WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/VEN/5
19June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2626)
Committee onAgriculture Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning export subsidy commitments (Table ES:1 andthe
corresponding supporting table) for1995 wasreceived fromthePermanent Mission ofVenezuela on
12June1997.G/AG/N/VEN/5
Page2Table ES:1 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay andQuantity Reduction Commitments
Description ofproducts Calendar year Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
(Thousands ofUS$)Quantity
(MT)Quantity Outlays
(Thousands ofUS$)Quantity
(MT)
(from Section IIofPartIV) (from Section IIof
PartIV)(from Section IIofPartIV)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
EDIBLE PRODUCTS OFANIMAL ORIGIN
EDIBLE PRODUCTS OFANIMAL ORIGIN 1995 0 0 0 3.28 1.18
AMBERGRIS, CASTOREUM ...
OTHER 1995 3.45 12.9 0 31.86 22.28
PRODUCTS OFANIMAL ORIGIN
OTHER 1995 31.10 87.0 0 659.65 1,011.24
OTHER LIVE PLANTS
UNROOTED CUTTINGS 1995 0.51 24.0 0 2.99 16.84
TREES, SHRUBS, YOUNG PLANTS 1995 0.11 2.0 0 2.58 7.69
OTHER 1995 4.00 156.4 0 40.17 109.45
FLOWERS AND FLOWER BUDS
FRESH FLOWERS AND FLOWER BUDS 1995 4.20 17.5 0 62.31 74.34
OTHER FLOWERS AND FLOWER BUDS 1995 6.00 37.0 0 1.73 2.09
FOLIAGE AND BRANCHES
OTHER FOLIAGE 1995 0.41 39.3 0 5.96 46.93
CHILLED FRESH POTATOES
OTHER POTATOES 1995 10.30 345.2 0 345.88 1,807.54
CHILLED FRESH TOMATOES 1995 40.95 1,158.0 0 408.6 2,465.99G/AG/N/VEN/5
Page31 2 3 4 5 6 7
ONIONS, SHALLOTS, GARLIC, LEEKS
ONIONS AND SHALLOTS 1995 17.88 311.2 0 203.55 1,416.49
GARLIC 1995 0.14 0.7 0 1.70 1.77
LEEKS AND OTHER ALLIACEOUS VEGETABLES 1995 2.77 69.6 0 4.36 71.58
CABBAGES, CAULIFLOWERS
OTHER 1995 2.84 159.2 0 5.27 105.30
LETTUCE 1995 1.81 93.8 0 4.77 116.15
OTHER VEGETABLES 1995 0.00 0.0 0 521.15 2,577.8
CARROTS, TURNIPS, BEETS
CARROTS AND TURNIPS 1995 2.10 55.2 0 5.45 112.21
OTHER 1995 1.12 51.0 0 1.32 22.28
CUCUMBERS AND GHERKINS, FRESH ORCHILLED 1995 5.43 260.9 0 5.56 100.37
LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES, SHELLED OR
UNSHELLED
BEANS 1995 0.11 2.4 0 2.14 32.34
OTHER LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES 1995 0.72 55.1 0 1.84 11.63
OTHER VEGETABLES, FRESH ORCHILLED
AUBERGINES (EGG PLANTS) 1995 1.22 44.4 0 1.17 17.75
PEPPERS 1995 8.30 331.1 0 7.82 121.08
OTHER VEGETABLES. FRESH ORCHILLED 1995 7.07 496.9 0 10.04 220.67
VEGETABLES (UNCOOKED ORCOOKED BYSTEAMING
ORBOILING INWATER) FROZEN
OTHER 1995 0.002 0.007 0 13.89 36.69G/AG/N/VEN/5
Page41 2 3 4 5 6 7
ONIONS 1995 0.003 0.017 0 0.61 2.17
OTHER VEGETABLES, MIXTURES OFVEGETABLES 1995 0.17 2.1 0 0.54 5.98
DRIED LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES, SHELLED
PEAS 1995 0.00 0.0 0 24.30 164.07
BEANS 1995 0.02 0.2 0 6.88 17.39
OTHER DRIED LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES 1995 0.01 0.1 0 3.02 10.39
MANIOC ...
