G/L/1506  
G/SCM/168  
 
30 October 2023  
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REPORT (2023) OF THE COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES  
AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES  
(ADOPTED 27 OCTOBER 2023)  
1  ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE  
1.  The Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("the Agreement") entered into force 
on 1 January 1995. All Members of the WTO are ipso facto  members of the Committee on  Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures ("the Committee") established under the Agreement.  
2.  Observer governments in the General Council of the WTO have Observer status in the Committee. 
The IMF, World Bank, UNCTAD, and FAO have regular Observer status in the Committee. Pursuant 
to decisions made by the Committee in April and November 1998, respec tively, the OECD and the 
Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States ("OACPS")  are invited to attend meetings on an 
ad hoc  basis. Requests for Observer status from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa 
and the Gulf Organization for In dustrial Consulting are under consideration by Members.  
3.  This Report covers the period 26 October 2022 – 27 October 2023 ("review period"). During the 
review period, the Committee held two regular and two special meetings, on 2 May1 and 
27 October  2023.2 In addition, the Committee held informal meetings on 12 April, 20 June and 
2 October 2023.  
4.  As of the beginning of the review period, Ms Sally BARDAYÁN RIVERA  (Panama) was Chairperson 
of the Committee. On 5 June 2023, the Council for Trade in Goods ("CTG") designated 
Mr James  LESTER (NEW ZEALAND) as Chairperson of the Committee. As per the Committee's 
decision on 2 May 20233, a communication in this respect was sent to the Membership on 
5 June 2023 and as no written objection was received, Mr James LESTER w as elected as the 
Chairperson of the Committee on 8 June 2023.  
2  PERMANENT GROUP OF EXPERTS  
5.  The Committee is required by Article 24.3 of the Agreement to establish a Permanent Group of 
Experts ("PGE"). The tasks assigned to the PGE by the Agreement are: to p rovide assistance to a 
Panel, on request, with regard to whether a measure is a prohibited subsidy; to provide a Member 
with confidential advisory opinions on the nature of any subsidy proposed to be introduced or 
currently maintained by that Member; and t o provide the Committee with advisory opinions on the 
existence and nature of any subsidy.  
6.  As of the beginning of the review period, the PGE had four members: Mr Rabih Nasser; 
Ms Marina  Foltea; Ms Tomoko Ota; and Mr Donald Cameron Orth. At its meeting in May 2023, the 
Committee elected Ms Vandee Suchatkulvit (Thailand) to fill the vacancy on the PGE created by the 
expiry of the term of office of Mr Jaemin Lee (Korea) in spring 2022. The Committee  has not yet 
decided on the appointment of a new member to succeed Mr  Rabih Nasser whose term expired in 
May 2023.  
 
1 The minutes of the May 2023 special and regular meetings can be found in G/SCM/M/122  and 
G/SCM/M/123 , respectively.  
2 The minutes of the October 202 3 special and regular meetings will be circulated in G/SCM/M/124  and 
G/SCM/M/125 , respectively.  
3 See G/SCM/M/123 , para.344.  G/L/1506 • G/SCM/168  
 
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  7.  As of the end of the review period, the existing members of the PGE are: Ms Marina Foltea (until 
spring 2024); Ms Tomoko Ota (until spring 20 25); Mr Donald Cameron Orth (until spring 2026) , and 
Ms Vandee Suchatkulvit (until spring 2027).  
3  NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES  
8.  2023 new and full notifications : In accordance with Article 25.1 of the Agreement and Article  XVI 
of GATT 1994, all Members were required to submit new and full notifications of subsidies by 
30 June 2023.4 As of 27 October 2023, pursuant to these provisions, 305 Members had notified 
measures, and 9 Members had notified that they did not maintain any notifiable subsidies. These 
notifications can be found in document series G/SCM/N/401/... . A table indicating the status of 
2023 notifications is provided in Annex A  to this Report.  
9.  At its regular meeting of 2 May 2023, the Committee decided that the procedures adopted in 
April 2005 for the review of the 2005 new and full notifications ( G/SCM/117 ) also would apply to the 
review of the 2023 new and full notifications.6 Pursuant to this decision, at its special meeting held 
on 27 October 2023, the Committee reviewe d the 2023 new and full subsidy notifications of Burkina 
Faso7; the Gambia; Haiti8; Honduras; Macao, China; Madagascar; Montenegro; New Zealand; and 
Chinese Taipei.  
10.  2021 new and full notifications : In accordance with Article 25.1 of the Agreement and Art icle XVI 
of GATT 1994, all Members were required to submit new and full notifications of subsidies by 
30 June 2021.4 As of 27 October 2023, pursuant to these provisions, 385 Members had notified 
measures, and 14 Members had notified that  they did not maint ain any notifiable subsidies. These 
notifications can be found in document series G/SCM/N/372/... . A table indicating the status of 
2021 notifications is provided in Annex B  to this Report.  
11.  At its special meetings held on 2 May and 27 October 2023, the Committee reviewed the 2021 
new and full subsidy notifications of Burkina Faso7; Dominican Republic; European Union (addenda 
pertaining to Ma lta and Portugal9); Guyana10; Haiti8; Kazakhstan; Mali; and Myanmar.10 
12.  2019 new and full notifications : In accordance with Article 25.1 of the Agreement and Article  XVI 
of GATT 1994, all Members were required to submit new and full notifications of subsid ies by 
30 June 2019.4 As of 27 October 2023, pursuant to these provisions, 475 Members had notified 
measures, and [16] Members had notified that they did not maintain any notifiable subsidies. These 
notifications can be found in document series G/SCM/N/343/... . A table indicating the status of 
2019 notifications is provided in Annex C  to this Report.  
13.  At its special meetings held on 2 May and 27 October 2023, the Committee reviewed the 2019 
new and full subsidy notifications of European Union (addenda pertaining to Portugal9); Guyana10; 
Haiti8; and Myanmar.10 
14.  2017 new and full notifications : In accordance with Article 25.1 of the Agreement and Ar ticle XVI 
of GATT 1994, all Members were required to submit new and full notifications of subsidies by 
30 June 2017.4 As of 27 October 2023, pursuant to these provisions, 485 Members had notified 
measures, and 26 Members  had notified that they did not main tain any notifiable subsidies. These 
notifications can be found in document series G/SCM/N/315/...  . A table indicating the status of 
2017 notifications is provided in Annex D  to this Report.  
 
