WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/EEC/36
19 March 2002
(02-1458)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1 to ES:3 ) for
the marketing year 2000/2001  was received from the delegation of the European Communities  on
11 March 2002.G/AG/N/EEC/36
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2000-2001
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Marketing year
beginning ...Subsidised exports Food aid  (1) Annual commitment levels
Outlays (Mio ECU) (2) Quantity (000 t) Quantity (000 t) Outlays (Mio ECU) Quantity (000 t)
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Wheat and wheat flour 1 July 2000 108.3 10,203.7
(wheat eq.)436.4
(wheat eq.)1,289.7 14,438.0
Coarse grains 1 July 2000 191.5 7,080.1 (3) 44.8 1,046.9 10,843.2
Rice 1 September 2000 32.3 132.3 (4) 21.2 36.8 133.4 (4)Rapeseed 1 July 2000 0.0 0.0 0.8 27.7 103.8Olive oil 1 November 2000 0.0 0.0 54.3 115.0Sugar  (5) 1 October 2000 372.7 882.2 (6) 24.3 499.1 1,273.5 (6)Butter and butteroil 1 July 2000 337.9 197.2 (7) 0.3 947.8 399.3 (7)Skim milk powder 1 July 2000 26.2 128.0 1.9 275.8 272.5Cheese 1 July 2000 238.0 304.6 0.0 341.7 321.3Other milk products 1 July 2000 410.1 872.6 1.1 697.7 958.1Beef meat 1 July 2000 383.3 474.7 (8) 1,253.6 821.7 (8)Pigmeat 1 July 2000 33.8 128.6 (8) 191.3 443.5Poultry meat 1 July 2000 56.8 260.6 (8) 90.7 286.0 (8)Eggs 1 July 2000 8.1 83.8 (9) 43.7 98.8 (9)G/AG/N/EEC/36
Page 3Description of products Marketing year
beginning ...Subsidised exports Food aid  (1) Annual commitment levels
Outlays (Mio ECU) (2) Quantity (000 t) Quantity (000 t) Outlays (Mio ECU) Quantity (000 t)
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Wine 1 September 2000 23.7 2,278.9 (10) 39.2 2,304.7 (10)
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 1 July 2000 27.0 738.4 52.8 753.4Fruit and vegetables, processed 1 July 2000 3.9 76.1 8.3 143.3Raw tobacco 1 July 2000 0.0 0.0 40.2 110.8Alcohol 1 July 2000 95.6 891.0 (10) 96.1 1,147.4 (10)Incorporated products 16 October 2000 414.0 - 8.0 415.0 -
(1) Members are to provide data on food aid to all destinations; unless otherwise indicated quantities listed are in product we ight for the marketing year in question.
(2) Data on outlays are for the relevant marketing year, except for incorporated products where the data refers to the financia l year.
(3) Product weight, except malt which is expressed in cereal equivalent.
(4) In milled rice equivalents.
(5) Does not include exports of sugar of ACP and Indian origin on which the Community has no reduction commitments.(6) In white sugar equivalents.
(7) In butter equivalents.
(8) In carcass equivalents.(9) In "shell eggs" equivalents.
(10) 000 hl.G/AG/N/EEC/36
Page 4Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2000 - 2001
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of
productsDirect export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Sales of stocks
(Mio ECU)Producer financed
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Cost reduction
measures
(Mio ECU)Internal transport
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Total product
specific export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Quantity of
subsidized exports
(000 t)Data source
(1)
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Wheat and wheat flour 93.5 14.8 108.3 10,203.7
(wheat eq.)
Coarse grains 127.8 63.7 191.5 7,080.1 (2)
Rice 32.3 32.3 132.3 (3)
Rapeseed 0.0 0.0 0.0
Olive oil 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sugar  (4) 372.7 372.7 882.2 (5)
Butter and butteroil 337.9 337.9 197.2 (6)
Skim milk powder 26.2 26.2 128.0
Cheese 238.0 238.0 304.6G/AG/N/EEC/36
Page 5Description of
productsDirect export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Sales of stocks
(Mio ECU)Producer financed
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Cost reduction
measures
(Mio ECU)Internal transport
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Total product
specific export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Quantity of
subsidized exports
(000 t)Data source
(1)
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Other milk products 410.1 410.1 872.6
Beef meat 383.3 383.3 474.7 (7)
Pigmeat 33.8 33.8 128.6 (7)
Poultry meat 56.8 56.8 260.6 (7)
Eggs 8.1 8.1 83.8 (8)
Wine 23.7 23.7 2,278.9 (9)
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 27.0 27.0 738.4
Fruit and vegetables, processed 3.9 3.9 76.1
Raw tobacco 0.0 0.0 0.0
Alcohol 95.6 95.6 891.0 (9)G/AG/N/EEC/36
Page 6Description of
productsDirect export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Sales of stocks
(Mio ECU)Producer financed
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Cost reduction
measures
(Mio ECU)Internal transport
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Total product
specific export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Quantity of
subsidized exports
(000 t)Data source
(1)
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Incorporated products 414.0 414.0 -
Notes:
(1) EC Commission services.
(2) Product weight, except malt which is expressed in cereal equivalent.
(3) In milled rice equivalents.
(4) Does not include exports of sugar of ACP and Indian origin on which the Community has no reduction commitments.(5) In white sugar equivalents.
(6) In butter equivalents.
(7) In carcass equivalents.(8) In "shell eggs" equivalents.
(9) 000 hlG/AG/N/EEC/36
Page 7Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2000 – 2001
Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001Quantity of total exports
(000 t product weight)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour 13,520.6
Coarse grains 13,958.6
Rice from 1 September 2000 to 31 August 2001 218.2Rapeseed 449.7
Olive oil from 1 November 2000 to 31 October 2001 240.4Sugar from 1 October 2000 to 30 September 2001 6,023.0Butter and butteroil 175.2
Skim milk powder 233.0
Cheese 452.7
Other milk products 1,129.9
Beef meat 515.9
Pigmeat 1,543.8
Poultry meat 979.2
Eggs 106.7
Wine from 1 September 2000 to 31 August 2001 11,.646.0 (1)Fruit and vegetables, fresh 2,416.3
Fruit and vegetables, processed 349.4
Raw tobacco 144.9
Alcohol 1,260.2 (1)
(1) '000 hl.G/AG/N/EEC/36
Page 8Table ES:3
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2000 – 2001
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the total volume  of food aid (not  reported in Table ES:1)
Description of productsMarketing year
beginning 1 July 2000Quantity of food aid to all destinations
(000 t)
(1) & (2)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour 53.5
(wheat eq.)
Coarse grains 364.4
Rice 46.9
Sugar 2.4
Vegetable oils 54 (3))
Pulses 171.4
Incorporated products 21.4
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, quantities listed are in product weight.
(2) Food aid purchased outside the Community, not included in Table ES:1.
(3) Of which 39,400 tonnes purchased in the Community.
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