WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
G/SCM/N/71/JPN/Suppl.1
29 May 2002
(02-2946)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Updating and New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVI:1
of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies
and Countervailing Measures
JAPAN
Supplement
The following communication, dated 23 May 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Japan.
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Upon instructions from my authorities, attach ed is a communication from Japan in regards to
the "New and Full Notifications Pursuant to Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures".  Please note that this is a supplement to our
Fiscal Year 1999 notification, concerning local government subsidies.
In addition, please note that there are still some items which are in the process of notification.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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Japan submits this new and full notification in compliance with its obligation under
Article XVI: 1 of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT)1994  and Article 25 of the
agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("the Agreement" hereinafter ).
In this notification , Japan had included certain measures which may not constitute
"subsidies" under Article 1 of the Agreement and certain subsidies which may not be "specific" under
Article 2 of the Agreement in order to achieve the maximum transparency with regard to the relevant
programmes and measures effective within its territory .
It should be recognized that , in accordance with Article 25.7 of the Agreement , the
notification of the programmes and measures does not prejudge its legal status , effects or nature
under GATT 1994  and the Agreement .G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
1. Subsidy for Promoting the Manufacture of Traditional Craft Products........................4
2. Subsidy for Measures to Promote the Textile Industry....................................................5
3. Loans for Special Funds to Improve Textile Industries Facilities...................................6
4. Subsidy for Promoting the Textile Industry......................................................................75. Subsidy for Promoting the Textile Industry......................................................................86. Subsidy for Measures to Promote the Textile Industry....................................................97. Subsidy for Measures to Promote the Textile Industry..................................................10
8. Loans to Help Structural Improvement of the Textile Industry ...................................11
9. Subsidy for Promoting Transportation Businesses.........................................................1210. Subsidy for Metal Deposit Surveys ..................................................................................1311. Subsidy for maintaining the Safety of Mine ....................................................................14
12. Loans to help Stabilize the Lumber Industry..................................................................1513. Subsidy to Promote and Foster Fundamental Industries...............................................16
14. Subsidy for Promoting Eyeglasses Industry....................................................................17
15. Loans to Improve the Infrastructu re of the Eyeglasses Industry..................................18
16. Subsidy for Promoting Industries Manufacturing Metal-Processing Machines..........1917. Subsidy for Training Designs and Techniques of Leather Industry .............................2018. Subsidy for the Cost of Measures to Develop Leather Industry....................................21
19. Subsidy for Promoting Stable Management of the Bekko Industry .............................22G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
1. Subsidy for Promoting the Manufacture of Traditional Craft Products
1. Title of the subsidy programme
Subsidy for Promoting the Manufacture of Traditional Craft Products
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote Japanese traditional craft products made by traditional skills or ways
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
44 Prefectural Governments (except Hokkaido, Chiba and Kumamoto)
5. Legislation under which it is granted
The Law on the Promotion for Traditional Craft Products
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Producers  associations to engage in the activities related to the training of future artisans
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥111 Million (Budget)
9. Duration of a subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1974
(There is no time-limit attached to it.)
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy.1
Not available
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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2. Subsidy for Measures to Promote the Textile Industry
1. Title of the subsidy Programme
Subsidy for Promoting Textile Industry.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote structural improvement of the textile industry.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
The Law on Extraordinary Measures for the Structural Improvement of Textile Industry
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Organizations for which the structure improvement projects or the structure improvement
promotion projects for product and technology development are approved by government.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥31.4 Million (Settlement of Accounts)
9. Duration of a subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1995-FY 1999
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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3. Loans for Special Funds to Improve Textile Industries  Facilities
1. Title of the subsidy programme
Loans for special funds to improve textile industries' facilities
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote the development of the textile industry by providing appropriate loans to improve
facilities for a market-oriented production system.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Fukui Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
Assistance by Budget.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Loan
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Small and medium-sized textile companies planning to build facilities that contribute to the
production of differentiated products and development of time saving methods
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥8.7 Million (Settlement of Accounts: Total Loan Amount)
9. Duration of a subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1994-FY 1998
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available.