4 In 2005, the Committee extended for an indefinite period its prior (2001 and 2003) provisional decisions 
that new and full notifications should be submitted every two years, and that annual updating notifications should 
be de -emphasized.  See G/SCM/M/53 , paras. 31-34. 
5 The European Union is counted as one  member . 
6 See G/SCM/M/123 , paras. 67 -68. The procedures provide that questions on a subsidy notification and 
answers to such questions should be submitted in writing in advance of the special meeting held to review the 
notification. Such written questions and answers can be found in the G/SCM/Q2/...  document series.  
7 Double -symbolled document reviewed only once, as a 202 3 new and full notification.  
8 Multi-symbolled document reviewed only once, as a 202 3 new and full notification . 
9 Double -symbolled d ocument reviewed only once, as a 2021 new and full notification.  
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  15.  At its special meetings held on 2 May and 27 October 2023, the Committee reviewed the 2017 
new and full subsidy notifications of Guyana10; Haiti8; and Myanmar.10 
16.  2015 new and full notifications : In accordance with Article 25.1 of the Agreement and Article  XVI 
of GATT 1994, all Members were required to submit new and full notifications of subsidies by 
30 June 2015.4 As of 27 October 2023, pursuant to these provisions, 505 Members had notified 
measures, and 31 Members had  notified that they did not ma intain any notifiable subsidies. These 
notifications can be found in document series G/SCM/N/284/...  . A table indicating the status of 
2015 notifications is provided in Annex E  to this Report . 
17.  At its special meetings held on 2 May and 27 October 2023, the Committee reviewed the 2015 
new and full subsidy notifications of Haiti8 and Myanmar10. 
18.  At its special meeting held on 2 May 2023, the Committee also reviewed the 2013, 2011, 2009, 
2007, 2005 , 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, and 1995 new and full subsidy notifications of 
Myanmar10. 
19.  At its special meetings held on 2 May and 27 October 2023, the Committee continued its reviews 
that had not been completed at previous meetings of 2021, 2019, 2015, 2 013, 2011, and 2009  new 
and full notifications.  
20.  Annex F  to this report indicates the period covered by the most recent new and full subsidy 
notification made by each Member.  
21.  Article 25.8 of the Agreement  provides: "Any Member may, at any time, make a written request 
for information on the nature and extent of any subsidy granted or maintained by another Member 
(including any subsidy referred to in Part  IV), or for an explanation of the reason s for which a specific 
measure has been considered as not subject to the requirement of notification". Information 
requests made under this provision are circulated in document series G/SCM/Q2/... . Some of the 
questions presented to date pursuant to this provis ion remain unanswered.  
4  WORKING PARTY ON SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
22.  The Working Party on Subsidy Notifications did not meet during the review period.  
5  ARTICLE 27.4 EXTENSIONS OF THE TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE ELIMINATION OF 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES  
23.  Final transparency noti fications covering calendar year 2015 submitted pursuant to the 
procedures in WT/L/691 , regarding Article 27.4 extensions : As of 27 October 2023, Antigua and 
Barbuda, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, 
Jamaica, Jord an, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Navis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent 
and the Grenadines had submitted the final transparency notifications required by paragraph 2(c) 
of the procedures in WT/L/691 . These notifications were due by 30  June 2016 in  respect of calendar 
year 2015, the final year of the two final phase -out years for the covered export subsidies and can 
be found in document series G/SCM/N/299/... . The Committee considered the status of these 
notifications at its regular meetings held o n 2 May and 27 October 2023. As discussed at the meeting 
on 27 October 2023, this issue – including reporting by the Chair on the status of the notifications - 
will be on the agenda of the spring 2024 meeting . 
6  NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF COUNTERVAILING  DUTY LAWS AND/OR 
REGULATIONS  
24.  Pursuant to Article 32.6 of the Agreement and a decision of the Committee in February 1995, 
all Members having new or existing legislation and/or regulations which apply in whole or in part to 
countervailing duty investigation s or reviews covered by the Agreement are requested to notify the 
full and integrated text of such legislation and/or regulations to the Committee. Changes in a 
Member's legislation and/or regulations are also to be notified. If a Member has no such legisl ation 
or regulations, the Member is to inform the Committee of this fact. The Committee also decided that 
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  25.  As of 27 October 2023, 82 Members had notified the Committee of their domestic countervailing 
duty legislation11, while 36 Members had notified that they had no such legislation. These 
notifications can be found in document series G/SCM/N/1 /…. 19 Members had not yet made 
notifications under Article  32.6 of the Agreement. Annex G  sets out the status of notifications under 
Article  32.6, and the reference symbol(s) of the document(s) containing each Member's current 
notification.  
26.  During the review period, the Committee reviewed notifications regarding countervailing duty 
legislation and/or regulations submitted by Brazil; El Salvador; Iceland; Japan; Mauritania; 
Mauritius; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Kingdom; and the United States. The Committee 
continued the review of the legislative notifications of the United Kingdom that have been previously 
reviewed by the Committee. In addition, pending written questions posed to the legislative 
notifications of the following Members remained on the agendas of the May and/or the October 2023 
meetings: Cameroon, European Union, Ghana , and St Kitts & Nevis. Written questions and answers 
regarding legislative notifications can be found in document series G/SCM/Q1 /…. 
7  SEMI -ANNUAL REPORTS ON COUNTERVAILING ACTIONS12 
27.  Notifications for 1 July - 31 December 2022 : As of 27 October 2023, 1113 Members had notified 
countervailing actions taken during the period 1 July - 31 December 2022. 89 (including those that 
submitted one -time notifications) had notified the Committee that they had not taken any 
countervailing action during this period. 37 Members had not submitted a notification. These 
semi-annual reports were circulated in document seri es G/SCM/N/399 /… and were reviewed at the 
Committee's regular meeting held on 2 May 2023. The status of semi -annual reports due during the 
review period is set out in Annex  H to this Report.  
28.  Notifications for 1 January - 30 June 2023 : As of 27 October 2023, 1114 Members had notified 
countervailing actions taken during the period 1 January - 30 June 2023. 93 Members (including 
those that submi tted one -time notifications) had notified the Committee that they had not taken any 
countervailing action during this period. 33 Members had not submitted a notification. These 
semi-annual reports were circulated in document series G/SCM/N/407 /… and were r eviewed at the 
Committee's regular meeting held on 27 October 2023. The status of semi -annual reports due during 
the review period is set out in Annex  H to this Report.  
29.  As of 27 October 2023, the  following 48 Members had submitted one -time notifications of having 
no authority competent to conduct countervailing investigations, of having never taken 
countervailing actions, and of not anticipating taking any such actions for the foreseeable future: 
Afghanistan; Angola; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; 
Congo; Côte  d'Ivoire; Cuba; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Dominica; Gabon; The  Gambia; 
Georgia; Guinea; Guyana; Haiti; Hong  Kong,  China; Iceland; Kenya;  Lao People's Democratic 
Republic;  Liechtenstein; Macao,  China; Malawi; Maldives;  Mali; Mauritania;  Mongolia; Mozambique; 
Myanmar; Nepal; Papua  New Guinea; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Senegal; Seychelles; 
Sierra  Leone; Sri Lanka; Suriname; Switzerland; Tanzania; Tonga; Uganda ; Vanuatu; and Zambia.15 
30.  A table summarizing notifications of new countervailing duty actions taken by Members during 
the period 1  July 2022 to 30 June 2023, and measures in force as of 30 June 2023, is provided in 
Annex  I to this Report.  
8  REPORTS ON ALL PRELIMINARY OR FINAL COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS16 
31.  Pursuant to Article 25.11 of the Agreement, Members are to report to the Committee without 
delay all preliminary and final  countervailing actions taken. During the review period, the Committee 
received reports of preliminary and final countervailing actions from Australia; Brazil; Canada; 
European Union; India; Mexico; the United Kingdom; and the  United  States  (G/SCM/N/398 ; 
G/SCM/N/400 ; G/SCM/N/402 ; G/SCM/N/403 ; G/SCM/N/404 ; G/SCM/N/405 ; G/SCM/N/406 ; 
 
11 The European Union is counted as one (27 member States).  
12 The format for these reports is contained in d ocument G/SCM/2/Rev.1 . 
13 The European Union is counted as one (27 Member states).  
14 The European Union is counted as one (27 member states).  
15 These notifications can be found in the G/SCM/N/202 /… series.  
16 Guidelines regarding the information to be p rovided in these reports are set forth in G/SCM/3/Rev.1 . G/L/1506 • G/SCM/168  
 
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  G/SCM/N/408 ; G/SCM/N/409 ; G/SCM/N/410 ; G/SCM/N/411 ; and G/SCM/N/412 ). The Committee 
reviewed these reports of preliminary and final actions at its regular meetings held on 2 May and 
27 October 2023.  
9  PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF 2023 NEW AND FULL NOTI FICATIONS  
32.  At its regular meeting held on 2 May 2023, The Committee decided to conduct the review of the 
2023 new and full subsidy notifications on the basis of the procedures set forth in G/SCM/117 , which 
was first adopted in 2005.6 
10  IMPROVING TIMELINESS AND COMPLETENESS OF NOTIFICATIONS AND OTHER 
INFORMATION FLOWS ON TRADE MEASURES UNDER THE SCM AGREEMENT  
33.  As part of the Committee's efforts, pursuant to the 2009 request from the Chairperson of the 
Trade Policy Review Body, on "ways to improve th e timeliness and completeness of notifications and 
other information flows on trade measures", at the request of the Committee Chairperson the 
Secretariat circulated documents G/SCM/W/546/Rev.14  and G/SCM/W/546/Rev.15 . The documen ts 
provide updated information on the state of compliance with various notification obligations under 
the SCM  Agreement. The Committee continued its discussions on this matter at its regular meetings 
on 2 May and 27 October 2023. At its May and October mee tings,  the Committee also continued to 
discuss the revised version of a proposal by the United States on "Guidelines for Submission of 
Questions and Answers under Articles 25.8 and 25.9" of the SCM Agreement.17 
11  CONSTANT DOLLAR METHODOLOGY FOR GRADUATION FR OM SCM AGREEMENT 
ANNEX  VII(B)  
34.  Pursuant to the Doha Ministerial Decision on Implementation -Related Issues and Concerns18 
Annex VII (b) to the SCM Agreement lists Members until their GNP per capita reaches US D 1,000 in 
constant 1990 dollars for three consecu tive years, calculated using the methodology set forth 
in G/SCM/38 , Appendix  2. Updated calculations were circulated by the Secretariat 
in G/SCM/110/Add.20 , dated  27 March 2023.  
12  SUBSIDIES AND OVERCAPACITY – ITEM REQUESTED BY AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE 
EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES  
35.  At its regular meetings on 2 May and 27 October 2023, the Committee discussed this item upon 
the request by Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, United Kingdom, and the 
United  States.  
13  SUBSIDY TRANSPARENCY AND CHINA'S  PUBLICATION AND INQUIRY POINT 
OBLIGATIONS UNDER CHINA'S PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION – ITEM REQUESTED BY 
AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE 
UNITED STATES  
36.  At its regular meetings on  2 May and 27 October 2023, the Committee discu ssed this item upon 
the request by Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, United Kingdom, and the 
United  States.  
14  DISCRIMINATORY SUBSIDIES POLICIES AND MEASURES OF THE UNITED STATES – 
ITEM REQUESTED BY CHINA  
37.  At its regular meetings on  2 May and 27 October 2023, the Committee discussed this item upon 
the request by China.  
 
