DOCUMENTATION FOR FUTURE WORK OF COMMITTEE II. Addendum

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1 RESTRICTED GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 9 0M '2 ft& Limited Distribution Oonaitteg II - Expansion of Trade DOCUMENTATION FOR FUTURE WORK OF COMMITTEE II Addendum Attached for the information of the Committee is the revised summary schedule of non-tariff devices affecting vegetable oils.

2 VEGETABLE OILS COM.ll/85/Add.4 Page 2/3 (1) (2) Production Other Forms of Income and Price Support, to Exports (11) Other Non-tariff Devices and Remarks United s C0M.II/2(J)/Rev.l C0tUI/2(j)/Rev.l/ Add.l COM. 11/37 COM. 11/59 L/1048 L/1163 L/1131 Seo column (2) Cottonseed ( non-mandatory) Loans on farm-stored cottonseed purchases. Soyabeans and flaxseed (non-mandatory) Loans to producers. Purchase Agreement. Peanuts (mandatory) Through grower cooperatives. Farm storage loans. Purchase Agreement. Tung nuts (mandatory) Loans. Purchase aqreements. Export of cottons.ied, See column tung oil and flaxseed by CCC at less than domestic market prices. See column Foes on flaxseed and linseed The United s oil of 502 ad valorem under takes the position Section 22. that the activities Section 22 quotas for peanuts of the CCC do not (global). Imports peanut oil and/or withdrawal from warehouses for consumption - in excess constitute trading within the meaning of Article XVII. of 80 million pounds during quota year subject to ad valorem fee of 2% in addition to import duty. Tung oil imports limited to 25 million pounds per year includinq the oil equivalent of tung nuts. Purchase programme for Olive oil, kapok edible grados of pea-r seed oil, nuts of less than top cottonseed oil, quality for crushing palm kernel oil, into oil. Soil bank sesame oil, (conservation reserve coconut oil, programme). rapeseed oil (not denatured), castor oil, poppyseed oil, palm oil, rapeseed oil (denatured), corn or maize oil. Federal Republic of Germany C0«.ll/2(1)/Rev.l COM. 11/57 COM. 11/57/Add.l COM. 11/67/Re v.l With aid of funds of margarine industry and Federal funds, domestic rape at the wholesale stage is brought down to the level of world market prices. See column In respect of \dmixture Reduction of diesel treated vegetable of rapeoils fuel cost for agri import licences seed oil culture. are granted in to margaaccordanco with rino the markoting prescribed, order. Olive oil, pulghera and castor oil, linseod oil, groundnut oil, illipe shea (karite), coconut, maize, palm, palm kernel, colza, rapeseed, sunflower, sesamua, soyabean and sunflower oils, certain oils cotitaining 50$ or more by weight of free fatty acids, olive oil containing free fatty acids in any proportion, groundnut, colza and rapeseod oil containing loss than 50i& by weight of free fatty acids.

