G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4  
 
16 April 2013  
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Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures    
 
 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE AGREEMENT  
ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
BACKGROUND NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT 
Revision 
 
This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own 
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members 
and to their rights and obligations under the WTO 
 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
1   INTROD UCTION  .......................................................................................................... 2  
2   NOTIFICATION PROVISIONS  IN THE SCM AGREEMENT ............................................... 2  
2.1   Regular Notifications .................................................................................................. 2 
2.1.1   Notification of Subsidies under Article 25 .................................................................... 2  
2.1.2   Notification of Co untervailing Measures ...................................................................... 5  
2.1.3   Notification of Competent Auth orities ......................................................................... 5  
2.1.4   Notification of Countervailing Duty Legislation ............................................................. 6  
2.2   Special Notification Requirements ................................................................................ 6  
2.2.1   Notification of Non-Action able Subsidies under Article 8.3 ............................................. 6  
2.2.2   Notification Requirements Related to the Provisions of Article 27 Regarding Special 
and Differential Treatment of Developing Country Members .................................................... 6  
2.2.3   Notifications under th e Transitional Arrangements Set Out in Article 28.1(a) ................... 6  
2.2.4   Notifications under the Transitional Arrangements Set Out in Article 29.3 ........................ 7  
3   NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES IN  THE CONTEXT OF WTO ACCESSIONS ...................... 7  
ANNEX A ....................................................................................................................... ... 8 
ANNEX B ....................................................................................................................... . 12 
ANNEX C ....................................................................................................................... . 26 
ANNEX D ....................................................................................................................... . 27 
ANNEX E ......................................................................................................................... 28  
ANNEX F ......................................................................................................................... 30  
ANNEX G ....................................................................................................................... . 31 
ANNEX H ....................................................................................................................... . 32 G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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 ANNEX I ....................................................................................................................... .. 35
 
ANNEX J ....................................................................................................................... .. 37 
ANNEX K ....................................................................................................................... . 38 
ANNEX L ......................................................................................................................... 39  
 
 1  INTRODUCTION 
1. Pursuant to a request of the Chairman of the Trade Policy Review Body, to discuss "ways 
to improve the timeliness and completeness of notifications and other information flows on trade measures" in the context of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("the SCM Agreement"), the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("the Committee") 
discussed this matter in several informal and regular meetings held since 2009. Document 
G/SCM/W/546 dated 28 April 2009 which contained information on the notification obligations under the SCM Agreement and the level of comp liance with each of these obligations, was 
circulated as a background Note for the Committee's discussions in this regard. In the course of 
the meetings held since 2009, Members indicated that updating this document on a regular basis would be useful for the Committee's future work on  improving transparency in notifications. This 
fourth revision reflects developments since April 2012.     
2  NOTIFICATION PROVISIONS IN THE SCM AGREEMENT 2. The notification requirements of the SCM Agreement
1 can be divided into regular 
notification requirements, which apply in principle to all Members, and special notification 
requirements, which apply to Members invoking particular provisions.   
3. With respect to regular notification requ irements, Part VII of the SCM Agreement 
("Notification and Surveillance") contains requir ements regarding the notification of subsidies 
(Article 25.1), countervailing measures (Article 25.11) and competent authorities that conduct 
countervailing duty investigations (Article 25.12). In addition, Article 32.6 in Part XI of the SCM Agreement ("Final Provisions") requires notification of laws and regulations relevant to the 
SCM Agreement.   
4. The SCM Agreement contains special notification requirements regarding certain aspects of 
the provisions of Article 27 on Special and Differe ntial Treatment of Developing Country Members. 
Special notification requirements also applied under provisions, which are no longer applicable, on 
non-actionable subsidy programmes (Article 8) and on transitional arrangements regarding 
existing programmes (Article 28) and transformation into a market economy (Article 29).   
2.1  Regular Notifications 
2.1.1  Notification of Subsidies under Article 25 
2.1.1.1  Articles 25.1-7 5. Article 25.1 of the SCM Agreement provides th at, without prejudice to the provisions of 
Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994
2, Members shall make their subsidy notifications not later than 
30 June of each year.3 Article 25.2 of the Agreement provides that "Members shall notify any 
                                               
1 The relevant provisions of the SCM Ag reement are reproduced in Annex A.   
2 Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 requires the notification of subsidies, including any form of price or 
income support, which have an impact on the exports or  imports of the product benefiting from the subsidy. 
3 As explained below, based on a decision adop ted by the Committee in May 2001, Members submit 
subsidy notifications under Article 25.1 of the SCM Agreement every second year. Infra, para. 11. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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 subsidy as defined in paragraph 1 of Article 1, which is specific within the meaning of Article 2, 
granted or maintained within their territories".
4 
6. Article 25.3 of the SCM Agreement contains certain requirements regarding the contents of 
subsidy notifications. Thus, "the content of notifications should be sufficiently specific to enable 
other Members to evaluate the trade effects and to understand the operation of notified subsidy 
programmes", and Members are obligated to ensure that their subsidy notifications contain information on the form, amount, policy objectives and/or purpose and duration of the subsidy and 
statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy. In July 1995, the 
Committee adopted a questionnaire format for subsidy notifications under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement and under Article XVI of the GATT 1994 (G/SCM/6).
5 This format replaced an 
existing format for notifications under Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1947 that had been adopted by 
the GATT CONTRACTING PARTIES.6 In November 2003, the Committee adopted a revised version 
of this questionnaire format for subsidy notifications (G/SCM/6/Rev.1).7 The adoption of the 
original format for subsidy notifications in 1995 an d the adoption of the revised format for subsidy 
notifications in 2003 were based on discussions in  the Working Party on Subsidy Notifications, 
which the Committee had established in February 1995 pursuant to footnote 54 to Article 25.3 of the SCM Agreement.
8   
7. The status of subsidy notifications under Article 25.1 by WTO Members since 1995, as well 
as the periods covered by the last subsidy notification received from each Member, are shown in the tables in Annex B.
9 The chart below illustrates the trends in the status of compliance with the 
obligations to notify subsidies during the period 1995-2011.10 It shows that although the number 
of Members that made subsidy notifications (eithe r by notifying subsidies or by submitting a nil 
notification) remained essentially stable over this  period, the number of Members that have failed 
to make a notification rose sharply, as WTO membership has increased.   
                                               
4 Article 25.6 provides that a Member must also provide a nil notification if it considers that there are no 
measures in its territory that require notification. Arti cle 25.7 recognizes that notification of a measure under 
Article 25 is without prejudice to its legal status under the GATT 1994 and the SCM Agreement.   
5 G/SCM/M/3, para. 5.  
6 BISD, 9S/193-194.  
7 G/SCM/M/48, para. 212.  
8 G/SCM/M/1/para. 84.  
9 It should be noted that the question of the state of compliance with subsidy notification provisions of 
Article 25 has repeatedly been the subject of discussion  in the Committee. See, e. g. G/SCM/M/24, paras. 68-
75;  G/SCM/M/25, paras. 18-30; G/SCM/27, paras. 57-62. In 1999-2002, the Secretariat circulated factual reports on compliance with annual notifications obligati ons under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement. G/SCM/23, 
26, 29, 37 and 44. In March 2002, the Chairman of the Committee circulated a note on Members' Difficulties in Making Subsidy Notifications (G/SCM/W/505). In Octobe r 2002, a seminar on subsidies notifications was held 
for capital-based officials. G/ SCM/M/43, paras. 89-92.   
10 The data in the chart are structured on the basis of the eight new and full subsidy notifications that 
Members have been required to make to date. The data  reflect the total figures fo r each such notification 
"cycle", based on notifications received  to date. It should be noted that certain notifications were made after 
the year in which they were due. Notifications by Member s covering periods prior to the effective dates of their 
memberships are not counted in the chart or table. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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8. Indeed, given the significant increase in the number of WTO Members since 199511, 
looking at the number of Members that notified and those that did not as a percentage of the total 
number of WTO Members in the year in which the notifications were due may be more informative 
than the absolute numbers shown in the chart above. The table below is presented for that 
purpose. It shows that the share of Members th at notified subsidies remained between 39% and 
50% since 1995. The share of Members that made a "nil" notification fell significantly, from 22% 
to 10%, in the same period. Thus, with the exce ption of 1995, the share of Members making the 
required notifications has not exceeded 59%, and generally has hovered around 55%. Conversely, 
the share of Members not making any notification  registered an important increase since 1995, 
from 28% to 46%, albeit with some intervening fluctuations.   
New and full subsidy 
notification  Per cent share of total 
1995 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011  
Members that notified 
subsidies 50% 38% 43% 43% 46% 46% 46% 44% 
Members that made a "nil" 
notification 22% 14% 13% 10% 9% 7% 13% 10% 
Subtotal notifying Members 72%  52% 56% 53% 55% 53% 59% 54% 
Members that did not make 
any notification 28% 48% 44% 47% 45% 47% 41% 46% 
 
2.1.1.2  Articles 25.8-10 
9. Article 25.8 of the SCM Agreement stipulates that any Member may make a written 
request for information on the nature and extent of a subsidy granted or maintained by another 
Member, or for explanation why a specific measure is not considered as subject to the requirement of notification. A list of requests made under this  provision is presented in the table provided in 
Annex C. 
                                               
