GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE

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1 GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE RESTRICTED C0M.IIl/7/Add»7 25 September 1959 Limited Distribution Committee III Expansion of Trade DOCUMENTATION FOR COMMODITY STUDIES Note by the Secretariat Attached for the information of the Committee is another of the schedules referred to in document C0M«IH/7.

2 OILSEEDS VEGET.3LE OILS C0M.III/7/Add.7 Page 2/3 E C Germany Franco Italy Benelux Tariffs (1) EEC countries and AOT'S Third countries Oilseeds: or Olive oil: 72 Oils obtained from bancoul and bobko nuts, casheii nut husks, tung, castor and oiticica Freo. Linseed oil : 5 or Other fixed vegetable oils: 4.5 or 92 Oilseeds: or etc: Olive oil: 72 Oils obtained from bancoul and bobko nuts, cashew nut husks, tung, castor and oiticica,etc:. Linseed oil: 8(c.6) or 14(c.12)2 Other fixed vegetable oils: 5 or 102 Linseed: or 7.22 Soya beans: Cotton seed: " Groundnut: " Rapeseed: " Sesamo: Castor seed: 7.22 Copra: % Coconut: 5.42 Palm kernal: 92 3live: 72 Other oilseeds Linseed oil : Soya oil : Suspended Cotton seed oil: Groundnut oil : Rapeseed oil : Sesame oil : Castor seed oil : 42 Coconot or copra oils: Palm oil : Suspended Palm kernel oil : Wo oil: rher vegetable oils: '' Susoondod ii Susoondod See L/S05/Add.7 Linseed, rapesojd, castor seed, Jossicatd coconuts: Soyabeans, groundnuts (not shelled and shelled) sesame seed, copra, palm kernel: (GATT) Olives: 122 Other oilseeds: (ex G^TT hemp sc.:d) nseed oil, rapeseed oil, sesame oil: (Crude 52 (Other 102 Soyabean oil: (Crude or proheated 52 ( r ",TT) (Other ~ 102 ( " ) Cottonseed oil: (Crude or proheated 52 ( (GATT: Crude 52 prcheatcd 102) (Other 102 (GATT) liroundnut oil, castor oil, coconut oil, olive oil, palm kernel (Crude 52 (GATT) (Other 102 ( " ) Palm oil : (Crude (GnTT) (Other 102 ( Ilote: See also L/805/Add.7 and C0ii1.il/10 : 1 oil' Quantitative Restrictions {\\ Oil seeds: tlone Castor oil; refined: 'Mil be liberalized on 1 January i960. (3) Olive oil; for food (exceot in barrels etc.): do facto liberalization as from 1 July (4) Cotton seed oil; beechnut, maize and pomy seed oils peanut oil; coconut oil, linseed oil, olive oil in casks etc; palm kernel oil, oalm oil; rapeseed and cole seed oil, safflower oil, soya oil, sunflower oil; other fatty vegetable oils: Marketing Law Negative List. Copra and palm kernel: liberal ized ( all countries) (\) Co ra: done Linseed; coconut or copra oil; palm kernel oil: 1 ibora4 Grotindnuts, soyabeans, cottonseed, raj ized. Llnsesd oil, soya bean, groundnut, castor si castor seed oil: global quota. oya oil, cotton seed, cotton seed oil, groundnut oil, rapeseed, rapesoed oil, so ;amc sesame oil, coconut, In oil, olivo, olive oil, oikar Oilseeds, other vegetable oils: Quota. castot; seed, coconut, olives and palm kernels: r uantitative restrictions (dollar area) (3) Imports of any linseeds Intended for the production of edible oils are conditional on the purchase of certain quantities of oil from government stocks. (4) Vegetable oils: Quantitative restrictions on Imports from dollar area and co tain specified countries; imports from other countries are liberalized. Imports of vegetable oils for human consumption are conditional on the purchase of oil from government stocks. Belgium: Oilseeds: (Benelux) Oil.cakes, etc: Restricted (3) Other oils: Restricted Netherlands: For castor oil other than crude a global Benelux quota of 300 tons per vear has been established. For crude castor oj_l a Benelux quota, for India and nonoeec countries, of 200 tons per year has been established. In addition to these quotas Import licences are issued in case: (a) 'mports ara compensated by exports, also In case the country of origin changed; (b) of brake fluid with a castor oil base. is Rovenua and Interna] Fiscal Charges Vegetable oils: Turnover tax Internal processing tax on oilseed crushing Netherlands: lone

