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Ukr. Currency/US$ exchange rate 1  31,700  147,307  1.829    
 4. Extension and advisory 
services, including the provision of means to 
facilitate the transfer of 
information and the results of research to producers and 
consumers Annex 2, 
paragraph 2 (d).
6 19.0 0.6 114.0 0.8 2.0 1.1 2.5 0.8 Report on use of funds assigned from 
the budget, form No.9 and report on performance of institution expenditures statement, Form No.2 
for the corresponding year by the 
Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine 
 5. Inspection services, including 
general inspection services and the inspection of 
particular products for health, 
safety grading or standardization purposes 
Annex 2, paragraph (e)
7 37.0 1.2 229.0 1.6 4.0 2.2 4.9 1.6 Report on use of funds assigned from 
the budget, form No.9 and report on performance of institution 
expenditures statement, Form No.2 
for the corresponding year by the Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine 
 6. Training, retraining and 
advanced training of experts and workers for production 
and social sphere of rural 
areas Annex 2, paragraph 2 (c)
8 1,802.0 56.8 6,366.5 43.2 82.8 45.3 145.3 48.4 Report on use of funds assigned from 
the budget, form No.9 and report on performance of institution 
expenditures statement, Form No.2 
for the corresponding year by the Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine 
 7. Land reform: land market 
development, new legislation, 
land registry, cadastral survey, land titling, land quality 
mapping and extension
9 894.5 28.2 328 2.2 2 1.1 31.6 10.5 Report on use of funds assigned from 
the budget, form No.9 and report on 
performance of institution 
expenditures statement, Form No.2 for the corresponding year by the 
State Committee on Land Resources 
                                                      
6 Experience sharing and advisory services (Annex 2, Paragraph 2 (d)) includes maintenance of labour stations, plant protection stations that provide advisory services 
for producers and disseminate information. 
7 General inspection services and inspection of particular product s for health protection, safety, grading or standardization pu rposes (Annex 2, Paragraph ( е)) includes 
measures aimed at financing the state veterinary medical ins titutions, state seed inspection offices, state variety testing off ices, state grain inspection offices. 
8 Training, re-training and advanced training of experts and st aff in production and social services for rural localities (Annex  2, Paragraph 2 ( с)) includes the funding of 
higher education institutions of 1 and 2 accreditation levels, educational instituti ons of 3 and 4 accreditation levels, instit utions for graduate studies of 3 and 4 accreditation levels 
(academies, institutes, centers of advanced  training, re-training and executive deve lopment), and other educational institution s. 
9 Land reform complies with the criteria set out in Annex 2, Paragr aph 2 “General Services”, includ es the provision of services for the implementation of land reform: 
drafting of new land legislation, registration of la nd, land surveys, determination of land quality.   
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Page 4 Monetary Value of measure in year in question 
1994 1994 1995 1995 1996 1996 1994-6 
tot. 1994-6 
av. Measure Type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria in Annex 2 
of the Agreement on Agriculture 
Krb. b US$ m eq. Krb. b US$ m 
eq. Hrv. m  US$ m 
eq. US$ m 
eq. US$ m 
eq. Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Ukr. Currency/US$ exchange rate 1  31,700  147,307  1.829    
b) Public stockholding 
 for food security  purposes Was applied, but did not correspond 
to the criteria of Annex 2 - - - - - - - -  
c) Domestic food aid Not applied 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
d) Decoupled income 
 support Not applied 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
e) Income insurance 
 programmes Not applied 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
f)  Payments for relief 
 from natural disasters Not applied 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
g) Structural adjustment 
 assistance provided 
 through producer  retirement 
 programmes Not applied 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
h) Structural adjustment 
 assistance provided 
 through producer  retirement 
 programmes Not applied 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
i)  Structural adjustment 
 assistance provided 
 through investment  aids Not applied 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
j)  Environmental 
 programmes10  885.0 27.9 2,402.0 16.3 16.3 8.9 53.1 17.7 Report on use of funds assigned from 
the budget, form No.9 and report on 
performance of institution expenditures statement, Form No.2 
for the corresponding year by 
Ministry for Forestry and State Committee for Water Management 
                                                      
10 This measure is in conformity with the criteria contained in Paragraph 12 of Annex 2 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. Righ ts to such payments are granted 
within clearly defined government programs of environmental protection and depend on the fulfilment of particular conditions sp ecified by such government programs. The basis 
for calculations of expenses in the section of the State Budget of Ukraine "Protection of the En vironment" are the measures, wh ich are envisaged by the ecological programs  
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 Page 5Monetary Value of measure in year in question 
1994 1994 1995 1995 1996 1996 1994-6 
tot. 1994-6 
av. Measure Type Name and description of measure 
with reference to criteria in Annex 2 
of the Agreement on Agriculture 
Krb. b US$ m eq. Krb. b US$ m 
eq. Hrv. m  US$ m 
eq. US$ m 
eq. US$ m 
eq. Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Ukr. Currency/US$ exchange rate 1  31,700  147,307  1.829    
k) Regional assistance 
 programmes Not applied 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
           
Total "Green Box"  12,506.6 394.5 43,295.1 293.9 615 336.2 1,024.7 341.6  
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
approved in an established order, including the following: “Pro tection and Rational Utilisation of Lands”, “Protection and Rati onal Utilisation of Water Resources”, “Creation of 
Protection Forest Plantations and Field Protection Forest Strips”. The creation of protection forest plantations and field prot ection forest strips is regulated by the Forest Code of 
Ukraine of 21 February 1994 No.3852- ХІІ and the Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of the Environment” of 25 June 1991 No.1264-XII.  
  
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Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  UKRAINE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar years 1994 - 1996 ( Base Period ) (average) 
 
Calculation of the Total Base Period Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS) 
 
($US, mln.) 
Description of Basic 
Products Value of Production 
(Av. 1994-1996) Maximum level of de 
minimis  support Product-Specific AMS 
(from Supporting Tables 
DS:5 to DS:7) Product-Specific 
Measurements of 
Support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8) Non-product-
Specific AMS 
(from Supporting 
Table DS:9) Total AMS 
(aggregate) Comments 
  
(1c=1bx0.05)    (5=2+3+4, if 
(2+3+4)>1c; 
otherwise 5=0.0) (Column 5 formula apply to rows 1 
through 17,  and row 20 only) 
1a 1b 1c 2 3 4 5  
1. Wheat 1,111.8 55.59 148.2 0.0  148.2  
2. Barley 459.0 22.95 80.4 0.0  80.4  
3. Rye 109.9 5.50 29.4 0.0  29.4  
4. Millet 15.3 0.77 0.5 0.0  0.0  
5. Maize 317.7 15.88 26.1 0.0  26.1  
6. Oats 64.6 3.23 9.6 0.0  9.6  
7. Buckwheat 52.0 2.60 4.7 0.0  4.7  
8. Rice 17.8 0.89 -0.1 0.0  0.0  
9. Pulses 151.8 7.59 7.2 0.0  0.0  
10. Sunflower seed 339.8 16.99 13.0 0.0  0.0  
11. Sugar beets 867.2 43.36 47.0 0.0  47.0  
12. Cattle 807.5 40,4 -55.0 0.0  0.0  
13. Pigs 763.6 38.18 3.0 0.0  0.0  
14. Poultry 270.9 13.54 -18.9 0.0  0.0  
15. Milk 1,513.1 75.65 175.4 0.0  175.4  
16. Eggs 528.2 26.41 10.5 0.0  0.0  
17. Scoured wool 40.4 2.02 7.0 0.0  7.0  
18. Total by support 
products 7,430.6     527.7 In col. 5, row 8 =sum (rows 1 to 17) 
19. Other agricultural 
products 5,107.8       
20. All agricultural 
products 12,538.4 626.92   848.2 848.2  
21. Base Total AMS      1,375.9 In col. 5, row 21=(row18 +row 20)  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  UKRAINE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1994-1996 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support:  Market Price Support  
 
Description of 
Basic Products Calendar 
year Measure 
type:  State 
procurement 
under state 
orders/contra
cts Applied 
admin. 
price 
(national 
currency 
per ton)11 Applied 
admin. 
price 
(US$/t)12 External 
reference 
price 
(US$/t)13 Eligible 
production 
(thousand 
t)14 Associated 
levies (US$ 
mln.) Total 
market 
price 
support 
8=((4-
5)*6)-7 
(US$ mln.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 4a 5 6 7 8 9 
1994  3,740 118 48 5,,250 367.2 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995  11,421 78 94 4029 -67.2 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994,1995,1996 
(page 4) 
1996  216 118 162 3,278 -142.8 Column 6:Consolidated report on grain  1.  Wheat 
av. 1994-96   105 102 4,186 12.1 procurement in 1994-1996 (page 3)15 
1994  1,897 60 32 3,463 94.9 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995  9,582 65 36 616 18.0 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994,1995,1996 (page 14) 
1996  187 102 67 365 12.8 Column 6:Consolidated report on grain  2.  Barley 
av. 1994-96   76 45 1,481 44.8 procurement in 1994-1996 (page 14) 
                                                      