11 The number of WTO Members was 112 as at the end of 1995 and is now 159. The EU and each of its 
member States are counted individually in the figure s in the chart and table. Thus, for example, for 2011, 
the EU and its 27 member States are counted as 28 WTO Members.   G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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 10. Article 25.10 provides that where a Member fails  to notify a subsidy the notification of 
which is required under the SCM Agreement, any other Member may bring this matter to the 
attention of the Member failing to notify. If the subsidy is still not notified, such Member may bring the matter to the notice of the Committee. The table in Annex D presents a list of notifications 
made under this provision.
12   
2.1.1.3  Article 26.1 11. Article 26.1 stipulates that the Committee shall examine new and full notifications of 
Members in special sessions to be held every third year and that updating notifications made in the 
intervening years are to be examined at each regular meeting of the Committee. In May 2001, the 
Committee decided that new and full subsidy notifications would be made every two years and that the annual updating notifications would be de-emphasised.
13 The Committee extended this 
decision in 2003 and 2005.14  
12. The Committee has adopted procedures for the review of new and full subsidy 
notifications, which provide that such review shall take place at special meetings and be based on 
written questions and replies (G/SCM/117).15 
2.1.2  Notification of Countervailing Measures 13. Article 25.11 of the SCM Agreement requires Members to notify, without delay, all 
preliminary or final actions taken with respect to countervailing duties. It also stipulates that 
Members shall submit, on a semi-annual basis, reports on any countervailing duty actions taken 
within the preceding six months. In June 1995, the Committee agreed on a standard format for semi-annual reports
16 and on the minimum information to be provided in reports under 
Article 25.11 on all preliminary or final countervailing actions.17 At its regular meeting on 
20 October 2009, the Committee adopted revised versions of these two notification formats.18 The 
table in Annex E shows the state of the notifications of semi-annual reports of countervailing 
measures since 1995.   
14. There is a significant number of Members th at do not have a competent authority to 
conduct countervailing duty investigations and which therefore have not imposed any 
countervailing measures and are unlikely to do so in the foreseeable future. In order to relieve 
these Members from the obligation to submit semi-annual reports of countervailing actions, the Committee, at its regular meeting on 20 October 2009
19, adopted a one-time notification format.20 
A Member submitting this type of notification will not be expected to submit semi-annual reports of 
countervailing actions until such time as it sets up a competent authority and starts conducting 
investigations. One-time notifications are circulated in the G/SCM/N/202/... series. A list of these notifications received so far is presented in Annex F.   
2.1.3  Notification of Competent Authorities 
15. Article 25.12 of the SCM Agreement stipulates that Members shall notify to the Committee 
which of their authorities are competent to conduct countervailing duty investigations in their 
                                               
12 The tables in Annexes C and D only list documents th at contain explicit refere nces to Articles 25.8 or 
25.10. These tables thus do not include the vast majority of the documents circulated in the G/SCM/Q2/... series, which contain questions and answers on subsidy notifications or on non-notified subsidies without expressly referring to Articles 25.8 or 25.10.   
13 G/SCM/M/30, para. 6.   
14 G/SCM/M/46, para. 43; G/SCM/M/53, para. 35.   
15 These procedures were originally adopted in connection with the review of the 2005 new and full 
subsidy notifications. In April 2007, the Committee decided to apply the same procedures to the review of the 2007 new and full notifications. G/SCM/M/60, para. 45. In May 2009, it decided to apply them to the 
review of the 2009 new and full subsidy notifications. G/SCM/M/68, para. 36. In May 2011, the Committee decided to conduct the review of the 2011 new and full subsidy notifications also under the same procedures. G/SCM/M/76, para. 67.   
16 G/SCM/2.   
17 G/SCM/3.   
18 G/SCM/2/Rev.1 and G/SCM/3/Rev.1.   
19 G/SCM/M/71, para. 129.   
20 See document G/SCM/129, dated 29 October 2009.   G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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 territories and the domestic procedures that govern the initiation and conduct of such 
investigations. A list of Members which have submitted notifications under Article 25.12 is 
contained in Annex G.   
2.1.4  Notification of Countervailing Duty Legislation 
16. Article 32.6 of the SCM Agreement provides that Members shall notify to the Committee 
the changes in their laws and regulations relevant to the Agreement and in the administration of such laws and regulations. A list of Members which have submitted notifications under Article 32.6 
is contained in Annex H.   
2.2  Special Notification Requirements  2.2.1  Notification of Non-Actionable Subsidies under Article 8.3 17. Article 8.3 of the SCM Agreement required the notification of non-actionable subsidies.  
Article 8 is no longer applicable. No notification was received under Article 8.3 during the period in 
which Article 8 was in force.   
2.2.2  Notification Requirements Related to  the Provisions of Article 27 Regarding 
Special and Differential Treatment of Developing Country Members 
2.2.2.1  Notifications Under Procedures Adop ted for Extensions under Article 27 of the 
SCM Agreement 
18. Article 27 of the Agreement contains a series of special and differential treatment 
provisions for developing country Members with regard to subsidies and countervailing duty investigations, including paragraph 2(b) which provides such Members with eight years to phase out their export subsidies. Paragraph 4 of Article 27 provides for the extension of this phase-out 
period provided certain conditions are met. On 27 July 2007, the General Council adopted 
procedures regarding the continuation of the ex tensions under Article 27.4 for certain subsidy 
programmes.
21 These procedures require updating notifications regarding the programmes that 
benefit from an extension. At its fall 2012 regular meeting22, the Committee granted the final 
extensions foreseen under these procedures, for calendar year 2013. Nineteen Members are benefiting from such extensions. The table in Annex I lists the programmes covered by these 
extensions.   
2.2.2.2  Notifications in Connection with the Computation of Export Competitiveness of a 
Member in a Given Product (Article 27.6) 
19. Article 27.5 of the SCM Agreement provides that a developing Member which reaches 
export competitiveness in a given product has to phase out its export subsidies for that product 
within two years. For Members in Annex VII which reach export competitiveness, this period is eight years. Under Article 27.6, export competitiven ess may be determined either on the basis of a 
notification by the developing Member at issue or on the basis of a computation by the Secretariat 
conducted at the request of any Member. No developing Member has made such a notification. 
2.2.2.3  Notification of Privatiz ation Subsidies Under Article 27.13 
20. Article 27.13 of the SCM Agreement exempts, for a limited period of time, certain subsidies 
granted in connection with privatization programmes provided certain conditions are met. The table in Annex J provides a list of notifications made under this provision.   
2.2.3  Notifications under the Transitional Arrangements Set Out in Article 28.1(a) 
21. Article 28.1(a) of the SCM Agreement requires  the notification of subsidy programmes in 
existence before the date a Member signed the WTO Agreement and which were inconsistent with 
                                               
21 WT/L/691.   
22 G/SCM/M/83, para. 28. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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 the SCM Agreement. Annex K provides the list of notifications made under Article 28.1(a). This 
provision is no longer applicable.   
2.2.4  Notifications under the Transitional Arrangements Set Out in Article 29.3 22. Article 29.3 of the SCM Agreement requires the notification of certain subsidies granted by 
Members which were in a process of transformation from a centrally-planned economy into a 
market economy. Annex L shows the notifications made under Article 29.3. This provision is no longer applicable.   
3  NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES IN THE CONTEXT OF WTO ACCESSIONS 
23. In the context of accessions to the WTO, applic ants are expected to provide information on 
(export) subsidies in the chapter on policies affecting trade in goods of the memorandum on their foreign trade regime.
23 Applicants typically make a commitment to submit a subsidy notification 
under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement after the entr y into force of their protocol of accession:   
"The representative of [X] confirmed that any subsidy programmes would be 
administered in conformity with the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures and that all necessary information on programmes would be notified to the 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures in accordance with Article 25 of the Agreement upon entry into force of [X's] Protocol of Accession."
24 
24. In most cases, this commitment is contained in the relevant working party report.25   
                                               
23 See the outline format for a memorandum on a foreign trade regime in  document WT/ACC/1.  
Applicants have also frequently provided information on  subsidies by submitting (draft) subsidy notifications 
under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement during the accession process.   
24 P. J. Williams, A Handbook on Accession to the WTO  (2008), pp. 92-93; WTO Secretariat, Technical 
Note on the Accession Process , WT/ACC/10/Rev.3. 28 November 2005, pp.127-131.   
25 In the case of China, paragraph 10.1 of the Protoc ol of Accession provides that China shall provide a 
subsidy notification under Article 25 of the SCM Agre ement, while Annex 5 of the Protocol contains a 
notification submitted by China during the accession process. As reflected in paragraph 173 of the Working Party Report on China's accession to  the WTO, the Working Party took note of a commitment by China to 
"progressively work towards a full notification of subsidies, as contemplated by Article 25 of the 
SCM Agreement".   
In the case of Russia, a specific timeline for the submission of this notification - 180 days after 
accession - was included in the Working Party Report  on Russia's Accession (at Table 38 of Annex 2). G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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ANNEX A 
RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE SCM AGREEMENT 
 
Article 8 
 
Identification of Non-Actionable Subsidies  
 
8.3 A subsidy programme for which the provisions of paragraph 2 are invoked shall be notified 
in advance of its implementation to the Committee in accordance with the provisions of Part VII. Any such notification shall be sufficiently precise to enable other Members to evaluate the consistency of the programme with the conditions and criteria provided for in the relevant provisions of paragraph 2. Members shall also provide the Committee with yearly updates of such notifications, in particular by supplying inform ation on global expenditure for each programme, 
and on any modification of the programme. Ot her Members shall have the right to request 
information about individual cases of subsidization under a notified programme.
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 34 It is recognized that nothing in this notification provision requires the provision of confidential 
information, including confidential business information.  
 
Article 25  
 
Notifications  
 25.1 Members agree that, without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article XVI of 
GATT 1994, their notifications of subsidies shall be submitted not later than 30 June of each year 
and shall conform to the provisions of paragraphs 2 through 6.  
25.2 Members shall notify any subsidy as defined in paragraph 1 of Article 1, which is specific 
within the meaning of Article 2, granted or maintained within their territories.  25.3 The content of notifications should be suffi ciently specific to enable other Members to 
evaluate the trade effects and to understand the operation of notified subsidy programmes.  In 
this connection, and without prejudice to the contents and form of the questionnaire on subsidies
54, Members shall ensure that their notifications contain the following information: 
 
(i) form of a subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc.); 
 
(ii) subsidy per unit or, in cases where this is not possible, the total amount or 
the annual amount budgeted for that su bsidy (indicating, if possible, the 
average subsidy per unit in the previous year); 
 
(iii) policy objective and/or purpose of a subsidy; 
 
(iv) duration of a subsidy and/or any other time-limits attached to it; 
 
(v) statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy. 
 
