WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CHE/37 
4 October 2006 
 (06-4749) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 22 September 2006, 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 2004 . 
 
  
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Page 2 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2004 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Calendar year 2 004 Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels 
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) Outlay 
(SwF million) Quantity 
(tonnes) Quantity 
(tonnes) Outlay 
(SwF million) 
(from Section II 
of Part IV) Quantity 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
DAIRY PRODUCTS 2004 44.41 44,870 cf. ES:3 284.0 62,161 
ex 0401.30 0406.10 0402.10  0406.20 
ex 0402.21 0406.30 
ex 0402.29 ex 0406.40 
0403.10  0406.90 
ex 0403.90  
CATTLE FOR BREEDING AND 
HORSES 2004 6.62 5,067 
(units)  22.4 11,303 
(units) 
0101.11  0103.10 
ex 0101.19 ex 0103.91 
ex 0101.20 ex 0103.92 
0102.10  ex 0104.10 
ex 0102.90 ex 0104.20   
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 Page 3Description of products Calendar year 2 004 Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels 
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) Outlay 
(SwF million) Quantity 
(tonnes) Quantity 
(tonnes) Outlay 
(SwF million) 
(from Section II 
of Part IV) Quantity 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
FRUIT1 2004 16.8 7,529  16.8 9,480 
0808.10  2008.40 ex 0808.20 2008.60 
0809.20  ex 2008.99 
ex 0811.90 2009.70 
0812.10  ex 2009.80 
0813.30  ex 2009.90 
ex 0813.40 ex 2206.00 
ex 0813.50 ex 2209.00 
ex 2007.99 ex 2308.90  
POTATOES 2004 0.7 3,047  2.3 8,437 
0701.10  ex 2001.90 
0701.90  2004.10 
0712.10  ex 2004.90 
ex 1105.10 2005.20 ex 1105.20 ex 2005.90  
PROCESSED PRODUCTS 2004 114.9   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, Section 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 2004 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
 
 
(SwF million) Sales of 
stock 
 
 
 
(SwF million) Producer-
financed 
subsidies 
 
 
(SwF million) Cost-reduction 
measures 
 
 
 
(SwF million) Internal transport 
subsidies 
 
 
 
(SwF million) Total 
product-
specific 
export 
subsidies 
(SwF million)Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports 
 
 
(tonnes) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Dairy products 44.41     44.41 44,870 OFAG 
Cattle for breeding and 
horses 6.62     6.62 5,067 
(units) OFAG 
Fruit 14.9 1.1  0.8  16.8 7,529 OFAG 
Potatoes 0.7     0.7 3,047 OFAG 
Processed products 114.9     114.9 - 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 2004 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Calendar year 2004 Quantity of total exports 
 
1 2 3 
 Dairy products  123,990 tonnes 
 Cattle for breeding and horses  6,001 units  
 Fruit  93,664 tonnes 
 Potatoes  4,166 tonnes 
  
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Page 6 Table ES:3 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2004 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Volume of Food Aid 
 
Description of products Calendar year 2004 Quantity of food aid to all destinations* 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 
Wheat and wheat flour (in wheat equivalent) **  14,886 
Other cereal products **  5,713 
Coarse grains **  5,788 
Rice **  5,607 
Pulses  3,420 
Skimmed milk powder with a dded vitamins and sugar  899 
Other dairy products  620 
Vegetable oil **  2,586 
Sugar **  2,562 
 
Key:  * Actual quantities in tonnes 
 ** Including triangular transactions from developing country to developing country 
 
 
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