G/AG/N/EU/22  
 
17 December 2014  
(14-7308)  Page: 1/8  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 12 December 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union . The notification concerns export subsidy commitments 
(Tables ES:1 and ES:2) for the marketing year 2012/2013 . 
  
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- 2 - Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  EUROPEAN UNION* 
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2012/2013 
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
Description of products Marketing year beginning… Su bsidised exports Food aid (1) Annual commitment levels** 
  Outlays 
(Mio €) (2) Quantity 
('000 t) Quantity 
('000 t) Outlays 
(Mio €) Quantity 
('000 t) 
(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 
Wheat and wheat flour 1 July 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  1,294.2  15,363.8  
            
Coarse grains 1 July 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  1,049.7  10,530.4  
            
Rice 1 September 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  30.7  98.2 (3) 
            
Rapeseed 1 July 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  42.7  441.9  
            
Olive oil 1 November 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  54.3  115.0  
            
Sugar 1 October 2012 0.0  1,350.0 (4)(9) 0.0  513.9  1,374.4 (4) 
            
Butter and butteroil 1 July 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  945.8  411.6 (5) 
            
Skim milk powder 1 July 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  298.0  323.4  
            
Cheese 1 July 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  345.7  331.7  
             
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- 3 - Description of products Marketing year beginning… Su bsidised exports Food aid (1) Annual commitment levels** 
  Outlays 
(Mio €) (2) Quantity 
('000 t) Quantity 
('000 t) Outlays 
(Mio €) Quantity 
('000 t) 
(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 
Other milk products 1 July 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  724.1  1,008.9  
            
Beef meat 1 July 2012 1.8  29.9 (6) 0.0  1,324.0  989.6 (6) 
            
Pigmeat 1 July 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  273.6  588.4 (6) 
            
Poultry meat 1 July 2012 55.3  264.5 (6) 0.0  182.4  430.8 (6) 
            
Eggs 1 July 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  47.8  111.9 (7) 
            
Wine 1 September 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  42.9  6,799.8 (8) 
            
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 1 July 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  108.7  1,173.3  
            
Fruit and vegetables, processed 1 July 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  141.3  378.5  
            
Raw tobacco 1 July 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  40.2  110.8  
            
Alcohol 1 July 2012 0.0  0.0  0.0  88.6  1,220.7 (8) 
            
Incorporated products 16 October 2012 1.95  -  0.0  414.4  -  
            
(1) No food aid provided in physical form. The EU has provided food assistance in the form of cash contributions to internation al agencies, according to its international 
commitments.  (2) Data on outlays are fo r the relevant marketing year, exce pt for incorporated products wher e the data refers to the financia l year. 
(3) In milled rice equivalents. (4) In white sugar equivalents. (5) In butter equivalents.  
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- 4 - (6) In carcass equivalents. 
(7) In "shell eggs" equivalents. (8) '000 hl. (9) Export licences issued for quantiti es of out-of-quota sugar. No export refunds were granted to this product. 
 * This notification concerns EU-27 or EU-28, depending on the product category. Croatia joined the EU on the 1 July 2013. ** Annual commitment levels concern EU-25.  
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- 5 - Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  EUROPEAN UNION* 
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2012/2013 
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
Description of products Direct 
export 
subsidies 
 
(Mio €) Sales of 
stocks 
 
 
(Mio €) Producer 
financed 
subsidies 
 
(Mio €) Cost reduction 
measures 
 
 
(Mio €) Internal 
transport 
subsidies 
 
(Mio €) Total product 
specific 
export 
subsidies 
(Mio €) Quantity of subsidized 
exports 
 
('000 t) Data source (1) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Wheat and wheat flour       0.0  0.0   
Coarse grains       0.0  0.0   
Rice       0.0  0.0   
Rapeseed       0.0  0.0   
Olive oil       0.0  0.0   
Sugar       0.0  1,350.0 (2) (4)   
Butter and butteroil       0.0  0.0   
Skim milk powder       0.0  0.0   
Cheese       0.0  0.0   
Other milk products       0.0  0.0   
Beef meat 1.8      1.8  29.9 (3)  
Pigmeat       0.0  0.0   
Poultry meat 55.3      55.3  264.5 (3)  
Eggs       0.0  0.0   
Wine       0.0  0.0    
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- 6 - Description of products Direct 
export 
subsidies 
 
(Mio €) Sales of 
stocks 
 
 
(Mio €) Producer 
financed 
subsidies 
 
(Mio €) Cost reduction 
measures 
 
 
(Mio €) Internal 
transport 
subsidies 
 
(Mio €) Total product 
specific 
export 
subsidies 
(Mio €) Quantity of subsidized 
exports 
 
('000 t) Data source (1) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Fruit and vegetables, 
fresh       0.0  0.0   
Fruit and vegetables, 
processed       0.0  0.0   
Raw tobacco       0.0  0.0   
Alcohol       0.0  0.0   
Incorporated products 1.95      1.95  -   
(1) EU Commission services. 
(2) In white sugar equivalents. (3) In carcass equivalents. (4) Export licences issued for quantiti es of out-of-quota sugar. No export refunds were granted to this product. 
 * This notification concerns EU-27 or EU-28, depending on the product category. Croatia joined the EU on the 1 July 2013.  
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- 7 - Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  EUROPEAN UNION* 
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2012/2013 
Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports** 
Description of products 
Period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013, 
except if noted otherwise Quantity of total exports 
('000 t product weight) Quantity of total exports  
(of products as per the list of 
"Significant Exporters")*** 
('000 t product weight) 
1 2 3  
I: Products from Part IV (Section II) of the Schedule      
     
Wheat and wheat flour    21,518.5   
Coarse grains  11,536.8   
Rice from 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2013 169.1   
Rapeseed  90.3   
Olive oil from 1 November 2012 to 31 October 2013 538.0   
Sugar from 1 October 2012 to 30 September 2013 1,441.7   
Butter and butteroil  125.7   
Skim milk powder  432.7   
Cheese  803.8   
Other milk products  1,865.2   
Beef meat  599.9   
Pigmeat  4,018.5   
Poultry meat  1,645.9   
Eggs  341.0   
Wine from 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2013 18,522.7 (1)  
Fruit and vegetables, fresh  3,261.4   
Fruit and vegetables, processed  548.4   
Raw tobacco  91.1   
Alcohol  790.6 (1)   
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- 8 - Description of products 
Period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013, 
except if noted otherwise Quantity of total exports 
('000 t product weight) Quantity of total exports  
(of products as per the list of 
"Significant Exporters")*** 
('000 t product weight) 
1 2 3  
     
II: Products as per the list of "Significant 
Exporters      
     
Wheat and wheat flour    21,374.1 
Butter and butter oil    120.4 
Skim milk powder    432.1 
Cheese    799.6 
Other milk products    1,315.9 
Pig meat    1,622.3 
Poultry meat    1,278.3 
Live animals    1,932.2 
Eggs    124.6 
Wine from 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2013   21,892.3 (1) 
Fruits    4,026.5 
Vegetables    3,211.8 
Tobacco    455.3 
(1) '000 hl. 
* This notification concerns EU-27 or EU-28, depending on the product category. Croatia joined the EU on the 1 July 2013. ** All EU trade statistics, including at disaggregated level, is available to public at http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/newxtweb/.  
*** Based on the Report by the Chairperson (G/AG/W/123) on review of the list of significant exporters and formats as indicated  in the annexes of the report which the EU is 
applying voluntarily. 
 
 
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