WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/KOR/42 
4 October 2010 
 (10-5021) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 15 September 2010,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Korea .  The notification concerns  export subsidy commitments 
(Tables ES:1 and ES:3 ) during the calendar years 2005 to 2008 . 
 
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 In accordance with Article 18.2 of the Ag reement on Agriculture and the notification 
requirements and formats (document G/AG/2), the Republic of Korea hereby submits the attached 
notification concerning export subsidies exempt from the reduction commitment under the provisions 
of Article 9.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture  (Supporting Table ES:2) during the calendar years 
2005 to 2008.  The Republic of Korea would also like to inform that it applied neither export subsidies subject to reduction commitments (Table ES:1) nor food aid notifiable under Table ES:3 
during the calendar years 2005 to 2008. 
  
  G/AG/N/KOR/42 
Page 2 Supporting Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Republic of Korea 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Qu antity Reduction Commitments:  Developing Country Members using Article 9. (d) and/or (e) Export  Subsidies 
 
Description of products Cost reduc tion measures Internal transport 
subsidies Total product specific 
export subsidies Quantity of Subsidised 
exports Data source 
 (billion won) (billion won) (billion won) ('000 tonnes)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Fruits 13.47  13.47 37 Documents of budget 
Flowers 4.13  4.13 9 " 
Vegetables 7.33  7.33 38 " 
Kimchi 2.67  2.67 21 " 
Ginseng 0.92  0.92 1 " 
Livestock 0.36  0.36 4 " 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Republic of Korea 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Qu antity Reduction Commitments:  Developing Country Members using Article 9. (d) and/or (e) Export  Subsidies 
 
Description of products Cost reduc tion measures Internal transport 
subsidies Total product specific 
export subsidies Quantity of Subsidised 
exports Data source 
 (billion won) (billion won) (billion won) ('000 tonnes)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Fruits 13.49  13.49 38 Documents of budget 
Flowers 4.65  4.65 9 " 
Vegetables 6.57  6.57 27 " 
Kimchi 2.56  2.56 17 " 
Ginseng 0.85  0.85 1 " 
Livestock 0.76  0.76 10 " 
  
  G/AG/N/KOR/42 
Page 4 Supporting Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Republic of Korea 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Qu antity Reduction Commitments:  Developing Country Members using Article 9. (d) and/or (e) Export  Subsidies 
 
Description of products Cost reduc tion measures Internal transport 
subsidies Total product specific 
export subsidies Quantity of Subsidised 
exports Data source 
 (billion won) (billion won) (billion won) ('000 tonnes)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Fruits 11.90  11.90 38 Documents of budget 
Flowers 4.66  4.66 11 " 
Vegetables 7.22  7.22 27 " 
Kimchi 3.41  3.41 27 " 
Ginseng 0.85  0.85 1 " 
Livestock 0.77  0.77 8 " 
Grain and processed food 0.07  0.07 2 " 
  
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 Page 5Supporting Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Republic of Korea 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Qu antity Reduction Commitments:  Developing Country Members using Article 9. (d) and/or (e) Export  Subsidies 
 
Description of products Cost reduc tion measures Internal transport 
subsidies Total product specific 
export subsidies Quantity of Subsidised 
exports Data source 
 (billion won) (billion won) (billion won) ('000 tonnes)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Fruits 10.85  10.85 38 Documents of budget 
Flowers 5.39  5.39 12 " 
Vegetables 11.02  11.02 46 " 
Kimchi 3.03  3.03 24 " 
Ginseng 0.92  0.92 1 " 
Livestock 1.26  1.26 14 " 
Grain and processed food 0.08  0.08 2 " 
Traditional liquor 0.13  0.13 1 " 
 
 
 
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