WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/EEC/32
18 June 2001
(01-3029)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1 to ES:3 ) for
the marketing year 1999/2000  was received from the delegation of the European Communities  on
11 June 2001.G/AG/N/EEC/32
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1999 - 2000
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Marketing year
beginning ...Subsidised exports Food aid  (1) Annual commitment levels
Outlays (Mio ECU) (2) Quantity (000 t) Quantity (000 t) Outlays (Mio ECU) Quantity (000 t)
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Wheat and wheat flour 1 July 1999 509.3 15,606.2
(wheat eq.)630.8
(wheat eq.)1,493.2 15,630.0
Coarse grains 1 July 1999 730.2 18,379.2 (3) 136.5 1,158.6 11,412.3 (11)
Rice 1 September 1999 26.4 140.4 (4) 63.5 40.4 139.3 (4), (11)Rapeseed 1 July 1999 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.3 108.4Olive oil 1 November 1999 0.0 0.0 0.0 59.4 120.1Sugar  (5) 1 October 1999 470.1 970.6 (6) 22.0 545.9 1,329.9 (6)Butter and butteroil 1 July 1999 333.4 193.9 (7) 0.2 1,036.7 417.0 (7)Skim milk powder 1 July 1999 337.8 417.2 46.0 301.9 (11) 285.0 (11)Cheese 1 July 1999 235.8 305.2 0.5 392.1 342.3Other milk products 1 July 1999 905.4 1,104.0 2.2 763.1 (11) 1,003.6 (11)Beef meat 1 July 1999 726.1 766.1 (8) 101.8 1,387.4 884.6 (8)Pigmeat 1 July 1999 243.0 694.0 (8) 36.5 210.8 (11) 463.2 (11)Poultry meat 1 July 1999 75.1 318.0 (8) 0.0 99.8 315.6 (8), (11)Eggs 1 July 1999 14.1 100.6 (9) 0.0 47.1 104.2 (9)G/AG/N/EEC/32
Page 3Description of products Marketing year
beginning ...Subsidised exports Food aid  (1) Annual commitment levels
Outlays (Mio ECU) (2) Quantity (000 t) Quantity (000 t) Outlays (Mio ECU) Quantity (000 t)
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Wine 1 September 1999 26.2 2,386.7 (10) 0.0 42.8 2,414.1 (10)
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 1 July 1999 37.2 872.6 1.4 57.8 786.8 (11)
Fruit and vegetables, processed 1 July 1999 5.5 108.4 0.0 9.1 149.7Raw tobacco 1 July 1999 0.0 0.0 0.0 51.4 126.6Alcohol 1 July 1999 218.6 1,998.3 (10) 0.0 105.1 (11) 1,198.2 (10),(11)Incorporated products 16 October 1999 719.5 - 17.0 475.4 (11) -
(1) Members are to provide data on food aid to all destinations; unless otherwise indicated quantities listed are in product we ight for the marketing year in question.
(2) Data on outlays are for the relevant marketing year, except for incorporated products where the data refers to the financia l year.
(3) Product weight, except malt which is expressed in cereal equivalent.
(4) In milled rice equivalents.
(5) Does not include exports of sugar of ACP and Indian origin on which the Community has no reduction commitments.(6) In white sugar equivalents.
(7) In butter equivalents.
(8) In carcass equivalents.(9) In "shell eggs" equivalents.
(10) 000 hl.
(11) Unused export subsidies in previous years:
- coarse grains:  9,358,300 t
- other milk products:  731.5 Mio €;  104,200 t
- fruit and vegetables, fresh:     96,900 t- rice:  2,500 t
- pigmeat:  436.1 Mio €; 429,700 t
- alcohol:  114.4 Mio €; 1,718,000 hl- skim milk powder:  849.2 Mio €;   357,300 t
- poultry:  3,100 t
- incorporated products:  323 Mio €G/AG/N/EEC/32
Page 4Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1999 - 2000
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of
productsDirect export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Sales of stocks
(Mio ECU)Producer financed
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Cost reduction
measures
(Mio ECU)Internal transport
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Total product
specific export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Quantity of
subsidized exports
(000 t)Data source
(1)
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Wheat and wheat flour 389.9 119.4 509.3 15,606.2
(wheat eq.)
Coarse grains 368.0 362.2 730.2 18,379.2 (2)
Rice 26.4 26.4 140.4 (3)
Rapeseed 0.0 0.0
Olive oil 0.0 0.0
Sugar  (4) 470.1 470.1 970.6 (5)
Butter and butteroil 333.4 333.4 193.9 (6)
Skim milk powder 337.8 337.8 417.2
Cheese 235.8 235.8 305.2
Other milk products 905.4 905.4 1,104.0
Beef meat 674.7 51.4 726.1 766.1 (7)G/AG/N/EEC/32
Page 5Description of
productsDirect export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Sales of stocks
(Mio ECU)Producer financed
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Cost reduction
measures
(Mio ECU)Internal transport
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Total product
specific export
subsidies
(Mio ECU)Quantity of
subsidized exports
(000 t)Data source
(1)
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Pigmeat 243.0 243.0 694.0 (7)
Poultry meat 75.1 75.1 318.0 (7)
Eggs 14.1 14.1 100.6 (8)
Wine 26.2 26.2 2,386.7 (9)
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 37.2 37.2 872.6
Fruit and vegetables, processed 5.5 5.5 108.4
Raw tobacco 0.0 0.0
Alcohol 218.6 218.6 1,998.3 (9)
Incorporated products 719.5 719.5 -
(1) EC Commission services.  (2)  Product weight, except malt which is expressed in cereal equivalent.  (3)  In milled rice equ ivalents.  (4)  Does not include exports of sugar of ACP and Indian origin on
which the Community has no reduction commitments.  (5)  In white sugar equivalents.  (6)  In butter equivalents.  (7)  In carca ss equivalents . (8)  In "shell eggs" equivalents. (9) 000 hl.G/AG/N/EEC/32
Page 6Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1999 - 2000
Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000Quantity of total exports
(000 t product weight)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour 15,461.9
Coarse grains 16,799.9
Rice 218.7
Rapeseed 1,964.3
Olive oil 264.8
Sugar 5,669.0
Butter and butteroil 161.1
Skim milk powder 346.6
Cheese 376.6
Other milk products 1,271.6
Beef meat 829.1
Pigmeat 1,199.8
Poultry meat 1,042.2
Eggs 125.7
Wine 10,715.2 (1)
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 2,319.3
Fruit and vegetables, processed 361.3
Raw tobacco 127.2
Alcohol 1,998.3 (1)
(1) '000 hl.G/AG/N/EEC/32
Page 7Table ES:3
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1999 - 2000
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the total volume  of food aid (not  reported in Table ES:1)
Description of productsMarketing year
beginning 1 July 1999Quantity of food aid to all destinations
(000 t)   (1)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour 34.2
(wheat eq.)(2)
Coarse grains 162.5 (2)
Rice 38.6 (2)
Olive oil 2.3 (2)
Sugar 2.3 (2)
Vegetable oils 7.4 (2)
Pulses 46.2 (3)
Incorporated products 13.5 (2)
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, quantities listed are in product weight.
(2) Food aid purchased outside the Community, not included in Table ES:1.
(3) Of which 46,200 tonnes purchased outside the Community.
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