11 "The applied administered price" means av erage purchase prices at which the State pr ocured agricultural products under state o rders or contracts. 
12 For calculations purposes, the official exchange rate of Krb (1994-1995) and Hrv (1996) to US$, set by the National Bank of Uk raine (an annual average), was used. 
Data were provided by the Currency Regulation Department of the National Bank of Ukraine. These data are also listed on the NBU  site (www.bank.gov.ua). 
13 "The fixed external reference price" means, in respect of ex port products, an average export value of one unit of the exported  product  and, in respect of imported 
products, an average import value of one unit of the imported  produ ct. For this purpose, there were  used statistical data of t he State Customs Service of Ukraine on import and 
export operations concerned with agricultural products (1-24 Groups  of the Classification of Foreign Trade Commodities) on the basis of customs cargo declarations for every 
year of the base period 1994 to 1996. 
14 "The level of production used for eligible support" means actual volumes of state purchases under state orders or state contra cts in which respect the fixed 
administrative price was set. 
15 State Statistics Committee Consolidated Report – a final report on grain procurements (annual) in respective years.  
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Description of 
Basic Products Calendar 
year Measure 
type:  State 
procurement 
under state 
orders/contra
cts Applied 
admin. 
price 
(national 
currency 
per ton)11 Applied 
admin. 
price 
(US$/t)12 External 
reference 
price 
(US$/t)13 Eligible 
production 
(thousand 
t)14 Associated 
levies (US$ 
mln.) Total 
market 
price 
support 
8=((4-
5)*6)-7 
(US$ mln.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 4a 5 6 7 8 9 
1994  4,030 127 48 402 31.9 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995  13,387 91 58 369 12.1 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994,1995,1996 ( 
page 6) 
1996  211 115 81 306 10.6 Column 6:Consolidated report on grain  3.  Rye 
av. 1994-96   111 62 359 17.5 procurement in 1994-1996 (page 9) 
1994  2,333 74 228 57 -8.8 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995  14,189 96 126 47 -1.4 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994 (p. 10), 1995,1996 ( page 8) 
1996  258 141 92 13 0.6 Column 6:Consolidated report on grain  4.  Millet 
av. 1994-96   104 117 39 -0.5 procurement in 1994-1996 (page 10) 
1994  11,880 375 169 168 34.6 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995  21,562 146 105 118 4.8 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994, 1995,1996 ( 
page 12) 
1996  470 257 132 66 8.3 Column 6:Consolidated report on grain  5.  Maize 
av. 1994-96   259 135 117 14.5 procurement in 1994-1996 (page13) 
1994  1,963 62 6 301 16.8 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995  10,560 72 23 76 3.7 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994, 1995,1996 ( page 18) 
1996  132 72 47 48 1.2 Column 6:Consolidated report on grain  6.  Oats 
av. 1994-96   69 25 142 6.2 procurement in 1994 (p.19), 1995 
(p.19), 1996 (p.18)  
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 Page 9Description of 
Basic Products Calendar 
year Measure 
type:  State 
procurement 
under state 
orders/contra
cts Applied 
admin. 
price 
(national 
currency 
per ton)11 Applied 
admin. 
price 
(US$/t)12 External 
reference 
price 
(US$/t)13 Eligible 
production 
(thousand 
t)14 Associated 
levies (US$ 
mln.) Total 
market 
price 
support 
8=((4-
5)*6)-7 
(US$ mln.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 4a 5 6 7 8 9 
1994  4796 151 454 105 -31.8 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995  27,617 187 199 33 -0.4 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994 (p.10), 1995 
(p.11),1996 ( p.10) 
1996  460 251 212 31 1.2 Column 6:Consolidated report on grain  7.  Buckwheat 
av. 1994-96   197 172 56 1.4 procurement in 1994-1996 (page 11) 
1994  7,052 222 278 26 -1.4 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995  33,427 227 347 23 -2.8 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994 (p.16), 1995 (p.12),1996 ( page 16) 
1996  575 314 355 18 -0.7 Column 6:Consolidated report on grain  8.  Rice 
av. 1994-96   255 326 22 -1.6 procurement in 1994-1996 (page 12) 
1994  2,385 75 99 546 -13.0 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995  14,513 99 87 65 0.7 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994, 1995,1996 ( 
page 20) 
1996  273 149 134 65 1.0 Column 6:Consolidated report on grain  9.  Pulses 
av. 1994-96   108 107 225 0.1 procurement in 1994 (p.17), 1995 
(p.16), 1996 (p.16) 
1994  7,013 221 164 247 14.2 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995*  0 0 0 0 0.016 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994 year ( page 
27) 
1996*  0 0 0 0 0.0  10. Sunflower 
seed 
av. 1994-96   221 164 247 4.7 Column 6:Consolidated report on 
oilseed procurement in 1994 (page 3) 
                                                      
16 0 is not a designation of zero value, and a designation of absence of the administrative price or volumes state procurements i n the base years. External Reference 
Prices for these years also were not defined.  
 WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1/Rev.8 
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Description of 
Basic Products Calendar 
year Measure 
type:  State 
procurement 
under state 
orders/contra
cts Applied 
admin. 
price 
(national 
currency 
per ton)11 Applied 
admin. 
price 
(US$/t)12 External 
reference 
price 
(US$/t)13 Eligible 
production 
(thousand 
t)14 Associated 
levies (US$ 
mln.) Total 
market 
price 
support 
8=((4-
5)*6)-7 
(US$ mln.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 4a 5 6 7 8 9 
1994  1,093 34 27 19,657 140.9 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995*  0 0 0 0 0.0 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994 year ( page 
29) 
1996*  0 0 0 0 0.0   11.  Sugar beets 
av. 1994-96   34 27 19,657 47.0 Column 6:Consolidated report on sugar 
beet procurement in  1994 (page 2) 
1994  12,703 401 590 1,453 -274.6 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995*  0 0 0 0 0.0 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994 year ( page 
74) 
1996*  0 0 0 0 0.0   12. Cattle 
 live weight 
av. 1994-96   401 590 1,453 -91.5 Column 6:Consolidated report on 
livestock and poultry procurement in 
1994 (p.12) 
1994  21,892 691 726 226 -8.0 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995*  0 0 0 0 0.0 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994 year ( page 
76) 
1996*  0 0 0 0 0.0   13. Pigs 
 live weight 
av. 1994-96   691 726 226 -2.7 Column 6:Consolidated report on 
livestock and poultry procurement in 1994, p.14  
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 Page 11Description of 
Basic Products Calendar 
year Measure 
type:  State 
procurement 
under state 
orders/contra
cts Applied 
admin. 
price 
(national 
currency 
per ton)11 Applied 
admin. 
price 
(US$/t)12 External 
reference 
price 
(US$/t)13 Eligible 
production 
(thousand 
t)14 Associated 
levies (US$ 
mln.) Total 
market 
price 
support 
8=((4-
5)*6)-7 
(US$ mln.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 4a 5 6 7 8 9 
1994  26,039 821 1,659 73 -61.5 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995*  0 0 0 0 0.0 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994 year ( page 
80) 
1996*  0 0 0 0 0.0   14. Poultry  live weight 
av. 1994-96   821 1,659 73 -20.5 Column 6:Consolidated report on 
livestock and poultry procurement in 1994, p.16 
1994  2,483 78 36 8,033 336.2 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995*  0 0 0 0 0.0 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994 year ( page 
85) 
1996*  0 0 0 0 0.0   15. Milk  whole milk 
av. 1994-96   78 36 8,033 112.1 Column 6:Consolidated report on milk 
and dairy products procurement in 1994, page 10 
1994  36,138 1,140 632 62 31.5 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995*  0 0 0 0 0.0 Consolidated report on egg 
procurement in 1994 
1996*  0 0 0 0 0.0 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994 year ( page 87) 16. Eggs 
av. 1994-96   1,140 632 62 10.5 Column 6:Consolidated report on egg 
procurement in 1994, p.3  
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Description of 
Basic Products Calendar 
year Measure 
type:  State 
procurement 
under state 
orders/contra
cts Applied 
admin. 
price 
(national 
currency 
per ton)11 Applied 
admin. 
price 
(US$/t)12 External 
reference 
price 
(US$/t)13 Eligible 
production 
(thousand 
t)14 Associated 
levies (US$ 
mln.) Total 
market 
price 
support 
8=((4-
5)*6)-7 
(US$ mln.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 4a 5 6 7 8 9 
1994  158,310 4,994 1620 6 18.6 Column 4 : State Statistics Committee 
data -  
1995*  0 0 0 0 0.0 Agricultural product sales by public 
sector enterprises for 1994 year ( page 
90) 
1996*  0 0 0 0 0.0 Column 6:Consolidated report on wool 
procurement in 1994, p.4 
av. 1994-96   4,994 1620 6 6.2  
  31,700    160.3  
  147,307      17. Wool 
  1.829      
*- In 1995-96 years State procurement under state orders/contracts did not exist. 
 
  
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 Page 13Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  UKRAINE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar years 1994-1996 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Me asurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments17 
 
1994:  Krb/US$ 31,479  1995:  Krb/US$ 147,438  1996:  UAH/US$ 1.829 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year Measure 
type Applied 
admin. 
price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production Total 
price-
related 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(mUAH) Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(mUS$)18 Associated 
direct 
payments  
(in US$ 
mln.) Total direct 
payments 
(10=7+8)  
(in US$ 
mln.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 8 8a 8b8 9 10 11 
1994     3,449.0  109.6  109.6 
1995     0.0  0.0  0.0 
1996      0.0 0.0  0.0 
av. 1994-96 Production-
related direct 
payments 
(fixed per unit 
subsidy)       36.5  36.5 
1994         109.6 
1995         0.0 
1996         0.0 Beef cattle 
av. 1994-96 Cattle subtotal 
        36.5 Consolidated year 
report of 
agricultural 
enterprises for 1994  
(MAIC, UAAS, 
"Ukrtsukor", State 
Committee on 
Fisheries) Form No. 
7 of AIC, note - par. 
4, p. 20 
1994     150.4  4.8  4.8 
1995     0.0  0.0  0.0 
1996      0.0 0.0  0.0 
av. 1994-96 Production-
related direct 
payments 
(fixed per unit 
subsidy)       1.6  1.6 
1994       4.8  4.8 
1995       0.0  0.0 Poultry 
1996 Poultry 
subtotal       0.0  0.0 Consolidated year 
report of 
agricultural 
enterprises for 1994  
(MAIC, UAAS, 
"Ukrtsukor", State 
Committee on 
Fisheries) Form No. 
7 of AIC,  note - 
par. 4, p. 20 
                                                      
