WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/BGR/5
9 August 2001
(01-3954)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning export subsidy commitments ( Tables  ES:1  and ES:2 )
for calendar years 1997, 1998 and 1999  was received from the delegation of Bulgaria  on
7 August 2001.
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Pursuant to the notification requirements in agriculture (paragraph (i), page 24 of document
G/AG/2), the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria hereby notifies that it did not grant any export
subsidies in calendar years 1997, 1998 and 1999 (Tables ES:1).  Total exports of agricultural products
listed in Section II, Part IV of Schedule CXXXIX  (paragraph (iii), page 24 of document G/AG/2) for
calendar years 1997, 1998 and 1999 are provided in the attached tables (ES:2).G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Bulgaria
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1997
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products1Calendar year 1997 Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
($000)Quantity
(Tonnes)Quantity
(Tonnes)Outlays
(million ECU)Quantity
('000 tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Wheat and Wheat Flour 0 0 0 2.98 132.43
Sunflower seed 0 0 0 1.61 4.66
Fruit and vegetables fresh 0 0 0 20.87 69.13
Fruit 0 0 0 9.60 31.80
Grapes 0 0 0 2.69 8.90
Peaches 0 0 0 0.48 1.59
Cherries 0 0 0 0.38 1.27
Plums 0 0 0 0.58 1.91
Apples 0 0 0 3.84 12.72
Watermelons 0 0 0 1.34 4.45
Strawberries 0 0 0 0.29 0.95
Vegetables 0 0 0 11.27 37.33
Tomatoes 0 0 0 7.55 25.01
Cucumbers 0 0 0 1.13 3.73
Potatoes 0 0 0 1.01 3.36
Peppers 0 0 0 1.35 4.48
Onions 0 0 0 0.23 0.75
Fruits and vegetables preserved 0 0 0 27.05 61.18
Fruit preserved 0 0 0 8.39 21.41
Marmalades 0 0 0 0.17 0.43
Jams 0 0 0 0.75 1.71G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 3Description of products1Calendar year 1997 Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
($000)Quantity
(Tonnes)Quantity
(Tonnes)Outlays
(million ECU)Quantity
('000 tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Stewed fruit 0 0 0 3.19 6.21
Fruit, frozen 0 0 0 0.34 0.86
Fruit pulp 0 0 0 0.42 0.86
Fruit juices 0 0 0 3.52 11.35
Vegetables preserved 0 0 0 18.66 39.77
Vegetables frozen 0 0 0 0.19 0.40
Canned tomatoes 0 0 0 7.47 16.70
Canned peppers 0 0 0 0.75 1.19
Canned cucumbers 0 0 0 2.05 4.77
Canned peas 0 0 0 1.12 1.99
Canned mushrooms 0 0 0 0.37 0.40
Tomato paste 0 0 0 1.31 3.18
Tomato juice 0 0 0 2.24 3.98
Mixed vegetable juice 0 0 0 0.19 0.40
Tins of vegetables 0 0 0 2.99 6.76
Wine2 0 0 0 1.60 98.88
Tobacco 0 0 0 14.43 15.89
White cheese 0 0 0 5.63 5.03
Kashkaval/yellow cheese 0 0 0 0.80 0.71
Live animals 0 0 0 5.37 5.30
Cattle 0 0 0 0.81 1.80
Sheep and lambs 0 0 0 4.56 3.50
Bovine meat 0 0 0 0.24 0.62
Mutton and lamb 0 0 0 10.67 7.95
Pigmeat 0 0 0 0.56 0.62
Poultry meat 0 0 0 16.04 7.06G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 4Description of products1Calendar year 1997 Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
