WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/ZAF/15/Rev.1
6 November 1998
(98-4420)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Revision
The attached final notification in the co ntext of export subsidy commitments ( Table ES:1 )
for the calendar year 1997 was received from the delegation of South Africa  on 5 November 1998.
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South Africa wishes to draw the attention of Members to the fact that the General Export
Incentive Scheme, which was the source of government export subsidies listed in the notifications,
was terminated during the notification period on 11 July 1997.G/AG/N/ZAF/15/Rev.1
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  South Africa
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997 (Final)
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Calendar / marketing year
beginning…Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
RandQuantity
TonnesQuantity
TonnesOutlays
RandQuantity
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
BOVINE MEAT
02.01,  02.02,  02.06.10,  02.06.20,
02.10.20Calendar 0 0 7,603,220 14,319
PIGMEAT
02.03,  02.05.40,  02.06.30,  02.10.10Calendar 0 0 1,025,424 1,790
SHEEPMEAT
02.04,  02.06.80,  02.06.90Calendar 0 0 54,162 155
POULTRY
02.07,  02.10.90Calendar 0 0 729,935 1,481
MILK POWDER
04.02Calendar 0 0 2,435,238 3,843
BUTTER
04.05Calendar 0 0 462,015 1,083
CHEESE
04.06Calendar 0 0 117,489 260
OTHER MILK PRODUCTS
04.01,  04.03,  04.04Calendar 0 0 196,127 412
EGGS
04.07,  04.08Calendar 0 0 3,050,059 2,266G/AG/N/ZAF/15/Rev.1
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HONEY
04.09Calendar 0 0 9,597 98
PRODUCTS OF OTHER ANIMAL
ORIGIN
05.00Calendar 0 0 1,669,520 17,555
BULBS, ROOTS AND ORNAMENTAL
FOLIAGE
06.01,  06.02,  06.04Calendar 0 0 3,466,917 13,743
CUT AND DRIED FLOWERS
06.03Calendar 0 0 8,567,759 4,533
VEGETABLES
07.01,  07.02,  07.03,  07.04,  07.05,  07.06,
07.07,  07.08,  07.09,  07.10,  07.11,  07.12,07.13,  07.14Calendar 1,005,653 2,389 5,662,335 44,866
NUTS
08.01,  08.02Calendar 0 0 810,200 7,578
DECIDUOUS FRUIT
08.03,  08.04,  09.06,  08.07,  08.08,  08.09,
08.10,  08.11,  08.12,  08.14Calendar 122,910 3,965 104,067,567 330,255
CITRUS FRUIT
08.05Calendar 0 0 49,203,948 410,805
DRIED FRUIT
08.13Calendar 0 0 6,775,750 22,089
COFFEE
09.01Calendar 0 0 340,328 3,417
TEA
09.02Calendar 33,024 66 400,886 3,624
SPICES
09.04,  09.05,  09.06,  09.07,  09.08,  09.09,
09.10Calendar 0 0 378,143 3,643G/AG/N/ZAF/15/Rev.1
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WHEAT AND WHEAT PRODUCTS
10.01,  11.01,  11.03.11,  11.03.21,
11.04.19.10,  11.04.29.10,  11.07.10.10,
11.07.20.10,  11.08.11,  11.09,  23.02.30Calendar 0 0 88,935,621 569,087
BARLEY
10.03,  11.04.11,  11.04.21,  11.07.10.20,
11.07.20.20Calendar 0 0 212,588 7,208
OATS
10.04,  11.02.90,  11.03.12,  11.03.29,
11.04.12,  11.04.22,  11.07.10.30,11.07.10.40,  11.07.20.30,  11.07.20.40Calendar 0 0 117,435 3,986
MAIZE AND MAIZE PRODUCTS
10.05,  11.02.20,  11.03.13,  11.04.23,
11.06.12,  23.02.10Calendar 0 0 94,162,049 1,671,155
