G/AG/N/CHE/79  
18 January  2017 
(17-0347) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Agriculture  Original:  French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 11 January 2 017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Switzerland . The notification concerns export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1 
to ES:3 ) for the calendar year 2015. 
 
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Table ES: 1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: SWITZERLAND -LIECHTENSTEIN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2015  
Export Subsidies : Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
Description of products  Calendar year 2015  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  2015 - -  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  2015 0.064 64 (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 2015  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 2015 - -  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  
ex 2009.89  
ex 2009.90  
ex 2206.00  
ex 2209.00  
ex 2308.00        
POTATOES  2015 - -  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  2015 95.6 -  114.9 - 
Eligible for export drawback s: 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 151 0 
ex 1511  
ex 1512  
ex 1513  
ex 1514  
ex 1515  
ex 1516  ex 1701  
ex 1702  
1703 
1. Switzerland, in accordance with the footnote to Part IV, Section II, of Schedule LIX Switzerland -Liechtenstein , reserves the right to take such fluctuations into account when 
implem enting its commitments with regard to fruit with multi -year production cycles .   
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Supporting Table ES: 1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: SWITZERLAND -LIECHTENSTEIN  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2015  
Export Subsidies : Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
Description o f 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  0.064 - - - - 0.064 64 
(units) OFAG  
Fruit - - - - - - - OFAG  
Potatoes  - - - - - - - OFAG  
Processed products  95.6 - - - - 95.6 - 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 2015  
Export Subsidies : Notification of Total Exports  
Description of  products  Calendar year 2015  Quantity of total exports  
1 2 3 
Dairy produce   182,209 tonnes* 
Cattle for breeding and horses   1,402 units** 
Fruit  19,042 tonnes*** 
Potatoes   10,470 tonnes*** 
* Exports without export subsidies . 
** Certain e xports withou t 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 2015  
Export Subsidies : Notification of the Total Volume of Food Aid  
Descripti on of products  Calendar year 2015  Quantity of food aid to all destinations * 
  (tonnes)  
1 2 3 
Milk powder   3,149. 86 
Cheese (processed )  0 
* Actual quantities in tonnes . 
 
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