. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/AUS/23
4 March 1999
(99-0847)
Original:  English
Committee on Agriculture
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning imports under tariff quotas during the calendar year
1998 ( Table MA:2 ) was received from the delegation of Australia  on 26 February 1999.
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In accordance with the notification requirements and formats in agriculture adopted by the
Committee on Agriculture (Table MA:2), Australia hereby provides details of imports under tariff andother quotas for the calendar year 1998.
For all imports of unmanufactured tobacco, the tariff quota in Section I-B of Australia's
schedule has not been implemented as the Australian Government has applied a tariff duty of zero
from 1 January 1995.G/AG/N/AUS/23
Page 2Table MA:2
MARKET ACCESS:  Australia
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitment.
Description of Products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period
in question
tonnesIn-quota imports during period
tonnes
12 3 4
CHEESE
Fresh cheese (unripened etc.) and curd 0406.10.00
Grated or powdered cheese 0406.20.00
Processed cheese not grated or powdered 0406.30.00 11,500 9,104.36
Blue veined cheese - other 0406.40.90
Other cheese nsa 0406.90.90
UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO
Tobacco for use in mfr of cigarettes etc. 2401.1000.26 (ex 2401.10.12)
Tobacco for use in mfr of other tobacco 2401.1000.27 (ex 2401.10.13)
Tobacco for use in mfr of cigarettes etc. 2401.2000.28 (ex 2401.20.12) 11,184 12,902.9
Tobacco for use in mfr of other tobacco 2401.2000.29 (ex 2401.20.13)
Tobacco refuse 2401.3000.12 (ex 2401.30.00)
Sources:  Australian Bureau of Statistics
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