17 G/SCM/W/557/Rev.4 . 
18 WT/MIN(01)/17 , paragraph 10.1.  G/L/1506 • G/SCM/168  
 
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  15  PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY 
NOTIFICATIONS – ITEM REQUESTED BY AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND19, CHINESE TAIPEI19, UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED  STATES  
38.  At its regular meetings on  2 May and 27 October 2023, the Committee discussed a proposal 
regarding the procedures for review of new and full subsidy notifications upon the request by 
Australia, Canada, the European Unio n, Japan, New Zealand, Chinese Taipei, United Kingdom, and 
the United States.20 
16  REPORTING BY THE CHAIRPERSON TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE REPORTS SUBMITTED 
TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS ("CTG") ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE 
COMMITTEE AND THE RESPONSE TO THE PAN DEMIC (DOCUMENTS G/L/1449  - 
G/SCM/162  & G/L/1450  - G/SCM/163)  AND THE CONSULTATIONS HELD BY THE CHAIR 
OF THE CTG IN THIS REGARD  
39.  At the regular  meeting of May 2023, the Chairperson reported back to the Committee on the 
two reports submitted under the Chair's own responsibility on the functioning of the Commi ttee 
(G/L/1449 - G/SCM/162 ) and on the response to the pandemic ( G/L/1450 - G/SCM/163 ). The Chair 
also reported on the consultations held by the Chairperson of the CTG in this regard.  
17  REPORTING BY THE CHAIRPERSON TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE TRANSPARENCY 
SESSION HELD ON 12 APRIL  2023 REGARDING JOINT WORK ON SUBSIDIES BY 
FOUR  INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATED CREATION OF A SUBSIDY 
DATABASE BY THE SECRETARIAT  
40.  At the regular  meeting of May 2023, the Chairperson reported back to the Committee on the 
discussions at the informal  transparency session held on 12 April 2023 regarding the launch of a 
joint subsidy information platform as well as the creation of a dataset of the subsidies notified by 
Members in the 2021 notification cycle. In addition, the Secretariat provided the Com mittee with an 
update on the ongoing work, in this regard.  
18  REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE TO THE CTG ON THE IMPROVEMENTS IN FUNCTIONING 
OF THE COMMITTEE  
41.  A draft report on improvements  in the functioning of the Committee was circulated in document  
RD/SCM/68 . At the October 2023 meeting, the Committee adopted the report which will be circulated 
in document G/SCM/167  as well as in G/L document series.  
19  JOINT PROPOSAL FROM CANADA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, NEW ZEALAND, 
NORWAY, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES  
42.  At the October 2023 meeting, the Committee discussed a proposal circulated in document 
RD/SCM/63/Rev. 2 which pertains to the formation of an informal technical discussion group on items 
under the SCM Agreement.  
20  A CASE FOR REBALANCING THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING 
MEASURES (ASCM) – POLICY SPACE TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIALISATION IN DEVELOPING 
COUNTRIES – ITEM REQUESTED BY THE AFRICAN GROUP  
43.  At its regular meeting on  27 October 2023, the Committee discussed this item and the document 
in G/SCM/W/589  upon the request by the African Group.  
 
19 Co-sponsored this item only at the May 2023  meeting.  
20 G/SCM/W/583 . G/L/1506 • G/SCM/168  
 
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  21  DELIBERATIONS ON STATE INTERVENTION IN SUPPORT OF INDUSTRIAL SECTORS – 
ADAPTING THE WTO RULEBOOK TO RESPOND TO CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES – ITEM 
REQUESTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION  
44.  At its regular meeting on  27 October 20 23, the Committee discussed this item and the document 
in WT/GC/W/864  upon the request by the European Union.  
22  OTHER BUSINESS  
45.  At the May meeting of the Committee,  
• The European Union introduced its proposal on WTO deliberations and state intervention in 
support of industrial sectors which was submitted to the General Council.21 
• Republic of Korea raised the following issue: European Union's Foreign Subsidy Regulations . 
46.  At the October meeting of the Committee  the Republic of Korea raised the following issue: 
France's revision to its "green bonus" (EV subsidy regime), which was enacted on 10 October 20231. 
23  DATES OF THE REGULAR MEETINGS IN 2024  
47.  As part of the steps agreed on by Members to improve the functioning of the Committee 
(G/SCM/165 ), Members set the dates of both regular meetings of 2024 during the October 2023 
meeting. As usual, these meetings will be preceded by the special meetings for review of subsidy 
notifications.  
 
 
 
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21 WT/GC/W/864 . 
1 G/SCM/M/125  (to be circulated)  G/L/1506 • G/SCM/168  
 
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  ANNEX A  
2023 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/401/... ) 
AS AT 27 OCTOBER 20231 
 
Member   Member   Member   Member   
Afghanistan  None Bulgaria  X Jamaica  None Qatar  None 
Albania  None Croatia  None Japan  X Russian Federation  None 
Angola  None Cyprus  X Jordan  None Rwanda  None 
Antigua & Barbuda  None Czech Republic  X Kazakhstan  None St. Kitts & Nevis  None 
Argentina  X Denmark  X Kenya  None St. Lucia  None 
Armenia  None Estonia  X Korea, Rep. of  X St. Vincent & Grenadines  None 
Australia  None Finland  X Kuwait, State of  None Samoa  None 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  None France  X Kyrgyz Republic  N Saudi Arabia, Kingdom 
of None 
Bangladesh  None Germany  X Lao, People's Democratic 
Rep. of  None Senegal  None 
Barbados  None Greece  X Lesotho  N Seychelles  None 
Belize  None Hungary  X Liberia  None Sierra Leone  None 
Benin  None Ireland  X Liechtenstein  X Singapore  N 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  None Italy X Macao, China  X Solomon Islands  None 
Botswana  None Latvia  X Madagascar  N South Africa  None 
Brazil  X Lithuania  X Malawi  None Sri Lanka  None 
Brunei Darussalam  None Luxembourg  None Malaysia  X Suriname  None 
Burkina Faso  N Malta  X Maldives  None Switzerland  X 
Burundi  None Netherlands  X Mali None Chinese Taipei  X 
Cabo Verde  None Poland  X Mauritania  None Tajikistan  None 
Cambodia  None Portugal  X Mauritius  X Tanzania  X 
Cameroon  None Romania  X Mexico  None Thailand  X 
Canada  X Slovak Republic  X Moldova, Rep. of  None Togo None 
Central African Rep.  None Slovenia  None Mongolia  None Tonga  None 
Chad None Spain  X Montenegro  X Trinidad & Tobago  None 
Chile X Sweden  X Morocco  None Tunisia  None 
China  X Fiji None Mozambique  None Türkiye  X 
Colombia  None Gabon  None Myanmar  N Uganda  None 
Congo  None The Gambia  N Namibia  None Ukraine  X 
Costa Rica  X Georgia  None Nepal  None United Arab Emirates  None 
Côte d'Ivoire  None Ghana  None New Zealand  X United Kingdom  X 
Cuba N Grenada  None Nicaragua  None United States  X 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  None Guatemala  None Niger  None Uruguay  None 
Djibouti  None Guinea  None Nigeria  None Vanuatu  X 
Dominica  None Guinea -Bissau  None North Macedonia  None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  None 
Dominican Rep.  X Guyana  None Norway  X Viet Nam  None 
Ecuador  None Haiti N Oman  None Yemen  None 
Egypt  None Honduras  X Pakistan  None Zambia  None 
El Salvador  None Hong Kong, China  X Panama  None Zimbabwe  None 
Eswatini  None Iceland  None Papua New Guinea  None   
EU X India None Paraguay  None   
Austria  X Indonesia  None Peru None   
Belgium  X Israel  X Philippines  X   
"N" - the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.  
"X" - the Member has notified subsidies.  
"None" - no notification has been submitted.  
 
