WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/PAK/7
29 April 1999
(99-1734)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification in the context of export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1 and
ES:2 ) for the marketing year 1997/98  was received from the delegation of Pakistan  on
31 March 1999.
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Pakistan did not apply export subsidies subject to reduction commitments (Table ES:1).G/AG/N/PAK/7
Page 2Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Marketing year beginning July 1997 Quantity of total exports
12 3
Cotton 521.2 '000 bales (*)
Rice
BasmatiOther
Total552.3 '000 tonnes
1,538.9
2,091.2
(*) One bale = 170.09 kg.
Source:  Federal Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan.G/AG/N/PAK/7
Page 3Supporting Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments:  Devel oping Country Member using Ar ticle 9:1(d) and/or (e) Export  Subsidies
Description of products Cost reduction measures Internal transport
subsidiesTotal product specific
export subsidies
(US$ million)Quantity of subsidised
exportsData source
12 3 4 5 6
Fresh fishery products 25% subsidy on the actual freight paid
to the exporters on export consignments0.19 Not available Export Promotion Bureau,
Government of Pakistan, Karachi
Confectionery As above 0
All types of flowers As above 0
Fresh fruits / fresh vegetables As above 2.65 Not available
Total 2.84
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