G/AG/W/125/Rev.4  
 
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Committee on Agriculture 
    
 
  EXPORT SUBSIDIES, EXPORT CREDITS, EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEES 
OR INSURANCE PROGRAMMES, INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID AND 
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTING STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES 
BACKGROUND DOCUMENT BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Revision 
1.   The Ministerial Declaration on Export Competition (document WT/MIN(13)/40 and WT/L/915) 
adopted by Ministers on 7 December 2013 at the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali 
(the "Bali Declaration") states, inter alia , that: 
"10. Accordingly, we commit to enhance transparency and to improve monitoring in 
relation to all forms of export subsidies and all export measures with equivalent effect, 
in order to support the reform process. 
11. We therefore agree to hold dedicated discussions on an annual basis in the 
Committee on Agriculture to examine developmen ts in the field of export competition. 
This examination process shall provide an opportunity for Members to raise any 
matter relevant to the export competition pillar, in furtherance of the final objective 
set out in the 2005 Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration. 
12. This examination process shall be undertaken on the basis of timely notifications 
under the relevant provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture and related decisions, 
complemented by information compiled by the WTO Secretariat, consistent with the 
practice followed in 20132, on the basis of Members' responses to a questionnaire, as 
illustrated in the Annex. " 
2.   The first annual dedicated discussion took plac e at the 5 June 2014 regular meeting of the 
Committee on Agriculture3, based on the Secretariat's background document G/AG/W/125 and its 
four addenda, which constitute an integral part of it. This document compiled information from 
Members' relevant notifications and responses to the export competition questionnaire circulated 
on 10 February 2014.4 
3.   To conclude this first annual examination process, the Secretariat circulated an updated 
version incorporating additional information and replies received from Members up to 30 July 2014 
(see G/AG/W/125/Rev.1 and G/AG/125/Add.3/Rev.1 dated 16 September 2014, supplemented by 
G/AG/W/125/Rev.1/Add.1 dated 13 October 2014). 
4.   In view of this 2015 dedicated discussion ex ercise the Chairperson of the Committee on 
Agriculture circulated on 26 November 2014 a questionnaire, together with a summary of 
                                               
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO. It has been prepared for 
information only and is not intended to provide any authorit ative or official legal interpretation of the provisions 
of the WTO Agreements in general or in relation to any specific entity or measure listed in this document. 
2 TN/AG/S/27 and TN/AG/S/27/Rev.1. 
3 See the summary report issu ed as document  G/AG/R/75. 
4 The questionnaire reflected the Elements for Enhanc ed Transparency on Export Competition contained 
in the Annex to the Bali Declaration. G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  suggestions she had received from several Members on how to increase the number of replies and 
improve their overall quality. 
5.   The second annual dedicated discussion took plac e at the 4 June 2015 regular meeting of the 
Committee on Agriculture5, based on the Secretariat's background document G/AG/W/125/Rev.2 
and its four addenda which constitute an integral part of it. This document was circulated on 
19 May 2015 and compiled information from Members' relevant notifications and responses to the export competition questionnaires circulated on 10 February and 26 November 2014. 
6.   To conclude this second annual examination process, the Secretariat circulated an updated 
version (document G/AG/W/125/Rev.3 and its four addenda) incorporating additional information and replies received from Members up to 1 July 2015. 
7.   The Ministerial Decision on Export Competition (document WT/MIN(15)/45 - WT/L/980) 
adopted by Ministers on 19 December 2015 at the 10
th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi 
(the "Nairobi Decision") states, inter alia , that: 
"4.  The Committee on Agriculture shall monitor the implementation of this Decision 
by Members in accordance with existing notification requirements under the 
Agreement on Agriculture, as complemented by the provisions set out in the Annex to this Decision."  
8.   The Annex to the Nairobi Decision states that, consistent with the Bali Declaration, Members 
shall continue to provide information on export subsidies, export credit, export credit guarantees or insurance programs, international food aid and agricultural exporting state trading enterprises, within the context of an annual examination process  based on the structure contained in the Annex 
to the Nairobi Decision.  
9.   In addition, footnote 17 of the Nairobi Decision states that " Notwithstanding paragraph 4 of 
this Decision, developing country Members, unless they are in a position to do so at an earlier 
date, shall implement this Annex no later than five years following the date of adoption of this 
Decision ". 
10.   Based on these elements, the Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture circulated on 
20 January 2016 a questionnaire in accordance with the terms of the Annex of the Nairobi 
Decision, in preparation for the annual examination process referred to in this Annex to be held during the June 2016 meeting of the Committee on Agriculture.  
11.   Consistent with previous practice under the Bali Declaration, the present document and the 
four addenda which constitute an integral part of it, update document G/AG/W/125/Rev.3, with 
the addition of replies to the questionnaire circulated on 20 January 2016, as well as relevant information coming from Table ES:1 and ES:3 noti fications and notifications to the Working Party 
on State Trading Enterprises received by the Secretariat up to 30 April 2016. 
12.   The following Members replied to the questionnaire circulated on 20 January: Albania; 
Australia; Brazil; Canada; Chile; Costa Rica; Ecuador; the European Union; Georgia; Honduras; 
Hong Kong, China; Israel; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Liechtenstein; Macao, China; Madagascar; 
Malaysia; Montenegro; New Zealand; Norway; Panama; the Russian Federation; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; Seychelles; Singapore; South Africa; Switzerland; Chinese Taipei; Turkey; the United States of America; Uruguay and Viet Nam. 
13.   This document, read in conjunction with its addenda, follows the same structure as the 
questionnaire and is organized in five parts, corresponding to the four areas covered under the Export Competition pillar plus an additional part: 
a. Part A: Export subsidies (cf. also addendum G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.1); 
b. Part B: Export credits, export credit guarantees or insurance programmes (cf. also 
addendum G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.2); 
                                               