 
1 The information  presented in this table is based on notifications received by the Secretariat. Please 
note that , as of this report's adoption  date, some of the notifications are still in the processing phase and have 
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  ANNEX B  
2021 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/372/... ) 
AS AT 27 OCTOBER 2023  
 
Member   Member   Member   Member   
Afghanistan  None Bulgaria  X Jamaica  None Qatar  None 
Albania  X Croatia  X Japan  X Russian Federation  None 
Angola  None Cyprus  X Jordan  None Rwanda  None 
Antigua & Barbuda  None Czech Republic  X Kazakhstan  X St. Kitts & Nevis  None 
Argentina  X Denmark  X Kenya  None St. Lucia  None 
Armenia  None Estonia  X Korea, Rep. of  X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines  None 
Australia  X Finland  X Kuwait, State of  None Samoa  None 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  None France  X Kyrgyz Republic  N Saudi Arabia, Kingdom 
of N 
Bangladesh  None Germany  X Lao, People's 
Democratic Rep. of  X Senegal  None 
Barbados  None Greece  X Lesotho  N Seychelles  X 
Belize  None Hungary  X Liberia  None Sierra Leone  None 
Benin  None Ireland  X Liechtenstein  X Singapore  N 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  None Italy X Macao, China  X Solomon Islands  None 
Botswana  None Latvia  X Madagascar  N South Africa  None 
Brazil  X Lithuania  X Malawi  None Sri Lanka  None 
Brunei Darussalam  None Luxembourg  X Malaysia  X Suriname  None 
Burkina Faso  N Malta  X Maldives  None Switzerland  X 
Burundi  None Netherlands  X Mali N Chinese Taipei  X 
Cabo Verde  None Poland  X Mauritania  None Tajikistan  None 
Cambodia  X Portugal  X Mauritius  X Tanzania  None 
Cameroon  None Romania  X Mexico  X Thailand  X 
Canada  X Slovak Republic  X Moldova, Rep. of  N Togo None 
Central African Rep.  None Slovenia  X Mongolia  None Tonga  None 
Chad None Spain  X Montenegro  X Trinidad & Tobago  None 
Chile X Sweden  X Morocco  None Tunisia  None 
China  X Fiji None Mozambique  None Türkiye  X 
Colombia  None Gabon  None Myanmar  N Uganda  None 
Congo  None The Gambia  None Namibia  None Ukraine  X 
Costa Rica  X Georgia  N Nepal  None United Arab Emirates  None 
Côte d'Ivoire  None Ghana  None New Zealand  X United Kingdom  X 
Cuba N Grenada  None Nicaragua  None United States  X 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  None Guatemala  None Niger  None Uruguay  None 
Djibouti  None Guinea  None Nigeria  None Vanuatu  None 
Dominica  None Guinea -Bissau  None North Macedonia  None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  None 
Dominican Rep.  X Guyana  N Norway  X Viet Nam  None 
Ecuador  N Haiti N Oman  None Yemen  None 
Egypt  None Honduras  X Pakistan  None Zambia  None 
El Salvador  X Hong Kong, China  X Panama  None Zimbabwe  None 
Eswatini  None Iceland  X Papua New Guinea  None   
EU X India X Paraguay  None   
Austria  X Indonesia  None Peru None   
Belgium  X Israel  X Philippines  X   
"N" - the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.  
"X" - the Member has notified subsidies.  
"None" - no notification has been submitted.  
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  ANNEX C  
2019 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/343/... ) 
AS AT 27 OCTOBER 2023  
 
Member   Member   Member   Member   
Afghanistan  None Bulgaria  X Israel  X Philippines  X 
Albania  X Croatia  X Jamaica  None Qatar  None 
Angola  None Cyprus  X Japan  X Russian Federation  X 
Antigua & Barbuda  None Czech Republic  X Jordan  X Rwanda  None 
Argentina  X Denmark  X Kazakhstan  X St. Kitts & Nevis  None 
Armenia  None Estonia  X Kenya  None St. Lucia  X 
Australia  X Finland  X Korea, Rep. of  X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines  None 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  None France  X Kuwait, State of  None Samoa  None 
Bangladesh  None Germany  X Kyrgyz Republic  N Saudi Arabia, Kingdom 
of N 
Barbados  None Greece  X Lao, People's 
Democratic Rep. of  X Senegal  None 
Belize  None Hungary  X Lesotho  N Seychelles  None 
Benin  None Ireland  X Liberia  None Sierra Leone  None 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  None Italy X Liechtenstein  X Singapore  N 
Botswana  None Latvia  X Macao, China  X Solomon Islands  None 
Brazil  X Lithuania  X Madagascar  None South Africa  None 
Brunei Darussalam  N Luxembourg  X Malawi  None Sri Lanka  None 
Burkina Faso  N Malta  X Malaysia  X Suriname  None 
Burundi  None Netherlands  X Maldives  None Switzerland  X 
Cabo Verde  None Poland  X Mali None Chinese Taipei  X 
Cambodia  X Portugal  X Mauritania  None Tajikistan  X 
Cameroon  None Romania  X Mauritius  X Tanzania  None 
Canada  X Slovak Republic  X Mexico  X Thailand  X 
Central African Rep.  None Slovenia  X Moldova, Rep. of  N Togo N 
Chad None Spain  X Mongolia  None Tonga  None 
Chile X Sweden  X Montenegro  X Trinidad & Tobago  None 
China  X United Kingdom  X Morocco  X Tunisia  None 
Colombia  X Fiji None Mozambique  None Türkiye  X 
Congo  None Gabon  None Myanmar  N Uganda  None 
Costa Rica  X The Gambia  None Namibia  N Ukraine  X 
Côte d'Ivoire  None Georgia  N Nepal  None United Arab Emirates  None 
Cuba N Ghana  None New Zealand  X United States  X 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  None Grenada  None Nicaragua  None Uruguay  X 
Djibouti  None Guatemala  X Niger  None Vanuatu  None 
Dominica  None Guinea  None Nigeria  None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  None 
Dominican Rep.  X Guinea -Bissau  None North Macedonia  X Viet Nam  X 
Ecuador  N Guyana  N Norway  X Yemen  None 
Egypt  None Haiti N Oman  None Zambia  None 
El Salvador  X Honduras  X Pakistan  None Zimbabwe  None 
Eswatini  None Hong Kong, China  X Panama  None   
EU X Iceland  X Papua New Guinea  None   
Austria  X India X Paraguay  N   
Belgium  X Indonesia  X Peru None   
"N" - the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.  
"X" - the Member has notified subsidies.  
"None" - no notification has been submitted.  
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  ANNEX D  
2017 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/315/... ) 
AS AT 27 OCTOBER 2023  
 