17 Product-specific support measures with respec t to meat and milk products are presented in Table DS6. Subsidies were paid in 19 94 for cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, and milk. Resolution 
No. 496 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 21 July 1994"O n The Pricing of Agricultural Pr oducts and Raw Materials" was e nacted for purposes of economi c stimulation of production and 
sale for the state resources of agricultural products and raw materials, stabilization of wholesale and retail prices for meat and milk products, and in implementa tion of Decree of the President of 
Ukraine of 2 June 1994"On Urgent Measures to Provide Financing and Loans for the Formation of State Food Resources of 1994 - 19 95"and Resolution of the Supreme Rada of Ukraine of 17 June 
1994 "On the Overcoming of the Crisis in the Agro-Industrial Comple x. It was prescribed that from 1 July 1994 VAT on sales of a gricultural producers and meat packing and milk processing 
enterprises of all forms of ownership was to be credited to th is account and to be used within the limit of Krb 13.6 trillion f or support payments for m ilk, cattle and poultry that are sold for the state 
resources in amounts per one ton of the product. Amounts of suppor t payments for milk, cattle and poultry that were sold for th e state resources by agricultural pr oducers of all forms of ownership 
since 1 July until the end of 1994 were set in thousands Krb pe r ton: milk – 1,500, cattle (in live weight) – 4,650, pigs – 4,5 00, sheep – 3,700, poultry – 3,500. 
18 For calculations purposes, the official ex change rate of Krb (1994-1995) and Hrv (1996) to US$, set by the National Bank of Uk raine (an annual average), was used. Data were provided 
by the Currency Regulation De partment of the National Bank of Ukraine.  Thes e data are also listed on the NBU site (www.bank.go v.ua).   
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Page 14 Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year Measure 
type Applied 
admin. 
price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production Total 
price-
related 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(mUAH) Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(mUS$)18 Associated 
direct 
payments  
(in US$ 
mln.) Total direct 
payments 
(10=7+8)  
(in US$ 
mln.) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 8 8a 8b8 9 10 11 
1994     535.6  17.0  17.0 
1995     0.0  0.0  0.0 
1996      0.0 0.0  0.0 
av. 1994-96 Production-
related direct 
payments 
(fixed per unit 
subsidy)       5.7  5.7 
1994       17.0  17.0 
1995       0.0  0.0 
1996       0.0  0.0 Pigs 
av. 1994-96 Pigs subtotal 
      5.7  5.7 Consolidated year 
report of 
agricultural 
enterprises for 1994  
(MAIC, UAAS, 
"Ukrtsukor", State 
Committee on 
Fisheries) Form No. 
7 of AIC, note - par. 
4, p. 20 
1994     79.6  2.5  2.5 
1995     0.0  0.0  0.0 
1996      0.0 0.0  0.0 Sheep 
av. 1994-96 Production-
related direct 
payments 
(fixed per unit 
subsidy)       0.8  0.8 Consolidated year 
report of 
agricultural 
enterprises for 1994  
(MAIC, UAAS, 
"Ukrtsukor", State 
Committee on Fisheries) Form No. 
7 of AIC, note - par. 
4, p. 20 
1994     5984.0  190.1  190.1 
1995     0.0  0.0  0.0 
1996      0.0 0.0  0.0 Milk 
av. 1994-96 Production-
related direct 
payments 
(fixed per unit 
subsidy)       63.4  63.4 Consolidated year 
report of 
agricultural 
enterprises for 1994  
(MAIC, UAAS, 
"Ukrtsukor", State 
Committee on 
Fisheries) Form No. 
7 of AIC, note - par. 
4, p. 20 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  UKRAINE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar years 1994-1996 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Pr oduct-Specific AMS 
 
Description  
Calendar 
year Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(mUS$) Other 
products
pecific 
support 
(mUS$)19 Associated 
fees/ 
levies 
(mUS$) Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(7=4+5-6)  Market 
price 
support 
(Supp. 
Tab. 
DS:5) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supp.Tab. 
DS:6) Asso-
ciated 
fees 
/levies Product-
specific 
AMS 
(10=7+8+9)  Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 
1994 Benefits from interest-free 
advance payments to farms for 
state procurement20  265    Working 
table3 
1995   65.8     
1996   43.5     
av. 1994-96   125.0     
        
1994 Benefits from using advances 
that are not reimbursed by 
agricultural producers on time21 7.7    Working table 
4 
1995   7.3     
1996   18.2     
av. 1994-96   11.1     
        
1994  273.4 273.4 367.2 640.5  
1995  73.1 73.1 -67.2 5.9  
1996  61.7 61.7 -142.8 -81.1  1 Wheat 
av. 1994-96 Wheat Sub-Total 
 136.0 136.0 12.1 148.2  
                                                      
19 For calculations purposes, the official ex change rate of Krb (1994-1995) and Hrv (1996) to US$, set by the National Bank of Uk raine (an annual average), was used. Data were provided 
by the Currency Regulation Depart ment of the National Bank of Ukraine. These data are also listed on the NBU site (www.bank.gov .ua). 
20 Benefits from interest-free advance payments (1). The period for which advance payments have been provided, i.e. an average nu mber of months between payment and delivery of 
products (Column 8 of Working Table 3), is 6 months. The monthly average in terest rate of commercial banks in 1994, for instanc e, was 201.7 per cent (Column 9). Advance payments are interest-
free loans that were extended to agricultural producers for a pe riod of 6 months. The amount of the extended loans in national currency is presented in Column 7. Therefore, the benefits from 
interest-free advance payments are equal to: 
Benefits (1) = (Amount of Extended Loans х (( Commercial Interest Rate / 12) х 6) / 100) 
21 Benefits from using advances that are not reimbursed to the State on time (2). Agricultural producers in every one of the year s of the base period did not reimburse on time advances for 
purchases of products under the state order or  state contracts. Therefore, the amount of  the advances that have not been reimbu rsed on time is considered to be  an interest-free loan. Amounts of 
advances made with the help of budgetary loans that have not been reimbursed on time are calculated on the basis of the data of  consolidated annual accounting re ports of agricultural producers. 
According to our estimates, the average period of such  benefits is 12 (Column 6 of Working Table 4).  
Benefits (2) = (Amount of Adva nces that have no t been reimbursed to the State on time х ((Commercial Interest Rate / 12) х 12) / 100   
 WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1/Rev.8 
Page 16 
Description  
Calendar 
year Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(mUS$) Other 
products
pecific 
support 
(mUS$)19 Associated 
fees/ 
levies 
(mUS$) Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(7=4+5-6)  Market 
price 
support 
(Supp. 
Tab. 
DS:5) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supp.Tab. 
DS:6) Asso-
ciated 
fees 
/levies Product-
specific 
AMS 
(10=7+8+9)  Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 
1994 Benefits from interest-free 
advance payments to farms for 
state procurement  88.9    Working 
table3 
1995   8.4     
1996   4.2     
av. 1994-96   33.8     
        
1994 Benefits from using advances 
that are not reimbursed by 
agricultural producers on time  2.6    Working table 
4 
1995   0.9     
1996   1.8     
av. 1994-96   1.8     
        
1994  91.5 91.5 94.9 186.4  
1995  9.3 9.3 18.0 27.4  
1996  5.9 5.9 12.8 18.7  2 Barley 
av. 1994-96 Barley Sub-Total 
 35.6 35.6 44.8 80.4  
1994 Benefits from interest-free 
advance payments to farms for 
state procurement  21.9    Working 
table3 
1995   7.2     
1996   4.0     
av. 1994-96   11.0     
        
1994 Benefits from using advances 
that are not reimbursed by 
agricultural producers on time  1.8    Working table 
4 
1995   0.0     
1996   0.6     
av. 1994-96   0.8     
        
1994  23.7 23.7 31.9 55.6  
1995  7.2 7.2 12.1 19.3  
1996  4.6 4.6 10.6 15.1  3 Rye 
av. 1994-96 Rye Sub-Total 
 11.8 11.8 17.5 29.4   
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Calendar 
year Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(mUS$) Other 
products
pecific 
support 
(mUS$)19 Associated 
fees/ 
levies 
(mUS$) Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(7=4+5-6)  Market 
price 
support 
(Supp. 
Tab. 
DS:5) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supp.Tab. 
DS:6) Asso-
ciated 
fees 
/levies Product-
specific 
AMS 
(10=7+8+9)  Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 
1994 Benefits from interest-free 
advance payments to farms for 
state procurement  1.8    Working 
table3 
1995   1.0     
1996   0.2     
av. 1994-96   1.0     
        
1994 Benefits from using advances 
that are not reimbursed by 
agricultural producers on time  0.1    Working table 
4 
1995   0.1     
1996   0.1     
av. 1994-96   0.1     
        
1994  1.9 1.9 -8.8 -6.9  
1995  1.1 1.1 -1.4 -0.3  
1996  0.3 0.3 0.6 0.9   4 Millet 
av. 1994-96 Millet Sub-Total 
 1.1 1.1 -0.5 0.5  
1994 Benefits from interest-free 
advance payments to farms for 
state procurement  27.0    Working 
table3 
1995   3.9     
1996   1.9     
av. 1994-96   10.9     
        
1994 Benefits from using advances 
that are not reimbursed by 
agricultural producers on time  0.8    Working table 
4 
1995   0.4     
1996   0.8     
av. 1994-96   0.7     
        
1994  27.8 27.8 34.6 62.3  
1995  4.3 4.3 4.8 9.2  
1996  2.7 2.7 8.3 11.0  5 Maize 
av. 1994-96 Maize Sub-Total 
 11.6 11.6 14.5 26.1   
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Description  
Calendar 
year Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(mUS$) Other 
products
pecific 
support 
(mUS$)19 Associated 
fees/ 
levies 
(mUS$) Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(7=4+5-6)  Market 
price 
support 
(Supp. 
Tab. 
DS:5) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supp.Tab. 
DS:6) Asso-
ciated 
fees 
/levies Product-
specific 
AMS 
(10=7+8+9)  Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 
1994 Benefits from interest-free 
advance payments to farms for 
state procurement  8.0    Working 
table3 
1995   1.2     
1996   0.4     
av. 1994-96   3.2     
        
1994 Benefits from using advances 
that are not reimbursed by 
agricultural producers on time  0.2    Working table 
4 
1995   0.1     
1996   0.1     
av. 1994-96   0.2     
        
1994  8.2 8.2 16.8 25.1  
1995  1.3 1.3 3.7 5.0  
1996  0.5 0.5 1.2 1.7  6 Oats 
av. 1994-96 Oats Sub-Total 
 3.3 3.3 6.2 9.6  
1994 Benefits from interest-free 
advance payments to farms for 
state procurement  6.8    Working 
table3 
1995   1.4     
1996   0.9     
av. 1994-96   3.0     
        
1994 Benefits from using advances 
that are not reimbursed by 
agricultural producers on time  0.2    Working table 
4 
1995   0.2     
1996   0.4     
av. 1994-96   0.2     
        
1994  7.0 7.0 -31.8 -24.8  
1995  1.6 1.6 -0.4 1.2  
1996  1.2 1.2 1.2 2.5  7 Buckwheat 
av. 1994-96 Buckwheat Sub-Total 
 3.3 3.3 1.4 4.7   
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 Page 19Description  
Calendar 
year Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(mUS$) Other 
products
pecific 
support 
(mUS$)19 Associated 
fees/ 
levies 
(mUS$) Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(7=4+5-6)  Market 
price 
support 
(Supp. 
Tab. 
DS:5) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supp.Tab. 
DS:6) Asso-
ciated 
fees 
/levies Product-
specific 
AMS 
(10=7+8+9)  Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 
1994 Benefits from interest-free 
advance payments to farms for 
state procurement  2.5    Working 
table3 
1995   1.1     
1996   0.6     
av. 1994-96   1.4     
        
