WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/PAK/2
27May1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2227)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification inthecontext ofexport subsidy commitments (Table ES:2 and
Supporting Table ES:2) forthemarketing year1995/96 wasreceived fromthedelegation ofPakistan
on2May1997.
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PAKISTAN
Pakistan hereby notifies totalexports ofcotton andriceduring themarketing year1995/96
(Table ES:2) andexport subsidies exempt from thereduction commitments pursuant toArticle 9:4
oftheAgreement onAgriculture (Supporting Table ES:2). Pakistan didnotapply export subsidies
subject toreduction commitments (Table ES:1).G/AG/N/PAK/2
Page2Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Pakistan
Reporting period: 1995/96
Export Subsidies: Notification ofTotal Exports
Description ofproducts Marketing Year beginning July Quantity oftotalexports
1 2 3
Cotton 1995/96 1,850 000Bales (*)
Rice-total
Basmati
Others1995/96 1,600.5
716.4
884.1000Tonnes
(*)OneBale=170.09 Kg.
Sources: Cotton Export Corporation ofPakistan
Federal Bureau ofStatistics, Government ofPakistanG/AG/N/PAK/2
Page3Supporting Table ES:2 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995/96
Export Subsidies: Outlay andQuantity Reduction Commitments: Developing Country Member using Article 9:1(d) and/or (e)Export Subsidies
Description ofproducts Costreduction measures Internal transport subsidies Total product specific export
subsidies
US$millionQuantity ofsubsidized
exportsDatasource
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fresh fruits/ fresh vegetables 25%subsidy ontheactual
freight paidbytheexporters
onexport consignments1.7 notavailable Export Promotion Bureau,
Government ofPakistan,
Karachi.
TOTAL 1.7