WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/95/EEC/Add.10 
15 December 2003 
 (03-6593) 
Committee on Subsidies  
and Countervailing Measures Original:   French 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES 
 
New and Full Notification and Updating Notifications  
Pursuant to Article XVI.1 of the GATT 1994 and  
Article 25 of the SCM Agreement  
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Addendum  
 
 
 The following addendum to the notification of  the European Community relates to subsidy 
programmes of Luxembourg . G/SCM/N/95/EEC/Add.10 
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LUXEMBOURG  
 
  
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
 
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1. System of aid to small and me dium enterprises and industries............................................3 
2. System of regional ai d in force until 31.12.1999.....................................................................3 
3. System of regional ai d in force since 28.12.2000 ....................................................................3 
4. System of aid for R&D ....................................................................................................... ......4 
5. System of aid for the protection of the environment and rational use of energy 
(in force until 31 December 2001)............................................................................................4 
 
  
 
    
 
  
1 EURO = 40.3399 LUF (L UXEMBOURG FRANCS) 
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1. System of aid to small and medium enterprises and industries 
1. Financial years 2001 - 2002 
 2. To promote productive investment by sm all and medium enterprises and industries 
 
3. Amended Law of 27 July 1993 (Art. 4), the objectives of which are: 
  1. Economic development and diversification  2. improvement of the economy's overall structure and regional balance 
 
4. Capital subsidy 
 5. The aid is granted by ministerial decision to small and medium enterprises and industries 
which meet the Community definition 
 
6. Actual expenditure in  2001:  EUR 1.4 million 
   2002:  EUR 0.9 million  7. Indefinite  8. Not determined 
 
2. System of regional aid in force until 31.12.1999 
1. Financial years 2001 - 2002 
 2. Economic development and diversif ication of disadvantaged regions 
 
3. Amended Law of 27 July 1993 (Art. 5), the objectives of which are:   1. Economic development and diversification  2. improvement of the economy's overall structure and regional balance 
 
4. Capital subsidy 
 5. The aid is granted by ministerial decision to enterprises meeting the criteria in Article 5 of the 
Law. 
 
6. Actual expenditure in  2001:  EUR 10.3 million 
   2002:  EUR 19.5 million  7. Indefinite  8. Not determined 
 
3. System of regional aid in force since 28.12.2000 
1. Financial years 2001 - 2002 
 2. Economic development and diversif ication of disadvantaged regions 
 
3. Law of 22 December 2000 the objective of wh ich is the economic development of certain 
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 4. Capital subsidy  5. The aid is granted by ministerial decision.  
6. Actual expenditure in  2001:  EUR 3.3 million 
   2002:  EUR 16.0 million  7. 31 December 2006  
8. Not determined 
 
4. System of aid for R&D 
1. Financial years 2001 - 2002 
 
2. To promote the development of t echnologies for new products and processes 
 3. Amended Law of 27 July 1993 (Art. 6), the objectives of which are:   1. Economic development and diversification  2. improvement of the economy's overall structure and regional balance 
 
4. Capital subsidy  5. The aid is granted by ministerial decision to enterprises meeting the criteria in Article 6 of the 
Law. 
 
6. Actual expenditure in 2001:  EUR 7.5 million    2002:  EUR 5.0 million  7. Indefinite  
8. Not determined 
 
5. System of aid for the protection of the envi ronment and rational use of energy (in force 
until 31 December 2001) 
1. Financial years 2001 - 2002 
 
2. To promote investment to protect the e nvironment and implement new techniques for the 
rational use of energy and new and renewable sources of energy. 
 3. Amended Law of 27 July 1993 (Art. 7), the objectives of which are:  
 1. Economic development and diversification 
 2. improvement of the economy's overall structure and regional balance 
 4. Capital subsidy  
5. The aid is granted by ministerial decision to enterprises meeting the criteria in Article 7 of the 
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6. Actual expenditure in 2001:  EUR 0.8 million    2002:  EUR 0.2 million  7. Indefinite  
8. Not determined 
 
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