WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/VEN/24
11 April 2003
(03-2004)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning imports subject to tariff quotas (Table MA.2)  for 1999 ,
2000 and 2001 was received from the Permanent Mission of Venezuela on 4 April 2003.G/AG/N/VEN/24
Page 2Table MA.2
MARKET ACCESS:  Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year  1999
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments
Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in question Imports for 1999
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule )(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule )(Initial amount MT )( Final amount MT )( MT)
12 3 4
Meat of swine 0203 877 877 1,167.30
Edible offal 0206 3,937 3,937 2,403.00
Meat of poultry not cut in pieces 0207 3,426 3,426 222.80
Meat and meat offal 0210 9,154 9,154 98.32Milk and cream, not concentrated 0401 11,005 18,342 2,177.04
Milk in powder, of a fat content not
exceeding 1.5%0402.10 87 145 4,056.40
Whole milk 26% 0402.21 73,822 76,037 57,575.73
Whey 0404 1,745 1,745 2,084.88
Butter and other fats and oils derived
from milk0405 2,015 2,015 694.19
Cheese 0406 2,212 3,686 10,761.34
Seed wheat 1001.10.10 2 3 0
Other 1001.10.90 1,314,643 1,314,643 469,699.49Barley 1003 779 779 11.43
Seed maize 1005.10.00 376 626 311.12
Maize hybrids for delicacies 1005.90.20 1,914 1,914                         5,106.54
Yellow maize * 1005.90.11 583,459 583,459 1,044,554.55
Other 1005.90.90 29,826 49,711 45.22
Rice 1006 30,197 30,197 172.34
Sorghum  * 1007 1,114,290 1,114,290 1,120.98Millet 1008 719 719 5,762.39
Wheat flour 1101 23,888 39,813 58.97G/AG/N/VEN/24
Page 3Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in question Imports for 1999
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule )(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule )(Initial amount MT )( Final amount MT )( MT)
12 3 4
Cereal flours 1102 17,816 29,694 596.01
Cereal groats and meal 1103 1,818 3,030 621.09
Hulled grains 1104 3,083 3,083 13,504.00
Malt 1107 203,526 203,526 195,682.39
Starches 1108 25 25 4,794.80
Wheat gluten 1109 0 0 96.96
Soya beans 1201 168,963 168,963 33,185.34
Groundnuts 1202 453 755 3,022.36
Linseed 1204 69 69 283.19Rape or colza seeds 1205 44 44 19.44
Sunflower seeds 1206 622 622 1,774.37
Palm nuts and kernels 1207 2,771 4,619 559.67
Lard 1501 180 180 0
Animal fats 1502 77,226 77,226 75,243.33
Lard stearin 1503 19 19 0.61
Wool grease 1505 40 40 79.27Other animal fats and oils 1506 1 1 17.66
Soya-bean oil 1507 130,040 130,040 242,596.80
Groundnut oil 1508 3 3 126.16
Olive oil 1509 778 778 1,676.95
Other oils 1510 55 55 74.38Palm oil 1511 134 224 6,668.13
Sunflower-seed or safflower oil 1512 151,612 151,612 25,669.67
Coconut (copra) oil 1513 322 536 0
Other vegetable fats and oils 1515 1,795 1,795 7,964.66
Margarine 1517 1,474 2,457 10,103.92
Animal or vegetable fats and oils 1518 50,595 84,326 649.13
Stearic acid 1519 43 43 0G/AG/N/VEN/24
Page 4Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in question Imports for 1999
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule )(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule )(Initial amount MT )( Final amount MT )( MT)
12 3 4
Cane sugar 1701 132,013 132,013 330,248.96
Other sugars 1702 1,062 1,062 2,306.88
Molasses 1703 10,525 17,541 50.17
Pasta 1902 7,585 12,641 2,244.13
Preparations for sauces 2103 111 111 6,030.75
Bran, sharps, etc. 2302 818 1,363 499.15
Soya-bean cake 2304 696,880 696,880 563,800.30
Groundnut cake 2305 135 224 2,000.56
Oilcake of other oilseeds 2306 12,853 21,421 3,004.17Vegetable materials and other waste 2308 37 37 45.52Preparations of a kind used in animal-
feeding2309 2,254 2,254 23,607.44
Dextrins and other starches 3505 1,396 1,396 495.08
(*)  Venezuela implemented tariff quotas during the calendar year 1999 for yellow maize (1005.90.11) and sorghum (1007).  Impor ts of all other products were
without quantitative restrictions.
Sources: Directorate-General of Agricultural Marketing.  Ministry of Agriculture and Land.
