WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/PAN/9 
19 April 2005 
 (05-1602) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
 
 The following submission, dated 22 March 2005, is  being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Panama .  The notification concerns export subsidy commitments ( Table ES:1 ) for the 
calendar years 1997 -2003 . 
 
 
  
  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES :  Republic of Panama 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1997 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Product description  Calendar year                
1997 f.o.b. value of total exports 
(US$) Total subsidy granted 
(US$) 
1 2 3 4 
Crude palm oil 1,461,427.85 203,369.05 
Alcohol, phlegmas and sugar cane rum  2,864,336.00 657,398.73 
Aquaculture feed  474,962.20 37,786.32 
Meat and offal of bovine an imals 7,328,749.59 2,081,161.70 
Spices, treatments and antioxidants 956,868.35 59,746.76 
Leather-leaf ferns 800,554.00 80,025.46 
Eggs 1,161,048.29 223,235.13 
Cocoa liquor, butter and press cake 502,576.64 22,123.48 
Orchids 295,900.00 173,225.00 
Polychaetes 241,483.50 19,634.50 
Processed chicken  421,051.63 66,065.93 
Agricultural products (1) 15,037,395.67 2,532,186.53 
Food products 133,406.50 17,791.87 
Cigars and cigarett es 3,332,245.50 224,071.91 
Rum 1,450,652.88 290,535.56 
Dehydrated soups 163,898.52 15,332.15 
Foetal bovine serum 359,280.00 18,422.97 
Pure-bred bulls and he ifers 4,659,065.90 898,101.96 
TOTAL 41,644,903.02 7,620,215.01 
 
Notes :  See Sections II and III of Part IV of Schedu le CXLI-Panama for Pana ma's commitment level. 
(1)  Includes exports of melons , watermelons, pumpkins, yams, otoe (yautias), manioc (cassava),  bananas and plantains, papa ws (papayas) and pineapple.  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Republic of Panama 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Product description  Calendar year                
1998 f.o.b. value of total exports 
(US$) Total subsidy granted 
(US$) 
1 2 3 4 
Crude palm oil  1,458,938.48 211,631.41 
Alcohol, phlegmas and sugar can e rum   1,058,278.82 285,201.66 
Aquaculture feed   530,937.37 48,063.05 
Meat and offal of bovine an imals  9,854,287.89 3,363,378.58 
Beer  833,599.34 61,528.49 
Spices, treatments and antioxidants  553,110.38 3,876.64 
Chewing gum   268,212.35 27,840.54 
Leather-leaf ferns  1,265,872.50 122,081.57 
Tobacco leaf   879,524.08 221,416.83 
Eggs  3,452,740.37 458,155.96 
Cocoa liquor, butter and press cake  96,504.00 9,746.96 
Orchids  603,404.00 127,212.15 Polychaetes  54,625.00 3,835.80 
Processed chicken   1,684,442.71 260,234.60 
Agricultural products (1)  14,314,782.43 2,659,741.75 
Food products (2)  29,551,869.31 795,516.79 
Cigars and cigarettes   3,342,775.13 353,769.35 
Soft drinks and mixers  880,427.00 90,456.00 
Rum  2,914,577.22 665,238.82 
Dehydrated soups  25,488.16 2,304.72  
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Foetal bovine serum  326,160.00 34,485.99 
Pure-bred bulls and heifer s  5,874,826.67 1,175,909.54 
    
TOTAL  79,825,383.21 10,981,627.20 
Notes :  See Sections II and III of Part IV of Schedu le CXLI-Panama for Pana ma's commitment level. 
(1)  Includes exports of melons , watermelons, pumpkins, yams, otoe (yautias), manioc (cassava),  bananas and plantains, papa ws (papayas) and pineapple. 
(2)  Includes exports of tomato products, m ilk products, biscuits and confectionery.  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Republic of Panama 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1999 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Product description  Calendar year               
1999 f.o.b. value of total exports 
(US$) Total subsidy granted 
(US$) 
1 2 3 4 
Crude palm oil  284,381.48 76,783.00 
Alcohol, phlegmas and sugar can e rum   3,312,375.00 662,475.00 
Aquaculture feed   113,033.33 13,564.00 
Liquid bile  26,724.00 13,362.00 
Gallstones  740,845.45 162,986.00 
Meat and offal of bovine an imals  12,351,856.67 3,705,557.00 
Beer  643,800.00 70,818.00 
Sausages  781,870.00 78,187.00 
Spices, treatments and antio xidants  1,084,600.00 65,076.00 
Leather-leaf ferns  2,188,122.82 371,980.88 
Eggs  49,875.00 11,970.00 
Fertile eggs  740,376.11 133,267.70 Orchids  16,904.64 2,000.54 
Polychaetes  186,033.33 22,324.00 
Processed chicken   1,086,418.75 173,827.00 
Agricultural products (1)  18,494,417.52 3,348,409.64 
Food products (2)  1,886,750.00 264,145.00 
Cigars and cigarettes  8,287,380.00 1,657,476.00 
Soft drinks and mixe rs  1,889,671.43 264,554.00 
Rum  1,598,621.43 223,807.00 
Dehydrated soups  13,855.56 1,247.00  
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Foetal bovine serum  319,722.22 28,775.00 
Pure-bred bulls and heifer s  11,135,737.89 1,716,884.89 
    