25.4 Where specific points in paragraph 3 have not been addressed in a notification, an 
explanation shall be provided in the notification itself.  25.5 If subsidies are granted to specific products or sectors, the notifications should be organized 
by product or sector. 
 25.6 Members which consider that there are no meas ures in their territories requiring notification 
under paragraph 1 of Article XVI of GATT 1994 and this Agreement shall so inform the Secretariat 
in writing.  G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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 25.7 Members recognize that notification of a meas ure does not prejudge either its legal status 
under GATT 1994 and this Agreement, the effects und er this Agreement, or the nature of the 
measure itself.  
25.8 Any Member may, at any time, make a wri tten 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. 
 25.9 Members so requested shall provide such information as quickly as possible and in a 
comprehensive manner, and shall be ready, upon request, to provide additional information to the 
requesting Member. In particular, they shall prov ide sufficient details to enable the other Member 
to assess their compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Any Member which considers that such information has not been provided may bring the matter to the attention of the Committee. 
 
25.10 Any Member which considers that any measure of another Member having the effects of a  subsidy has not been notified in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article XVI of 
GATT 1994 and this Article may bring the matter to  the attention of such other Member. If the 
alleged subsidy is not thereafter notified promptly, such Member may itself bring the alleged subsidy in question to the notice of the Committee.  
25.11 Members shall report without delay to the Committee all preliminary or final actions taken 
with respect to countervailing duties. Such reports shall be available in the Secretariat for inspection by other Members. Members shall also  submit, on a semi-annual basis, reports on any 
countervailing duty actions taken within the preceding six months. The semi-annual reports shall 
be submitted on an agreed standard form.  
25.12 Each Member shall notify the Committee (a) which of its authorities are competent to initiate 
and conduct investigations referred to in Article 11 and (b) its domestic procedures governing the 
initiation and conduct of such investigations.  
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54 The Committee shall establish a Working Party to review the contents and form of the 
questionnaire as contained in BISD 9S/193-194.    
Article 26  
 
Surveillance  
 
26.1 The Committee shall examine new and full no tifications submitted under paragraph 1 of 
Article XVI of GATT 1994 and paragraph 1 of Article 25 of this Agreement at special sessions held 
every third year. Notifications submitted in the in tervening years (updating notifications) shall be 
examined at each regular meeting of the Committee.  
Article 27  
 
Special and Differential Treatment of Developing Country Members 
 
27.4 Any developing country Member referred to in paragraph 2(b) shall phase out its export subsidies within the eight-year period, preferably in a progressive manner. However, a developing country Member shall not increase the level of its export subsidies
55, and shall eliminate them 
within a period shorter than that provided for in this paragraph when the use of such export 
subsidies is inconsistent  with its development needs. If a developing country Member deems it necessary to apply such subsidies beyond the 8-year period, it shall not later than one year before 
the expiry of this period enter into consultation  with the Committee, which will determine whether 
an extension of this period is justified, after examining all the relevant economic, financial and development needs of the developing country Me mber in question. If the Committee determines 
that the extension is justified, the developing country Member concerned shall hold annual 
consultations with the Committee to determine the necessity of maintaining the subsidies. If no G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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 such determination is made by the Committee, the developing country Member shall phase out the 
remaining export subsidies within two years from the end of the last authorized period. 
27.5 A developing country Member which has reached export competitiveness in any given 
product shall phase out its export subsidies for such product(s) over a period of two years.  However, for a developing country Member whic h is referred to in Annex VII and which has 
reached export competitiveness in one or more products, export subsidies on such products shall be gradually phased out over a period of eight years.  27.6 Export competitiveness in a product exists if a developing country Member's exports of that product have reached a share of at least 3.25 pe r cent in world trade of that product for two 
consecutive calendar years. Export competitiveness shall exist either (a) on the basis of notification by the developing country Member having reached export competitiveness, or (b) on the basis of a computation undertaken by the Secretariat at the request of any Member. For the purpose of this paragraph, a product is defined as a section heading of the Harmonized System Nomenclature. The Committee shall review the operatio n of this provision five years from the date 
of the entry into force of the WTO Agreement. 
 
27.13 The provisions of Part III shall not apply to direct forgiveness of debts, subsidies to cover 
social costs, in whatever form, including relinquishment of government revenue and other transfer of liabilities when such subsidies are granted within and directly linked to a privatization 
programme of a developing country Member, provided that both such programme and the subsidies involved are granted for a limited period and notified to the Committee and that the programme results in eventual privatization of the enterprise concerned.   
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55 For a developing country Member not granting export subsidies as of the date of entry into force of 
the WTO Agreement, this paragraph shall apply on the basis of the level of export subsidies granted in 1986.  
Article 28  
 
Existing Programmes  
 28.1 Subsidy programmes which have been establishe d within the territory of any Member before 
the date on which such a Member signed the WTO Agreement and which are inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Agreement shall be:  
(a) notified to the Committee not later than 90 days after the date of entry into force 
of the WTO Agreement for such Member;  and 
 
(b) brought into conformity with the provisio ns of this Agreement within three years of 
the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement for such Member and until then 
shall not be subject to Part II. 
 
28.2 No Member shall extend the scope of any such programme, nor shall such a programme be 
renewed upon its expiry.    
Article 29  
 
Transformation into a Market Economy  
 
29.1 Members in the process of transformation from a centrally-planned into a market, free-
enterprise economy may apply programmes and measures necessary for such a transformation.  
29.2 For such Members, subsidy programmes falling within the scope of Article 3, and notified 
according to paragraph 3, shall be phased out or brought into conformity with Article 3 within a period of seven years from the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement. In such a case, 
Article 4 shall not apply. In addition during the same period: 
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(a) Subsidy programmes falling within the scope of paragraph 1(d) of Article 6 shall 
not be actionable under Article 7; 
 
(b) With respect to other actionable subsidies, the provisions of paragraph 9 of 
Article 27 shall apply. 
 29.3 Subsidy programmes falling within the scope of Article 3 shall be notified to the Committee 
by the earliest practicable date after the date of  entry into force of the WTO Agreement. Further 
notifications of such subsidies may be made up to two years after the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement.  
29.4 In exceptional circumstances Members referred to in paragraph 1 may be given departures 
from their notified programmes and measures an d their time-frame by the Committee if such 
departures are deemed necessary for the process of transformation. 
Article 32  
 
