RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/STR/Q1/SVN/5
13March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1014)
Original: English Working Party onState Trading Enterprises
Replies toQuestions Posed byAUSTRALIA1andNEW ZEALAND2
Concerning theArticle XVII Notification ofSLOVENIA3
Thefollowing communication, dated 10March 1997, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofSlovenia.
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REPLIES TOQUESTIONS FROM AUSTRALIA
1. WenotethattheAgency oftheRepublic forcommodity reserves (the'Agency ')"isauthorized
byGovernment Decree forduty-free tariff-quota imports ofwheat andsugar forstocking and
disposal bytheAgency". Could Slovenia explain thereasoning behind theintroduction ofa
tariff quota forsugar?
The"Agency" isauthorized totender imports ofwhite crystal andrawsugar tocover market
shortages inthecaseofwhite sugar andtoemploy domestic refining capacities inthecaseofrawsugar.
Thereasons fordutyandtax-free imports istoprovide supplies atthelowest possible costs.
2. Wenotethatactivities oftheAgency oftheRepublic ofSlovenia forcommodity reserves (the
'Agency ')werepreviously conducted byadivision intheMinistry ofEconomic Relations and
Development. Does theAgency issue import licences forwheat andsugar?
TheAgency doesnotissue licences forwheat andsugar oranyother commodity. Imports
areorganized through public tendering andaccording togenerally applicable tendering rules.
REPLIES TOQUESTIONS FROM NEW ZEALAND
1. Wewelcome thedetail provided bySlovenia ontheoperations oftheAgency oftheRepublic
ofSlovenia forCommodity Reserves. Inlight oftheworking definition ofstate trading
enterprises setoutintheUnderstanding onArticle XVII, canSlovenia confirm thatitwill
continue toprovide thelevelofdetail ithasontheAgency infuture notifications?
Slovenia confirms thatitwillcontinue toprovide anappropriate level ofdetail infuture
notifications concerning theAgency forCommodity Reserves.
1G/STR/Q1/SVN/6,2G/STR/Q1/SVN/2.
3G/STR/N/1/SVN.
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2. Weunderstand thatmilkandcream products mayalsobesubject toadministered prices, in
addition towheat andsugar. Could Slovenia clarify whether theresponsibility forpricesupport
todairy products restswiththeAgency aswell, orwithanother body?
Theresponsibility forprice support todairy products restswiththeMinistry ofAgriculture,
Forestry andFood.