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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4. Subsidy for Promoting the Textile Industry
1. Title of the subsidy programme
Subsidy for Promoting the Textile Industry.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote comprehensive structural improvement of the textile industry, supporting textile
industrial organizations' promotional activities.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Fukui Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
Assistance by Budget.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Textile associations and other organizations engage in organizing events or launching new
Products.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥119 Million (Settlement of Accounts)
9. Duration of a subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1974-FY 1998
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available.
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, where possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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5. Subsidy for Promoting the Textile Industry
1. Title of the subsidy programme
Subsidy for Promoting the Textile Industry.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To help small and medium local companies to enter new fields or value-added products using
local or traditional technologies in order to build up internal development processes.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Shizuoka Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
Law on Temporary Measures for Activation of Specific Regional Industrial Agglomerations
Assistance by Budget.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Organizations carrying out projects to promote the textile industry.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥37.8 Million (Settlement of Accounts)
9. Duration of a subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1986-FY 2003
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available.
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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6. Subsidy for Measures to Promote the Textile Industry
1. Title of the subsidy programme.
Subsidy for measures to promote the textile industry.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998.
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote the structural improvement of the textile industry.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Aichi Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
The Law on Extraordinary Measures for the Structural Improvement of the Textile Industry.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Organizations for which the structure improvement projects or the structure improvement
promotion projects for new product and technolo gy development are approved by the government.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥10 Million (Settlement of Accounts).
9. Duration of a subsidy and /or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1995FY 1998.
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available.
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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7. Subsidy for Measures to Promote the Textile Industry
1. Title of the subsidy programme.
Subsidy for Measures to Promote the Textile Industry.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote structural improvement of the textile industry.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Osaka Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
The Law on Extraordinary Measures for the Structural Improvement of the Textile Industry.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Organizations for which the structural improvement projects or the structural improvement
promotion projects for product and technology development are approved by the government.
8 Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted
for that subsidy
¥10 Million (Settlement of Accounts).
9. Duration of a subsidy and /or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1994-FY 1998.
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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8. Loans to Help Structural Improvement of the Textile Industry
1. Title of the subsidy programme.
Loans to Help Structural Improvement of the Textile Industry.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote structural improvement of the textile industry so as to respond to changes in
economic conditions affecting the industry.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Ehime Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
The Law on Extraordinary Measures for the Structural Improvement of the Textile Industry.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Loan.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Organizations for which the structural improvement projects or the structural improvement
promotion projects for product and technology development are approved by the government.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥25 Million (Total Loan Amount).
9. Duration of a subsidy and /or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1995-FY 199.
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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9. Subsidy for Promoting Transportation Businesses
1. Title of the subsidy programme.
Subsidy for Promoting Transportation Businesses.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/19973/1998.
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To secure transportation and safety in bus transportation and trucking; to improve service, to
hold down transport costs
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Hokkaido Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
Assistance by Budget.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Corporations and other entities engaged in bus transportation and trucking.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥1,079 Million (Settlement of Accounts).
9. Duration of a subsidy and /or any other time limits attached to it
FY1976-FY2002
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not Available.
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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10. Subsidy for Metal Deposit Surveys
1. Title of the subsidy programme.
Subsidy for Metal Deposit Surveys.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998.
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote a stable and adequate supply of metal ores.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Hokkaido Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
The Law on the Metal Mining Agency of Japan.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Metal Mining Agency of Japan.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥8 Million (Settlement of Accounts).
9. Duration of a subsidy and /or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1988-FY1998
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available.
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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11. Subsidy for maintaining the Safety of Mine
1. Title of the subsidy programme
Subsidy for Maintaining the Safety of Mine.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote the coal mining industry.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Hokkaido Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
Assistance by Budget.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Corporations and other entities engaging in projects to maintain the security of mines in
Hokkaido where open-pit mining is conducted.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥34 Million (Settlement of Accounts).
9. Duration of a subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1969-FY 1998.
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available.
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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12. Loans to Help Stabilize the Lumber Industry
1. Title of the subsidy programme.
Loans to Help Stabilize the Lumber Industry.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To stabilize the operations of lumber industry.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Iwate Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
Assistance by Budget.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Loan.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Iwate Lumber Cooperatives Federation, Iwate Woodchip Cooperatives and their members.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥2 Million (Surplus Amount from interest gained)
9. Duration of a subsidy and /or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1993 (There is no time-limit attached to it.).
