WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/AUS/8/Rev.1 
24 March 2009 
 (09-1444) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision  
 
 
 The following submission, dated 10 March 2009, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia .  The revised notification concer ns export subsidy commitments ( Tables 
ES:1 to ES:3 ) for calendar year 1996 . 
 
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  In the notification by Australia concerning export subsidy commitments for calendar year 
1996 (G/AG/N/AUS/8), the quantity of total exports reported in column 3 of Table ES:2 has been revised because there have been mi nor adjustments to the relevant historical trade data since the 
original notification.  The complete Table ES:2 incl usive of this revised data is reproduced below. 
  Further, Table ES:3 was not reported in the orig inal notification.  The relevant data is now 
reported in the Table ES:3 which forms part of the revised notification.  
 Australia confirms that no export subsidies were  provided for pears (Table ES:1) as originally 
notified.   
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Page 2 Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Australia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1996 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Calendar year 
1 January – 31 December 1996 Quantity of total exports 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 
   
Wheat and wheat flour 1  14,599,840 
Sugar 1  4,039,768 
Bovine meat 1  713,829 
Sheepmeat1  198,870 
Cotton1  395,953 
Pears (and quinces)2  22,707 
   
 
Source : Australian Bureau of Statistics 
 
1.  Australia is a significant exporter of these products, and is notifying total expor ts as required by G/AG/2/Add.1.  Reporte d trade data is based on the following:  
 
 Wheat and wheat flour  includes exports under 1001 and 1101 of the Harmonized System.  
 Sugar  includes exports under 1701 of  the Harmonized System.  
 Bovine meat  includes exports under 0201 and 020 2 of the Harmonized System.  
 Sheepmeat  includes exports under 0204 (excluding 020450 Goat meat) of the Harmonized System.  
 Cotton  includes exports under 5201 to 5203 of the Harmonized System. 
2. Australia has export subsidy co mmitments for pears, as a product specified in Section II of Part  IV of its Schedule, and is notifying total exports as required by G/AG/2.  Reported 
trade data is based on the following: 
  
 Pears (and quinces)  includes exports under 080820 of the Harmonized System.  
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 Page 3Table ES:3 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Australia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1996 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of total volume of food aid 
 
Description of products1 Calendar year 
1 January – 31 December 1996 Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 
   
Wheat and wheat flour  101,929 
Rice  15,389 
Vegetable oils  1,702 
   
 
 
Source :  Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). 
 
 
1. Australia notifies that the only commodities it provided as phys ical food aid in 1996 are wheat and wheat flour, rice, and vege table oils as reported in the above table.  Australia also 
provided additional food aid in the form of cash contributions to international agencies. 
 
 
 
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