Member   Member   Member   Member   
Afghanistan  N Bulgaria  X Israel  X Philippines  X 
Albania  X Croatia  X Jamaica  None Qatar  None 
Angola  None Cyprus  X Japan  X Russian Federation  X 
Antigua & Barbuda  X Czech Republic  X Jordan  X Rwanda  None 
Argentina  X Denmark  X Kazakhstan  X St. Kitts & Nevis  X 
Armenia  None Estonia  X Kenya  None St. Lucia  X 
Australia  X Finland  X Korea, Rep. of  X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines  None 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  N France  X Kuwait, State of  None Samoa  None 
Bangladesh  None Germany  X Kyrgyz Republic  N Saudi Arabia, Kingdom 
of N 
Barbados  None Greece  X Lao, People's 
Democratic Rep. of  None Senegal  None 
Belize  X Hungary  X Lesotho  N Seychelles  None 
Benin  None Ireland  X Liberia  None Sierra Leone  None 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  None Italy X Liechtenstein  X Singapore  N 
Botswana  N Latvia  X Macao, China  X Solomon Islands  None 
Brazil  X Lithuania  X Madagascar  N South Africa  None 
Brunei Darussalam  None Luxembourg  X Malawi  N Sri Lanka  None 
Burkina Faso  N Malta  X Malaysia  X Suriname  None 
Burundi  N Netherlands  X Maldives  None Switzerland  X 
Cabo Verde  None Poland  X Mali N Chinese Taipei  X 
Cambodia  None Portugal  X Mauritania  None Tajikistan  X 
Cameroon  None Romania  X Mauritius  None Tanzania  None 
Canada  X Slovak Republic  X Mexico  X Thailand  X 
Central African Rep.  None Slovenia  X Moldova, Rep. of  N Togo N 
Chad None Spain  X Mongolia  None Tonga  None 
Chile X Sweden  X Montenegro  X Trinidad & Tobago  None 
China  X United Kingdom  X Morocco  None Tunisia  None 
Colombia  X Fiji None Mozambique  None Türkiye  X 
Congo  None Gabon  N Myanmar  N Uganda  None 
Costa Rica  X The Gambia  None Namibia  N Ukraine  X 
Côte d'Ivoire  None Georgia  N Nepal  None United Arab Emirates  None 
Cuba N Ghana  None New Zealand  X United States  X 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  None Grenada  X Nicaragua  None Uruguay  None 
Djibouti  None Guatemala  X Niger  None Vanuatu  None 
Dominica  X Guinea  None Nigeria  None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  None 
Dominican Rep.  X Guinea -Bissau  None North Macedonia  X Viet Nam  X 
Ecuador  N Guyana  N Norway  X Yemen  None 
Egypt  None Haiti N Oman  N Zambia  N 
El Salvador  X Honduras  X Pakistan  None Zimbabwe  None 
Eswatini  None Hong Kong, China  X Panama  None   
EU X Iceland  X Papua New Guinea  N   
Austria  X India X Paraguay  N   
Belgium  X Indonesia  X Peru X   
"N" - the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.  
"X" - the Member has notified subsidies.  
"None" - no notification has been submitted.  
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  ANNEX E  
2015 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/284/... ) 
AS AT 27 OCTOBER 2023  
 
Member   Member   Member   Member   
Afghanistan1 N Bulgaria  X Israel  X Philippines  X 
Albania  X Croatia  X Jamaica  X Qatar  N 
Angola  None Cyprus  X Japan  X Russian Federation  X 
Antigua & Barbuda  X Czech Republic  X Jordan  X Rwanda  None 
Argentina  X Denmark  X Kazakhstan  X St. Kitts & Nevis  X 
Armenia  N Estonia  X Kenya  None St. Lucia  X 
Australia  X Finland  X Korea, Rep. of  X St. Vincent & Grenadines  X 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  N France  X Kuwait, State of  None Samoa  None 
Bangladesh  None Germany  X Kyrgyz Republic  N Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  N 
Barbados  None Greece  X Lao, People's Democratic 
Rep. of  None Senegal  None 
Belize  X Hungary  X Lesotho  N Seychelles  X 
Benin  None Ireland  X Liberia2 None Sierra Leone  None 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  None Italy X Liechtenstein  N Singapore  N 
Botswana  N Latvia  X Macao, China  X Solomon Islands  None 
Brazil  X Lithuania  X Madagascar  N South Africa  None 
Brunei Darussalam  None Luxembourg  X Malawi  N Sri Lanka  None 
Burkina Faso  N Malta  X Malaysia  X Suriname  None 
Burundi  N Netherlands  X Maldives  None Switzerland  X 
Cabo Verde  None Poland  X Mali N Chinese Taipei  X 
Cambodia  None Portugal  X Mauritania  None Tajikistan  N 
Cameroon  None Romania  X Mauritius  X Tanzania  None 
Canada  X Slovak Republic  X Mexico  X Thailand  X 
Central African Rep.  None Slovenia  X Moldova, Rep. of  N Togo N 
Chad None Spain  X Mongolia  None Tonga  None 
Chile X Sweden  X Montenegro  X Trinidad & Tobago  None 
China  X United Kingdom  X Morocco  None Tunisia  X 
Colombia  None Fiji None Mozambique  None Türkiye  X 
Congo  N Gabon  N Myanmar  N Uganda  None 
Costa Rica  X The Gambia  None Namibia  N Ukraine  X 
Côte d'Ivoire  None Georgia  N Nepal  None United Arab Emirates  N 
Cuba N Ghana  None New Zealand  X United States  X 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  None Grenada  X Nicaragua  None Uruguay  None 
Djibouti  None Guatemala  X Niger  None Vanuatu  None 
Dominica  X Guinea  None Nigeria  None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  None 
Dominican Rep.  X Guinea -Bissau  None North Macedonia  None Viet Nam  X 
Ecuador  N Guyana  N Norway  X Yemen  None 
Egypt  None Haiti N Oman  N Zambia  N 
El Salvador  X Honduras  X Pakistan  None Zimbabwe  None 
Eswatini  None Hong Kong, 
China  X Panama  None   
EU X Iceland  X Papua New Guinea  X   
Austria  X India X Paraguay  N   
Belgium  X Indonesia  X Peru X   
"N" - the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.  
"X" - the Member has notified subsidies.  
"None" - no notification has been submitted.  
 
 
1 Became a Member on 29 July 2016.  
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  ANNEX F  
STATUS OF SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS BY WTO MEMBERS (1995 -2023):  
PERIODS COVERED BY THE MOST RECENT SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS  
AS AT 27 OCTOBER 20231 
Member  Period Covered  Member  Period Covered  Member  Period 
Covered  
Afghanistan  2018   Latvia  2021-2022 Myanmar  2022 
Albania  07/2021 -
12/2021    Lithuania  2021-2022 Namibia  2019 
Angola  None   Luxembourg  2019-2020 Nepal  None 
Antigua & Barbuda  2014-2016   Malta  2021-2022 New Zealand  2020/21 -
2021/22  
Argentina  07/2021 -
06/2023    Netherlands  2021-2022 Nicaragua  2009-2010 
Armenia  2013-2014   Poland  2021-2022 Niger  None 
Australia  07/19 -06/21    Portugal  2021-2022 Nigeria  2007-2008 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  2015-2016   Romania  2021-2022 North Macedonia  2020 
Bangladesh  None   Slovak Rep.  2021-2022 Norway  2020-2021 
Barbados  2012   Slovenia  2019-2020 Oman  2015-2016 
Belize  09/16 -12/17    Spain  2021-2022 Pakistan  1991-1995 
Benin  1997   Sweden  2021-2022 Panama  2012 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  2000-2002 Fiji 2003-2004 Papua New Guinea  2015-2016 
Botswana  2013-2016 Gabon  2013-2016 Paraguay  2019 
Brazil  2021-2022 The Gambia  2021-2022 Peru 2015-2016 
Brunei Darussalam  2019 Georgia  2021 Philippines  2021-2022 
Burkina Faso  2019-2022 Ghana  2001-2002 Qatar  2013-2014 
Burundi  2015-2016 Grenada  07/14 -06/16  Russian Federation  2017-2018 
Cabo Verde  None Guatemala  07/17 -06/19  Rwanda  None 
Cambodia  01/2018 -
08/2020  Guinea  2001-2002 St. Kitts & Nevis  2017 
Cameroon  2003-2013 Guinea -Bissau  None St. Lucia  2015-2018 
Canada  2020/21 -
2021/22  Guyana  2021 St. Vincent & Grenadines  2014 
Central African Rep.  None Haiti 2022 Samoa  None 
Chad None Honduras  2021 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  2020-2021 
Chile 06/2021 -
06/2022  Hong Kong, 
China  04/2022 -03/2023  Senegal  2013 
China  2021-2022 Iceland  2019-2020 Seychelles  06/2021  
Colombia  2016-2018 India 04/19 -03/21  Sierra Leone  None 
Congo  2013-2014 Indonesia  2018 Singapore  2021-2022 
Costa Rica  2020-2022 Israel  2021-2022 Solomon Islands  None 
Côte d'Ivoire  1996 Jamaica  2015 South Africa  2001-2002 
Cuba 2022-2023 Japan  04/2020 -03/2022  Sri Lanka  1995-1997 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  None Jordan  2018 Suriname  2007-2008 
Djibouti  None Kazakhstan  2020 Switzerland  2021-2022 
Dominica  06/2017  Kenya  None Chinese Taipei  2020-2022 
Dominican Rep.  2008-2022 Korea, Rep. of 2021-2022 Tajikistan  2016-2019 
Ecuador  2020 Kuwait, State of  2013 Tanzania  06/2022 – 
07/2023  
Egypt  1997 Kyrgyz Republic  2010-2022 Thailand  2021-2023 
El Salvador  2019-2020 Lao, PDR  2016-2020 Togo 2019 
Eswatini  2009-2010 Lesotho  2016-2022 Tonga  2009-2010 
EU 2021-2022 Liberia  None Trinidad & Tobago  2007-2008 
  Austria  2021-2022 Liechtenstein  2021-2022 Tunisia  2013-2014 
  Belgium  2021-2022 Macao, China  2022 Türkiye  2019-2022 
  Bulgaria  2021-2022 Madagascar  2023 Uganda  2003-2004 
  Croatia  2019-2020 Malawi  2015-2016 Ukraine  2021-2022 
  Cyprus  2021-2022 Malaysia  2022-2023 United Arab Emirates  2013-2014 
  Czech Republic  2021-2022 Maldives  None United Kingdom  2021-2022 
  Denmark  2021-2022 Mali 2021-2022 United States  10/20 -09/22  
  Estonia  2021-2022 Mauritania  None Uruguay  2016-2017 
  Finland  2021-2022 Mauritius  2022-2023 Vanuatu  2021-2023 
  France  2021-2022 Mexico  2019-2020 Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  1995-1996 
  Germany  2021-2022 Moldova, Rep. 
of 2018-2022 Viet Nam  2019 
  Greece  2021-2022 Mongolia  2001-2002 Yemen  None 
 
