WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/EEC/20
16 November 1999
(99-4921)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1 to  ES:3 ) for
the marketing year 1997/1998  was received from the delegation of the European Communities  on
9 November 1999.G/AG/N/EEC/20
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communtities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1997 - 1998
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 1997 177.7 13,038.1
(wheat eq.)711.1
(wheat eq.)1,901.4 18,020.7
Coarse grains 1 July 1997 273.2 8,770.1 (3) 215.5 1,382.2 12,551.5
Rice 1 September 1997 32.6 75.9 (4) 110.2 47.5 151.2 (4)Rapeseed 1 July 1997 0.0 0.0 35.5 117.6Olive oil 1 November 1997 7.8 94.6 69.6 130.3Sugar  (5) 1 October 1997 779.0 1,699.1 (6) 19.8 639.5 1,442.7 (6)Butter and butteroil 1 July 1997 310.5 169.0 (7) 0.4 1,214.4 452.4 (7)Skim milk powder 1 July 1997 116.4 175.5 6.0 354.0 310.0Cheese 1 July 1997 176.0 324.1 493.1 384.4Other milk products 1 July 1997 756.4 1,116.9 0.8 893.9 1,094.5Beef meat 1 July 1997 840.7 947.2 (8) 2.1 1,655.0 1,010.9 (8)Pigmeat 1 July 1997 74.4 212.7 (8) 0.2 249.8 502.5 (8)Poultry meat 1 July 1997 76.1 393.7 (8) 118.0 375.1 (8)Eggs 1 July 1997 13.0 103.8 (9) 53.9 115.2 (9)G/AG/N/EEC/20
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 1997 37.2 3,016.4 (10) 50.2 2,632.8 (10)
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 1 July 1997 26.0 837.4 67.7 853.6
Fruit and vegetables, processed 1 July 1997 5.7 98.5 10.7 162.4Raw tobacco 1 July 1997 0.0 0.0 74.0 158.3Alcohol 1 July 1997 105.5 961.5 (10) 123.2 1,299.9 (10)Incorporated products 16 October 1997 553.1 - 12.1 596.4 -
(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.
(11) Unused export subsidies in previous years:
- sugar:  515.4 Mio ECU, 998,200 t
- other milk products:  52,300 t
- poultry meat:  19,700 t- wine:  400,900 hl.G/AG/N/EEC/20
Page 4Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communtities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1997 - 1998
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 177.7 177.7 13,038.1
(wheat eq.)
Coarse grains 240.2 33.0 273.2 8,770.1 (2)
Rice 32.6 32.6 75.9 (3)
Rapeseed 0.0 0.0
Olive oil 7.8 7.8 94.6
Sugar  (4) 779.0 779.0 1,699.1 (5)
Butter and butteroil 310.5 310.5 169.0 (6)
Skim milk powder 116.4 116.4 175.5
Cheese 176.0 176.0 324.1
Other milk products 756.4 756.4 1,116.9
Beef meat 837.9 2.8 840.7 947.2 (7)G/AG/N/EEC/20
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
Pigmeat 74.4 74.4 212.7 (7)
Poultry meat 76.1 76.1 393.7 (7)
Eggs 13.0 13.0 103.8 (8)
Wine 37.2 37.2 3,016.4 (9)
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 26.0 26.0 837.4
Fruit and vegetables, processed 5.7 5.7 98.5
Raw tobacco 0.0 0.0
Alcohol 105.5 105.5 961.5 (9)
Incorporated products 553.1 553.1 -
(1) EC Commission services.  (2)  Product weight, except malt which is expressed in cereal equivalent.  (3)  In milled rice equ ivalents.  (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 carca ss equivalents . (8)  In "shell eggs" equivalents . (9) 000 hl.G/AG/N/EEC/20
Page 6Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communtities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1997 - 1998
Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998Quantity of total exports
(000 t product weight)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour 11,450.9
Coarse grains 7,938.9
Rice 320.8
Rapeseed 350.7
Olive oil 192.5
Sugar 5,670.4
Butter and butteroil 165.1
Skim milk powder 226.5
Cheese 423.0
Other milk products 1,284.4
Beef meat 849.2
Pigmeat 898.2
Poultry meat 1,009.8
Eggs 120.5
Wine 12,873.9 (1)
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 2,192.8
Fruit and vegetables, processed 304.7
Raw tobacco 129.8
Alcohol 1,360.4 (1)
(1) '000 hl.G/AG/N/EEC/20
Page 7Table ES:3
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communtities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1997 - 1998
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the total volume  of food aid (not  reported in Table ES:1)
Description of productsMarketing year
beginning 1 July 1997Quantity of food aid to all destinations
(000 t)   (1)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour 239.8
(wheat eq.)(2)
Coarse grains 406.6 (2)
Rice 90.2 (2)
Vegetable oils 56.6 (3)
Pulses 102.7 (4)
Incorporated products 34.0 (2)
Fresh tomato 4.5 (2)
(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 19,900 t purchased outside the Community.(4) Of which 64,200 t purchased outside the Community.
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