WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/NOR/18
17 June 1998
(98-2460)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning export subsidy commitments for the calendar year 1997
(Tables ES:1, ES:2 and ES:3) was received from the delegation of Norway  on 10 June 1998.G/AG/N/NOR/18
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Norway
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1997
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Calendar year
beginning
1 January 1997Subsidized export Food aid Annual commitments level
Outlays
Mil NOKQuantity
TonnesOutlays
Mil NOKOutlays
Mil NOKQuantity
Tonnes
12 3 4 5 6 7
Bovine meat 49.4 1,632.6 75.3 2,553.6
Swine meat 84.9 4,547.11111.1 4,295.1
Sheep and lamb meat 25.211,096.6122.6 771.1
Poultry meat   0.0 0.0 0.6 25.4Egg and egg products 17.7 2,092.0
122.1 1,787.3
Butter 28.0 2,365.9 68.2 6,653.3
Cheese              477.0120,601.21420.9 20,270.2
Whey powder 2.7 83.4
Fruit and vegetables 1.0 1,120.7
Honey 0.4 34.2
Processed agricultural products 41.5 45.0
1In conformity with Article 9.2(b) of the Agreement on Agriculture, unused cumulated export subsidy and volume limits are used.G/AG/N/NOR/18
Page 3Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Norway
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1997
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Direct export
subsidies
Mil NOKSales of
stocks
Mil NOKProducer financed
subsidies
Mil NOKCost reduction
measures
Mil NOKInternal
transport
subsidies
Mil NOKTotal product
specific export
subsidies
Mil NOKQuantity of
subsidized exports
TonnesData
sources1
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Bovine meat 18.2 31.2 49.4 1,632.6 (a), (b)
Swine meat 5.0 79.9 84.9 4,547.1 (a), (b)
Sheep and lamb meat 3.4 21.8 25.2 1,096.6 (a), (b)Poultry meat 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 (a)Egg and egg products 0.0 17.7 17.7 2,092.0 (a), (b)
Butter 0.0 28.0 28.0 2,365.9 (b)
Cheese 0.0             477.0 477.0 20,601.2 (b)Whey powder 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 (b)Fruit and vegetables 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 (b)Honey 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 (b)
Processed agricultural products 41.5   0.0 41.5 - (a)
1Data sources: (a) Norwegian Grain Corporation (Statens Kornforretning);
(b) The Norwegian Agricultural Marketing Board (Omsetningsrådet).G/AG/N/NOR/18
Page 4Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:   Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1996
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year
beginning
1 January 1997Quantity of total exports
Tonnes
12 3
Bovine meat 2,708.4
Swine meat 5,024.6
Sheep and lamb meat 1,335.3
Poultry meat 49.6
Egg and egg products 2,296.4
Butter 2,517.5
Cheese 24,061.9
Whey powder 21.0
Fruit and vegetables 997.6
Honey 20.3
Processed agricultural products 36,879.3G/AG/N/NOR/18
Page 5Table ES:3
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1997
Export Subsidies: Notification of th e total volume of food aid
Description of products Calendar year beginning
1 January 1997Quantity of food aid to all destinations
Tonnes
12 3
Skimmed milk powder 82.9
Total 82.9
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