5 See the summary report issued as  document G/AG/R/78 as  modified by docume nt G/AG/R/78/Corr.1. G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  c. Part C: International food aid (cf. al so addendum G/AG/W/125/ Rev.4/Add.3); 
d. Part D: Agricultural exporting state trading enterprises (cf. also addendum 
G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.4); and 
e. Part E: Information on policies no longer in operation due to significant policy reforms. 
14.   This document describes in parts A to D how the data transmitted by Members were collected 
and compiled in the relevant addenda. It also contains a number of related summary tables and 
charts. Part E of the document contains the information provided by Members on policies no longer 
in operation due to significant policy reforms. 
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  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
PART A – EXPORT SUBSIDIES .......................................................................................... 6  
PART B – EXPORT CREDITS, EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEES OR INSURANCE 
PROGRAMMES ................................................................................................................ 29  
PART C – INTERNATIO NAL FOOD AID ............................................................................ 30  
PART D – AGRICULTURAL EXPORTIN G STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES .......................... 31  
PART E – INFORMATION ON POLICIES NO LONGER IN OPERATION DUE TO 
SIGNIFICANT POLI CY REFORMS .................................................................................... 34  
TABLE OF TABLES 
Table 1 – Product groupings ............................................................................................... 8  
Table 2 – Number of product-specific export subsidy reduction commitments by Member ............ 9  
Table 3 – Number of agricultural  exporting STEs per Member ................................................. 32 
Table 4 – Distribution of agricultural  exporting STEs by product grouping ................................. 33 
TABLE OF CHARTS 
Chart 1: Au stralia ............................................................................................................  11 
Chart 2: Canada .............................................................................................................. 11 
Chart 3: Colombia ............................................................................................................ 11 
Chart 4: European Union ................................................................................................... 12 
Chart 5: Iceland ..............................................................................................................  12 
Chart 6: Israel ................................................................................................................. 13 
Chart 7: Mexico ...............................................................................................................  13 
Chart 8: Norway .............................................................................................................. 14 
Chart 9: So uth Africa........................................................................................................ 14 
Chart 10: Switzerlan d-Liechtenstein ................................................................................... 15 
Chart 11: Turkey ............................................................................................................. 15 
Chart 12: United St ates of America .................................................................................... 16 
Chart 13: Venezuela, Bo livarian Repu blic of ......................................................................... 16 
Chart 14: Category 1 – Wheat and wheat flour ..................................................................... 17 
Chart 15: Category 2 – Coarse grains ................................................................................. 18 
Chart 16: Catego ry 3 – Rice .............................................................................................. 18 
Chart 17: Category  4 – Oilseeds ........................................................................................ 19 
Chart 18: Category 5 – Vegetable oils ................................................................................. 19 
Chart 19: Category  6 – Oilcakes ........................................................................................ 20 
Chart 20: Category 7 – Sugar ............................................................................................ 20 
Chart 21: Category 8 – Butter and bu tter oil ........................................................................ 21 G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Chart 22: Category 9 – Skim milk powder ........................................................................... 21 
Chart 23: Catego ry 10 – Cheese ........................................................................................ 22 
Chart 24: Category 11 – Other milk products ....................................................................... 22 
Chart 25: Category 12 – Bovine meat ................................................................................. 23 
Chart 26: Category  13 – Pigmeat ....................................................................................... 23 
Chart 27: Category 14 – Poultry meat ................................................................................. 24 
Chart 28: Category 15 – Sheepmeat ................................................................................... 24 
Chart 29: Category 16 – Live animals ................................................................................. 25 
Chart 30: Category 17 – Eggs ............................................................................................ 25 
Chart 31: Catego ry 18 – Wine ........................................................................................... 26 
Chart 32: Category 20 (includes 19) – Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 26 
Chart 33: Category  21 – Tobacco ....................................................................................... 27 
Chart 34: Catego ry 22 – Cotton ......................................................................................... 27 
Chart 35: Category 23 – Incorporated products .................................................................... 28 
Chart 36: Category 24 – Othe r agricultural  products ............................................................. 28 
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  PART A – EXPORT SUBSIDIES 
15.   This part relates to the information on the use of export subsidies by Members with export 
subsidy reduction commitments, which is contained in document G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.1. 
16.   Document G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.1 updates document G/AG/W/125/Rev.3/Add.1. 
It incorporates information from Table ES:1 notifications, as well as replies by Members to the first 
section of the questionnaire on operational changes in Export Subsidies up to 30 April 2016. 
In the absence of a reply to the questionnaire or  new notification by a Member, the information 
contained in document G/AG/W/125/Rev.3 /Add.2 has been left unchanged.   
17.   Members' information on export subsidy reduction commitments, both in terms of budgetary 
outlay and quantity commitments, can be found in the Section I of Part A of documents TN/AG/S/27/Rev.1 and TN/AG/S/27/Rev.1/Add.1. 
18.   As was the case in document G/AG/W/125/Rev.3/Add.1 and in previous similar documents, 
document G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.1 does not include the data corresponding to export subsidies granted by developing country Members notified und er Article 9.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture 
(Supporting Table ES:2)
6 or the replies to the questionnaire in which Members without export 
subsidy reduction commitments confirmed the absence of such export subsidies. 
19.   Export subsidy budgetary outlays and quantities , as notified by Members, are shown in two 
different tables. The symbol "n.r." indicates that the products concerned were not subject to 
notification requirements in the year in questi on (either because the country concerned was not 
a Member or because that type of commitment – budgetary outlay or quantity – did not apply). 
A blank indicates that no notification has been received for the year in question. 
20.   The following column headings are used: 
REF The last digit or the two last digits of the reference number (Export 
Subsidy ID-XSID) used in the Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) File to identify 
each export subsidy reduction commitment; 
PRODUCT  The product or group of products as specified in the Member's schedules 
(or abbreviated)7; 
UNIT  The currency/quantity unit used for reduction commitments and a percentage 
symbol below (in italic); and 
1995…2015 For each year: 
- the notified budgetary outlay or quantity; and 
- the resulting share of the Member's corresponding annual commitment for that 
year expressed in percentage (in italic). 
21.   The Members' annual commitment levels used to calculate the shares are those listed in 
Section I of Part A of documents TN/AG/S/27/Rev.1 and TN/AG/S/27/Rev.1/Add.1. 
22.   For each Member, the type of year (i.e. calendar, financial, fiscal or marketing year) used is 
indicated in the title complemented in some cases by a note attached to the relevant table. 
23.   Australia, Israel, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland and Turkey also provided 
additional information in their replies to the first section of the questionnaire, which was added before the relevant tables. 
                                               