1994 Benefits from using advances 
that are not reimbursed by 
agricultural producers on time  0.1    Working table 
4 
1995   0.1     
1996   0.3     
av. 1994-96   0.2     
        
1994  2.6 2.6 -1.4 1.1  
1995  1.2 1.2 -2.8 -1.6  
1996  0.9 0.9 -0.7 0.2  8 Rice 
av. 1994-96 Rice Sub-Total 
 1.6 1.6 -1.6 -0.1  
1994 Benefits from interest-free 
advance payments to farms for 
state procurement  17.6    Working 
table3 
1995   1.4     
1996   1.1     
av. 1994-96   6.7     
        
1994 Benefits from using advances 
that are not reimbursed by 
agricultural producers on time  0.5    Working table 
4 
1995   0.2     
1996   0.5     
av. 1994-96   0.4     
        
1994  18.1 18.1 -13.0 5.1  
1995  1.5 1.5 0.7 2.2  
1996  1.5 1.5 1.0 2.5  9 Pulses 
av. 1994-96 Pulses Sub-Total 
 7.1 7.1 0.1 7.2   
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Page 20 
Description  
Calendar 
year Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(mUS$) Other 
products
pecific 
support 
(mUS$)19 Associated 
fees/ 
levies 
(mUS$) Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(7=4+5-6)  Market 
price 
support 
(Supp. 
Tab. 
DS:5) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supp.Tab. 
DS:6) Asso-
ciated 
fees 
/levies Product-
specific 
AMS 
(10=7+8+9)  Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 
1994 Benefits from interest-free 
advance payments to farms for 
state procurement  24.0    Working 
table3 
1995   0.0     
1996   0.0     
av. 1994-96   8.0     
        
1994 Benefits from using advances 
that are not reimbursed by 
agricultural producers on time  0.7    Working table 
4 
1995   0.0     
1996   0.0     
av. 1994-96   0.2     
        
1994  24.7 24.7 14.2 38.9  
1995  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1996  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  10 Sunflower 
seed 
av. 1994-96 Sunflower Sub-Total 
 8.2 8.2 4.7 13.0  
1994     140.9 140.9  
1995     0.0 0.0  
1996     0.0 0.0  11 Sugar beets 
av. 1994-96     47.0 47.0  
1994     -274.6 109.6 -165.1  
1995     0.0 0.0 0.0  
1996     0.0 0.0 0.0  12 Cattle 
in live weight 
av. 1994-96     -91.5 36.5 -55.0  
1994     -8.0 17.0 9.0  
1995     0.0 0.0 0.0  
1996     0.0 0.0 0.0  13 Pigs 
in live weight 
av. 1994-96     -2.7 5.7 3.0  
1994     -61.5 4.8 -56.7  
1995     0.0 0.0 0.0  
1996     0.0 0.0 0.0  14 Poultry 
in live weight 
av. 1994-96     -20.5 1.6 -18.9   
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 Page 21Description  
Calendar 
year Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(mUS$) Other 
products
pecific 
support 
(mUS$)19 Associated 
fees/ 
levies 
(mUS$) Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(7=4+5-6)  Market 
price 
support 
(Supp. 
Tab. 
DS:5) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supp.Tab. 
DS:6) Asso-
ciated 
fees 
/levies Product-
specific 
AMS 
(10=7+8+9)  Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 
1994     336.2 190.1 526.3  
1995     0.0 0.0 0.0  
1996     0.0 0.0 0.0  15 Milk 
av. 1994-96     112.1 63.4 175.4  
1994     31.5 31.5  
1995     0.0 0.0  
1996     0.0 0.0  16 Eggs 
av. 1994-96     10.5 10.5  
1994     18.6 2.5 21.1  
1995     0.0 0.0 0.0  
1996     0.0 0.0 0.0  17 Wool (in 
scoured fibre 
equivalent) 
av. 1994-96     6.2 0.8 7.0  
  
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Page 22 Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  UKRAINE 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar years 1994-1996 (Base Period) 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
1994:  Krb/ US$31,700 – 1995:Krb/US$147,307 – 1996: Hrv/US$1.829  
Measure type Calendar 
year Non-product-specific budgetary 
outlays  Non-product-specific budgetary 
outlays  Associated 
fees/levies) Total non-
product-specific 
(6=3c+4c-5c)22 Data sources 
2a 2b 4 5 
b Krb m UAH m US$ b Krb m 
UAH m US$ m US$ m US$ 6 1 2 
3a 3b 3c 4a 4b 4c 5 6 7 
1994  5,666.3  178.7   09/01, da ted 21 October 1994, dated 
3 November 1994, dated 23 December 
1994 
1995  27,968.9  189.9   MOE order No. 16 dated 
7 February 1995, No. 2 dated 7 March 
1995, 
1996   401.0 219.2   No. 62 dated 21 April 1995 1. Preferential price for 
electricity used for 
production purposes in 
agriculture23 
av. 1994-6    196.0  196.0 Ministry of Energy report for Q1–2 and 
Q3–4 of 1996 
1994  0.0  0.0    
1995  8,256.0  56.0   Data fro m commercial banks and Tax 
Administration  
1996   0.0 0.0    2. Cancellation of interest on 
commercial bank 
agricultural loans 
av. 1994-96    18.7  18.7  
                                                      
22 For calculations purposes, the official ex change rate of Krb (1994-1995) and Hrv (1996) to US$, set by the National Bank of Uk raine (an annual average), was used. Data were provided 
by the Currency Regulation Depart ment of the National Bank of Ukraine. These data are also listed on the NBU site (www.bank.gov .ua). 
23 The measure "Preferential Prices for Elec tricity used for Production Purposes in Ag riculture"(p. 1) reflects the amount of ben efits for agricultural producers from lower rates for 
electrical power used by them  for production purposes in 1994-1996, as compared with the consumer rates. Amounts of electrical power delivered to agricultural producers (thou. kWatt-hour) 
multiplied by a difference in the rates are equal to the amount of  benefits for agricultural producers from lower rates for ele ctrical power.   
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 Page 23Measure type Calendar 
year Non-product-specific budgetary 
outlays  Non-product-specific budgetary 
outlays  Associated 
fees/levies) Total non-
product-specific 
(6=3c+4c-5c)22 Data sources 
2a 2b 4 5 
b Krb m UAH m US$ b Krb m 
UAH m US$ m US$ m US$ 6 1 2 
3a 3b 3c 4a 4b 4c 5 6 7 
1994 19.5  0.6      Report on use of funds assigned from the 
budget, Form No. 9 and report on 
institution expenditures, 
1995 461.0  3.1       
1996  2.4 1.3       3. Partial reimbursement of 
agricultural producers' 
expenditures on bank loan 
interest (up to 50 per 
cent)24 
av. 1994-96   1.7     1.7  
1994 646.0  20.4      Report on use of funds assigned from the 
budget, Form No. 9 and report on 
institution expenditures, 
1995 856.0  5.8       
1996  38.0 20.8       4. Partial reimbursement to 
producers for purchases of 
elite seeds25 
av. 1994-96   15.7     15.7 Form No. 2, for the corresponding year by 
MAIC  
1994 600.0  18.9      Report on use of funds assigned from the 
budget, Form No. 9 and report on institution expenditures, 
1995 4,500.0  30.5       
1996  48.6 26.6       5. State Program for Selection 
in Stock-Breeding26 
av. 1994-96   25.3     25.3 Form No. 2, for the corresponding year by 
MAIC on institution expenditures, 
                                                      
24"Partial Reimbursement of Agricultural Producers Expenditures on Ba nk Loan Interest"(p.3) relates to reimbursements with budget ary funds of the difference between the privileged 
interest rate and the commercial interest rate for loans extended by commercial banks to agricultural enterprises. 
25"Partial Reimbursement to Producers for Purchases of Elite Seeds" (p. 4) relates to the state program of selection in plant gro wing, which is funded with budgetary funds.  Funding is 
provided pursuant to Law of Ukraine No. 3690 "On Seeds" of 15 D ecember 1993.  Budgetary outlays are used to partially reimburse  agricultural producers for quality-related costs within their 
purchases of elite seeds. 
26 The state program of selection in stock raising is funded pursu ant to Law of Ukraine # 3691"On livestock breeding" of 15 Decem ber 1993.  Budgetary outlays are used to partially 
reimburse expenses connected wi th the improvement of genetic potential of cat tle and poultry, creation of the domestic pedigree  pool, and bio-technological herd methods.   
 WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1/Rev.8 
Page 24 Measure type Calendar 
year Non-product-specific budgetary 
outlays  Non-product-specific budgetary 
outlays  Associated 
fees/levies) Total non-
product-specific 
(6=3c+4c-5c)22 Data sources 
2a 2b 4 5 
b Krb m UAH m US$ b Krb m 
UAH m US$ m US$ m US$ 6 1 2 
3a 3b 3c 4a 4b 4c 5 6 7 
1994 410.0  12.9       
1995 2,040.0  13.8       
1996  38.0 20.8       6. Payments for fundamental 
soil improvement27 
av. 1994-96   15.9     15.9 Form No. 2, for the corresponding year by 
MAIC year ( note p. 6)" was used 
1994    0.0  0.0    
1995    39.6  0.3    
1996     0.2 0.1    7. Benefits from returnable 
financial assistance non-
reimbursed28 
av. 1994-96      0.1  0.1  
1994    42,593.0  1343.6   For calculation "Consolidated year report 
of enterprises, collective agricultural 
enterprises, sovkhozes, inter-enterprise 
farms for the corresponding year ( note p. 
6)" was used 
1995    32,658.0  221.7    
1996     291.4 159.3    
av. 1994-96      574.9  574.9  
          
1994          
1995          8. Benefits from budgetary 
loan for purchases of ag. 
produce, non-reimbursed 
1996          
Total by all types of support av. 1994-96        848.2  
 
                                                      
27 The measure "Payments for Fundamental Soil Improvement"(p. 6) re lates to payments for activitie s concerned with fundamental so il improvement that are also financed with budgetary 
funds. The program called" Chemical  Melioration of Soils in Ukraine" is part of  the fundamental soil im provement activities (gy psuming, liming of soils), which is  aimed at the increasing yields. 
28 In the course of revision of the tables (as of 20 October 2000), Ukraine made calculations of  benefits both from using non-rei mbursed financial assistance as interest-free loans and 
budgetary loans for purchases of agricultural produce, which were received by agricultural producer s, in the tables for the bas e period. Therefore, in the new version of the Tables for the base period 
1994 to 1996 the amount of returnable financial assistance non-re imbursed (page 7) and the amount of budgetary loans for purcha ses of agricultural produce, non-reimbursed (page 8), were 
substituted accordingly for the amount of benefits from using these non-reimbursed amounts as interest-free loans.   
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 Page 25EXPORT SUBSIDIES 
 
