RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q2/NOR/7
2 May 2000
(00-1755)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Questions from the UNITED STATES
Regarding the Updating Notification of NORWAY1
The following communication, dated 1 May 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the United States.
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The following are questions regarding the updating notification of Norway 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/48/NOR.
1. Under section 5, Assistance to Environmental Improvement , part 5.3, “Loan Guarantees for
Investment in Cleaner Technologies, Waste Reduction and Recycling”, please cite the law that
terminated or abolished the programme, or indicate whether the programme was originally intended
only for a specific period of time.
2. Under section 5, Assistance to Environmental Improvement , part 5.4, “Guarantee for Loan
Facility and Loan Facility to the Company Responsible for Treatment of Hazardous Waste”, it was
indicated that no new loans or guarantees were given under this scheme in 1998.  Please indicate
whether this programme has been abolished, or wh ether funds continue to be dispersed.  If the
programme has been abolished, please cite the law that terminated or abolished the programme.
3. Under section 8, Assistance to the Fishery Sector,  part 8.1, “Aid to Structural Measures and
Rationalization in the Fish Processing Industry”, please cite the law that terminated or abolished the
programme, or indicate whether the programme was originally intended only for a specific period of
time.
4. Under section 8, Assistance to the Fishery Sector,  part 8.4, “Marketing Funds”, please cite the
law that terminated or abolished the programme, or indicate whether the programme was originally
intended only for a specific period of time.
5. Under section 8, Assistance to the Fishery Sector,  part 8.7, “Grant for Building or Purchase of
Vessels to the County of Finnmark”, it was indicated that no aid from this scheme was paid in 1998.
Please indicate whether this programme has been abolished, or whether funds continue to be
dispersed.  If the programme has been abolished, please cite the law that terminated or abolished the
programme.
                                                     
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6. Under section 8, Assistance to the Fishery Sector,  part 8.9, “Support for Energy Saving
Devices onboard Fishing Vessels”, please cite the law that terminated or abolished the programme, or
indicate whether the programme was originally intended for a specific period of time.
7. Under section 8, Assistance to the Fishery Sector,  part 8.10, “Support for the Formation of
Management Groups in the Coastal Fleet”, please cite the law that terminated or abolished the
programme, or indicate whether the programme was originally intended for a specific period of time.
8. Under section 8, Assistance to the Fishery Sector,  part 8.11, “Aid to Development and
Rationalization in the Fishing Industry”, please cite the law that terminated or abolished this
programme, or indicate whether the programme was originally intended for a specific period of time.
In addition, please indicate when the scheme came to an end.
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