6 Those Members are Barbados; India; Korea, Repu blic of; Mauritius; Mexico; Morocco; Pakistan; 
Sri Lanka; Thailand; and Tunisia. 
7 In original language only. G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  SUMMARY INFORMATION ON MEMBERS' EXPORT SUBSIDIES COMMITMENTS 
24.   Of the current 162 Members, 25 initially had export subsidy reduction commitments in 
Section II of Part IV of their schedules.8,9 These Members are listed in Table 2 below, along with 
the number of product specific commitments. The la tter are classified in various product groupings 
in order to facilitate the presentation. The product groupings used are set out in Table 1.10 
They reflect the categories of products (or groups of products) used for the establishment of export subsidy reduction commitments during the Uruguay Round as in document 
MTN.GNG/MA/W/24 and in relation to total expo rts as in document G/AG/2, subject to the 
following presentational adjustment s (shown in bold in Table 1): 
i. reflecting the nature of many schedules, the fruits (category 19) and vegetables 
(category 20) groups have been combined into one (with the code 20); 
ii. subsidies for agricultural products contingent on their incorporation in exported 
products ("incorporated products")  have been given the code 23; 
iii. "other" agricultural products, i.e. those that do not fit into any of the groupings used 
during the Uruguay Round, have been given the code 24; and 
iv. "all agricultural products" (combined) have been given the code 25. 
25.   The information in Table 2 on the number of product-specific commitments by Member 
in each product grouping is taken from the sched ules of Members. For the purposes of Table 2, 
budgetary outlay commitments have been used. Members also have commitments on a quantity basis although, in total, there are fewer of thes e than budgetary outlay commitments, reflecting 
aggregate export subsidy reduction commitments (e.g. "incorporated products" and 
"all agricultural products") for which there are no quantity-based commitments. 
26.   As result of this calculation, there are 428 export subsidy reduction commitments. 
Two commitments apply to "all agricultural products" and five to "incorporated products". 
The remaining 421 are product-specific commitments with both budgetary outlay and quantity 
commitments.
11 
                                               
8 The European Union is counted as one Member wi th commitments based on the EC-15 CXL Schedule 
certified on 22 February 2010. Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and 
Slovak Republic joined the European Union since 1995 and do not have any more separate commitments. 
Since Marketing Year 2006/2007, the European Union has notified its calculation of "EC-25 commitment levels following Article XXIV.6 negotiations for the EU enlargement of 2004" (document G/AG/N/EEC/57/Rev.1). These commitments are also included in G/MA/TAR/RS/357 (not yet certified). 
9 Costa Rica has commitments only in Section III of Pa rt IV of its schedule (commitments limiting the 
scope of export subsidies), however as this section of sc hedules is not covered by the notification requirements 
(document G/AG/2), it is not taken into consideration here. 
10 These groupings were also used in document s G/AG/NG/S/5, G/AG/NG/S/5/Rev.1, TN/AG/S/8, 
TN/AG/S/8/Rev.1, TN/AG/S/27 and TN/AG/S/27/Rev.1. 
11 In the case of Poland's "animal husbandry products " commitment, there is no quantity commitment in 
the schedule. G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Table 1 – Product groupings 
Code Products coverage 
1 Wheat and wheat flour 
2 Coarse grains 
3 Rice 
4 Oilseeds 
5 Vegetable oils 
6 Oilcakes 
7 Sugar 
8 Butter and butter oil 
9 Skim milk powder 
10 Cheese 
11 Other milk products 
12 Bovine meat 
13 Pigmeat 
14 Poultry meat 
15 Sheepmeat 
16 Live animals 
17 Eggs 
18 Wine 
20 
(includes 19) Fruits and vegetables 
21 Tobacco 
22 Cotton 
23 Incorporated products 
24 Other agricultural products 
25 All agricultural products 
 
   
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Member Product groupings (see Table 1 for definitions) 
 1  2 3 4 5 6  7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15  16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 ALL 
Australia        1 1 1 1        1      5 
Brazil  1   1 1  1    1 1  1    1 2 1 1  4  16 
Bulgaria 1   1      2  1 1 3 1 2 1 1 28 1  1   44 
Canada 1  1  1 1 1   1 1 1 1        1   1   11 
Colombia   1    1     1       3 1 1  10  18 
Cyprus          1 1 1 1 1 1    1 2      9 
Czech Republic 1 1   1  1  1  1 1 1 1 1   1 1    4  16 
European Union 1  1 1 1 1  1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1   1 1 2 1  1 1  20 
Hungary 1 1  1 1  1   1  1 1 1 1 3  1 2      16 
Iceland           1    1          2 
Indonesia   1                      1 
Israel                   3  1  2  6 
Mexico 1 2     1            1      5 
New Zealand                        1 1 
Norway        1  1 1 1 1 1 1  1  1   1 1  11 
Panama                        1 1 
Poland    1 1  1  1  1 1  1  1   4    5  17 
Romania  1  1 1  1 1  1  1  1  1 1 1 2      13 
Slovak Republic 1 1   1  1  1  1 1 1 1 1   1 1    5  17 
South Africa 1  4  1 2  2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1   1 1 5 2 1  33  62 
Switzerland-Liechtenstein           1     1   2   1   5 
Turkey 2  3   4   1  1 3 3  1 1   1  14 1   9  44 
United States of America 1 1 1  1   1 1 1 1 1 1 1  1 1        13 
Uruguay   1   1   1                 3 
Venezuela, Boliva rian 
Republic of  1 4        1        46 4   16  72 
All Members 11  18 9 7 15 3  11 9 8 12 17 17 9 15 9  9 7 9 121 11 4 5 90 2 428 
 
