G/AG/N/CHE/82  
11 October  2017 
(17-5465) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Agriculture  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 9 October 2 017, is being c irculated at the request of the 
delegation of Switzerland . The notification concerns export subsidy commitments 
(Tables  ES:1 to ES:3 ) for the calendar year 2016 . 
 
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Switzerland and Liechtenstein have initiated the process to implem ent the Ministerial Decision 
of 2015 (WT/MIN(15)/45) which end s all export subsidies . Regarding processed products , 
the footnote to paragraph 6 on page 4 of the aforementioned Decision applies.  
   
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Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: SWITZERLAND -LIECHTENSTEIN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2016  
Export Subsidies : Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
Description of products  Calendar year 2016  Subsidized exports  Food aid  Annual commitment levels  
  Outlay  
(SwF million ) Quantity  
(tonnes)  Quantity  
(tonnes)  
 
cf. ES:3 Outlay  
(SwF million ) Quantity  
(tonnes)  
(from Section II of Part IV)  (from Section II of Part IV)     (from Section II of Part IV)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
DAIRY PRODUCE  2016 - -  284.0 62,161 
ex 0401.40  
ex 0401.50  
0402.10  
ex 0402.21  
ex 0402.29  0403.10  
ex 0403.90  
0406.10  
0406.20  
0406.30  
ex 0406.40  
0406.90        
CATTLE FOR BREEDING AND HORSES  2016 0.072 72 (units)  22.4 11,303 
(units) 
0101.21  
ex 0101.29  
ex 0101.30  
ex 0101.90  
0103.10  
ex 0103.91  
ex 0103.92  0102.21  
ex 0102.29  
0102.31  
ex 0102.39  
ex 0102.90  
ex 0104.10  
ex 0104.20          
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Description of products  Calendar year 2016  Subsidized exports  Food aid  Annual commitment levels  
  Outlay  
(SwF million ) Quantity  
(tonnes)  Quantity  
(tonnes)  
 
cf. ES:3 Outlay  
(SwF million ) Quantity  
(tonnes)  
(from Section II of Part IV)  (from Section II of Part IV)     (from Section II of Part IV)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
FRUIT1 2016 - -  16.8 9,480 
0808.10  
0808.30  
0809.21  
0809.29  
ex 0811.90  
0812.10  
0813.30  
ex 0813.40  
ex 0813.50  ex 2007.99  
2008.40  
2008.60  
ex 2008.99  
2009.71  
2009.79  
2009.89  
ex 2009.90  
ex 2206.00  
ex 2209.00  
ex 2308.00        
POTATOES  2016 - -  2.3 8,437 
0701.10  
0712.90  
ex 1105.20  
2004.10  
2005.20  0701.90  
ex 1105.10  
ex 2001.90  
ex 2004.90  
2005.99        
PROCESSED PRODUCTS  2016 94.6 -  114.9 - 
Eligible for export drawbacks : processed products falling within Chapters 15 to 22 of the Customs Tariff containing:  
Milk and dairy produce:  Preserved eggs:  Products of the milling industry:  Oils and fats for human consumption:  Sugar and molasses:  
ex 0401.20  
ex 0401.40  
ex 0401.50  ex 0402.10  
ex 0402.21  
ex 0402.91  
ex 0402.99  
ex 0405.10  
ex 0405.90  ex 0408.11  
ex 0408.19  
ex 0408.91  
ex 0408.99  ex 1101.00  
ex 1102.90  
ex 1103.11  
ex 1103.19  
ex 1104.19  
ex 1104.29  
ex 1104.30  ex 1501  
ex 1502  
ex 1503  
ex 1504  
ex 1506  
ex 1507  
ex 1508  
ex 1509  ex 1510  
ex 1511  
ex 1512  
ex 1513  
ex 1514  
ex 1515  
ex 1516  ex 1701  
ex 1702  
1703 
                                                
1 Switzerland, in accordance with the footnote notified in the Schedule LIX Switzerland -Liechtenstein, Part IV, Section II, reserves the right to take such fluctuations into 
account when implementing its commitments with regard to fruit with multi -year prod uction cycles.    
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Supporting Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: SWITZERLAND -LIECHTENSTEIN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2016  
Export Subsidies : Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
Description of products  Direct export 
subsidies  Sales of stock  Producer -financed 
subsidies  Cost reduction 
measures  Internal 
transport 
subsidies  Total product -
specific export 
subsidies  Quantity of 
subsidized exports  Data source  
 (SwF  million ) (SwF  million ) (SwF  million ) (SwF  million ) (SwF  million ) (SwF  million ) (tonnes)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Dairy produce  - - - - - - - OFAG  
Cattle for breeding and horses  0.072 - - - - 0.072 72 
(units) OFAG  
Fruit - - - - - - - OFAG  
Potatoes  - - - - - - - OFAG  
Processed products  94.6 - - - - 94.6 - DGD 
Key: 
DGD: Directorate -General of Customs.  
OFAG : Federal Office for Agriculture.    
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Table ES:2  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: SWITZERLAND -LIECHTENSTEIN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2016  
Export Subsidies : Notification of Total Exports  
Description of products  Calendar year 2016  Quantity of total exports  
1 2 3 
Dairy produce   179,248 tonnes* 
Cattle for breeding, and horses    1,747 units** 
Fruit  16,603 tonnes*** 
Potatoes   10,171 tonnes*** 
* Exports without export subsidies.  
** Certain exports without export subsidies.  
*** Exports without export subsidies and including processing traffic.    
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Table ES:3  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: SWITZERLAND -LIECHTENSTEIN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2016  
Export Subsidies : Notification of the Total Volume of Food Aid  
Description of products  Calendar year 2016  Quantity of food aid to all destinations * 
  (tonnes)  
1 2 3 
Milk powder   4,140.7 
Cheese (processed)   5.0 
* Actual quantities in tonnes . 
 
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