RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/STR/W/10
15March 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0941)
Original: English Working Party onState Trading Enterprises
QUESTIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES ONTHE ARTICLE XVII NOTIFICATIONS
OFAUSTRALIA1,CANADA2,COLOMBIA3,CYPRUS4,THE CZECH REPUBLIC5,
INDIA6,INDONESIA7,JAPAN8,KOREA9,MAURITIUS10,NEW ZEALAND11,
PERU12,PHILIPPINES13,THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC14,SWITZERLAND15,
THAILAND16,TURKEY17,URUGUAY18
Thefollowing communication dated 6March 1996, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission oftheUnited States.
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AUSTRALIA
1. WenotethatAustralia didnotprovide detailed information onDescription oftheFunctioning
oftheStateTrading Enterprises, under part3ofthe1960Questionnaire, inparticular regarding
howexport prices weredetermined. Could Australia elaborate onthefollowing statements:
a. Australian Wheat Board :"The AWB retains itscontrol overwheat exports, andin
thisregard itsmainobjective istomaximize thenetreturns toAustralian wheat growers
whosellpoolreturn wheat totheAWB bysecuring, developing, andmaintaining
markets forwheat andwheat products andbyminimizing costsasfarasispracticable."
Could Australia explain howtheexport priceforanyindividual saleandthepoolreturns
toproducers aredetermined andhowthese prices relate todomestic prices?
b. Other areas ofinterest notaddressed intheAustralian submission include identifying
long-term agreements andfinancing mechanisms astheyrelate totheAustralian Wheat
Board.
Could Australia provide thisinformation?
c. Wool International :"Export prices forAustralian wool(including woolsoldbyWool
International) reflect supply anddemand. Most Australian wool issoldthrough the
openauction system. However, Wool International isendeavouring tosellforward
byprivate treaty mostofthewoolitisrequired tosellunder thefixed schedule. This
minimizes uncertainty inthemarket byallowing current sales totakeplace inthe
knowledge thatstockpile wool hasalready beensoldfortheperiod."
1G/STR/N/1/AUS,2G/STR/N/1/CAN,3G/STR/N/1/COL,4G/STR/N/1/CYP,5G/STR/N/1/CZE,
6G/STR/N/1/IND,7G/STR/N/1/IDN,8G/STR/N/1/JPN,9G/STR/N/1/KOR,10G/STR/N/1/MUS,
11G/STR/N/1/NZL,12G/STR/N/1/PER,13G/STR/N/1/PHL,14G/STR/N/1/SVK,15G/STR/N/1/CHE,
16G/STR/N/1/THA,17G/STR/N/1/TUR,18G/STR/N/1/URY.G/STR/W/10
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Could Australia explain howtheauctioning system works andhowprices forother
salesareset,andhowthese prices relate todomestic prices?
d. Queensland Sugar Corporation :"Asapproximately 80percentofproduct isexported,
theAustraliansugarindustryhassoughttosecuremarketoutletsandsomepricestability
through thenegotiation oflong-term bilateral contracts withcountries. Other export
salesaremade onthebasis ofworld freemarket prices."
Could Australia explain howprices aredetermined inthelong-term bilateral contracts
andhowprices forother salesaredetermined, andhowtheseprices relate todomestic
prices?
e. Australian Horticultural Corporation ."Attherequest oftheindustries concerned the
Australian Horticultural Corporation currently usesitsexport control powers togrant
andreview licences forexport andtodetermine theconditions under which suchexports
ofapples, pears, citrus andnashi willbepermitted".
Could Australia explain whatcriteria areusedtogrant export licenses?
2. Australian Dairy Corporation
Weunderstand thattheAustralian Dairy Corporation alsoadministers theDairy Produce Market
Support Fund, anexport subsidy scheme fordairy products.
Does thisprogramme stillexist, andifso,could Australia provide information onhowthe
Australian Dairy Corporation operates thisprogramme?
3. Australian Dried Fruits Board
Weunderstand thattheAustralian Dried Fruits Board alsousedfunds received from export
charges andproducer levies forexport market promotion.
Could Australia provide information onhowtheAustralian Dried Fruits Board operates this
programme?
CANADA
1. WenotethatCanada didnotinclude theOntario Wheat Producers initsArticle XVII
notification. Weunderstand thatthisentity enjoys "special orexclusive rights orprivileges"
inthemeaning oftheUnderstanding ontheInterpretation ofArticle XVII oftheGATT 1994.
