. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q2/EST/1
27 January 2003
(03-0559)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Questions Posed by AUSTRALIA
Regarding the New and Full Notification of ESTONIA1
The following communication, dated 24 January 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Australia.
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Australia thanks Estonia for its new and full notification pursuant to Article XVI:1 of the
GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures in document
G/SCM/N/71/EST dated 10 September 2002.  Australia submits the following questions.
Export credit and guarantee scheme
1. Given that the export credit scheme was terminated in 2000 (A.1.8 refers), could Estonia
confirm that the only continuing programme is the export guarantee scheme and that the information
provided in A.1 therefore relates to the export guarantee scheme only?
2. When in 2000 was the export credit scheme terminated?  Have there been ongoing payments
under the export credit scheme since this time?
Support for organising the participation of entrepreneurs in international fairs/exhibitions
1. What are the conditions attached to the granting of the subsidy to fair operators/organisers?
2. Does the programme cover visits of enterprises in all sectors/industries?
Support for participation in international fairs/exhibitions
1. Are all enterprises in all sectors/industries eligible to apply for this subsidy?
2. Apart from participation at one international fair once a year, are there any other conditions
attached to the granting of this subsidy, e.g. any performance or sales conditions?
3. Is it possible for the same company to benefit from the programmes notified under A.5 and
A.6, e.g. can a visit of a specific enterprise to a particular fair be supported by both programmes?
                                                     
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Loans for SMEs
1. In addition to the conditions outlined in the notification, does this programme target particular
sectors/industries or is it open to all sectors/industries?
2. Could Estonia indicate the sectors/industries which benefited from grants under this
programme in 2000?
Guarantee scheme for SMEs
1. In addition to the conditions outlined in the notification, does this programme target particular
sectors/industries or is it open to all sectors/industries?
2. Could Estonia indicate the sectors/industries which benefited from loan guarantees under this
programme in 2000?
3. Can the same enterprise be eligible for subsidies under the programmes notified in B.7 and 8
in any given fiscal year?
Support for small entrepreneurs for participating in local fairs/exhibitions
1. Are small enterprises in all sectors/industries eligible to apply for this subsidy?
Regional development loans
1. In addition to the conditions outlined in the notification, does this programme target particular
sectors/industries or is it open to all sectors/industries?
2. How are “peripheral areas” being defined?
Aid for Estonian Audiovisual Industry
1. Do all Estonian film producers receive this subsidy?  How many producers received subsidies
in 2000?
2. What are the conditions attached to the granting of this subsidy?
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