 Ukraine does not apply and does not undertake to apply in the fu ture the export subsidies in agri culture determined by Paragra ph 1, sub-paragraph a) – f) 
of Article 9, Part V of the Agreement on Ag riculture (Table ES:1 is attached below). 
 Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES 
BASE PERIOD:  calendar years 1994-1996 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity 
 
Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies Sales of stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal 
transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific export 
subsidies Quantity of 
subsidised 
exports Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
All agricultural 
products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ministry of Agricultural 
Policy of Ukraine  
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Page 26 Working Table 1 
VALUE OF UKRAINIAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 1994-1996 
Exchange rates 1994 - 31,700;  1995 - 147,307;  1 996 - 1,829;  Krb/$ (1994, 1995), UAH/$ (1996) 
 
Product description Calendar year Production 
thousand tons Price Krb/t Price UAH/t Price US$/t29 Value UD$ mln. 
(1x4)/1000 Comments 
  130 231 332 433 534 6 
1. Wheat 1994 13,857 2,650.36  83.6 1,158.5  
 1995 16,273 8,386.64  56.9 926.5  
 1996 13,547  168.83 92.3 1,250.5  
 av. 94-96 14,559   77.6 1,111.8  
2. Barley 1994 14,509 1,413  44.6 646.7  
 1995 9,633 5,255.18  35.7 343.7  
 1996 5,726  123.48 67.5 386.6  
 av. 94-96 9,956   49.3 459.0  
3. Rye 1994 941 3,783.6  119.4 112.3  
 1995 1,208 12,332  83.7 101.1  
 1996 1,094  194.58 106.4 116.4  
 av. 94-96 1,081   103.2 109.9  
4. Millet 1994 158 2,209.19  69.7 11.0  
 1995 268 12,204.9  82.9 22.2  
 1996 115  202.6 110.8 12.7  
 av. 94-96 180   87.8 15.3  
5. Maize 1994 1,539 8,120.66  256.2 394.2  
 1995 3,392 13,445.2  91.3 309.6  
 1996 1,837  248.12 135.7 249.2  
 av. 94-96 2,256   161.0 317.7  
6. Oats 1994 1,385 1,863.94  58.8 81.4  
 1995 1,116 8,385.34  56.9 63.5  
 1996 731  122.27 66.9 48.9  
                                                      
29  For calculation purposes, the official exchange rate of Ukrainian Karbovanets is used (1994-1995) and Hryvnia (1996) to the U S dollar, set by the National Bank of 
Ukraine (an annual average) was used. The Currency Regulation Depa rtment of the National Bank of Ukraine provided the data. The se data are also listed on the Nbu site 
(www.bank.gov.ua). 
30 Statistical annual directory of Ukraine for 1994-1996, "Consolidated areas, yield and gross output of crop production", "Produ ction of animal husbandry products" - 
statistical annual reports of the St ate Statistics Committee of Ukraine 
31 Agricultural product sales by public sector enterprises for 1994-1995 
32 Agricultural product sales by public sector enterprises for 1996 
33 calculation 
34 calculation  
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 Page 27Product description Calendar year Production 
thousand tons Price Krb/t Price UAH/t Price US$/t29 Value UD$ mln. 
(1x4)/1000 Comments 
  130 231 332 433 534 6 
 av. 94-96 1,077   60.9 64.6  
7. Buckwheat 1994 342 4,562.94  143.9 49.2  
 1995 341 21,573.8  146.5 49.9  
 1996 301  344.84 188.5 56.8  
 av. 94-96 328   159.6 52.0  
8. Rice 1994 79 6,572.7  207.3 16.4  
 1995 80 28,835  195.7 15.7  
 1996 82  476.9 260.7 21.4  
 av. 94-96 80   221.3 17.8  
9. Pulses 1994 2,636 2,310.91  72.9 192.2  
 1995 1,570 11,274.4  76.5 120.2  
 1996 1,122  233.43 127.6 143.2  
 av. 94-96 1,776   92.4 151.8  
10. Sunflower seeds 1994 1,569 5,517.36  174.0 273.1  
 1995 2,860 22,594.1  153.4 438.7  
 1996 2,123  265.04 144.9 307.6  
 av. 94-96 2,184   157.4 339.8  
11. Sugar beets 1994 28,138 1,093  34.5 970.2  
 1995 29,650 4,066.47  27.6 818.5  
 1996 23,009  64.63 35.3 813.1  
 av. 94-96 26,932   32.5 867.2  
12. Cattle in live weight 1994 2,361.9 12,026.8  379.4 896.1  
 1995 2,005.8 51,301.2  348,3 698.5  
 1996 1,819.5  832.11 455.0 827.8  
 av. 94-96 2,062.4   394.2 807.5  
13. Pigs in live weight 1994 1,245.3 19,185.7  605.2 753.7  
 1995 1,117.6 86,891  589.9 659.2  
 1996 1,117.6  1,436.6 785.5 877.8  
 av. 94-96 1,160.2   660.2 763.6  
14. Poultry in live weight 1994 361.3 24,889.7  785.2 283.7  
 1995 319.8 112,695  765.0 244.7  
 1996 293.5  1,771.4 968.5 284.3  
 av. 94-96 324.9   839.6 270.9  
15. Milk 1994 18,138 2,483.77  78.4 1,421.2  
 1995 17,274 12,467.4  84.6 1,462.0  
 1996 15,821  191.46 104.7 1,656.1  
 av. 94-96 17,078   89.2 1,513.1   
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Page 28 Product description Calendar year Production 
thousand tons Price Krb/t Price UAH/t Price US$/t29 Value UD$ mln. 
(1x4)/1000 Comments 
  130 231 332 433 534 6 
16. Eggs, millions 1994 10,154 1,797.3  56.7 575.7  
 1995 9,404 7,163.94  48.6 457.3  
 1996 8,763  115.1 62.9 551.5  
 av. 94-96 9,440   56.1 528.2  
17. Wool (in scoured fibre 
equivalent) 1994 19 156,697  4,943.1 93.9  
 1995 14 175,557  1,191.8 16.7  
 1996 9  2,136 1,167.9 10.5  
 av. 94-96 14   2,434.3 40.4  
        
 1994     7,929.6  
 1995     9,295.5  
 1996     7,614.2  
All supported products av. 94-96     8,279.8  
Other agricultural products 1994     3,536.1  
 1995     4,778.3  
 1996     7,009.0  
 av. 94-96     5,107.8  
All agricultural products 1994  363,460   11,465.6  
 1995  1,697,901   11,526.3  
 1996   26,746  14,623.3  
 av. 94-96     12,538.4  
 
 
  
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CALCULATIONS OF (FIXED, BASE PERIOD) EXTERNAL REFERENCE PRICES (UKRAINE)  
 
f.o.b. price at 
Ukrainian 
border (basis 
export port – 
port Odesa)  
(US$/ton) or 
c.i.f. price at 
Ukrainian 
border  
(US$/ton) MINUS/PLUS 
storage and 
handling charges 
and elevator/ 
processing plant 
services (US$/t)MINUS/PLUS 
rail freight 
charges (farm or 
factory to export 
point)  (US$/t) MINUS/PLUS 
railroad fees     
(US$/t) MINUS/PLUS 
port fees        
(US$/t) MINUS/PLUS 
customs fees 
(US$/t) Total 
adjustments 
(2+3+4+5+6) 
(US$/t) EQUALS  
adjusted external 
reference price   
(1+/-7=8)       
(US$/t) EQUALS  
adjusted external 
reference price  
(US$/t), for  
sugar in 
conversion on 
sugarbeets, 
cattle and 
poultry in live 
weight 
equivalent Product description Calendar Year
135 236 337 438 539 640 7 8 9 
1994 75 16.5 2.97 1.47 5.9 0.11 26.95 48  
1995 128 16.1 7.68 4.3 5.53 0.19 33.8 94  
1996 201 15.3 12.32 6.4 4.8 0.3 39.12 162  1. Wheat 
export product 
av. 94-96 135 16.0 7.7 4.1 5.4 0.2 33.3 102  
1994 59 16.5 2.61 1.47 5.9 0.09 26.57 32  
1995 68 16.1 6.16 4.3 5.53 0.1 32.19 36  
1996 103 15.3 9.18 6.4 4.8 0.15 35.83 67  2. Barley 
export product 
av. 94-96 77 16.0 6.0 4.1 5.4 0.1 31.5 45  
1994 75 16.5 3.33 1.47 5.9 0.11 27.31 48  
1995 94 16.1 9.72 4.3 5.53 0.14 35.79 58  
1996 122 15.3 14.49 6.4 4.8 0.18 41.17 81  3. Rye 
export product 
av. 94-96 97 16.0 9.2 4.1 5.4 0.1 34.8 62  
                                                      
