[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 250 (Friday, December 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68238-68239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32878]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of 
Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Publication of annual listing of foreign government subsidies 
on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty.

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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 cheese subject to an in-
quota rate of duty during the period October 1, 1995 through September 
30, 1996. We are publishing the current listing of those subsidies that 
we have determined exist.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russell Morris or Maria MacKay, Office 
of CVD/AD Enforcement VI, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone: (202) 482-
2786.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Section 702(a) of the Trade Agreements Act of 
1979 (as amended) (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 cheese 
subject to an in-quota rate of duty, as defined in section 702(h)(4) of 
the Act, and to publish an annual list and quarterly updates of the 
type and amount of those subsidies. We hereby provide the Department's 
annual list of subsidies on cheeses that were imported during the 
period October 1, 1995 through September 30, 1996.
    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 cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty. 
The appendix to this notice lists the country, the subsidy program or 
programs, and the gross and net amount 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 cheese subject to 
an in-quota rate of duty to submit such information in writing to the 
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20230.
    This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) 
of the Act.

    Dated: December 19, 1996.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

                    Appendix--Subsidy Programs on Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty                    
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                                                                                         Gross \1\     Net \2\  
              Country                                   Program(s)                        subsidy      subsidy  
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Austria...........................  European Union Restitution payments...............        $0.29        $0.29
Belgium...........................  EU restitution payments...........................         0.29         0.29
Canada............................  Export assistance on certain types of cheese......         0.26         0.26
Denmark...........................  EU restitution payments...........................         0.32         0.32
Finland...........................  EU restitution payments...........................         0.31         0.31
France............................  EU restitution payments...........................         0.29         0.29
Germany...........................  EU restitution payments...........................         0.31         0.31
Greece............................  EU restitution payments...........................         0.00         0.00

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Ireland...........................  EU restitution payments...........................         0.29         0.29
Italy.............................  EU restitution payments...........................         0.31         0.31
Luxembourg........................  EU restitution payments...........................         0.29         0.29
Netherlands.......................  EU restitution payments...........................         0.28         0.28
Norway............................  Indirect (Milk) subsidy...........................         0.42         0.42
                                    Consumer Subsidy..................................         0.19         0.19
    Total.........................  ..................................................         0.61         0.61
Portugal..........................  EU restitution payments...........................         0.29         0.29
Spain.............................  EU restitution payments...........................         0.37         0.37
Switzerland.......................  Deficiency payments...............................         0.39         0.39
U.K...............................  EU restitution payments...........................         0.30        0.30 
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\1\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).                                                                               
\2\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).                                                                               

[FR Doc. 96-32878 Filed 12-26-96; 8:45 am]
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