WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/POL/66 
12 July 2010 
 (10-3793) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission from Poland , dated 16 June 2010, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the European Communities .  The notification concerns export subsidy 
commitments ( Tables ES:1 and ES:2 ) for calendar years 2002,  2003 and the period from 1 January-
30 April 2004 . 
 
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 During calendar year 2002, export subsidies were  only applied to potato starch, skimmed milk 
powder and meat.  During calendar year 2003, export  subsidies were only applied to sugar, potato 
starch, skimmed milk powder and meat.  During th e period 1 January-30 April 2004, export subsidies 
were only applied to meat, sugar and potato starch .  Other products subject to reduction commitments, 
as shown in Section II of Part IV of Schedule L XV – Poland, received no export subsidies during the 
said periods.   
  Poland provided no food aid during the calendar years 2002 and 2003, neither during the period January to April 2004.  
 
 
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2002 
 
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of product Calendar year beginning  S ubsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels 
 1 January 2002 Outlays* 
'000 US$ Quantity 
'000 tonnes Quantity Outlays 
Million US$ Quantity 
'000 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 
Potato starch and processed 
potatoes Calendar year 2,868.0 34.1 - 6.9 34.1 
Powder milk Calendar year 9,585.2  36.1 - 5.6 37 
Meat Calendar year 5,590.9  7.9  - 37.9 40.9 
 
* Calculated on the basis of the average a nnual exchange rate US$100 = 407.95 PLN (source :  National Bank of Poland exchange rate) 
 
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2002 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
'000 PLN* Sales of 
stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific export 
subsidies 
'000 PLN* Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports 
'000 tonnes  Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Potato starch and 
processed potatoes 11,700 - - - - 11,700 34.1 ARR** 
Powder milk 39,103 - - - - 39,103 36.1 ARR**  
Meat 22,808 - - - - 22,808 7.9  ARR** 
 
 
* PLN – Polish new zloty. 
** ARR – Agencja Rynku Rolnego (Agriculture Market Agency). 
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 2002 
 
Export subsidies: Notification of Total Exports  
 
Description of products Calendar year 2002 Quantity of total exports 
Tonnes 
1 2 3 
Animal husbandry products  90,674.4 
Processed meat  45,832.3 
Meat  139,417.8 
Meat of the poultry  51,659.5 
Powder milk  163,495.9 
Casein  13,675.9 
Sugar  208,978.3 
Molasses  251,818.7 
Spirit products  23,974.2 
Frozen fruits and vegetables  473,037.7 
Fresh fruits and vegetables  654,771.3 
Processed fruits and vegetables  372,926.0 
Potato starch and processed potatoes  174,529.7 
Sowing material  Data not available 
Rape oil  21,792.7 
Rape  35,980.1 
Potatoes  57,543.8 
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of product Calendar year beginning 
1 January 2003 Subsidized exports Food ai d Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays* 
'000 US$ Quantity 
'000 tonnes Quantity Outlays 
Million US$ Quantity 
'000 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 
Sugar Calendar year 6,398.2 27.1 - 32 104.4 
Potato starch and processed 
potatoes Calendar year 3,813.2 33.9 - 6.9 34.1 
Powder milk Calendar year 3,522.3 19.6 - 5.6 37 
Meat Calendar year 23,496.6 39.7 - 37.9 40.9 
 
* Calculated on the basis of the average a nnual exchange rate US$100 = 388.89 PLN (source :  National Bank of Poland exchange rate) 
 
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
'000 PLN* Sales of 
stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific export 
subsidies 
'000 PLN* Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports 
'000 tonnes  Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Sugar 24,882 - - - - 24,882 27.1 ARR** 
Potato starch and 
processed potatoes 14,829 - - - - 14,829 33.9 ARR** 
Powder milk 13,698 - - - - 13,698 19.6 ARR** 
Meat 91,376 - - - - 91,376 39.7 ARR** 
 
 
* PLN – Polish new zloty. 
** ARR – Agencja Rynku Rolnego (Agriculture Market Agency). 
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 2003 
 
Export subsidies: Notification of Total Exports  
 
Description of products Calendar year 2003 Quantity of total exports 
Tonnes 
1 2 3 
Animal husbandry products  97,341.0 
Processed meat  40,122.0 
Meat  305,874.5 
Meat of the poultry  100,691.3 
Powder milk  163,289.6 
Casein  12,302.8 
Sugar  436,120.2 
Molasses  292,817.4 
Spirit products  27,482.7 
Frozen fruits and vegetables  507,182.9 
Fresh fruits and vegetables  884,964.2 
Processed fruits and vegetables  414,115.8 
Potato starch and processed potatoes  182,815.4 
Sowing material  Data not available 
Rape oil  19,774.6 
Rape  6,368.0 
Potatoes  153,066.0 
 
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1 January – 30 April  2004  
 
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of product Reporting period:   Subsidized exports Food ai d Annual commitment levels 
 1 January – 30 April  2004 Outlays* 
'000 US$ Quantity 
'000 tonnes  Quantity Outlays 
Million US$ Quantity 
'000 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 
Meat  10,873.6 19.9 - 37.9 40.9 
Sugar  15,547.6 50.2 - 32 104.4 
Potato starch and processed 
potatoes  2,408.3 20.0 - 6.9 34.1 
 
* Calculated on the basis of the average a nnual exchange rate US$100 = 365.40 PLN (source :  National Bank of Poland exchange rate) 
 
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1 January – 30 April  2004 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
'000 PLN* Sales of 
stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific export 
subsidies 
'000 PLN* Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports 
'000 tonnes  Data source 
1  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Meat 39,732 -  -  -  -  39,732 19.9 ARR** 
Sugar 56,811 -  -  -  -  56,811 50.2 ARR** 
Potato starch and 
processed potatoes  8,800 -  -  -  -   8,800 20.0 ARR** 
 
 
* PLN – Polish new zloty. 
** ARR – Agencja Rynku Rolnego (Agriculture Market Agency). 
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Poland 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January – 30 April  2004 
 
Export subsidies: Notification of Total Exports  
 
Description of products 1 January – 30 April 2004 Quantity of total exports 
Tonnes 
1 2 3 
Animal husbandry products  36,672.6 
Processed meat  14,143.5 
Meat  117,883.5 
Meat of the poultry  19,608.8 
Powder milk  50,590.8 
Casein  3,603.0 
Sugar  147,122.0 
Molasses  86,801.6 
Spirit products  8,419.1 
Frozen fruits and vegetables  181,589.6 
Fresh fruits and vegetables  435,873.4 
Processed fruits and vegetables  124,273.4 
Potato starch and processed potatoes  80,723.9 
Sowing material     Data not available 
Rape oil  5,899.5 
Rape  36.7 
Potatoes  38,705.3 
 
 
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