WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CHE/31 
9 December 2004 
 (04-5417) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   French 
 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 2 December 2004, is being circulated at the request of 
the Swiss  delegation.  The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2)  for the 
calendar years 2002  and 2003 . 
 
 
  
   
 
 
  G/AG/N/CHE/31 
Page 2 Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year  2002 
 
List relating to tariff and other quota commitments 
 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description Tariff quota quantity                         
for period in question In-quota imports during period 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (derived from Section I-B (or I-A) of            
Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 4 
(1) Live horses, asses, mules and 
hinnies 0101.1110 0101.1991 0101.2091 3,322
(units) 3,126
(units) 
(2) Live bovine animals 0102.1010 0102.9091  20
(units) 493
(units) 
(3) Live swine 0103.1010 0103.9110 0103.9210 50
(units) 4
(units) 
(4) Live sheep and goats 0104.1010 0104.2010  187
(units) 206
(units) 
(5) Animals for slaughter;  meat 
mainly produced on the basis of coarse fodder 0101.1911 
0102.9011 0104.1020 
0104.2020 
0201.1011 
0201.1091 
0201.2011 
0201.2091 
0201.3011 
0201.3091 
0202.1011 0202.1091 0202.2011 
0202.2091 
0202.3011 
0202.3091 0204.1010 
0204.2110 0204.2210 
0204.2310 
0204.3010 
0204.4110 
0204.4210 
0204.4310 
0204.5010 
0205.0010 
0206.1011 0206.1021 0206.1091 
0206.2110 
0206.2210 
0206.2910 0206.3091 
0206.4191 0206.4991 
0206.8010 
0206.9010 
0210.2010 
0210.9011 
1602.1010 
1602.2071 
1602.5011 
1602.5091 1602.9011 22,500
(tonnes) 
 
of which at least
: 
 
(a) 2,000 tonnes from tariff items 
0201.1011, 1091, 2011, 2091, 3011, 3091;  
0202.1011, 1091, 2011, 2091, 3011, 3091;  
0206.1011, 2110 
  25,898
(tonnes) 
 
  
7,217
(tonnes) 
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(5) Animals for slaughter;  meat 
mainly produced on the basis 
of coarse fodder (cont'd)    (b) 1,200 tonnes from tariff items 
0201.1011, 1091, 2011, 2091, 3011, 3091;  
0202.1011, 1091, 2011, 2091, 3011, 3091
(high-quality beef) 
 
(c) 4,500 tonnes from tariff items 
0204.1010, 2110, 2210, 2310, 3010, 4110, 
4210, 4310 
 
(d) 4,000 tonnes from tariff item 
0205.0010 2,663
(tonnes) 
 
 
6,990
(tonnes) 
 