3 C0dl.HI/7/Add.7 Page 4 OILSEEDS AND VEGETABLE OILS E E C Germany (cont'd) France (cont'd) Italy (cont'd) ' Benelux (cont'd) State Trading and Monopolies SIOFA for edible fluid oleaginous products. SILIN for edible fluid, oleaginous products and linseed. (See L/784/Add.l, p.25) Oilseed crushers are required to purchase a certain (1) For oilseeds maximum and minimum prices are Olive oil: Market intervention in the form of i Netherlands: proportion of rapesced In relation to their purchases established and the Government is obliged \ Q intervene voluntary pooling arrangements, desianed to regulate of oilseeds. when prices fall outside these limits. the market, is carried out by the National Federatlor Groundnuts are bouqht by a centralized purchasing of Agricultural Associations.. agency (SIOFA), which takes no supplies from third countries until all the availabilities of French over Others seas territories have first been absorbed. At present the guaranteed market at fixed prices for groundnuts originating in overseas territories is 300,000 tons oil equivalent. (3) Present market organization, which will remain in existence until 31 December 1959, guarantees a market for approximately 100,000 tons of olive oil originating in franc zone (principally Tunisia and Algeria).

4 C0M.III/7/Add.7 Page 5 Switzerland Tariffs Unseed oil: Existing tariff; Fr.l per 100 kgs. (incidence: 0.82) or Frs.15»» (» 6.2)5) New tariff; FrJ "» (» 0.82) Oil fruit: Existing tariff; Fr.0.1» «( > 0.12) New tariff; Fr.0.1 Frs.20 per 100 kgs. ( incidence: ) Castor oil: Existing tariff; Fr.l or Frs.10 per 100 kgs. (incidence: 0.52 or 42) New tariff; ~ Fr.l per 100 kgs. (Inci dence: 0.52) (GATT) bound to Italy (the binding will lapse upon entry Into force of New Tariff) Olive oil: Existing tariff; Frs.10 or Frs.20 per 100 kgs. (incidence: 2.8 or 5162) New tariff; Frs.10 or Frs.15» " ( «2.8 or 452) (Bound under GATT) Groundnut oil: Existing tariff; Frs.10 per 100 kgs. (incidence 5.12) New tariff; Frs.10 or Frs.15 por 100 kgs. (incidence: 5.1 or 72) Other oils: Existing tariff; Frs.10 Frs.40 " " ( " ) Now tariff; Frs.10 Frs.30 "» (» )