National Institute of Statistics (I.N.E.)G/AG/N/VEN/24
Page 5Table MA.2
MARKET ACCESS:  Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year  2000
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments
Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in question Imports for 2000
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(Initial amount MT) (Final amount MT) (MT)
12 3 4
Meat of swine 0203 877 877 271.37
Edible offal 0206 3,937 3,937 2,278.34
Meat of poultry not cut in pieces 0207 3,426 3,426 776.32
Meat and meat offal 0210 9,154 9,154 105.07Milk and cream, not concentrated * 0401 11,005 18,342 2,770.09Milk in powder, of a fat content not
exceeding 1.5% *0402.10 87 145 4,535.90
Whole milk 26% * 0402.21 73,822 76,037 64,380.83
Whey 0404 1,745 1,745 6,656.89
Butter and other fats and oils derived
from milk0405 2,015 2,015 867.43
Cheese * 0406 2,212 3,686 11,806.14
Seed wheat 1001.10.10 2 3 0
Other 1001.10.90 1,314,643 1,314,643 513,559.43
Barley 1003 779 779 6.42
Seed maize 1005.10.00 376 626 2,145.40
Maize hybrids for delicacies 1005.90.20 1,914 1,914                         4,696.53
Yellow maize * 1005.90.11 583,459 583,459 1,318,601.17
Other 1005.90.90 29,826 49,711 3.00Rice 1006 30,197 30,197 269.69
Sorghum  * 1007 1,114,290 1,114,290 1,440.79
Millet 1008 719 719 6,667.08
Wheat flour 1101 23,888 39,813 113.98G/AG/N/VEN/24
Page 6Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in question Imports for 2000
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(Initial amount MT) (Final amount MT) (MT)
12 3 4
Cereal flours 1102 17,816 29,694 465.50
Cereal groats and meal 1103 1,818 3,030 7,743.30
Hulled grains 1104 3,083 3,083 46,835.38
Malt 1107 203,526 203,526 232,727.66
Starches 1108 25 25 5,119.47
Wheat gluten 1109 0 0 135.00
Soya beans * 1201 168,963 168,963 194,128.70Groundnuts 1202 453 755 3,372.84
Linseed 1204 69 69 336.68
Rape or colza seeds 1205 44 44 74.24
Sunflower seeds 1206 622 622 2,213.33
Palm nuts and kernels * 1207 2,771 4,619 465.35
Lard 1501 180 180 0
Animal fats 1502 77,226 77,226 6,073.86Lard stearin 1503 19 19 0.24
Wool grease 1505 40 40 32.20
Other animal fats and oils 1506 1 1 23.40
Soya-bean oil * 1507 130,040 130,040 209,422.10
Groundnut oil 1508 3 3 4.39
Olive oil 1509 778 778 3,260.23
Other oils* 1510 55 55 13.44Palm oil * 1511 134 224 6,183.27
Sunflower-seed or safflower oil * 1512 151,612 151,612 27,966.19
Coconut (copra) oil* 1513 322 536 0
Other vegetable fats and oils* 1515 1,795 1,795 12,415.23
Margarine 1517 1,474 2,457 37,221.50
Animal or vegetable fats and oils * 1518 50,595 84,326 64,682.66
Stearic acid 1519 43 43 0Cane sugar* 1701 132,013 132,013 179,292.65G/AG/N/VEN/24
Page 7Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in question Imports for 2000
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(Initial amount MT) (Final amount MT) (MT)
12 3 4
Other sugars 1702 1,062 1,062 6,832.65
Molasses 1703 10,525 17,541 5.70
Pasta 1902 7,585 12,641 3,022.71
Preparations for sauces 2103 111 111 9,036.66
Bran, sharps, etc. 2302 818 1,363 133.97
Soya-bean cake* 2304 696,880 696,880 556,347.06
Groundnut cake 2305 135 224 46.97Oilcake of other oilseeds 2306 12,853 21,421 117.73
Vegetable materials and other waste 2308 37 37 104.57
Preparations of a kind used in animal-
feeding2309 2,254 2,254 68,932.29
Dextrins and other starches 3505 1,396 1,396 603.48
(*)  Venezuela implemented tariff quotas du ring the calendar year 2000 for milk and cream, not concentrated (0401), milk in pow der (0402.10), milk and cream,
concentrated (0402.21), cheese (0406), yellow maize (1005.90.11), sorghum (1007), soya beans (1201), palm nuts and kernels (120 7), soya-bean oil (1507),
other oils (1510), palm oil (1511), sunflower-seed oil (1512), coconut oil (1513), other vegetable fats and oils (1515), animal  or vegetable fats and oils
(1518), cane sugar (1701) and soya-bean cake (2304). Imports of all other products were without quantitative restrictions.
Sources: Directorate-General of Agricultural Marketing.  Ministry of Agriculture and Land.
