WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/NZL/42 
17 March 2006 
 (06-1201) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 15 March 2006, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of New Zealand .  The notification concerns export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1 
and ES:2 and the relevant Supporting Table) for th e years ending June 2004 and June 2005.  
  G/AG/N/NZL/42 
Page 2 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Year ending June 2004 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year 
beginning July 2003 Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays 
$NZ million Quantity Quantity Outlays 
$NZ million Quantity 
(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 
All products described in Annex 1 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture 2004 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 
       
  
   G/AG/N/NZL/42
 Page 3Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Year ending June 2004 
 
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Direct 
export 
subsidies 
$NZ million Sales of 
stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal 
transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific 
export 
subsidies 
$NZ million Quantity of 
subsidised 
exports Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
All products described in Annex 1 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nil Estimates of 
Appropriations for the 
Government of 
New Zealand 
  
  G/AG/N/NZL/42 
Page 4 Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Year ending June 2004 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Year ending June 2004 Quantity of total exports 
(thousand tonnes) 
1 2 3 
Butter and butteroil  386.8 
Skim milk powder  311.2 
Cheese  296.4 
Other milk products1  672.2 
Bovine meat  414.0 
Sheepmeat  360.2 
 
Explanatory note: 
1  Includes whole milk powder, c ondensed and evaporated milk.  
   G/AG/N/NZL/42
 Page 5Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Year ending June 2005 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year 
beginning July 2004 Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays 
$NZ million Quantity Quantity Outlays 
$NZ million Quantity 
(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 
All products described in Annex 1 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture 2005 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 
       
  
  G/AG/N/NZL/42 
Page 6 Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Year ending June 2005 
 
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Direct 
export 
subsidies 
$NZ million Sales of 
stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal 
transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific 
export 
subsidies 
$NZ million Quantity of 
subsidised 
exports Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
All products described in Annex 1 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nil Estimates of 
Appropriations for the 
Government of 
New Zealand 
  
   G/AG/N/NZL/42
 Page 7Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Year ending June 2005 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Year ending June 2005 Quantity of total exports 
(thousand tonnes) 
1 2 3 
Butter and butteroil  295.7 
Skim milk powder  216.0 
Cheese  295.9 
Other milk products1  585.2 
Bovine meat  399.8 
Sheepmeat  383.7 
 
Explanatory note: 
1  Includes whole milk powder, c ondensed and evaporated milk. 
 
 
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