 
4,335
(tonnes) 
(6) Animals for slaughter;  meat 
mainly produced on the basis 
of concentrated fodder  0103.9120     
0103.9220 0203.1191 
0203.1291 
0203.1981 
0203.2191 
0203.2291 
0203.2981 
0207.1110 0207.1210 0207.1311 
0207.1321 
0207.1481 
0207.1491 
0207.2410 
0207.2510 
 0207.2611 
0207.2621 0207.2781 
0207.2791 
0207.3211 
0207.3291 
0207.3311 
0207.3391 
0207.3511 0207.3591 0207.3691 
0209.0011 
0210.1191 
0210.1291 
0210.1991 
0210.9012 0210.9031 
0210.9041 0210.9051 
0210.9061 
0210.9071 
0210.9081 
1601.0011 
1601.0021 
1601.0031 1602.3110 1602.3210 
1602.3910 
1602.4111 
1602.4191 
1602.4210 
1602.4910 54,500
(tonnes) 52,556
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(7) Dairy products, in milk 
equivalent 0401.1010 
0401.2010 
0401.3010 
0401.3020 
0402.1000 
0402.2111 
0402.2120 
0402.2911 0402.2920 0402.9110 
0402.9120 
0402.9910 0402.9920 0403.1020 
0403.1091 
0403.9031 
0403.9039 
0403.9041 0403.9051 
0403.9061 
0403.9069 
0403.9071 
0403.9091 
0404.1000 
0404.9011 
0404.9019 0404.9081 0404.9099 
0405.1011 
0405.1091 0405.2010 0405.9010 
0406.1010 
0406.1020 
0406.1090 
0406.2010 
 0406.2090 
0406.3010 
0406.3090 
0406.4010 
0406.4021 
0406.4029 
0406.4081 
0406.4089 0406.9011 0406.9019 
0406.9021 
0406.9031 0406.9039 0406.9051 
0406.9059 
0406.9060 
0406.9091 
0406.9099 527,000
(tonnes) 442,235
(tonnes) 
(8) Casein 3501.1010 3501.9010  697
(tonnes) 382 
(tonnes) 
(9) Birds' eggs, in shell 0407.0010   33,735
(gross tonnes) 27,289
(gross tonnes) 
(10) Dried egg products 0408.1110 0408.9110 3502.1110 977
(gross tonnes) 878
(gross tonnes) 
(11) Egg products other than dried 0408.1910 
 0408.9910 3502.1910 6,866
(gross tonnes) 11,697
(gross tonnes) 
(12) Bovine semen 0511.1010   20,000
(doses) 619,847
(doses) 
(13) Cut flowers 0603.1031 
0603.1041 0603.1051 
0603.1059  4,590
(gross tonnes) 7,369
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(14) Seed and table potatoes, potato 
products (in potato equivalent) 0701.1010 
0701.9010 
0710.1010 
0710.9021 
0712.9021 
1105.1011 1105.2011 
2001.9031 
2004.1011 
2004.1091 
2004.9028 
2004.9051 2005.2021 
2005.2022 
2005.2092 
2005.2093 
2005.9021 
2005.9051 22,250
(tonnes) 28,371
(tonnes) 
(15) Fresh vegetables 0702.0010 
0702.0011 
0702.0020 
0702.0021 
0702.0030 
0702.0031 
0702.0090 
0702.0091 
0703.1011 0703.1013 0703.1020 
0703.1021 
0703.1030 
0703.1031 
0703.1040 
0703.1041 
0703.1050 
0703.1051 
0703.1060 0703.1061 0703.1070 
0703.1071 
0703.9010 
0703.9011 
0703.9020 
0703.9021 
0703.9090 
0704.1010 
0704.1011 0704.1020 0704.1021 
0704.1090 
0704.1091 0704.2010 0705.1198 
0705.1910 
0705.1911 
0705.1920 
0705.1921 
0705.1930 
0705.1931 
0705.1940 
0705.1941 0705.1950 0705.1951 
0705.1990 
0705.1991 
0705.2110 
0705.2111 
0705.2910 
0705.2911 
0705.2920 
0705.2921 0705.2930 0705.2931 
0705.2940 
0705.2941 
0705.2950 
0705.2951 
0705.2960 
0705.2961 
0705.2970 
0705.2971 0706.1010 0706.1011 
0706.1020 
0706.1021 0706.1030 0707.0010 
0707.0011 
0707.0020 
0707.0021 
0707.0030 
0707.0031 
0707.0040 
0707.0041 
0707.0050 0708.1010 0708.1011 
0708.1020 
0708.1021 
0708.2010 
0708.2021 
0708.2028 
0708.2031 
0708.2038 
0708.2041 0708.2048 0708.2091 
0708.2098 
0708.9080 
0708.9081 
0709.1010 
0709.1011 
0709.2010 
0709.2011 
0709.2090 0709.3010 0709.3011 
0709.4010 
0709.4011 0709.4020 166,076
(tonnes) 209,968
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(15) Fresh vegetables 
 (cont'd) 0704.2011 
0704.9011 
0704.9018 
0704.9020 
0704.9021 
0704.9030 
0704.9031 
0704.9040 0704.9041 0704.9050 
0704.9051 
0704.9060 0704.9061 0704.9063 
0704.9064 
0704.9070 
0704.9071 
0704.9080 
0704.9081 
0705.1111 
0705.1118 
0705.1120 0705.1121 0705.1191 0706.1031 
0706.9011 
0706.9018 
0706.9021 
0706.9028 
0706.9030 
0706.9031 
0706.9040 0706.9041 0706.9050 
0706.9051 
0706.9060 0706.9061 
ex0706.9090 0709.4021 
0709.4090 
0709.4091 
0709.6011 
0709.6012 
0709.6090 
0709.7010 
0709.7011 0709.7090 0709.9011 
0709.9018 
0709.9020 0709.9021 0709.9030 
0709.9031 
0709.9040 
0709.9041 
0709.9050 
0709.9051 
0709.9060 
0709.9061 
0709.9070 0709.9071 0709.9080 
0709.9099   
(16) Frozen vegetables 0710.2110 
0710.2291 0710.3011 
 0710.8011 
0710.9011 4,500
(tonnes) 5,335
(tonnes) 
(17) Fresh apples, pears and quinces 0808.1021 
0808.1022 
0808.1031 0808.1032 
0808.2021 
0808.2022 0808.2031 
0808.2032 15,810
(tonnes) 17,297
(tonnes) 
(18) Fresh apricots, cherries, plums 
and sloes 0809.1011 
0809.1018 
0809.1091 0809.1098 0809.2010 
0809.2011 
0809.4012 0809.4013 0809.4015 
0809.4092 
0809.4093 0809.4095 16,340
(tonnes) 17,873
(tonnes) 
(19) Other fresh fruit 0810.1010 
0810.1011 
0810.2010 0810.2011 0810.2020 
0810.2021  
0810.2030 
 0810.3010 
0810.3011 
0810.3020 13,360
(tonnes) 12,072
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(20) Fruit for cider 0808.1011 ex0808.2011   172
(tonnes) 107
(tonnes) 
(21) Seed fruit products (in seed 
fruit equivalent) 
 2009.7111 
2009.7121 2009.7910 2009.8028 
2009.8031 
2009.8041 2009.9011 
2009.9031 2009.9041 2009.9051 
2009.9071 
2009.9081 2202.9021 
2202.9051 2202.9071 2206.0011 244
(tonnes) 656
(tonnes) 
(22) Grapes for pressing and grape 
juice 0806.1021 
2009.6111 2009.6122 
2009.6910 2202.9018 
2202.9041 100,000
(hectolitres) 87,008
(hectolitres) 
(23), (24), (25)   White wine and red 
 wine 
 2204.2121 
2204.2131 
2204.2141 2204.2921 
2204.2922 
2204.2931 2204.2932 1,700,000
(hectolitres) 1,607,993
(hectolitres) 
(26) Durum wheat, undenatured 1001.1031   110,000
(tonnes) 104,041
(tonnes) 
(27) Bread grains, other cereals and 
cereal products suitable for use 
for human consumption 1001.9031 
1002.0031 
 1007.0021 
1008.1021 1008.2021 
1008.9021 
1008.9051 70,000
(tonnes) 73,574
(tonnes) 
(28) Coarse grains for human 
consumption 1003.0061 
 1004.0031 1005.9021 70,000
(tonnes) 41,853
(tonnes) 
 