National Institute of Statistics (I.N.E.)G/AG/N/VEN/24
Page 8Table MA.2
MARKET ACCESS:  Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year  2001
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments
Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in question Imports for 2001
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(Initial amount MT) (Final amount MT) (MT)
12 3 4
Meat of swine 0203 877 877 167.25
Edible offal 0206 3,937 3,937 1,134.14
Meat of poultry not cut in pieces 0207 3,426 3,426 26.16
Meat and meat offal 0210 9,154 9,154 177.40Milk and cream, not concentrated * 0401 11,005 18,342 2,749.46Milk in powder, of a fat content not
exceeding 1.5%  *0402.10 87 145 3,466.08
Whole milk 26% * 0402.21 73,822 76,037 54,243.44
Whey 0404 1,745 1,745 5,495.63
Butter and other fats and oils derived
from milk0405 2,015 2,015 1,516.72
Cheese * 0406 2,212 3,686 12,526.13
Seed wheat 1001.10.10 2 3 0
Other 1001.10.90 1,314,643 1,314,643 493,061.39
Barley 1003 779 779 28.74
Seed maize 1005.10.00 376 626 6,048.49
Maize hybrids for delicacies 1005.90.20 1,914 1,914                         5,962.93
Yellow maize  * 1005.90.11 583,459 583,459 898,850.45
Other 1005.90.90 29,826 49,711 4.96Rice 1006 30,197 30,197 244.90
Sorghum  * 1007 1,114,290 1,114,290 539.02
Millet 1008 719 719 7,416.96
Wheat flour 1101 23,888 39,813 47.26G/AG/N/VEN/24
Page 9Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in question Imports for 2001
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(Initial amount MT) (Final amount MT) (MT)
12 3 4
Cereal flours 1102 17,816 29,694 408.07
Cereal groats and meal 1103 1,818 3,030 9,705.45
Hulled grains 1104 3,083 3,083 43,753.68
Malt 1107 203,526 203,526 248,694.98
Starches 1108 25 25 7,986.68
Wheat gluten 1109 0 0 154.92
Soya beans * 1201 168,963 168,963 128,100.95Groundnuts 1202 453 755 4,257.73
Linseed 1204 69 69 372.51
Rape or colza seeds 1205 44 44 20.62
Sunflower seeds 1206 622 622 2,906.48
Palm nuts and kernels * 1207 2,771 4,619 612.08
Lard 1501 180 180 0
Animal fats 1502 77,226 77,226 15,213.17Lard stearin 1503 19 19 0
Wool grease 1505 40 40 55.41
Other animal fats and oils 1506 1 1 2.77
Soya-bean oil * 1507 130,040 130,040 171,055.95
Groundnut oil 1508 3 3 22.90
Olive oil 1509 778 778 4,126.52
Other oils* 1510 55 55 7.01Palm oil * 1511 134 224 7,172.97
Sunflower-seed or safflower oil * 1512 151,612 151,612 18,491.00
Coconut (copra) oil* 1513 322 536 31.18
Other vegetable fats and oils* 1515 1,795 1,795 15,171.22
Margarine 1517 1,474 2,457 29,095.79
Animal or vegetable fats and oils* 1518 50,595 84,326 33,526.50
Stearic acid 1519 43 43 0Cane sugar* 1701 132,013 132,013 342,735.76G/AG/N/VEN/24
Page 10Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in question Imports for 2001
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(Initial amount MT) (Final amount MT) (MT)
12 3 4
Other sugars 1702 1,062 1,062 7,259.84
Molasses 1703 10,525 17,541 0.74
Pasta 1902 7,585 12,641 4,104.48
Preparations for sauces 2103 111 111 13,216.44
Bran, sharps, etc. 2302 818 1,363 71.71
Soya-bean cake* 2304 696,880 696,880 634,967.12
Groundnut cake 2305 135 224 3.62Oilcake of other oilseeds 2306 12,853 21,421 111.27
Vegetable materials and other waste 2308 37 37 227.71
Preparations of a kind used in animal-
feeding2309 2,254 2,254 78,693.62
Dextrins and other starches 3505 1,396 1,396 690.19
(*)  Venezuela implemented tariff quotas du ring the calendar year 2001 for milk and cream, not concentrated (0401), milk in pow der (0402.10), milk and cream,
concentrated (0402.21), cheese (0406), yellow maize (1005.90.11), sorghum (1007), soya beans (1201), palm nuts and kernels (120 7), soya-bean oil (1507),
other oils (1510), palm oil (1511), sunflower-seed oil (1512), coconut oil (1513), other vegetable fats and oils (1515), animal  or vegetable fats and oils
(1518), cane sugar (1701)  and soya-bean cake (2304). Imports of  all other products were with out quantitative restrictions.
Sources: Directorate-General of Agricultural Marketing.  Ministry of Agriculture and Land.
National Institute of Statistics (I.N.E.)
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