1 The information  presented in this table is based on notifications received by the Secretariat. Please 
note that , as of this report's adoption  date, some of the notification s are still in the processing phase and have 
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  Member  Period Covered  Member  Period Covered  Member  Period 
Covered  
  Hungary  2021-2022 Montenegro  2021 Zambia  2016 
  Ireland  2021-2022 Morocco  2017-2018 Zimbabwe  2000 
  Italy 2021-2022 Mozambique  None   
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  ANNEX G  
COUNTERVAILING DUTY LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLE 32.6 OF THE SCM AGREEMENT  
AS AT 27 OCTOBER 2023  
MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Afghanistan  G/SCM/N/1/AFG/1 * 
Albania  G/SCM/N/1/ALB/2  + Rev.1  
Angola  G/SCM/N/1/AGO * + Corr.1 (English only)  
Antigua and Barbuda  G/SCM/N/1/ATG/2  
Argentina  G/SCM/N/1/ARG/1  + Suppl.1, 2, 3 & Suppl.3/Corr.1 
(English and Spanish only) + Suppl.4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10  
Armenia  G/SCM/N/1/ARM/3  
Australia  G/SCM/N/1/AUS/2  + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 
11, 12, 13, 14 & 15  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  G/SCM/N/1/BHR/2  + Corr.1 & Suppl. 1  
Bangladesh  None 
Barbados  G/SCM/N/1/BRB/1  
Belize  None 
Benin  G/SCM/N/1/BEN/1 * 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  G/SCM/N/1/BOL/3  
Botswana  None 
Brazil  G/SCM/N/1/BRA/2  + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23.  
Brunei Darussalam  G/SCM/N/1/BRN/1 * 
Burkina Faso  G/SCM/N/1/BFA/1 * 
Burundi  G/SCM/N/1/BDI/1 * 
Cabo Verde  None 
Cambodia  G/SCM/N/1/KHM/2  
Cameroon  G/SCM/N/1/CMR/2  + Suppl.1 & 2  
Canada  G/SCM/N/1/CAN/4  + Suppl.1, 2, 3 & 4  
Central African Republic  None 
Chad G/SCM/N/1/TCD/1 * 
Chile G/SCM/N/1/CHL/2  + Suppl.1  
China  G/SCM/N/1/CHN/1  + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4 & 5  
Colombia  G/SCM/N/1/COL/2  
Congo  G/SCM/N/1/COG/1 * 
Costa Rica  G/SCM/N/1/CRI/4  + Suppl.1  
Côte d'Ivoire  G/SCM/N/1/CIV/1 * 
Cuba G/SCM/N/1/CUB/1  + Suppl.1  
Democratic Republic of the Congo  None 
Djibouti  None 
Dominica  G/SCM/N/1/DMA/1  
Dominican Republic  G/SCM/N/1/DOM/2  + Corr.1 (Spanish only) + 
Suppl.1/Corr.1 (English only)+ Suppl. 2  
Ecuador  G/SCM/N/1/ECU/3  
Egypt  G/SCM/N/1/EGY/2/Re v.1 + Rev.1/Suppl.1  
El Salvador  G/SCM/N/1/SLV/3  + Suppl.1 & 2  
Eswatini  None 
European Union  G/SCM/N/1/EU/2  + Suppl. 1, 2 & 3  
Fiji G/SCM/N/1/FJI/2  
Gabon  G/SCM/N/1/GAB/2 * 
The Gambia  G/SCM/N/1/GMB/1 * 
Georgia  G/SCM/N/1/GEO/1 * 
Ghana  G/SCM/N/1/GHA/2  
Grenada  G/SCM/N/1/GRD/2  
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  MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Guinea  G/SCM/N/1/GIN/1 * 
Guinea -Bissau  None 
Guyana  G/SCM/N/1/GUY/1 * 
Haiti G/SCM/N/1/HTI/1 * 
Honduras  G/SCM/N/1/HND/3  
Hong Kong, China  G/SCM/N/1/HKG/1 * 
Iceland  G/SCM/N/1/ISL/2  
India G/SCM/N/1/IND/2  + Corr.1 (English only) + Suppl.1, 2 
,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13  
Indonesia  G/SCM/N/1/IDN/3  
Israel  G/SCM/N/1/ISR/3  + Corr.1 (English and Spanish only)  
Jamaica  G/SCM/N/1/JAM/2  
Japan  G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2  + Corr.1 (English only) & 2 + Suppl.1, 
2, 3, 4 & Suppl.4/Corr.1 (English only), Suppl.5, 6, 7, 8, 
9, 10, 11 & 12.  
Jordan  G/SCM/N/1/JOR/3  
Kazakhstan  G/SCM/N/1/KAZ/1  + Rev.1 + Corr.1 (English only)  
Kenya  G/SCM/N/1/KEN/3  
Korea, Rep. of  G/SCM/N/1/KOR/4  
Kuwait, the State of  G/SCM/N/1/KWT/1  + Suppl.1 + Corr.1 (English only)  
Kyrgyz Rep.  G/SCM/N/1/KGZ/3  
Lao, People's Democratic Republic  G/SCM/N/1/LAO/1  
Lesotho  G/SCM/N/1/LSO/1 * 
Liberia  G/SCM/N/1/LBR/1  + Corr.1 (English and Spanish only)  
Liechtenstein  G/SCM/N/1/LIE/1 * 
Macao, China  G/SCM/N/1/MAC/1 * 
Madagascar  G/SCM/N/1/MDG/1  
Malawi  G/SCM/N/1/MWI/1 * 
Malaysia  G/SCM/N/1/MYS/1  + Add.1  
Maldives  G/SCM/N/1/MDV/2 * 
Mali G/SCM/N/1/MLI/1 * 
Mauritania  G/SCM/N/1/MRT/1  + Rev.1*  
Mauritius  G/SCM/N/1/MUS/4  
Mexico  G/SCM/N/1/MEX/1  + Corr.1 (English only)+ Suppl.1, 2, 
Suppl.2/Corr.1 (English only), Suppl.3, & 4  
Moldova, Rep. of  G/SCM/N/1/MDA/1  
Mongolia  G/SCM/N/1/MNG/2 * 
Montenegro  G/SCM/N/1/MNE/1  + Suppl.1  
Morocco  G/SCM/N/1/MAR/3  
Mozambique  None 
Myanmar  G/SCM/N/1/MYN/1 * 
Namibia  G/SCM/N/1/NAM/1 * 
Nepal  G/SCM/N/1/NPL/1 * 
New Zealand  G/SCM/N/1/NZL/2  + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 + Rev.1  
Nicaragua  G/SCM/N/1/NIC/2  
Niger  None 
Nigeria  G/SCM/N/1/NGA/1 * 
North Macedonia  G/SCM/N/1/MKD/1  + Corr.1 (English only)+ Suppl.1  
Norway  G/SCM/N/1/NOR/4  + Corr.1 (English only)  
Oman  G/SCM/N/1/OMN/3  + Suppl.1  
Pakistan  G/SCM/N/1/PAK/3  
Panama  G/SCM/N/1/PAN/2  + Suppl.1  
Papua New Guinea  G/SCM/N/1/PNG/1 * 
Paraguay  G/SCM/N/1/PRY/2  + Corr.1 (English only)  
Peru G/SCM/N/1/PER/2  + Suppl.1, 2 & 3  
Philippines  G/SCM/N/1/PHL/2  
Qatar  G/SCM/N/1/QAT/3  + Suppl.1  
Russian Federation  G/SCM/N/1/RUS/2  
Rwanda  None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis  G/SCM/N/1/KNA/1  G/L/1506 • G/SCM/168  
 
