WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/COL/13
16 November 1998
(98-4582)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning export subsidy commitments (Table ES:1 and relevant
Supporting Tables) for 1997 was received from the Permanent Mission of Colombia on
28 October 1998.G/AG/N/COL/13
Page 2Table ES.1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Colombia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Calendar year of 1997 Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
(thousands of US$)Quantity
(tonnes)Quantity Outlays
(thousands of US$)Quantity
(tonnes)
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)
1 2 3456 7
Meat of bovine animals1
0201 - 02020.00 0.00 5,659.66 9,497.00
Milk, buttermilk and whey2
0401 - 04043.06 14.95
Cheese1
04061.58 0.00 54.65 47.00
Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals1
05043.40 0.21 24.62 24.00
Other animal products2
051036.86 21.69
Animal products not elsewhere specified (other
than fish)2
05112.38 0.43
Other live plants1
06025.31 67.28 323.53 126.00
Cut flowers and flower buds1
06031,598.54 28,316.91 19,213.30 77,688.00
Foliage, branches and other parts of plants1
060420.07 455.56 2.05 9.00
Edible vegetables1
0701 - 0712197.41 1,665.97 25,047.80 27,512.00
Manioc and tubers with high starch contetnt2
071412.32 169.48
Fruit1
0801 - 081315,315.42 1,133,347.14 57,381.32 989,744.00
Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated1
09010.00 0.00 811.29 646,454.00G/AG/N/COL/13
Page 31 2 3456 7
Pepper of the genus Piper 1
090429.08 1,928.63 244.17 478.00
Cardamoms1
090824.03 109.24 26.22 34.00
Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, etc.1
09103.72 14.86 1.65 18.00
Rice1
10060.00 0.00 111,981.89 18,322.00
Sorghum2
10070.12 0.70
Cereal flours other than of wheat1
11022.20 55.64 879.84 1,440.00
Cereal grains otherwise worked1
11040.07 0.40 1.78 4.00
Flour, meal and powder of vegetables2
11060.03 1.00
Malt, whether or not roasted2
11073.69 770.00
Starches, inulin1
11083.93 92.92 40.26 309.00
Oil-seeds1
1201 - 120816.27 5.14 883.30 37,700.00
Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for
sowing2
12090.36 0.45
Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and
fruits)2
121111.84 51.05
Lard stearin, lard oil2
15038.13 222.58
Vegetable oils1
1507 - 15151,241.35 53,118.04 671.13 2,061.00
Animal or vegetable fats and oils2
15165.40 79.26
Margarine, edible mixtures or preparations2
15170.63 20.03
Animal or vegetable fats and oils boiled or
oxidized2
15180.21 2.05G/AG/N/COL/13
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Glycerol (glycerine), glycerol waters and
glycerol lyes2
15201.23 0.00
Vegetable waxes2
15210.07 0.40
Sugars1
1701 – 17023,608.70 150,654.27 20,078.18 251,921.00
Molasses resulting from the extraction or
refining of sugar1
1703120.99 397,005.66 972.77 62,411.00
Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa1
17041,131.40 14,223.29 1,451.94 4,279.00
Cocoa beans, whole or broken1
18010.00 0.00 24,718.96 7,545.00
Cocoa butter, fat and oil1
18040.00 0.00 1,663.98 2,200.00
Chocolate and other food preparations
containing cocoa1
180632.54 403.16 399.55 2,077.00
Malt extract and food preparations2
19016.25 16.89
Cereal products, cornflakes1
19042.62 4.95 43.69 53.00
Bakers' wares with cocoa1
1905218.91 796.39 456.53 306.00
Vegetable, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of
plants1
20014.27 39.17 3.40 5.00
Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than
by vinegar1
20023.73 29.70 31.48 68.00
Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved1
200336.54 746.97 25.79 145.00
Other vegetables prepared or preserved, frozen1
20040.96 25.30 3.49 7.00
Other vegetables prepared or preserved, not
frozen1
20056.03 76.84 440.26 836.00
Fruit, fruit-peel and other parts of plants1
20060.68 15.52 406.63 451.00G/AG/N/COL/13
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Jams, fruit jellies and marmalades1
200712.52 146.67 3,534.14 4,159.00
Fruit prepared or preserved2
200869.63 929.81
Fruit juices2
200998.14 1,381.76
Yeasts (active or inactive)1
21022.36 19.98 9,598.41 11,275.00
Sauces and preparations therefor1
21030.42 1.74 3.57
Soups and broths and preparations therefor1
21041.15 7.95 7.19 6.00
Food preparations not elsewhere specified or
included1
210642.77 213.71 376.70 220.00
Waters, including mineral waters and aerated
waters1
22020.97 43.62 51.77 243.00
Beer made from malt2
22036.66 441.14
Other fermented beverages1
22060.05 0.00 5.54 4.00
Ethyl alcohol, spirits, liqueurs2
2208206.51 2,771.37
Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar 1
22090.00 0.00 235.85 1,108.00
Wine lees;  argol1
23070.00 0.00 635.51 972.00
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding2
230912.68 39.52
Tobacco1
2401780.30 4,052.07 4,121.00 9,887.00
Cigarettes or cigars1
240225.79 156.11 2,326.70 567.00
Other tobacco and tobacco substitutes2
24030.08 0.08
Gelatin1
3503376.78 2,145.57 1,535.76 2,872.00
Peptones and their derivatives1
35040.02 0.02 2,293.29 13.00G/AG/N/COL/13
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Dextrins and other modified starches1
35050.40 24.92 11.74 38.00
Finishing agents2
38098.60 0.00
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling1
50010.20 2.24 24.40 15.00
Raw silk (not thrown)2
500211.01 71.60
Cotton1
5201 – 52030.00 0.00 69,438.09 37,978.00
TOTAL 25,379.36 1,797,020.00 368,144.77 2,213,128.00
Notes:1Products included by Colombia in its agricultural supply.
2Products not included by Colombia in its agricultural supply because no exports were recorded in the period 1986-1990.
Source: Banco de la República and Instituto de Comercio Exterior.G/AG/N/COL/13
Page 7Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Colombia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Direct export
subsidies
(thousands of
US$)Sales of
stocksProducer
financed
subsidiesCost reduction
measuresInternal
transport
subsidies
(thousands of
US$)Total product-specific
export subsidies
(thousands of US$)Quantity of subsidized
exports
(tonnes)Data source
1 234 5 6 7 8 9
Meat of bovine animals
0201 - 02020.00 0.00 0.00 Banco de la República
and Incomex
Milk, buttermilk and whey
0401 - 04043.06 3.06 14.95
Cheese
04061.58 1.58 0.00
Guts, bladders and stomachs of
animals05043.40 3.40 0.21
Other animal products
051036.86 36.86 21.69
Animal products not elsewhere
specified (other than fish)
05112.38 2.38 0.43
Other live plants
06025.31 5.31 67.28
Cut flowers and flower buds
06031,598.54 1,598.54 28,316.91
Foliage, branches and other parts
of plants
060420.07 20.07 455.56
Edible vegetables
0701 – 0712197.41 197.41 1,665.97
Manioc and tubers with high
starch content071412.32 12.32 169.48
Fruit
0801 – 081315,315.42 15,315.42 1,133,347.14G/AG/N/COL/13
Page 81 234 5 6 7 8 9
Coffee, whether or not roasted or
decaffeinated09010.00 0.00 0.00
