WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/COL/34 
26 May 2006 
 (06-2522) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
 The following submission, dated 3 April 2006, is  being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia .  The notification concerns export subsidy commitments ( Table ES:2 - Total 
Exports) for the years 1999 to 2004 . 
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Colombia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports  
 
Description of products  1999 
 Quantity of total exports 
(tonnes)  
1 2 3 
0101 - 0106 Live animals   3,896 
0201 - 0202 Meat of bovine animals   1,347 
0406 Cheese   360 
0503 Horsehair and horsehair waste   2 
0504 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish)   1 
0601 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots   7 
0602 Other live plants   200 
0603 Cut flowers and flower buds   147,890 
0604 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants   450 
0701 - 0712  Edible vegetables   26,396 
0801 - 0813 Fruit   1,872,020 
0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated   568,694 
0904 Pepper of the genus Piper  2,685 
0908 Cardamoms   88 
0909 Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, etc.   32 
0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, etc.   136 
1006 Rice   23 
1101 Wheat flour   13 
1102 Cereal flours other than of wheat   717 
1104 Cereal grains otherwise worked   617 
1108 Starches, inulin   11,680 
1201 - 1208  Oil-seeds   536 
1302 Vegetable saps and extracts   12  
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1507 - 1515 Vegetable oils   109,144 
1602 Other prepared or preserved meat   116 
1701 - 1702 Sugars   955,416 
1703 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar   204,865 
1704 Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa   56,487 
1801 Cocoa beans, whole or broken   621 
1803 Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted   20 
1804 Cocoa butter, fat and oil   3,611 
1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa   2,339 
1902 Pasta, whether or not cooked   576 
1904 Cereal products, cornflakes   1,019 
1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits an d other bakers' wares with cocoa   16,025 
2001 Vegetable, fruit, nuts and ot her edible parts of plants   4,671 
2002 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar   71 
2003 Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved   1,315 
2004 Other vegetables prepared or preserved, frozen   457 
2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved, not frozen   1,916 
2006 Fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants   82 
2007 Jams, fruit jellies and marmalades   389 
2102 Yeasts (active or inactive)   1,975 
2103 Sauces and preparations therefor   936 
2104 Soups and broths and preparations therefor   1,973 
2105 Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa   3 
2106 Food preparations, n.e.s.   3,912 
2202 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters   6,705 
2205 Wine   1,251 
2206 Other fermented beverages   70 
2401 Tobacco   8,220 
2402 Cigarettes or cigars   3,214 
3501 Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives   9 
3503 Gelatin   3,554  
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3504 Peptones and their derivatives   8 
3505 Dextrins and other modified starches   1,071 
4102 Raw skins of bovine and equine animals   3 
5001 Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling   1 
5201 - 5203  Cotton   548 
TOTAL    4,030,395 
    
 
Source :  Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísticas , DANE (National Administrative Department of Statistics)  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Colombia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2000  
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports  
 
