RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/AG/W/9
20September 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2730)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
LIST OF"SIGNIFICANT EXPORTERS" FOR THE PURPOSES OFTHE
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS INRESPECT OFEXPORT SUBSIDY COMMITMENTS
Note bytheChairman
1. Under thenotification requirements inrespect ofexport subsidy commitments, allMembers
withbaseandannual commitment levels shown inSection IIofPartIVoftheirSchedule plusallother
Members which are"significant exporters" oftheproducts orgroups ofproducts concerned arerequired
tonotify annually thetotalvolume oftheirexports. ThelistofMembers thataresignificant exporters,
namely those members whose share oftotalworld exports exceeds 5percentoftheproducts concerned,
istobeestablished bytheChairman following consultation asappropriate andshallbereviewed after
twoyears (G/AG/2, page24,paragraph (iii),refers).
2. Theattached draftlistof"significant exports" fortheproposes ofthesenotification requirements
hasbeen drawn upfollowing informal consultations and, subject toconsideration atthe28-
29September 1995meeting oftheCommittee onAgriculture, thelistwould beissued asanaddendum
todocument G/AG/2.
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DRAFT
LIST OF"SIGNIFICANT EXPORTERS" FOR THE PURPOSES OFTHE
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS INRESPECT OF
EXPORT SUBSIDY COMMITMENTS
Addendum
Thefollowing listof"significant exporters" thatarerequired annually tosubmit dataontheir
totalexports intheform ofTable ES:2 hasbeenestablished bytheChairman oftheCommittee on
Agriculture inaccordance withparagraph (iii)ofthenotification requirements inrespect ofexport
subsidy commitments (G/AG/2, page24refers):
Product Group Significant Exporters
Wheat andWheat Flour Australia
Coarse Grains Argentina
Rice Pakistan, Thailand
Oilseeds Argentina, Brazil, United States
Vegetable Oils Argentina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Oilcakes Argentina, United States
Sugar Australia, Cuba, Thailand
Butter andButter Oil NewZealand
Skim Milk Powder NewZealand
Cheese NewZealand
Other milkproducts NewZealand
Bovine Meat Australia, NewZealand
Pigmeat Canada
Poultry Meat Thailand
Sheepmeat Australia, NewZealand
Fruit Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras, Philippines,
United States
Vegetables United States
Tobacco United States, Zimbabwe
Cotton Australia, Pakistan, United States
Note: TheAnnual Notifications intheform ofTable ES:2 should, asappropriate, include exports
ofanyproduct within thescope oftherelevant product group asspecified inparagraph (iii),page24
ofG/AG/2.