WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/ROM/16
18 December 2000
(00-5505)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning export subsidy commitments for the calendar
years 1998 and 1999  (Tables ES:1 and ES:2 ) was received from the delegation of Romania  on
9 November 2000.
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During the calendar years 1998 and 1999, export subsidies were only applied to the products
appearing in Table ES:1.  Other products subject to reduction commitments, as shown in Section II of
Part IV of Schedule LXIX – Romania, received no export subsidies during the said period.G/AG/N/ROM/16
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Calendar year 1998 Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays *
(billion lei)Quantity
(tonnes)Quantity Outlays **
(million lei)Quantity
(tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Cereals 22.4 150,000 - 611.4 313,900
* Current prices 1998
** Current prices 1986-1989G/AG/N/ROM/16
Page 3Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Direct
export
subsidies
(billion lei)Sales of
stocksProducer
financed
subsidiesCost reduction
measuresInternal
transport
subsidiesTotal product
specific
export
subsidies
(billion lei)Quantity of
subsidised
exports
(tonnes)Data source
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Cereals 22.4 22.4 150,000 Ministry of Agriculture
and FoodG/AG/N/ROM/16
Page 4Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year 1998 Quantity of total exports
(tonnes)
12 3
Cereals 891,550
Oilseeds 194,178
Vegetable oils 112,757
Sugar 2,349
Butter and vegetable fats 39
Cheese 362
Beef meat, pork meat, sheepmeat and meat preparations 9,448
Poultry meat 1,173
Live animals 43,394
Eggs 158 (th. pcs.)
Wine and spirits 69,459 (hl)
Fruit 15,446
Vegetables 13,693
Source:  Ministry of Food and Agriculture.G/AG/N/ROM/16
Page 5Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Calendar year 1999 Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays *
(billion lei)Quantity
(tonnes)Quantity Outlays **
(million lei)Quantity
(tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Cereals 102 287,000 - 603.6 309,900
Bovine meat; pig-meat; sheep meat;
tinned meat and meat products4.1 949 - 475.3 150,500
Poultry meat 2.2 405 - 204.1 30,400
* Current prices 1999
** Current prices 1986-1989G/AG/N/ROM/16
Page 6Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Direct
export
subsidies
(billion lei)Sales of
stocksProducer
financed
subsidiesCost reduction
measuresInternal
transport
subsidiesTotal product
specific
export
subsidies
(billion lei)Quantity of
subsidised
exports
(tonnes)Data source
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Cereals 102 - - - - 102 287,000 Ministry of Agriculture
and Food
Bovine meat; pig-meat;sheep meat; tinned meatand meat products4.1 - - 4.1 949
Poultry meat 2.2 - - 2.2 405G/AG/N/ROM/16
Page 7Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Romania
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year 1999 Quantity of total exports
(tonnes)
12 3
Cereals 1,023,944
Oilseeds 539,576
Vegetable oils 106,372
Sugar 612
Butter and vegetable fats 3
Cheese 1,278
Beef meat, pork meat, sheepmeat and meat preparations 5,921
Poultry meat 864
Live animals 75,784
Eggs 27 (th. pcs.)
Wine and spirits 31,357 (hl)
Fruit 11,446
Vegetables 18,132
Source:  Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
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