Could Canada explain whythisentity wasnotincluded inthenotification?
2. Canada reported under Description oftheFunctioning oftheEnterprise, part3ofthe1960
Questionnaire, thattheCanadian Dairy Commission (CDC) "...determined thatimports were
necessary torelieve atemporary market shortage".
Could Canada explain howtheCDC makes thisdetermination, aswellaswhatcriteria ituses
foradvising theGovernment ofCanada ondomestic requirements forindustrial milkandcream?G/STR/W/10
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3. Canada reported under Description oftheFunctioning oftheEnterprise, part3ofthe1960
Questionnaire,thattheProvincialLiquorControlAuthorities"...purchaseorpermitthepurchase
ofalcoholic beverages inlinewithmarket needs asrelated tosuchcommercial considerations
asprice, quality, availability, marketability, transportation andother conditions ofpurchase
orsale".
Could Canada explain howtheLiquor Control Authorities make these determinations?
4. Canada reported under Description oftheFunctioning oftheEnterprise, question 3ofthe1960
Questionnaire, that"...theCDC alsosellsskimmilkandwhole milkpowders andevaporated
milkdirectly toexport markets".
Could Canada report iftheCDC exports cheese?
5. Weunderstand thatCanada hasinstituted anewOptional Export Programme fordairy.
Could Canada provide information ontheoperations oftheprogramme, suchashowpermits
areallocated andhowprices aredetermined?
6. Weunderstand thatCanada hasinstituted anewsystem of"special classes" fordairy products.
CouldCanadapleaseprovideinformationonhowtheCDCoperatestheprogramme,inparticular
thevolume andmethod forallocating special class permits, andthevolume andprice for
products exported under thevarious sub-classes?
7. Canada reported under Description oftheFunctioning oftheEnterprise, part3ofthe1960
Questionnaire, thattheCanadian Wheat Board "...makes salesofwheat andbarley forexport
inlinewithmarket needs asrelated tosuchcommercial considerations asprice, quality,
availability, marketability, transportation andother conditions ofpurchase orsale".
Could Canada explain hownon-commercial considerations thatarenotavailable tonon-state
trading enterprises, suchasability tosetprices forproducers, effects prices received bythe
Canadian Wheat Board forexports?
COLOMBIA
1. Colombia reported under Description oftheFunctioning oftheEnterprise, part3ofthe1960
Questionnaire, that:
"Individual traders mayengage inexport andimport activities afterconcluding acontractual
agreement withtheDepartment concerned. Theagreement includes clauses concerning the
termofvalidity andthequantity ofspirits thatmaybedistributed, aswellastheDepartment 's
percentage share ofthesaleprice ofproducts".
Could Colombia explain thecriteria usedtodetermine ifaprivate importer mayengage in
trade?
2. Could Colombia report onthevalue oftradeengaged bythestatetrading enterprises, thelevel
oftradebyprivate enterprises, andtherelation ofdomestic, export, import andproducer prices?G/STR/W/10
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CYPRUS
Could Cyprus elaborate onitsstatements under Description oftheFunctioning oftheState
Trading Enterprises, part3ofthe1960 Questionnaire, including thefollowing elements:
1. Import andExport Quantities :"Cyprus Grain Corporation: ...Thecriteria usedfordetermining
thequantities tobeimported aretheneeds forlocalconsumption".
"Cyprus Olive Products Marketing Board: ...TheBoard authorizes private traders toimport
orexport olive products depending onthevolume andquality oflocalproduction. There is
nocompetition between private traders andtheboard".
Could Cyprus explain inmore detail howitdetermines theneedforimports andexports?
2. Export Prices: "Cyprus Potato Marketing Board: ...Export prices ofpotatoes aredetermined
bysupply anddemand oftheimporting country".
"Cyprus Carrot andBeetroot Marketing Board: ...Export prices ofcarrots andbeetroot are
determined bysupply anddemand intheimporting country".
Could Cyprus explain inmore detail howitdetermines export prices, howtheyrelate toprices
paidtoproducers, andhowtherelate todomestic prices?