Other Final Provisions  
 
32.6 Each Member shall inform the Committee of any changes in its laws and regulations relevant to this Agreement and in the administration of such laws and regulations. 
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 ANNEX B 
STATUS OF SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS BY WTO MEMBERS (1995-2011) 
PERIODS COVERED BY THE MOST RECENT SUBSIDY  
NOTIFICATIONS BY MEMBERS 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania 2010 Cyprus 2009-2010 Hong Kong, 
China 04/10-
03/11 Paraguay 2007-2008 
Angola None Czech Republic 2009-2010 Iceland 2004 Peru 2009-2010 
Antigua & Barbuda 07/10-06/11 Denmark 2009-2010 India 2009-2010 Philippines 1996 
Argentina 2008-2010 Estonia 2009-2010 Indonesia 1995 Qatar 2009-2010 
Armenia 2011-2012 Finland 2009-2010 Israel 2009 Rwanda None 
Australia 07/10-06/11 France 2009-2010 Jamaica 2010 St. Kitts & Nevis 2007 
Bahrain, Kingdom 
of 2009-2010 Germany 2009-2010 Japan 04/09-
03/10 St. Lucia 07/10-06/11 
Bangladesh None Greece 2009-2010 Jordan 2010 St. Vincent & 
Grenadines 07/08-06/09 
Barbados 2009-2010 Hungary 2009-2010 Kenya None Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of 2011 
Belize 07/10-06/11 Ireland 2009-2010 Korea, Rep. of 2009-2010 Senegal 1995-1997 
Benin 1997 Italy 2009-2010 Kuwait None Sierra Leone None 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of 2000-2002 Latvia 2009-2010 Kyrgyz 
Republic 2009 Singapore 2011-2012 
Botswana 1994 Lithuania 2009-2010 Lesotho 2008-2010 Solomon Islands None 
Brazil 2009-2010 Luxembourg 2009-2010 Liecht enstein 2009-2010 South Africa 2001-2002 
Brunei Darussalam 1995 Malta 2009-2010 Macao, China 2010 Sri Lanka None 
Burkina Faso 2011-2012 Netherlands 2009-2010 Madagascar 2010 Suriname 2007-2008 
Burundi 2000 Poland 2009-2010 Malawi 2007-2008 Swaziland 2009-2010 
Cambodia None Portugal 2009-2010 Malaysia 2010 Switzerland 2009-2010 
Cameroon 1995 Romania 2009-2010 Maldives None Chinese Taipei 2007-2009 
Canada 2008-2010 Slovak 
Republic 2009-2010 Mali 2009-2010 Tanzania None 
Cape Verde None Slovenia 2009-2010 Mauritania None Thailand 2007-2008 
Central African Rep. None Spain 2009-2010 Mauritius 06/10-
06/11 The FYR of 
Macedonia 2010 
Chad None Sweden 2009-2010 Mexico 2009-2010 Togo  None 
Chile 2009-2011 United 
Kingdom 2009-2010 Moldova, Rep. 
of None Tonga 2009-2010 
China 2007-2008 Ecuador 2009-2010 Mongolia  2001-2002 Trinidad & Tobago 2007-2008 
Colombia 2009-2011 Egypt 1997 Morocco 2001-2002 Tunisia  2001-2003 
Congo None El Salvador 2010 Mozambique None Turkey  2010-2011 
Costa Rica 2010 Fiji 2003-2004 Myanmar 2001-2002 Uganda 2003-2004 
Côte d'Ivoire 1996 Gabon 2010 Namibia 2002-2009 Ukraine 2009-2010 
Croatia 2009 The Gambia 1998 Nepal None United Arab 
Emirates 1999 
Cuba 2011-2012 Georgia 2009-2010 New Zealan d 2009-2010 United States 10/08-09/10 
Dem. Rep. of Congo None Ghana 2001-2002  Nicaragua 2009-2010 Uruguay 07/10-06/11 
Djibouti None Grenada 07/10-06/11 Niger None Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Rep. of 1995-1996 
Dominica 2006-06/08 Guatemala 07/10-06/ 11 Nigeria 2007-2008 Viet Nam 2005-2007 
Dominican Rep. 2010 Guinea 2001-2002 Norway 2009-2010 Zambia 2010-2011 
European Union 2009-2010 Guinea-Bissa u None Oman 2003-2004 Zimbabwe 1996 
Austria 2009-2010 Guyana None Pakistan None   
Belgium 2009-2010 Haiti None Panama 2003-2004   
Bulgaria 2009-2010 Honduras 2011 Papua New 
Guinea 2001-2002   G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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2013 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/253/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania None Denmark None Israel None Russian Federation None 
Angola None Estonia None Jamaica None Rwanda None 
Antigua & Barbuda None Finland None Japan None St. Kitts & Nevis None 
Argentina None France None Jordan None St. Lucia None 
Armenia N Germany None Kenya None St. Vincent & Grenadines None 
Australia None Greece None Korea, Rep. of None Samoa None 
Bahrain, Kingdom of None Hungary None Kuwait None Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of None 
Bangladesh None Ireland None Kyrgyz Republic None Senegal None 
Barbados None Italy None Lao, People's 
Democratic Rep. of1  Sierra Leone None 
Belize None Latvia None Lesotho None Singapore N 
Benin None Lithuania None Liechtenstein None Solomon Islands None 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of None Luxembourg None Macao, China None South Africa None 
Botswana None Malta None Madagascar None Sri Lanka None 
Brazil None Netherlands None Malawi None Suriname None 
Brunei Darussalam None Poland None Malaysia None Swaziland None 
Burkina Faso N Portugal None Maldives None Switzerland None 
Burundi None Romania None Mali None Chinese Taipei None 
Cambodia None Slovak Republic None Mauritania None Tajikistan2 None 
Cameroon None Slovenia None Mauritius None Tanzania None 
Canada None Spain None Mexico None Thailand None 
Cape Verde None Sweden None Moldova, Rep. of None The FYR of Macedonia None 
Central African Rep. None United Kingdom None Mongolia None Togo None 
Chad None Ecuador None Montenegro None Tonga None 
Chile None Egypt None Morocco None Trinidad & Tobago None 
China None El Salvador None Mozambique None Tunisia None 
Colombia None Fiji None Myanmar None Turkey None 
Congo None Gabon None Namibia None Uganda None 
Costa Rica None The Gambia None Nepal None Ukraine None 
Côte d'Ivoire None Georgia None New Zealand None United Arab Emirates None 
Croatia None Ghana None Nicaragua None United States None 
Cuba N Grenada None Niger None Uruguay None 
Dem. Rep. of Congo None Guatemala None Nigeria None Vanuatu None 
Djibouti None Guinea None Norway None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of None 
Dominica None Guinea-Bissau None Oman None Viet Nam None 
Dominican Rep. None Guyana None Pakistan None Zambia None 
EU None Haiti None Panama None Zimbabwe None 
Austria None Honduras None Papua New Guinea None   
Belgium None Hong Kong, China None Paraguay None   
Bulgaria None Iceland None Peru None   
Cyprus None India None Philippines None   
Czech Republic None Indonesia None Qatar None   
 
 
                                               
1 Became a Member on 2 February 2013. 
2 Became a Member on 2 March 2013. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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2011 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/220/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania X Cyprus X Hong Kong, China X Paraguay None 
Angola None Czech Republic X Iceland None Peru X 
Antigua & Barbuda X Denmark X India X Philippines None 
Argentina X Estonia X Indonesia None Qatar N 
Armenia N Finland X Israel X Rwanda None 
Australia X France X Jamaica X St. Kitts & Nevis None 
Bahrain N Germany X Japan X St. Lucia X 
Bangladesh None Greece X Jordan X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines None 
Barbados X Hungary X Kenya None Saudi Arabia, Kingdom 
of X 
Belize X Ireland X Korea, Rep. of X Senegal None 
Benin None Italy X Kuwait None Sierra Leone None 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of None Latvia X Kyrgyz Republic None Singapore N 
Botswana None Lithuania X Lesotho None Solomon Islands None 
Brazil X Luxembourg X Liechtenstein N South Africa None 
Brunei Darussalam None Malta X Macao, China X Sri Lanka None 
Burkina Faso N Netherlands X Madagascar None Suriname None 
Burundi None Poland X Malawi None Swaziland N 
Cambodia None Portugal X Malaysia X Switzerland X 
Cameroon None Romania X Maldives None Chinese Taipei X 
Canada X Slovak Republic X Mali N Tanzania None 
Cape Verde None Slovenia X Mauritania None Thailand None 
Central African Rep. None Spain X Mauritius X The FYR of Macedonia X 
Chad None Sweden X Mexico X Togo  None 
Chile X United Kingdom X Moldova, Rep. of None Tonga N 
China None Ecuador N Mongolia None Trinidad & Tobago None 
Colombia N Egypt None Morocco None Tunisia  None 
Congo None El Salvador X Mozambique None Turkey  X 
Costa Rica X Fiji None Myanmar None Uganda None 
Côte d'Ivoire None Gabon None Namibia None Ukraine X 
Croatia X The Gambia None Nepal None United Arab Emirates None 
Cuba N Georgia N New Zealand X United States X 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  Ghana None Nicaragua N Uruguay X 
Djibouti None Grenada X Niger None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of None 
Dominica None Guatemala X Nigeria None Viet Nam None 
Dominican Rep. X Guinea  None Norway X Zambia N 
EU X Guinea-Bissau None Oman None Zimbabwe None 
Austria X Guyana None Pakistan None   
Belgium X Haiti None Panama None   
Bulgaria X Honduras X Papua New Guinea None   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.   
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies.   "None" means that no notification was submitted. 
 G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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2009 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/186/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania X Cyprus X Hong Kong, China X Paraguay N 
Angola None Czech Republic X Iceland None Peru X 
Antigua & Barbuda X Denmark X India X Philippines None 
Argentina X Estonia X Indonesia None Qatar N 
Armenia N Finland X Israel X Rwanda None 
Australia X France X Jamaica X St. Kitts & Nevis None 
Bahrain None Germany X Japan X St. Lucia X 
Bangladesh None Greece X Jordan X St. Vincent & Grenadines X 
Barbados X Hungary X Kenya None Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of X 
Belize None Ireland X Korea, Rep. of X Senegal None 
Benin None Italy X Kuwait None Sierra Leone None 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of None Latvia X Kyrgyz Republic N Singapore N 
Botswana None Lithuania X Lesotho N Solomon Islands None 
Brazil X Luxembourg X Liechtenstein N South Africa None 
Brunei Darussalam None Malta X Macao, China X Sri Lanka None 
Burkina Faso N Netherlands X Madagascar N Suriname N 
Burundi None Poland X Malawi N Swaziland N 
Cambodia None Portugal X Malaysia X Switzerland X 
Cameroon None Romania X Maldives None Chinese Taipei X 
Canada X Slovak Republic X Mali None Tanzania None 
Cape Verde None Slovenia X Mauritania None Thailand X 
Central African Rep. None Spain X Mauritius X The FYR of Macedonia X 
Chad None Sweden X Mexico X Togo  None 
Chile X United Kingdom X Moldova, Rep. of None Tonga None 
China X Ecuador N Mongolia None Trinidad & Tobago N 
Colombia N Egypt None Morocco None Tunisia  None 
Congo None El Salvador X Mozambique None Turkey  X 
Costa Rica X Fiji None Myanmar None Uganda None 
Côte d'Ivoire None Gabon N Namibia X Ukraine  X 
Croatia X The Gambia None Nepal None United Arab Emirates None 
Cuba N Georgia N New Zealand X United States X 
Dem. Rep. of Congo None Ghana None Nicaragua None Uruguay X 
Djibouti None Grenada X Niger None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of None 
Dominica None Guatemala X Nigeria N Viet Nam None 
Dominican Rep. X Guinea None Norway X Zambia N 
EC X Guinea-Bissau None Oman None Zimbabwe None 
Austria X Guyana None Pakistan None   
Belgium X Haiti None Panama None   
Bulgaria X Honduras X Papua New Guinea None   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.   "X" means that the Member notified subsidies.   
"None" means that no notification was submitted.   
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2007 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/155/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania X Czech Republic X Iceland None Peru X 
Angola None Denmark X India X Philippines None 
Antigua & Barbuda X Estonia X Indonesia None Qatar N 
Argentina X Finland X Israel X Rwanda None 
Armenia N France X Jamaica X St. Kitts & Nevis X 
Australia X Germany X Japan X St. Lucia X 
Bahrain None Greece X Jordan X St. Vincent & Grenadines X 
Bangladesh None Hungary X Kenya None Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of X 
Barbados X Ireland X Korea, Rep. of X Senegal None 
Belize X Italy X Kuwait None Sierra Leone None 
Benin None Latvia X Kyrgyz Republic None Singapore N 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of None Lithuania X Lesotho None Solomon Islands None 
Botswana None Luxembourg X Liechtenstein None South Africa None 
Brazil X Malta X Macao, China X Sri Lanka None 
Brunei Darussalam None Netherlands X Madagascar None Suriname None 
Burkina Faso None Poland X Malawi None Swaziland N 
Burundi None Portugal X Malaysia None Switzerland X 
Cambodia None Romania X Maldives None Chinese Taipei X 
Cameroon None Slovak Republic X Mali None Tanzania None 
Canada X Slovenia X Mauritania None Thailand X 
Central African Rep. None Spain X Mauritius X The FYR of Macedonia None 
Chad None Sweden X Mexico X Togo  None 
Chile X United Kingdom X Moldova, Rep. of None Tonga1  None 
China X Ecuador N Mongolia None Trinidad & Tobago N 
Colombia None Egypt None Morocco None Tunisia  None 
Congo None El Salvador X Mozambique None Turkey  X 
Costa Rica X Fiji None Myanmar None Uganda None 
Côte d'Ivoire None Gabon None Namibia None Ukraine2  X 
Croatia None The Gambia None Nepal None United Arab Emirates None 
Cuba N Georgia N New Zealand X United States X 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  Ghana None Nicaragua None Uruguay X 
Djibouti None Grenada X Niger None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of None 
Dominica X Guatemala X Nigeria N Viet Nam X 
Dominican Rep. X Guinea None Norway X Zambia N 
EC X Guinea-Bissau None Oman None Zimbabwe None 
Austria X Guyana None Pakistan None   
Belgium X Haiti None Panama None   
Bulgaria X Honduras X Papua New Guinea None   
Cyprus X Hong Kong, China X Paraguay N   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. 
"None" means that no notification was submitted. 
                                               