Description of products 2000 
 Quantity of total exports 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 
0101 - 0106 Live animals   1,163 
0201 - 0202 Meat of bovine animals   801 
0406 Cheese   1,876 
0502 Pigs', hogs' and boars' bristles and hair, etc.   14 
0504 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish)   127 
0601 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots   2 
0602 Other live plants   141 
0603 Cut flowers and flower buds   170,076 
0604 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants   443 
0701 - 0712 Edible vegetables   71,952 
0801 - 0813  Fruit  1,726,977 
0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated   508,618 
0904 Pepper of the genus Piper  1,355 
0908 Cardamoms   274 
0909 Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, etc.   43 
0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, etc.   176 
1006 Rice   54 
1101 Wheat flour   92 
1102 Cereal flours other than of wheat   919 
1104 Cereal grains otherwise worked   264 
1108 Starches, inulin   14,368 
1201 - 1208  Oil-seeds   165 
1302 Vegetable saps and extracts   7  
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1507 - 1515  Vegetable oils   124,043 
1602 Other prepared or preserved meat   45 
1701 - 1702  Sugars   1,053,408 
1703 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar   134,814 
1704 Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa   59,593 
1801 Cocoa beans, whole or broken   568 
1803 Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted   18 
1804 Cocoa butter, fat and oil   1,018 
1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa   3,357 
1902 Pasta, whether or not cooked   445 
1904 Cereal products, cornflakes   1,210 
1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits an d other bakers' wares with cocoa   15,792 
2001 Vegetable, fruit, nuts and ot her edible parts of plants   5,096 
2002 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar   64 
2003 Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved   1,744 
2004 Other vegetables prepared or preserved, frozen   444 
2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved, not frozen   2,653 
2006 Fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants   44 
2007 Jams, fruit jellies and marmalades   369 
2102 Yeasts (active or inactive)   2,636 
2103 Sauces and preparations therefor   1,874 
2104 Soups and broths and preparations therefor   1,396 
2105 Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa   17 
2106 Food preparations, n.e.s.   7,993 
2202 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters   8,343 
2205 Wine   4,587 
2206 Other fermented beverages   247 
2209 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar   3 
2401 Tobacco   7,329 
2402 Cigarettes or cigars   4,641 
3501 Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives   2  
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3503 Gelatin   4,802 
3504 Peptones and their derivatives   2 
3505 Dextrins and other modified starches   781 
5201 - 5203  Cotton   585 
TOTAL    3,949,870 
    
 
Source :  National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE)  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Colombia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2001 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports  
 
Description of products 2001 
 Quantity of total exports 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 
0101 - 0106 Live animals   5,557 
0201 - 0202 Meat of bovine animals   6,124 
0406 Cheese   1,791 
0502 Pigs', hogs' and boars' bristles and hair, etc.   15 
0503 Horsehair and horsehair waste   12 
0504 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish)   59 
0601 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots   12 
0602 Other live plants   168 
0603 Cut flowers and flower buds   181,462 
0604 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants   440 
0701 - 0712  Edible vegetables   35,188 
0801 - 0813  Fruit  1,506,282 
0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated   560,246 
0904 Pepper of the genus Piper  2,949 
0908 Cardamoms   155 
0909 Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, etc.   0 
0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, etc.   176 
1006 Rice   165 
1101 Wheat flour   126 
1102 Cereal flours other than of wheat   1,282 
1104 Cereal grains otherwise worked   559 
1108 Starches, inulin   14,003 
1201 - 1208  Oil-seeds   2,090  
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1302 Vegetable saps and extracts   16 
1507 - 1515  Vegetable oils   118,993 
1602 Other prepared or preserved meat   59 
1701 - 1702  Sugars   921,635 
1703 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar   43,404 
1704 Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa   77,532 
1801 Cocoa beans, whole or broken   513 
1803 Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted   315 
1804 Cocoa butter, fat and oil   2,680 
1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa   10,071 
1902 Pasta, whether or not cooked   1 
1904 Cereal products, cornflakes   3,363 
1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits an d other bakers' wares with cocoa   22,846 
2001 Vegetable, fruit, nuts and ot her edible parts of plants   447 
2002 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar   75 
2003 Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved   1,974 
2004 Other vegetables prepared or preserved, frozen   577 
2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved, not frozen   768 
2006 Fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants   16 
2007 Jams, fruit jellies and marmalades   933 
2102 Yeasts (active or inactive)   3,274 
2103 Sauces and preparations therefor   3,611 
2104 Soups and broths and preparations therefor   2,369 
2105 Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa   3 
2106 Food preparations, n.e.s.   22,525 
2202 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters   23,098 
2205 Wine   360 
2206 Other fermented beverages   36 
2209 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar   76 
2401 Tobacco   6,251 
2402 Cigarettes or cigars   3,383  
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3501 Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives   2 
3502 Albumins, albuminates and other albumin derivatives   688 
3503 Gelatin   4,319 
3504 Peptones and their derivatives   23 
3505 Dextrins and other modified starches   701 
4102 Raw skins of bovine and equine animals   0 
5201 - 5203  Cotton   335 
TOTAL    3,596,135 
 
