G/AG/N/KOR/58  
 
6 January 2017  
(17-0060) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  2 January  2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Korea . The notification concerns  export subsidy commitments 
(Tables  ES:1 and ES:3 ) during the calendar years 2009 to 2013. 
 
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In accordance with Article 18.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture and the notification requirements 
and formats (document G/AG/2), the Republic of Korea hereby submits the attached notification 
concerning export subsidies exempt from the r eduction commitment under the provisions of 
Article  9.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture (Supporting Table ES:2) during the calendar 
years  2009 to 20 13. The Republic of Korea would also like to inform that it applied neither export 
subsidies subject to redu ction commitments (Table ES:1) nor food aid notifiable under Table  ES:3 
during the calendar years 200 9 to 2013. 
  
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- 2 - Supporting Table ES:2  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: RE PUBLIC OF KOREA  
REPO RTING PERIOD: CALEND AR YEAR 2009  
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction  Commitments: Developing  Country Members using Article 9:1 (d) and/or (e) Export Subsidies  
Description of products  Cost reduction 
measures  Internal transport 
subsidies  Total product specific 
export subsidies  Quantity of 
Subsidised exports  Data source  
 (billion won)  (billion won)  (billion won)  ('000 tonnes)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Fruits  10.66  10.66 39 Documents of budget  
Flowers  6.40  6.40 10 " 
Vegetables  16.07   16.07  61 " 
Kimchi  3.15  3.15 22 " 
Ginseng  0.64  0.64 0.5 " 
Livestock  2.19  2.19 24 " 
Processed f ood 0.27  0.27 3 " 
Traditional liquor  0.36  0.36 5 " 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table ES:2  
EXPORT SUBS IDIES: REPUBLIC OF KO REA 
REPO RTING PERIOD: CALEND AR YEAR 2010  
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments: Developing Country Members using Article 9: 1(d) and/or (e) Export Subsidies  
Description of products  Cost reduction 
measures  Internal transport 
subsidies  Total product specific 
export subsidies  Quantity of Subsidised 
exports  Data source  
 (billion won)  (billion won)  (billion won)  ('000 tonnes)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Fruits  10.37  10.37 39 Documents of budget  
Flowers  7.81  7.81 13 " 
Vegetables  13.60   13.60  50 " 
Kimchi  3.73  3.73 23 " 
Ginseng  0.83  0.83 0.7 " 
Livestock  1.89  1.89 22 " 
Processed food  0.38  0.38 4 " 
Traditional liquor  0.78  0.78 9 " 
  
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- 4 - Supporting Table ES:2  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: REPU BLIC OF KOREA  
REPO RTING PERIOD: CALEND AR YEAR 2011  
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments: Developing Country Members using Article 9:1(d) and/or (e) Export Subsidies  
Description of products  Cost reduction 
measures  Internal transport 
subsidies  Total product specific 
export subsidies  Quantity of Subsidised 
exports  Data source  
 (billion won)  (billion won)  (billion won)  ('000 tonnes)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Fruits  9.58  9.58 56 Documents of budget  
Flowe rs 6.66  6.66 15 " 
Vegetables  12.56   12.56  56 " 
Kimchi  2.67  2.67 30 " 
Ginseng  0.78  0.78 0.9 " 
Livestock  1.41  1.41 23 " 
Processed food  0.02  0.02 0.1 " 
Traditional liquor  1.79  1.79 33 " 
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table ES:2  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: RE PUBLIC OF KORE A 
REPO RTING PERIOD: CALEND AR YEAR 2012  
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments: Developing Country Members using Article 9:1(d) and/or (e) Export Subsidies  
Description of products  Cost reduction 
measures  Internal transport 
subsidies  Total product specific 
export subsidies  Quantity of Subsidised 
exports  Data source  
 (billion won)  (billion won)  (billion won)  ('000 tonnes)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Fruits  9.33  9.33 64 Documents of budget  
Flowers  5.03  5.03 12 " 
Vegetables  14.29   14.29  79 " 
Kimch i 3.24  3.24 28 " 
Ginseng  0.83  0.83 1 " 
Livestock  1.94  1.94 43 " 
Processed food  0.02  0.02 0.1 " 
Traditional liquor  2.28  2.28 21 " 
  
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- 6 - Supporting Table ES:2  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: RE PUBLIC OF KOREA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2013  
Export Subsidies: O utlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments: Developing Country Members using Article 9:1(d) and/or (e) Export Subsidies  
Description of products  Cost reduction 
measures  Internal transport 
subsidies  Total product specific 
export subsidies  Quantity of 
Subsidise d exports  Data source  
 (billion won)  (billion won)  (billion won)  ('000 tonnes)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Fruits  7.87  7.87 44 Documents of budget  
Flowers  3.24  3.24 9 " 
Vegetables  13.28   13.28  61 " 
Kimchi  2.64  2.64 22 " 
Ginseng  0.79  0.79 0.8 " 
Livestock  2.67  2.67 49 " 
Processed food  0.09  0.09 0.2 " 
Traditional liquor  0.47  0.47 5 " 
 
 
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