WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CHE/44 
10 September 2008 
 (08-4254) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 3 September 2008,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Switzerland .  The notification concerns export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1 to 
ES:3 ) for the calendar year 2007 . 
  
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Page 2 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2007 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Calendar year 2007 Subs idized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels 
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) Outlay 
(in millions of 
SwF) Quantity 
(tonnes) Quantity 
(tonnes) 
 
 
cf. ES:3 Outlay 
(in millions of SwF) 
(from Section II of 
Part IV) Quantity 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
DAIRY PRODUCTS 2007 12.85 22,162  284.0 62,161 
ex 0401.30 0402.10 
ex 0402.21 ex 0402.29 
0403.10  ex 0403.90 
0406.10  0406.20 
0406.30  ex 0406.40 
0406.90 
  
CATTLE FOR BREEDING AND 
HORSES 2007 5.62 5,131 
(units)  22.4 11,303 
(units) 
0101.11  ex 0101.19 
ex 0101.20 0102.10 
ex 0102.90 0103.10 
ex 0103.91 ex 0103.92 
ex 0104.10 ex 0104.20 
  
FRUIT1 2007 4.0 2,811  16.8 9,480 
0808.10  ex 0808.20 
0809.20  ex 0811.90 
0812.10  0813.30 
ex 0813.40 ex 0813.50 
ex 2007.99 2008.40 
2008.60  ex 2008.99 
2009.70  ex 2009.80 
ex 2009.90 ex 2206.00 
ex 2209.00 ex 2308.90 
   
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 Page 3Description of products Calendar year 2007 Subs idized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels 
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) Outlay 
(in millions of 
SwF) Quantity 
(tonnes) Quantity 
(tonnes) 
 
 
cf. ES:3 Outlay 
(in millions of SwF) 
(from Section II of 
Part IV) Quantity 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
POTATOES 2007 1.2 3,916  2.3 8,437 
0701.10  0701.90 
0712.10  ex 1105.10 
ex 1105.20 ex 2001.90 
2004.10  ex 2004.90 
2005.20  ex 2005.90 
  
PROCESSED PRODUCTS 2007 79 -  114.9 - 
Eligible for export drawbacks:  processed products falling wi thin Chapters 15 to 22 of the Customs Tariff containing: 
 
Milk and dairy products: Preserved eggs: Flour and other milled products: Oils and fats for human 
consumption: Sugar and molasses: 
ex 0401.20 ex 0401.30 
ex 0402.10 ex 0402.21 
ex 0402.21 ex 0402.91 
ex 0402.99 ex 0405.00 ex 0408.11 
ex 0408.19 
ex 0408.91 
ex 0408.99 ex  1101.00  ex  1102.10 
ex  1102.90  ex  1103.11 
ex  1103.19  ex  1104.19 
ex  1104.29  ex  1104.30 
 ex 1501  ex 1502 
ex 1503  ex 1504 
ex 1506  ex 1507 
ex 1508  ex 1509 
ex 1510  ex 1511 
ex 1512  ex 1513 
ex 1514  ex 1515 
ex 1516 
 ex 1701 
ex 1702 
1703 
 
Notes:  
 
1. Switzerland, in accordance with the footnote to Part IV, Se ction II, of Schedule LIX Switzerland-Liechtenstein, reserves the  right to take such fluctu ations into account when 
implementing its commitments with regard to fruit with multi-year production cycles.  
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Page 4 Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2007 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
 
(millions of 
SwF) Sales of 
stock 
 
 
(millions of 
SwF) Producer- 
financed 
subsidies 
 
(millions of 
SwF) Cost-reduction 
measures 
 
 
(millions of SwF) Internal 
transport 
subsidies 
 
(millions of 
SwF) Total product- 
specific 
export 
subsidies 
(millions of 
SwF) Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports 
 
(tonnes) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Dairy products 12.85     12.85 22,162 OFAG 
Cattle for breeding and 
horses 5.62     5.62 5,131 
(units) OFAG 
Fruit 3.3 0.2  0.5  4.0 2,811 OFAG 
Potatoes 1.2     1.2 3,916 OFAG 
Processed products 79     79 - DGD 
 
Key: DGD: Direction générale des douanes (Directorate-General of Customs) 
 OFAG: Office fédéral de l'agricultur e (Federal Office of Agriculture)  
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 Page 5Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2007  
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
 
Description of products Calendar year 2007 Quantity of total exports 
 
1 2 3 
 Dairy products    140,440 tonnes 
 Cattle for breeding and horses    5,131 units 
 Fruit    66,692 tonnes 
 Potatoes    3,916 tonnes 
  
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Page 6 Table ES:3 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2007 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the Total Volume of Food Aid 
 
Description of products Calendar year 2007 Quantity of food aid to all destinations* 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 
Wheat and wheat flour (in wh eat equivalent) **  4,290.33 
Coarse grains **  11,533.24 
Rice **  8,343.07 
High protein products **  0 
Sugar **  135 
Milk powder   1,128.56 
Cheese (processed)  45 
Other   6,540.68 
 
Key:  *  Actual quantities in tonnes. 
 ** Including triangular transactions from developing country to developing country. 
 
 
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