TOTAL  67,233,372.64 13,069,476.65 
Notes :  See Sections II and III of Part IV of Schedu le CXLI-Panama for Pana ma's commitment level. 
(1)  Includes exports of melons , watermelons, pumpkins, yams, otoe (yautias), manioc (cassava),  bananas and plantains, papa ws (papayas) and pineapple. 
(2)  Includes exports of tomato products, m ilk products, biscuits and confectionery.  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Republic of Panama 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2000 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Product description  Calendar year                
2000 f.o.b. value of total exports 
(US$) Total subsidy granted 
(US$) 
1 2 3 4 
Crude palm oil  486,850.00 131,061.40 
Alcohol, phlegmas and sugar can e rum   2,787,625.28 557,463.35 
Aquaculture feed   466,697.26 58,129.14 
Liquid bile  236,834.95 152,139.94 
Gallstones  784,896.33 175,215.10 
Meat and offal of bovine an imals  11,047,932.49 3,295,779.84 
Meat meal  64,400.00 47,300.00 
Beer  584,647.60 64,064.97 
Sausages  450,976.50 46,758.46 
Spices, treatments and antioxidants  69,738.65 4,161.00 
Chewing gum   60,763.32 199.84 
Leather-leaf ferns  1,076,183.20 188,198.92 
Eggs  68,424.11 16,548.42 
Fertile eggs  884,757.11 162,342.81 
Orchids  16,650.00 1,997.52 
Polychaetes  216,904.75 25,610.66 
Processed chicken   1,000,922.09 162,697.92 
Agricultural products (1)  9,249,786.09 1,612,443.81 
Food products (2)  1,923,951.25 277,501.73 
Cigars and cigarettes  29,273,153.75 5,847,718.13 
Soft drinks and mixers  408,892.60 57,162.80 
Rum  1,454,457.95 203,149.02  
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Foetal bovine serum  369,125.82 31,593.10 
Pure-bred bulls and heifer s  13,556,772.71 2,632,534.97 
    
TOTAL  76,541,343.81 15,751,772.85 
Notes :  See Sections II and III of Part IV of Schedu le CXLI-Panama for Pana ma's commitment level. 
(1)  Includes exports of melons , watermelons, pumpkins, yams, otoe (yautias), manioc (cassava),  bananas and plantains, papa ws (papayas) and pineapple. 
(2)  Includes exports of tomato products, m ilk products, biscuits and confectionery.  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Republic of Panama 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2001 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Product description  Calendar year 
2001 f.o.b. value of total exports 
(US$) Total subsidy granted 
(US$) 
1 2 3 4 
Crude palm oil  840,788.78 250,816.57 
Alcohol, phlegmas and sugar can e rum   2,346,846.42 341,316.33 
Aquaculture feed   756,288.60 74,400.66 
Liquid bile  242,093.11 58,011.25 
Gallstones  384,470.10 88,887.39 
Meat and offal of bovine an imals  14,348,248.66 2,275,927.97 
Beer  96,474.18 7,158.52 
Orange and fruit concen trate  63,520.56 8,300.12 
Sausages  128,248.35 21,088.53 
Spices, treatments and antioxidants  130,688.55 6,035.45 
Chewing gum   332,704.38 30,028.64 
Leather-leaf ferns  1,129,467.70 118,286.46 
Tobacco leaf   17, 080,095.60 2,582,006.92 
Eggs  289,683.54 54,308.08 
Fertile eggs  2,410,790.55 282,405.12 
Cocoa liquor, butter and press cake  202,822.00 22,507.09 
Orchids  40,740.00 3,924.83 
One (1)-day-old chicks  33,220.00 4,530.00 
Processed chicken   885,777.51 115,324.65 
Agricultural products (1)  10,520,471.00 1,537,664.71 
Food products (2)  2,245,229.02 276,767.06 
Soft drinks and mixers  395,484.80 46,658.44  
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Rum  872,548.56 107,149.65 
Dehydrated soups  16,396.80 1,905.12 
Foetal bovine serum  428,171.00 21,325.32 
Pure-bred bulls and heifer s  34,180,251.07 5,187,238.28 
    
