WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/POL/27
6 August 1999
(99-3349)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning export subsidy commitments for 1998  (Table ES:1  and
the relevant Supporting Table, and Table ES:2 ) was received from the delegation of Poland  on
21 July 1999.
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During calendar year 1998, export subsidies were only applied to sugar and potato starch.
Other products subject to reduction commitments, as shown in Section II of Part IV of Schedule LXV– Poland, received no export subsidies during the said period.G/AG/N/POL/27
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1998
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of product Calendar year beginning
1 January 1998Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
US$Quantity
TonnesQuantity Outlays
Million US$Quantity
Tonnes
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Sugar Calendar year 13,155,136.87* 135,566.12** - 38.0 113,700
Potato starch Calendar year 672,639.32 2,500.00 - 8.2 37,200
* Calculated on the basis of the average annual exchange rate US$100 = 349.37 PLN (source:  National Bank of Poland exchange rat e).
** In conformity with Article 9 paragraph 2(b) of the Agreement on Agriculture, Poland has used its rights to cumulate the unuse d quantitative limit of subs idized exports of sugar 
for the years 1995, 1996, 1997 and the annual commitment level for the year 1998.G/AG/N/POL/27
Page 3Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1998
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of
productsDirect export
subsidies
PLN*Sales of
stocksProducer
financed
subsidiesCost reduction
measuresInternal transport
subsidiesTotal product
specific export
subsidies
PLN*Quantity of
subsidized
exports
TonnesData source
1 2 3 4 5 6 789
Sugar 45,960,101.67 - - - - 45,960,101.67 135,566.12 ARiMR**
Potato starch 2,350,000.00 - - - - 2,350,000.00 2,500.00 ARR***
* PLN – Polish new zloty.
** ARiMR – Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa (Agency of Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture).*** ARR – Agencja Rynku Rolnego (Agriculture Market Agency).
Note:  In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph (I) refers), details of the use of downstre am flexibility in respect of sugar are provided below:
Year Annual quantity commitment level
(tonnes)Subsidized exports
(tonnes)Cumulated unused quantities –
Article 9.2(b)
(tonnes)
1995 127,500 861.50 126,638.50
1996 122,900 143,000.00 106,538.50
1997 118,300 176,532.26 48,306.24
1998 113,700 135,566.12 26,440.12G/AG/N/POL/27
Page 4Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Poland
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1998
Export subsidies: Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year 1998 Quantity of total exports
Tonnes
12 3
Animal husbandry products 133,212
Processed meat 180,910
Meat 123,814
Meat of the poultry   25,524
Powder milk 128,899
Casein     8,228
Sugar 342,885
Molasses 508,316
Spirit products    27,155
Frozen fruits and vegetables 327,085
Fresh fruits and vegetables 425,191
Processed fruits and vegetables 246,923
Potato starch and processed potatoes    60,043
Sowing material Data not available
Rape oil  42,379
Rape 84,327
Potatoes 86,917
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