MANIOC (CASSAVA) 1995 0.67 31.5 0 7.88 87.36
SWEET POTATOES 1995 0.72 43.9 0 111.23 553.74
OTHER ROOTS AND TUBERS 1995 5.36 155.3 0 39.41 401.50
COCONUTS, BRAZIL NUTS
COCONUTS 1995 2.26 108.6 0 21.84 496.21
CASHEW NUTS 1995 0.09 2.1 0 3.86 45.95
OTHER NUTS, FRESH ORDRIED
CHESTNUTS 1995 0.001 0.1 0 0.86 18.69
BANANAS, INCLUDING PLANTAINS, FRESH ORDRIED 1995 935.82 14,881.7 0 2,543.26 26,257.38
DATES, FIGS, PINEAPPLES ...
PINEAPPLES 1995 9.56 257.9 0 66.73 515.88
GUAVAS, MANGOES AND MANGOSTEENS 1995 228.17 644.8 0 1,441.51 5,283.58
AVOCADOS 1995 25.04 706.6 0 230.52 1,068.82G/AG/N/VEN/5
Page51 2 3 4 5 6 7
CITRUS FRUIT, FRESH ORDRIED
ORANGES 1995 23.87 2,176.5 0 502.71 4,862.16
MANDARINS 1995 12.68 466.1 0 92.29 655.30
LEMONS 1995 59.06 1,749.7 0 109.27 662.00
GRAPEFRUIT 1995 0.31 13.1 0 31.62 316.70
OTHER CITRUS FRUIT 1995 0.58 22.6 0 15.61 69.41
GRAPES, FRESH ORDRIED
FRESH GRAPES 1995 3.25 38.60 0 13.85 46.14
MELONS (INCLUDING WATERMELON) AND PAPAWS
(PAPAYAS), FRESH
MELONS AND WATERMELONS 1995 140.52 3,961.2 0 1,105.82 8,114.39
PAPAWS 1995 15.59 591.3 0 148.30 924.47
APPLES, PEARS AND QUINCES, FRESH
APRICOTS, PEACHES, PLUMS
PEACHES 1995 0.052 2.3 0 120.84 717.41
PLUMS AND SLOES 1995 0.98 35.9 0 31.83 160.92
OTHER FRESH FRUIT
STRAWBERRIES 1995 0.07 0.8 0 5.39 16.37
OTHER FRESH FRUIT 1995 5.97 189.8 0 23.10 457.50
FRUIT AND NUTS, PROVISIONALLY PRESERVED (BY
GAS)
OTHER 1995 0 0 0 0.85 13.21
DRIED FRUIT
OTHER 1995 0.16 1.6 0 1.34 8.40G/AG/N/VEN/5
Page61 2 3 4 5 6 7
COFFEE, WHETHER ORNOT ROASTED OR
DECAFFEINATED
COFFEE, NOT ROASTED ORDECAFFEINATED 1995 1,055.11 3,997.2 0 12,623.37 13,644.07
COFFEE, ROASTED, NOT DECAFFEINATED 1995 14.50 36.5 0 25.01 25.71
MAIZE (CORN)
OTHER MAIZE (CORN) 1995 0.25 13.2 0 71.07 848.35
RICE
RICE INTHE HUSK (PADDY) 1995 0.02 0.4 0 44.18 92.68
HUSKED (BROWN) RICE 1995 0 0.0 0 7.91 71.19
SEMI-MILLED RICE, WHETHER ORNOT POLISHED OR
GLAZED 1995 0 0.0 0 224.80 1,116.66
BROKEN RICE 1995 0.01 0.05 0 2.02 18.36
SOYA BEANS, WHETHER ORNOT BROKEN
SEEDS OFFORAGE PLANTS 1995 0 0.0 0 4.63 3.35
PLANTS, PARTS OFPLANTS
OTHER PLANTS AND PARTS 1995 0 0.0 0 118.38 106.49
VEGETABLE MATERIALS USED FOR PLATTING
VEGETABLE MATERIALS USED INBROOMS
OTHER VEGETABLE MATERIALS 1995 0 0 0 11.57 58.17
COCOA BEANS, WHOLE ORBROKEN, RAW ORROASTED
RAW 1995 515.80 3,926.7 0 4,377.56 5,825.49
UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO
TOBACCO, NOT STEMMED/STRIPPED 1995 3.53 16.4 0 336.08 731.02
TOBACCO, PARTLY ORWHOLLY STEMMED/STRIPPED 1995 54.4 47.4 0 66.11 126.41
TOBACCO WASTE 1995 0 0.0 0 3.60 32.34G/AG/N/VEN/5
Page71 2 3 4 5 6 7
CIGARS, CHEROOTS ...
