G/SCM/N/343/CHL/Suppl.1  
21 August  2020 
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Committee on Subsidies and   
Countervailing Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
SUBSIDIES  
NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XVI:1 OF THE G ATT 1994  AND 
ARTICLE 25  OF THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES  
CHILE 
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 1 9 August 2 020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Chile . 
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS  
I. TAX CREDIT FOR INVESTMENT IN THE PROVINCES OF ARICA AND 
PARINACOTA  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  2 
II. TAX CREDIT FOR INVESTMENT IN THE REGIONS OF AYSÉN AND 
MAGALLANES AND IN THE PROVINCE OF PALENA IN THE LOS LAGOS REGION  ................  3 
III. EXEMPTION FROM FIRST -CATEGORY TAX UNDER THE INCOME TAX LAW ON 
FISCAL YEAR PROFITS OF MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AND USERS IN THE FREE 
ZONES IN THE CITIES OF IQUIQUE AND PUNTA ARENAS AND A CREDIT FOR THE 
TAX-PAYING OWNERS, CO -OWNERS, PARTNERS OR SHAREHOLDERS OF A 
COMPANY OR USER BENEFITING FROM THE EXEMPTION IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL 
TO 50% OF THE TAX THE COMPANY OR USER WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO 
PAY HAD THERE BEEN NO EXEMPTION  ................................ ................................ .............  4 
IV. FUND FOR THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF REMOTE AREAS  .........................  6 
V. SMALL -SCALE FISHING PROMOTION FUND  ................................ ................................ .. 7 
VI. FISHERIES ADMINISTRATION FUND  ................................ ................................ ..........  8 
VII. FUNDING AREAS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE SUSTAINABLE 
DEVEL OPMENT OF SMALL -SCALE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE  ................................ .. 10 
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  I. TAX CREDIT FOR INVESTMENT IN THE PROVINCES OF ARICA AND PARINACOTA  
1. Title 
Tax Credit for Investment in the Provinces of Arica and Parinacota  
2. Period  
June 2 019-June 2 020 
3. Objectives  
To reverse the declining economy of the provinces of Arica and Parinacota  by making use of their 
advantageous geographical position for trade purposes and their tourist attractions, by 
strengthening entrepreneurship and by consolidating Arica as  an inter -ocean corridor  
4. Background and authority  
Background : Arica and Parinacota, as remote provinces, are at a disadvantage in relation to the 
development of the rest of the country.  
Authority : Law No. 19.420, published in the Official Journal of 2 3 October 1 995, amended by Laws 
No. 19.478 (Official Journal of 2 4 October 1 996), No. 19.669 (Official Journal of 5 May 2 000) and 
No. 20.780 (Official Journal of 2 9 September 2 014). Decree having Force of Law (DFL) No. 1 of the 
Ministry of Finance, published in the Official Journal of 1 1 September 2 001, contains the revised, 
coordinated and consolidated text of Law No. 19.420 . The latest amendment to this Law was by 
means of Law No. 21.210 of 2 4 February 2 020. 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Tax credit in the  form of a tax allowance  
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
The subsidy is for taxpayers who invest in the Arica and Parinacota Region for the production of 
goods or the provision of services in the region . Such investments must be made during the indicated 
periods and amount to more than 500 UTM ( CLP 25 ,186,000, equivalent to USD 32 ,174)1, under the 
conditions established by the Law.  
 
The period of eligibility is up to 3 1 December  of each year.  
 
The beneficiaries are entitled to a tax credit of 30% of the value of certain non -convertible assets, 
namely buildings, machinery and equipment, including immovable property that is intended 
primarily for commercial exploitation for tourist purposes, directly related to the production of goods 
or the supp ly of services of the taxpayer's business or activity, and purchased new or finished in the 
financial year.  
 
