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 Department of Commerce International Trade Administration
 AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
 ACTION: Publication of quarterly update to annual listing of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty.
 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, has prepared its quarterly update to the annual list of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty during the period January 1, 2000 through March 31, 2000. We are publishing the current listing of those subsidies that we have determined exist.
 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 5, 2000.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tipten Troidl or Russell Morris, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement VI, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-2786.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 702(a) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (as amended) (“the Act”) requires the Department of Commerce (“the Department”) to determine, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, whether any foreign government is providing a subsidy with respect to any article of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty, as defined in section 702(g)(b)(4) of the Act, and to publish an annual list and quarterly updates of the type and amount of those subsidies. We hereby provide the Department's quarterly update of subsidies on cheeses that were imported during the period January 1, 2000 through March 31, 2000. The Department has developed, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, information on subsidies (as defined in section 702(g)(b)(2) of the Act) being provided either directly or indirectly by foreign governments on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty. The appendix to this notice lists the country, the subsidy program or programs, and the gross and net amounts of each subsidy for which information is currently available. The Department will incorporate additional programs which are found to constitute subsidies, and additional information on the subsidy programs listed, as the information is developed. The Department encourages any person having information on foreign government subsidy programs which benefit articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty to submit such information in writing to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) of the Act. Dated: June 27, 2000. Troy H. Cribb, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
 **Appendix.—Subsidy Programs on Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty**
Country
Program(s)
Gross 1
                             Subsidy 
                             ($/lb)
Net 2
                             Subsidy 
                             ($/lb)Austria
European Union Restitution Payments
$0.17
$0.17Belgium
EU Restitution Payments
0.06
0.06Canada
Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese
0.24
0.24Denmark
EU Restitution Payments
0.11
0.11Finland
EU Restitution Payments
0.23
0.23France
EU Restitution Payments
0.13
0.13Germany
EU Restitution Payments
0.17
0.17Greece
EU Restitution Payments
0.00
0.00Ireland
EU Restitution Payments
0.14
0.14Italy
EU Restitution Payments
0.13
0.13Luxembourg
EU Restitution Payments
0.07
0.07Netherlands
EU Restitution Payments
0.10
0.10Norway
Indirect (Milk) Subsidy
0.31
0.31Consumer Subsidy
0.14
0.14Total

0.45
0.45Portugal
EU Restitution Payments
0.10
0.10Spain
EU Restitution Payments
0.09
0.09Switzerland
Deficiency Payments
0.12
0.12U.K.
EU Restitution Payments
0.11
0.111
                         Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).2
                         Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).


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