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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

 

Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of 
Quota Cheese

December 23, 1994.
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Publication of Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies 
on Articles of Quota Cheese.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department), in consultation 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, has prepared its annual list of 
foreign government subsidies on articles of quota cheese. We are 
publishing the current listing of those subsidies that we have 
determined exist.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Albright or Maria MacKay, Office 
of Countervailing Compliance, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 702(a) of the Trade Agreements Act 
of 1979 (the Act) requires the Department to determine, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, whether any foreign government is 
providing a subsidy with respect to any article of quota cheese, as 
defined in section 701(c)(1) of the Act, and to publish an annual list 
and quarterly updates of the type and amount of those subsidies.
    The Department has developed, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, information on subsidies (as defined in section 702(h)(2) 
of the Act) being provided either directly or indirectly by foreign 
governments on articles of quota cheese. The appendix to this notice 
lists the country, the subsidy program or programs, and the gross and 
net amounts of each subsidy for which information is currently 
available.
    The Department will incorporate additional programs which are found 
to constitute subsidies, and additional information on the subsidy 
programs listed, as the information is developed.
    The Department encourages any person having information on foreign 
government subsidy programs which benefit articles of quota cheese to 
submit such information in writing to the Assistant Secretary for 
Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) 
of the Act.

    Dated: December 23, 1994.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

                                    Appendix.--Quota Cheese Subsidy Programs                                    
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        Country                        Program(s)                      Gross\1\ subsidy         Net\2\ subsidy  
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Austria................  Export Restitution Payments...........  200.0 cents/lb.............  200.0 cents/lb.   
Belgium................  European Community (EC) Restitution     42.9 cents/lb..............  42.9 cents/lb.    
                          Payments.                                                                             
Canada.................  Export Assistance on Certain Types of   25.7 cents/lb..............  25.7 cents/lb.    
                          Cheese.                                                                               
Denmark................  EC Restitution Payments...............  47.6 cents/lb..............  47.6 cents/lb.    
Finland................  Export Subsidy........................  100.6 cents/lb.............  100.6 cents/lb.   
France.................  EC Restitution Payments...............  50.8 cents/lb..............  50.8 cents/lb.    
Germany................  EC Restitution Payments...............  52.8 cents/lb..............  52.8 cents/lb.    
Greece.................  EC Restitution Payments...............  0.0 cents/lb...............  0.0 cents/lb.     
Ireland................  EC Restitution Payments...............  43.4 cents/lb..............  43.4 cents/lb.    
Italy..................  EC Restitution Payments...............  78.6 cents/lb..............  78.6 cents/lb.    
Luxembourg.............  EC Restitution Payments...............  42.9 cents/lb..............  42.9 cents/lb.    
Netherlands............  EC Restitution Payments...............  36.5 cents/lb..............  36.5 cents/lb.    
                                                                                                                
Norway.................  Indirect (Milk) Subsidy...............  16.8 cents/lb..............  16.8 cents/lb.    
                         Consumer Subsidy......................  37.3 cents/lb..............  37.3 cents/lb.    
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                                                                 54.1 cents/lb..............  54.1 cents/lb.    
                                                                                                                
Portugal...............  EC Restitution Payments...............  35.2 cents/lb..............  35.2 cents/lb.    
Spain..................  EC Restitution Payments...............  42.2 cents/lb..............  42.2 cents/lb.    
Switzerland............  Deficiency Payments...................  152.8 cents/lb.............  152.8 cents/lb.   
U.K....................  EC Restitution Payments...............  36.9 cents/lb..............  36.9 cents/lb.    
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\1\Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).                                                                                
\2\Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).                                                                                

[FR Doc. 94-32219 Filed 12-29-94; 8:45 am]
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