WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/SVK/17
12 July 1999
(99-2868)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning export subsidy commitments  (Tables ES:1, ES:2 and
ES:3)  for the calendar year 1998  was received from the delegation of the Slovak Republic  on
28 June 1999.
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Table ES:1 contains information concerning only those products exported using export
subsidies during 1998.  The export of other products list ed in Section II of Part IV of the Schedule of
the Slovak Republic was not subsidized in 1998.  Table ES:2 (total exports) covers all products listed
in Section II of Part IV of the Schedule.G/AG/N/SVK/17
Page 2 Table ES:1 EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Slovak Republic
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Calendar year 1998 Subsidized exports Food Aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays Quantity Quantity Outlays Quantity
mil. Sk '000 tonnes mil. Sk '000 tonnes
1 23456 7
Milk powder 130.0 9.9 - 320.0 16.3
Other dairy products1163.2 8.5 - 287.3 7.7
Malt 43.2 55.0 - 282.7 115.3Beef 80.3 5.0 - 216.6 31.0Cereal, flour products 1.0 4.7 - 218.9 118.7Sugar 14.8 4.3 - 60.8 4.3
1Details on the 'Other dairy products' are provided in Supporting Table ES:1.G/AG/N/SVK/17
Page 3Supporting Table ES:1 EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Slovak Republic
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Direct export
subsidiesSales of
stocksProducer
financed
subsidiesCost reduction
measuresInternal
transport
subsidiesTotal product
specific export
subsidiesQuantity of
subsidized
exportsData source
mil. Sk mil. Sk '000 tonnes
1 234 567 8 9
Milk powder 130.0 130.0 9.9 *SFMR
Other dairy products 163.2 163.2 8.5 *SFMR
Malt 43.2 43.2 55.0 *SFMR
Beef 80.3 80.3 5.0 *SFMR
Cereal, flour products 1.0 1.0 4.7 *SFMRSugar 14.8 14.8 4.3 *SFMR
*SFMR = State Fund of Market Regulation
Note: In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2/, page 24, paragraph (1) refers), details of use of downstream fl exibility in respect of other
dairy products are provided below:
Year Annual quantity commitment level
('000 tonnes)Subsidized exports
('000 tonnes)Cumulated unused quantities – Article 9.2(b)
('000 tonnes)
1995 8.7 6.5 2.2
1996 8.4 8.0 0.4
1997 8.0 7.9 0.1G/AG/N/SVK/17
Page 4 Table ES:2 EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Slovak Republic
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year 1988 Quantity of total exports
'000 tonnes
12 3
Milk powder 11.2
Other dairy products 20.5
Sugar 161.1
Malt 87.3
Beef 12.2
Poultry, eggs 1.8
Pork 0.4
Sheep meat 1.2
Fruit, vegetables, their products 95.7
Seeds, hops 84.0
Vegetable oil fats 37.5
Yeast 0.5
Beer 40.2
Wine 9.0
Spirits beverages 17.9
Starch 27.6
Cereal, flour products 480.3G/AG/N/SVK/17
Page 5Table ES:3 EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Slovak Republic
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the Total Volume of Food Aid
Description of products Calendar year 1998 Quantity of food aid to all destinations
12 3
There has been no export subsidy on food aid in 1998 in the Slovak Republic.
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