35 State Customs Service of Ukraine statisti cal data regarding import and export transactions in agricultural products (group 1-2 4 of the "TN ZED" (Trade Nomenclature 
of  Foreign Trade)) based on cargo customs declarations for 1994-96 
36 data from reports of the Khlib Ukrainy SJSC and various associations 
37 1) Price list No. 10-01 "Tariffs for rail freight service" 2) Tariff instruction No. 1 of the Ministry of Communication Lines of the USSR (part 1 and 2), approved by the 
Resolution of the State Committee of the USSR for Prices No. 328 dated 31 March 1989, valid from 1 January 1990. Printed by Pre iskurantizdat (Moscow 1989) 3) Order of the 
Ministry of Transport of Ukraine No. 345 "On increasing rail freight tariffs in Ukraine" dated 31 October 1996 4) Ministry of E conomy materials 
38 1) Price list No. 10-01 "Tariffs for rail freight service" 2) Tariff instruction No. 1 of the Ministry of Communication Lines of the USSR (part 1 and 2), approved by the 
Resolution of the State Committee of the USSR for Prices No. 328 dated 31 March 1989, valid from 1 January 1990. Printed by Pre iskurantizdat (Moscow 1989) 3) Order of the 
Ministry of Transport of Ukraine No. 345 "On increasing rail freight tariffs in Ukraine" dated 31 October 1996 4) Ministry of E conomy materials 
39 1) Order of the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine No. 392 "On approval of the tariff directory for works and services provided to cargo owners by sea-ports of 
Ukraine" dated 31 October 1995 2) Order of the Ministry of transport of Ukraine No. 215 "On amending the tariff directory for w orks and services provided to cargo owners by 
sea-ports of Ukraine" dated 27 June 1996 3) Ministry of Economy materials 
40 1) CMU Resolution No. 133 "On changing customs fee rates" dated 2 March 1994 2) Order of the State Customs Committee of Ukrain e No. 323 "On improving the 
customs fees collection procedure" dated 17 July 1995  
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Page 30 f.o.b. price at 
Ukrainian 
border (basis 
export port – 
port Odesa)  
(US$/ton) or 
c.i.f. price at 
Ukrainian 
border  
(US$/ton) MINUS/PLUS 
storage and 
handling charges 
and elevator/ 
processing plant 
services (US$/t)MINUS/PLUS 
rail freight 
charges (farm or 
factory to export 
point)  (US$/t) MINUS/PLUS 
railroad fees     
(US$/t) MINUS/PLUS 
port fees        
(US$/t) MINUS/PLUS 
customs fees 
(US$/t) Total 
adjustments 
(2+3+4+5+6) 
(US$/t) EQUALS  
adjusted external 
reference price   
(1+/-7=8)       
(US$/t) EQUALS  
adjusted external 
reference price  
(US$/t), for  
sugar in 
conversion on 
sugarbeets, 
cattle and 
poultry in live 
weight 
equivalent Product description Calendar Year
135 236 337 438 539 640 7 8 9 
1994 255 16.5 2.88 1.47 5.9 0.38 27.13 228  
1995 161 16.1 9.04 4.3 5.53 0.24 35.21 126  
1996 132 15.3 12.92 6.4 4.8 0.2 39.62 92  4. Millet 
export product 
av. 94-96 151 16.0 8.3 4.1 5.4 0.3 34.0 117  
1994 196 16.5 2.73 1.47 5.9 0.29 26.89 169  
1995 140 16.1 8.42 4.3 5.53 0.21 34.56 105  
1996 171 15.3 12.32 6.4 4.8 0.26 39.08 132  5. Maize 
export product 
av. 94-96 169 16.0 7.8 4.1 5.4 0.3 33.5 135  
1994 33 16.5 3.1 1.47 5.9 0.05 27.02 6  
1995 58 16.1 9.1 4.3 5.53 0.09 35.12 23  
1996 88 15.3 14 6.4 4.8 0.13 40.63 47  6. Oats 
export product 
av. 94-96 59 16.0 8.7 4.1 5.4 0.1 34.3 25  
1994 482 16.5 2.96 1.47 5.9 0.72 27.55 454  
1995 235 16.1 8.97 4.3 5.53 0.66 35.56 199  
1996 252 15.3 13.42 6.4 4.8 0.38 40.3 212  7. Buckwheat 
export product 
av. 94-96 206 16.0 8.5 4.1 5.4 0.6 34.5 172  
1994 267 0 3 1.47 5.9 0.4 10.77 278  
1995 329 0 8 4.3 5.53 0.49 18.32 347  
1996 332 0 11 6.4 4.8 0.5 22.7 355  8. Rice 
import product 
av. 94-96 309 0.0 7.3 4.1 5.4 0.5 17.3 326  
1994 126 16.5 2.87 1.47 5.9 0.19 26.93 99  
1995 122 16.1 8.4 4.3 5.53 0.18 34.51 87  
1996 174 15.3 12.98 6.4 4.8 0.26 39.74 134  9. Pulses 
export product 
av. 94-96 141 16.0 8.1 4.1 5.4 0.2 33.7 107  
1994 210 24.5 2.02 1.46 18.1 0.31 46.39 164  
1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  10. Sunflower seed 
export product 
av. 94-96 210 24.5 2.0 1.5 18.1 0.3 46.4 164  
1994 337 42 9 1.87 25.5 21 99.37 238 27.3 
1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11. Sugar  
export product 
av. 94-96 337 42.0 9.0 1.9 25.5 21.0 99.4 238 27  
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 Page 31f.o.b. price at 
Ukrainian 
border (basis 
export port – 
port Odesa)  
(US$/ton) or 
c.i.f. price at 
Ukrainian 
border  
(US$/ton) MINUS/PLUS 
storage and 
handling charges 
and elevator/ 
processing plant 
services (US$/t)MINUS/PLUS 
rail freight 
charges (farm or 
factory to export 
point)  (US$/t) MINUS/PLUS 
railroad fees     
(US$/t) MINUS/PLUS 
port fees        
(US$/t) MINUS/PLUS 
customs fees 
(US$/t) Total 
adjustments 
(2+3+4+5+6) 
(US$/t) EQUALS  
adjusted external 
reference price   
(1+/-7=8)       
(US$/t) EQUALS  
adjusted external 
reference price  
(US$/t), for  
sugar in 
conversion on 
sugarbeets, 
cattle and 
poultry in live 
weight 
equivalent Product description Calendar Year
135 236 337 438 539 640 7 8 9 
1994 1,375 77 12.98 3.39 22. 16 2.06 117.59 1,257 589.7 
1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12. Cattle 
beef in carcass 
weight 
export product av. 94-96 1,375 77.0 13.0 3. 4 22.2 2.1 117.6 1,257 590  
 WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1/Rev.8 
Page 32 f.o.b. price at 
Ukrainian 
border (basis 
export port – 
port Odesa)  
(US$/ton) or 
c.i.f. price at 
Ukrainian 
border  
(US$/ton) MINUS/PLUS 
storage and 
handling charges 
and elevator/ 
processing plant 
services (US$/t)MINUS/PLUS 
rail freight 
charges (farm or 
factory to export 
point)  (US$/t) MINUS/PLUS 
railroad fees     
(US$/t) MINUS/PLUS 
port fees        
(US$/t) MINUS/PLUS 
customs fees 
(US$/t) Total 
adjustments 
(2+3+4+5+6) 
(US$/t) EQUALS  
adjusted external 
reference price   
(1+/-7=8)       
(US$/t) EQUALS  
adjusted external 
reference price  
(US$/t), for  
sugar in 
conversion on 
sugarbeets, 
cattle and 
poultry in live 
weight 
equivalent Product description Calendar Year
135 236 337 438 539 640 7 8 9 
1994 1,398 116 13 3.39 22.16 2.09 156.64 1,241 726.2 
1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.  Pigs 
pork in carcass 
weight 
export product av. 94-96 1398 116.0 13.0 3.4 22.2 2.1 156.6 1,241 726 
1994 1645 388 13.04 3.39 22.26 2.47 429.16 2,074 1659 
1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.  Poultry 
poultry in  
carcass weight 
import product av. 94-96 1645 388.0 13.0 3.4 22.3 2.5 429.2 2,074 1659 
1994 89 5 13.03 2.08 32 0.41 52.52 36  
1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  15.  Milk 
export product 
av. 94-96 89 5.0 13.0 2.1 32.0 0.4 52.5 36  
1994 680 0 12.94 2.41 32 1.02 48.37 632  
1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  16.  Eggs, tons 
export product 
av. 94-96 680 0.0 12.9 2.4 32.0 1.0 48.4 632  
1994 1,590 0 1.82 2.04 23.27 2.38 29.51 1,620  
1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  17. Wool  
(in scoured fibre 
equivalent) 
import product av. 94-96 1,590 0.0 1.8 2.0 23.3 2.4 29.5 1,620  
  
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CALCULATION OF PRODUCT-SPECIFIC STATE PROCUREMENT BENEFITS  
(Benefits from interest-free advance payments to farms for state procurement)  
 
Products Сalendar 
Year Units of 
measurement Actual state 
contract 
procurements, 
1,000 t Purchasing price, 
UAH/t Value of 
procurements, 
mln UAH Advanced 
payment value, 
mln UAH Average amount 
of months 
between payment 
and product 
delivery Average 
commercial 
interest rate on 
loans, % Interest-free 
advance payment 
benefit, mln. 
UAH Interest-free 
advance payment 
benefit (mln. 
US$)41 
1 2 3 442 543 6 744 8 945 10 11 
1994 b Krb. 5,250.0 3740.1 19,635. 5 8351.3 6.0 201.7 8,422.3 265.7 
1995 b Krb. 4,102.0 11,421.1 46,849. 4 18,070.3 6.0 107.1 9,676.7 65.8 
1996 m Hrv. 3,278.0 216.4 709. 4 206.6 6.0 77.0 79.5 43.5 1 Wheat 
94-96         125.0 
1994 b Krb. 3,463.0 1,897.1 6,569. 7 2,794.2 6.0 201.7 2,817.9 88.9 
1995 b Krb. 625.0 9,581.8 5,988.6 2,309.9 6.0 107.1 1,236.9 8.4 
1996 m Hrv. 365.0 187.0 68.3 19.9 6.0 77.0 7.7 4.2 2 Barley 
94-96         33.8 
1994 b Krb. 401.8 4,030.3 1,619. 4 688.7 6.0 201.7 694.6 21.9 
1995 b Krb. 384.0 13,386.6 5,140.5 1,982.7 6.0 107.1 1,061.8 7.2 
1996 m Hrv. 306.0 210.9 64.5 18.8 6.0 77.0 7.2 4.0 3 Rye 
94-96         11.0 
1994 b Krb. 57.0 2,332.5 133. 0 56.5 6.0 201.7 57.0 1.8 
1995 b Krb. 48.0 14,189.1 681. 1 262.7 6.0 107.1 140.7 1.0 
1996 m Hrv. 13.0 258.0 3.4 1.0 6.0 77.0 0.4 0.2 4 Millet 
94-96         1.0 
1994 b Krb. 168.0 11,880.2 1,995. 9 848.9 6.0 201.7 856.1 27.0 
1995 b Krb. 129.0 21,562.0 2,781. 5 1,072.9 6.0 107.1 574.5 3.9 
1996 m Hrv. 66.0 470.0 31.0 9.0 6.0 77.0 3.5 1.9 5 Maize 
94-96         10.9 
                                                      