5 OILSEEDS AND VEGETABLE OILS C0M.III/7/Add.7 Page 6/7 United States United Kingdom Canada Switzerland Tariffs See C0M.III/H.10(b) Cotton seed, rapesoed, tuno nuts: Sesamun seed, soya boans: Cas J J. seed : Other seeds: Oltlclca oil, stilllnqla oil, tung oil Castor oil : JCoconut oil, qro.indnut oil, lln ;eec! oil, rapjj oil, sesamun oil, soya bean nil, sunflo or see^ oi 1 8afflouer oil : Other fixed veaetable oils: Full 52 l\î * ? Prefcrentia I! ii i! It II "TSJ? MFN General P c p c per 100 lbs. Llnsoed or flaxseed oil: Sesame seed oil : 22*5? 25$ (GATT) Rapesoed oil F roe Castor oil : II M H Essential oils: bergamot, cltronella, clove, geranium, lemon, lemon grass, mandarine, orange, rose, vétiver and ylangylang Frco l\% ii Olticica oil : per lb. H o 02 Cotton seed oil : n 11 M\% MM Palm and palm kernel oil or 102 or 102 or 15* 25? Coconut oil : Peanut oil : Olive oil: (GATT) Soya bean oil : or 102 or 102 or *2 Xl\l or or or or or or or or See table on page 5 Quantitative Restrictions Peanuts (shelled basis): Imports are limited to an aggregate quantity of 1,709,000 pounds during 12 month beginning 1 August (Agricultural Adjustment Act). Peanut oil: Peanut oil entered during 12 months period beginning 1 July in excess of 80 million pounds will be subject to an import foe of 252 ad val. (Agricultural Adjustment Act). Tung oil : Imports are subject to an overall import quota of 26 million pounds in any 12month period beginning 1 November for 3year period (agricultural Adjustment Act) wne 011 fruits: not restricted Linseed oil: " " Castor oïl: " " nonrestrictive &to m Groundnut oil :" Other: ~ ~ " ii Revenue and Internal Fiscal Charges Sunflower oil, Imported: Excise tax of c.2.25 per lb. Rapesoed oil, Imported: "»»» (except rapesoed oil used in manufacture of rubber substitutes or lubricating oils). Sesano seed, imported: Excise tax of c.0.59 per lb. Sesame seed oil, Imported: "» " c.4.5 " " Coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel ell: General processing tax of c.3 per lb. is currently suspender, through 30 June Additional processing tax of c.2 per lb. is effective for coconut oil. Rapesoed, imported: Excise tax of c.l per lb. Price supplement 011 fruits: Frs /100 kgs. Olive oil Frs.10/100 kgs. Groundnut oil: Other: Frs /100 kgs.

6 C0M.HI/7/Add.7 Pane 8 OILSEEDS M VEGETABLE OILS United States (cont'd) United Kingdom (cont'd) Canada (cont'd) Switzerland (cont'd) State Trading and Monopolies Mono 1 M one Oil fruits, olive oil, groundnut oil, other edible vegetable oils and fats (except castor oil and linseed oil): Import operations are conducted by the "Coopérative suisse des céréales et matières fourragères", public body. There Is no discrimination as between sources of supply. Other Flaxseed* Price is supported by Government. The announced price support for is $2.30 per bushel. Linseed cil: Small quantities have been exported under Title I of PL 480, Soya beans: The announced price support for is ^1 85 per bushel, Soyabean oil: Eliqible for export under Title 1 of PL 480. Cotton seed: The announced price supoort for is #34 per short ton. There is a national annual allotment on the acreage planted to cotton, which indirectly limits cotton seed production Cotton seed oil: Eliqible for export under Title 1 of PL 480. Peanut: Subject to mandatory price support (c.9.7 per lb. for crop) and annual national acreage quota. Tunq oil: Subject to mandatory price support (between 60 and 90/! of parity). CCC recently began selling tung oil at world price for export. Rapeseed: The Federal Council fixes guaranteed prices. Colza: [n order to keep a minimum amount of land available for periods when national supplies might bo in difficulty, and also to encourage croo cultivation, the Federal Council fixed each year the acreage to bo put under colza. The Confederation guarantees prices and disposal to the Droducers. The price is fixed by the Federal Council. The Confederation pays any difference between the cost of taking over, delivering and processing colza, and receipts from sales of colza products.