Pepper of the genus Piper
090429.08 29.08 1,928.63
Cardamoms
090824.03 24.03 109.24
Ginger, saffron, turmeric
(curcuma), thyme, etc.09103.72 3.72 14.86
Rice
10060.00 0.00 0.00
Sorghum
10070.12 0.12 0.70
Cereal flours other than of wheat
11022.20 2.20 55.64
Cereal grains otherwise worked
11040.07 0.07 0.40
Flour, meal and powder of
vegetables
11060.03 0.03 1.00
Malt, whether or not roasted
11073.69 3.69 7,770.00
Starches, inulin
11083.93 3.93 92.92
Oil-seeds
1201 - 120816.27 16.27 5.14
Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind
used for sowing12090.36 0.36 0.45
Plants and parts of plants
(including seeds and fruits)121111.84 11.84 51.05
Lard stearin, lard oil
15038.13 8.13 222.58
Vegetable oils
1507 - 15151,241.35 1,241.35 53,118.04
Animal or vegetable fats and oils
15165.40 5.40 79.26G/AG/N/COL/13
Page 91 234 5 6 7 8 9
Margarine, edible mixtures or
preparations15170.63 0.63 20.03
Animal or vegetable fats and oils
boiled or oxidized
15180.21 0.21 2.05
Glycerol (glycerine), glycerol
waters and glycerol lyes
15201.23 1.23 0.00
Vegetable waxes
15210.07 0.07 0.40
Sugars
1701 – 17023,608.70 3,608.70 150,654.27
Molasses resulting from the
extraction or refining of sugar1703120.99 120.99 397,005.66
Sugar confectionery not
containing cocoa17041,131.40 1,131.40 14,223.29
Cocoa beans, whole or broken
18010.00 0.00 0.00
Cocoa butter, fat and oil
18040.00 0.00 0.00
Chocolate and other food
preparations containing cocoa
180632.54 32.54 403.16
Malt extract and food
preparations
19016.25 6.25 16.89
Cereal products, corrnflakes
19042.62 2.62 4.95
Bakers' wares with cocoa
1905218.91 218.91 796.39
Vegetable, fruit, nuts and other
edible parts of plants20014.27 4.27 39.17
Tomatoes prepared or preserved
otherwise than by vinegar20023.73 3.73 29.70
Mushrooms and truffles,
prepared or preserved200336.54 36.54 746.97G/AG/N/COL/13
Page 101 234 5 6 7 8 9
Other vegetables prepared or
preserved, frozen20040.96 0.96 25.30
Other vegetables prepared or
preserved, not frozen
20056.03 6.03 76.84
Fruit, fruit-peel and other parts of
plants
20060.68 0.68 15.52
Jams, fruit jellies and
marmalades
200712.52 12.52 146.67
Fruit prepared or preserved
200869.63 69.63 929.81
Fruit juices
200998.14 98.14 1,381.76
Yeasts (active or inactive)
21022.36 2.36 19.98
Sauces and preparations therefor
21030.42 0.42 1.74
Soups and broths and
preparations therefor
21041.15 1.15 7.95
Food preparations not elsewhere
specified or included
210642.77 42.77 213.71
Waters, including mineral waters
and aerated waters1
22020.97 0.97 43.62
Beer made from malt
22036.66 6.66 441.14
Other fermented beverages
22060.05 0.05 0.00
Ethyl alcohol, spirits, liqueurs
2208206.51 206.51 2,771.37
Vinegar and substitutes for
vinegar
22090.00 0.00 0.00
Wine lees;  argol
23070.00 0.00 0.00G/AG/N/COL/13
Page 111 234 5 6 7 8 9
Preparations of a kind used in
animal feeding230912.68 12.68 39.52
Tobacco
2401780.30 780.30 4,052.07
Cigarettes or cigars
240225.79 25.79 156.11
Other tobacco and tobacco
substitutes24030.08 0.08 0.08
Gelatin
3503376.78 376.78 2,145.57
Peptones and their derivatives
35040.02 0.02 0.02
Dextrins and other modified
starches
35050.40 0.40 24.92
Finishing agents
38098.60 8.60 0.00
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for
reeling50010.20 0.20 2.24
Raw silk (not thrown)
500211.01 11.01 71.60
Cotton
5201 - 52030.00 0.00 0.00
TOTAL 25,379.36 25,379.36 1,797,020.00
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