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Page 8 Table MA:2 
 
MARKET ACCESS:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year  2003 
 
List relating to tariff and other quota commitments 
 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description Tariff quota quantity                         
for period in question In-quota imports during period 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (derived from Section I-B (or I-A) of            
Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 4 
(1) Live horses, asses, mules and 
hinnies 0101.1110 0101.1991 0101.2091 3,322
(units) 3,173
(units) 
(2) Live bovine animals 0102.1010 0102.9091  20
(units) 775
(units) 
(3) Live swine 0103.1010 0103.9110 0103.9210 50
(units) 5 
(units) 
(4) Live sheep and goats 0104.1010 0104.2010  187
(units) 279
(units) 
(5) Animals for slaughter;  meat 
mainly produced on the basis 
of coarse fodder 0101.1911 
0102.9011 
0104.1020 
0104.2020 
0201.1011 
0201.1091 0201.2011 0201.2091 
0201.3011 
0201.3091 0202.1011 0202.1091 
0202.2011 
0202.2091 
0202.3011 
0202.3091 0204.1010 
0204.2110 
0204.2210 
0204.2310 
0204.3010 
0204.4110 0204.4210 0204.4310 
0204.5010 
0205.0010 0206.1011 0206.1021 
0206.1091 
0206.2110 
0206.2210 
0206.2910 0206.3091 
0206.4191 
0206.4991 
0206.8010 
0206.9010 
0210.2010 0210.9011 1602.1010 
1602.2071 
1602.5011 1602.5091 1602.9011 22,500
(tonnes) 
 
of which at least
: 
 
(a) 2,000 tonnes from tariff items 
0201.1011, 1091, 2011, 2091, 3011, 3091;  
0202.1011, 1091, 2011, 2091, 3011, 3091;  
0206.1011, 2110 
 
 28,566
(tonnes) 
 
  
7,896
(tonnes) 
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(5) Animals for slaughter;  meat 
mainly produced on the basis 
of coarse fodder (cont'd)    (b) 1,200 tonnes from tariff items 
0201.1011, 1091, 2011, 2091, 3011, 3091;  
0202.1011, 1091, 2011, 2091, 3011, 3091 
(high-quality beef) 
 