CZECH REPUBLIC
Weunderstand thattheState Fund forMarket Regulation (SFMR) hasbroad authority to
influence agricultural policy intheCzech Republic. Could theCzech Republic elaborate on
itsstatements inthefollowing areas under Description oftheFunctioning oftheStateTrading
Enterprises, part3ofthe1960 Questionnaire:
1. "The selection ofproducts tobesubject oftheSFMR operation andthedecision onmarket
intervention arebased onshort-term forecasts ofproduct andconsumption andareimplemented
inanticipation ofthemarket disturbance. Themarket isregulated bytheSFMR through
intervention salesandpurchases andthrough subsidized exports. Intervention purchases and
storage ofpurchased goods areprocured bythedomestic economic operators (entities, agents)
selected intenders."
Could theCzech Republic provide more information onhowdecisions aremade tointervene
inthemarket, howquantities subject tointervention aredetermined, howtheguaranteed price
isdetermined, andhowthetender process operates?
2. "Onthebasis oftender theeconomic operators areselected toeffect purchase onguaranteed
pricesfromthedomesticproducersandexporttransactionsofsubsidizedgoods.SFMRprovides
themonitoring ofproducts subsidized forexports."
Could theCzech Republic provide more information onthedetermination ofhowsubsidy and
export levels aredetermined, andhowsubsidy levels relate todomestic prices?G/STR/W/10
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INDIA
1. WenotethatIndia didnotprovide detailed information under Description oftheFunctioning
oftheStateTrading Enterprises, part3ofthe1960Questionnaire. Could India elaborate on
thefollowing statements:
a. "Export andImport tradeincanalized goods issubstantially reserved forthedesignated
agencies. However, theGovernment maygrant licenses toprivate parties toimport
orexport anyofthese canalized goods."
Could India provide more information ontheshares oftrade taken bystatetrading
enterprises andprivate firms? Could India provide more information onthecriteria
usedfordeciding when toallow private trade?
b. "Inthecaseoffertilizers, crude oilandpetroleum products, availability offoreign
exchange isthemajor consideration indeciding thequantum ofimports. Import of
cereals andedible oilsisundertaken ontheadvice ofGovernment fromtimetotime.
Government isguided byanumber offactors including thebalance ofpayments and
domestic production andprices situation".
Could India provide more information onhowthedecision toimport ismade bythe
Government "from timetotime", particularly inlightofIndia'sfavourable balance
ofpayments situation?
2. CouldIndiaclarifythesituationregardingoilseedimports?Aretheysubjecttomonopolyimport
control bytheHindustan Vegetable OilsCorporation, import control byadifferent statetrading
enterprise, orsome other arrangement?
3. India briefly mentions theFood Corporation ofIndia intheannex, butdoesnotexplain its
functions. Could India provide more information onthefunctioning oftheFood
Corporation ofIndia?
4. Ingeneral, India provided abroad summary statement oftheReason andPurpose foritsstate
trading enterprises andacursory Description oftheFunctions ofthestatetrading enterprises.
Could Indiaprovide specific answers tothequestions onreason orpurpose forthestatetrading
enterprises included inthenotification?
INDONESIA
1. WenotethatIndonesia didnotinclude theIndonesia Plywood Producers Association inits
Article XVII notification .Weunderstand thatthisentity enjoys "special orexclusive rights
orprivileges" inthemeaning oftheUnderstanding ontheInterpretation ofArticle XVII of
theGATT 1994, inparticular thatithastheauthority toadminister export licenses.
Could Indonesia explain whythisentity wasnotincluded inthenotification?
2. Under Reason ofPurpose fortheStateTrading Enterprise, part2ofthe1960 Questionnaire,
Indonesia reported thatBadan Urusan Logistik (BULOG) principally deals withrice,sugar,
wheat/flour, soybean andgarlic. Weunderstand thatBULOG alsohasmonopoly import
authority forcereal by-products andother cereals suchasbarley, oats,ryeandsorghum.G/STR/W/10
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Could Indonesia clarify thissituation?
3. Under Description oftheFunctioning oftheStateEnterprise, part3ofthe1960Questionnaire,
Indonesianotesthatits"operationsarenotconductedonaprofitbasisbutareaimedatstabilizing
thesupply andtheprice ofbasic foodcommodities onthedomestic market".
CouldIndonesiadescribethecriteriaestablishedforwholesalersandretailerstopurchaseimports
from BULOG onproducts where BULOG hasmonopoly importer privileges?
4. Weunderstand thatotherstatetrading enterprises holdexclusive licenses forcertain agricultural
products andforprocessed foods andbeverages, including milkandcream, powdered milk,
butter andcheese.
Could Indonesia clarify thissituation?
