WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/POL/35
19 July 2000
(00-2967)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning export subsidy commitments for 1999  (Tables ES:1
and ES:2 ) was received from the delegation of Poland  on 16 June 2000.
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During calendar year 1999, export subsidies were only applied to sugar, potato starch, powder
milk and carcasses of swine.  Other products subj ect to reduction commitments, as shown in Section
II of Part IV of Schedule LXV – Poland, received no export subsidies during the said period.G/AG/N/POL/35
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of product Calendar year beginning
1 January 1999Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays*
US$Quantity
TonnesQuantity Outlays
Million US$Quantity
Tonnes
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Sugar 14,910,603.7 108,901.97 - 35.0 109,100
Potato starch 3,188,405.8 31,000.00 - 7.6 35,700
Powder milk 14,985,003.2 ** 41,482.00** - 6.1 38,800Carcasses of swine 22,444,965.34 49,783.00** - 41.5 42,700
* Calculated on the basis of the average annual exchange rate US$100 = 396.75 PLN (source:  National Bank of Poland exchange rat e).
** Article 9 paragraph 2(b) of the Agreement on Agriculture.G/AG/N/POL/35
Page 3Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of
productsDirect export
subsidies
PLN*Sales of
stocksProducer
financed
subsidiesCost reduction
measuresInternal transport
subsidiesTotal product
specific export
subsidies
PLN*Quantity of
subsidized
exports
TonnesData source
1 2 3 4 5 6 789
Sugar 59,157,820.36 - - - - 59,157,820.36 108,901.97 ARiMR**
Potato starch 12,650,000.00 - - - - 12,650,000.00 31,000.00 ARR***
Powder milk 59,453,000.00 - - - - 59,453,000.00 41,482.00 ARRCarcasses of swine 89,050,400.00 - - - - 89,050,400.00 49,783.00 ARR
* PLN – Polish new zloty.
** ARiMR – Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa (Agency of Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture).
*** ARR – Agencja Rynku Rolnego (Agriculture Market Agency).G/AG/N/POL/35
Page 4Note:  In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph (I) refers), details of the use of downstre am flexibility in respect of carcasses of swine are provided
below:
Year Annual quantity commitment level
(tonnes)Subsidized exports
(tonnes)Cumulated unused quantities –
Article 9.2(b)
(tonnes)
1995 49,900 - 49,900
1996 48,100 - 98,000
1997 46,300 - 144,3001998 44,500 - 188,8001999 42,700 49,783 181,717
Note:  In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph (I) refers), details of the use of downstre am flexibility in respect of powder milk are provided below:
Year Annual quantity commitment level
(tonnes)Subsidized exports
(tonnes)Cumulated unused quantities –
Article 9.2(b)
(tonnes)
1995 45,200 - 45,200
1996 43,600 - 88,800
1997 42,000 - 130,800
1998 40,400 - 171,2001999 38,800 41,482 168,518
Note:  In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph (I) refers), details of the use of downstre am flexibility in respect of powder milk are provided below:
Year Annual outlays commitment level
(US$ million)Subsidized exports
(Outlays)Cumulated unused outlays –
Article 9.2(b)
(US$ million)
1995 8.2 - 8.2
1996 7.7 - 15.9
1997 7.2 - 23.11998 6.6 - 29.7
1999 6.1 14,985,003.2 20.9G/AG/N/POL/35
Page 5Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Poland
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1999
Export subsidies: Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year 1999 Quantity of total exports
Tonnes
12 3
Animal husbandry products 112,178
Processed meat 132,542
Meat 158,800
Meat of the poultry 43,983
Powder milk 115,394
Casein 9,752
Sugar 418,737
Molasses 377,686
Spirit products 30,523
Frozen fruits and vegetables 365,084
Fresh fruits and vegetables 473,458
Processed fruits and vegetables 213,788
Potato starch and processed potatoes 114,729
Sowing material Data not available
Rape oil 66,655
Rape 335,141
Potatoes 178,992
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