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  MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Saint Lucia  G/SCM/N/1/LCA/1  
Saint Vincent & Grenadines  None 
Samoa  None 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  G/SCM/N/1/SAU/2  + Suppl. 1, 2 & 3.  
Senegal  G/SCM/N/1/SEN/1  
Seychelles  G/SCM/N/1/SYC/1 * 
Sierra Leone  None 
Singapore  G/SCM/N/1/SGP/2  + Suppl.1  
Solomon Islands  None 
South Africa  G/SCM/N/1/ZAF/2  + Add.1  
Sri Lanka  G/SCM/N/1/LKA/1 * 
Suriname  G/SCM/N/1/SUR/1 * 
Switzerland  G/SCM/N/1/CHE/1 * 
Chinese Taipei  G/SCM/N/1/TPKM/1  + Corr.1 (English only)+ Suppl.1 
& 2 
Tajikistan  None 
Tanzania  None 
Thailand  G/SCM/N/1/THA/4  + Corr.1  
Togo G/SCM/N/1/TGO/1 * 
Tonga  G/SCM/N/1/TON/1 * 
Trinidad and Tobago  G/SCM/N/1/TTO/1  + Suppl.1  
Tunisia  G/SCM/N/1/TUN/2  
Türkiye  G/SCM/N/1/TUR/3  + Suppl.1, 2, 3, Suppl.3/Corr.1 
(English only), & Suppl.4  
Uganda  G/SCM/N/1/UGA/2  
Ukraine  G/SCM/N/1/UKR  + Suppl.1 & Suppl.1/Corr.1 (English 
only) 
United Arab Emirates  G/SCM/N/1/ARE/2  + Suppl.1  
United Kingdom  G/SCM/N/1/GBR/1  + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 17.  
United States  G/SCM/N/1/USA/1  + Corr.1 (English only) + Suppl.1, 2, 
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,  15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, Suppl.24/Corr.1, Suppl.25, 26, 27, 
28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 & 34.  
Uruguay  G/SCM/N/1/URY/2  
Vanuatu  G/SCM/N/1/VUT/1 * 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  G/SCM/N/1/VEN/1  + Suppl.1 & 2  
Viet Nam  G/SCM/N/1/VNM/2   
Yemen  None 
Zambia  G/SCM/N/1/ZMB/1  
Zimbabwe  G/SCM/N/1/ZWE/2  + Suppl.1  
"*" - Nil notification (no CVD legislation)  
"None" - No notification submitted  
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  ANNEX H  
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS,  
1 JULY 2022 - 30 JUNE 2023  
AS AT 27 OCTOBER 2023  
MEMBER  1 July -31 December 2022  
(G/SCM/N/399)  1 January -30 June 2023  
(G/SCM/N/407)  
Afghanistan  OTN 
Albania  N None 
Angola  OTN 
Antigua and Barbuda  None None 
Argentina  N N 
Armenia  N N 
Australia  X X 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  N N 
Bangladesh  None None 
Barbados  OTN 
Belize  OTN 
Benin  OTN 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  None None 
Botswana  N N 
Brazil  X X 
Brunei Darussalam  None None 
Burkina Faso  OTN 
Burundi  OTN 
Cabo Verde  None None 
Cambodia  OTN 
Cameroon  OTN 
Canada  X X 
Central African Republic  None None 
Chad None None 
Chile N N 
China  X X 
Colombia  X X 
Congo  OTN 
Costa Rica  N N 
Côte d'Ivoire  OTN 
Cuba OTN 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  OTN 
Djibouti  None None 
Dominica  OTN 
Dominican Republic  N N 
Ecuador  N None 
Egypt  None None 
El Salvador  None N 
Eswatini  N N 
European Union X X 
Fiji None None 
Gabon  OTN 
The Gambia  OTN 
Georgia  OTN 
Ghana  None None 
Grenada  None None 
Guatemala  None None 
Guinea  OTN 
Guinea -Bissau  None None 
Guyana  OTN 
Haiti OTN 
Honduras  N N 
Hong Kong, China  OTN 
Iceland  OTN 
India X X 
Indonesia  N N G/L/1506 • G/SCM/168  
 
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  MEMBER  1 July -31 December 2022  
(G/SCM/N/399)  1 January -30 June 2023  
(G/SCM/N/407)  
Israel  N N 
Jamaica  N N 
Japan  N N 
Jordan  N N 
Kazakhstan  N N 
Kenya  OTN 
Korea, Republic of  N N 
Kuwait, State of  N N 
Kyrgyz Republic  N N 
Lao, PDR  OTN 
Lesotho  N N 
Liberia  None None 
Liechtenstein  OTN 
Macao, China  OTN 
Madagascar  N N 
Malawi  OTN 
Malaysia  N N 
Maldives  OTN 
Mali OTN 
Mauritania  OTN 
Mauritius1 OTN 
Mexico  X X 
Moldova, Republic of  N None 
Mongolia  OTN 
Montenegro  N N 
Morocco  N N 
Mozambique  OTN 
Myanmar  OTN 
Namibia  N N 
Nepal  OTN 
New Zealand  N N 
Nicaragua  N None 
Niger  None None 
Nigeria  None None 
North Macedonia  N N 
Norway  None None 
Oman  N N 
Pakistan  N N 
Panama  N N 
Papua New Guinea  OTN 
Paraguay  N N 
Peru N2 N1 
Philippines  N N 
Qatar  N N 
Russian Federation  N N 
Rwanda  None None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis  OTN 
Saint Lucia  OTN 
Saint Vincent & Grenadines  None None 
Samoa  None None 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  N N 
Senegal  OTN 
Seychelles  OTN 
Sierra Leone  OTN 
Singapore  N N 
Solomon Islands  None None 
South Africa  N N 
Sri Lanka  OTN 
Suriname  OTN 
Switzerland  OTN 
Chinese Taipei  N1 N1 
 
1 Please note that Mauritius, that had previously submitted a one -time notification covering the period 
until 30 June 2023, has submitted a revised version on 24 July 2023 indicating tha t it has established a 
competent authority . This notification could be found in document G/SCM/N/202/MUS/Rev.1 . 
2 Definitive measures in force notified.  G/L/1506 • G/SCM/168  
 
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  MEMBER  1 July -31 December 2022  
(G/SCM/N/399)  1 January -30 June 2023  
(G/SCM/N/407)  
Tajikistan  None None 
Tanzania  OTN 
Thailand  N N 
Togo None None 
Tonga  OTN 
Trinidad and Tobago  N N 
Tunisia  None None 
Türkiye  N1 N1 
Uganda  OTN 
Ukraine  N N 
United Arab Emirates  N N 
United Kingdom  X X 
United States  X X 
Uruguay  None None 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  None None 
Vanuatu  OTN 
Viet Nam  X X 
Yemen  None None 
Zambia  OTN 
Zimbabwe  N None 
X = Semi -annual report of actions taken submitted.  
N = Report of no actions taken submitted.  
None = No report submitted.  
OTN = One time notification.  
-- = Became a Member during the reporting period, and no report submitted.  
NM = Not a Member during the reporting period.  
NA = Not applicable  
  
