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G/SCM/M/82 
10 January 2013 
 (13-0118) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures  
 
 
 
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING  
HELD ON 23 OCTOBER 2012 
 
Chair:  Mr Sam C.S. Hui (Hong Kong, China) 
  
1. The Committee on Subsidies and Countervailin g Measures ("Committee" ) held a special 
meeting on 23 October 2012, convened in WTO/AIR/4021. 
2. The Committee adopted the following agenda: 
A. 
DISCUSSION OF 2011  NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS NOT YET REVIEWED  ................. 2  
1.  Albania (G/SCM/N/220/ALB and G/SCM/N/220/ALB/Corr.1) ........................................... 2  
2.  Argentina (G/SCM/N/220/ARG) ............................................................................................. 2  
3.  Bahrain (G/SCM/N/220/BHR) ................................................................................................. 2  
4.  Brazil (G/SCM/N/220/BRA) ..................................................................................................... 2 
5.  European Union (G/SCM/N/220/EEC/Add.17, G/SCM/N/220/EEC/Add.24, 
G/SCM/N/220/EEC/Add.25 and G/SCM/N/220/EEC/Add.27) ............................................. 2  
6.  India (G/SCM/N/220/IND) .......................................................................................................  3 
7.  Liechtenstein (G/SCM/N/220/LIE) .......................................................................................... 3  
8.  Nicaragua (G/SCM/N/220/NIC) .............................................................................................. 3  
9.  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (G/SCM/N/220/SAU) .................................................................... 3  
10.  Singapore (G/SCM/N/220/SGP) .............................................................................................. 3  
11.  Turkey (G/SCM/N/220/TUR) .................................................................................................. 3  
12.  United States (G/SCM/N/220/USA) ......................................................................................... 4  
13.  Zambia (G/SCM/N/220/ZMB) ................................................................................................. 4  
B.  DISCUSSION OF 2009  NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS NOT YET REVIEWED  ................. 4  
1.  China (G/SCM/N/186/CHN) .................................................................................................... 4  
C.  CONTINUATION OF REVIEW OF 2011  NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  .......................... 4  
1.  Armenia (G/SCM/N/220/ARM) ............................................................................................... 4  
2.  Canada (G/SCM/N/220/CAN and G/SCM/N/220/CAN/Corr.1) ........................................... 4  
3.  European Union (G/SCM/N/220/EEC) ................................................................................... 5  
4.  Honduras (G/SCM/N/220/HND) .............................................................................................. 5  
5.  Japan (G/SCM/N/220/JPN) ...................................................................................................... 5 G/SCM/M/82 
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  6.  Malaysia (G/SCM/N/220/MYS) ............................................................................................... 5  
7.  Uruguay (G/SCM/N/220/URY) ................................................................................................ 5  
D.  CONTINUATION OF REVIEW OF 2009  NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  .......................... 6  
1.  Gabon (G/SCM/N/186/GAB) ................................................................................................... 6  
2.  Namibia (G/SCM/N/186/NAM) ............................................................................................... 6  
3.  Turkey (G/SCM/N/186/TUR) .................................................................................................. 6  
4.  United States (G/SCM/N/186/USA) ......................................................................................... 6  
 
 A. 
DISCUSSION OF 2011  NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS NOT YET REVIEWED  
1. Albania (G/SCM/N/220/ALB and G/SCM/N/220/ALB/Corr.1) 
1. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- EU questions in G/SCM/Q2/ALB/5 - Albani a read out its replies to EU questions.1 
 2. Argentina (G/SCM/N/220/ARG) 
2. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- EU and US questions in G/SCM/Q2/ARG/34 and 35. 
 
3. Argentina would submit it replies to these questions shortly.
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3. Bahrain (G/SCM/N/220/BHR) 
4. There were no questions or comments on this notification. 
4. Brazil (G/SCM/N/220/BRA) 
5. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- EU's and Canada's questions in G/SCM/ Q2/BRA/33 and 34 - Brazil's replies in 
G/SCM/Q2/BRA/35 and 36. 
 
