WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/CZE/20
18 August 1999
(99-3483)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1 to ES:3
and the relevant Supporting Tables) for calendar year 1998  was received from the delegation of the
Czech Republic  on 2 August 1999.
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In 1998, export subsidies were applied to milk powder, butter, cheeses, other dairy products,
potato starch and hops. Other products with reductio n commitments as shown in Section II of Part IV
of the Schedule XCII - Czech Republic, received no export subsidies during the said period.G/AG/N/CZE/20
Page 2Table ES :1
EXPORT SUBSIDES:  Czech Republic
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 1998
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of
productsCalendar year
1998Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
(mil. Kč)Quantity
(tonnes )Quantity Outlays
(mil. Kč)Quantity
 (tonnes )
12 3 4 5 6 7
Milk powder( 0402 )134.8 18,500 1,480.0 72,800
Butter
( 0405 )1,055.8 )
)24,300 )
)
Cheeses
( 0406 )98.4 )
)1,160.4 13,700 )
)40,300 1,520.0 68,400
Other dairy products
( 0401 )6.2 ) 2,300 )
Potato starch
( 110813 )32.8 5,600 57.7 13,000
Hops
(1210)20.5 500 168.4 10,400G/AG/N/CZE/20
Page 3Supporting Table ES :1
EXPORT SUBSIDES:  Czech Republic
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 1998
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of
productsDirect export
subsidies
(mil. Kč)Sales of stocks Producer
financed
subsidiesCost reduction
measuresInternal transport
subsidiesTotal product
specific export
subsidies
(mil. Kč)Quantity of
subsidized
exports
(tonnes )Data source
123456789
Milk powder 134.8 134.8 18,500 SFMR (*)
( 0402 )
Butter 1,055.8 1,055.8 24,300 SFMR (*)
( 0405 )Cheeses 98.4 98.4 13,700 SFMR (*)
( 0406 )Other dairy
products6.2 6.2 2,300 SFMR (*)
( 0401 )
Potato starch 32.8 32.8 5,600 SFMR (*)
( 110813 )
Hops 20.5 20.5 500 SFMR (*)
SFMR (*) - State Fund of Market RegulationG/AG/N/CZE/20
Page 4Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Czech Republic
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year 1998 Quantity of total exports
(tonnes) *
12 3
Beef(0102, 0201, 0202, 0206, 0210, 1602)36,711
Pork
(0103, 0203, 0206, 0210, 1602)47,382
Poultry, eggs, poultry products
(0105, 0207, 0210, 0407, 0408, 1602)30,656
Sheep meat
(0104, 0204, 0206, 0210, 1602)17,200
Milk powder
(0402)50,800
Other dairy products
(0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406, 2105)134,600
Fruit, vegetables, their products
(0701 to 0704, 0706 to 0713, 0806, 0808 to 0813, 2001 to 2009)177,200
Hop seeds
(1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1210)267,300
Vegetable oil fats
(1501, 1502, 1505, 1512, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518)65,400
Sugars, sugar, confectionery
(1701, 1702, 1703, 1704, 1806)114,510
Beer
(2203)189.7 mil. l
Wine
(2204, 2206)2.2 mil. l
Spirits, beverages
(2201, 2202, 2207, 2208)681.7 mil. l
Starch
(1108, 3505, 380910)8,185G/AG/N/CZE/20
Page 5Description of products Calendar year 1998 Quantity of total exports
(tonnes) *
12 3
Malt(1107)166,814
Cereals, flour products
(1001, 1002,  1003, 1004, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106,
1109, 1902, 1905)252,622
* Unless otherwise specified.G/AG/N/CZE/20
Page 6Table ES: 3
EXPORT SUBSIDES:  Czech Republic
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year 1998
Export Subsidies: Notification of the total volume of food aid
Description of products Calendar year 1998 Quantity of food aid to all destinations
(litres)
12 3
Mineral waters 15,000
* The data are provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.
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