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  SUMMARY INFORMATION ON THE EVOLUTIO N IN THE USE OF EXPORT SUBSIDIES 
27.   The following table summarizes the information available in relation to the export subsidies 
granted by the Members who have notified such export subsidies in their latest Table ES:1 
notification, since 2004. 
Member Latest 
notification 
year available Sum notified export subsidy 
budgetary outlays as % of 
sum export subsidy budgetary 
outlay commitment levels Products covered 
Canada 2014 19% Skim milk powder, cheese, other 
milk, incorporated products 
European Union 2013 0.0005% Poultry meat, sugar12 
Israel 2014 4% Fruits other than  citrus, fresh 
vegetables 
Norway 2014 39% Swine meat, cheese, processed 
agricultural products 
Switzerland 2013 16% Cattle for breeding and horses, 
processed products 
 
Sum of the export subsidy budgetary outl ays notified and scheduled per Member 
28.   The charts 1-13 show by Member13 and by year the sum of the export subsidy outlays 
notified and the sum of the export subsidy budge tary outlay commitment levels scheduled for the 
corresponding year of notification. 
29.   The charts also show for each year the sum of  the notified export subsidy budgetary outlays 
per Member expressed as a percentage of the sum of the export subsidy budgetary outlay 
commitment levels. 
30.   These charts, which aim at giving some indica tions on the trends in the use of export 
subsidies by Members, should be considered as illustrative only, in particular since: 
i. Members' commitments are expressed on a product-specific basis; 
ii. the trend in terms of notified export subsidies quantities are not recorded14; and 
iii. the type of year can differ from one product to the other. 
                                               
12 Only notified quantities, representing 98.2% of the corresponding expo rt subsidies quantity 
commitment level, as expressed in G/MA/TAR/RS/357 (cf. footnote 7 above). 
13 Except for Brazil, Indonesia and Uruguay who have not notified any export subsidy during the whole 
period covered by their notifications, for New Zeal and and Panama who have now a zero export subsidy 
commitment and for the new Eu ropean Union member States. 
14 Firstly, Members may use different units to meas ure the quantities for different products (and 
quantities are absent for some prod uct categories, like "processed prod ucts"). Secondly, a dding quantities 
corresponding to very different catego ries of products might prove problema tic. Exhaustive information on the 
export subsidies quanti ties notified per Member can be found in the tables contained in 
document G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.1. G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Chart 1: Australia 
0% 0% 0%2% 4%
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
020406080100120140160
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Sum notified budgetary outlays (Million A$)
Sum budgetary outlays commitments (Million A$)
% : Notified budgetary outlays as share of budgetary outlay commitments 
Chart 2: Canada 
7%
1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%20% 22% 24% 24% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 24% 20% 19%
0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000600,000700,000800,000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Sum notified budgetary outlays  (Thousand Can$)
Sum budgetary outlays commitments  (Thousand Can$)
% : Notified budgetary outlays as share of budgetary outlay commitments
 
Chart 3: Colombia 
 
 4%5%6% 6%
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
050100150200250300350400
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Sum notified budgetary outlays (Million US$)
Sum budgetary outlays commitments (Million US$)
% : Notified budgetary outlays as share of budgetary outlay commitmentsG/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Chart 4: European Union 
42%51%
43%58%68%
37%35%42%40%35%
26%
18%
11%
6% 5% 2% 2%0.7%0.0005%
02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum notified budgetary outlays (Million €)
Sum budgetary outlays commitments (Million €)
% : Notified budgetary outlays as share of budgetary outlay commitments
 
Chart 5: Iceland 
21%
3% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
02468101214161820
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum notified budgetary  outlays (Million SDR)
Sum budgetary  outlays commitments  (Million SDR)
% : Notified budgetary  outlays as share of budgetary  outlay commitments
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  Chart 6: Israel 
0%24%
11%
2% 3% 0%10%13%
9%
1% 2% 0.4% 0% 0.4% 3% 4% 5% 2% 2% 4%
0102030405060
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Sum notified budgetary outlays (Million US$)
Sum budgetary outlays commitments (Million US$)
% : Notified budgetary outlays as sh are of budgetary outlay commitments
 
Chart 7: Mexico 
0% 0%7%
1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0100200300400500600700800
1 9 9 51 9 9 61 9 9 71 9 9 81 9 9 92 0 0 02 0 0 12 0 0 22 0 0 32 0 0 42 0 0 52 0 0 62 0 0 72 0 0 82 0 0 92 0 1 02 0 1 12 0 1 2Sum notified budgetary outlays (Million US$)
Sum budgetary outlays commitments (Million US$)
% : Notified budgetary outlays as share of budgetary outlay commitments G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Chart 8: Norway 
55% 59%94%
86%171%
80%
59% 53%65%75%67% 69%
49%42%50%56%46% 47%54%
39%
02004006008001,0001,200
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Sum notified budgetary outlays (Million NOK)
Sum budgetary outlays commitments (Million NOK)
% : Notified budgetary outlays as share of budgetary outlay commitments
 
Chart 9: South Africa 
17%23%
11%
3%5%4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0100200300400500600700800900
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum notified budgetary outlays (Million Rand)
Sum budgetary outlays commitments (Million Rand)
% : Notified budgetary outlays as share of budgetary outlay commitments
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  Chart 10: Switzerland-Liechtenstein 
82%
79%
74%81%90%
72%
50%48%47%42%
32%31%
23% 24%27%
17% 17% 15% 16%
0100200300400500600700
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum notified budgetary outlays (Million Chf)
Sum budgetary outlays commitments (Million Chf)
% : Notified budgetary outlays as share of budgetary outlay commitments
 