For investment operations carried out in Parinacota, the tax credit is 40 %. The same percentage is 
applied to investments made in Arica in immovabl e property intended primarily for commercial 
exploitation for tourist purposes and identified as being of particular interest by the Director of the 
National Tourism Service.  
Taxpayers are also eligible for this credit if they have invest ed in the construc tion of buildings 
completed or built during the financial year for use as offices or dwellings  - whether or not they 
include business premises, car parks or warehouses  - located in areas that currently make up the 
perimeter of the city of Arica and areas c lassed as sites of interest for tourists by the National 
Tourism Service.  
 
1 Unidad Tributaria Mensual , UTM (monthly tax unit), June 2020: CLP 50,372. Source: Central Bank.  
Value of US dollar observed on 3 June 2020: CLP 782.8. Source: Central Bank.  G/SCM/N/343/CHL/Suppl.1  
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  The taxes are forgiven by deducting the credit from the first -category tax payable as from the trading 
year of the purchase or construction of the property.  
7. Amount of the subsidy  
There is no current update of the estimated impact of this tax credit on tax revenue.  
8. Duration  
This incentive became effective, retroactively, as from 1 January 1 995. The period of eligibility is up 
to 31 December 2 035. 
The benefit will apply on ly in regard to assets incorporated in the investment project on any of the 
above -mentioned dates on which the benefit is still effective, although the credit may be recovered 
up to the year 2055.  
9. Statistical data  
No data available  
II. TAX CREDIT FOR IN VESTMENT IN THE REGIONS OF AYSÉN AND MAGALLANES AND IN 
THE PROVINCE OF PALENA IN THE LOS LAGOS REGION  
1. Title 
Tax credit for investment in the regions of Aysén and Magallanes and in the province of Palena in 
the Los Lagos Region  
2. Period  
June 2 019-June 2 020 
3. Objectives  
To boost economic development and the full physical integration of the Aysén and Magallanes regions 
and the province of Palena in the Los Lagos Region, given that they are geographically isolated and 
poorly connected and integrated  with the rest of Chile  
4. Background and authority  
Background : As remote areas, the regions of Aysén and Magallanes and the province of Palena are 
at a disadvantage in relation to the development of the rest of the country.  
Authority : Law No. 19.606, published in the Official Journal of 1 4 April 1 999, amended by Laws No. 
19.946 (Official Journal of 1 1 May 2 004) and No. 20.655 (Official Journal of 1 February 2 013). The 
latest amendment to this Law was by means of Law No. 21.210 of 2 4 February 2 020. 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Tax credit in the form of a tax allowance  
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
The subsidy is for taxpayers who invest in the regions of Aysén and Magallanes and the province of 
Palena in the Los Lagos Region for the production of goods or the provision of services in those 
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  500 UTM ( CLP 25 ,186,000, equivalent to USD 32 ,174)2, under the conditions established by the 
Law. 
 
The peri od of eligibility is up to 3 1 December  of each year.  
 
The beneficiaries are entitled to a tax credit of between 10 % and 32 % of the value of certain non -
convertible assets, namely buildings, machinery and equipment, including immovable property that 
is intended primarily for commercial exploitation for tourist purposes, directly related to the 
production of goods or the supply of services of the taxpayer's  business or activity, and purchased 
new or finished in the financial year . However, the maximum credit per taxpayer is 80,000 UTM.  
 
Taxpayers are also eligible for a tax credit if they invest in the following physical assets : (a) new 
vessels and aircraft,  and in some cases reconditioned vessels and aircraft imported from abroad and 
not previously registered in Chile, destined exclusively for scheduled or tourist services carrying 
freight, passengers or tourists in legally designated areas that include the province of Palena, the 
Aysén region or the Magallanes region ; and (b) tugs and launches, whether new or reconditioned, 
where they comply with legal requirements and are destined to provide services to vessels in the 
aforementioned areas.  
 