41 For calculations purposes, the official ex change rate of Krb (1994-1995) and Hrv (1996) to US$, set by the National Bank of Uk raine (an annual average), was used. Data were provided 
by the Currency Regulation Depart ment of the National Bank of Ukraine. These data are also listed on the NBU site (www.bank.gov .ua). 
42 from "Agricultural product sales by the public sector farms in 1994-96" 
43 from "Agricultural product sales by the public sector farms in 1994-96" 
44 Consolidated year report of enterprise s (organizations), collective agricultural en terprises, sovkhozes, inter-enterprise farm s for the corresponding year, note p. 6, 
grouped according to state procurement value 
45 National Bank of Ukraine Bulletin  
 WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1/Rev.8 
Page 34 
Products Сalendar 
Year Units of 
measurement Actual state 
contract 
procurements, 
1,000 t Purchasing price, 
UAH/t Value of 
procurements, 
mln UAH Advanced 
payment value, 
mln UAH Average amount 
of months 
between payment 
and product 
delivery Average 
commercial 
interest rate on 
loans, % Interest-free 
advance payment 
benefit, mln. 
UAH Interest-free 
advance payment 
benefit (mln. 
US$)41 
1 2 3 442 543 6 744 8 945 10 11 
1994 b Krb. 301.0 1,963.0 590. 9 251.3 6.0 201.7 253.4 8.0 
1995 b Krb. 79.0 10,560.3 834. 3 321.8 6.0 107.1 172.3 1.2 
1996 m Hrv. 48.0 131.8 6.3 1.8 6.0 77.0 0.7 0.4 6 Oats 
94-96         3.2 
1994 b Krb. 105.0 4,796.0 503. 6 214.2 6.0 201.7 216.0 6.8 
1995 b Krb. 37.0 27,617.0 1,021. 8 394.1 6.0 107.1 211.1 1.4 
1996 m Hrv. 31.0 459.6 14.2 4.1 6.0 77.0 1.6 0.9 7 Buckwheat 
94-96         3.0 
1994 b Krb. 26.0 7,052.0 183. 4 78.0 6.0 201.7 78.6 2.5 
1995 b Krb. 23.0 33,427.0 768. 8 296.5 6.0 107.1 158.8 1.1 
1996 m Hrv. 18.0 574.9 10.3 3.0 6.0 77.0 1.2 0.6 8 Rice 
94-96         1.4 
1994 b Krb. 546.0 2,385.0 1,302. 2 553.8 6.0 201.7 558.6 17.6 
1995 b Krb. 67.0 14,513.0 972. 4 375.1 6.0 107.1 200.8 1.4 
1996 m Hrv. 65.0 273.0 17.7 5.2 6.0 77.0 2.0 1.1 9 Pulses 
94-96         6.7 
1994 b Krb. 253.0 7,013.0 1,774. 3 754.6 6.0 201.7 761.0 24.0 
1995 b Krb. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 107.1 0.0 0.0 
1996 m Hrv. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 77.0 0.0 0.0 10 Sunflower 
seed 
94-96         8.0 
1994    34,307.68 14,591.58   14,715.6 464.2 
1995    65,038.29 25,086.00   13,433.6 91.4 
1996    925.19 269.41   103.7 56.7 Total by products 
94-96     0.425    204.1 
  
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CALCULATION OF PRODUCT-SPECIFIC STATE PROCUREMENT BENEFITS  
(Benefits from using advances that are not reimburse d by agricultural producers  to the state on time)  
 
Products Сalendar 
Year Units of 
measurement Procurements 
value, mln 
UAH Advance payments 
that are not 
reimbursed by 
agricultural 
producers on time, 
mln UAH Average 
amount of 
months of 
benefit 
existence Average 
commercial interest 
rate on loans, % Benefit from use of 
provided advance 
payments which were not 
reimbursed by agr. 
Producers to the state on 
time,  mln.UAH Benefit from use of 
provided advance 
payments which were not 
reimbursed by agr. 
producers to the state on 
time, mln. US$46 
1 2 3 447 548 6 749 8 9 
1994 b Krb 19,635.5 120.8 12.0 201.7 243.6 7.7 
1995 b Krb 46,849.4 996.9 12.0 107.1 1,067.7 7.3 
1996 m Hrv. 709.4 43.2 12.0 77.0 33.3 18.2 1. Wheat 
94-96       11.1 
1994 b Krb 6,569.7 40.4 12.0 201.7 81.5 2.6 
1995 b Krb 5,988.6 127.4 12.0 107.1 136.5 0.9 
1996 m Hrv. 68.3 4.2 12.0 77.0 3.2 1.8 2. Barley 
94-96       1.8 
1994 b Krb 1,619.4 10.0 12.0 201.7 20.1 0.6 
1995 b Krb 5,140.5 109.4 12.0 107.1 117.2 0.8 
1996 m Hrv. 64.5 3.9 12.0 77.0 3.0 1.7 3. Rye 
94-96       1.0 
1994 b Krb 133.0 0.8 12.0 201.7 1.6 0.1 
1995 b Krb 681.1 14.5 12.0 107.1 15.5 0.1 
1996 m Hrv. 3.4 0.2 12.0 77.0 0.2 0.1 4. Millet 
94-96       0.1 
1994 b Krb 1,995.9 12.3 12.0 201.7 24.8 0.8 
1995 b Krb 2,781.5 59.2 12.0 107.1 63.4 0.4 
1996 m Hrv. 31.0 1.9 12.0 77.0 1.5 0.8 5. Maize 
94-96       0.7 
                                                      