JAPAN
1. Wewould appreciate further information onprivate trade inwheat under Description ofthe
Functioning oftheStateTrading Enterprise, part3ofthe1960 Questionnaire. Specifically:
a. Isthere anyprivate trade inwheat?
b. What arethecriteria forengaging intrade atduties lower thantheout-of-quota tariff?
c. What istheFood Agency 'sroleinthese imports?
2. WenotethatJapan didnotinclude sugar initsArticle XVII notification. Weunderstand that
rawsugar imports arecontrolled bytheJapan RawSilkandSugar Price Stabilization Agency
(notified under Section GofJapan'ssubmission totheworking group).
Could Japan clarify thesituation regarding rawsugar imports?
KOREA
1. WenotethatKorea didnotinclude theKorean Tobacco Monopoly initsArticle XVII
notification. Weunderstand thatthisentity enjoys "special orexclusive rights orprivileges"
inthemeaning oftheUnderstanding ontheInterpretation ofArticle XVII oftheGATT 1994.
Could Korea explain whythisentity wasnotincluded inthenotification?
2. Could Korea elaborate ontheDescription oftheFunctioning oftheAgro-Fisheries Marketing
Corporation (AFMC) under part3ofthe1960Questionnaire? Specifically, could Korea explain
howwholesalers andretailers maypurchase imported products fromAFMC, suchassoybeans,
andcould Korea report onhowdomestic prices compare toimported prices?
3. WenotethatKorea reported product coverage under general headings (e.g."rice") except for
commodities under thecontrol oftheAFMC, butweunderstand thatawiderange ofproducts
areincluded under thecontrol ofthestatetrading enterprises (e.g.allricecontaining products).G/STR/W/10
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Could Korea provide more detailed information onthecoverage ofproducts subject tocontrol
bystatetrading enterprises?
4. Under Description oftheFunctioning oftheState Trading Enterprise, part3ofthe1960
Questionnaire, Korea states that"private traders canalsoparticipate intheimportation ofpart
ofthetariff quotas" forbarley, soybeans, natural honey, oranges andrawsilk.
Could Korea explain thecriteria usedtodetermine ifprivate traders canparticipate anddescribe
anyrules thatapply totheirimport andresale procedures andprices?
5. WenotethatKorea didnotinclude theKorean Sugar Manufacturers Association inits
Article XVII notification. Weunderstand thatthisassociation hastheauthority tolimitthe
number ofrefineries thatcanimport rawsugar fordomestic use,andthatcurrently thisnumber
islimited tothree refineries. Itappears thatthisentity enjoys "special orexclusive rights or
privileges" inthemeaning oftheUnderstanding ontheInterpretation ofArticle XVII ofthe
GATT 1994.
Could Korea explain whythisentity wasnotincluded inthenotification?
6. WenoteinKorea 'ssubmission thattheCheju Citrus Coop wasassigned theauthority to
administer thetariff-rate quota forcitrus. Weunderstand thatsimilar arrangements maybe
inplace forother products covered bytariff-rate quotas, including corn, rice,poultry, beef
andfrozen pork.
Could Korea provide information onother organizations thataregiven special orexclusive
privileges inadministering tariff-rate quotas?
MAURITIUS
1. Could Mauritius specify theReason orPurpose fortheStateTrading Enterprise engaging in
trade ofwheat flour, asrequested under part2ofthe1960 Questionnaire?
2. Could Mauritius provide statistical breakdowns oftrade bystatetrading enterprises andby
private entities?
NEW ZEALAND
1. Under Description andFunctioning oftheState Trading Enterprise, part3ofthe1960
Questionnaire, New Zealand included thefollowing description ofthefunctions ofthe
NewZealand Dairy Board:
"Asageneral observation, theBoard doesnotenter intolong-term contracts. However, it
isprepared tomake long-term commitments tocertain markets through establishing subsidiary
andjointventure marketing agencies inthemarket place."
Could NewZealand provide moreinformation onthesubsidiary andjointventure arrangements
andexplain howthese relationships haveaffected trade?G/STR/W/10
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2. Under Description andFunctioning oftheState Trading Enterprise, part3ofthe1960
Questionnaire, New Zealand included thefollowing description ofthefunctions ofthe
NewZealand Apple andPearMarketing Board:
"TheBoard hasthelegalresponsibility forallexports offreshapples andpears, anditgenerally
exports thefruititself. However, alternative traders canapply forconsent from theBoard
toexport fresh apples andpears. TheBoard mustpublish theguidelines which itwillusein
assessing suchapplications, andifitrefuses anapplication itmustprovide reasons inwriting."
