WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/CHE/25
25 March 2002
(02-1514)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  French
NOTIFICATION
The Secretariat received the following notification concerning export subsidy commitments
(Tables ES:1 to ES:3 ) for the calendar years 1999  and 2000  from the delegation of Switzerland  on
14 March 2002.G/AG/N/CHE/25
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Calendar year 1999 Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) Outlay
(millions of SwF)Quantity
(tonnes)Quantity
(tonnes)Outlay
(millions of SwF)
(from Section II
of Part IV)Quantity
(tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
DAIRY PRODUCTS 1999 266.3 73,6601cf. ES:3 310.5 64,915
ex 0401.30 0406.100402.10 0406.20ex 0402.21 0406.30ex 0402.29 ex 0406.40
0403.10 0406.90
ex 0403.90
CATTLE FOR BREEDING AND
HORSES1999 0.9 601
(units)26.6 12,306
(units)
0101.11 0103.10
ex 0101.19 ex 0103.91ex 0101.20 ex 0103.920102.10 ex 0104.10
ex 0102.90 ex 0104.20
FRUIT
21999 37.9318,663319.1 10,110
0808.10 2008.60
ex 0808.20 ex 2008.990809.20 2009.70ex 0811.90 ex 2009.80
0812.10 ex 2009.90
0813.30 ex 2206.00ex 0813.40 ex 2209.00ex 0813.50 ex 2308.90
ex 2007.99 2008.40G/AG/N/CHE/25
Page 3Description of products Calendar year 1999 Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) Outlay
(millions of SwF)Quantity
(tonnes)Quantity
(tonnes)Outlay
(millions of SwF)
(from Section II
of Part IV)Quantity
(tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
POTATOES 1999 1.3 6,577 2.7 8,997
0701.10 ex 2001.900701.90 2004.100712.10 ex 2004.90
ex 1105.10 2005.20
ex 1105.20 ex 2005.90
PROCESSED PRODUCTS1999 129.5
4125.7
Eligible for export drawbacks:  processed products falling w ithin Chapters 15 to 22 of the Customs Tariff containing:
Milk and dairy products: Preserved eggs: Flour and other milled products: Oils and fats for human
consumption:Sugar and molasses:
ex 0401.20 ex 0401.30
ex 0402.10 ex 0402.21ex 0402.21 ex 0402.91
ex 0402.99 ex 0405.00ex 0408.11
ex 0408.19ex 0408.91
ex 0408.99ex  1101.00 ex  1102.10
ex  1102.90 ex  1103.11ex  1103.19 ex  1104.19
ex  1104.29 ex  1104.30ex 1501 ex 1502
ex 1503 ex 1504ex 1506 ex 1507
ex 1508 ex 1509
ex 1510 ex 1511ex 1512 ex 1513ex 1514 ex 1515
ex 1516ex 1701
ex 1702
1703
Notes:
1. In accordance with notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph 1), the flexibility used in 1999 was 8,745 tonnes, c orresponding to previously unused quantities.
2. Switzerland, in accordance with the footnote to Part IV, Section II, of Schedule LIX Switzerland-Liechtenstein, reserves the right to take such fluctuations into account when
implementing its commitments with regard to fruit with multi-year production cycles.
3. In accordance with notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph 1), the flexibility used in 1999 was 18.8 million Sw F, corresponding to previously unused outlays, and
8,553 tonnes, corresponding to previously unused quantities.
4. In accordance with notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph 1), the flexibility used in 1999 was 4.4 million SwF , corresponding to previously unused outlays.G/AG/N/CHE/25
Page 4Supporting Table  ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Direct export
subsidies
(millions of
SwF)Sales of
stock
(millions of
SwF)Producer-
financed
subsidies
(millions of
SwF)Cost-reduction
measures
(millions of SwF)Internal transport
subsidies
(millions of SwF)Total
product-
specific
export
subsidies
(millions of
SwF)Quantity of
subsidized
exports
(tonnes)Data source
12 3 4 5 6 7 89
Dairy products 266.3 266.3 73,660 OFAG
Cattle for breeding and
horses0.9 0.9 601
(units)OFAG
Fruit 33.8 2.7 1.4 37.9 18,663 OFAG
Potatoes 1.3 1.3 6,577 OFAG
Processed products 129.5 129.5 - DGD
Key: DGD: Direction générale des douane s (Directorate-General of Customs)
OFAG: Office fédéral de l'agriculture (Federal Office of Agriculture)G/AG/N/CHE/25
Page 5Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year 1999 Quantity of total exports
12 3
Dairy products 99,013 tonnes
Cattle for breeding and horses 1,336 units
Fruit 67,262 tonnes
Potatoes 7,610 tonnesG/AG/N/CHE/25
Page 6Table ES:3
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1999
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Volume of Food Aid
Description of products Calendar year 1999 Quantity of food aid to all destinations*
(tonnes)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour (in wheat equivalent) ** 9,278
Coarse grains ** 12,308