1 Became a Member on 27 July 2007. 
2 Became a Member on 16 April 2008. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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 2005 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/123/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania N Cyprus X Hong Kong, China X Papua New Guinea None 
Angola None Czech Republic X Iceland X Paraguay None 
Antigua & Barbuda X Denmark X India X Peru X 
Argentina X Estonia X Indonesia None Philippines None 
Armenia N Finland X Israel X Qatar N 
Australia X France X Jamaica X Romania None 
Bahrain None Germany X Japan X Rwanda None 
Bangladesh None Greece X Jordan X St. Kitts & Nevis X 
Barbados X Hungary X Kenya None St. Lucia X 
Belize X Ireland X Korea, Rep. of X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines X 
Benin None Italy X Kuwait None Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of1  
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of None Latvia X Kyrgyz Republic None Senegal None 
Botswana None Lithuania X Lesotho None Sierra Leone None 
Brazil X Luxembourg X Liechtenstein N Singapore N 
Brunei Darussalam None Malta X Macao, China N Solomon Islands None 
Bulgaria X Netherlands X Madagascar None South Africa None 
Burkina Faso None Poland X Malawi None Sri Lanka None 
Burundi None Portugal X Malaysia None Suriname N 
Cambodia None Slovak Republic X Maldives None Swaziland N 
Cameroon None Slovenia X Mali None Switzerland X 
Canada X Spain X Mauritania None Chinese Taipei X 
Central African Rep. None Sweden X Mauritius X Tanzania None 
Chad None United Kingdom X Mexico X Thailand X 
Chile X Ecuador None Moldova, Rep. of None The FYR of Macedonia None 
China X Egypt None Mongolia None Togo None 
Colombia X El Salvador X Morocco None Trinidad & Tobago None 
Congo None Fiji X Mozambique None Tunisia X 
Costa Rica X Gabon None Myanmar None Turkey X 
Côte d'Ivoire None The Gambia None Namibia None Uganda N 
Croatia None Georgia N Nepal None United Arab Emirates None 
Cuba N Ghana None New Zealand X United States X 
Dem. Rep of Congo  Grenada X Nicaragua None Uruguay X 
Djibouti None Guatemala X Niger None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of None 
Dominica X Guinea None Nigeria None Zambia N 
Dominican Rep. X Guinea-Bissau None Norway X Zimbabwe None 
EC X Guyana None Oman N   
Austria X Haiti None Pakistan None   
Belgium X Honduras X Panama X   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. "None" means that no notification was submitted. 
                                               
1 Became a Member on 11 December 2005. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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2003 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/95/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania None Belgium X Jordan X Qatar None 
Angola None Denmark X Kenya None Romania None 
Antigua & Barbuda X Finland X Korea, Rep. of X Rwanda None 
Argentina X France X Kuwait None St. Kitts & Nevis X 
Armenia N Germany X Kyrgyz Republic None St. Lucia X 
Australia X Greece X Latvia X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines X 
Bahrain None Ireland X Lesotho None Senegal None 
Bangladesh None Italy X Liechtenstein N Sierra Leone  None 
Barbados X Luxembourg X Lithuania None Singapore  N 
Belize X Netherlands X Macao, China N Slovak Republic  None 
Benin None Portugal X Madagascar N Slovenia  X 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of None Spain X Malawi None Solomon Islands  None 
Botswana None Sweden X Malaysia None South Africa  N 
Brazil X United Kingdom X Maldives None Sri Lanka  None 
Brunei Darussalam None Ecuador None Mali None Suriname  N 
Bulgaria X Egypt None Malta None Swaziland  None 
Burkina Faso None El Salvador X Mauritania None Switzerland  X 
Burundi None Estonia None Mauritius X Chinese Taipei X 
Cameroon None Fiji X Mexico X Tanzania None 
Canada X Gabon None Moldova, Rep. of None Thailand X 
Central African Rep. None The Gambia None Mongolia N The FYR of Macedonia None 
Chad None Georgia None Morocco X Togo None 
Chile X Ghana N Mozambique None Trinidad & Tobago None 
China None Grenada X Myanmar N Tunisia None 
Colombia X Guatemala X Namibia None Turkey X 
Congo None Guinea  N New Zealand X Uganda None 
Costa Rica X Guinea-Bissau None Nicaragua None United Arab Emirates None 
Côte d'Ivoire None Guyana None Niger None United States X 
Croatia X Haiti None Nigeria None Uruguay X 
Cuba N Honduras X Norway X Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of None 
Cyprus None Hong Kong, China N Oman N Zambia N 
Czech Republic X Hungary X Pakistan None Zimbabwe None 
Dem. Rep. of Congo None Iceland X Panama X   
Djibouti None India X Papua New Guinea X   
Dominica X Indonesia None Paraguay None   
Dominican Rep. X Israel X Peru X   
EC* X Jamaica X Philippines None   
Austria X Japan X Poland None   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. 
"None" means that no notification was submitted. 
 (*) At the time that the obligation to notify arose, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Repub lic, and Slovenia were not yet Members of the 
European Communities. Therefore, these Members are not listed under the EC entry in this Annex.   
 G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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 2001 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/71/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member   Member  
Albania None Belgium X  Japan  X Philippines None  
Angola None Denmar k X  Jordan  X Poland None  
Antigua & Barbuda X Finland X  Kenya  None Qatar None  
Argentina X France X  Korea, Rep. of  X Romania None  
Australia X Germany X  Kuwait  None Rwanda None  
Bahrain None Greece X  Kyrgyz Republic  None St. Kitts & Nevis X  
Bangladesh None Ireland X  Latvia  X St. Lucia X  
Barbados X Italy X Lesotho None St. Vincent & 
Grenadines X 
Belize X Luxembourg X  Liechtenstein  N Senegal None  
Benin None Netherlands X  Lithuania  None Sierra Leone  None  
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of X Portugal X Macao, China N Singapore  N 
Botswana N Spain X  Madagasca r None Slovak Republic  None  
Brazil X Sweden X  Malawi  N Slovenia  X  
Brunei Darussalam None United Kingdom X  Malaysia  None Solomon Islands  None  
Bulgaria X Ecuado r None  Maldives  None South Africa  None  
Burkina Faso None Egypt None  Mali N Sri Lanka  None  
Burundi N El Salvado r X  Malta  None Suriname  N  
Cameroon None Estonia X  Mauritania  None Swaziland  None  
Canada None Fiji X  Mauritius  X Switzerland  X  
Central African Rep. None Gabon N  Mexico  None Chinese Taipei2  X  
Chad None The Gambia None  Moldova , Rep. of5  None Tanzania None  
Chile X Georgia None  Mongolia  N Thailand X  
China1 None Ghana N  Morocco  None Togo None  
Colombia X Grenada X  Mozambique  None Trinidad & Tobago None  
Congo None Guatemala X  Myanma r N Tunisia X  
Costa Rica X Guinea None  Namibia  N Turkey X  
Côte d'Ivoire None Guinea-Bissau None  New Zealand  X Uganda None  
Croatia X Guyana None  Nicaragua  None United Arab Emirates  None 
Cuba N Haiti None  Niger None United States X  
Cyprus None Honduras X  Nigeria  None Uruguay X  
Czech Republic None Hong Kong, China N Norway X Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of None 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  Hungary X  Oman  N Zambia N  
Djibouti None Iceland X  Pakistan  None Zimbabwe N  
Dominica X India X  Panama  X   
Dominican Rep. X Indonesia None  Papua New Guinea  X   
EC* X Israel X  Paraguay  N   
Austria X Jamaica X  Peru X   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. "None" means that no notification was submitted.  
(*) At the time that the obligation to notify ar ose, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Repub lic, and Slovenia were not yet Members of the 
European Communities.  Therefore, these Member s are not listed under the EC entry in this 
Annex.  
 
