WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/NOR/28
7 March 2001
(01-1113)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning export subsidy commitments for the calendar
year 1999 (Tables ES:1, ES:2 and ES:3 ) was received from the delegation of Norway  on
22 September 2000.G/AG/N/NOR/28
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Norway
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Calendar year
beginning
1 January 1999Subsidized export Food aid Annual commitments level
Outlays
Mil NOKQuantity
TonnesOutlays
Mil NOKOutlays
Mil NOKQuantity
Tonnes
12 3 4 5 6 7
Bovine meat 223.117,875.7148.4 1,849.3
Swine meat 265.0111,723.5194.9 3,959.2
Sheep and lamb meat 7.2 195.1 19.3 710.8Poultry meat 0.0 0.0 0.5 23.4
Egg and egg products 18.4 1,235.4 18.8 1,647.5
Butter 81.4
15,328.7 58.2 6,132.9
Cheese 372.0120,196.71304.1 17,561.7
Whey powder 2.3172.010.9 43.6
Fruit and vegetables 0.7 816.5
Honey 0.2 21.0
Processed agricultural products 32.5 - 39.3 -
1In conformity with Article 9.2(b) of the Agreement on Agriculture, unused cumulated export subsidy and volume limits are used.G/AG/N/NOR/28
Page 3Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Norway
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1999
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Direct export
subsidies
Mil NOKSales of
stocks
Mil NOKProducer financed
subsidies
Mil NOKCost reduction
measures
Mil NOKInternal
transport
subsidies
Mil NOKTotal product
specific export
subsidies
Mil NOKQuantity of
subsidized exports
TonnesData
sources1
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Bovine meat 5.2 217.9 223.1 7,875.7 (a)
Swine meat 4.4 260.6 265.0 11,723.5 (a)Sheep and lamb meat 0.4 6.8 7.2 195.1 (a)Poultry meat 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (a)
Egg and egg products 0.0 18.4 18.4 1,235.4 (a)
Butter 0.0 81.4 81.4 5,328.7 (a)Cheese 0.0 372.0 372.0 20,196.7 (a)Whey powder 0.0 2.3 2.3 72.0 (a)Fruit and vegetables 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (a)
Honey 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (a)
Processed agricultural products 32.5 0.0 32.5 - (a)
1Data sources:   (a) Norwegian Agricultural Authority (Statens Landbruksforvaltning)G/AG/N/NOR/28
Page 4Note:  In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph (i) refers), details of the use of downstre am flexibility in respect of bovine meat are provided below:
Year Annual outlays commitment levels
(Mill. NOK)Subsidised exports
(Mill. NOK)Cumulated unused outlays –
Article 9.2(b)
(Mill. NOK)
1995 102.2 17.8 84.4
1996 88.8 9.2 164
1997 75.3 49.4 189.91998 61.9 65.9 185.91999 48.4             223.1 11.2
Note:  In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph (i) refers), details of the use of downstre am flexibility in respect of bovine meat are provided below:
Year Annual quantity commitment level
(tonnes)Subsidised exports
(tonnes)Cumulated unused quantities –
Article 9.2(b)
(tonnes)
19953257.9 637.7 2620.2
19962905.7 350.9 5175
19972553.6 1632.6 6096
19982201.5 2300.8 5996.7
19991849.3 7875.7 -29.71
20001497.2 - 29.7 = 1467.52
                                         1This quantity is within the flexibility provided in art. 9. 2 b (ii) in the AoA. 1.75 per cent of the base period quantities eq uals 33.2 tonnes.
                                         2 The 2000 commitment level will accordingly be reduced with the flexibility used in 1999.G/AG/N/NOR/28
Page 5Note:  In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph (i) refers), details of the use of downstre am flexibility in respect of swine meat are provided below:
Year Annual outlays commitment level
(mill. NOK)Subsidised exports
(mill. NOK)Cumulated unused outlays –
Article 9.2(b)
(mill.  NOK)
1995127.4 8.4 119
1996119.3 6.4 231.9
1997111.1 84.9 258.1
1998103 17.3 343.8
199994.9 265 173.7
Note:  In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph (i) refers), details of the use of downstre am flexibility in respect of swine meat are provided below:
Year Annual quantity commitment level
(tonnes)Subsidised exports
(tonnes)Cumulated unused quantities –
Article 9.2(b)
(tonnes)
19954631 508.4 4122.6
19964463.1 428.5 8157.2
19974295.1 4547.1 7905.2
19984127.1 817.9 11214.4
19993959.2 11723.5 3450.1
Note:  In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph (i) refers), details of the use of downstre am flexibility in respect of butter are provided below:
Year Annual outlays commitment level
(mill. NOK)Subsidised exports
(mill. NOK)Cumulated unused outlays –
Article 9.2(b)
(mill.  NOK)
199578.2 50.5 27.7
199673.2 27.8 73.1
199768.2 28.0 113.3
199863.2 18.4 158.1
199958.2 81.4  134.9G/AG/N/NOR/28
Page 6Note:  In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph (i) refers), details of the use of downstre am flexibility in respect of cheese are provided below:
Year Annual outlays commitment level
(mill. NOK)Subsidised exports
(mill. NOK)Cumulated unused outlays –
Article 9.2(b)
(mill.  NOK)
1995537.6 400.2 137.4
1996479.3 404 212.7
1997420.9 477 156.6
1998362.5 425.4 93.7
1999304.2 372 25.9
Note:  In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph (i) refers), details of the use of downstre am flexibility in respect of cheese are provided below:
Year Annual quantity commitment level
(tonnes)Subsidised exports
(tonnes)Cumulated unused quantities –
Article 9.2(b)
(tonnes)
199522978.7 18893.7 4085
199621624.5 18508.4 7201.1
199720270.2 20601.2 6870.1
199818916 23068.3 2717.8
199917561.7 20196.7 82.8G/AG/N/NOR/28
Page 7Note:  In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph (i) refers), details of the use of downstre am flexibility in respect of whey powder are provided below:
Year Annual outlays commitment level
(mill. NOK)Subsidised exports
(mill. NOK)Cumulated unused outlays –
Article 9.2(b)
(mill.  NOK)
19954.4 3.1 1.3
19963.5 0 4.8
19972.7 0 7.5
19981.8 0 9.3
19990.9 2.3 7.9
Note:  In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph (i) refers), details of the use of downstre am flexibility in respect of whey powder are provided below:
Year Annual quantity commitment level
(tonnes)Subsidised exports
(tonnes)Cumulated unused quantities –
Article 9.2(b)
(tonnes)
1995123.1 91.5 31.6
1996103.2 0 134.8
199783.4 0 218.2
199863.5 0 281.7
199943.6 72 253.3G/AG/N/NOR/28
Page 8Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:   Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year
beginning
1 January 1999Quantity of total exports
Tonnes
12 3
Bovine meat 8,343.0
Swine meat 11,723.5
Sheep and lamb meat 531.0
Poultry meat 8.0
Egg and egg products 1,355.0
Butter 5,348.8
Cheese 23,334.0
Whey powder 72.0
Fruit and vegetables 1,713.0
Honey 0.0
Processed agricultural products 47,911.0G/AG/N/NOR/28
Page 9Table ES:3
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1999
Export Subsidies: Notification of th e total volume of food aid
Description of products Calendar year beginning
1 January 1999Quantity of food aid to all destinations
Tonnes
12 3
Skimmed milk powder 369
Total369
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