(c) 4,500 tonnes from tariff items 
0204.1010, 2110, 2210, 2310, 3010, 4110, 
4210, 4310 
 
(d) 4,000 tonnes from tariff item 
0205.0010 2,512
(tonnes) 
 
 
6,908
(tonnes) 
 
 
4,221
(tonnes) 
(6) Animals for slaughter;  meat 
mainly produced on the basis 
of concentrated fodder  0103.9120     
0103.9220 0203.1191 
0203.1291 
0203.1981 
0203.2191 
0203.2291 
0203.2981 
0207.1110 0207.1210 0207.1311 
0207.1321 
0207.1481 
0207.1491 
0207.2410 
0207.2510 
 0207.2611 
0207.2621 0207.2781 
0207.2791 
0207.3211 
0207.3291 
0207.3311 
0207.3391 
0207.3511 0207.3591 0207.3691 
0209.0011 
0210.1191 
0210.1291 
0210.1991 
0210.9012 0210.9031 
0210.9041 0210.9051 
0210.9061 
0210.9071 
0210.9081 
1601.0011 
1601.0021 
1601.0031 1602.3110 1602.3210 
1602.3910 
1602.4111 
1602.4191 
1602.4210 
1602.4910 54,500
(tonnes) 55,515
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(7) Dairy products, in milk 
equivalent 0401.1010 
0401.2010 
0401.3010 
0401.3020 
0402.1000 
0402.2111 
0402.2120 
0402.2911 0402.2920 0402.9110 
0402.9120 
0402.9910 0402.9920 0403.1020 
0403.1091 
0403.9031 
0403.9039 
0403.9041 0403.9051 
0403.9061 
0403.9069 
0403.9071 
0403.9091 
0404.1000 
0404.9011 
0404.9019 0404.9081 0404.9099 
0405.1011 
0405.1091 0405.2010 0405.9010 
0406.1010 
0406.1020 
0406.1090 
0406.2010 
 0406.2090 
0406.3010 
0406.3090 
0406.4010 
0406.4021 
0406.4029 
0406.4081 
0406.4089 0406.9011 0406.9019 
0406.9021 
0406.9031 0406.9039 0406.9051 
0406.9059 
0406.9060 
0406.9091 
0406.9099 527,000
(tonnes) 451,244
(tonnes) 
(8) Casein 3501.1010 3501.9010  697
(tonnes) 382 
(tonnes) 
(9) Birds' eggs, in shell 0407.0010   33,735
(gross tonnes) 26,588
(gross tonnes) 
(10) Dried egg products 0408.1110 0408.9110 3502.1110 977
(gross tonnes) 905
(gross tonnes) 
(11) Egg products other than dried 0408.1910 
 0408.9910 3502.1910 6,866
(gross tonnes) 11,223
(gross tonnes) 
(12) Bovine semen 0511.1010   20,000
(doses) 498,263
(doses) 
(13) Cut flowers 0603.1031 
0603.1041 0603.1051 
0603.1059  4,590
(gross tonnes) 7,259
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(14) Seed and table potatoes, potato 
products (in potato equivalent) 0701.1010 
0701.9010 
0710.1010 
0710.9021 
0712.9021 
1105.1011 1105.2011 
2001.9031 
2004.1011 
2004.1091 
2004.9028 
2004.9051 2005.2021 
2005.2022 
2005.2092 
2005.2093 
2005.9021 
2005.9051 22,250
(tonnes) 35,676
(tonnes) 
(15) Fresh vegetables 0702.0010 
0702.0011 
0702.0020 
0702.0021 
0702.0030 
0702.0031 
0702.0090 
0702.0091 
0703.1011 0703.1013 0703.1020 
0703.1021 
0703.1030 
0703.1031 
0703.1040 
0703.1041 
0703.1050 
0703.1051 
0703.1060 0703.1061 0703.1070 
0703.1071 
0703.9010 
0703.9011 
0703.9020 
0703.9021 
0703.9090 
0704.1010 
0704.1011 0704.1020 0704.1021 
0704.1090 
0704.1091 0704.2010 0705.1198 
0705.1910 
0705.1911 
0705.1920 
0705.1921 
0705.1930 
0705.1931 
0705.1940 
0705.1941 0705.1950 0705.1951 
0705.1990 
0705.1991 
0705.2110 
0705.2111 
0705.2910 
0705.2911 
0705.2920 
0705.2921 0705.2930 0705.2931 
0705.2940 
0705.2941 
0705.2950 