Source :  National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE)  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Colombia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports  
 
Description of products 2001 
 Quantity of total exports 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 
0101 - 0106 Live animals   1,098 
0201 - 0202  Meat of bovine animals   2,336 
0406 Cheese   1,515 
0502 Pigs', hogs' and boars' bristles and hair, etc.   7 
0503 Horsehair and horsehair waste   12 
0504 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish)   108 
0601 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots   46 
0602 Other live plants   105 
0603 Cut flowers and flower buds   189,209 
0604 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants   249 
0701 - 0712 Edible vegetables   28,606 
0801 - 0813 Fruit   1,595,868 
0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated   579,082 
0904 Pepper of the genus Piper  2,390 
0908 Cardamoms   105 
0909 Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, etc.   2 
0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, etc.   185 
1006 Rice   711 
1101 Wheat flour   1 
1102 Cereal flours other than of wheat   3,103 
1104 Cereal grains otherwise worked   776 
1108 Starches, inulin   18,098 
1201 - 1208 Oil-seeds   109  
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1302 Vegetable saps and extracts   7 
1507 - 1515 Vegetable oils   109,925 
1602 Other prepared or preserved meat   47 
1701 - 1702 Sugars   1,162,314 
1703 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar   147,459 
1704 Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa   80,570 
1801 Cocoa beans, whole or broken   1,700 
1803 Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted   232 
1804 Cocoa butter, fat and oil   2,189 
1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa   11,670 
1902 Pasta, whether or not cooked   43 
1904 Cereal products, cornflakes   3,737 
1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits an d other bakers' wares with cocoa   19,510 
2001 Vegetable, fruit, nuts and ot her edible parts of plants   328 
2002 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar   76 
2003 Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved   1,127 
2004 Other vegetables prepared or preserved, frozen   370 
2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved, not frozen   497 
2006 Fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants   31 
2007 Jams, fruit jellies and marmalades   1,086 
2102 Yeasts (active or inactive)   3,012 
2103 Sauces and preparations therefor   4,110 
2104 Soups and broths and preparations therefor   4,220 
2105 Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa   13 
2106 Food preparations, n.e.s.   36,924 
2202 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters   29,425 
2205 Wine   99 
2206 Other fermented beverages   38 
2209 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar   25 
2401 Tobacco   6,505 
2402 Cigarettes or cigars   7,707  
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3501 Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives   83 
3502 Albumins, albuminates and other albumin derivatives   198 
3503 Gelatin   4,272 
3504 Peptones and their derivatives   4 
3505 Dextrins and other modified starches   807 
4102 Raw skins of bovine and equine animals   0 
5201 - 5203  Cotton   181 
TOTAL    4,064,260 
 
Source :  National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE)  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Colombia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports  
 
Description of products 2001 
 Quantity of total exports 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 
0101 - 0106 Live animals   562 
0201 - 0202 Meat of bovine animals   3,504 
0406 Cheese   1,933 
0502 Pigs', hogs' and boars' bristles and hair, etc.   8 
0503 Horsehair and horsehair waste   9 
0504 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish)   50 
0601 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots   7 
0602 Other live plants   242 
0603 Cut flowers and flower buds   197,614 
0604 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants   247 
0701 - 0712 Edible vegetables   19,109 
0801 - 0813 Fruit   1,558,677 
0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated   579,223 
0904 Pepper of the genus Piper  2,531 
0908 Cardamoms   89 
0909 Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, etc.   1 
0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, etc.   234 
1006 Rice   455 
1101 Wheat flour   38,940 
1102 Cereal flours other than of wheat   3,057 
1104 Cereal grains otherwise worked   967 
1108 Starches, inulin   21,408 
1201 - 1208 Oil-seeds   63  
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1302 Vegetable saps and extracts   30 
1507 - 1515 Vegetable oils   140,819 
1602 Other prepared or preserved meat   40 
1701 - 1702 Sugars   1,270,005 
1703 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar   128,149 
1704 Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa   79,843 
1801 Cocoa beans, whole or broken   1,238 
1803 Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted   402 
1804 Cocoa butter, fat and oil   2,503 
1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa   14,153 
1902 Pasta, whether or not cooked   271 
1904 Cereal products, cornflakes   3,389 
1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits an d other bakers' wares with cocoa   19,461 
2001 Vegetable, fruit, nuts and ot her edible parts of plants   206 
2002 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar   237 
2003 Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved   2,144 
2004 Other vegetables prepared or preserved, frozen   419 
2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved, not frozen   612 
2006 Fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants   58 
2007 Jams, fruit jellies and marmalades   1,109 
2102 Yeasts (active or inactive)   2,318 
2103 Sauces and preparations therefor   4,270 
2104 Soups and broths and preparations therefor   5,045 
2105 Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa   5 
2106 Food preparations, n.e.s.   23,985 
2202 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters   33,809 
2205 Wine   60 
2206 Other fermented beverages   27 
2209 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar   138 
2401 Tobacco   6,505 
2402 Cigarettes or cigars   14,896  
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3501 Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives   177 
3502 Albumins, albuminates and other albumin derivatives   34 
3503 Gelatin   4,378 
3504 Peptones and their derivatives   12 
3505 Dextrins and other modified starches   1,156 
4102 Raw skins of bovine and equine animals   0 
5201 - 5203  Cotton   443 
TOTAL    4,191,277 
 