5. European Union (G/SCM/N/220/EEC/Add.17, G/SCM/N/220/EEC/Add.24, 
G/SCM/N/220/EEC/Add.25 and G/SCM/N/220/EEC/Add.27) 
6. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- Argentina's questions in G/SCM/Q2/EU/19 - EU would submit written replies later.3 
 
                                                      
1 Albania's replies were subsequently circulated in document G/SCM/Q2/ALB/6. 
2 No written replies had been received as of  the date of circulation of the minutes. 
3 No written replies had been received as of  the date of circulation of the minutes.  G/SCM/M/82 
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  - US questions in G/SCM/Q2/EU/20 and 21 - EU read out replies to questions in 
G/SCM/Q2/EU/20.4  EU would submit written replies to questions in G/SCM/Q2/EU/21 
later.5 
 
6. India (G/SCM/N/220/IND) 
7. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- Questions from US, Canada, Japan and EU in G/SCM/Q2/IND/23, 24, 25 and 26.  
 
8. India read out replies to questions from Japan.6  India would submit written replies to the 
other questions later.7  Japan pointed to a discrepancy between  India's reply to question 3 posed by 
Japan and the description in Annex C of the Committ ee's annual report.  Japan hoped that the Chair 
would consider amending it in future annual reports. India stated it was ready to have consultations 
with Japan on this issue. 
7. Liechtenstein (G/SCM/N/220/LIE) 
9. There were no questions or comments on this notification. 
8. Nicaragua (G/SCM/N/220/NIC) 
10. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- US questions in G/SCM/Q2/NIC/3 and Corr. 1 - Nicaragua would submit written replies 
as soon as they were ready.8 
 9. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (G/SCM/N/220/SAU) 
11. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- US questions in G/SCM/Q2/SAU/2 - The Kingdom  of Saudi Arabia read out replies to 
US questions.9  
 
10. Singapore (G/SCM/N/220/SGP) 
12. There were no questions or comments on this notification. 
11. Turkey (G/SCM/N/220/TUR) 
13. There were no questions or comments on this notification. 
                                                      
4 EU's replies were subsequently circ ulated in document  G/SCM/Q2/EU/24. 
5 No written replies had been received as of  the date of circulation of the minutes. 
6 India's replies were subsequently circulated in document G/SCM/Q2/IND/27. 
7 No written replies had been received as of  the date of circulation of the minutes. 
8 No written replies had been received as of  the date of circulation of the minutes. 
9 The replies from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were subsequently circulated in document 
G/SCM/Q2/SAU/3. G/SCM/M/82 
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  12. United States (G/SCM/N/220/USA) 
14. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- Questions from EU, Turkey, Canada and Japan  in G/SCM/Q2/USA/52, 53, 54 and 55 - 
US replies to questions from EU, Turkey a nd Canada in G/SCM/Q2/USA/57, 56 and 58. 
 
15. Since Japan's questions had been submitted past the deadline the US would submit written 
replies to these questions in near future. 10  Canada stated that US reply to question 8 from Canada 
was inadequate and asked US to provide a more comp lete reply.  The US was researching this issue 
and would submit further replies shortly.11 
13. Zambia (G/SCM/N/220/ZMB) 
16. There were no questions or comments on this notification. 
B. DISCUSSION OF 2009  NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS NOT YET REVIEWED  
1. China (G/SCM/N/186/CHN) 
17. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- Questions from US, Canada and Japan in G/SCM/Q2/CHN/43 and Corr.1, 44, and 45. 
 