 
                                               
1 Became a Member on 11 December 2001. 
2 Became a Member on 1 January 2002. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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2000 UPDATING SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/60/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania None Denmark X Jordan X Romania None 
Angola None Finland X Kenya None Rwanda None 
Antigua & Barbuda None France X Korea, Rep. of X St. Kitts & Nevis None 
Argentina None Germany X Kyrgyz Republic None St. Lucia None 
Australia X Greece X Kuwait None St. Vincent & 
Grenadines None 
Bahrain X Ireland X Latvia X Senegal None 
Bangladesh None Italy X Lesotho None Sierra Leone  None 
Barbados None Luxembourg X Liechtenstein N Singapore  N 
Belize None Netherlands X Macao, China N Slovak Republic  None 
Benin None Portugal X Madagascar None Slovenia  X 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of None Spain X Malawi None Solomon Islands  None 
Botswana None Sweden X Malaysia None South Africa  None 
Brazil X United Kingdom X Maldives None Sri Lanka  None 
Brunei Darussalam None Ecuador None Mali None Suriname  None 
Bulgaria X Egypt None Malta None Swaziland  None 
Burkina Faso None El Salvador X Mauritania None Switzerland  X 
Burundi None Estonia None Mauritius None Tanzania None 
Cameroon None Fiji None Mexico X Thailand X 
Canada X Gabon None Mongolia N Togo None 
Central African Rep. None The Gambia None Morocco None Trinidad & Tobago None 
Chad None Georgia None Mozambique None Tunisia X 
Chile X Ghana N Myanmar None Turkey X 
Colombia X Grenada None Namibia N Uganda N 
Congo None Guatemala None New Zealand N United Arab Emirates N 
Costa Rica X Guinea None Nicaragua None United States X 
Côte d'Ivoire None Guinea-Bissau None Niger None Uruguay X 
Croatia1 None Guyana None Nigeria None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of None 
Cuba N Haiti None Norway X Zambia N 
Cyprus None Honduras X Oman2 None Zimbabwe N 
Czech Republic None Hong Kong, China N Pakistan None   
Dem. Rep. of Congo None Hungary X Panama X   
Djibouti None Iceland X Papua New Guinea None   
Dominica N India None Paraguay N   
Dominican Rep. None Indonesia None Peru X   
EC X Israel X Philippines None   
Austria X Jamaica X Poland X   
Belgium X Japan X Qatar None   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. 
"None" means that no notification was submitted.  
                                               
1 Became a Member on 30 November 2000. 
2 Became a Member on 9 November 2000. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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 1999 UPDATING SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/48/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Angola None Finland X Jordan 1 X Qatar None 
Antigua & Barbuda None France X Kenya None Romania None 
Argentina X Germany X Korea, Rep. of X Rwanda None 
Australia X Greece X Kyrgyz Republic None St. Kitts & Nevis None 
Bahrain X Ireland X Kuwait None St. Lucia None 
Bangladesh None Italy X Latvia X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines None 
Barbados None Luxembourg X Lesotho None Senegal None 
Belize None Netherlands X Liechtenstein N Sierra Leone  None 
Benin None Portugal X Macao, China N Singapore  N 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of N Spain X Madagascar None Slovak Republic  None 
Botswana None Sweden X Malawi None Slovenia  X 
Brazil X United Kingdom X Malaysia None Solomon Islands  None 
Brunei Darussalam None Ecuador None Maldives None South Africa  None 
Bulgaria X Egypt None Mali None Sri Lanka  None 
Burkina Faso None El Salvador X Malta None Suriname  None 
Burundi None Estonia None Mauritania None Swaziland  None 
Cameroon None Fiji None Mauritius None Switzerland  X 
Canada X Gabon None Mexico X Tanzania None 
Central African Rep. None The Gambia X Mongolia None Thailand X 
Chad None Georgia None Morocco None Togo None 
Chile X Ghana N Mozambique None Trinidad & Tobago None 
Colombia X Grenada None Myanmar None Tunisia X 
Congo None Guatemala N Namibia X Turkey X 
Costa Rica X Guinea None New Zealand N Uganda N 
Côte d'Ivoire None Guinea-Bissau None Nicaragua None United Arab Emirates N 
Cuba N Guyana None Niger None United States X 
Cyprus X Haiti None Nigeria None Uruguay X 
Czech Republic X Honduras X Norway X Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  
Dem. Rep. of Congo None Hong Kong, China N Oman None Zambia N 
Djibouti None Hungary None Pakistan None Zimbabwe N 
Dominica N Iceland X Panama X   
Dominican Rep. None India None Papua New Guinea None   
EC X Indonesia None Paraguay N   
Austria X Israel X Peru X   
Belgium X Jamaica X Philippines None   
Denmark X Japan X Poland X   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. "None" means that no notification was submitted. 
 
                                               
1 Became a Member on 11 April 2000. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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 1998 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/38/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Angola None Finland X Korea, Rep. of X St. Kitts & Nevis N 
Antigua & Barbuda None France X Kyrgyz Republic1 None St. Lucia None 
Argentina X Germany X Kuwait None St. Vincent & 
Grenadines None 
Australia X Greece X Latvia2  X Senegal None 
Bahrain X Ireland X Lesotho None Sierra Leone None 
Bangladesh None Italy X Liechtenstein N Singapore X 
Barbados None Luxembourg X Macao, China N Slovak Republic X 
Belize None Netherlands X Madagascar None Slovenia X 
Benin N Portugal X Malawi None Solomon Islands None 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of N Spain X Malaysia None South Africa None 
Botswana None Sweden X Maldives None Sri Lanka None 
Brazil X United Kingdom X Mali None Suriname None 
Brunei Darussalam None Ecuador N Malta None Swaziland None 
Bulgaria X Egypt X Mauritania None Switzerland X 
Burkina Faso None El Salvador X Mauritius None Tanzania None 
Burundi None Fiji None Mexico X Thailand X 
Cameroon None Gabon None Mongolia None Togo None 
Canada X The Gambia X Morocco None Trinidad & Tobago None 
Central African Rep. None Ghana N Mozambique None Tunisia X 
Chad None Grenada None Myanmar None Turkey X 
Chad None Guatemala N Namibia X Uganda N 
Colombia None Guinea  None New Zealand N United Arab Emirates N 
Congo None Guinea-Bissau None Nicaragua None United States X 
Costa Rica X Guyana None Niger None Uruguay X 
Côte d'Ivoire None Haiti None Nigeria None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of None 
Cuba N Honduras X Norway X Zambia N 
Cyprus X Hong Kong, China N Pakistan None Zimbabwe N 
Czech Republic None Hungary X Panama X   
Dem. Rep. of Congo None Iceland X Papua New Guinea None   
Djibouti None India X Paraguay N   
Dominica N Indonesia None Peru X   
Dominican Rep. None Israel X Philippines None   
EC X Jamaica X Poland X   
Austria X Japan  X Qatar N   
Belgium X Jordan1 X Romania None   
Denmark X Kenya None Rwanda None   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. "None" means that no notification was submitted.  
                                               
1 Became a Member on 11 April 2000. 
2 Became a Member on 10 February 1999. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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1997 UPDATING SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/25/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Angola None Belgium X Jamaica X Qatar None 
Antigua & Barbuda None Denmark X Japan X Romania None 
Argentina None Finland X Kenya None Rwanda None 
Australia X France X Korea, Rep. of X St. Kitts & Nevis None 
Bahrain X Germany X Kuwait None St. Lucia None 
Bangladesh None Greece X Lesotho None St. Vincent & 
Grenadines None 
Barbados None Ireland X Liechtenstein N Senegal X 
Belize None Italy X Macao, China N Sierra Leone None 
Benin None Luxembourg X Madagascar None Singapore X 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of N Netherlands X Malawi None Slovak Republic None 
Botswana None Portugal X Malaysia None Slovenia X 
Brazil X Spain X Maldives None Solomon Islands None 
Brunei Darussalam None Sweden X Mali None South Africa X 
Bulgaria X United Kingdom X Malta None Sri Lanka None 
Burkina Faso N Ecuador None Mauritania None Suriname None 
Burundi None Egypt None Mauritius None Swaziland None 
Cameroon None El Salvador None Mexico X Switzerland X 
Canada X Fiji None Mongolia None Tanzania None 
Central African R. None Gabon None Morocco None Thailand X 
Chad None The Gambia X Mozambique None Togo None 
Chile X Ghana None Myanmar None Trinidad & Tobago None 
Colombia X Grenada None Namibia X Tunisia X 
Congo None Guatemala N New Zealand N Turkey X 
Costa Rica X Guinea  None Nicaragua None Uganda None 
Côte d'Ivoire X Guinea-Bissau None Niger None United Arab Emirates N 
Cuba N Guyana None Nigeria None United States X 
Cyprus X Haiti None Norway X Uruguay X 
Czech Republic X Honduras None Pakistan None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of None 
Dem. Rep. of Congo None Hong Kong, China N Panama None Zambia N 
Djibouti None Hungary X Papua New Guinea None Zimbabwe N 
Dominica None Iceland X Paraguay N   
Dominican Rep. None India None Peru X   
EC X Indonesia None Philippines X   
Austria X Israel X Poland X   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. "None" means that no notification was submitted.   
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1996 UPDATING SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/16/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Angola None Finland X Kenya None St. Lucia None 
Antigua & Barbuda N France X Korea, Rep. of X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines None 
Argentina None Germany X Kuwait None Senegal X 
Australia X Greece X Lesotho None Sierra Leone None 
Bahrain X Ireland X Liechtenstein N Singapore N 
Bangladesh None Italy X Macao, China N Slovak Republic None 
Barbados None Luxembourg X Madagascar None Slovenia X 
Belize None Netherlands X Malawi None Solomon Islands None 
Benin None Portugal X Malaysia None South Africa X 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of N Spain X Maldives None Sri Lanka None 
Botswana None Sweden X Mali None Suriname None 
Brazil X United Kingdom X Malta None Swaziland None 
Brunei Darussalam N Ecuador None Mauritania None Switzerland X 
Bulgaria X Egypt None Mauritius None Tanzania None 
Burkina Faso N El Salvador None Mexico X Thailand X 
Burundi None Fiji X Morocco None Togo None 
Cameroon X Gabon None Mozambique None Trinidad & Tobago None 
Canada X The Gambia X Myanmar None Tunisia X 
Central African R. None Ghana None Namibia X Turkey X 
Chad None Grenada None New Zealand N Uganda None 
Chile X Guatemala None Nicaragua None United Arab Emirates N 
Colombia X Guinea  None Niger None United States X 
Costa Rica X Guinea-Bissau None Nigeria N Uruguay X 
Côte d'Ivoire X Guyana None Norway X Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  
Cuba X Haiti None Pakistan None Zambia N 
Cyprus X Honduras None Papua New 
Guinea None Zimbabwe N 
Czech Republic X Hong Kong, China N Paraguay N   
Djibouti None Hungary X Peru X   
Dominica None Iceland X Philippines X   
Dominican Rep. None India None Poland X   
EC X Indonesia X Qatar None   
Austria X Israel X Romania X   
Belgium X Jamaica X Rwanda None   
Denmark X Japan X St. Kitts & Nevis None   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies or that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. "None" means that no notification was submitted. 
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 1995 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/3/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Antigua & Barbuda N Greece X Macao, China N Swaziland N 
Argentina X Ireland X Madagascar None Switzerland X 
Australia X Italy X Malawi None Tanzania None 
Bahrain X Luxembourg X Malaysia X Thailand X 
Bangladesh None Greece X Maldives None Togo None 
Barbados None Netherlands X Mali None Trinidad & Tobago N 
Belize None Portugal X Malta None Tunisia X 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of N Spain X Mauritania None Turkey X 
Botswana N Sweden X Mauritius N Uganda N 
Brazil X United Kingdom X Mexico X United Arab Emirates4 N 
Brunei Darussalam N Egypt None Morocco N United States X 
Bulgaria1  X El Salvador None Mozambique None Uruguay X 
Burkina Faso N Fiji2 X Myanmar None Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of X 
Burundi None Gabon None Namibia X Zambia N 
Cameroon X The Gambia3 N New Zealand N Zimbabwe None 
Canada X Ghana N Nicaragua N   
Central African Rep. None Guatemala N Nigeria X   
Chile X Guinea  None Norway X   
Colombia X Guinea-Bissau None Pakistan X   
Costa Rica X Guyana None Paraguay None   
Côte d'Ivoire N Honduras N Peru N   
Cuba N Hong Kong, China N Philippines X   
Cyprus X Hungary X Poland X   
Czech Republic X Iceland X Romania X   
Djibouti None India X St. Lucia None   
Dominica None Indonesia X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines None   
Dominican Rep. N Israel X Senegal X   
EC X Jamaica X Sierra Leone None   
Austria X Japan X Singapore N   
Belgium X Kenya None Slovak Republic X   
Denmark X Korea, Rep. of X Slovenia X   
Finland X Kuwait None South Africa X   
France X Lesotho None Sri Lanka X   
Germany X Liechtenstein N Suriname N   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. 
"None" means that no notification was submitted. 
                                               