3 COM.H/15/A d(5.4 Page 4 VEGETABLE OILS (cont. [ïf W- Production Other Forms of Income and Price Support A ds to Exports '. " -(11) Other Non-tar1ff Devices and Remarks Sweden C0lUI/2(o) C0M.I /2(o)/A<ki.l COM. 11/56 COM.II/56/Add.l 1. No price guarantee by the Government. 2. Redemption prices for all crops con- ' tracted fixed by Oilseed Producers Association. See column (11). " See column. Ho quantitative restrictions when Imported from all sources oxcept certain Eastern countries. Legal provisions for imposition of a compulsory nixing obligation. Has not been invoked. Margarine industry and growers have agreed that the former should buy domestic oilseed up to a quantity corresponding to almost 35? of its total need for raw material. The Industry may use product or export It and Instead import other oils. 1. Regulation fees imposed on Imported as well as domestically produced oils and fats as a support to butter production. 2. Redemption prices fixed each year before crop by the Oilseed Producers Association which takes over whole crop and sells main part to oil manufacturing industry and exports rest, if any. COM.11/56. Castor o>l. - Denmark COM. 11/2(h) COM. 11/53 C0M.I /53/Corr.l ' L/1176 -Li Rapeseed; Voluntary agreement was concluded between the agricultural sector, oil mills and margarine factories. Margarine factories engaged to" buy quantity of rapeseed or rapeseed oil equal to 10? of their total consumption of oil. ' '1th the following exceptions, vegetable oils are subject to licensing: linseed oil, oiticica, olive oil, castor oil, wood oil and vegetable oils, boiled, oxidized, dehvdrated, sulphurized, blown or polymerized by heat or otherwise modified. flood oil, castor oil. Japan' r; *''' Ç0M.t1/2(p)/Rev.l COM. 11/45 L/1172 Agricultural Products Price Stabilization Law of 1953; price support measures for soyabean and rapeseed. Voluntary marketing control by " Growers Organizations - Government give preference to the purchase of products supplied by such organization. Soyabeans restricted from dollar sources. Quota system 1n force for: soyabeans from dollar areas, rapeseed, peanuts, soyabean oil, rapeseed oil, mustard oil, coconut oil, cottonseed oil, safflower oil, palm kernel oil, kapok oil, 1inseed oil, castor seed oil, rice bran oil, sesame oil, peanut oil. Soyabean, copra, cottonseed, kapok seed, sesame seed, linseed, cottonseed oil, ol ive oil.

4 VEGETABLE OILS (cont.) C0M.ll/!5/Add,4 Page 5»,, (1) (2) Production Other Forms of Income and Price Support ' to Exports (») (11). Other Non-tariff Devicfts end Remarks bindings Federation of Rhodesia and Hyasaland COM.I l/2(c) COM. 11/21 L/1073 See column Groundnuts and groundnut oil, tung Groundnuts. In Southern and oil, and vegetable oils other than Northern Rhodesia the Grain almond, castor, coconut, linseed, Marketing Board is the sole olive, palm and palm kernel, are buyer, seller, Importer and subject to restriction. exporter. In flyasaland the Shut-out permit controls aoply in Agricultural Produce Board respect of cottonseed oil, soyabean oil, sunflower oil and maizo produced by Africans but purchases all groundnuts oil, these bans being in return has no special privileges for undertakings given by local as regards imports. The oil exoressors to absorb the Grain Marketing Board entire Federal groundnut crop. would not import groundnuts until it had disposed of local crops. The Federation normally has s-ufficient production of groundnut oil to meet its requirements. Union of South Afri ca - free - under permit. Vegetable oils, namely cottonseed, maize germ, sunflower seed and groundnut oils, including blends thereof with or without other vegetable oils. Norway COM.I I/2(c) COtfl.ll/39 Individual licanslnn. Olive oil, Chinese wood oil, siccative Malaya COM.I l/z(v)/rev.l COM. 11/27 L/1126 Luxemburg COM. 11/2(b) COM. 11/52 L/1186 See Belgium Je I mum COM.I 1/2(1). COM. 11/48 C0M.ll/48/Add.1 L/1173 Castor oil. Crude castor oil subject to a Benelux quota of 200 tons per annum available to speci fie countries. Tung oil, soya, sunflower and maize oils, cottonseed oil, groundnut oil, olive oil, castor oil, palm oil, pali kernel and coconut oil, and ill ic karittt, makore, touloucouna, babassu and oiticlca.