Chart 11: Turkey 
3% 2%6%
5% 5% 6%
01002003004005006007008009001,000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000Sum notified budgetary  outlays (Million US$)
Sum budgetary  outlays commitments  (Million US$)
% : Notified budgetary  outlays as share of budgetary  outlay commitments
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  Chart 12: United States of America 
2%12% 12%18%
11%
3%9%5% 0.5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0.4% 0% 0% 0%
02004006008001,0001,2001,400
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Sum notified budgetary outlays (Million US$)
Sum budgetary outlays commitments (Million US$)
% : Notified budgetary outlays as share of budgetary outlay commitments
 
Chart 13: Venezuela, Bo livarian Republic of 
9%60%
7%17%
0510152025303540
1995 1996 1997 1998Sum notified budgetary outlays (Million US$)
Sum budgetary outlays commitments (Million US$)
% : Notified budgetary outlays as share of budgetary outlay commitments
 
 
Sum of the export subsidy budgetary outlays notified and scheduled per product 
grouping 
31.   The charts 14-36 show, for the period 1995-2013 , the sum of the export subsidy budgetary 
outlays notified and scheduled per product grouping (as set out in Table 1 above).15 
32.   The figures are calculated by adding the Member s' export subsidy budgetary outlays notified 
(respectively, the export subsidy budgetary ou tlay commitment levels scheduled by all the 
Members with reduction commitments) for the products (or group of products) in their schedules 
corresponding to each product grouping, following the distribution summarized in Table 2. 
The figures are expressed in US Dollar us ing the relevant yearly exchange rate.16 
                                               
15 Except for category 25 "All agricultural products ", for which the two Members who had an export 
subsidy commitment (New Zealand and Panama) falling un der this category now have a zero export subsidy 
commitment. 
16 Using exchange rates fro m the IMF's "International Financial Statistics". G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  33.   The charts also show, for each product grouping, the sum of the notified export subsidy 
budgetary outlays expressed as a percentage of the sum of the export subsidy budgetary outlay 
commitment levels of the Members who have submi tted notifications. This percentage gives some 
indication of the effective use of export subsidies by these Members for the relevant product 
grouping. 
34.   Finally, the charts also show, for each product grouping, the sum of the export subsidy 
budgetary outlay commitments levels of the Members who have submitted notifications as a 
percentage of the sum of the export subsidy budgetary outlay commitment levels of all the 
Members with reduction commitments corresponding  to this product grouping. This percentage 
gives an indication of the completeness of the data available for the relevant year. 
35.   These charts, that aim at giving some indications of the trends in the use of export subsidies 
by broad product grouping, should be considered as illustrative only, in particular since: 
i. some changes can be partly due to exchange rate fluctuation; 
ii. this information is only partial since notified export subsidies quantities are not 
recorded17; 
iii. the products or groups of products regr ouped under one specific commitment are not 
always fully covered within the scope of one product grouping; and 
iv. the type of year can differ from one product to the other and from one Member to 
the other. 
Finally, some changes in the data on the sum of  the export subsidy budgetary outlay commitment 
levels of all the Members with reduction commitments can also be explained by the successive 
European Union enlargements during the period under consideration.18 
Chart 14: Category 1 – Wheat and wheat flour 
3%8%5%17%21%
5%
0%8%
0%3%6%
3%0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%20%40%60%80%100%
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
                                               