1 Became a Member on 1 December 1996. 
2 Became a Member on 14 January 1996. 
3 Became a Member on 23 October 1996. 
4 Became a Member on 10 April 1996. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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ANNEX C 
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION UNDER ARTICLE 25.8 
OF THE SCM AGREEMENT 
 
 
REQUESTING MEMBER MEMBER CONC ERNED NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
Australia South Africa G/SCM/Q2/ZAF/7 
European Community Argentina G/SCM/Q2/ARG/21 
European Community Australia G/SCM/Q2/AUS/16   
European Community Costa Rica G/SCM/Q2/CRI/3 
European Community Japan G/SCM/Q2/JPN/13 
Korea, Rep. of European Community G/SCM/Q2/EEC/39 
Mexico South Africa G/SCM/Q2/ZAF/10 
United States China G/SCM/Q2/CHN/9;  G/SCM/Q2/CHN/19; 
G/SCM/Q2/CHN/46 
United States India G/SCM/Q2/IND/12 
United States Malaysia G/SCM/Q2/MYS/10;  
G/SCM/Q2/MYS/12 
United States European Community G/SCM/Q2/EEC/13 
 G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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ANNEX D 
NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES UNDER ARTICLE 25.10  
OF THE SCM AGREEMENT 
 
 
NOTIFYING MEMBER MEMBER CONCERNED NOTI FICATION PROVIDED 
European Community Cote d'Ivoire G/SCM/Q2/CIV/1 
European Community China G/SCM/Q2/CHN/32 
European Community Cameroon G/SCM/Q2/CMR/1   
European Community Egypt G/SCM/Q2/EGY/1   
European Community Iceland G/SCM/Q2/ISL/1  
European Community Israel G/SCM/Q2/ISR/1   
European Community Japan G/SCM/Q2/JPN/14   
European Community Sri Lanka G/SCM/Q2/LKA/1   
European Community Macao, China G/SCM/Q2/MAC/1   
European Community Mexico G/SCM/Q2/MEX/1   
European Community Pakistan G/SCM/Q2/PAK/1   
European Community Slovenia G/SCM/Q2/SVN/1   
European Community Tunisia G/SCM/Q2/TUN/1   
European Community United States G/SCM/Q2/USA/11   
European Community South Africa G/SCM/Q2/ZAF/1 
United States China G/SCM/Q2/CHN/42 
United States India G/SCM/Q2/IND/20 
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ANNEX E 
NOTIFICATION OF SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS  
1 JANUARY 1995-31 DECEMBER 20121 
(SUMMARY)  
	
Period Number of 
Members that 
submitted a semi-
annual report Number of 
Members that 
notified "no 
countervailing 
action taken" Number of 
Members that 
made no 
notification 
1995 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/7/...) 10 54 33 
1995 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/12/...) 10 58 36 
1996 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/19/...) 9 60 39 
1996 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/23/...) 9 60 45 
1997 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/30/...) 8 61 48 
1997 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/35/...) 9 60 48 
1998 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/40/...) 7 66 44 
1998 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/47/...) 7 65 47 
1999 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/52/...) 7 65 47 
1999 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/56/...) 6 67 47 
2000 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/62/...) 6 65 50 
2000 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/68/...) 7 66 53 
2001 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/75/...) 7 64 56 
2001 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/81/...) 8 62 57 
2002 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/87/...) 8 61 60 
2002 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/93/...) 7 61 61 
2003 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/98/...) 11 55 65 
2003 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/106/...) 10 59 62 
                                               
1 The EU and its member States ar e counted as a single WTO Member. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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Period Number of 
Members that 
submitted a semi-
annual report Number of 
Members that 
notified "no 
countervailing 
action taken" Number of 
Members that 
made no 
notification 
2004 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/113/...) 8 56 69 
2004 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/122/...) 9 49 65 
2005 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/130/...) 6 51 66 
2005 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/138/...) 4 51 68 
2006 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/144/...) 4 53 67 
2006 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/153/...) 5 55 64 
2007 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/162/...) 6 41 77 
2007 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/170/...) 5 48 71 
2008 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/178/...) 9 42 74 
2008 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/185/...) 9 45 72 
2009 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/195/...) 12 37 77 
2009 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/203/...) 10 612 55 
2010 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/212/...) 7 642 55 
2010 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/219/...) 6 642 56 
2011 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/228/...) 6 672 53 
2011 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/235/...) 8 642 54 
2012 Jan-June 
G/SCM/N/242 8 55 65 
2012 July-Dec 
G/SCM/N/250 9 55 66 
 
                                               
2 Includes the one-time notifi cations made by Members.   G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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ANNEX F 
LIST OF MEMBERS THAT HAVE SUBMI TTED ONE TIME NOTIFICATIONS UNDER 
ARTICLES 25.11 AND 25.12 OF THE SCM AGREEMENT 
(G/SCM/N/202/...) 
 
 
Barbados; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cuba; Dominica; Georgia; Ghana; Guyana; Haiti;  
Hong Kong, China; Liechtenstein; Macao, China;  Mongolia; Mozambique; Nepal; Saint Kitts and 
Nevis; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Sri Lanka; Suriname; Switzerland. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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 ANNEX G 
LIST OF MEMBERS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED NOTIFICATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLE 25.12 OF THE SCM AGREEMENT1 
 
 
 Albania; Angola; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Bangladesh; Bahrain; Bolivia, Plurinational State of; Botswana
2; Brazil; Canada; Chile; China; Colo mbia; Costa Rica; Croatia; Dominican 
Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; European Union; Fiji; Guatemala; Honduras; Iceland; 
India; Indonesia; Israel; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kenya; Korea, Rep. of; Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; 
Lesotho2; Malaysia; Mexico; Moldova, Rep. of; Morocco; Namibia2; New Zealand; Nicaragua; 
Nigeria; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; 
Singapore; South Africa; Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; 
Swaziland2; Thailand; The Former Yugoslav Republic of  Macedonia; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; 
Turkey; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United States; Uruguay; Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of; Viet Na m; Zambia; Zimbabwe. 
 
                                               
1 Circulated in G/SCM/N/18 and addenda. 
2 Member of the Southern African Customs Union ("SACU").  Has not yet established a national 
investigating authority.  The International Trade and Ad ministration Commission of  South Africa (ITAC) has 
been given the mandate to conduct investig ations on behalf of all SACU Members. G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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 ANNEX H 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY LEGISL ATION NOTIFICATIONS UNDER 
ARTICLE 32.6 OF THE SCM AGREEMENT 
 
 
MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Albania G/SCM/N/1/ALB/2 + Rev.1 
Angola None 
Antigua and Barbuda G/SCM/N/1/ATG/2 
Argentina G/SCM/N/1/ARG/1 + Suppl.1, 2, 3 & 
Suppl.3/Corr.1 + Suppl.4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 
Armenia G/SCM/N/1/ARM/1 
Australia G/SCM/N/1/AUS/2 + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 
8 
Bahrain G/SCM/N/1/BHR/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/1 + Suppl.1 
Botswana None 
Brazil G/SCM/N/1/BRA/2 + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 
Brunei Darussalam G/SCM/N/1/BRN/1 
Burkina Faso G/SCM/N/1/BFA/1 
Burundi G/SCM/N/1/BDI/1 
Cambodia G/SCM/N/1/KHM/1 
Cameroon None 
Canada G/SCM/N/1/CAN/4 
Cape Verde None 
Central African Republic None 
Chad G/SCM/N/1/TCD/1 
Chile G/SCM/N/1/CHL/2 
China G/SCM/N/1/CHN/1 + Suppl.1, 2, 3 & 4 
Colombia G/SCM/N/1/COL/1 
Congo None 
Costa Rica G/SCM/N/1/CRI/4 
Côte d'Ivoire None 
Croatia G/SCM/N/1/HRV/2 + Corr.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 
Ecuador  G/SCM/N/1/ECU/3 
European Union G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2 + Suppl.1, 2,3, 4, 5, 61 & 72 
Egypt G/SCM/N/1/EGY/2/Rev.1 + Rev.1/Suppl.1 
El Salvador G/SCM/N/1/SLV/3 
                                               
