RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SCM/W/409
23April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1758)
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NON-PAPER CONCERNING POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS TO
CHAIRMAN 'SNON-PAPER OF12SEPTEMBER 1996 ONFORMAT
FOR UPDATES OFNOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 8.3OF
THE AGREEMENT ONSUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
Note
Theattached non-paper hasemerged fromdiscussions among somedelegations. Thisnon-paper
builds onideasdiscussed atthelastmeeting oftheWorking Party onSubsidy Notifications astopossible
newapproaches toaformat forupdate notifications under Article 8.3oftheAgreement onSubsidies
andCountervailing Measures. Thisnon-paper isprovided toMembers fortheirconsideration and
asapossible basis fordiscussion, anddoesnotnecessarily reflect theposition ofanydelegation.
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General Rules
Thefollowing sentence should beadded toparagraph 9:"Inparticular, information onprojects
maybepresented onananonymous basis".
I. Forallprogrammes notified under Article 8.3
Nochange.
II. Fornotified assistance forresearch activities
Replace Question 1withthefollowing:
"Forthecurrent year, identify anddescribe theresearch areas andgive:
(a) thenumber ofprojects receiving assistance ineachresearch area; and
(b) thenumber ofprojects approved forreceipt offinancial assistance ineachresearch
area, butforwhich assistance hasnotyetbeendisbursed.
Forboththeabove categories andforeachresearch area, alsoprovide:
(1) theaverage per-project amount ofassistance. Identify thefiveprojects withthehighest
amounts ofassistance andlistthem, giving theamount ofassistance andthelevelof
aidintensity foreach. Ifthefiveprojects inquestion account forlessthan25%of
totalexpenditure inthecategory orresearch areaconcerned, thesubsidizing Member
should provide thesame information onthenextfivemost important projects;G/SCM/W/409
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(2) theaverage per-project aidintensity i.e.theassistance expressed asapercentage of
eligible costs. Identify thefiveprojects withthehighest levelofaidintensity andlist
them, giving theaidintensity andtheamount ofassistance foreach.
Withregard to(1)and(2)above, separate setsofdatashould begiven for(a)industrial research;
(b)pre-competitive development activity; (c)other categories, which should bespecified".
Nochange totheremainder ofSection II.
III. Fornotified assistance todisadvantaged regions within theterritory ofaMember
Replace Question 1withthefollowing text:
"List theregions receiving assistance during thecurrent year, andanychange insuchregions
since themost recent notification/update. Provide:
(a) thenumber ofprojects receiving assistance ineachregion;
(b) thenumber ofprojects approved forreceipt offinancial assistance ineachregion, but
forwhich assistance hasnotyetbeendisbursed.
Forboththeabove categories andforeachregion, alsoprovide:
(1) theaverage per-project amount ofassistance, andtheamount ofassistance foreach
ofthethree projects having thehighest amount ofassistance;
(2) theaverage per-project aidintensity i.e.theassistance expressed asapercentage of
theinvestment costs (asdefined intheoriginal notification) orasanamount perjob
created, andthelevels ofaidintensity forthethree projects having thehighest levels
ofaidintensity;
(3) theaidceiling foreachregion, expressed asapercentage ofinvestment costs and/or
anamount perjobcreated".
Question 7should begin asfollows:
"7. Select oneassisted region, oragroup ofregions withthesame aidceiling, andfor
thatregion orgroup ofregions provide datatodemonstrate thatthedistribution ...".
Thesecond paragraph should bereplaced by:
"Adifferent region orgroup ofregions should bechosen ineachupdate."
IV. Fornotified assistance topromote adaptation ofexisting facilities tonewenvironmental
requirements
Replace Question 1withthefollowing:
"Forthecurrent year, give:
(a) thenumber ofprojects receiving assistance;G/SCM/W/409
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(b) thenumber ofprojects approved forthereceipt offinancial assistance, butforwhich
assistance hasnotyetbeendisbursed.
Forbothoftheabove categories, alsoprovide:
(1) theaverage per-project amount ofassistance. Identify thefiveprojects withthehighest
amount ofassistance andlistthem, giving theamount ofassistance andthelevelof
aidintensity foreach. Ifthefiveprojects inquestion account forlessthan25%of
totalexpenditure inthecategory concerned, thesubsidizing Member should provide
thesame information onthenextfivemost important projects;
(2) theaverage per-project aidintensity i.e.theassistance expressed asapercentage of
eligible costs. Identify thefiveprojects withthehighest levelofaidintensity andlist
them, giving thepercentage ofaidintensity foreach."
Noother changes.
Annexes 1-3
Tobedeleted.