18. China would submit replies to questions from US and Canada after the meeting.12  Japan's 
questions had come after the deadline and China would reply to those later.13 
19. The US stated that China's notification was grossly deficient in a number of ways. The 
notification was not up to date.  It represented a pa rtial listing of China's s ubsidy programmes.  Many 
of the programmes listed were social welfare rela ted programmes.  When compared to the counter-
notification made by the US under SCM Article 25.10,  China's notification was not representative of 
its overall subsidy regime.  China's notification only contained a few of the subsidies identified in the 
US counter-notification. China once again had faile d to notify subsidies administered by provincial 
governments.  Also absent from China's notificatio n were many subsidy programmes that had been 
countervailed by the US and other WTO Members. 
C. CONTINUATION OF REVIEW OF 2011  NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
1. Armenia (G/SCM/N/220/ARM) 
20. US questions circulated in G/SCM/Q2/ARM/1 remained unanswered. 
2. Canada (G/SCM/N/220/CAN and G/SCM/N/220/CAN/Corr.1) 
21. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- Brazil's questions in G/SCM/Q2/CAN/53 - Canada's replies in G/SCM/Q2/CAN/54. 
 
                                                      
10 No written replies had been received as of  the date of circulation of the minutes. 
11 No written replies had been received as of  the date of circulation of the minutes. 
12 No written replies written had been received as of  the date of circulation of the minutes.   
13 No written replies had been received as of  the date of circulation of the minutes.  G/SCM/M/82 
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  3. European Union (G/SCM/N/220/EEC) 
22. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- Canada's questions in G/SCM/Q2/EU/4 - EU's replies in G/SCM/Q2/EU/18; 
 
- US questions in G/SCM/Q2/EU/10 - EU's follow-up replies in 
G/SCM/Q2/EU/16/Suppl.1; 
 
- Canada's questions in G/SCM/Q2/EU/6 - EU read out its replies14; 
 
- Canada's Question 11 in G/SCM/Q2/EU/2 - EU read out its reply15; 
 
- US follow-up questions in G/SCM/Q2/EU/22 - EU read out its replies.16 
 
4. Honduras (G/SCM/N/220/HND) 
23. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- EU questions in G/SCM/Q2/HND/5; 
 
- Colombia's questions in G/SCM/Q2/HND/6. 
 24. Honduras would submit replies to these questions as soon as they were ready.
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5. Japan (G/SCM/N/220/JPN) 
25. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- US question 6 in G/SCM/Q2/JPN/54 - Japan's replies in G/SCM/Q2/JPN/56/Suppl.1.  
 
- Brazil's questions in G/SCM/Q2/JPN/57 - Japan's replies in G/SCM/Q2/JPN/58. 
 
6. Malaysia (G/SCM/N/220/MYS) 
26. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- Japan's questions in G/SCM/Q2/MYS/17 - Malaysia's replies in G/SCM/Q2/MYS/19. 
 
7. Uruguay (G/SCM/N/220/URY) 
27. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- EU questions in G/SCM/Q2/URY/10 - Uruguay's replies in G/SCM/Q2/URY/11. 
 
                                                      
14 EU's replies were subsequently circ ulated in document  G/SCM/Q2/EU/23. 
15 No written replies had been received as of  the date of circulation of the minutes. 
16 No written replies had been received as of  the date of circulation of the minutes. 
17 No written replies had been received as of  the date of circulation of the minutes. G/SCM/M/82 
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  D. CONTINUATION OF REVIEW OF 2009  NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
1. Gabon (G/SCM/N/186/GAB) 
28. US' and Turkey's questions, circulated  in G/SCM/Q2/GAB/1 G/SCM/Q2/GAB/2, 
respectively, remained unanswered. 
2. Namibia (G/SCM/N/186/NAM) 
29. Thailand's questions circulated in G/ SCM/Q2/NAM/3 remained unanswered. 
3. Turkey (G/SCM/N/186/TUR) 
30. Australia's question circulated in G/ SCM/Q2/TUR/23 remained unanswered. 
4. United States (G/SCM/N/186/USA) 
31. Questions and replies with respect to this notification were contained in: 
- Questions by India, Japan and Brazil in G/SCM/Q2/USA/43, 44 and 48 - US replies in 
G/SCM/Q2/USA/50, 51 and 49. 
 
32. The meeting was adjourned. 
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