WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/EEC/44
11 June 2003
(03-3040)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1 to ES:3 ) for
the marketing year 2001/2002  was received from the delegation of the European Communities  on
26 May 2003.G/AG/N/EEC/44
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2001-2002
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Marketing year
beginning ...Subsidised exports Food aid  (1) Annual commitment levels
Outlays (Mio ECU) (2) Quantity ('000 t) Quantity ('000 t) Outlays (Mio ECU) Quantity ('000 t)
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Wheat and wheat flour 1 July 2001 8.5 1,650.1
(wheat eq.)170.9
(wheat eq.)1,289.7 14,438.0
Coarse grains 1 July 2001 112.8 3,922.4 (3) 58.2 1,046.9 10,843.2
Rice 1 September 2001 30.3 132.2 (4) 51.5 36.8 133.4 (4)Rapeseed 1 July 2001 0.0 0.0 27.7 103.8Olive oil 1 November 2001 0.0 0.0 54.3 115.0Sugar  (5) 1 October 2001 482.8 1,051.9 (6) 25.1 499.1 1,273.5 (6)Butter and butteroil 1 July 2001 324.9 193.7 (7) 0.8 947.8 399.3 (7)Skim milk powder 1 July 2001 36.7 86.9 275.8 272.5Cheese 1 July 2001 188.6 279.5 341.7 321.3Other milk products 1 July 2001 402.2 763.8 697.7 958.1Beef meat 1 July 2001 388.4 483.5 (8) 19.2 1,253.6 821.7 (8)Pigmeat 1 July 2001 20.0 71.6 (8) 191.3 443.5Poultry meat 1 July 2001 60.2 230.4 (8) 90.7 286.0 (8)Eggs 1 July 2001 6.0 80.2 (9) 43.7 98.8 (9)G/AG/N/EEC/44
Page 3Description of products Marketing year
beginning ...Subsidised exports Food aid  (1) Annual commitment levels
Outlays (Mio ECU) (2) Quantity ('000 t) Quantity ('000 t) Outlays (Mio ECU) Quantity ('000 t)
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Wine 1 September 2001 22.9 2,283.1 (10) 39.2 2,304.7 (10)
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 1 July 2001 20.8 704.4 0.5 52.8 753.4Fruit and vegetables, processed 1 July 2001 3.6 78.7 8.3 143.3Raw tobacco 1 July 2001 0.0 0.0 40.2 110.8Alcohol 1 July 2001 52.8 500.0 (10) 96.1 1,147.4 (10)Incorporated products 16 October 2001 411.6 - 11.6 415.0 -
(1) Members are to provide data on food aid to all destinations; unless otherwise indicated quantities listed are in product we ight for the marketing year in question.
(2) Data on outlays are for the relevant marketing year, except for incorporated products where the data refers to the financia l year.
(3) Product weight, except malt which is expressed in cereal equivalent.
(4) In milled rice equivalents.
(5) Does not include exports of sugar of ACP and Indian origin on which the Community has no reduction commitments.(6) In white sugar equivalents.
(7) In butter equivalents.
(8) In carcass equivalents.(9) In "shell eggs" equivalents.
(10) '000 hl.G/AG/N/EEC/44
Page 4Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2001 - 2002
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of
productsDirect export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Sales of stocks
(Mio ECU)Producer financed
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Cost reduction
measures
(Mio ECU)Internal transport
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Total product
specific export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Quantity of
subsidized exports
('000 t)Data source
(1)
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Wheat and wheat flour 8.5 8.5 1,650.1
(wheat eq.)
Coarse grains 72.5 40.3 112.8 3,922.4 (2)
Rice 30.3 30.3 132.2 (3)
Rapeseed 0.0 0.0 0.0
Olive oil 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sugar  (4) 482.8 482.8 1,051.9 (5)
Butter and butteroil 324.9 324.9 193.7 (6)
Skim milk powder 36.7 36.7 86.9
Cheese 188.6 188.6 279.5G/AG/N/EEC/44
Page 5Description of
productsDirect export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Sales of stocks
(Mio ECU)Producer financed
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Cost reduction
measures
(Mio ECU)Internal transport
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Total product
specific export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Quantity of
subsidized exports
('000 t)Data source
(1)
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Other milk products 402.2 402.2 763.8
Beef meat 388.4 388.4 483.5 (7)
Pigmeat 20.0 20.0 71.6 (7)
Poultry meat 60.2 60.2 230.4 (7)
Eggs 6.0 6.0 80.2 (8)
Wine 22.9 22.9 2,283.1 (9)
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 20.8 20.8 704.4
Fruit and vegetables, processed 3.6 3.6 78.7
Raw tobacco 0.0 0.0 0.0
Alcohol 52.8 52.8 500.0 (9)G/AG/N/EEC/44
Page 6Description of
productsDirect export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Sales of stocks
(Mio ECU)Producer financed
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Cost reduction
measures
(Mio ECU)Internal transport
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Total product
specific export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Quantity of
subsidized exports
('000 t)Data source
(1)
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Incorporated products 411.6 411.6 -
Notes:
(1) EC Commission services.
(2) Product weight, except malt which is expressed in cereal equivalent.
(3) In milled rice equivalents.
(4) Does not include exports of sugar of ACP and Indian origin on which the Community has no reduction commitments.(5) In white sugar equivalents.
(6) In butter equivalents.
(7) In carcass equivalents.(8) In "shell eggs" equivalents.
(9) '000 hlG/AG/N/EEC/44
Page 7Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2001 – 2002
Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002Quantity of total exports
('000 t product weight)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour 9,614.1
Coarse grains 9,161.0
Rice from 1 September 2001 to 31 August 2002 242.9Rapeseed 254.2
Olive oil from 1 November 2001 to 31 October 2002 333.0Sugar from 1 October 2001 to 30 September 2002 4,097.0Butter and butteroil 184.4
Skim milk powder 118.0
Cheese 424.2
Other milk products 1,126.4
Beef meat 536.4
Pigmeat 970.4
Poultry meat 1,105.3
Eggs 107.7
Wine from 1 September 2001 to 31 August 2002 11,869.6 (1)Fruit and vegetables, fresh 2,259.4
Fruit and vegetables, processed 401.4
Raw tobacco 136.4
Alcohol 1,029.0 (1)
(1) '000 hl.G/AG/N/EEC/44
Page 8Table ES:3
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2001 – 2002
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the total volume  of food aid (not  reported in Table ES:1)
Description of productsMarketing year
beginning 1 July 2001Quantity of food aid to all destinations
('000 t)
(1) & (2)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour 209.3
(wheat eq.)
Coarse grains 375.9
Rice 128.8
Sugar 1.7
Vegetable oils 44.5 (3)
Pulses 33.2
Incorporated products 10.2
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, quantities listed are in product weight.
(2) Food aid purchased outside the Community, not included in Table ES:1.
(3) Of which 26,700 tonnes purchased in the Community, not included in Table ES:1.
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