G/SCM/Q2/EU/44
27 April 2015
(15-2212)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Subsidies  
and Countervailing Measures 
 Original: English
 
SUBSIDIES 
QUESTIONS FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION REGARDING 
THE NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION OF EUROPEAN UNION1 
The following communication, dated 24 April 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Russian Federation. 
 
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Question 1 
 Austria 
 
Please explain why the following measures were not mentioned in G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.1 or 
provide the information required under Articl e 25 of the SCM Agreement for each of these 
measures. 
 
- Provision of annual support funds to green power plants (Green Electricity Act of 2012). 
- Stipulation of feed-in tariff (Ökostrom-Einspeisetarifverordnung 2012). 
 
Question 2  
Belgium 
 Please explain why the following measures were not mentioned in G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.2 or provide the information required under Articl e 25 of the SCM Agreement for each of these 
measures. 
 Obligation of national electricity distribution system to purchase green certificates from electricity 
producers at fixed price (The Royal Decree of 16 July 2002). 
 Grants for installation of micro thermal power stations and heat pumps (The Order of the Flemish Government of 19 January 2010). 
 
Question 3  
Luxembourg 
 
Please explain why the following measure was not mentioned in G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.17 or 
provide the information required under  Article 25 of the SCM Agreement. 
Financial support for installation of solar photoelectric facility (The Order of the Grand Duke of 12 December 2012).  
                                               
1 G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.1; G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.2; G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.17; 
G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.14; G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.24; G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.19; G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.8. G/SCM/Q2/EU/44 
 
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  Question 4 
 Italy 
 
Interregional operational program "Renewable energies and energy saving 2007-2013". 
It is our understanding that the program aims at increasing energy production from renewable sources and improving energy efficiency in certain regions of Italy. It appears that some measures 
under the program could be defined as a "subsidy" in the meaning of Article 1 of the SCM 
Agreement. Please provide full information regarding the program as required under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement or otherwise explain why these programs are not subject to the notification 
requirements of the SCM Agreements. 
 
Question 5  
Slovenia 
 
Please explain why the following measures were not mentioned in G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.24 or 
provide the information required under Articl e 25 of the SCM Agreement for each of these 
measures.  Feed-in tariff and operational support of electricity production ("Uredba o 
podporahelektri čnienergiji, proizvedeniizobnovljivihvirovenergije" ( Official Gazette ofthe Republic 
Slovenia No. 37/09, 53/09, 68/09, 76/09, 17/10, 94/10, 43/11, 105/11, 43/12, 90/12and17/14) ). 
State support, aimed at promoting energy effi ciency and use of renewable energy sources 
("Pravilniko spodbujanjuu činkoviterabeenergije in rabeobnovljivihvirovenergije" ( Official Gazette of 
the Republic Slovenia  No. 89/2008, 25/2009, 58/2012)). 
 
Question 6 
 The Netherlands 
 
Please explain why the following measures were not mentioned in notifications of 
G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.19 or provide the info rmation required under Article 25 of the 
SCM Agreement for each of these measures. 
 
- Energy investment allowance. It is our understanding that the measure aims at promoting tax relief for the companies providing energy efficient investments (authorized by the Dutch Ministry 
of economic affairs). 
 - Stimulering Duurzame Energieproductie (SDE+). It is our understanding that the measure aims 
at providing grants issued to a producer of re newable energy as a compensation for generation 
costs (authorized by the Dutch Ministry of economic affairs).  
 Question 7 
 
Finland 
 
It is our understanding that subsidies under the Regulation 1063/2012 of 27 December 2012 are 
provided in order to promote efficient use of energy and development of renewable energy.   Please explain why this measure was not notified in G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.8 or provide the 
information required under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement. 
 
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