WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/COL/19
6 January 2000
(00-0044)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning export subsidy commitments ( Table ES:1 and  ES:2 ) for
1998  was received from the Permanent Mission of Colombia  on 16 November 1999.G/AG/N/COL/19
Page 2Table ES.1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Colombia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Calendar year of 1998 Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
(thousands of US$)Quantity
(tonnes)Quantity Outlays
(thousands of US$)Quantity
(tonnes)
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)
1 23 4 5 6 7
Meat of bovine animals1
0201 – 02020 0 5,500 9,344
Pigs', hogs' and boars' bristles and hair1
050205
Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals1
050440
Other live plants1
060215 146
Cut flowers and flower buds1
06032,129 25,956 18,672 76,438
Foliage, branches and other parts of plants1
060434 385
Edible vegetables1
0701 - 0712235 2,563 24,342 27,070
Fruit1
0801 - 081312,470 1,348,678 55,765 973,853
Coffee, whether or not roasted or
decaffeinated1
09010 0 788 636,075
Tea1
090201
Pepper of the genus Piper 1
090479 2,876
Cardamoms1
090835 188G/AG/N/COL/19
Page 31 23 4 5 6 7
Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma),
thyme, etc.1
09108 340
Rice1
10060 0 108,827 18,028
Cereal flours other than of wheat1
11025 164
Cereal grains otherwise worked1
110401
Starches, inulin1
110851 , 0 4 1
Oil-seeds1
1201 - 120834 7
Vegetable oils1
1507 - 15151,648 56,260
Sugars1
1701 – 17022,735 171,613 19,513 247,876
Molasses resulting from the extraction or
refining of sugar1
1703285 90,316 945 61,409
Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa1
17041,346 43,475 1,411 4,210
Cocoa beans, whole or broken1
18010 0 24,023 7,424
Cocoa butter, fat and oil1
18040 0 1,617 2,165
Chocolate and other food preparations
containing cocoa1
18060 1 388 2,044
Cereal products, cornflakes1
190447 1
Bakers' wares with cocoa1
1905437 105,002
Vegetable, fruit, nuts and other edible parts
of plants1
200145 8G/AG/N/COL/19
Page 41 23 4 5 6 7
Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise
than by vinegar1
200222 5
Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or
preserved1
200323 340
Other vegetables prepared or preserved,
frozen1
200411 0
Other vegetables prepared or preserved, not
frozen1
200545 0
Fruit, fruit-peel and other parts of plants1
200622 6
Jams, fruit jellies and marmalades1
200746 706 3,435 4,092
Yeasts (active or inactive)1
21024 43 9,328 11,094
Sauces and preparations therefor1
210313
Soups and broths and preparations
therefor1
210415
Food preparations not elsewhere specified
or included1
2106126 526
Waters, including mineral waters and
aerated waters1
22026 358
Other fermented beverages1
220602
Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar 1
22090 0 229 1,090
Wine lees;  argol1
23070 0 618 957
Tobacco1
2401865 7,176 4,005 9,729G/AG/N/COL/19
Page 51 23 4 5 6 7
Cigarettes or cigars1
240263 4,645
Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated
derivatives of hydrocarbons1
290420 1,273
Gelatin1
3503592 3,037
Peptones and their derivatives1
350401
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling1
500101
Raw silk (not thrown)2
500223
Cotton1
5201 – 52030 0 67,482 37,368
TOTAL 23,272 1,867,376 346,888 2,130,266
Notes:1Products included by Colombia in its agricultural supply.
2Products not included by Colombia in its agricultural supply because no exports were recorded in the period 1986-1990.