Rice ** 8,169
Skimmed milk powder with added vitamins and sugar 1,269
Cheese (processed) 420
Other dairy products 872
Meat 1,287
Key: * Actual quantities in tonnes
** Including triangular transactions from developing country to developing countryG/AG/N/CHE/25
Page 7Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2000
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Calendar year 2000 Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) Outlay
(in millions of
SwF)Quantity
(tonnes)Quantity
(tonnes)Outlay
(in millions of
SwF)
(from Section II
of Part IV)Quantity
(tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
DAIRY PRODUCTS 2000 184.5 61,690 cf. ES:3 284.0 62,161
ex 0401.30 0402.10ex 0402.21 ex 0402.290403.10 ex 0403.900406.10 0406.20
0406.30 ex 0406.40
0406.90
CATTLE FOR BREEDING AND
HORSES2000 2.8 1,405
(units)22.4 11,303
(units)
0101.11 ex 0101.19
ex 0101.20 0102.10ex 0102.90 0103.10ex 0103.91 ex 0103.92
ex 0104.10 ex 0104.20
FRUIT
12000 17.6 9,420 17.6 9,690
0808.10 ex 0808.20
0809.20 ex 0811.900812.10 0813.30
ex 0813.40 ex 0813.50
ex 2007.99 2008.402008.60 ex 2008.992009.70 ex 2009.80ex 2009.90 ex 2206.00
ex 2209.00 ex 2308.90G/AG/N/CHE/25
Page 8Description of products Calendar year 2000 Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) Outlay
(in millions of
SwF)Quantity
(tonnes)Quantity
(tonnes)Outlay
(in millions of
SwF)
(from Section II
of Part IV)Quantity
(tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
POTATOES 2000 1.6 6,853 2.4 8,624
0701.10 0701.900712.10 ex 1105.10ex 1105.20 ex 2001.90
2004.10 ex 2004.90
2005.20 ex 2005.90
PROCESSED PRODUCTS 2000 111.8 114.9
Eligible for export drawbacks:  processed products falling w ithin Chapters 15 to 22 of the Customs Tariff containing:
Milk and dairy products: Preserved eggs: Flour and other milled products: Oils and fats for human
consumption:Sugar and molasses:
ex 0401.20 ex 0401.30
ex 0402.10 ex 0402.21ex 0402.21 ex 0402.91
ex 0402.99 ex 0405.00ex 0408.11
ex 0408.19ex 0408.91
ex 0408.99ex  1101.00 ex  1102.10
ex  1102.90 ex  1103.11ex  1103.19 ex  1104.19
ex  1104.29ex 1501 ex 1502
ex 1503 ex 1504ex 1506 ex 1507
ex 1508 ex 1509
ex 1510 ex 1511ex 1512 ex 1513ex 1514 ex 1515
ex 1516ex 1701
ex 1702
1703
Notes:
1. Switzerland, in accordance with the footnote to Part IV, Section II, of Schedule LIX Switzerland-Liechtenstein, reserves the right to take such fluctuations into account when
implementing its commitments with regard to fruit with multi-year production cycles.G/AG/N/CHE/25
Page 9Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2000
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Direct export
subsidies
(millions of
SwF)Sales of
stock
(millions of
SwF)Producer-
financed
subsidies
(millions of
SwF)Cost-reduction
measures
(millions of SwF)Internal
transport
subsidies
(millions of
SwF)Total product-
specific
export
subsidies
(millions of
SwF)Quantity of
subsidized
exports
(tonnes)Data source
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Dairy products 184.5 184.6 61,690 OFAG
Cattle for breeding and
horses2.8 2.8 1,405
(units)OFAG
Fruit 14.2 1.5 1.9 17.6 9,420 OFAG
Potatoes 1.6 1.6 6,853 OFAG
Processed products 111.8 111.8 - DGD
Key: DGD: Direction générale des douane s (Directorate-General of Customs)
OFAG: Office fédéral de l'agriculture (Federal Office of Agriculture)G/AG/N/CHE/25
Page 10Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  SWITZERLAND-LIECHTENSTEIN
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2000
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year 2000 Quantity of total exports
12 3
Dairy products 68,590 tonnes
Cattle for breeding and horses 2,128 units
Fruit 68,951 tonnes
Potatoes 7,343 tonnesG/AG/N/CHE/25
Page 11Table ES:3
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Switzerland-Liechtenstein
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2000
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the Total Volume of Food Aid
Description of products Calendar year 2000 Quantity of food aid to all destinations*
(tonnes)
12 3
Wheat and wheat flour (in wheat equivalent) ** 14,063
Coarse grains ** 1,424
Rice ** 7,851
Vegetable oil ** 13,129
High protein products ** 3,521
Sugar** 1,769
Skimmed milk powder with added vitamins and sugar 744
Cheese (processed) 250
Other dairy products 777
Meat 0
Key: * Actual quantities in tonnes
** Including triangular transactions from developing country to developing country
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