WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/STR/N/6/MLT
18 May 2000
(00-2039)
Working Party on
State Trading EnterprisesOriginal:  English
STATE TRADING
Updating Notification Pursuant to Article XVII:4(a) of the GATT 1994
and Paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII
MALTA
The following communication, dated 12 May 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Malta.
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In accordance with the provisions of WTO document G/STR/N/6 of 1 March 2000 issued by
the Working Party on State Trading Enterprises, Malta hereby submits this updating notification
covering changes to its new and full notification for 1998.
1. In part 1:  IV (Statistical Information), substitute the statistical annex by the attached
Annex 1.
2. In Part 2:  IV (Statistical Information), substitute the statistical annex by the attached
Annex 2.
3. No further changes are being submitted.G/STR/N/6/MLT
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ANNEX 1
TABLE 1
State Trading:  Medigrain Limited
Statistical Information, Imports
Product HS Code Imports
MtAverage import
price US$Domestic sales price
US$Mark-up
US$National production
Year ending 30/09/97
Milling wheat 100 190 9100 47,000 188.85 158.67 -30.18 Nil
Animal feed barley 100 300 9000 54,000 143.24 142.80   -0.44 Nil
Animal feed maize 100 590 0000 61,000 143.38 142.80   -0.58 Nil
Year ending 30/09/98
Milling wheat 100 190 9100 48,370 151.39 158.67   7.28 Nil
Animal feed barley 100 300 9000 56,800  95.13 142.80 47.67 Nil
Animal feed maize 100 590 0000 60,586 113.03 142.80 29.77 Nil
Year ending 30/09/99
Milling wheat 100 190 9100 43,144 149.05 158.67   9.62 Nil
Animal feed barley 100 300 9000 60,536   86.88 142.80 55.92 Nil
Animal feed maize 100 590 0000 60,335 108.62 142.80 34.18 NilG/STR/N/6/MLT
Page 3TABLE II
State Trading:  Medigrain Limited
Statistical Information, Exports
Product HS Code Exports
MtAverage purchase
price US$Domestic sales price
US$Average export
price US$National production
Year ending 30/09/97
Milling wheat 100 190 9100 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Animal feed barley 100 300 9000 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Animal feed maize 100 590 0000 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Year ending 30/09/98
Milling wheat 100 190 9100 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Animal feed barley 100 300 9000 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Animal feed maize 100 590 0000 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Year ending 30/09/99
Milling wheat 100 190 9100 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Animal feed barley 100 300 9000 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Animal feed maize 100 590 0000 Nil Nil Nil Nil NilG/STR/N/6/MLT
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TABLE III
State Trading:  Medigrain Limited
Statistical Information, Domestic Activities
Product HS Code Domestic purchases National production Domestic sales
MtNational consumption
Mt
Year ending 30/09/97
Milling wheat 100 190 9100 Nil Nil 47,000 47,000
Animal feed barley 100 300 9000 Nil Nil 54,000 54,000
Animal feed maize 100 590 0000 Nil Nil 61,000 61,000
Year ending 30/09/98
Milling wheat 100 190 9100 Nil Nil 48,370 48,370
Animal feed barley 100 300 9000 Nil Nil 56,800 56,800
Animal feed maize 100 590 0000 Nil Nil 60,586 60,586
Year ending 30/09/99
Milling wheat 100 190 9100 Nil Nil 48,514 48,514
Animal feed barley 100 300 9000 Nil Nil 54,844 54,844
Animal feed maize 100 590 0000 Nil Nil 60,615 60,615
Source:  Medigrain Company Limited.G/STR/N/6/MLT
Page 5ANNEX 2
TABLE I
State Trading: Enemalta Corporation
Statistical Information, Imports
Year Description of product(s)