Taxpayers are al so eligible for this credit if they invest in the construction of buildings to be used for 
productive activities, educational services, health services, storage services, offices, dwellings  - 
whether or not they include business premises  - car parks or war ehouses.  
The taxes are forgiven by deducting the credit from the first -category tax payable as from the trading 
year of the purchase or construction of the property.  
7. Amount of the subsidy  
There is no current update of the estimated impact of this tax cr edit on tax revenue.  
8. Duration  
This incentive became effective, retroactively, as from 1 January 1 999. The period of eligibility is up 
to 31 December 2 035. 
The benefit will apply only in regard to assets incorporated in the investment project on any of the 
above -mentioned dates on which the benefit is still effective, although the credit may be recovered 
up to the year 2055.  
9. Statistical data  
No data available  
III. EXEMPTION FROM FIRST -CATEGORY TAX UNDER THE INCOME TAX LAW ON FISCAL 
YEAR PROFITS OF MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AND USERS IN THE FREE ZONES IN THE 
CITIES OF IQUIQUE AND PUNTA ARENAS AND A CREDIT FOR THE TAX -PAYING OWNERS, 
CO-OWNERS, PARTNERS OR SHAREHOLDERS OF A COMPANY OR USER BENEFITING FROM 
THE EXEMPTION IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 50 % OF THE TAX T HE COMPANY OR USER 
WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO PAY HAD THERE BEEN NO EXEMPTION  
1. Title 
Exemption from First -Category Tax under the Income Tax Law on Fiscal -Year Profits of Management 
Companies and Users in the Free Zones in the Cities of Iquique and Punta  Arenas . A benefit is also 
considered for owners of the aforementioned enterprises under the optional tax transparency system 
for micro, small and medium -sized enterprises contained in Article 14(D), subparagraph 8 , of the 
 
2 Unidad Tributaria Mensual , UTM (monthly tax unit), June 2020: CLP 50,372. Source: Central Bank. 
Value of US dollar observed on 3 June 2020: CLP 782.8. Source: Central Bank.  
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  Income Tax Law consisting of  a credit against its final taxes equivalent to 50 % of the credit to which 
the enterprise would have been eligible on its First Category Tax.  
2. Period  
June 2 019-June 2 020 
3. Objectives  
To stimulate the economic development of the Arica and Parinacota regi on and the Magallanes region 
so as to form an attractive area for investment, economic activity, settlement, growth and 
sovereignty.  
4. Background and authority  
Background : These areas, because of their location and geographical features, are at a disadvantage 
in relation to the development of the rest of the country.  
Authority : The legal authority is contained in Ministry of Finance Decree No. 341, published in the 
Official Journal of 8 June 1 977, the revised, coordinated and consolidated text of w hich is set forth 
in Decree having Force of Law No. 2 of the Ministry of Finance, published in the Official Journal of 
10 August 2 001. This legislation was last amended by Laws No. 20.780, No. 20.899, No. 20.997 and 
No. 21.210.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Enter prises in eligible free zones are exempted from First Category Tax.  
 
Owners of benefiting enterprises operating under the optional tax transparency system for micro, 
small and medium -sized companies, as set out in Article 14(D), subparagraph 8 , of the Inco me Tax 
Law, receive a tax credit on their final taxes that is equal to 50 % of the tax credit to which the 
enterprise would have been entitled for First Category Tax.  
 
The Income Tax Law establishes an integrated system for First Category Tax (for companies) and 
final taxes paid by owners (Complementary Global Tax3 or Additional Tax4, depending on where the 
enterprise owners are resident or domiciled) . Accordingly, the owners are entitled to a total or partial 
discount on the enterprise's First Ca tegory Tax, which they can apply to their personal taxes.  
Law No. 21.210 incorporated Article 14(D) , subparagraph 8 , into the Income Tax Law, thus 
introducing an optional tax transparency system for small and medium -sized enterprises owned by 
persons who p ay final tax . Enterprises registering for the system are released from the obligation to 
pay First Category Tax and the owners directly pay final taxes on the enterprise's profits.  
In line with the above, the 50 % tax credit benefits persons who own an ente rprise that is exempt 
from First Category Tax under Decree Law No. 341 of 1977 and who have registered under the tax 
transparency system . For these purposes alone, the aforementioned enterprises shall be understood 
to be subject to the First Category Tax.  
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Management companies and users (all legal persons) in the Iquique and Punta Arenas free zones 
are exempt from First Category Tax . They must meet the requirements established by the Ministry  
of Finance and the Ministry of the Economy, Development and Reconstruction under contracts 
containing conditions freely agreed on with the interested party . The exemption also applies to 
manufacturing companies already established or being established  in Arica and manufactur ing 
companies in the Alto Hospicio district in Iquique.  
 