CIGARETTES CONTAINING TOBACCO (DARK OR
LIGHT) 1995 6,922.7 12,550.0 0 7,039.12 3,395.00
Source: (1)Central Office ofStatistics andInformatics (OCEI)/Foreign Trade Year Book 1995.G/AG/N/VEN/5
Page8Supporting Table ES:1 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995
Export Subsidies: Outlay andQuantity Reduction Commitments
Description ofproducts Direct export
subsidies
(Thousand ofUS$)Sales of
stocksProducer financed
subsidiesCostreduction
measuresInternal
transport
subsidiesTotal product-
specific export
subsidies
(Thousand of
US$)Quantity of
subsidized exports
(MT)Datasource
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
EDIBLE PRODUCTS OFANIMAL ORIGIN
EDIBLE PRODUCTS OFANIMAL ORIGIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AMBERGRIS, CASTOREUM ...
OTHER 3.45 0 0 0 0 3.45 12.9
PRODUCTS OFANIMAL ORIGIN
OTHER 31.10 0 0 0 0 31.10 87.0
OTHER LIVE PLANTS
UNROOTED CUTTINGS 0.51 0 0 0 0 0.51 24.0
TREES, SHRUBS, YOUNG PLANTS 0.11 0 0 0 0 0.11 2.0
OTHER 4.00 0 0 0 0 4.00 156.4
FLOWERS AND FLOWER BUDS
FRESH FLOWERS AND FLOWER BUDS 4.20 0 0 0 0 4.20 17.5
OTHER FLOWERS AND FLOWER BUDS 6.00 0 0 0 0 6.00 37.0
FOLIAGE AND BRANCHES
OTHER FOLIAGE 0.41 0 0 0 0 0.41 39.3
CHILLED FRESH POTATOES
OTHER POTATOES 10.30 0 0 0 0 10.30 345.2
CHILLED FRESH TOMATOES 40.95 0 0 0 0 40.95 1,158.0G/AG/N/VEN/5
Page91 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
ONIONS, SHALLOTS, GARLIC, LEEKS
ONIONS AND SHALLOTS 17.88 0 0 0 0 17.88 311.2
GARLIC 0.14 0 0 0 0 0.14 0.7
LEEKS AND OTHER ALLIACEOUS
VEGETABLES 2.77 0 0 0 0 2.77 69.6
CABBAGES, CAULIFLOWERS
OTHER 2.84 0 0 0 0 2.84 159.2
LETTUCE 1.81 0 0 0 0 1.81 93.8
CARROTS, TURNIPS, BEETS
CARROTS AND TURNIPS 2.10 0 0 0 0 2.10 55.2
OTHER 1.12 0 0 0 0 1.12 51.0
CUCUMBERS AND GHERKINS, FRESH OR
CHILLED 5.43 0 0 0 0 5.43 260.9
LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES, SHELLED OR
UNSHELLED
BEANS 0.11 0 0 0 0 0.11 2.4
OTHER LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES 0.72 0 0 0 0 0.72 55.1
OTHER VEGETABLES, FRESH ORCHILLED
AUBERGINES (EGG PLANTS) 1.22 0 0 0 0 1.22 44.4
PEPPERS 8.30 0 0 0 0 8.30 331.1
OTHER VEGETABLES, FRESH ORCHILLED 7.07 0 0 0 0 7.07 496.9G/AG/N/VEN/5
Page101 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
VEGETABLES (UNCOOKED ORCOOKED BY
STEAMING ORBOILING INWATER) FROZEN
OTHER 0.002 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.007
ONIONS 0.003 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.017
OTHER VEGETABLES, MIXTURES OF
VEGETABLES 0.17 0 0 0 0 0.17 2.1
DRIED LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES, SHELLED
PEAS 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
BEANS 0.02 0 0 0 0 0.02 0.2
OTHER DRIED LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES 0.01 0 0 0 0 0.01 0.1
MANIOC ...
