WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/EEC/52 
16 February 2005 
 (05-0633) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 The following submission, dated 27 January 2005, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Communities .  The notification concerns export subsidy commitments 
(Tables ES:1 to ES:3 ) for the marketing year 2002/2003 .  
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Page 2 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities  
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2002-2003  
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of products Marketing year 
beginning ... Subsidised exports Food aid  (1) Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays (Mio ECU) (2) Quantity ('000 t) Quan tity ('000 t) Outlays (Mio ECU) 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 2002 141.2  12,055.3
(wheat eq.) 406.0
(wheat eq.) 1,289.7  14,438.0  
       
Coarse grains 1 July 2002 167.0  6,259.3 (3) 86.5  1,046.9  10,843.2  
   
Rice 1 September 2002 24.9  127.7 (4) 42.3  36.8  133.4 (4)        Rapeseed 1 July 2002 0.0  0.0  27.7  103.8  
    
Olive oil 1 November 2002 0.0  0.0  54.3  115.0  
   
Sugar  (5) 1 October 2002 292.5  600.5 (6) 16.7  499.1  1,273.5 (6) 
   
Butter and butteroil 1 July 2002 545.1  292.0 (7) 0.3  947.8  399.3 (7) 
   
Skim milk powder 1 July 2002 163.0  220.2   275.8  272.5         Cheese 1 July 2002 267.7  317.0  0.6  341.7  321.3  
   
Other milk products 1 July 2002 596.2  833.4  0.6  697.7  958.1  
   
Beef meat 1 July 2002 285.1  358.6 (8) 8.6  1,253.6  821.7 (8) 
   
Pigmeat 1 July 2002 14.6  61.0 (8) 191.3  443.5  
    
Poultry meat 1 July 2002 90.5  247.4 (8) 90.7  286.0 (8) 
   
Eggs 1 July 2002 5.1  59.5 (9) 43.7  98.8 (9)  
  G/AG/N/EEC/52
 Page 3Description of products Marketing year 
beginning ... Subsidised exports Food aid  (1) Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays (Mio ECU) (2) Quantity ('000 t) Quan tity ('000 t) Outlays (Mio ECU) 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 
   
Wine 1 September 2002 17.9  2,096.0 (10) 39.2  2,304.7 (10) 
   
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 1 July 2002 15.3  711.0  52.8  753.4  
   
Fruit and vegetables, processed 1 July 2002 3.1  66.9  8.3  143.3  
   
Raw tobacco 1 July 2002 0.0  0.0  40.2  110.8  
   
Alcohol 1 July 2002 90.4  850.0 (10) 96.1  1,147.4 (10) 
   
Incorporated products 16 October 2002 413.6  -  18.8  415.0  -  
   
(1) Members are to provide data on food ai d to all destinations; unless otherwise indicated quantities listed are in product we ight for the marketing year in question. 
(2) Data on outlays are for the relevant ma rketing year, except for incorporated products  where the data refers to the financia l year. 
(3) Product weight, except malt which is  expressed in cereal equivalent. 
(4) In milled rice equivalents. 
(5) Does not include exports of sugar of ACP and Indian  origin on which the Community has no reduction commitments. 
(6) In white sugar equivalents. (7) In butter equivalents. 
(8) In carcass equivalents. 
(9) In "shell eggs" equivalents. (10) '000 hl. 
  
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Page 4 Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities  
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2002-2003 
 
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Sales of stocks 
 
 
(Mio ECU) Producer financed 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Cost reduction 
measures 
 
(Mio ECU) Internal transport 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Total product 
specific export 
subsidies 
(Mio ECU) Quantity of 
subsidized exports 
 
('000 t) Data source 
(1) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Wheat and wheat flour 141.2    141.2 12,055.3
(wheat eq.)  
    
Coarse grains 74.6  92.4  167.0  6,259.3 (2)  
    
Rice 24.9   24.9  127.7 (3)  
       
Rapeseed   0.0  0.0   
    
Olive oil    0.0  0.0   
    
Sugar  (4)  292.5  292.5  600.5 (5)  
    
Butter and butteroil 545.1   545.1  292.0 (6)  
    
Skim milk powder 163.0   163.0  220.2   
       
Cheese 267.7   267.7  317.0    
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 Page 5Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Sales of stocks 
  
(Mio ECU) Producer financed 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Cost reduction 
measures 
 
(Mio ECU) Internal transport 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Total product 
specific export 
subsidies 
(Mio ECU) Quantity of 
subsidized exports 
 
('000 t) Data source 
(1) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Other milk products 596.2   596.2  833.4   
    
Beef meat 285.1    285.1  358.6 (7)  
        
Pigmeat 14.6   14.6  61.0 (7)  
    
Poultry meat 90.5   90.5  247.4 (7)  
    
Eggs 5.1   5.1  59.5 (8)  
    
Wine 17.9   17.9  2,096.0 (9)  
    
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 15.3   15.3  711.0   
    
Fruit and vegetables, processed 3.1   3.1  66.9   
    
Raw tobacco    0.0  0.0   
    
Alcohol 90.4   90.4  850.0 (9)  
     
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Page 6 Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Sales of stocks 
  
(Mio ECU) Producer financed 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Cost reduction 
measures 
 
(Mio ECU) Internal transport 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Total product 
specific export 
subsidies 
(Mio ECU) Quantity of 
subsidized exports 
 
('000 t) Data source 
(1) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Incorporated products 413.6   413.6  -   
    
 
 Notes:
 
 
(1) EC Commission services. (2) Product weight, except malt which is  expressed in cereal equivalent. 
(3) In milled rice equivalents. 
(4) Does not include exports of sugar of ACP and Indian  origin on which the Community has no reduction commitments. 
(5) In white sugar equivalents. 
(6) In butter equivalents. 
(7) In carcass equivalents. (8) In "shell eggs" equivalents. 
(9) '000 hl  
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 Page 7Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities  
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2002 – 2003 
 
Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 Quantity of total exports 
('000 t product weight) 
1 2 3  
Wheat and wheat flour 14,585.2 
Coarse grains 10,735.9  
Rice from 1 September 2002 to 31 August 2003 237.4  Rapeseed 850.0  
Olive oil from 1 November 2002 to 31 October 2003 299.9  Sugar from 1 October 2002 to 30 September 2003 5,198.4  
Butter and butteroil 260.6  
Skim milk powder 223.7  
Cheese 452.5  
Other milk products 1,052.3  
Beef meat 446.1  
Pigmeat 972.0  
Poultry meat 1,021.2  
Eggs 83.7  
Wine from 1 September 2002 to 31 August 2003 11,847.7 (1) Fruit and vegetables, fresh 2,128.3  
Fruit and vegetables, processed 346.5  
Raw tobacco 142.2  
Alcohol 962.0 (1) 
 
(1) '000 hl.  
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Page 8 Table ES:3 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities  
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2002 – 2003 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the total volume of food aid (not  reported in Table ES:1) 
 
Description of products Marketing year 
beginning 1 July 2002  
Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
('000 t) 
 
(1), (2) 
1 2 3  
Wheat and wheat flour 373.2
(wheat eq.) 
Coarse grains 370.8  
Rice 70.5  
Sugar 2.3  
Vegetable oils 102.9 (3) 
Pulses 78.7  
Incorporated products 48.3  
Milk products 1.2  
 
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, quantities listed are in product weight. 
(2) Food aid purchased outside the Community, not included in Table ES:1. 
(3) Of which 71.2 thousand tonnes purchased in  the Community, not included in Table ES:1.  
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