WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/NOR/33
31 July 2001
(01-3791)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification in the context of actions taken within the framework of the Decision
on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on Least-
Developed and Net Food-Importing Developi ng Countries for the calendar year 1999  (Table NF:1 )
was received from the delegation of Norway on 27 July 2001.
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In accordance with notification requirements within the framework of the Decision on
Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on Least-Developed
and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries (Tab le NF:1), the following provides details of
Norway's programmes towards these countries.G/AG/N/NOR/33
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Table NF:1
Notification under Article 16:2 of the Agreement:
Monitoring of the Follow-Up to the Decision on
Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of
the Reform Programme on Least-Developed and Net
Food-Importing Developing Countries:  NORWAY
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1999
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing
countries:
Norway has increased its Food Aid Conventio n (FAC) commitment to 30,000 tonnes of food
aid or wheat equivalents in 1999.  This contribution is provided as cash in lieu of commodities and is
made available for the World Food Programme (WFP) to procure grains from developing countries.
Table 1 gives information about the composition of the additional Norwegian food aid contributionthrough the WFP, and includes cost of transport and handling.
Norwegian assistance furthermore includes long-term development programmes as well as
emergency relief aid. Please refer to (3) below.
(2) Indication of the proportion in fully grant or appropriate concessional terms:
All Norwegian food aid is provided fully on grant terms.
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) of the Decision:
(i) Aid provided under the World Food Programme 1999
Table 1: Norwegian Multilateral Grant 1999
Contribution to World Food Programme's Development Activities
Expenditure
NOK millionQuantity
metric tonnes
A. Ordinary contribution
Canned fish 30.0 2,300
Edible fat 9.0 1,450
Non-food items 10.0
Cash contribution for transport, etc. 10.5
CLC 115.5
IEFR/IRA (emergency operations) 15.0
Total 190.0G/AG/N/NOR/33
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(ii) Long-term development programmes
Table 2: Long-term development programmes
DAC-sectors Disbursements all
countries/regions 1999
'000 NOK
311 Agriculture, soil research 194,831
312 Forestry 59,403
313 Fisheries 78,320
Total 332,554
(iii) Emergency relief aid
Norway has provided food-related emergency relief on a bilateral and multilateral basis.  In
1999 a total of NOK 334.3 eller 448.4 million????(må sj ekkes med NORAD, slik at tabell 3 og
vedlegg B stemmer overens)  was provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing
countries.  Further details are listed in Attachment B.
Table 3: Food-related emergency relief aid to least-developed and net food-importing
developing countries, 1999
Value NOK million
Bilateral assistance 114,097
Multilateral assistance 110,123
Total 224,220G/AG/N/NOR/33
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ATTACHMENT A
Long-Term Development Programmes
This attachment lists Norwegian Long-Term Development programmes classified according to
OECD's DAC-sector coding.