MANIOC (CASSAVA) 0.67 0 0 0 0 0.67 31.5
SWEET POTATOES 0.72 0 0 0 0 0.72 43.9
OTHER ROOTS AND TUBERS 5.36 0 0 0 0 5.36 155.3
COCONUTS, BRAZIL NUTS
COCONUTS 2.26 0 0 0 0 2.26 108.6
CASHEW NUTS 0.09 0 0 0 0 0.09 2.1G/AG/N/VEN/5
Page111 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
OTHER NUTS, FRESH ORDRIED
CHESTNUTS 0.001 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.1
BANANAS, INCLUDING PLANTAINS, FRESH
ORDRIED 935.82 0 0 0 0 935.82 14,881.7
DATES, FIGS, PINEAPPLES ...
PINEAPPLES 9.56 0 0 0 0 9.56 257.9
GUAVAS, MANGOES AND MANGOSTEENS 228.17 0 0 0 0 228.17 6,144.8
AVOCADOS 25.04 0 0 0 0 25.04 706.6
CITRUS FRUIT, FRESH ORDRIED
ORANGES 23.87 0 0 0 0 23.87 2,176.5
MANDARINS 12.68 0 0 0 0 12.68 466.1
LEMONS 59.06 0 0 0 0 59.06 1,749.7
GRAPEFRUIT 0.31 0 0 0 0 0.31 13.1
OTHER CITRUS FRUIT 0.58 0 0 0 0 0.58 22.6
GRAPES, FRESH ORDRIED
FRESH GRAPES 3.25 0 0 0 0 3.25 38.6
MELONS (INCLUDING WATERMELONS) AND
PAPAWS (PAPAYAS), FRESH
MELONS AND WATERMELONS 140.52 0 0 0 0 140.52 3,961.2
PAPAWS 15.59 0 0 0 0 15.59 591.3G/AG/N/VEN/5
Page121 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
APPLES, PEARS AND QUINCES, FRESH
APRICOTS, PEACHES, PLUMS
PEACHES 0.052 0 0 0 0 0.052 2.3
PLUMS AND SLOES 0.98 0 0 0 0 0.98 35.9
OTHER FRESH FRUIT
STRAWBERRIES 0.07 0 0 0 0 0.07 0.8
OTHER FRESH FRUIT 5.97 0 0 0 0 5.97 189.9
FRUIT AND NUTS, PROVISIONALLY
PRESERVED (BYGAS)
OTHER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DRIED FRUIT
OTHER 0.16 0 0 0 0 0.16 1.6
COFFEE, WHETHER ORNOT ROASTED OR
DECAFFEINATED
COFFEE, NOT ROASTED ORDECAFFEINATED 1,055.11 0 0 0 0 1,055.11 3,997.2
COFFEE, ROASTED, NOT DECAFFEINATED 14.50 0 0 0 0 14.50 36.5
MAIZE (CORN)
OTHER MAIZE (CORN) 0.25 0 0 0 0 0.25 13.2
RICE
RICE INTHE HUSK (PADDY) 0.02 0 0 0 0 0.02 0.4
HUSKED (BROWN) RICE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0G/AG/N/VEN/5
Page131 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SEMI-MILLED RICE, WHETHER ORNOT
POLISHED ORGLAZED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
BROKEN RICE 0.01 0 0 0 0 0.01 0.05
SOYA BEANS, WHETHER ORNOT BROKEN
SEEDS OFFORAGE PLANTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
PLANTS, PARTS OFPLANTS
OTHER PLANTS AND PARTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
VEGETABLE MATERIALS USED FOR
PLATTING
VEGETABLE MATERIALS USED INBROOMS
OTHER VEGETABLE MATERIALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
COTTON LINTERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COCOA BEANS, WHOLE ORBROKEN, RAW OR
ROASTED
RAW 515.80 0 0 0 0 515.80 3,926.7
UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO
TOBACCO, NOT STEMMED/STRIPPED 3.53 0 0 0 0 3.53 16.4
TOBACCO, PARTLY ORWHOLLY
STEMMED/STRIPPED 54.4 0 0 0 0 54.4 47.4
TOBACCO WASTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
CIGARS, CHEROOTS ...
CIGARETTES CONTAINING TOBACCO (DARK
ORLIGHT) 6,922.7 0 0 0 0 6,922.7 12,550.0
Source: (1)Central Office ofStatistics andInformatics (OCEI/Foreign Trade Year Book 1995.