WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/VEN/20
6 June 2001
(01-2764)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning imports subject to tariff quotas (Table MA:2)  for 1998
was received from the delegation of Venezuela on 31 May 2001.G/AG/N/VEN/20
Page 2 Table MA:2 MARKET ACCESS:  Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
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 1998
(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 2,138.38
Edible offal 0206 3,937 3,937 3,054.61
Meat of poultry not cut in pieces 0207 3,426 3,426 112.72
Meat and meat offal 0210 9,154 9,154 288.38
Milk and cream, not concentrated 0401 11,005 18,342 2,927.24
Milk in powder, not exceeding 1.5% fat 0402.10 87 145 4,194.76
Whole milk 26% 0402.21 73,822 76,037 82,219.64
Whey 0404 1,745 1,745 2,268.71
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 0405 2,015 2,015 1,127.98
Cheese 0406 2,212 3,686 10,894.74
Seed wheat 1001.10.10 2 3 0
Other 1001.10.90 1,314,643 1,314,643 1,190,579.39
Barley 1003 779 779 47.39
Seed maize 1005.10.00 376 626 2,699.31
Maize hybrids for deli cacies 1005.90.20 1,914 1,914 0
Yellow maize* 1005.90.11 583,459 583,459 1,136,981.12
Other 1005.90.90 29,826 49,711 78,000.33
Rice 1006 30,197 30,197 150.33
Sorghum* 1007 1,114,290 1,114,290 426.43
Millet 1008 719 719 40,067.01
Wheat flour 1101 23,888 39,813 54,000.70
Cereal flours 1102 17,816 29,694 3,533.91
Cereal groats and meal 1103 1,818 3,030 3,427.55
Hulled grains 1104 3,083 3,083 13,561.17
Malt 1107 203,526 203,526 259,799.89
Starches 1108 25 25 4,031.53G/AG/N/VEN/20
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Wheat gluten 1109 0 0 271.90
Soya beans 1201 168,963 168,963 149,644.09
Groundnuts 1202 453 755 3,429.87
Linseed 1204 69 69 301.55
Rape or colza seeds 1205 44 44 648.63
Sunflower seeds 1206 622 622 1,421.88
Palm nuts and kernels 1207 2,771 4,619 433.24
Lard 1501 180 180 45.8
Animal fats 1502 77,226 77,226 72,972.80
Lard stearin 1503 19 19 0
Wool grease 1505 40 40 79,000.26
Other fats and oils 1506 1 1 15,000.60
Soya bean oil 1507 130,040 130,040 174,395.26
Groundnut oil 1508 3 3 39.81
Olive oil 1509 778 778 1,197.83
Other oils 1510 55 55 169
Palm oil 1511 134 224 4,922.77
Sunflowerseed or safflower oil 1512 151,612 151,612 30,066.17
Coconut (copra) oil 1513 322 536 96.8
Other vegetable fats and oils 1515 1,795 1,795 9,213.48
Margarine 1517 1,474 2,457 5,460.67
Animal and vegetable fats 1518 50,595 84,326 427.84
Stearic acid 1519 43 43 0
Cane sugar 1701 132,013 132,013 330,267.45
Other sugars 1702 1,062 1,062 2,010.73
Molasses 1703 10,525 17,541 0.01
Pasta 1902 7,585 12,641 3,324.62
Preparations for sauces 2103 111 111 8,582.17
Bran, sharps, etc. 2302 818 1,363 8,462.82
Soya bean cake 2304 696,880 696,880 524,448.25G/AG/N/VEN/20
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Groundnut cake 2305 135 224 0.03
Oilcake of other oilseeds 2306 12,853 21,421 9.22
Vegetable materials and other waste 2308 37 37 152.49
Preparations for animal-feeding 2309 2,254 2,254 11,863
Dextrins and other starches 3505 1,396 1,396 946.19
*Venezuela implemented tariff quotas during the calendar year 1998 for yellow maize (1005,90,00.11) and sorghum.  Imports of al l other products were made
without quantitative restrictions.
Source: Directorate-General of Agricultural Ma rketing.  Ministry of Production and Trade.
OCEI Yearbook of Foreign Trade.
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