Source :  National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE)  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Colombia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports  
 
Description of products 2001 
 Quantity of total exports 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 
0101 - 0106 Live animals   105,982 
0201 - 0202 Meat of bovine animals   13,184 
0406 Cheese   3,171 
0502 Pigs', hogs' and boars' bristles and hair, etc.   0 
0503 Horsehair and horsehair waste   5 
0504 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish)   3 
0601 Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots   2 
0602 Other live plants   234 
0603 Cut flowers and flower buds   191,519 
0604 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants   249 
0701 - 0712 Edible vegetables   31,820 
0801 - 0813 Fruit   1,600,231 
0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated   575,670 
0904 Pepper of the genus Piper  3,845 
0908 Cardamoms   126 
0909 Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, etc.   0 
0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, etc.   303 
1006 Rice   673 
1101 Wheat flour   2,783 
1102 Cereal flours other than of wheat   3,584 
1104 Cereal grains otherwise worked   1,165 
1108 Starches, inulin   26,986 
1201 - 1208 Oil-seeds   566  
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1302 Vegetable saps and extracts   57 
1507 - 1515 Vegetable oils   247,327 
1602 Other prepared or preserved meat   53 
1701 - 1702 Sugars   1,146,126 
1703 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar   137,450 
1704 Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa   104,987 
1801 Cocoa beans, whole or broken   0 
1803 Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted   175 
1804 Cocoa butter, fat and oil   3,080 
1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa   25,051 
1902 Pasta, whether or not cooked   261 
1904 Cereal products, cornflakes   4,804 
1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits an d other bakers' wares with cocoa   24,649 
2001 Vegetable, fruit, nuts and ot her edible parts of plants   466 
2002 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar   389 
2003 Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved   1,663 
2004 Other vegetables prepared or preserved, frozen   500 
2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved, not frozen   2,310 
2006 Fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants   37 
2007 Jams, fruit jellies and marmalades   4,071 
2102 Yeasts (active or inactive)   2,799 
2103 Sauces and preparations therefor   4,201 
2104 Soups and broths and preparations therefor   6,163 
2105 Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa   37 
2106 Food preparations, n.e.s.   55,260 
2202 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters   68,534 
2205 Wine   271 
2206 Other fermented beverages   107 
2209 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar   310 
2401 Tobacco   7,246 
2402 Cigarettes or cigars   18,218  
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3501 Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives   108 
3502 Albumins, albuminates and other albumin derivatives   2 
3503 Gelatin   4,957 
3504 Peptones and their derivatives   1 
3505 Dextrins and other modified starches   1,406 
4102 Raw skins of bovine and equine animals   0 
5201 - 5203  Cotton   1,727 
TOTAL    4,436,903 
 
Source :  National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) 
 
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