7 OILSEEDS AMD VEGETABLE OILS C0M.HI/7/Add.7 Page 9 Tariffs Sweden Oilseeds and oleaginous fruit and their flour anj meals:! Fixed vegetable oils: Linseed oil; Kr.79 per 100 kgs. (about 5;;) Other; For vegetable oils (except castor oil, tung oil, oiticica oil and croton oil) there is a variable import fee, at present Kr.31.5 per 100 kgs. (about 2025/0 (GATT) Castor Oil:! Norway Mustard seed: Kr.0.5 per kg. Other oilseeds: (GATT) Groundnuts: Kr.3 per kg. Soya beans: Copra: " Linseed: : Scsamum seed: " Palm kernels: " Sunflower seed: " Olive oil: Kr.0.3 per kg. (GATT) Other vegetable oils: Kr.2.3 per kg. Japan Bay leaf oil, bergamot dl, cananga oil, cassia oil, cedar oil, r.lnamonleaf oil, ci t ronol 1 a oil, clove oil, eucalyptus oil, fennel oil, ginger grass oil, lemon oil, oranae oil, nalmarosa oil, petit grain oil, rosemary oil, rosewood oil, sandalwood oil, staranise oil, thvme oil. vl'nqvlang oil, olive oil: Froo Geranium oil, lavender oil, lemon grass oil, patchouli oil, vetiner oil : 102 Linseed oil, castor oil, coconut oil, palm oil, cotton seed oil : 102 Groundnut oil, soya bean oil: Other: (GATT) 52, 102, 152 Australia British p rc.f flfn General ( per gallon) Tuna oil, oiticica oil: 8d. Castor oil: 6fd. Is. d. Is. d. Linseed oil: 6d. 9d. 9d. Vegetable oil, edible for denaturation: 5d. 5d. or 9d. 9d. Vegetable oils, n.o.i: Is. 6d. 2s.l0d. 2s.l0d. Olive oil, n.e.i: Is. 6d. 2s, d. 3s. d. Coconut oil, unrefined: 6d. 6d. 9d. Palm oil, palm kernel oil: 6d. 6d. 9d. Seeds and nuts for manufacture of oils: Rapesoed: Cotton, kapok and sesame seed: per cental 4s. ci. 4s. d. 4s. d. Lucern seed: per lb. 4 d. 9d. 9d. Quantitative Restrictions Ho import licences are reguired (see ffit( r 9)97) (1) Oilseeds and oleaginous fruits: hot restricted Linseed oil, soya Lean oil, cotton seed oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, palm kernel oil and certain other oils: Restricted Note: Changes in imoort regulation are under consideration (1) Soya bean cake: Restricted Oilseeds, linseed, cotton seed, castor seed, kapofc seed, soyabeans, other oilseeds, nuts and kernels: Hot restricted (3) Rapcseed: Exchange allocation procedure, on the global guota basis. Linseed meal, cake and oil cake: Cotton seod, sesame seod. edible coconuts: Restricted (licences to be issued by Collector of Customs). Copra, mustard seeds: Restricted (import replacement). Rapeseed: Restricted (Category A). Linseed oil, tung oil, peanut oil, edible vegetable oils for denaturation: Restricted (Category A) Coconut oil, oalm oil, castor oil, olive oil: Restricted ( import replacement) Other vegetable oils: Restricted (Cateqory B). Revenue and Internal Fiscal Charges Regulation fees on vecietablo oils, exceot linseed nil. castor oil, tung oil, oiticica oil, croton oil: Kr.44.5 per 100 kgs. The revenue in was calculated to Kr40 million. Mono Non: State Trading and Llonopolies.. Others For oilseeds the Marketing Association has taken fiecial steps to organize further the market and to su v element the system of protection through Import levies. f'ore Raposeeds: The Government spending for the purchase of rapesoeds amount to Yen2,297 million in the fiscal year 1957/58.

