WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/SVK/23
18 April 2000
(00-1571)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning export subsidy commitments  (Tables ES:1, ES:2 and
ES:3)  for the calendar year 1999  was received from the delegation of the Slovak Republic  on
21 March 2000.
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Table ES:1 contains information concerning only those products exported using export
subsidies during 1999.  The export of other products list ed in Section II of Part IV of the Schedule of
the Slovak Republic was not subsidized in 1999.  Table ES:2 (total exports) covers all products listed
in Section II of Part IV of the Schedule.G/AG/N/SVK/23
Page 2 Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Slovak Republic
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Calendar year 1999 Subsidized exports Food Aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays Quantity Quantity Outlays Quantity
mil. Sk '000 tonnes '000 tonnes mil. Sk '000 tonnes
1 2 3456 7
Milk powder 144.5 9.3 - 294.7 15.7
Other dairy products1172.1 8.3 - 264.6 7.4
Malt 169.9 110.6 - 260.4 110.6Fruit, vegetables, their
products4.4 1.1 - 74.9 7.4
Sugar - - 0.26 56.0 4.1
Cereal, flour products (wheat
flour)- - 0.41 201.6 113.8
Vegetable oil fats - - 0.12 18.9 4.1
Beef (canned meat) - - 0.10 199.5 29.7
1Details on the 'Other dairy products' are provided in Supporting Table ES:1.G/AG/N/SVK/23
Page 3Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Slovak Republic
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Direct export
subsidiesSales of
stocksProducer financed
subsidiesCost reduction
measuresInternal
transport
subsidiesTotal product-
specific export
subsidiesQuantity of
subsidized
exportsData source
(mil. Sk) (mil. Sk) ('000 tonnes)
1 234 567 8 9
Milk powder 144.5 144.5 9.3 *SFMR
Other dairy products 172.1 172.1 8.3 *SFMR
Malt 169.9 169.9 110.6 *SFMR
Fruit, vegetables, their
products4.4 4.4 1.1 *SFMR
*SFMR = State Fund of Market Regulation
Note: In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2/, page 24, paragraph (1) refers), details of use of downstream fl exibility in respect of other dairy
products are provided below:
Year Annual quantity commitment level
('000 tonnes)Subsidized exports
('000 tonnes)Cumulated unused quantities – Article 9.2(b)
('000 tonnes)
1995 8.7 6.5 2.2
1996 8.4 8.0 0.4
1997 8.0 7.9 0.1
1998 7.7 8.5 -0.8 (used)G/AG/N/SVK/23
Page 4 Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Slovak Republic
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year 1999 Quantity of total exports
'000 tonnes
12 3
Milk powder 10.6
Other dairy products 33.8
Sugar 91.0
Malt 133.7
Beef 6.9
Poultry, eggs 4.3
Pork 0.3
Sheep meat 1.3
Fruit, vegetables, their products 112.4
Seeds, hops 149.6
Vegetable oil fats 34.2
Yeast 0.5
Beer 22.5
Wine 6.9
Spirits beverages 30.4
Starch 20.9
Cereal, flour products 439.4G/AG/N/SVK/23
Page 5Table ES:3
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Slovak Republic
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the Total Volume of Food Aid
Description of products Calendar year 1999 Quantity of food aid to all destinations
('000 tonnes)
12 3
Sugar 0.26
Wheat flour 0.41
Vegetable oil fats 0.12
Canned bovine meat 0.10
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