GRAIN SORGHUM
10.07Calendar 0 0 244,185 12,364
OILSEEDS
12.01,  12.02,  12.03,  12.04,  12.05,  12.06,
12.07Calendar 0 0 4,434,045 25,792
OTHER SEEDS
12.09Calendar 0 0 974,194 9,117
VEGETABLE SAPS AND EXTRACTS
13.02Calendar 0 0 702,470 6,748
ANIMAL FATS
15.01,  15.02,  15.03,  15.04,  15.05,  15.06Calendar 0 0 2,294,541 16,021
VEGETABLE OILS
15.07,  15.08,  15.09,  15.10,  15.11,  15.12,
5.13,  15.14,  15.15,  15.16Calendar 0 0 11,535,447 47,658
MARGARINE
15.17Calendar 0 0 1,113,512 7,548
ACIDS
15.19Calendar 0 0 252,917 1,798G/AG/N/ZAF/15/Rev.1
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GLYCEROL
15.20Calendar 0 0 460,514 3,235
PREPARATIONS OF MEAT
16.01,  16.02,  16.03Calendar 0 0 437,731 2,637
SUGAR
17.01Calendar 17,300,000 30,015 72,553,637 795,540
OTHER SUGARS
17.02Calendar 0 0 364,585 3,022
MOLASSES
17.03Calendar 0 0 1,176,734 12,465
SUGAR CONFECTIONERY
17.04Calendar 2,666,555 8,032 8,510,693 17,304
COCOA AND COCOA
PREPARATIONS
18.00Calendar 2,679,210 3,784 2,705,105 13,745
PASTA
19.02Calendar 0 0 94,421 585
TAPIOCA
19.03Calendar 0 0 14,851 52
BREAD, PASTRY, CAKES AND
BISCUITS
19.05Calendar 955,669 2,046 3,694,207  9,592
VEGETABLE, FRUIT AND NUT
PREPARATIONS INCL. FRUITJUICES
20.01,  20.02,  20.03,  20.04,  20.05,  20.06,
20.07,  20.08,  20.09Calendar 32,474,591 152,463 73,979,569 226,917
MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE
PREPARATIONS
21.00Calendar 251,516 1,113 3,565,654  23,215G/AG/N/ZAF/15/Rev.1
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WATERS
22.01,  22.02Calendar 2,361,501 15,849 3,282,999 21,434
BEER
22.03Calendar 4,176,307 26,601 24,128,185 25,428
WINE PRODUCTS
22.04,  22.05,  22.07Calendar 19,615,102 49,547 18,396,237 21,866
SPIRITS & FERMENTED
BEVERAGES
22.06Calendar 3,771 16 5,415,945  10,256
VINEGAR
22.09Calendar 0 0 53,986 313
FLOURS, MEALS AND PELLETS OF
FISH
23.01Calendar 0 0 1,060,809 10,864
DOG AND CAT FOOD
23.09Calendar 0 0 1,531,457 13,148
TOBACCO
24.01Calendar 0 0 15,452,177 7,588
CIGARETTES AND OTHER
TOBACCO
24.02,  24.03Calendar 0 0 2,622,522 5,128
CITRUS FRUIT OIL
33.01Calendar 0 0 1,166,652 7,002
ALBUMINOIDAL SUBST., STARCHES
35.01,  35.02,  35.03,  35.04,  35.05,  35.06Calendar 0 0 834,977 4,860
HIDES AND SKINS
41.01, 41.02, 41.03Calendar 0 0 24,817,649 34,573
RAW FURSKINS
43.01Calendar 0 0 1,099,880 11,575G/AG/N/ZAF/15/Rev.1
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RAW SILK AND SILK WASTE
50.01,  50.02,  50.03Calendar 0 0 12,120 132
WOOL
51.01,  51.03Calendar 0 0 55,134,563 44,311
MOHAIR
51.02, 51.03Calendar 0 0 6,338,913 4,794
COTTON
52.01, 52.02,  52.03Calendar 0 0 3,626,390 4,266
SOURCE:  DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
NOTE:  With reference to South Africa’s footnote on the table “Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commit ments” in Section II of Part IV of the Schedule,
South Africa wishes to indicate the following:
Base Period:1990 1997
Inflation rate index 100 198.64Rand / US dollar exchange rate  2.72 4.61
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