46 For calculations purposes, the official ex change rate of Krb (1994-1995) and Hrv (1996) to US$, set by the National Bank of Uk raine (an annual average), was used. Data were provided 
by the Currency Regulation Depart ment of the National Bank of Ukraine. These data are also listed on the NBU site (www.bank.gov .ua). 
47 "Agricultural product sales by the public sector farms in 1994-96" 
48 Consolidated year report of enterprise s (organizations), collective agricultural en terprises, sovkhozes, inter-enterprise farm s for the corresponding year, note p. 6, 
grouped according to state procurement value 
49 National Bank of Ukraine Bulletin  
 WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1/Rev.8 
Page 36 
Products Сalendar 
Year Units of 
measurement Procurements 
value, mln 
UAH Advance payments 
that are not 
reimbursed by 
agricultural 
producers on time, 
mln UAH Average 
amount of 
months of 
benefit 
existence Average 
commercial interest 
rate on loans, % Benefit from use of 
provided advance 
payments which were not 
reimbursed by agr. 
Producers to the state on 
time,  mln.UAH Benefit from use of 
provided advance 
payments which were not 
reimbursed by agr. 
producers to the state on 
time, mln. US$46 
1 2 3 447 548 6 749 8 9 
1994 b Krb 590.9 3.6 12.0 201.7 7.3 0.2 
1995 b Krb 834.3 17.8 12.0 107.1 19.0 0.1 
1996 m Hrv. 6.3 0.4 12.0 77.0 0.3 0.2 6. Oats 
94-96       0.2 
1994 b Krb 503.6 3.1 12.0 201.7 6.2 0.2 
1995 b Krb 1,021.8 21.7 12.0 107.1 23.3 0.2 
1996 m Hrv. 14.2 0.9 12.0 77.0 0.7 0.4 7. Buckwheat 
94-96       0.2 
1994 b Krb 183.4 1.1 12.0 201.7 2.3 0.1 
1995 b Krb 768.8 16.4 12.0 107.1 17.5 0.1 
1996 m Hrv. 10.3 0.6 12.0 77.0 0.5 0.3 8. Rice 
94-96       0.2 
1994 b Krb 1,302.2 8.0 12.0 201.7 16.2 0.5 
1995 b Krb 972.4 20.7 12.0 107.1 22.2 0.2 
1996 m Hrv. 17.7 1.1 12.0 77.0 0.8 0.5 9. Pulses 
94-96       0.4 
1994 b Krb 1,774.3 10.9 12.0 201.7 22.0 0.7 
1995 b Krb 0.0 0.0 12.0 107.1 0.0 0.0 
1996 m Hrv. 0.0 0.0 12.0 77.0 0.0 0.0 10. Sunflower seed 
94-96       0.2 
1994  34,307.7 211.0 12.0 201.7 425.6 13.4 
1995  65,038.3 1,384.0 12.0 107.1 1482.3 10.1 
1996  925.2 56.4 12.0 77.0 43.4 23.7 
94-96       15.8 
   0.006    13.43 
   0.021    10.1 
   0.061    23.7 Total by products 
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 ANNEX 
 Ukraine continues negotiate the level of suppor t to agriculture based on the revised document 
WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1/Rev.8 (domestic support of agriculture for the years 1994-1996). 
 Following the plurilateral negotiations on ag riculture that took place during the ninth 
Working Party Meeting on Ukraine's Accession to WTO (June 2002), Ukraine made some 
clarifications and introduced the following cha nges into the Tables DS:1, DS:4 and the Working 
Table 1:   
- Table DS:1, in column 2 on Program b) "public stockholding for food security purposes" 
the words "information not disclosed" are repl aced with words "Was applied, but did not 
correspond to the criteria of Annex 2"; 
- Cost of the programs j) "environmental progr ams" was reduced after review of these 
programs for compliance with the criteria of paragraph 12 of Annex 2 to the Agreement on agriculture; 
- Table DS:4 and Working Table:1 there was a t echnical mistake in the calculation of value 
of meat of cattle for 1995.  Along with this, AMS remains unchanged. 
 Ukraine also provides the replies to request s of the Working Party members, which were 
submitted in writing before the ninth Working Pa rty Meeting on Ukraine's Accession to WTO, and 
which arose during the ninth Working Party Meeting. 
- Answers to the requests of the Working Party members referring to:  
 Compliance of the Program "Public Stockholdi ng for Food Security Purposes" with the 
criteria set out in paragraph 3 of Annex 2 to the Agreement on Agriculture and submission of 
information on the amount of this Program's budget. 
 Ukraine has reviewed the compliance of the Program "Public Stockholding for Food Security 
Purposes" in force with the criteria set out in para graph 3 of Annex 2 to the Agreement on Agriculture 
during the base period of 1994-1996.  During this pe riod the products were purchased into the State 
reserves of Ukraine according to the current regulat ed or negotiated wholesale prices of the producing 
enterprises and product suppliers, determined according to the current legislation.  The products from 
the State reserves were sold at prices independe ntly established by the State Reserve Committee, 
based on the level of regulated or  negotiated wholesale prices existing at the moment of sale of the 
same or analogous products in places of sale thereo f with consideration of the expiry period, present 
demand and quality.  Thus, there was a certain inconsistency during th e base period with one 
provision of paragraph 3, in par ticular:  "food purchases by the government shall be made at current 
market prices and sales from food security stocks sha ll be made at no less than the current domestic 
market price for the product and quality in ques tion".  Difference between the purchasing price and 
external reference price for products , which were bought at the regulate d (administered) price with the 
purpose of ensuring food security, is taken into account in the calculation of the base period AMS.  That is why Ukraine does not provide the informati on on the amount of financing of this program, and 
words "Information not available" in column 2 of the Supporting Table DS:1 on the program b) 
"Public stockholding for food security purposes" ar e replaced with "Was applied, but did not 
correspond to the criteria of Annex 2". 
 Currently, the Law of Ukraine of 22 February  2002 "On the Purchase of Goods, Works and 
Services for the State Needs" No .1490-III is in effect, and estab lishes general legal and economic 
grounds for purchasing goods, works and services with State funds.  The goal of this Law is the 
creation of compatible environment in this area,  ensuring of transparency  of the procedures for 
purchasing goods, works and services with State F unds and achieving their optimal and rational 
utilization.  This Law is applied to any purch ase of goods, works and services, which is fully or WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1/Rev.8 
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 partially done at the expense of the State Budget of Ukraine. Purchases for State utilization are done 
only through open tenders.  Thus, at the current moment the process of accumulation of State food 
reserves and utilization thereof is transparent from th e standpoint of financing, and is carried out at 
market prices. 
- Compliance of the rural infrastructure developm ent with the criteria of paragraph 2, Annex 2 
to the Agreement on Agriculture  
 The rural development programs, as demonstrated by Ukraine in the Supporting Tables, 
correspond to the criteria of paragraph 2 of Annex 2 to the Agreement of Agriculture.  According to 
Article 6 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Priori ty of Social Development in Rural Areas and 
Agricultural Complex in the Economy" of 15 May 1 992, No. 2346, the construction in rural areas of 
water-pipe networks, sewage systems and facilities,  gas supply networks, roads, institutions for 
education, health protection, culture and sports, household service facilities, beautification of 
territories, and in villages with deficit of labour resources - besides that - house-building is conducted 
at the expense of State and local budgets.  This category of expenditure belongs to the general 
services and falls within the criteria of paragraph 2 (g ). Referring to institutions of education, health 
protection, culture and sports, it is mentioned in the paragraph 2 of Annex 2 to the Agreement on 
Agriculture that policies of the category "general servi ces" are not restricted only to the following list.  
Moreover, policies in this category involve expend itures on programs of services provided not only in 
the area of agriculture, but also  - to the rural community". 
 Thus, it may be assumed, as was done by Uk raine, that the list of paragraph 2 (g) 
"infrastructural services" is not restricted to items listed in that paragraph.  The rendering of services 
to the rural community may also include capital i nvestment in institutions of culture and health 
protection in rural areas. Ukraine considers this type of support as a specific type of support to 
agriculture, but not the social infrastructure as a w hole.  For this reason, these institutions in rural 
areas were maintained and continue to be maintain ed at the expense of agricultural enterprises, and 
are also in possession of these legal entities. As of early 2001, agricultural enterprises in rural areas 
owned 5,000 schools, 5,000 pre-school educati onal institutions, 4.7 cl ub-houses and 357 retirement 
homes.  This is a specific feature of Ukraine's ec onomy in transition.  All infrastructural objects, 
which are fully owned or managed by the enterprise s, are being gradually passed into the municipal 
property in Ukraine.  
 Connected with the reduction of State invest ment in infrastructure in rural areas, the 
agricultural enterprises pay for the construction of infrastructure on their own.  When large projects 
are constructed at the expense of agricultural enterprises, the losses incurred by them shall be 
reimbursed from the State Budget and the local budge ts (Article 6 of the Law of Ukraine "On the 
Priority of Social Development in Rural Ar eas and Agricultural Complex in the Economy"). 
 The reimbursement of expenses of agricultura l enterprises on construc tion of non-production-
related investment in rural areas is also incorporat ed into the "general serv ices - rural infrastructure 
development" in Ukraine.  This type of support may be consider ed as part of "general services" 
because the auxiliary departments, such as cons truction department, wh ich rendered services on 
constructing infrastructure in rural areas belong to the agriculture enterprises. 
 If WTO members do not accept this explanati on, then the sum of compensation to the 
agricultural enterprises on construction of non-pr oduction-related object in rural areas may be 
indicated as "direct payments to producers, exem pt from reduction commitments in additional table 
DS:3, which should supplement the tables on domestic  agricultural support.  According to paragraph 
5 of Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture "w here exemption from reduction is claimed for any 
existing or new types of direct payment other that those specified in paragraphs 6 through 13, it shall 
conform to the criteria (b) through (e ) in paragraph 6, in addition to  the general criteria set out in 
paragraph 1".  WT/ACC/SPEC/UKR/1/Rev.8 
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  Compliance of environmental programs to the cr iteria set out in paragraph 12 of Annex 2 to 
the Agreement on Agriculture. 
 Ukraine has reviewed the compliance of envir onmental programs in force with the criteria set 
out in paragraph 12 of Annex 2 to the Agreemen t on Agriculture during the base period of 1994-1996, 
and introduced the relevant changes into the DS:1  tables, having left only programs compliant with 
the provisions of paragraph 12.  Rights to such  payments are granted within clearly defined 
government programs of environmental protecti on and depend on the fulfillment of particular 
conditions specified by such government programs.  The assessed value of this  measure is within the 
expenditure of the State Budget of Ukraine under the Section "Protection of the Environment". 
Measures provided by duly approved environmen tal programs include: "Protection and Rational 
Utilization of Lands", "Protec tion and Rational Utilization of Water Resources", "Creation of 
Protective Forest Plantations and Field Protection Forest Strips".  The creation of protective forest plantations and field protection forest strips is re gulated by the Forest Code of Ukraine No. 3852-XII 
of 21 January 1994 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Protection of the Environment" No. 1264-XII of 
25 June 1991.  This program provides financing for the creation of protective forest plantations with 
the purpose of preventing erosion and reducing the influence of droughts, hot winds, wind and water 
land erosion.  These protective forest plantations  are not used for commercial production purposes. 
Payments allocated for the protection and rational u se of lands are being used for construction of anti-
erosion hydro-technical constructi ons and re-cultivation of disturbed lands.  Measures envisaged by 
the Complex Program of Implementation of An ti-Flood Measures for 1994-2000, approved by the 
Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No . 37 of 26 January 1994 were effectuated through 
the part of budget allocated for the protection and rational utilizati on of water resources.  These costs 
were mainly spent on restoration of results of fl ooding on vast agricultural territories and landslides 
control in the rural areas of South East regions of Ukraine. 
- The list of main product types belonging to the category of "other agricultural products"
 
 At the request of the Working Party members the list of products belonging to "other 
products" category was prepared.  
- Long-fibred flax;  
- Potato; 
 
- Vegetables: 
- tomatoes; 
- cucumbers; 
- onion; 
- cabbage; 
- carrots; 
- table beets; and  
- other vegetables 
- Fruits and berries: 
- apples; 
- pears; 
- plums; 
- apricots; 
- melons; 
- gourds; 
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 - Tobacco 
- Honey 
- Mutton and goat's meat 
 Negative amounts of support.  Ukraine is not  committed to exclude the negative amount of 
market price support in its calculation of the AMS,  as the Agreement on Agriculture does not require 
this. Some countries that are already members of the WTO have included negative indicators in their 
calculations of the AMS.  
 Market Price Support.  The applied administered  prices used by Ukraine for calculation of the 
support of the market price are average prices at  which the State purchased agricultural produce under 
the state procurement or state contracts.  These pr ices were set and made known at the beginning of 
the marketing year long before (5-6 months in advance) the mass sale of produce.  For State's 
purchases, prices for agricultural produce were set by th e State at a higher level than market prices for 
purposes of maintaining the level of incomes of agri cultural producers at a certain guaranteed level. 
Payment for the produce purchased by  the State were guaranteed by contracts.  The establishment of 
administered prices influenced price policies of the market operators, that is, the market price 
increased due to this factor. Besides, as is well know n, both the declaration of a purchase of a certain 
fixed amount of produce by the State and the actual purchase influence the rise of the market prices.  
 External reference prices. Ukraine, while calcu lating external reference prices kept to the 
procedure established by attachment 3 (paragraph 9)  of the Agreement on Agriculture.  An external 
reference price is an average f.o.b. unit value (i f Ukraine is a net exporting country) or an average 
c.i.f. unit value (if Ukraine is a net importing country). 
 Adjustment of a price with respect to internal  transportation and other expenses was made by 
Ukraine in Working table 2 in order to make "externa l reference prices", that is, prices at the border of 
the country more comparable with the "administe red prices".  Producers receive the administered 
price "at the gate of a farm". Average distance fro m the agricultural producer to the sea port of Odessa 
exceeds 400 kilometers in Ukraine.  As may be seen from the calculations in Working table 2, 
transportation expenses, various charges and storage are rather high in Ukraine.  Therefore, Ukraine 
takes them into account. Otherwise prices will be ha rdly comparable.  Methodically, such corrections 
are appropriate and comply with the methodology  for calculating support to the market price 
developed and applied by the Organization of Ec onomic Cooperation and Development (OECD).  
Moreover, Ukraine will apply the same approach in the future for estimating the level of current 
domestic support of agriculture. 
 Quantity specified under the term "eligible pr oduction" means the volumes of state purchases 
under state orders or state contracts at which administer ed prices were set.  In the base period the total 
volume of output may not be viewed as subject to th e fixed administered price.  The Government of 
Ukraine declared the purchase of a fixed volume of  produce under state orders proceeding from the 
state funds allocated for such purpose.  
 The use of foreign currency and an average a nnual rate. In the case of Ukraine, the use of 
domestic currency would have rendered the calcula tions incomparable for various years due to a 
number of reasons. Firstly, significant inflation was in place during the base period.  Secondly, in 1996 the monetary reform was carried out and the national currency - Hrivna replaced the Ukrainian 
Karbovanets (the Decree of the President of Ukraine "On Monetary Re form" of 25 August 1996 
No. 762).  
 The average annual exchange rate of the nati onal currency to the US dollar was comparable 
with the average exchange rate effective during the period when the State paid for the purchased 
produce and state payments for other measures were  uniform during the whole year. T herefore, the 
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 of support in the base years is acceptable.  For calcu lations there were used the average annual official 
exchange rate of the Ukrainia n Karbovanets (1994-1995) and Ukra inian Hrivna (1996) to the US 
dollar established by the National Bank of Ukraine. 
 Thus, while calculating the AMS of the b ase period, Ukraine did not deviate from the 
procedure set out by the Agreement on Agriculture and WTO practice. 
 
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