RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/STR/W/7
21February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0642)
Original: English Working Party onState Trading Enterprises
REPLIES TOQUESTIONS POSED BYNEW ZEALAND1
CONCERNING THE ARTICLE XVII NOTIFICATION OFCYPRUS2
Thefollowing communication, dated 19January 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofCyprus.
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Ihavethehonour torefertotheoralquestions posed byNewZealand 'sRepresentative atthe
Meeting oftheWorking Party onStateTrading Enterprises heldon13November 1995inconnection
withtheCyprus Milk Industry Organization andinreply toinform youofthefollowing:
1. With regard tothestatement atpagesixofNotification (G/STR/N/1/CYP): "Inexceptional
cases, however, some quantity ofdairy products outofsurpluses maybeexported", please notethe
following:
Thisstatement refers tooneexceptional casewhereby theCyprus MilkIndustry Organization
wasobliged toexport some surpluses ofCyprus traditional cheese, namely halloumi, toonecountry
duetothesituation which arose during the1986Chernobyl disaster. Inthiscasealthough thequality
oflocalproduction wasnotaffected, localconsumption wasadversely affected, duetopsychological
reasons, andsurpluses were created. Theproducts exported weresoldatprices which prevailed in
theexport markets.
2. Asageneral rulehowever, theOrganization isnotinvolved inexports.
1G/STR/W/6
2G/STR/N/1/CYP