WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/AG/N/NOR/66 
26 October 2012 
 (12-5852) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 24 October 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Norway .  The notification concerns export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1, ES:2 
and ES:3 ) for the calendar year 2011 . 
 
 
  
 
  
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Page 2 Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2011  
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of products Calendar year beginning  
1 January 2011 Subsidised Exports Food aid Annual commitment levels 
Outlays 
(Million NKr) Quantity 
(tonnes) Quantity 
(tonnes) Outlays 
(Million NKr) 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 
Bovine meat 0.0 0.0  35.0 1,497.2 
Swine meat 45.2 2,023.0  86.7 3,791.2 
Sheep and lamb meat 0.0 0.0  17.7 680.7 Poultry meat 0.0 0.0  0.47 22.4 Egg and egg products 14.3 974.0  17.2 1,577.6 Butter 0.5 409.0  53.2 5,872.7 Cheese 140.1 12,792.0  245.8 16,207.5 
Whey powder 0.0 0.0  0.025 23.7 
Fruit and vegetables 0.0 0.0  0.56 664.4 Honey 0.0 0.0  0.077 14.4 Processed agricultural products 26.2 -  36.4 - 
  
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2011  
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Q uantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
(million NKr) Sales of 
stocks Producer financed 
subsidies 
 
(million NKr) Cost 
reduction 
measures Internal 
transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific export 
subsidies  
(million NKr) Quantity of 
subsidized exports
 
(tonnes) Data 
source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
         
Bovine meat 0.0  0.0   0.0 0.0 (a) 
Swine meat 0.0  45.2   45.2 2,023.0 (a) 
Sheep and lamb meat 0.0  0.0   0.0 0.0 (a) 
Poultry meat 0.0  0.0   0.0 0.0 (a) 
Egg and egg products 0.0  14.3   14.3 974.0 (a) 
Butter 0.0  0.5   0.5 409.0 (a) 
Cheese 0.0  140.1   140.1 12,792.0 (a) 
Whey powder 0.0  0.0   0.0 0.0 (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 26.2  0.0   26.2 - (a) 
                  
 
Data source :  (a) Norwegian Agricultural Author ity (Statens landbruksforvaltning). 
  
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Page 4 Table ES:2  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2011  
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports  
 
 
Description of products  Calendar year 
beginning 
1 January 2011 Quantity of total exports 
Tonnes 
1 2 3 
Bovine meat  929  
Swine meat  4,736  
Sheep and lamb meat  25  Poultry meat  1,332  
Egg and egg products  1,303  
Butter  457  Cheese  14,046  
Whey powder  543  
Fruit and vegetables  150  
Honey  4  
Processed agricultural products  31,762  
 
  
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 Page 5Table ES:3 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Norway  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2011  
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the total volume of food aid  
 
 
 
Description of products  
Calendar year beginning 
1 January 2011  
Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
Tonnes 
 
1 2 3 
  - 
 
 
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