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SUMMARY OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS AND MEASURES AS REPORTED IN  
DOCUMENTS G/SCM/N/399/ ... AND G/SCM/N/407/ ... 
(1 JULY 2022 - 30 JUNE 2023)  
AS OF 27 OCTOBER 2023  
 
Initiations1 Provisional Measures2 
(negative preliminary determinations 
and affirmative preliminary 
determinations where no measu res 
imposed are not included)  Definitive Duties (negative 
determinations not included)3 Price Undertakings  Revoca - 
tions 
notified4 Measures in 
force on 30 
June 2023 
(definitive 
duties and price 
undertakings)5 
Total  Countries6 involved  Total  Countries6 involved  Total  Countries6 involved  Total  Countries6 
involved    
 AUSTRALIA              
0    0    0    0  1 11 
 
 BRAZIL              
1 CHN (1)    0    2 CHN (1)  IDN (1)   0  1 4 
 
 CANADA              
1 CHN (1)    1 CHN (1)    1 CHN (1)    0  0 34 
 
 CHINA              
0    0    0    0  2 5 
 
 COLOMBIA              
0    0    0    0  0 1 
              
 EUROPEAN UNION              
0    0    0    0  0 22 
 
 INDIA              
0    0    3 IDN (1)  MYS (1)  THA (1)  0  0 17 
 
 MEXICO              
0    0    0    0  1 2 
 
1 Initiations of original investigations.  
2 New provisional measures in original inv estigations.  
3 New definitive measures in original investigations.  
4 Includes measures notified as having been fully or partially revoked, and as having lapsed.  
5 Certain of the measures in force were notified as having been fully or partially suspended.  
6 "Countries" refers in all cases to countries or customs territories. A list of the abbreviations used in this table can be fo und following this table.   
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- 22 - Initiations1 Provisional Measures2 
(negative preliminary determinations 
and affirmative preliminary 
determinations where no measu res 
imposed are not included)  Definitive Duties (negative 
determinations not included)3 Price Undertakings  Revoca - 
tions 
notified4 Measures in 
force on 30 
June 2023 
(definitive 
duties and price 
undertakings)5 
Total  Countries6 involved  Total  Countries6 involved  Total  Countries6 involved  Total  Countries6 
involved    
 
 PERU              
0    0    0    0   2 
 
 CHINESE TAIPEI              
0    0    0    0  0 5 
 
 TÜRKIYE              
0    0    0    0  0 1 
 
 UNITED KINGDOM              
          
0    1 TUR (1)    0    0  1 11 
 
 UNITED STATES              
10 CHN (4)  IND (4)  ISR (1)  13 ARG (1)  CHN (3)  IND (4)  5 IND (2)  KOR (1)  RUS (2)  1 ARG (1)  3 176 
 KOR (1)     KOR (1)  OMN (1)  RUS (1)          
     LKA (1)  TUR (1)           
 
 Viet Nam              
0    0    0    0  0 1 
 
12 TOTAL  15    11    1  9 292 
 
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  LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ANNEXES  
 
AFG AFGHANISTAN  
ALB ALBANIA  
DZA ALGERIA  
AND ANDORRA  
AGO ANGOLA  
ATG ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA  
ARG ARGENTINA  
ARM ARMENIA  
AUS AUSTRALIA  
AUT AUSTRIA  
AZE AZERBAIJAN  
BHS BAHAMAS  
BHR BAHRAIN, KINGDOM OF  
BGD BANGLADESH  
BRB BARBADOS  
BLR BELARUS  
BEL BELGIUM  
BLZ BELIZE  
BEN BENIN  
BMU BERMUDA  
BTN BHUTAN  
BOL BOLIVIA, 
PLURINATIONAL STATE 
OF 
BIH BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA  
BWA BOTSWANA  
BRA BRAZIL  
BRN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM  
BGR BULGARIA  
BFA BURKINA FASO  
BDI BURUNDI  
CPV CABO VERDE  
KHM CAMBODIA  
CMR CAMEROON  
CAN CANADA  
CAF CENTRAL AFRICAN 
REPUBLIC  
TCD CHAD  
CHL CHILE  
CHN CHINA  
COL COLOMBIA  
COG CONGO  
CRI COSTA RICA  
CIV COTE D'IVOIRE  
HRV CROATIA  
CUB CUBA  
CYP CYPRUS  
CZE CZECH REPUBLIC  
COD DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 
 OF THE CONGO  
DNK DENMARK  
DJI DJIBOUTI  
DMA DOMINICA  
DOM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
ECU ECUADOR  
EGY EGYPT  
SLV EL SALVADOR  
GNQ EQUATORIAL GUINEA  
EST ESTONIA  
SWZ ESWATINI  
ETH ETHIOPIA  
EU EUROPEAN UNION  
FRO FAROE ISLANDS  
FJI FIJI FIN FINLAND  
FRA FRANCE  
GAB GABON  
GMB THE GAMBIA  
GEO GEORGIA  
DEU GERMANY  
GHA GHANA  
GRC GREECE  
GRD GRENADA  
GTM GUATEMALA  
GIN GUINEA  
GNB GUINEA BISSAU  
GUY GUYANA  
HTI HAITI  
HND HONDURAS  
HKG HONG KONG, CHINA  
HUN HUNGARY  
ISL ICELAND  
IND INDIA  
IDN INDONESIA  
IRN  IRAN 
IRQ IRAQ 
IRL IRELAND  
ISR ISRAEL  
ITA ITALY  
JAM JAMAICA  
JPN JAPAN  
JOR JORDAN  
KAZ KAZAKHSTAN  
KEN KENYA  
PRK KOREA, D.R. OF  
KOR KOREA, REP. OF  
KWT KUWAIT, STATE OF  
KGZ KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  
LAO LAO, P.D.R.  
LVA LATVIA  
LBN LEBANON  
LSO LESOTHO  
LBY LIBYA  
LBR LIBERIA  
LIE LIECHTENSTEIN  
LTU LITHUANIA  
LUX  LUXEMBOURG  
MAC MACAO, CHINA  
MDG MADAGASCAR  
MWI MALAWI  
MYS MALAYSIA  
MDV MALDIVES  
MLI MALI 
MLT MALTA  
MRT MAURITANIA  
MUS MAURITIUS  
MEX MEXICO  
MDA MOLDOVA, REP. OF  
MNG MONGOLIA  
MAR MOROCCO  
MNE MONTENEGRO  
MOZ  MOZAMBIQUE  
MYN MYANMAR  
NAM NAMIBIA  
NPL NEPAL  
NLD NETHERLANDS  
NZL NEW ZEALAND  
NIC NICARAGUA  
NER NIGER  NGA NIGERIA  
MKD NORTH MACEDONIA  
NOR NORWAY  
OMN OMAN  
PAK PAKISTAN  
PAN PANAMA  
PNG PAPUA NEW GUINEA  
PRY PARAGUAY  
PER PERU  
PHL PHILIPPINES  
POL POLAND  
PRT PORTUGAL  
QAT QATAR  
ROU ROMANIA  
RWA RWANDA  
RUS RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
KNA SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS  
LCA SAINT LUCIA  
VCT SAINT VINCENT AND THE 
GRENADINES  
WSM SAMOA  
STP SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE  
SAU SAUDI ARABIA, 
KINGDOM OF  
SEN SENEGAL  
SRB SERBIA  
SYC SEYCHELLES  
SLE SIERRA LEONE  
SGP SINGAPORE  
SVK SLOVAK REPUBLIC  
SVN  SLOVENIA  
SLB SOLOMON ISLANDS  
ZAF SOUTH AFRICA  
ESP SPAIN 
LKA SRI LANKA  
SDN SUDAN  
SUR SURINAME  
SWE SWEDEN  
CHE SWITZERLAND  
SYR SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC  
TPKM  CHINESE TAIPEI  
TJK TAJIKISTAN  
TZA TANZANIA  
THA THAILAND  
TGO TOGO  
TON TONGA  
TTO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO  
TUN TUNISIA  
TUR TÜRKIYE  
TKM TURKMENISTAN  
UGA UGANDA  
UKR UKRAINE  
ARE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  
GBR UNITED KINGDOM  
USA UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA  
URY URUGUAY  
UZB UZBEKISTAN  
VUT VANUATU  
VEN VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN 
REPUBLIC OF  
VNM VIET NAM  
YEM YEMEN  
ZMB ZAMBIA  
ZWE ZIMBABWE
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