8 Cd.HI/7/Add.7 OILSEEDS r,nd VEGETABLE OILS Page 10 Ne» Zsaland Denmark j Finland Austria Tariffs See table on page 1] Oilseeds and oleaginous fruit, whole or broken: (ex GATT) Flour or meals of oilseeds or oleaginous fruit, nondefatted: Coconut oil, imported by margarine producers: Olive oil, castor oil and wood oil: (ex GATT) Linseed oil, refined or ourlfied: l\% Other vegetable oils: 52 See table on page 12 General Conventional Linseed oil, castor oil, tung oil, ol ive oil : ~ Pumpkin oil: 182 Soya oil, cotton seed oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil, coconut oil: «122 Pure olive oil: 70/100 kgs. Other fixed vegetable oils: (1) Unfit for immediate human consumption, etcf Other; 152 Quantitative Restrictions Linseed, linseed oil, soya bean oil, cotton Linseed, soya beans, cotton seed, groundnut, sesame seed oil, groundnuts (in retail packages), groundnut seed, copra, desicated coconuts, palm kernels, olives, oil, rapeseed oil, sesame oil, castor oil other oilseeds, oiticica oil, castor seed: tjone coconut, desicated (in retail packages), coconut oil, Linseed oil, soya bean oil, cotton seed oil, groundnut palm oil, palm kernel oil, olive oil, other oil, rapeseed, rapeseed oil, sesame oil, castor oil, vegetable oils :»D". coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, olive oil, Linseed oil (1), copra, soya bean oil (1), castor oil (1) other vegetable oils: Restricted coconut oil (1), other vegetable oils (excluding essential oils) other oilseeds: "C" Soya beans: ) imports. Cotton seed oil (1), aroundnut oil (1), rapeseed oil (1),.sesame oil (1), pain oil (1), palm kernel oil (1), olive oil (1), vegetable oils (other kinds): imoorts. Groundnuts: licences Coconut desicated (in other than retail packages); olives licences. Palm kernel: licences flote: "C" Applications for import licences are considered individually, "D" Ho allocation is normally being made. (1) In vessels containing one gallon or more. n vessels containing less than one gallon Copra, groundnut, castor oil, coconut oil, oalm oil, palm kernel oil, olive oil: Linseed, soya bean, cotton seed, groundnut, rapeseed, sesame sad, castor seed, palm kernel, other oilseeds, flour or meal of oilseeds, linseed oil, soya bean oil, cotton seed oil. rapeseed oil, sesame oil: Restricted Rovonue and Internal Fiscal Charges t Raw material tax: Groundnuts in shell = 752 of the! Internal tax: (Vegetable oils, ran dutiable value. j ( u n refined. Groundnuts, shelled = 752 of the dutiable value plusj Kr.5/kg. Copra = 75,' of the dutiable value t Kr.5/kg. rjesicated coconuts 75,1 of the dutiable value. i State Trading and lilonopol les Nono 'lone Others

9 New Zealand Tariffs C0lîUI!/7/Add.7 Page 11 British Preferential MFJ!_ General Linseed: % Linseed oil: (1) 6d.* per gallon Soya beans: Soya bean oil : (1) Cotton seed: Cotton seed oil: (1) Groundnut: Groundnut oil : (1) Rapeseed: Rapeseed oil : (1) Sesame soed: Sesame oil : (1) Castor seed: Castor oil: (1) Copra Coconut, desicated: Coconut oil : (1) Palm kernel : Palm oil: (1) Palm kernel oil: (1) Olive oil: (1) Other oilseeds: Other vegetable oils: (1) Note: * Plus surtax of 9/40 of the amount of duty. Plus surtax of 9/40 of the amount of duty on Imports from Canada, Pakistan, South Africa, India and Ireland.»* 20s. d./cental (1.42) ** ** ** Jf> ** ** ** ** " ** **. 20s, d. (GATT) () (GATT = ) (GATT) (GATT = ) (GATT) (GATT ) (GATT ) (GATT ) (GATT ) (GATT) (GATT) (GATT ~ ) (GATT» ) (GATT ) fgatt) (GATT = ) 452* 20s. c * * * * * * * * * * * (1) In vessels containing one gallon or more. In vessels containing hss than one gallon.

