WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/URY/30 
19 February 2008 
 (08-0740) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 13 February 2008,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Uruguay .  The notification concerns export subsidy commitments ( Table ES:1  and the 
corresponding supporting table, and Table ES:2 ) for the years 2004 , 2005  and 2006 .  
  G/AG/N/URY/30 
Page 2 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Uruguay 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products  Calendar / marketing year  
beginning … 
 Subsidized exports  Food aid  Annual commitment levels  
  Outlays     
(US$'000)  Quantity 
(tonnes)  Quantity  Outlays     
(US$'000)  Quantity 
(tonnes)  
(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 
Rice 1.3.2004 
(marketing year)  0 0 0 1,135 45,712 
Butter  2004 0 0 0 163 1,846 
Oil-seed cake (soya pellets)  2004 0 0 0 62 2,330 
  
   G/AG/N/URY/30
 Page 3Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Uruguay  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004  
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of products  Direct export 
subsidies 
 Sales of 
stocks 
 Producer-
financed 
subsidies 
 Cost-reduction 
measures 
 Internal transport 
subsidies  Total product-
specific export 
subsidies  Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports  Data source  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Rice 
(Year beginning 1.3.2004)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 National decrees  
Butter 
(Calendar year 2004)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 National decrees  
Oil-seed cake (soya pellets) 
(Calendar year 2004)
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 National decrees  
 
  
  G/AG/N/URY/30 
Page 4 Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Uruguay  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2004  
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports  
 
Description of products  Calendar / marketing year beginning …  Quantity of total exports  
1 2 3 
Rice  Year beginning 1.3.2004   Tonnes 716,800 
 US$ 198,315,000  
Butter   Calendar year 2004   Tonnes 10,753 
 US$ 18,796,878  
Oil-seed cake (soya-flour pellets)
  Calendar year 2004   Tonnes 655  US$ 119,529
 
  
   G/AG/N/URY/30
 Page 5Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Uruguay  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005  
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of products  Calendar / marketing year  
beginning … 
 Subsidized exports  Food aid  Annual commitment levels  
  Outlays 
(US$'000)  Quantity 
(tonnes)  Quantity  Outlays 
(US$'000)  Quantity 
(tonnes)  
(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 
Rice 1.3.2005 
(marketing year)  0 0 0 1,135 45,712 
Butter  2005 0 0 0 163 1,846 
Oil-seed cake (soya pellets)  2005 0 0 0 62 2,330  
  G/AG/N/URY/30 
Page 6 Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Uruguay  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005  
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of products  Direct export 
subsidies 
 Sales of 
stocks 
 Producer-
financed 
subsidies 
 Cost-reduction 
measures 
 Internal transport 
subsidies  Total product-
specific export 
subsidies  Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports  Data source  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Rice 
(Year beginning 1.3.2005)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 National decrees  
Butter 
(Calendar year 2005)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 National decrees  
Oil-seed cake (soya pellets) 
(Calendar year 2005)
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 National decrees  
 
  
   G/AG/N/URY/30
 Page 7Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Uruguay  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2005  
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports  
 
Description of products  Calendar / marketing year beginning …  Quantity of total exports  
1 2 3 
Rice  Year beginning 1.3.2005   Tonnes 732,216 
 US$ 196,425,118  
Butter   Calendar year 2005   Tonnes 12,725 
 US$ 26,355,892  
Oil-seed cake (soya-flour pellets)
  Calendar year 2005   Tonnes   0  US$ 0     
 
  
  G/AG/N/URY/30 
Page 8 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Uruguay  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006  
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of products  Calendar / marketing year  
beginning … 
 Subsidized exports  Food aid  Annual commitment levels  
  Outlays 
(US$'000)  Quantity 
(tonnes)  Quantity  Outlays 
(US$'000)  Quantity 
(tonnes)  
(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 
Rice 1.3.2006 
(marketing year)  0 0 0 1,135 45,712 
Butter  2006 0 0 0 163 1,846 
Oil-seed cake (soya pellets)  2006 0 0 0 62 2,330 
  
   G/AG/N/URY/30
 Page 9Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Uruguay  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006  
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of products  Direct export 
subsidies 
 Sales of 
stocks 
 Producer-
financed 
subsidies 
 Cost-reduction 
measures 
 Internal transport 
subsidies  Total product-
specific export 
subsidies  Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports  Data source  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Rice 
(Year beginning 1.3.2006)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 National decrees  
Butter 
(Calendar year 2006)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 National decrees  
Oil-seed cake (soya pellets) 
(Calendar year 2006)
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 National decrees  
  
  G/AG/N/URY/30 
Page 10 Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Uruguay  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2006  
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports  
 
Description of products  Calendar / marketing year beginning …  Quantity of total exports  
1 2 3 
Rice  Year beginning 1.3.2006   Tonnes 685,960 
 US$ 207,002,586  
Butter   Calendar year 2006   Tonnes 15,808 
 US$ 28,010,714  
Oil-seed cake (soya-flour pellets)
  Calendar year 2006   Tonnes   0  US$       0
 
 
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