5 COM.II/85/A Page 6 fa.)' VEGETABLE OILS (cont.) ~Tïl T~~ïïj Production ' Othor Forms of Income and Price Support to Exports. ' (il.) Other ilon-tariff Devices and Remarks Austria COM. 11/2(a) COM. 11/41 L/1144 COHUHAUO(m) See column (11) 1. Oilseeds and flour thereof and vegetable oils are subject to import control under the provisions of the External Trade Law. 2. Imoorts aro liberalized from OEEC countries, United s and Canada viith the exception of poppysoed, soya flour and vegetable oils, other than olive oil, fit for direct human consumption. Licences granted liberally for oilseeds and "oils unf't for direct human consumption and olive oil. Licences on other oils aro granted either for goods not produced In Austria or to the extent necessary to fulfil obligations under trade agreements (under a bilateral guota Austria is committed to grant Import licences up to the amount of the quota). 3. There arc no global quotas. (COtl.lllAUO(m)) Rapeseed 1. There exists a voluntary agreement between the Rape Growers Association and the oil processing industry regarding the marketing of indigenous rapesoed at fixed prices. 2. Special subsidies and credits aro granted to encourage the use of fertilizers and the purchase of modern agricultural equipment. Soyabeans 3nd mustardseeds, whole or broken. Fixed vegetable oils, fluid or solid, crude, refined or purified, the following: soya oil and cottonseed oil; peanut oil, coconut oil, palm oil and palm kernel oil, refined; pure ol ive oil. ilow Zealand COM. 1/40 1/38 L/1152 Subject to licensing (COM.11/38) Linseed oil The price 0f linseed oil to the grower is determined by private contract. Sunflower seed oil, peanut oil, coconut oil (and other kinds of vegetable oil n.e.i.), turpentine, turpentino substitutes composed of volatile mineral oil in combination with turpentine or. other volatile vegetable oils, olive oil, palm oil and peanut oil. (COM. 11/38)

6 VEGETABLE OILS (cont.) COM,II/85/Add.4 Page 7 Incono and Prise Support (1) Production (2) Other Forms of Income and Price Support to Exports (11) Other Non-tariff Devices and Remarks.Iwitzorland COM.I t/2(e)/rev.l COM. 11/9 L/1052 Olivo oil : A price supplement ts levied. See column. Oilseeds: Price supplements are levied, varying according to the world price level and the content of edible oil. See column. Oilseeds, ol1vo oil, groundnut oil, other edible vegot bio oils (excludino castor oil and 1insocd oil): imports are controlled by the Swiss Co-operative Society for Cereals and Fodder, which is an official body. Colza seed: the Federal Council fixes each year the maximum area for which it will guarantee the disposal of the crop at the fixed price. To bring the sel linn price into 1 ine with the market prico, the Confederation pays the difference between the cost Drice of col za oil and the price of other oils. General measures to Incrooso pro- Olive oit. ductlvlty,etc. 1. The Confederation finances agricultural research and subsidizes agricultural training and information services. 2. Grants are. allocated to help with land improvement, consolidation of enterprises and sanitation of agricultural buildings. 3. Subsidies are given to combat livestock epidemics, to promote the use of high ' quality seed and for insurance of livestock. The customs duties on certain fuels (diesel oil, petroleum and white spirit) are reduced; most agricultural iroducts and means of production are exempted from the turnover tax. 4. Mountain renions generally receive larger grants. Some grants are given only to mountain peasants, for example for communal purchase of agricultural machinery, for equal izina transport chargea, for exporting dairy and beef cattle, for improving housing sanitation and for family allowances. Union of South nfrlca - C0H.1 l/2(n) COIil. 11/13 L/1075 Oilseed Board: Sole buyer from producers of groundnuts and sunflower seed. Board establ ishes advance prices yearly and subsequently makes one or more deferred payments depending on what it realizes for the crops. See column (2). Duty may be suspended on oilseeds and nuts for industrial purposes, but in respect of nroundnuts, soyabeans and sesame seed the suspension only applies to such quanti ties as may bo pormittod by the Minister of Finance. Special railage rates have been established for groundnuts, sunflower seed and groundnut oil. Groundnuts.