Could NewZealand explain thecriteria usedbytheBoard forapproving anapplication by
another entity toengage intrade?
3. Under Description andFunctioning oftheState Trading Enterprise, part3ofthe1960
Questionnaire, New Zealand include thefollowing description ofthefunctions ofthe
NewZealand HopMarketing Board:
"Export prices aredetermined bytheHopMarketing Board."
Wenotethatthisistypical ofthetypeofinformation provided byNewZealand onexports
thataredetermined bythemarketing boards. Could NewZealand provide more information
onhowtheboards determine prices, andhowtheseprices compare toprices paidtoproducers
anddomestic prices?
PERU
WenotethatPerudidnotinclude twogovernment-owned entities involved incotton marketing,
theEmpresa Nacional deComercializacion deInsumos andtheJunta Nacional deAlgodon,
initsArticle XVII notification. Weunderstand thatthese entities enjoy "special orexclusive
rights orprivileges" inthemeaning oftheUnderstanding ontheInterpretation ofArticle XVII
oftheGATT 1994.
Could Peruexplain whythese entities were notincluded inthenotification?
PHILIPPINES
WenotethatthePhilippines didnotprovide detailed information onDescription ofthe
Functioning oftheState Trading Enterprises, asrequested under part3ofthe1960
Questionnaire. Could thePhilippines elaborate beyond statements suchas:
1. "Private traders areallowed toexport andimport (except forrice) depending onthe
supply-demand situation inthecountry."
a. Could thePhilippines explain thecriteria usedbytheNational Food Authority (NFA)
indetermining when toallow private trade, therelationship between private traders
andtheNFA (including forrice), andreport iflong-term contracts areentered into
bytheNFA?
b. Could thePhilippines explain thecriteria usedbytheNFA indetermining when to
import rice?G/STR/W/10
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2. "Sell riceataprice within reach ofthegeneral population."
Could thePhilippines explain thecriteria usedbytheNFA indetermining prices?
3. "Handle thestocking ofother basic commodities asnecessary."
Could thePhilippines provide alistofcommodities statutorily eligible andalistofcommodities
handled intherecent past,other thanriceandcorn?
4. "Export prices areprimarily based onworld market prices."
a. Could thePhilippines explain howtheexport price forindividual salesandtheprices
paidtoproducers aredetermined, andhowthese prices relate todomestic prices?
b. Howareexportpricesdeterminedinthecaseofrepaymentofgovernment-to-government
commodity loans?
5. Thestatistical information provided bythePhilippines didnotinclude abreakdown between
private trade andNFA trade inrice.
Could thePhilippines provide thisinformation?
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
1. Weunderstand thattheState Fund forMarket Regulation (SFMR) hasbroad authority to
influence agricultural policy intheSlovak Republic. HastheSlovak Republic provided amore
elaborate description ofitsfunctions inanother notification totheWTO, suchastheoneto
theCommittee onAgriculture?
2. Could theSlovak Republic elaborate onitsfollowing statements under Description ofthe
Functioning oftheState Trading Enterprises, part3ofthe1960 Questionnaire:
"Regulation ofmarket through subsidized exports. TheSFMR Council decides onthe
commodity subject toregulation, onitsquantity, ontheguaranteed (minimum reference) price
onwhich thegoods arepurchased from theproducers andonthelevel ofsubsidy granted.
Onthebasis oftender theeconomic operators areselected toeffect purchase onguaranteed
pricesfromthedomesticproducersandexporttransactionsofsubsidizedgoods.SFMRprovides
themonitoring ofproducts subsidized forexports."
Could theSlovak Republic provide more information onthedetermination ofhowsubsidy
andexport levels aredetermined, andhowsubsidy levels relate todomestic prices?
SWITZERLAND
1. Switzerland reported under Description oftheFunctioning oftheEnterprise, part3ofthe
1960 Questionnaire, that:
"Inaddition, BUTYRA holds themonopoly forimports ofbutter within atariff-quota ...
BUTYRA, which purchases abroad totheextent necessary tomeetdomestic requirements.G/STR/W/10
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BUTYRA isobligated todispose oftheimported butter atprices adapted tothewholesale price
ofdomestic butter asfixed bytheFederal Council."
