WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/POL/11
2September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3517)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning export subsidy commitments for1996(Table ES:1and
therelevant Supporting Table) wasreceived from thedelegation ofPoland on21August 1997.
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POLAND
In1996,exportsubsideswereappliedonlyonsugar.Otherproductswithreductioncommitments
asshown inSection IIofPartIVoftheSchedule LXV -Poland received noexport subsidies during
thesaidperiod.G/AG/N/POL/11
Page2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Poland
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Export subsidies: budgetary outlay andquantity reduction commitments
Description of
productCalendar year
beginning
1January 1996Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays
US$Quantity
tonnesQuantity Outlays
million US$Quantity
tonnes
(from Section IIof
PartIV)(from Section IIof
PartIV)(from Section IIofPartIV)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sugar Calendar year 15,766,315.03** 143,000* - 44 122,900
* Inconformity withArticle 9paragraph 2(b)oftheAgreement onAgriculture, Poland hasused itsrights tocumulate theunused quantitative limit ofsubsidised
exports ofsugar fortheyear1995 andtheannual commitment level fortheyear1996.
** Calculated onthebasis oftheaverage annual exchange rateUS$100 =PLN 269.65 (source: National Bank ofPoland exchange rate)G/AG/N/POL/11
Page3Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Poland
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Export subsidies: outlay andquantity reduction commitments
.Description of
productsDirect export
subsidies
PLN*Sales of
stocksProducer
financed
subsidiesCost reduction
measuresInternal
transport
subsidiesTotal product
specific export
subsidies
PLN*Quantity of
subsidized
exports
tonnesData source
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sugar 42,513,868.48 - - - - 42,513,868.48 143,000 ARiMR**
* PLN -Polish newzloty.
** ARiMR -Agencja Restrukturyzacji iModernizacji Rolnictwa (Agency ofRestructure andModernization ofAgriculture).