TOTAL  90,401,520.84 13,523,973.16 
Notes :  See Sections II and III of Part IV of Schedu le CXLI-Panama for Pana ma's commitment level. 
(1)  Includes exports of melons , watermelons, pumpkins, yams, otoe (yautias), manioc (cassava),  bananas and plantains, papa ws (papayas) and pineapple. 
(2)  Includes exports of tomato products, m ilk products, biscuits and confectionery.  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Republic of Panama 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Product description  Calendar year 
2002 f.o.b. value of total exports 
(US$) Total subsidy granted 
(US$) 
1 2 3 4 
Crude palm oil  261,400.00 44,513.16 
Alcohol, phlegmas and sugar can e rum   2,846,699.70 435,985.78 
Aquaculture feed   1,895,487.20 192,487.68 
Liquid bile  53,076.00 18,132.09 
Meat and offal of bovine an imals  20,082,588.65 3,094,027.43 
Beer  180,880.00 20,516.57 
Orange and fruit concen trate  37,120.54 3,930.89 
Spices, treatments and antioxidants  13,628.54 997.67 
Leather-leaf ferns  1,425,339.00 140,793.40 
Fertile eggs  2,898,075.43 332,753.79 
Cocoa liquor, butter and press cake  59,200.00 4,470.18 
Orchids  355,555.95 207,556.24 One (1)-day-old chicks  23,190.00 1,588.95 
Processed chicken   613,478.95 67,749.83 
Agricultural products (1)  26,029,924.61 2,655,622.94 
Food products (2)  1,377,485.64 128,085.52 
Soft drinks and mixers  364,271.15 41,160.42 
Rum  1,470,482.45 203,848.29  
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Foetal bovine serum  446,595.00 19,598.17 
Pure-bred bulls and heifer s  18,451,878.11 2,575,373.50 
    
TOTAL  78,886,356.92 10,189,192.50 
Notes :  See Sections II and III of Part IV of Schedu le CXLI-Panama for Pana ma's commitment level. 
(1)  Includes exports of melons , watermelons, pumpkins, yams, otoe (yautias), manioc (cassava),  bananas and plantains, papa ws (papayas) and pineapple. 
(2)  Includes exports of tomato products, m ilk products, biscuits and confectionery.  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Republic of Panama 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Product description  Calendar year 
2003 f.o.b. value of total exports 
(US$) Total subsidy granted 
(US$) 
1 2 3 4 
Alcohol, phlegmas and sugar can e rum   2,384,929.88 326,770.30 
Aquaculture feed   1,491,379.40 143,589.60 
Roasted coffee   2,679.76 81.88 
Meat and offal of bovine an imals  13,552,375.79 1,923,965.58 
Orange and fruit concen trate  162,937.60 11,194.30 
Spices, treatments and antioxidants  572,341.62 32,371.68 
Leather-leaf ferns  1,354,863.00 135,691.29 
Fertile eggs  2,024,691.29 226,953.32 
Cocoa liquor, butter and press cake  547,210.00 32,807.99 
Fruit nectar  936,528.75 96,192.20 
Orchids  462,660.44 286,773.14 
One (1)-day-old chicks  14,950.00 720.00 Processed chicken   2,261,886.63 298,688.29 
Agricultural products (1)  26,711,243.67 2,703,166.02 
Food products (2)  1,258,460.15 120,439.14 
Soft drinks and mixers  240,692.00 30,559.68 
Rum  2,086,517.49 295,692.80  
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Foetal bovine serum  517,920.00 18,955.84 
Pure-bred bulls and heifer s  19,297,594.80 2,881,645.57 
    
TOTAL  75,881,862.27 9,566,258.62 
Notes :  See Sections II and III of Part IV of Schedu le CXLI-Panama for Pana ma's commitment level. 
(1)  Includes exports of melons , watermelons, pumpkins, yams, otoe (yautias), manioc (cassava),  bananas and plantains, papa ws (papayas) and pineapple, 
(2)  Includes exports of tomato products, m ilk products, biscuits and confectionery. 
 
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