7 C0M.II/I5/A dd.4 Page I VEGETABLE OILS dont.) (1) Production (2) Other Forms of Income and Prico Support Consumor to Exports (11) Other Mon "tariff Devices and Remarks Finland COM. 11/2(f) COM. 11/36 L/1150 Producer pries fixed for domestically grown rapesoed. 01 ivo, castor, pain, palm kernel, coconut oils: 1. Licence-free importation from certain countries of '"ostern Europe. 2. Automatic licensing for storlinn area other than under Automatic licence from bilateral countries (I I /2(f).) Groundnut, palm and coconut oil 1icensed without nuantitative restrictions when Imported from the United s. Globalized importation from certain countries in "estorn Europe and dollar area. See column (11), Margarine factories pledged themselves to use domestic rapeseed oil up -to 20;.- of their need for margarine fats. Internal tax (maximum Fmk.51 per kg.) on vegetable oils. Cabinet held right to Increase or lower tax by not more than Fmk.20 according to changes in world market prices. Soyabean oil, olivo oil, castor oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil. Austral ia See column (11) COM. I I/2(g) 1/14 Subject to restriction with exception of: Seeds: Cotton, kapok, sesame, hemp, rape, coconut, almond, palm. Oils: Castor, olive, coconut, palm, tall and all oils in cans not exceeding one gallon. About 30? of domestic peanut crop only suitable for crushing for oil. The satisfactory disposal of these "culls" is effected by permitting processors to import peanut oil duty free provided they buy up domestic "culls" at prices agreed on with the Peanut Marketing Board, the sole marketing authority. Subject to agreement being reached between oil millers and growers " on the disposal of available domestic crop of linseed and all milling peanut kernels at agreed prices, the oil mil lers are permitted to imoort the balance of their reguiroments of 1 insoed oil and peanut oil, duty free. Linseed ( inedible) Coconut oil (unrefined).

8 VEGETABLE OILS (cont. COM/ll/85/Add.* Page 9 (1) (2) Production Other Forms of Income and Price Support u) to Exports 01} 02) Other Non-tariff Devices and Remarks France See column (2). C0M.ll/2(k) Refunds of 10? C0li1.ll/2(k)/Add.l of cost of cor- COM.II/24 tain agricultural COM.11/24/Add. 1 equipnent. Petrol 1/1165 for agricultural use Is object of tax reimbursement. Taxation on added valuo! Rates on fertilizers and fungicides apo reduce-d. Special privileges fçr 33all farmers In connexion with direct taxes. Maximum and minimum prices See columns are established for oilseods. (1) and (2). Government Interventions, within quota limitations; arc carried out by the Inter- Professional Edible Oil Society (SIOFA). '"hen market rates drop to "floor"it stockpiles or exports; if market rates exceed maximum, imports are made. Campaign prices for colza, groundnuts and olive oil. Price of socondary seeds fixed by reference to either ' price for colza or for groundnuts. Payment of temporary premium to growers of colza when the market price 1s below the basic cost of cultivation: Treasury has opened Joint inter-territorial fund maintained by professional contribution and short-term advances by. An additional guarantee fund for the Metropolitan territory also opened. Vegetable oils other than palm, coconut, copra and karito oil are subject to restriction. Kartb oil has been liberal ized from the OEEC, the United s and Canada. See column (2). Oilseeds and oilbearing fruit, and 1inseed and 1inseed oil subject to trading To achieve expansion of production 1n French Communauté steps envisaged include substituting colza for other oilproducing seeds. Linseed oil, turig oil, soyabean oil, groundnut oil, olive oil, castor oil, palm oil, coconut oil and certain others. Canada COM.11/2(B)/ Rev.l M.I 1/58 ; C0M.ll/58/Add.l ; L/1175 < Guaranteed price to farmers. Deficiency payment programme for 1959 crop of Ontario soyabeans and for sunflower seed grown in Manitoba. Price support Is not mandatory for any oilseed. In 1959 the supoort levol was 87? of the ten-year average for soybeans, and 872 for sunflower seed. Crop failure assistance financed by IS levy on sales of flaxseed and rapesoed and by the Treasury. Soyabeans, rapesoed, cottonseed, sunflower se.^d for manufacturing or blending, green peanuts, coconuts, palm kernels, sosarr.e seed oil ( crude), castor oil, oiticica oil, cottonseed oil ( crude), Dalm and palm kernel nils, coconut oil ( crude), peanut oil (crude).