17 Budgetary outlays are used rather than quantities consistent with the approach followed to constitute 
Table 2. It also permits having comparable figures acro ss the board for all product gr oupings. Using quantities 
for some product groupings might prov e problematic due to the different units used by Members to measure 
quantities in the same product grou pings but also due to the large cove rage of certain product groupings 
(like fruits and vegetables, processed prod ucts or other agricultural products). 
18 New EU member States commitments are taken into account until their accession to the 
European Union and the figures notified by the European  Union as its calculation of "EC-25 commitment levels 
following Article XXIV.6 negotiations for the EU enlargement of 2004" are used for 2006 and the following years (cf. footnote 7 above). G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Chart 15: Category 2 – Coarse grains 
14%19%
15%45%49%
14%
8%13%
6%14%
8%
4%
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by al l Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
Chart 16: Category 3 – Rice 
12%29%
15%12%16%18% 17%15% 15%
1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
050100150200250
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Chart 17: Category 4 – Oilseeds 
0.3% 0.3% 0% 0% 0%1.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
0102030405060708090100
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by al l Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
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Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
Chart 18: Category 5 – Vegetable oils 
27.8%
19.1%
4.6%
0.7% 0.8% 1.9%0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
020406080100120140160180200
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by al l Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
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  Chart 19: Category 6 – Oilcakes 
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
0123456
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by al l Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
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Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
Chart 20: Category 7 – Sugar 
23.2%35.3%59.9%61.4%
42.8%
34.2%42.9%
26.4%33.3%51.2%
48.8%51.2%
50.7%
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
02004006008001,0001,2001,400
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Chart 21: Category 8 – Butter and butter oil 
18.2%40.9%
24.7%
23.8%31.8%34.0%32.3%55.7%61.8%
52.3%
30.2%
24.8%
0.2%6.6%5.0%
0.2%0.01%0.8%0.1%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
Chart 22: Category 9 – Skim milk powder 
27.4%42.4%
36.8%62.9%86.2%
10.0%22.7%48.3%49.0%
23.9%
9.3%
5.5% 5.4%13.1% 13.3%
5.7% 5.7% 6% 7.1%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
0100200300400500600700
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Chart 23: Category 10 – Cheese 
67.9%
50.6%
41.6%40.0%61.4%65.9%
52.7%71.9%
68.9%
48.4%
44.6%
35.4%
8.0%13.2% 12.1%
6.8% 7.0% 7.2% 7.3%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
0100200300400500600700
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by al l Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
Chart 24: Category 11 – Other milk products 
67.9%71.0%78.4%84.1%106.8%
57.1%
51.9%70.8%75.6%
49.0%
34.7%
17.7%
2.7%12.3% 12.1%
1.7% 1.6% 1.8% 1.4%
0%20%40%60%80%100%120%
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Chart 25: Category 12 – Bovine meat 
70.1%76.6%
46.9%
39.1%51.5%
28.8%28.9%
22.0%22.0%18.6%
9.4%
4.3%2.4% 2.2% 2.3%4.9%2.3%0.1% 0.0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by al l Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
Chart 26: Category 13 – Pigmeat 
27.7%
22.6%29.8%132.7%
115.4%
17.7%
10.6%7.2%22.4%
13.9%11.6%9.0%44.3%
14.1%
7.2%9.8%7.9%
2.8% 3.8%
0%20%40%60%80%100%120%140%
050100150200250300350400450
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Chart 27: Category 14 – Poultry meat 
48.2%
30.8%36.2%46.8% 46.1%
40.2%37.1%55.3%55.8%58.3%
47.5%44.9%49.5%
45.2%50.5%
38.0%39.7%
28.1%
0.02%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
050100150200250300
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
Chart 28: Category 15 – Sheepmeat 
4.7%11.5%20.0%
7.6%5.4%
0.7%4.6%12.7%11.3%23.0%37.8%
24.7%
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
02468101214161820
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by al l Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Chart 29: Category 16 – Live animals 
30.2%
21.8%
10.9% 9.7% 9.1% 9.0%7.6%9.4%14.9% 14.2%11.7%10.4%15.3% 15.6%19.4%
0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
020406080100120140160180200
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
Chart 30: Category 17 – Eggs 
22.4%
14.1%25.1%33.0%
31.1%
21.4%
16.9%13.6%
9.0%17.9% 17.2%
11.3% 10.7%7.9% 7.6%10.7%
6.1%4.5% 4.3%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
01020304050607080
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by al l Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
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  Chart 31: Category 18 – Wine 
81.0%96.9%
63.1%
51.2%49.5%48.8%50.7%
44.1%
37.4%43.4%40.4%37.6%
32.8%
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
010203040506070
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by al l Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
Chart 32: Category 20 (includes 19) – Fruits and vegetables 
17.9%19.3%
10.7%11.8% 14.2%
8.7% 7.7% 7.2% 8.0% 7.1%12.6%
5.9%2.7% 3.0% 3.5%
0% 0% 0% 0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
0100200300400500600700800
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by al l Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
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  Chart 33: Category 21 – Tobacco 
15.6%
4.6%
0.8%1.0%0%0%0%
0%0%0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
020406080100120
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
Chart 34: Category 22 – Cotton1 
0% 0% 0%0%0% 0% 0%1.3%0%0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
0102030405060708090
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
1 This chart does not include the export subsidies for up land cotton notified by the United States of America 
in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Chart 35: Category 23 – Incorporated products 
69.0%79.3%86.5%99.7%136.2%
93.3%91.2%93.9%96.0%
91.7%70.9%
54.0%
38.3%
30.4%
21.6%
16.4% 16.7%14.0% 14.0%
0%20%40%60%80%100%120%140%
0100200300400500600700800900
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
Chart 36: Category 24 – Other agricultural products 
12.8%25.4%25.8%30.6%63.9%
32.5%
17.2%29.4%
18.1%
1.6%0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
0100200300400500600
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays (US$ Million) (left axis)
Sum notified budgetary outlays as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members (right axis)
Sum budgetary outlay commitments by notifying Members as % of sum budgetary outlay commitments by all Members (right axis) 
 
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  PART B – EXPORT CREDITS, EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEES OR INSURANCE PROGRAMMES 
36.   This part relates to the information on the use of  export credits, export credit guarantees or 
insurance programmes by Members for the export of agricultural products which is contained in document G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.2. 
37.   Document G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.2 updates document G/AG/W/125/Rev.3/Add.2. 
It incorporates replies by Members to the second section of the questionnaire on Export Credit, 
Export Credit Guarantees or Insu rance Programmes (Export financing)  up to 
30 April 2016. In the absence of a reply to the questionnaire by a Member, the information 
contained in document G/AG/W/125/Rev .3/Add.2 has been left unchanged. 
Members who replied to the previous questionnaires 
circulated on 10 February and 26 November 2014 Members who replied to the questionnaire  
circulated on 20 January 2016 
Australia; Brazil; Canada; Colombia; the 
European Union; Japan; Ma laysia; New Zealand; Peru; 
the Russian Federation; Switzerland; Turkey; 
the United States of America; Viet Nam Australia, Brazil, Canada; the European Union; 
Jamaica; Japan; Malaysia; New Zealand; 
the Russian Federation; Switzerland; Turkey; 
the United States of America; Viet Nam 
 
38.   In addition, the following Members indicated in their replies to the questionnaires that they 
do not provide export financing pr ogrammes for agricultural products. 
Members with nil reply to th e previous questionnaires 
circulated on 10 February and 26 November 2014 Members with nil reply to the questionnaire 
circulated on 20 January 2016 
Albania; Argentina; Chil e; China; Costa Rica; 
Côte d'Ivoire; Ecuador; Guatemala; Honduras; 
Hong Kong, China; Israel; Jordan; Liechtenstein; 
Macao, China; Madagascar; Mauritius; Moldova, Republic 
of; Norway; Pakistan; Panama; Paraguay; Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of; Seychelles; Singapore; South Africa; 
Chinese Taipei; Thailand; Ukraine; Uruguay Albania; Chile; Costa Ri ca; Ecuador; Georgia; 
Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Israel; Jordan; 
Liechtenstein; Macao, China; Madagascar; 
Montenegro; Norway; Panama; Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of; Seychelles; Singapore; South Africa;  
Chinese Taipei; Uruguay 
 
