WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/EEC/23
9 March 2000
(00-0931)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1 to ES:3 ) for
the marketing year 1998/1999  was received from the delegation of the European Communities  on
7 March 2000.G/AG/N/EEC/23
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1998 - 1999
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 1998 500.3 14,017.3
(wheat eq.)1,186.1
(wheat eq.)1,697.3 16,825.4
Coarse grains 1 July 1998 764.1 14,774.9 (3) 119.3 1,270.4 11,981.9 (11)
Rice 1 September 1998 25.6 143.9 (4) 125.5 43.9 145.3 (4)Rapeseed 1 July 1998 0.0 0.0 32.9 113.0Olive oil 1 November 1998 0.0 0.0 64.5 125.2Sugar  (5) 1 October 1998 794.8 1,546.1 (6) 10.0 592.7 (11) 1,386.3 (6), (11)Butter and butteroil 1 July 1998 285.7 165.3 (7) 1,125.6 434.7 (7)Skim milk powder 1 July 1998 191.7 221.5 2.5 328.0 297.5Cheese 1 July 1998 149.1 226.3 442.6 363.3Other milk products 1 July 1998 758.9 951.1 0.5 828.5 1,049.0Beef meat 1 July 1998 642.9 721.7 (8) 53.9 1,521.2 947.8 (8)Pigmeat 1 July 1998 356.1 742.7 (8) 22.0 230.3 (11) 482.8 (8), (11)Poultry meat 1 July 1998 89.7 343.4 (8) 108.9 345.4 (8)Eggs 1 July 1998 17.3 114.2 (9) 50.5 109.7 (9), (11)G/AG/N/EEC/23
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 1998 29.3 2,471.5 (10) 46.5 2,523.4 (10)
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 1 July 1998 31.6 763.0 0.1 62.7 820.2
Fruit and vegetables, processed 1 July 1998 4.5 87.1 9.9 156.0Raw tobacco 1 July 1998 0.0 0.0 62.7 142.5Alcohol 1 July 1998 121.2 1,101.4 (10) 114.2 (11) 1,249.1 (10)Incorporated products 16 October 1998 573.4 - 9.1 535.9 (11) -
(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.
(11) Unused export subsidies in previous years:
- coarse grains:  12,151,300 t
- sugar:  375.4 Mio €;  741,800 t
- pigmeat:   561.9 Mio €;  689,600 t- eggs:  95,100 t
- alcohol:  121.4 Mio €
- incorporated products:  360.5 Mio €G/AG/N/EEC/23
Page 4Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1998 - 1999
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 431.8 68.5 500.3 14,017.3
(wheat eq.)
Coarse grains 560.2 203.9 764.1 14,774.9 (2)
Rice 25.6 25.6 143.9 (3)
Rapeseed 0.0 0.0
Olive oil 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sugar  (4) 794.8 794.8 1,546.1 (5)
Butter and butteroil 285.7 285.7 165.3 (6)
Skim milk powder 191.7 191.7 221.5
Cheese 149.1 149.1 226.3
Other milk products 758.9 758.9 951.1
Beef meat 617.2 25.7 642.9 721.7 (7)G/AG/N/EEC/23
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
Pigmeat 356.1 356.1 742.7 (7)
Poultry meat 89.7 89.7 343.4 (7)
Eggs 17.3 17.3 114.2 (8)
Wine 29.3 29.3 2,471.5 (9)
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 31.6 31.6 763.0
Fruit and vegetables, processed 4.5 4.5 87.1
Raw tobacco 0.0 0.0 0.0
Alcohol 121.2 121.2 1,101.4 (9)
Incorporated products 573.4 573.4 -
(1) EC Commission services.  (2)  Product weight, except malt which is expressed in cereal equivalent.  (3)  In milled rice equ ivalents.  (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 carca ss equivalents . (8)  In "shell eggs" equivalents. (9) 000 hl.G/AG/N/EEC/23
Page 6Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1998 - 1999
Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999Quantity of total exports
(000 t product weight)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour 12,345.0
Coarse grains 12,853.0
Rice 274.1
Rapeseed 798.1
Olive oil 108.6
Sugar 5,116.3
Butter and butteroil 150.7
Skim milk powder 199.5
Cheese 321.0
Other milk products 1,153.1
Beef meat 760.9
Pigmeat 1,189.5
Poultry meat 969.1
Eggs 138.3
Wine 10,421.0 (1)
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 1,868.2
Fruit and vegetables, processed 327.1
Raw tobacco 131.4
Alcohol 1,884.7 (1)
(1) '000 hl.G/AG/N/EEC/23
Page 7Table ES:3
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1998 - 1999
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the total volume  of food aid (not  reported in Table ES:1)
Description of productsMarketing year
beginning 1 July 1998Quantity of food aid to all destinations
(000 t)   (1)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour 284.0
(wheat eq.)(2)
Coarse grains 383.2 (2)
Rice 87.9 (2)
Vegetable oils 16.8
Pulses 54.6 (3)
Incorporated products 48.3 (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 50,788 tonnes purchased outside the Community.
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