WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/POL/50
27 June 2002
(02-3595)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning export subsidy commitments for 2001  (Tables ES:1
and ES:2 ) was received from the delegation of Poland  on 13 June 2002.
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During calendar year 2001, export subsidies were only applied to sugar, potato starch,
skimmed milk powder and rape.  Other products subject to reduction commitments, as shown inSection II of Part IV of Schedule LXV – Poland, received no export subsidies during the said period.G/AG/N/POL/50
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2001
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of product Calendar year beginning
1 January 2001Subsidized exports Food aid Annual commitment levels
Outlays*
US$Quantity
TonnesQuantity Outlays
Million US$Quantity
Tonnes
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Sugar Calendar year 13,604,718.24* 104,400 32 104,400
Potato starch Calendar year 3,199,394.22* 32,454 6.9 34,100
Skimmed milk powder Calendar year 4,698,209.53* 35,691.5 5.6 37,000Rape Calendar year 84,271.72* 5,300 12.9 341,500
*Calculated on the basis of the average annual exchange rate US$100 = 409.39 PLN (source:  National Bank of Poland exchange rat e)G/AG/N/POL/50
Page 3Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Poland
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2001
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity 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 6 789
Sugar 55,696,356 - - - 55,696,356 104,400 ARiMR**
Potato starch 13,098,000 - - - 13,098,000 32,454 ARR***
Powder milk 19,234,000 - - - 19,234,000 35,691.5 ARR***Rape 345,000 345,000 5,300 ARR***
* PLN – Polish new zloty.
** ARiMR – Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa (Agency of Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture).
*** ARR – Agencja Rynku Rolnego (Agriculture Market Agency).G/AG/N/POL/50
Page 4Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Poland
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 2001
Export subsidies: Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Calendar year 2001 Quantity of total exports
Tonnes
12 3
Animal husbandry products 73,054
Processed meat 46,549
Meat 101,494
Meat of the poultry 34,648
Powder milk 163,607
Casein 17,761
Sugar 295,806
Molasses 279,115
Spirit products 36,012
Frozen fruits and vegetables 473,003
Fresh fruits and vegetables 659,818
Processed fruits and vegetables 360,231
Potato starch and processed potatoes 158,996
Sowing material Data not available
Rape oil 32,012
Rape 292,481
Potatoes 49,460
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