3 Applicable to natural persons domiciled or residing in Chile.  
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  The credit indicated in the previous sections is granted to the owners of benefiting enterprises 
operating under the optional tax transparency system for micro, small and medium -sized 
enterprises, as set out in Article 14(D), subparagraph 8 , of the Income Tax Law.  
7. Amount of the subsidy  
There are no official calculations of tax revenue forgone.  
8. Duration  
This incentive took effect on 2 5 June 1 975 for Iquique and Punta Arenas and on 10  December  1976 
for Arica . In both cases it is of indefinite duration.  
9. Statistical data  
No statistical calculation has been made to assess the trade effects of the subsidy.  
IV. FUND FOR THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF REMOTE AREAS  
1. Title 
Fund for the P romotion and Development of Remote Areas  
2. Period  
June 2 019-June 2 020 
3. Objectives  
To contribute to the development of the disadvantaged regions of Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá, 
Aysén  del General  Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica and the provinces 
of Chiloé and Palena in the Los Lagos Region, by providing assistance to small and medium -sized 
investors wishing to invest or reinvest in production in these remote regions.  
4. Background and authority  
Background : Being remote regions and provinces, these areas are at a disadvantage in relation to 
the development of the rest of the country.  
Authority : This fund was created by virtue of Articles 38 and 39 of Decree -Law No. 3.529 of the 
Ministry of Finance, published in the Official Journal of 6 December 1 980. Decree having Force of 
Law No. 15 of the Ministry of Finance, published in the Official Journal of 2 0 April 1 981, lays down 
the terms and conditions of this fund.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Direct transfer  
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Funds may be granted only to investments by small and medium -sized investors producing goods 
and services in the construction, machinery, equipment, special animal feed and small -scale fishing 
sectors . The annual amount of individual investment or reinvestment must not exceed 50,000 UF 
(inflation -indexed monetary units), equivalent to USD 1 ,834,218 .5 Funds granted under this 
programme may not be accepted together with any ot her benefit granted by the Government of 
Chile for the same goods or services.  
 
5 Unidades de Fomento , UF (Chilean inflation -indexed monetary units), at 3 June 2020: CLP 28,716.52. 
Source: Central Bank. Value of US dollar observed on 3 June 2020: CLP 782.8. Source: Central Bank.  G/SCM/N/343/CHL/Suppl.1  
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  This fund contributes 20 % of the cost of the investment or reinvestment, from 2012 to 2035 
inclusive . The benefit is renewed from year to year under the Budget Law.  
7. Amount of the subsidy  
For 2020, the Budget Law estimated the maximum amount to be paid out at CLP 3 ,074,546,000, 
equivalent to USD 3 ,927,626.  
8. Duration  
The benefit is renewed from year to year under the Budget Law.  
9. Statistical data  
No data available  
V. SMALL -SCALE FISHING PROMOTION FUND  
1. Title 
Small -Scale Fishing Promotion Fund  
2. Period  
January -July 2 019 
3. Objectives  
To foster the sustainable development of the Chilean small -scale fisheries sector and support 
small -scale fishers' organizations legally established in Chile:  
 