0705.2951 
0705.2960 
0705.2961 
0705.2970 
0705.2971 0706.1010 0706.1011 
0706.1020 
0706.1021 0706.1030 0707.0010 
0707.0011 
0707.0020 
0707.0021 
0707.0030 
0707.0031 
0707.0040 
0707.0041 
0707.0050 0708.1010 0708.1011 
0708.1020 
0708.1021 
0708.2010 
0708.2021 
0708.2028 
0708.2031 
0708.2038 
0708.2041 0708.2048 0708.2091 
0708.2098 
0708.9080 
0708.9081 
0709.1010 
0709.1011 
0709.2010 
0709.2011 
0709.2090 0709.3010 0709.3011 
0709.4010 
0709.4011 0709.4020 166,076
(tonnes) 203,083
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(15) Fresh vegetables 
 (cont'd) 0704.2011 
0704.9011 
0704.9018 
0704.9020 
0704.9021 
0704.9030 
0704.9031 
0704.9040 0704.9041 0704.9050 
0704.9051 
0704.9060 0704.9061 0704.9063 
0704.9064 
0704.9070 
0704.9071 
0704.9080 
0704.9081 
0705.1111 
0705.1118 
0705.1120 0705.1121 0705.1191 0706.1031 
0706.9011 
0706.9018 
0706.9021 
0706.9028 
0706.9030 
0706.9031 
0706.9040 0706.9041 0706.9050 
0706.9051 
0706.9060 0706.9061 
ex0706.9090 0709.4021 
0709.4090 
0709.4091 
0709.6011 
0709.6012 
0709.6090 
0709.7010 
0709.7011 0709.7090 0709.9011 
0709.9018 
0709.9020 0709.9021 0709.9030 
0709.9031 
0709.9040 
0709.9041 
0709.9050 
0709.9051 
0709.9060 
0709.9061 
0709.9070 0709.9071 0709.9080 
0709.9099   
(16) Frozen vegetables 0710.2110 
0710.2291 0710.3011 
 0710.8011 
0710.9011 4,500
(tonnes) 6,803
(tonnes) 
(17) Fresh apples, pears and quinces 0808.1021 
0808.1022 
0808.1031 0808.1032 
0808.2021 
0808.2022 0808.2031 
0808.2032 15,810
(tonnes) 14,615
(tonnes) 
(18) Fresh apricots, cherries, plums 
and sloes 0809.1011 
0809.1018 
0809.1091 
0809.1098 0809.2010 
0809.2011 
0809.4012 
0809.4013 0809.4015 
0809.4092 
0809.4093 
0809.4095 16,340
(tonnes) 16,256
(tonnes) 
(19) Other fresh fruit 0810.1010 
0810.1011 0810.2010 
0810.2011 0810.2020 
0810.2021  0810.2030 
 0810.3010 
0810.3011 0810.3020 13,360
(tonnes) 11,374
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(20) Fruit for cider 0808.1011 ex0808.2011   172
(tonnes) 170
(tonnes) 
(21) Seed fruit products (in seed 
fruit equivalent) 
 2009.7111 
2009.7121 2009.7910 2009.8028 
2009.8031 
2009.8041 2009.9011 
2009.9031 2009.9041 2009.9051 
2009.9071 
2009.9081 2202.9021 
2202.9051 2202.9071 2206.0011 244
(tonnes) 696
(tonnes) 
(22) Grapes for pressing and grape 
juice 0806.1021 
2009.6111 2009.6122 
2009.6910 2202.9018 
2202.9041 100,000
(hectolitres) 62,909
(hectolitres) 
(23), (24), (25)    White wine and red 
 wine 
 2204.2121 
2204.2131 
2204.2141 2204.2921 
2204.2922 
2204.2931 2204.2932 1,700,000
(hectolitres) 1,613,763
(hectolitres) 
(26) Durum wheat, undenatured 1001.1031   110,000
(tonnes) 108,629
(tonnes) 
(27) Bread grains, other cereals and 
cereal products suitable for use 
for human consumption 1001.9031 
1002.0031 
 1007.0021 
1008.1021 1008.2021 
1008.9021 
1008.9051 70,000
(tonnes) 80,876
(tonnes) 
(28) Coarse grains for human 
consumption 1003.0061 
 1004.0031 1005.9021 70,000
(tonnes) 37,661
(tonnes) 
 
 
 
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