9 COM/It/85/A dd.4 Page 10 VEGETADLE OILS (cont.) (l) (2) Production Other Forms of Income and Price Support to Exports (5} Stato ' "(11) Other i'lon-tariff Devices and Remarks Netherlands COM.11/2(g) COM;11/2(g)/Rev.1 COM. 11/10 L/1029 L/1054 Crude castor oil: global quota for imports from Brazil, India, Eastern Europe and country group China. Castor oil, other than crude: Benelux global nuota for imports from all countries. Over and above tho established quotas for crude as well as for other than crude. Castor oil Import lic3nc:s are issued when the relevant imports are used for export purposes. The Commodity Board for Oleomargarine, Fats and Oils implements a levy of 10 cents per J00 kgs. on sojne oilseeds pro-, cossed domestically. These funds are used to pay "disparity allowance " mainly on linseed and groundnuts. (L/1029). copra, palm kernels, soyabeans, linseed, rapeseed, groundnuts. Tung oil, soyabean oil, sunfloner and maize oil, cottonseed oil, groundnut oil, olive oil, castor oil, pain oil, palm kernel and coconut oil and certain others. Italy COM. 11/40(b) COM.II/43 L/1170 / System of voluntary See column collection organized (2) by olive oil producers. Producers receive advance' on del ivery. In 1955 tho Government made a limited contribution to management and stocking costs for ol ive oil. Pricesof fuel for agricultural uses are fixed at levels below that for other uses. Imports of vegetable oils subject to Ministerial 1 icensing in case of countries to which "imnort List A" and " Import List C" are aiplicable with tho exception of Imports of certain types of oils from Argentina and Brazil. Imports of oilseeds and vegetable oils intended for the production of edible oils are conditional on the purchase of certain quantités of oil from Government stocks. Manufacturing tax levied on seed oils. Seed oil required to contain 5'^ sesame oil to avoid falsification of oils to permit seed and ol ive oils to be readily distinguished. Linseed oil ( crude), soya oil, palm oil. Indonesia C0M. /2(u) Price and market control measures on copra. Bilateral agreements with Pakistan and India and other countries provide assured markets for Indonesian copra. Central Cocoa Co-onerative attempts to maintain a monopoly position in copra purchases and exports. General export duty levied on oil products and copra.

10 VEGETABLE OILS (cont.) COM/I!/85/Add.4 Page II (1) Production Income and Price Supnort (2) Other Forms of and Price Income Support to Exports (ID- Other Non-tariff Devices and Remarks Burma I/2(H)/Rev.1 1/31 L/1115 Groundnuts 1. The Government hel ps to develop groundnut crops but grants no direct subsidies. 2. The mechanization of farm operation is promoted by making tractors available as subsidized rentals and implements at purchasing prices. Except for groundnut oil these products are sub]ect to licence. Although groundnut oil imports aro not subject to licence, the requirement of prior approval for the opening of'letters of credit was re-introduced during 1957 to prevent excessive imports. Land and Rural Development Corporation grants licences for the export of oilcakes. _ Ceylon C0IUI/2(x)/Rev.l L/1074 Coconuts: 1. Fertil izer subsidy scheme.?.. A scheme to assist replanting through subsidizing the cost of planting materials and of fencing. 3. for sinking wells for use in production. Sesame seed, peanuts (green, whether shelled or unshell ed), olive oil. United Kingdom C0M. /2(d)/Rev.l COM.11/11 L/ eo oil, babassu oil, castor oil, coconut oil, cottonseed oil, groundnut oil, linseed oil, oitlcica oil (raw), palm oil (unrefined), tung oil (raw), karite, ol ive oil, soyabean oil, palm kernel oil.