Could Switzerland explain thecriteria forimporting products, theprocedures usedforimporting
butter, andhowimport prices relate todomestic prices?
2. Switzerland reported under Description oftheFunctioning oftheEnterprise, part3ofthe
1960 Questionnaire, that:
"Pursuant toArticle 35,thirdindent oftheWheat Law, ifdomestic bread flourisoverpriced,
theFederal Office ofAgriculture willensure thesupply offlouratafairprice byimporting
bread flour, onitsownaccount, orbyauthorizing theimportation ofbread flouratareduced
rateofduty."
CouldSwitzerlandexplainthecriteriafordeterminingifbreadflourisoverpricedinSwitzerland,
andhowthedetermination ismade whether toallow private firms toengage intrade?
3. WenoteintheStatistical Annex thatSwitzerland didnotdifferentiate between private trade
andtrade bystateenterprises.
Could Switzerland provide thisinformation?
4. WenoteintheStatistical Annex thatSwitzerland exported wheat flouranddurum wheat meal.
Were these exports undertaken bytheFederal Office ofAgriculture under theauthority of
theWheat Law?
THAILAND
WenotethatThailand reported thatthe"Thailand Tobacco Monopoly isauthorized tobethe
soleimporter oftobacco which isusedforproducing cigarettes inThailand", butThailand
didnotreport onimport activity oftheThailand Tobacco Monopoly.
Could Thailand report onthequantity ofimports bytheThailand Tobacco Monopoly, and
report onhowtheimported prices relate todomestic prices?
TURKEY
1. WenotethatTurkey didnotinclude anumber ofStateEconomic Enterprises initsArticle XVII
notification, suchasTurkish Sugar Factories, TeaIndustry Corporation, Turkish Agricultural
Supply Corporation andtheMeat andFishOrganization. Weunderstand thatthese entities
enjoy "special orexclusive rights orprivileges" inthemeaning oftheUnderstanding onthe
Interpretation ofArticle XVII oftheGATT 1994.
Could Turkey explain whythese entities were notincluded inthenotification?
2. WenotethatTurkey didnotinclude tobacco under itsnotification ofTEKEL initsArticle XVII
notification. weunderstand thatthisentity enjoys "special orexclusive rights orprivileges"
fortobacco inthemeaning oftheUnderstanding ontheInterpretation ofArticle XVII ofthe
GATT 1994.G/STR/W/10
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Could Turkey explain whythisproduct wasnotincluded inthenotification?
3. WenotethatfortheTurkish Grain Board, Turkey didnotprovide anyspecific information
under Description oftheFunctioning oftheState Trading Enterprise, part3ofthe
1960 Questionnaire. Turkey made thefollowing report initsnotification:
"Turkish SoilProduct Office (Turkish Grain Board) wasestablished in1938withstatecapital
toadminister purchases forwheat, coarse grains andothercommodities under itsresponsibility;
tosellthese commodities ondomestic markets andwhen authorized bytheGovernment to
augment domestic supplies withimports andtoexport surpluses. TheOffice isexcepted from
theMass Housing Fund Levy initsimports ofthegoods listed above inSection I:Aaccording
tocurrent Import Regime."
a. Could Turkey report onthespecific activities usedbytheTurkish Grain Board, such
asthemechanisms theTurkish Grain Board usestomake purchases (both domestic
andimports), whatitspurchasing criteria are,andhowprices forimported products
compare todomestic prices?
b. Inaddition, could Turkey report ontherelation oftheTurkish Grain Board withprivate
traders?
URUGUAY
1. WenotethatUruguay didnotinclude theNational Office forTrade andBasic Foods inits
Article XVII notification. Weunderstand thatthisentity ischarged withimporting yerba mate
andsunflower oil.Weunderstand thatthisentity enjoys "special orexclusive rights or
privileges" inthemeaning oftheUnderstanding ontheInterpretation ofArticle XVII ofthe
GATT 1994.
Could Uruguay explain whythese entities were notincluded inthenotification?
2. WenotethatUruguay didnotinclude anyinformation ontheactivities oftheAdministration
Nacional deCombustibles, Alcohol, yPortland (ANCAP) asrelates tosugar initsArticle XVII
notification. Weunderstand thatANCAP isalsoinvolved intheproduction andsalesofsugar.
Could Uruguay clarify thestatus ofANCAP asregards production andsalesofsugar?