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  PART C – INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID 
39.   This part relates to the information on international food aid provided by Members which is 
contained in document G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.3. 
40.   Document G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.3 updates document G/AG/W/125/Rev.3/Add.3. 
It incorporates information contained in Table ES:1 and ES:3 notifications as well as replies by 
Members to the third section of the questionnaire on Food Aid  up to 30 April 2016. In the absence 
of a reply to the questionnaire or new notification by a Member, the information contained in 
document G/AG/W/125/Rev.3/Add.3 has been left unchanged. 
41.   The information relative to food aid contained in Table NF:1 notifications, which is specific to 
certain group of destination countries, is not in corporated in document G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.3. 
42.   The following column headings are used to report data contained in Table ES:1 notifications: 
REF The last digit or the two last digits of the reference number (Export 
Subsidy ID – XSID) used in the Consolidated Tariff Schedules database (CTS) to identify each export subsidy reduction commitment; 
PRODUCT  The product or group of products as specified in the Members' schedules; 
UNIT The quantity unit used in the notification; and  
1995…2015 For each year, the notified quantity. 
43.   The following column headings are used to report data contained in Table ES:3 
notifications:
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PRODUCT  The product or group of products as indicated in the Member's notification; 
UNIT The quantity unit used in the notification; and  
1995…2014 For each year, the notified quantity. 
44.   The additional information provided in the replies by Members to the third section of the 
questionnaire on Food Aid  up to 30 April 2016 was inserted before the tables reflecting ES:1 
and/or ES:3 notifications. 
Members who replied to the previous questionnaires 
circulated on 10 February and 26 November 2014 Members who replied to the questionnaire  
circulated on 20 January 2016 
Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Cuba; 
the European Union; Indonesia; Japan; New Zealand; 
the Russian Federation; South Africa; Switzerland; 
Chinese Taipei; Thailand; the United States of America; 
Viet Nam Australia, Brazil, Canada, the European Union; 
Japan; New Zealand; the Russian Federation; 
South Africa; Switzerland; Chinese Taipei; Turkey; 
the United States of America; Viet Nam 
45.   In addition, the following Members indicated in their replies to the questionnaires that they 
do not provide international food aid. 
Members with nil reply to th e previous questionnaires 
circulated on 10 February and 26 November 2014 Members with nil reply to the questionnaire 
circulated on 20 January 2016 
Albania; Argentina; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; 
Côte d'Ivoire; Ecuador; Guatemala; Honduras; 
Hong Kong, China; Israel; Jordan; Liechtenstein; 
Macao, China; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mauritius; 
Moldova, Republic of; Norway; Panama; Paraguay; 
Peru; Seychelles; Singapore; Ukraine; Uruguay Albania; Chile; Costa Ri ca; Ecuador; Georgia; 
Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Israel; Jamaica; 
Jordan; Liechtenstein; Macao, China; Madagascar; 
Malaysia; Montenegro; Norway; Panama; 
Seychelles; Singapore; Uruguay 
 
 
                                               
19 In the case of Japan, an additional column head ing entitled "destination" was added to reflect the 
notification practice followed by this Member. G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  PART D – AGRICULTURAL EXPORTING STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES20 
46.   This part relates to the information on agricultural exporting State Trading Enterprises (STEs) 
which is contained in docume nt G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.4. 
47.   Document G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.4 updates document G/AG/W/125/Rev.3/Add.4. 
It incorporates the replies by Members to the fourth section of the questionnaire on Agriculture 
Exporting State Trading Enterprises  up to 30 April 2016. 
48.   In addition, consistent with the practice followed since 2013, the Secretariat looked whether 
STEs covering totally or partially agricultural products were contained in the notifications 
submitted by Members between 1 July 2015 (cut-off date for the document G/AG/W/125/Rev.3/Add.4) and 30 April 2016, pursuant to Article XVII:4(a) of the GATT 1994 and Paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the interpreta tion of Article XVII under the auspices of the 
Working Party on State Trading Enterprises.
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49.   Based on the information contained in these notifications, the Secretariat verified with the 
Members concerned whether some of these STEs ough t to be considered as agricultural exporting 
STEs in the context of this compilation of information by the Secretariat and whether some of the 
information contained in these notifications ought to be incorporated in document G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.4. 
50.   For the purpose of this verification exercise, agricultural exporting STEs were understood as 
"governmental and non-governmental enterprises,  including marketing boards, which have been 
granted exclusive or special rights or privileges, in cluding statutory or constitutional powers, in the 
exercise of which they influence through their purchases or sales the level or direction of [imports 
or] exports ", following the working definition of paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the 
interpretation of Article XVII. 
51.   As a result of this process, document G/AG/W/125/Rev.4/Add.4 includes the information on 
agricultural exporting STEs contained in docume nt G/AG/W/125/Rev.3/Add.4, as updated by the 
replies to the questionnaire or to the specific requ ests by the Secretariat in the case of Australia, 
Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Israel, Morocco, New Zealand, Tunisia and Viet Nam. 
52.   The following Members indicated in their replies to the questionnaire the absence of any such 
agricultural exporting STEs: 
                                               