1 Document G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2/Suppl.6 provides information on the status of laws and regulations of the 
following WTO Members: Cyprus; the Czech Republic; Esto nia; Hungary; Latvia; Lithuania; Malta; Poland; the 
Slovak Republic and Slovenia, all of which became  Member States of the European Communities on 
1 May 2004.   
2 Document G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2/Suppl.7 provides information on the status of laws and regulations of 
Bulgaria and Romania, which became Member States of the European Communities on 1 January 2007.  G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Fiji G/SCM/N/1/FJI/2 
Gabon G/SCM/N/1/GAB/2 
The Gambia None 
Georgia G/SCM/N/1/GEO/1 
Ghana G/SCM/N/1/GHA/1 
Grenada G/SCM/N/1/GRD/2 
Guatemala G/SCM/N/1/GTM/3 
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/1 
India G/SCM/N/1/IND/2 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1, 2 ,3 & 4 
Indonesia G/SCM/N/1/IDN/3 
Israel G/SCM/N/1/ISR/3 + Corr.1 
Jamaica G/SCM/N/1/JAM/2 
Japan G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2 + Corr.1 & 2 + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 
4 & Suppl.4/Corr.1, Suppl.5, 6 & 7 
Jordan G/SCM/N/1/JOR/3 
Kenya G/SCM/N/1/KEN/2 
Korea, Rep. of G/SCM/N/1/KOR/4 
Kuwait G/SCM/N/1/KWT/1  
Kyrgyz Rep. G/SCM/N/1/KGZ/1 
Lao People's Democratic Republic None 
Lesotho None 
Liechtenstein G/SCM/N/1/LIE/1 
Macao, China G/SCM/N/1/MAC/1 
Madagascar None 
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 None 
Mauritius G/SCM/N/1/MUS/2 
Mexico G/SCM/N/1/MEX/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1, 2, 
Suppl.2/Corr.1 & Suppl.3 
Moldova, Rep. of G/SCM/N/1/MDA/1 
Mongolia G/SCM/N/1/MNG/2 
Montenegro None 
Morocco G/SCM/N/1/MAR/2 + Rev.1 (French only) 
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 
Nicaragua G/SCM/N/1/NIC/2 
Niger None 
Nigeria G/SCM/N/1/NGA/1 
Norway G/SCM/N/1/NOR/4 + Corr.1 
Oman  G/SCM/N/1/OMN/2 
Pakistan G/SCM/N/1/PAK/2 + Suppl.1, 2 & 3 G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Panama G/SCM/N/1/PAN/2 + Suppl.1 
Papua New Guinea None 
Paraguay G/SCM/N/1/PRY/2 + Corr.1 
Peru G/SCM/N/1/PER/2 + Suppl.1 
Philippines G/SCM/N/1/PHL/2 
Qatar G/SCM/N/1/QAT/1 
Russian Federation G/SCM/N/1/RUS/1 
Rwanda None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis None 
Saint Lucia G/SCM/N/1/LCA/1 
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None 
Samoa None 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of G/SCM/N/1/SAU/1 
Senegal G/SCM/N/1/SEN/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 
Swaziland None 
Switzerland G/SCM/N/1/CHE/1 
Chinese Taipei G/SCM/N/1/TPKM/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1 
Tajikistan None 
Tanzania None 
Thailand G/SCM/N/1/THA/4 + Corr.1 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia G/SCM/N/1/MKD/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.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 
Turkey G/SCM/N/1/TUR/3 + Suppl.1, 2, 3 & 
Suppl.3/Corr.1 
Uganda G/SCM/N/1/UGA/2 
Ukraine G/SCM/N/1/UKR + Suppl.1 & Suppl.1/Corr.1 
United Arab Emirates G/SCM/N/1/ARE/1 
United States G/SCM/N/1/USA/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4, 
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 
Uruguay G/SCM/N/1/URY/1 + Suppl.1 
Vanuatu None 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  G/SCM/N/1/VEN/1 + Suppl.1 & 2 
Viet Nam None 
Zambia G/SCM/N/1/ZMB/1 
Zimbabwe G/SCM/N/1/ZWE/2 + Suppl.1 
 G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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ANNEX I 
CONTINUATION FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2013 OF EXTENSION UNDER SCM ARTICLE 27.4 
OF THE TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE ELIMINATION OF EXPORT 
SUBSIDIES PURSUANT TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL 
DECISION OF 27 JULY 2007 (WT/L/691) 
 
Decisions Adopted by the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures 
on 23 October 2012 
  
Member Programme Document 
Antigua & 
Barbuda Fiscal Incentives Act Cap 172 G/SCM/50/Add.10 
Free Trade and Processing Zone Act No. 12 of 
1994 G/SCM/51/Add. 10 
Barbados Fiscal Incentive Programme G/SCM/52/Add. 10 
Export Allowance G/SCM/53/Add.10 
Research and Development Allowance G/SCM/54/Add.10 
International Business Incentives G/SCM/55/Add.10 
Societies With Restricted Liability G/SCM/56/Add.10 
Belize Fiscal Incentives Act G/SCM/57/Add.10 
Export Processing Zone Act G/SCM/58/Add.10 
Commercial Free Zone Act G/SCM/59/Add.10 
Costa Rica Free Zone Regime G/SCM/61/Add.10 
Inward Processing Regime G/SCM/62/Add.10 
Dominica Fiscal Incentives Programme G/SCM/63/Add.10 
Dominican 
Republic Law No. 8-90 to "Promote the Establishment of 
New Free Zones and Expand Existing Ones" G/SCM/64/Add.10 
El Salvador Export Processing Zones and Marketing Act, as 
amended G/SCM/65/Add.10 
Fiji Short-Term Export Profit Deduction G/SCM/66/Add.10 
Export Processing Factories/Export Processing 
Zones Scheme G/SCM/67/Add.10 
Grenada Fiscal Incentive Act No. 41 of 1974 G/SCM/69/Add.10 
Statutory Rules and Orders No. 37 of 1999 G/SCM/70/Add.10 
Qualified Enterprises Act No. 18 of 1978 G/SCM/71/Add.10 G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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Member Programme Document 
Guatemala Exemption from Company Tax, Customs Duties 
and Other Import Taxes for Companies under 
Special Customs Regimes G/SCM/72/Add.10 
Exemption from Company Tax, Customs Duties 
and Other Import Taxes for the Production 
Process Relating to Activities of Managers and 
Users of Free Zones G/SCM/73/Add.10 
Exemption from Company Tax, Customs Duties 
and Other Import Taxes for the Production Process of Commercial and Industrial Enterprises Operating in the Industrial and Free Trade Zone G/SCM/74/Add.10 
Jamaica Export Industry Encouragement Act G/SCM/75/Add.10 
Jamaica Export Free Zone Act G/SCM/76/Add.10 
Foreign Sales Corporation Act G/SCM/77/Add.10 
Industrial Incentives (Factory Construction) Act G/SCM/78/Add.10 
Jordan Partial or Total Exemption from Income Tax of 
Profits Generated from Exports under Law No. 57 of 1985, as amended G/SCM/79/Add.10 
Mauritius Freeport Scheme – Corporate Tax Exemption G/SCM/83/Add.10 
Panama Official Industry Register G/SCM/84/Add.10 
Export Processing Zones G/SCM/85/Add.10 
Papua New 
Guinea Section 45 of the Income Tax G/SCM/86/Add.10 
Saint Lucia Fiscal Incentives Act, No. 15 of 1974 G/SCM/87/Add.10 
Free Zone Act, No. 10 of 1999 G/SCM/88/Add.10 
Micro and Small Scale Business Enterprises Act, 
No. 19 of 1998 G/SCM/89/Add.10 
Saint Kitts 
and Nevis Fiscal Incentives Act, No. 17 of 1974 G/SCM/90/Add.10 
St. Vincent 
and the 
Grenadines Fiscal Incentives Act No. 5 of 1982, as amended G/SCM/91/Add.10 
Uruguay Automotive Industry Export Promotion Regime G/SCM/92/Add.10 
 G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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ANNEX J 
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 27.13 OF THE SCM AGREEMENT  
OF SUBSIDIES GRANTED IN CONNECTION WITH  
PRIVATIZATION PROGRAMMES  
  
MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
Brazil G/SCM/N/13/BRA & Corr.1 
 G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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ANNEX K 
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 28.1(a) OF SUBSIDIES  
INCONSISTENT WITH THE SCM AGREEMENT 
(G/SCM/N/2...) 
  
MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
Canada G/SCM/N/2/CAN 
Chile G/SCM/N/2/CHL and Suppl.1 
Cuba G/SCM/N/2/CUB 
Honduras G/SCM/N/2/HND 
Jordan G/SCM/N/2/JOR 
Mauritius G/SCM/N/2/MUS 
Malaysia G/SCM/N/2/MYS 
Oman G/SCM/N/2/OMN 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of G/SCM/N/2/SAU 
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu G/SCM/N/2/TPKM and Suppl.1 
South Africa G/SCM/N/2/ZAF 
 G/SCM/W/546/Rev.4 
 
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ANNEX L 
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 29.3 OF THE SCM AGREEMENT  
BY MEMBERS IN TRANSFORMATION INTO  
A MARKET ECONOMY 
(G/SCM/N/9...) 
 
 
MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
Czech Republic G/SCM/N/9/CZE 
Hungary G/SCM/N/9/HUN, Corr.1 and 2 and Suppl.1 
Jordan G/SCM/N/9/JOR 
Oman G/SCM/N/9/OMN 
Poland G/SCM/N/9/POL and Corr.1 
Romania G/SCM/N/9/ROM and Suppl.1 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of G/SCM/N/9/SAU 
 
 
 
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