(including HS number(s))Total quantity
imported
MtQuantity imported
by state trading
enterprise
MtAverage import
price
Lm/Mt (inc. duty)Average representative
domestic sales price
Lm/MtMark-up
LM/MtNational
production
Unleaded HS 2710 002700 18,324 18,324 215.51 346.10 130.59 Nil
Premium HS 2710 003600 63,222 63,222 221.72 373.99 152.27 Nil
Avgas HS 2710 003600 117 117 530.83 679.62 148.79 Nil
Jet/Kero HS 2710 005100 140,590 140,590 76.16 101.52 25.36 Nil
Gas oil HS 2710 007800 158,796 158,796 102.26 130.41 28.15 Nil
Fuel oil HS 2710 007800 475,491 475,491 36.98 36.94 0.04 Nil1997
L.P.G. HS 2711 129800 17,032 17,032 134.32 134.32 0 Nil
Unleaded HS 2710 002700 21,268 21,268 238 354 116 Nil
Premium HS 2710 003600 64,215 64,215 251 384 133 Nil
Avgas HS 2710 003600 108 108 558 745 187 Nil
Jet/Kero HS 2710 005100 112,332 112,332 66 160 94 Nil
Gas oil HS 2710 007800 182,553 182,553 110 131 21 Nil
Fuel oil HS 2710 007800 522,152 522,152 30 30 0 Nil
L.P.G. HS 2711 129800 14,852 14,852 122 180 58 Nil1998
L.C.O. HS 2710 001100 9,496 9,496 57 80 31 Nil
Unleaded HS 2710 002700 25,282 25,282 321.05 443.24 122.19 Nil
Premium HS 2710 003600 52,404 52,404 302.69 443.24 140.55 Nil
Avgas HS 2710 003600 159 159 416.35 767.66 351.31 Nil
Jet/Kero HS 2710 005100 115,673 115,673 114.66 159.11 44.45 Nil
Gas oil HS 2710 007800 246,275 246,275 142.12 210.82 68.70 Nil
Fuel oil HS 2710 007800 516,994 516,994 37.62 37.62 - Nil1999
L.P.G. HS 2711 129800 17,017 17,017 146.93 146.93 - NilG/STR/N/6/MLT
Page 6 TABLE II
State Trading:  Enemalta Corporation
Statistical Information, Exports*
Lm1 ═ US$2.5
Year Description of product(s)
(including HS number(s))Total quantity
exported
MtQuantity exported
by state trading
enterprise
MtAverage
procurement price
US$ (exc. duty)Average representative
domestic sales price
US$ (inc. duty)Average export
price
US$National
production
Jet AIHS 2710 0051 00 113,963 113,963 190.30 494.81 231.01 Nil
1997 Avgas
HS 2710 0036 00 27 27 1,035.60 1,785.83 1,424.50 Nil
Jet AI
HS 2710 0051 00 108,886 108,886 165 400 215 Nil
1998 Avgas
HS 2710 0036 00 119 119 919 1,875 1,472 Nil
Jet AIHS 2710 0051 00 113,216 113,216 169 302 209 Nil
1999 Avgas
HS 2710 0036 00 132 132 427 1,804 1,589 Nil
*Consists of re-exports only.G/STR/N/6/MLT
Page 7TABLE III
State Trading:  Enemalta Corporation
Statistical Information, Domestic Activities
Year Description of product(s)
(including HS number(s))Domestic purchases by
state trading enterpriseNational production Domestic sales by state
trading enterprise
MtNational consumption
Mt
Unleaded HS 2710 002700 Nil Nil 18,036 18,036
Premium HS 27100 003600 Nil Nil 58,503 58,503
Avgas HS 2710 003600 Nil Nil 97 97
Jet HS 2710 005100 Nil Nil 173 173
Kerosene HS 2710 005100 Nil Nil 18,159 18,159
Gas oil HS 2710 006900 Nil Nil 168,712 168,712
Fuel oil HS 2710 007800 Nil Nil 488,418 488,4181997
L.P.G. HS 2711 129800 Nil Nil 17,007 17,007
Unleaded HS 2710 002700 Nil Nil 20,899 20,899
Premium HS 27100 003600 Nil Nil 53,918 53,918
Avgas HS 2710 003600 Nil Nil 119 119
Jet HS 2710 005100 Nil Nil 113,994 113,994
Kerosene HS 2710 005100 Nil Nil 113,994 113,994
Gas oil HS 2710 006900 Nil Nil 168,467 168,467
Fuel oil HS 2710 007800 Nil Nil 533,966 533,966
L.P.G. HS 2711 129800 Nil Nil 14,845 14,8451998
L.C.O. HS 2710 001100 Nil Nil 6,512 6,512
Unleaded HS 2710 002700 Nil Nil 24,148 24,148
Premium HS 27100 003600 Nil Nil 50,299 50,299
Avgas HS 2710 003600 Nil Nil 132 132
Jet HS 2710 005100 Nil Nil 113,216 113,216
Kerosene HS 2710 005100 Nil Nil 9,230 9,230
Gas oil HS 2710 006900 Nil Nil 246,275 246,275
Fuel oil HS 2710 007800 Nil Nil 527,742 527,7421999
L.P.G. HS 2711 129800 Nil Nil 16,822 16,822
Source:  Enemalta Corporation
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