20 This compilation of information should in no way be considered to substitute or interfere with the 
rights and obligations under the no rmal notification process in the framework of the Working Group on 
State Trading Enterprises. 
21 According to available information, the updated list  of Members having notified such STEs covering 
totally or partially agricultural products in their late st notification to the Working Party on State Trading 
Enterprises is: Australia (G/STR/N/15/AUS); Barbados (G/STR/N/11/BRB/Rev.1, G/STR/N/12/BRB/Rev.1); Brazil (G/STR/N/3/BRA); Cabo Verde (G/STR/N/13/CPV); Canada (G/STR/N/15/CAN); Chile (G/STR/N/15/CHL); China (G/STR/N/10/CHN, G/STR/N/11/CHN, G/STR/N/12/CHN, G/STR/N/13/CHN, 
G/STR/N/14/CHN, G/STR/N/15/CHN); Colombia (G/STR/N/15/COL); Dominica (G/STR/N/4/DMA, G/STR/N/5/DMA, G/STR/N/6/DMA); Ecuador (G/STR/N15/ECU); European Union (G/STR/N/15/EU); Fiji (G/STR/N/4/FJI); Grenada (G/STR/N/13/GRD); Iceland (G/STR/N/5/ISL); India (G/STR/N/14/IND); Indonesia (G/STR/N/13/IDN, G/STR/N/14/IDN, G/STR/N/15/IDN); Israel (G/STR/N/1/ISR/Rev.1); Japan (G/STR/N/15/JPN); Jordan (G/STR/N/9/JOR); Korea, Republic of (G/STR/N/15/KOR); Malaysia (G/STR/N/15/MYS); Mauritius (G/STR/N/14/MUS, G/STR/N/15/MUS); New Zealand (G/STR/N/15/NZL); Oman (notification of an entity not consider ed by Oman as being a state trading enterprise according to article XVII 
of GATTT 1994 and the Understanding on interpretation of Article XVII – G/STR/N/ 10/OMN, G/ST R/N/11/OMN, 
G/STR/N/12/OMN, G/STR/N/13/OMN, G/STR/N/14/OMN,  G/STR/N/15/OMN); Philippines (G/STR/N/4/PHL, 
G/STR/N/5/PHL, G/STR/N/6/PHL, G/ STR/N/7/PHL); Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (G/STR/N/4/VCT, 
G/STR/N/5/VCT, G/STR/N/6/VCT); Sw itzerland (G/STR/N/15/CHE); Separa te Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (G/STR/N/15/TPKM); Thailand (G/STR/N/13/THA, G/STR/N/14/THA); 
Trinidad and Tobago (G/STR/N/12/TTO, G/STR/N/13/ TTO); Tunisia (G/STR/N/ 11/TUN, G/STR/N/12/TUN, 
G/STR/N/13/TUN, G/STR/N/14/TUN); Ukraine (G/STR/N/15/UKR); the United States of America (G/STR/N/15/USA) and Viet Nam (G/STR/N/15/VNM, G/STR/16/VNM). G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Members with nil reply to th e previous questionnaires 
circulated on 10 February and 26 November 2014 Members with nil reply to the questionnaire 
circulated on 20 January 2016 
Albania; Argentina; Ch ile; Côte d'Ivoire; 
the European Union; Guatemala; Honduras; 
Hong Kong, China; Japan; Jordan; Liechtenstein; 
Macao, China; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mauritius; 
Norway; Oman; Panama; Pakistan; Paraguay; Peru; 
the Russian Federation; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; 
Seychelles; Singapore; South Africa; Switzerland; 
Chinese Taipei; Thailand; the United States of America; 
Uruguay Albania; Brazil; Chile;  The European Union;  
Georgia; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Jamaica; 
Japan; Jordan;  Liechtenstein; Macao, China; 
Madagascar; Malaysia; Montenegro; Norway; 
Panama; the Russian Federation; Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of; Seychelles; Singapore; South Africa; 
Switzerland; Chinese Taipei; Turkey; the United 
States of America; Uruguay; Viet Nam  
 
53.   As a result, 17 out of the current 162 Members have notified or reported in their reply to the 
questionnaire a total of 60 agricultural export ing STEs according to the methodology described 
above. These Members are listed in Table 3 below. 
Table 3 – Number of agricultur al exporting STEs per Member 
Member Number of agricultural exporting STEs 
Australia 1 
Canada 1 
China 25 
Colombia 4 
Costa Rica 1 
Dominica 1 
Ecuador 1 
Fiji 1 
Grenada 1 
India 14 
Indonesia 1 
Israel 3 
Moldova, Republic of 1 
New Zealand 1 
Trinidad and Tobago 1 
Tunisia 2 
Ukraine 1 
 
54.   In Table 4, the identified agricultural exporting STEs are classified for illustration purposes by 
product grouping based on the same groupings as in  Table 1 of Part A on Export Subsidies, subject 
to an additional presentational adjustment consisting in merging of wheat and wheat flour, coarse 
grains and rice groups (shown in bold in Table 4). 
55.   In case an agricultural exporting STE covers a group of products belonging to more than one 
of the other product groupings, it is classified under the "all agricultural products" product 
grouping. G/AG/W/125/Rev.4 
 
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  Table 4 – Distribution of agricultural  exporting STEs by product grouping 
Product groupings Number of agricultur al exporting STEs 
Wheat and wheat flour, coarse grains and rice  5 
Oilseeds 1 
Vegetable oils 1 
Oilcakes  
Sugar 3 
Butter and butter oil  
Skim milk powder  
Cheese  
Other milk products  
Bovine meat  
Pigmeat  
Poultry meat  
Sheepmeat  
Live animals  
Eggs  
Wine 1 
Fruits and  vegetables 14 
Tobacco 20 
Cotton 4 
Incorporated products  
Other agricultural products 8 
All agricultural products 3 
 
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  PART E – INFORMATION ON POLICIES NO LONGER IN OPERATION DUE TO SIGNIFICANT 
POLICY REFORMS 
56.   This part incorporates the reply by China to the fifth section of the questionnaire circulated on 
26 November 2014 and the reply by the European Union to the same section of the questionnaire 
circulated on 20 January 2016 on Information on policies no longer in operation due to 
significant policy reforms . 
China 
For products listed in Annex 2A2 to the Protocol on the Accession, tea and silk were no longer 
subject to state trading in 2005, and soybean has never been subject to state trading since China's accession to the WTO. Please refer to the table in the reply included in document G/AG/W/125/Rev.3/Add.4 for detailed information. 
European Union 
Upon adoption of the Nairobi Ministerial Decision on Export Competition, the European Union has 
been bound by the disciplines of the Decision. 
 
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