Source: Instituto Colombiano de Comercio Exterior - Incomex.G/AG/N/COL/19
Page 6Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Colombia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Direct export
subsidies
(thousands of
US$)Sales of
stocksProducer
financed
subsidiesCost reduction
measuresInternal
transport
subsidies
(thousands of
US$)Total product-specific
export subsidies
(thousands of US$)Quantity of subsidized
exports
(tonnes)Data source
1 234 5 6 7 8 9
Meat of bovine animals1
0201 - 02020 00Incomex
Pigs', hogs' and boars'
bristles1
05020 05
Guts, bladders and stomachs
of animals
05044 40
Other live plants1
060215 15 146
Cut flowers and flower buds1
06032,129 2,129 25,956
Foliage, branches and other
parts of plants1
060434 34 385
Edible vegetables
0701 – 0712235 235 2,563
Fruit1
0801 – 081312,470 12,470 1,348,678
Coffee, whether or not
roasted or decaffeinated1
09010 00
Tea1
09020 01
Pepper of the genus Piper1
090479 79 2,876G/AG/N/COL/19
Page 71 234 5 6 7 8 9
Cardamoms
090835 35 188
Ginger, saffron, turmeric
(curcuma), thyme, etc.1
09108 8 340
Rice1
10060 00
Cereal flours other than of
wheat1
11025 5 164
Cereal grains otherwise
worked1
11040 01
Starches, inulin1
11085 51 , 0 4 1
Oil-seeds1
1201 - 120834 34 7
Vegetable oils1
1507 - 15151,648 1,648 56,260
Sugars1
1701 – 17022,735 2,735 171,613
Molasses resulting from the
extraction or refining of
sugar1
1703285 285 90,316
Sugar confectionery not
containing cocoa1
17041,346 1,346 43,475
Cocoa beans, whole or
broken1
18010 00
Cocoa butter, fat and oil1
18040 00
Chocolate and other food
preparations containing
cocoa1
18060 01G/AG/N/COL/19
Page 81 234 5 6 7 8 9
Cereal products, cornflakes1
19044 47 1
Bakers' wares with cocoa1
1905437 437 105,002
Vegetable, fruit, nuts and
other edible parts of plants1
20014 45 8
Tomatoes prepared or
preserved otherwise than byvinegar
20022 22 5
Mushrooms and truffles,
prepared or preserved
1
200323 23 340
Other vegetables prepared or
preserved, frozen1
20041 11 0
Other vegetables prepared or
preserved, not frozen1
20054 45 0
Fruit, fruit-peel and other
parts of plants1
20062 22 6
Jams, fruit jellies and
marmalades1
200746 46 706
Yeasts (active or inactive)1
21024 44 3
Sauces and preparations
therefor1
21031 13
Soups and broths and
preparations therefor1
21041 15
Food preparations not
elsewhere specified or
included1
2106126 126 526G/AG/N/COL/19
Page 91 234 5 6 7 8 9
Waters, including mineral
waters and aerated waters1
22026 6 358
Other fermented beverages
22060 02
Vinegar and substitutes for
vinegar1
22090 00
Wine lees;  argol1
23070 00
Tobacco1
2401865 865 7,176
Cigarettes or cigars1
240263 63 4,645
Sulphonated, nitrated or
nitrosated derivatives ofhydrocarbons
1
290420 20 1,273
Gelatin1
3503592 592 3,037
Peptones and their
derivatives1
35040 01
Silk-worm cocoons suitable
for reeling1
50010 01
Raw silk (not thrown) 1
50022 23
Cotton1
5201 - 52030 00
TOTAL 23,272 23,272 1,867,376G/AG/N/COL/19
Page 10Table ES.2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Colombia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Calendar year of 1998 Total Quantity of Exports
(Tonnes)
1 2 3
Meat of bovine animals1
0201 - 02023,353
Pigs', hogs' and boars' bristles and hair1
05025
Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals1
05040
Other live plants1
0602245
Cut flowers and flower buds1
0603147,503
Foliage, branches and other parts of plants1
0604393
Edible vegetables1
0701 - 071215,950
Fruit1
0801 - 08131,529,741
Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated1
0901636,995
Tea1
09020
Pepper of the genus Piper1
09043,093
Cardamoms1
090885
Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, etc.1
091075
Rice1
1006375G/AG/N/COL/19
Page 111 2 3
Cereal flours other than of wheat1
1102725
Cereal grains otherwise worked1
110461
Starches, inulin1
110811,575
Oil-seeds1
1201 - 1208223
Vegetable oils1
1507 – 151572,906
Sugars1
1701 – 17021,037,708
Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar1
1703218,668
Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa1
170448,923
Cocoa beans, whole or broken1
1801788
Cocoa butter, fat and oil1
18042,398
Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa1
18062,828
Cereal products, cornflakes1
1904518
Bakers' wares with cocoa1
190521,133
Vegetable, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants1
2001110
Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar1
200245
Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved1
2003674
Other vegetables prepared or preserved, frozen1
200410
Other vegetables prepared or preserved, not frozen1
20051,039G/AG/N/COL/19
Page 121 2 3
Fruit, fruit-peel and other parts of plants1
200651
Jams, fruit jellies and marmalades1
2007411
Yeasts (active or inactive)1
2102772
Sauces and preparations therefor1
21031,000
Soups and broths and preparations therefor1
21041,128
Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included1
21061,718
Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters1
22021,152
Other fermented beverages1
22065
Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar1
22091
Wine lees;  argol1
23070
Tobacco1
24017,590
Cigarettes or cigars1
2402439
Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of
hydrocarbons1
29040
Gelatin1
35034,115
Peptones and their derivatives1
3504100G/AG/N/COL/19
Page 131 2 3
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling1
50010
Raw silk (not thrown)2
50026
Cotton1
5201 – 5203384
TOTAL 3,777,016
Source:  DANE .
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