WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/L/290
27 November 1998
(98-4699)
General Council
9 - 11 December 1998Original:  English
HUNGARY
Report of the Government of Hungary
under the Decision of 22 October 19971
The following communication, dated 20 November 1998, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Hungary.
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On 22 October 1997 Document WT/L/238 of 29 October 1997, the General Council decided
to waive until 31 December 2001 the provisions of Articles 3.3, 8 and 9.2 of the Agreement on
Agriculture «to the extent necessary to permit the Government of Hungary to provide export subsidieslisted in paragraph 1 of Article 9 of the Agreement on Agriculture: (a) in respect of agricultural
products specified in the Annexes to this decision, and (b) not in excess of the budgetary outlay and
quantity commitment levels specified in the Annexes to this decision». The exceptional circumstances
under which the WTO granted the waiver remain unchanged.
In accordance with paragraph 3 of the waiver Decision, Hungary herewith provides a report
on the use that has been made of the waiver. This report covers the calendar year 1997. Hungary has
met the terms and conditions attached to the wa iver. For the sake of transparency preliminary
utilization rates for the first half of 1998 are also indicated.
                                                     
1 WT/L/238.WT/L/290
Page 2ANNEX A1
Export Subsidies
Reporting Period: 1997
Quantity Commitments
Description of products Calendar/marketing
year beginning …Subsidized exports Annual commitments levels
Quantity Quantity (to)
1997 to
Wheat 111,316 2,756,421
Corn 25,225 533,165
Other cereals 0 35,897
Oil-seeds 0 81000
Sunflower oil 0 166,000
Sugar 0 99,000
Dairy products 4,937 15,270
Beef 47,614 95,000
Pig 124,639 142,000
Sheep 14,711 29,000
Poultry 110,049 126,000
Other animals and animal products 12,968 19,320Fruits 155,218 352,634
Vegetables 353,608 370,869
Wine, beverages 196,083 463,000
Other products 455 36,021WT/L/290
Page 3ANNEX A1
Export Subsidies
Reporting Period:  1 January - 30 June 1998
Quantity Commitments
Description of products Calendar/marketing
year beginning …Subsidized exports Annual commitments levels
Quantity Quantity (to)
1 January - 30 June 1998 to
Wheat 235,614 2,648,628
Corn 3,444 512,315
Other cereals - 34,493
Oil-seeds - 77,000
Sunflower oil - 159,000
Sugar - 76,000
Dairy products 1,103 14,673
Beef 7,805 91,000
Pig 57,276 137,000
Sheep - 28,000
Poultry 39,695 121,000
Other animals and animal products 913 18,565Fruits 59,622 338,844
Vegetables 130,647 356,366
Wine, beverages 100,258 445,000
Other products 2,061 34,612WT/L/290
Page 4ANNEX A2
Export Subsidies
Reporting Period:  1997
Budgetary Outlay
Description of products Calendar/marketing
year beginning …Subsidized exports Annual commitments levels
Budgetary outlay Budgetary outlay
1997 1,000 HUF 1,000 HUF
Wheat 646,217 4,239,240
Corn 252,255 921,892
Other cereals 0 76,371
Oil-seeds 0 278,000
Sunflower oil 0 939,000
Sugar 0 191,000
Dairy products 101,683 769,339
Beef 1,382,452 2,595,000
Pig 6,496,474 7,527,037
Sheep 305,108 813,000
Poultry 5,272,451 6,792,553
Other animals and animal products 349,374 1,027,590Fruits 2,475,848 5,033,824
Vegetables 5,024,881 6,742,065
Wine, beverages 2,579,728 3,490,635
Other products 35,248 666,209WT/L/290
Page 5ANNEX A2
Export Subsidies
Reporting Period:  1 January – 30 June 1998
Budgetary Outlay
Description of products Calendar/marketing
year beginning …Subsidized exports Annual commitments levels
Budgetary outlay Budgetary outlay
1 January - 30 June 1998 1,000 HUF 1,000 HUF
Wheat 552,806 3,929,052
Corn 17,218 854,437
Other cereals - 70,783
Oil-seeds - 258,000
Sunflower oil - 870,000
Sugar - 177,000
Dairy products 160,472 713,046
Beef 284,827 2,405,000
Pig 2,853,572 6,976,278
Sheep - 754,000
Poultry 1,913,911 6,295,537
Other animals and animal products 18,265 952,400Fruits 810,423 4,665,496
Vegetables 1,788,509 6,248,744
Wine, beverages 1,116,001 3,235,223
Other products 132,788 617,462WT/L/290
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ANNEX C
Export Subsidies
Reporting Period:  1 January – 30 June 1998
Volume Ceilings
Description HS    Tons Tons
1998. I.-VI.
Wheat 1001 2,745,900 212,156
1101 286,900
1103 27,500
1108 1,000
1902 43,700 23,457
1905 6,500
2302 700
Corn 1005 530,000 3,444
1102 1,200
1103 27,500
1108 1,000
Other cereals 1002 5,400
1003 1,700
1004 300
1007 2,500
1008 29,600
1102 1,200
1901 100
1904 100
2308 100
Oil  seeds 1204 700
1205 9,600
1206 81,000
1207 9,000
Sunflower oil 1512 166,000
Sugar 1701 99,000
1702 500
1806 100
2106 4,000
Dairy products 0401 1,900
0402 4,300 461
0404 200
0405 2,700 195
0406 11,100 447WT/L/290
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Description HS    Tons Tons
1998. I.-VI.
Beef 0102 63,000
0201 32,000 2,900
0202 3,400 1,162
0206 100
0210 12,000
0511 100
1602 38,000 3,742
Pig 0103 39,000 685
0203 103,000 35,068
0206 100
0209 100
0210 12,000 1,940
0504 100
1602 38,000 2,428
Sheep 0104 26,000
0204 3,000
5101 4,900
Poultry 0105 1,200
0207 126,000 38,897
0407 2,800
0408 100
1602 38,000 798
Other animals and animal products 0101 100
0104 26,000
0106 100
0208 9,000 913
0210 12,000
0409 9,750
0511 100
Fruits 0807 49,500
0812 4,300
0813 4,500
2009 220,800 48,330
Vegetables 0705 300
0706 7,000
0707 15,700
0708 100
0709 33,400 1,207
0711 700
0712 6,700 1,211
0713 53,600
0904 5,000
2006 100WT/L/290
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Description HS    Tons Tons
1998. I.-VI.
 2103* 5,700 5,598
Wine, beverages 2201 100
2202 110,000 77,113
2203 13,800
2204 463,000 23,145
2205 400
2207 4,200
2208 4,300
Other products 0601 200
0602 4,900
0603 500
0604 300
0904 5,000 2,027
0909 2,600
0910 400
1209 5,000
1211 2,100
1212 100
1214 300
1403 1,900
1506 10,800
1521 200
2102 100
2103 5,700
2104 3,000 34
2105 100
2106 4,000
2309 900
*The export subsidization of this product was suspended by virtue of Decree 47/1998 (VI.16) FM-PM-IKIM.
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