(a) by developing infrastructure for small -scale fishing;  
(b) by providing training and technical assistance for small -scale fishers and organizations 
thereof;  
(c) by restocking the hydrobiological resources mainly exploited by small -scale fishers ; and 
(d) by marketing fisheries products and managing production centres.  
4. Background and authority  
The Small -Scale Fishing Promotion Fund, created in 1992 pursuant to the General Law on Fisheries 
and Aquaculture, falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and 
Reconstruction and is managed by the Council for the Promotion of Small -Scale Fishing, which is 
headed by the National Director of the National Fisher ies Service.  
The mission of the Small -Scale Fishing Promotion Fund is to foster the sustainable development of 
the Chilean small -scale fisheries sector and support the efforts of small -scale fishers' organizations 
legally established in Chile to improve th e living and working conditions of their members, in a 
resource - and environment -friendly manner, through the co -financing of projects managed by the 
organizations themselves.  
Authority:  
Article 56 et seq. of the General Law on Fisheries and Aquaculture  
(http://www.subpesca.cl/portal/615/articles -88020_documento.pdf ). 
Regulations governing the Small -Scale Fishing Promotion Fund  
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  5. Form of the subsidy  
Full or partial funding of projects managed by small -scale fishers' organizations through a national 
public tender system.  
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Small -scale fishers' organizations legally established in Chile that submit projects seeking to improve 
the living and working conditions of th eir members in a sustainable and resource - and environment -
friendly manner.  
7. Amount of the subsidy  (annual nominal amount in CLP)  
Funding areas  January -July 2 019 
Technical assistance  1,179,875,083  
Small -scale fishing port equipment  826,101,325  
Fleet equipment  715,577,412  
Diversification equipment  333,546,850  
Equipment for marketing and preparing products  233,210,297  
8. Duration  
Since August 2 019, the National Institute for the Sustainable Development of Small -Scale Fishing 
and Aquaculture manages the funds that were previously covered by the subsidy programmes of 
the Small -Scale Fishing Promotion Fund and the Fisheries Administration Fund.  
9. Statistical data  
No data available  
 
VI. FISHERIES ADMINISTRATION FUND  
1. Title 
 
Fisheries Administration Fund  
 
2. Period  
 
January -July 2 019 
 
3. Objectives  
 
To promot e and sustainabl y develop fisheries activities  through  social development and intervention 
instruments that strengthen and improve the socio -economic and productive situation of the 
small -scale fisheries sector through a regional approach to economic development.  
 
4. Background and authority  
 
The Fisheries Ad ministration Fund, created in 1992 pursuant to the General Law on Fisheries and 
Aquaculture, falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and 
Reconstruction and is managed by the Fishery Management Council, the body that decid es on the 
projects to be approved  and the guidelines to be followed by the Fisheries Administration Fund . 
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  As a general rule, the Fisheries Administration Fund  finances:  
(a) fisheries and aquaculture research projects;  
(b) programmes for the monitoring, control and management of fisheries activities;  
(c) programmes and projects for the promotion and development of small -scale fisheries;  
(d) the workforce reintegration programme for former industry workers;  
(e) training activities for both curr ent and former fishing industry workers;  
(f) high-level technical study programmes for both current and former fishing industry 
workers;  
(g) social support programmes for former workers of the extractive or processing fishing 
industry;  
(h) projects for research into and restoration of the habitat of hydrobiological species of 
significance to recreational fishing, and programmes for the promotion, dissemination, 
management, monitoring and control of this activity;  
(i) programmes and projects promoting the  consumption of hydrobiological resources ; and 
(j) fisheries recovery programmes for small -scale fishers, crews of special vessels and 
factory workers.  
Authority:  
 
Article  173 of the General Law on Fisheries and Aquaculture  
(http://www.subpesca.cl/portal/615/articles -88020_documento.pdf ) 
 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Full or partial funding of projects, on the basis of competitive bidding aimed at small -scale fishers' 
organizations and allocated directly to the beneficiaries, in the following four areas:  
• promotion and development of small -scale fisheries, and implementation of programmes 
for the  monitoring, control and management of associated activities;  
• training, social support and occupational re -training for both displaced and non -displaced 
fishing industry workers;  
• research in relation to, and promotion, development, management, monitoring a nd control 
of, recreational fishing activities ; and 
• promotion of the human consumption of marine products.  
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
 
Small -scale fishers' organizations legally established in Chile that submit projects  
 
7. Amount of the su bsidy  (annual nominal amount in CLP)  
 
Area  January -July 2 019 
Marketing  123,005,445  
Equipment  681,611,752  
Promotion  34,315,555  
Infrastructure  161,407,256  
Training and/or technical assistance  212,156,209  G/SCM/N/343/CHL/Suppl.1  
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  8. Duration  
 
Since August 2 019, the National Institute for the Sustainable Development of Small -Scale Fishing 
and Aquaculture manages the funds that were previously covered by the subsidy programmes of 
the Small -Scale Fishing Promotion Fund and the Fisheries Administration Fund.  
 