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available.
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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13. Subsidy to Promote and Foster Fundamental Industries
1. Title of the subsidy programme.
Subsidy to Promote and Foster Fundamental Industries
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998.
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote investment in basic industries and industrial development in Akita Prefecture.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Akita Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
Assistance by Budget.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Companies engaged in basic industries (plating, heat treatment, paintings, press, diecasting,
plastic moulding, and machine processing) for new or expanded plants in Akita Prefecture.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥148 Million (Settlement of Accounts).
9. Duration of a subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1996 (There is no time-limit attached to it.)
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available.
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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14. Subsidy for Promoting Eyeglasses Industry
1. Title of the subsidy programme.
Subsidy for Promoting Eyeglasses Industry.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998.
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To improve the structure of the industry in response to economic condition.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Fukui Prefectural Government.
5 Legislation under which it is granted
Assistance by Budget.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Fukui Optical Association.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥27.9 Million (Settlement of Accounts).
9. Duration of a subsidy and /or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1969-FY 1998.
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available.
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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15. Loans to Improve the Infrastructure of the Eyeglasses Industry
1. Title of the subsidy programme
Loans to Improve the Infrastructure of the Eyeglasses Industry.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998.
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote improvement of the structure of small- and medium-sized companies operating in
eyeglasses industry.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Fukui Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
Assistance by Budget.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Loan.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Small and Medium-sized companies operating in eyeglasses industry.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥1.8 Million (Surplus Amount from interest gained).
9. Duration of a subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1994-FY 1998
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available.
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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16. Subsidy for Promoting Industries Manufacturing Metal-Processing Machines
1. Title of the subsidy programme
Subsidy for promoting industries manufacturing metal-processing machines.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998.
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To improve the structure of the industry in response to economic conditions.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Fukui Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
Assistance by Budget.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Fukui Machinery Association.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥14 Million (Settlement of Accounts).
9. Duration of a subsidy and /or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1981-FY 1998.
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not Available.
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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17. Subsidy for Training Designs and Techniques of Leather Industry
1. Title of the subsidy Programme
Subsidy for Training Designs and Techniques of Leather Industry.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998.
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote and develop the leather industry.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Osaka Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
Assistance by Budget.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Person who engages in producing leather shoes and other leather products in the area of
Osaka Prefecture, being recommended by producers' associations.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥6.2 Million (Settlement of Accounts).
9. Duration of a subsidy and /or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1986-FY 1998.
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
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18. Subsidy for the Cost of Measures to Develop Leather Industry
1. Title of the subsidy Programme
Subsidy for the Cost of Measures to Develop Leather Industry.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998.
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote and develop leather industry.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Hyogo Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
Assistance by budget.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Person who engages in producing leather shoes and other leather products in the area of
Hyogo Prefecture, being recommended by producers' associations.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥17.4 Million (Settlement of Accounts).
9. Duration of a subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1998.
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available
                                                     
1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.G/SCM/N/48/JPN/Suppl.1
G/SCM/N/71/JPN/Suppl.1
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19. Subsidy for Promoting Stable Management of the Bekko Industry
1. Title of the subsidy programme
Subsidy for Promoting Stable Management of the Bekko Industry.
2. Period covered by the notification
4/1997-3/1998.
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To promote the development of the bekko industry.
4. Background and authority for the subsidy
Nagasaki Prefectural Government.
5. Legislation under which it is granted
Assistance by Budget.
6. Form of the subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc)
Grant.
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
Japan Bekko Association.
8. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or the annual amount
budgeted for that subsidy
¥6 Million (Settlement of Accounts).
9. Duration of a subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it
FY 1991-FY 1998.
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy1
Not available.
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1 Statistics of production, consumption, imports and exports:
(i) for the three most recent years for which statistics are available;
(ii) for a previous representative year, which, wher e possible and meaningful, should be the latest period
preceding the introduction of the subsidy or pr eceding the last major change in the subsidy.