WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/VEN/12
19 May 1999
(99-2028)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning imports subject to tariff quotas (Table MA:2)  for 1997
was received from the delegation of Venezuela on 3 May 1999.G/AG/N/VEN/12
Page 2 Table MA:2 MARKET ACCESS:  Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1997
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments
Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period
in questionImports for 1997
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(Initial amount MT) (Final amount  MT) (MT)
12 3 4
Meat of swine 0203 877 877 1,242
Edible offal 0206 3,937 3,937 1,248
Meat of poultry not cut in pieces 0207 3,426 3,426 201
Meat and meat offal 0210 9,154 9,154 125
Milk and cream, not concentrated 0401 11,005 18,342 1,293
Milk in powder, not exceeding 1.5% fat 0402.10 87 145 4,509
Whole milk 26% 0402.21 73,822 76,037 50,053
Whey 0404 1,745 1,745 1,915
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 0405 2,015 2,015 784
Cheese 0406 2,212 3,686 494
Seed wheat 1001.10.10 2 3 5,003
Other 1001.10.90 1,314,643 1,314,643 987,612
Barley 1003 779 779 42
Seed maize 1005.10.00 376 626 1,016
Maize hybrids for delicaci es 1005.90.00.10 1,914 1,914 4,940
Yellow maize* 1005.90.00.11 583,459 583,459 870,283
Other 1005.90.00.90 29,826 49,711 54
Rice 1006 30,197 30,197 144
Sorghum* 1007 1,114,290 1,114,290 4
Millet 1008 719 719 5,001
Wheat flour 1101 23,888 39,813 63
Cereal flours 1102 17,816 29,694 578G/AG/N/VEN/12
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Cereal groats and meal 1103 1,818 3,030 244
Hulled grains 1104 3,083 3,083 441
Malt 1107 203,526 203,526 186,465
Starches 1108 25 25 4,998
Wheat gluten 1109 0 0 150
Soya beans 1201 168,963 168,963 207,862
Groundnuts 1202 453 755 3,334
Linseed 1204 69 69 244
Rape or colza seeds 1205 44 44 70
Sunflower seeds 1206 622 622 1,155
Palm nuts and kernels 1207 2,771 4,619 2
Lard 1501 180 180 1
Animal fats 1502 77,226 77,226 56,431
Lard stearin 1503 19 19 0.06
Wool grease 1505 40 40 41
Other fats and oils 1506 1 1 16
Soya bean oil 1507 130,040 130,040 143,239
Groundnut oil 1508 3 3 17
Olive oil 1509 778 778 2,032
Other oils 1510 55 55 0.40
Palm oil 1511 134 224 8,739
Sunflowerseed or safflower oil 1512 151,612 151,612 29,593
Coconut (copra) oil 1513 322 536 61
Other vegetable fats and oils 1515 1,795 1,795 7,292
Margarine 1517 1,474 2,457 4,500
Animal and vegetable fats 1518 50,595 84,326 1,786
Stearic acid 1519 43 43 0
Cane sugar 1701 132,013 132,013 294,027
Other sugars 1702 1,062 1,062 4,149
Molasses 1703 10,525 17,541 2
Pasta 1902 7,585 12,641 2,198
Preparations for sauces 2103 111 111 4,195
Bran, sharps, etc. 2302 818 1,363 1,771
Soya bean cake 2304 696,880 696,880 371,675G/AG/N/VEN/12
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Groundnut cake 2305 135 224 0
Oilcake of other oilseeds 2306 12,853 21,421 4,970
Vegetable materials and other waste 2308 37 37 342
Preparations for animal-feeding 2309 2,254 2,254 5,374
Dextrins and other starches 3505 1,396 1,396 1,113
*Venezuela implemented tariff quotas during the calendar year 1997 for yellow maize (1005,90,00.11) and sorghum.  Imports of al l other products were made
without quantitative restrictions.
Source: OCEI Yearbook of Foreign Trade.
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