10 COM.III/7/Add.7 Paga 12 Finland Tariffs Linseed: Unseed oil: 10: (103.02) or 16:50 (11.6g) (GATT: 12:) Soyabeans: (8.02) (GATT) Soyabean oil: 10:, 17:50, 31:, 97: (6.12); or 10:, 1?:50, 3]:, 108:(97.12) Peanuts: Peanut oil : (48.5;;) 10:, 17:50, 31:, 97:(6.12); or 10:, 17:50, 31:, )08:(7.82) Copra: Coconuts: 45:(73.72) 150:(64.62) (GATT) Coconut oil: 10:, 17:50, 31, 97: (6.12); 10:, 17:50, 31:, 108: (97.12) Palm oil: 10:, 17:50, 31, 97:(42.22); or 10:. 17:50, 31:, 108:(1(5.) Palm kernel oil ;0:, 17:50, 31, 97:( ) ; or l0:, 17:50, 31:, 108:(10.52) Olives: 62:(27.) or 83:(18.82) Olive oil: 108:(28.12); 10:, 17:50, 31:, 97:(28.92) or 10:, 17:50, 31:, 108: (22.12) Other ous33dsi66: (42.22) (GATT) or 15:() Other vegetable oils: TCs, 17:50, 31:, 97:(25.12); 10:, 17:50, 31:, 108:(34.62, or 94.42)

11 OILSEEDS AND VEGETABLE OILS C0M.III/7/Add.7 Page 13 Rhodesia and Hyasaland Ghana South Africa irazi Tariffs Linseed oil : Groundnuts: Groundnut oil : (South Africa: A :o2 ) Coconut oil: 302 Pain oil and palm kernel oil: 302 Tung oil : "» Çotto_n_s_eed, m ize gem and sunflower All others: reed:,; :i (South Africa: ) c_ Fro: H D_ ii Palm oil, palm kernel oil and coconut oil Edible oils: Exempt Seeds: Exempt Exempt Intermediate.i m mum axlmum Lemon and orange oils: plus a suspended duty of M;izc, groundnut, cotton seed, sesame seed unflowor seed, mustard seed, raooseod and soya bean oils: ~ " 252 or per lb. Id. Id. Id. ( whichever duty shall be the greater) Palm, palm kernel and coconut oil: Unrefined: Refined: or per lb. (whichever Castor oil : Coconuts: 252 Id. 252 Id. luty shall bo the greater) 252 Id. 452 F roe (GATT) 102 or 252 Groundnuts: 3s.3/9d 4/9d.5/6d.4/9d5/6d. per loolls.ner 100lbs. por 100 lbs. (GATT) 3/9d. or 4/6d nor 100 lbs. Oilseeds and oleaginous fruits: Flour of oilseeds and of oleaginous fruit: 502 Fixed fats and oils of vegetable origin, crude Quantitative Restrictions Linseed oil : Groundnuts: Subject to control (no discrimination is involved) Groundnut oil : " Coconut oil : Pain oil and palm kernel oil : Tung oil: Controlled (no discrimination ia involved) Vegetable oils other than almond, castor, coconut, linseed, olivo, palm and palm kernel: Controlled (no discrimination is involved). Revenue and Internal Fiscal Charges one State Trading and Monopolies Groundnuts: In Southern and northern Rhodesia the Exportation of groundnuts and palm products is undor The Oilseed Control Board is a sole buyer and seller Grain Marketing Board is the solo buyer, seller, importer the State monopoly operations. of grounnnuts and sunflower seed. The Board may Import, and exporter. In Hyasaland the agricultural Produce but does HOT possess exclusive rioht to do so, and is and Marketing Board purchases all groundnut produced by I the sole exporter of these seeds, except for certain Africans in tho Protectorate, but has no special I varieties of unshelled groundnuts. The Lucern Seed privileges as regards imports. The Grain Marketing Control Board buys and sells all lucern seed and fixes Board would not import groundnuts until it had disposed producer and retail prices c The Board may import, but of local crops, does not oossess an exclusive rioht +o do so. Others i :ono