($000)Quantity
(Tonnes)Quantity
(Tonnes)Outlays
(million ECU)Quantity
('000 tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus 0 0 0 15.23 6.71
Turkeys, ducks, geese and guinea fowls 0 0 0 0.40 0.18
Poultry cuts and offal 0 0 0 0.40 0.18
Eggs 0 0 0 0.24 0.62
Incorporated products 0 0 0 20.28
Total Subsidies 00 0 128.37
1 No export subsidies existed.
2 1000 hl.G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 5Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Bulgaria
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1997
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year 1997Quantity of total exports
(Tonnes)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour 104,740.9
Sunflower seed 69,053.2
Fruit and vegetables, fresh
Grapes 616
Peaches 397.3
Cherries 1,213.1
Plums 1,513.5
Apples 930.8
Watermelons 0
Strawberries 1.4
Tomatoes 2,018.7
Cucumbers 5,252
Potatoes 192.5
Peppers 2,558
Onions 101.9
Fruit and vegetables, preserved
Fruit and vegetable juices 9,512.7
Marmalades, jams, fruit pulp 5,701.6
Stewed or frozen fruit 12,665.8
Vegetables frozen 4,014.2
Canned tomatoes 7,815.5
Canned peppers 8,350
Canned cucumbers 23,687.8G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 6Description of products Calendar year 1997Quantity of total exports
(Tonnes)
12 3
Canned peas 3,293.4
Canned mushrooms 1,401.5
Tomato juice 204.2
Tins of vegetables 16,059
Wines1 1,642.1
Tobacco 12,183.3
White cheese 5,621.2
Kashkaval/yellow cheese 1,362.4
Live animals
Cattle 469.2
Sheep and lambs 938.4
Bovine meat 165.2
Mutton and lamb 3,758.8
Pigmeat 17,245.4
Poultry meat 0
Eggs 4,941.0
Incorporated products -
1 1000 hl.G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 7Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Bulgaria
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products1Calendar year 1998 Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
($000)Quantity
(Tonnes)Quantity
(Tonnes)Outlays
(million ECU)Quantity
('000 tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Wheat and Wheat Flour 0 0 0 2.77 127.00
Sunflower seed 0 0 0 1.5. 4.45
Fruit and vegetables fresh 0 0 0 19.37 66.30
Fruit 0 0 0 8.91 30.50
Grapes 0 0 0 2.49 8.54
Peaches 0 0 0 0.45 1.52
Cherries 0 0 0 0.36 1.22
Plums 0 0 0 0.53 1.83
Apples 0 0 0 3.56 12.20
Watermelons 0 0 0 1.25 4.27
Strawberries 0 0 0 0.27 0.91
Vegetables 0 0 0 10.46 35.80
Tomatoes 0 0 0 7.01 23.99
Cucumbers 0 0 0 1.05 3.58
Potatoes 0 0 0 0.94 3.22
Peppers 0 0 0 1.25 4.30
Onions 0 0 0 0.21 0.72
Fruits and vegetables preserved 0 0 0 25.10 58.68
Fruit preserved 0 0 0 7.78 20.54
Marmalades 0 0 0 0.16 0.41
Jams 0 0 0 0.70 1.64G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 8Description of products1Calendar year 1998 Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
($000)Quantity
(Tonnes)Quantity
(Tonnes)Outlays
(million ECU)Quantity
('000 tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Stewed fruit 0 0 0 2.96 5.96
Fruit, frozen 0 0 0 0.31 0.82
Fruit pulp 0 0 0 0.39 0.82
Fruit juices 0 0 0 3.27 10.88
Vegetables preserved 0 0 0 17.32 38.14
Vegetables frozen 0 0 0 0.17 0.38
Canned tomatoes 0 0 0 6.93 16.02
Canned peppers 0 0 0 0.69 1.14
Canned cucumbers 0 0 0 1.91 4.58
Canned peas 0 0 0 1.04 1.91
Canned mushrooms 0 0 0 0.35 0.38
Tomato paste 0 0 0 1.21 3.05
Tomato juice 0 0 0 2.08 3.81
Mixed vegetable juice 0 0 0 0.17 0.38
Tins of vegetables 0 0 0 2.77 6.48
Wine2 0 0 0 1.48 94.83
Tobacco 0 0 0 13.38 15.24
White cheese 0 0 0 5.24 4.83
Kashkaval/yellow cheese 0 0 0 0.75 0.68
Live animals 0 0 0 4.99 5.08
Cattle 0 0 0 0.75 1.73
Sheep and lambs 0 0 0 4.24 3.35
Bovine meat 0 0 0 0.22 0.59
Mutton and lamb 0 0 0 9.91 7.62
Pigmeat 0 0 0 0.52 0.59
Poultry meat 0 0 0 14.88 6.77G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 9Description of products1Calendar year 1998 Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