Sector 311 Agriculture
Disbursements
1999 - NOK
Region Country 1,000
Africa Africa unspecified 13,150
Cameroon 170
Chad 466
Congo (dem rep) 383Equatorial Guinea 254Eritrea 3,328Ethiopia 22,077
Gambia 299
Kenya 44Madagascar 8,189Malawi 2,541
Mali 13,616
Mauritania 1,611Mozambique 270Niger 2,080
South Africa 1,403
South of Sahara unallocated 1,904Sudan 3,670Tanzania 3,297
Uganda 1,839
Zambia 14,683Zimbabwe 1,582
Africa total 96,854
Asia Afghanistan 3,120
Asia unspecified 450
India 371Laos 4,000Palestinian Adm Areas 5,721
Philippines 1,038
Sri Lanka 3,269Tajikistan 1,022Vietnam 413
Asia total 19,404
Europe Albania 75
Bosnia-Herzegovina 4,579
Croatia 4,341Former Yugoslavia unspecified 800
Europe total 9,795
LDCs
LDCs unspecified 19,338
LDCs unspecified total 19,338
Central
America
America unspecified 1,447Brazil 305Bolivia 1,460Central America unspecified 12,650
Chile 1,065Costa Rica 500
Cuba 2,675Ecuador 526
El Salvador 424
Guatemala 3,106Honduras 917Nicaragua 23,815
Peru 551
Central America total 49,440
Grand total  sector 311 194,831
Sector 312 – Forestry
RegionDisbursement
1999 – NOK
Country 1,000
Africa
Africa unspecified 4,240Malawi 2,700Mali 3,000Tanzania 17,800
Uganda 19,999
Africa total 47,739
Asia
India 562
Indonesia 1,489Nepal 336Pakistan 46
Sri Lanka 164
Asia total 2,597
LDCs
LDCs unspecified 8,114
LDCs unspecified total 8,114
Central
America
Honduras 369
Nicaragua 463
Central America total 832
Oceania
Papua New Guinea 122
Oceania total 122
Grand total sector 312 59,403G/AG/N/NOR/33
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Sector 313 – Fisheries
RegionCountry Disbursement
1999 – NOK1,000
Africa
Angola 132
Ghana 183
Mozambique 7,321
Namibia 11,096South Africa 640South of Sahara unspecified 41,833
Tanzania 64
Zimbabwe 1,572
Africa total 62,841
Asia
Asia unspecified 39
Bangladesh 1,697India -17
Laos 45Sri Lanka 339
Thailand -2,250
Vietnam 6,565
Asia total 6,418
LDCs
LDCs unspecified 6,954
LDCs unspecified total 6,954
Central
America
Chile 356
Ecuador 678
Nicaragua 1,073
Central America total 2,107
Grand total sector 313 78,320G/AG/N/NOR/33
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Attachment B.
Bilateral assistance to least developed and net food-importing developing countries:  1999
Recipient Commodity Disbursements
1999 NOK 1,000
Africa region Miscellaneous projects, including food 0
Angola Miscellaneous projects, including food 0Burma Miscellaneous projects, including food 5Burundi Miscellaneous projects, including food 0
Congo Miscellaneous projects, including food 0
Eritrea Miscellaneous projects, including food 1,031Ethiopia Miscellaneous projects, including food 22,049Global region Miscellaneous projects, including food 1,773Honduras Miscellaneous projects, including food 0
Indonesia Miscellaneous projects, including food 10,772
Iraq Miscellaneous projects, including food 8,749Kazakhstan Miscellaneous projects, including food 1,854North Korea Miscellaneous projects, including food 2,438
Philippines Miscellaneous projects, including food 0
Serbia & Montenegro Miscellaneous projects, including food 53,670Sierra Leone Miscellaneous projects, including food 1,566Somalia Miscellaneous projects, including food 0
Sudan Miscellaneous projects, including food 47
Tanzania Miscellaneous projects, including food 6,303Uganda Miscellaneous projects, including food 3,840Vietnam Miscellaneous projects, including food 0
Total 114,097
Multi-bilateral assistance to least developed and net-food importing developing countries:  1999
Recipient Commodity Disbursements
1999 NOK 1,000
Africa unspecified Miscellaneous projects, including food 9,650
Angola Miscellaneous projects, including food 3,100Burundi Miscellaneous projects, including food 5,000
Congo Miscellaneous projects, including food 2,500
Eritrea Miscellaneous projects, including food 9,200Ethiopia Miscellaneous projects, including food 16,600Honduras Miscellaneous projects, including food 1,000
Indonesia Miscellaneous projects, including food 10,966
Iraq Miscellaneous projects, including food 5,534North Korea Miscellaneous projects, including food 6,000Philippines Miscellaneous projects, including food 2,357
Serbia & Montenegro Miscellaneous projects, including food 19,416
Sierra Leone Miscellaneous projects, including food 15,000Somalia Miscellaneous projects, including food 2,000Sudan Miscellaneous projects, including food 1,000
Vietnam Miscellaneous projects, including food 800
Total 110,123
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