9. Statisti cal data  
 
No data available  
 
VII. FUNDING AREAS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE SUSTAINABLE 
DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL -SCALE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE  
1. Title 
 
Funding Areas of the National Institute for the Sustainable Development of Small -Scale Fishing and 
Aquaculture  
 
2. Period  
 
August -December 2 019 
 
3. Objectives  
 
To encourage and promote the develop ment of  the small -scale fishing and aquaculture sector by 
coordinating forms of inter -agency cooperation and by providing technical support to the sector and 
to those who benefit from the sector in order to strengthen productive capacities in a way that helps 
small -scale fishing ports and related sectors to develop their natural, cultural and economic heritage 
in a harmonious and comprehensive manner.  
 
4. Background and authority  
 
The National Institute for the Sustainable Development of Small -Scale Fishing and Aquaculture, a 
public service created through Law No. 21.069 of 1 5 February 2 018 and operating since 1 2 August 
2018, under the auspices of the Minist ry of the Economy, Development and Tourism.  
 
The organization's strategic objectives are to:  
(1) Boost commercial and productive skills in small -scale fishing and aquaculture and 
support the sector's diversification.  
(2) Support the sector's comprehensive development in a way that takes into account the 
sustainability of hydrobiological resources and the natural, cultural and economic 
heritage of small -scale fishing ports and related sectors.  
(3) Develop physical infrastructure for small -scale fishing and aquaculture, preferably in 
agreement with state bodies.  
(4) Provide small -scale fishers and fish farmers with technical assistance and training 
related to areas such as production and marketing, in line with their  objectives.  
(5) Finance non -repayable grants to deal with disasters in the sector . A supreme decree 
must rule that such grants are compliant with Law No. 16.282.  
 
Authority:  
 
https://www.leyc hile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1115065 . 
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  5. Form of the subsidy  
 
The National Institute for the Sustainable Development of Small -Scale Fishing and Aquaculture, 
under the auspices of the Ministry of the Economy, Development and Tourism, is a new institute 
that supports the sustainable development of small -scale fishing and aquaculture and those who 
benefit from the sector . It does so by facilitating funding for development and innovation initiatives 
that improve the quality of life of people who work daily in fi sheries, diving, shore harvesting, and 
the cultivation and production of fresh, healthy and nutritious small -scale hydrobiological resources.  
For its launch, the new institution brought together the experience and commitment of two former 
state support fun ds for the sector : the Small -Scale Fishing Promotion Fund, which belonged to the 
National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service, and the Fisheries Administration Fund, which belonged 
to the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture.  
The National Institute for the Sustainable Development of Small -Scale Fishing and Aquaculture  
finances initiatives to promote, develop and diversify sustainable productive activity in small -scale 
fisheries through a public tender system in which, as appropriate for each call for  tenders, small -
scale fishers and fish farmers and organizations representing them are invited to submit proposals.  
 
It is also working with regional governments to implement a series of projects to strengthen small -
scale fishing in each region.  
 
Since August 2 019, the National Institute for the Sustainable Development of Small -Scale Fishing 
and Aquaculture  has been responsible for administering the funds previously disbursed through the 
Small -Scale Fishing Promotion Fund  and the Fisheries Administration Fund . 
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
 
Small -scale fishers and fish farmers and organizations that represent them that are legally 
established in Chile and submit proposals  
 
7. Amount of the subsidy by funding area  (annual nomina l amount in CLP)  
Area  August -December 2 019 
Aquaculture  5,409,403  
Equipment  1,421,629,085  
Promotion  22,002,504  
Infrastructure  684,038,723  
Training and/or technical assistance  482,646,039  
Total  2,615,725,754  
 
8. Duration  
 
The programme is of indefinite duration . The subsidy is determined and provided on a fiscal year 
basis.  
 
9. Statistical data  
 
No data available  
 
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