RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IDA/INV/1/Add.2
27July1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2182)
Original: English International Dairy Agreement
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL
Reply toQuestionnaire 5Regarding Information
onDomestic Policies andTrade Measures
ROMANIA
1. Theavailable dataregarding production, exports, imports, consumption andstocks forthefirst
twoquarters of1993 arelimited duetothedifficulties indatacollection.
2. Regarding thetrademeasures, wewould liketopointoutthatduring thefirstandsecond quarter
of1993, duetotheshortage onthedomestic market, prohibitions ontheexport ofmilk (tariff
line040130) milkpowder (tariff line040221) andbutter (tariff line040500) were maintained until
8June1993. From thisdate,theprohibition wasmaintained onlyforbutter (tariff line040500), the
export oftheother above-mentioned products being liberalized.
3. Forthesamereasons, during thesecond quarter of1993, temporary customs duties exemptions
were applied -until29April 1993 -fortheimport ofmilkpowder, butter andcertain categories of
cheeses.
4. Starting with1May1993, subsidies attheconsumption levelformilk, milkpowder andbutter
were eliminated.
5. Thepricesformilkanddairyproductsarefreelyestablished.Inordertostimulatetheproduction
ofmilkanddairy products, aminimum price ofacquisition isguaranteed.
6. Fortheincrease ofmilkproduction theGovernment 'spolicy isdirected tothecontinuation
ofprivatization programme ofcattle farms andincreasing ofcows productivity, which during 1992
wasfarbelow theproductivity inWestern countries, namely 2,305 l/head against 4,000-5,000 l/head.