($000)Quantity
(Tonnes)Quantity
(Tonnes)Outlays
(million ECU)Quantity
('000 tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus 0 0 0 14.14 6.43
Turkeys, ducks, geese and guinea fowls 0 0 0 0.37 0.17
Poultry cuts and offal 0 0 0 0.37 0.17
Eggs 0 0 0 0.22 0.59
Incorporated products 0 0 0 18.82
Total Subsidies 00 0 119.14
1 No export subsidies existed.
2 1000 hl.G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 10Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Bulgaria
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year 1998Quantity of total exports
(Tonnes)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour 920,503.1
Sunflower seed 53,039.0
Fruit and vegetables, fresh
Grapes 257
Peaches 13.9
Cherries 1,588.7
Plums 2,048.9
Apples 31.8
Watermelons 0
Strawberries 21.6
Tomatoes 1,176.2
Cucumbers 5,794.2
Potatoes 133.1
Peppers 6,849.3
Onions 2,540.4
Fruit and vegetables, preserved
Fruit and vegetable juices 7,493.3
Marmalades, jams, fruit pulp 3,969.3
Stewed or frozen fruit 7,341.4
Vegetables frozen 5,598.2
Canned tomatoes 4,679.5
Canned peppers 1,946.4
Canned cucumbers 12,039.6G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 11Description of products Calendar year 1998Quantity of total exports
(Tonnes)
12 3
Canned peas 1,431.6
Canned mushrooms 661
Tomato juice 120.9
Tins of vegetables 11,408.6
Wines1 1,528.3
Tobacco 20,278.7
White cheese 3,734.8
Kashkaval/yellow cheese 1,111.5
Live animals
Cattle 469.9
Sheep and lambs 9.3
Bovine meat 73.6
Mutton and lamb 3,987.7
Pigmeat 3,897.6
Poultry meat 0.0
Eggs 1,526.3
Incorporated products -
1 1000 hl.G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 12Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Bulgaria
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products1Calendar year 1999 Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
($000)Quantity
(Tonnes)Quantity
(Tonnes)Outlays
(million ECU)Quantity
('000 tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Wheat and Wheat Flour 0 0 0 2.57 121.80
Sunflower seed 0 0 0 1.39 4.26
Fruit and vegetables fresh 0 0 0 17.97 63.58
Fruit 0 0 0 8.27 29.25
Grapes 0 0 0 2.31 8.19
Peaches 0 0 0 0.41 1.46
Cherries 0 0 0 0.33 1.17
Plums 0 0 0 0.50 1.75
Apples 0 0 0 3.31 11.70
Watermelons 0 0 0 1.16 4.09
Strawberries 0 0 0 0.25 0.88
Vegetables 0 0 0 9.70 34.33
Tomatoes 0 0 0 6.50 23.00
Cucumbers 0 0 0 0.97 3.43
Potatoes 0 0 0 0.87 3.09
Peppers 0 0 0 1.16 4.12
Onions 0 0 0 0.19 0.69
Fruits and vegetables preserved 0 0 0 23.29 56.27
Fruit preserved 0 0 0 7.22 19.69
Marmalades 0 0 0 0.14 0.39
Jams 0 0 0 0.65 1.58G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 13Description of products1Calendar year 1999 Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
($000)Quantity
(Tonnes)Quantity
(Tonnes)Outlays
(million ECU)Quantity
('000 tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Stewed fruit 0 0 0 2.74 5.71
Fruit, frozen 0 0 0 0.29 0.79
Fruit pulp 0 0 0 0.36 0.79
Fruit juices 0 0 0 3.03 10.44
Vegetables preserved 0 0 0 16.07 36.58
Vegetables frozen 0 0 0 0.16 0.37
Canned tomatoes 0 0 0 6.43 15.36
Canned peppers 0 0 0 0.64 1.10
Canned cucumbers 0 0 0 1.77 4.39
Canned peas 0 0 0 0.96 1.83
Canned mushrooms 0 0 0 0.32 0.37
Tomato paste 0 0 0 1.13 2.93
Tomato juice 0 0 0 1.93 3.66
Mixed vegetable juice 0 0 0 0.16 0.37
Tins of vegetables 0 0 0 2.57 6.22
Wine2 0 0 0 1.36 90.94
Tobacco 0 0 0 12.40 14.62
White cheese 0 0 0 4.87 4.63
Kashkaval/yellow cheese 0 0 0 0.70 0.65
Live animals 0 0 0 4.62 4.87
Cattle 0 0 0 0.69 1.66
Sheep and lambs 0 0 0 3.93 3.21
Bovine meat 0 0 0 0.21 0.57
Mutton and lamb 0 0 0 9.19 7.31
Pigmeat 0 0 0 0.48 0.57
Poultry meat 0 0 0 13.79 6.50G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 14Description of products1Calendar year 1999 Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
($000)Quantity
(Tonnes)Quantity
(Tonnes)Outlays
(million ECU)Quantity
('000 tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus 0 0 0 13.10 6.17
Turkeys, ducks, geese and guinea fowls 0 0 0 0.34 0.16
Poultry cuts and offal 0 0 0 0.34 0.16
Eggs 0 0 0 0.21 0.57
Incorporated products 0 0 0 17.45
Total Subsidies 0 0 0 110.52
1 No export subsidies existed.
2 1000 hl.G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 15Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Bulgaria
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year 1999Quantity of total exports
(Tonnes)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour 795,713.5
Sunflower seed 307,843.0
Fruit and vegetables, fresh
Grapes 299.7
Peaches 6.4
Cherries 844.6
Plums 1,212
Apples 72.1
Watermelons 0
Strawberries 17
Tomatoes 445.9
Cucumbers 2,886.9
Potatoes 170.6
Peppers 3,819.1
Onions 5,564
Fruit and vegetables, preserved 2,999.5
Fruit and vegetable juices 3,521.4
Marmalades, jams, fruit pulp 1,712.8
Stewed or frozen fruit 5,170.1
Vegetables frozen 1,094.3
Canned tomatoes 1,570.9
Canned peppers 5,064.2
Canned cucumbers 443.3G/AG/N/BGR/5
Page 16Description of products Calendar year 1999Quantity of total exports
(Tonnes)
12 3
Canned peas 345.9
Canned mushrooms 5,469.6
Tomato juice 105.5
Tins of vegetables 4,589
Wines1 886.9
Tobacco 23,295.8
White cheese 4,368.4
Kashkaval/yellow cheese 714.1
Live animals
Cattle 3,412.1
Sheep and lambs 125.9
Bovine meat 102.6
Mutton and lamb 5,454.9
Pigmeat 1,177.3
Poultry meat 0
Eggs 2,361.7
Incorporated products -
1 1000 hl.
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