WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SCM/N/243/BRB 
11 October 2012 
 (12-5512) 
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES 
 
Continuation of Extension under SCM Article 27.4 of the Transition Period for 
the Elimination of Export Subsidies Pursuant to the Procedures Contained 
in the General Council Decision in Document WT/L/691 
 
Updating notification 
 
BARBADOS 
  
 The following communication, dated 9 October 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Barbados. 
 
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 This notification is made taking into account the provisions of Article 27.4 and Article 25.7 of the 
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. 
 1. Title of Subsidy 
  Societies with Restricted Liability.  
2. Period covered by Notification  
 
For period 2010-2011. 
 3. Policy and Objective and/or purpose of subsidy  
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements. 
 
4. Background and authority of subsidy 
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements. 
 
5. Form of Subsidy (i.e grant, loan, tax concessions) 
 
 There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.  
6. To whom and how is the subsidy provided G/SCM/N/243/BRB 
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 There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.  7. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where it is not possible, total amount or the annual amount budgeted 
for that subsidy 
  The subsidy for the 2010-2011 period for this programme amounted to (BDS$23.6 million) in respect of 2 companies.  
8. Duration of subsidy and/or any time limits attached to it 
 
 There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.  9. Statistical Data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy 
 
 Two (2) companies benefitted from this programme for the 2010-2011 period. 
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  This notification is made taking into account the provisions of Article 27.4 and Article 25.7 of the 
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.  1. Title of Subsidy 
 
 Fiscal Inventive Programme. 
 2. Period covered by Notification 
 
 For period 2010 – 2011. 
 
3. Policy and Objective and/or purpose of subsidy  
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements. 
 
4. Background and authority of subsidy 
 
 There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.  
5. Form of Subsidy (i.e grant, loan, tax concessions) 
 
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements. 
 6. To whom and how is the subsidy provided 
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements 
 
7. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where it is not possible, total amount or the annual amount budgeted 
for that subsidy 
  The subsidy for the 2010 - 2011 period for this programme amounted to BDS$18,016,011.59.    
8. Duration of subsidy and/or any time limits attached to it 
 
 There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.   
 9. Statistical Data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy 
  Ten (10)  companies benefited from this programme for the 2010 – 2011 period. 
 
Company Approved Product Expiry 
Date Tax 
Holiday 
Crown Packaging 
(B'dos) Ltd. Metal Cans, Caps, Seals for Cans and Bottles 2015/07/29 7 Years 
ABM Woodcraft Ltd Wooden Cabinets and Wooden Structures 2017/07/01 15 Years 
Arawak Cement 
Company Cement and Clinker 2016/12/31 10 Years 
TT Electronics High Wattage/Custom Assemblies and Metal Film 
Resistors 2017/04/30 15 Years 
A-One Specialty Blinds and Market Umbrellas 2017/01/31 15 Years G/SCM/N/243/BRB 
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  Company Approved Product Expiry 
Date Tax 
Holiday 
Shade Products Ltd. 
Caribbean Homes Ltd. Pre-Engineered Concrete Structures 2014/11/29 15 Years 
Meridian Caribbean 
Ltd. Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride Products 2014/03/31 15 Years 
Preconco Pre-Engineered Concrete Structures 2013/11/30 5 Years 
Rotoplastics Barbados 
Ltd Water tanks, septic tanks, plant pots, insulated food 
boxes and beverage coolers, ropes, garbage bins, 
grease traps and a full range of water resource products, filters, Pentax Pumps, pressure tanks and regulators 2013/01/31 6 Years 
Creative Paving 
Solutions Inc Concrete blocks and tiles, brick pavers, retaining wall 
system 2013/11/30 6 Years 
 
 
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   This notification is made taking into account the provisions of Article 27.4 and Article 25.7 of the 
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.  1. Title of Subsidy 
 
 International Business Incentives.   
 2. Period covered by Notification  
 
 For period 2010-2011.   
 
3. Policy and Objective and/or purpose of subsidy 
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.   
 
4. Background and authority of subsidy 
 
 There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.    
5. Form of Subsidy (i.e grant, loan, tax concessions) 
 
 There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.   
 6. To whom and how is the subsidy provided 
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.   
 
7. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where it is not possible, total amount or the annual amount budgeted 
for that subsidy 
  The subsidy for the 2010-2011 period for this programme amounted to BDS $7.5 million  in 
respect of 3 companies.   
 
8. Duration of subsidy and/or any time limits attached to it 
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.  
9. Statistical Data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy 
 
 Three (3) companies benefitted from this programme for the 2010-2011 period.   G/SCM/N/243/BRB 
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  This notification is made taking into account the provisions of Article 27.4 and Article 25.7 of the 
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.  1. Title of Subsidy 
 
 Export Allowance.   
 2. Period covered by Notification 
 
 For period 2010-2011.   
 
3. Policy and Objective and/or purpose of subsidy  
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements. 
 
4. Background and authority of subsidy 
 
 There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.  
5. Form of Subsidy (i.e grant, loan, tax concessions) 
 
 There has been no change in the standstill arrangements. 
 6. To whom and how is the subsidy provided 
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.   
 
7. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where it is not possible, total amount or the annual amount budgeted 
for that subsidy 
  The subsidy for the 2010-2011 period for this programme amounted to BDS $674,493.00  in 
respect of 15 companies.  
 
8. Duration of subsidy and/or any time limits attached to it 
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.  
9. Statistical Data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy 
 
 Fifteen (15) companies benefitted from this programme for the 2010-2011 period.    G/SCM/N/243/BRB 
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  This notification is made taking into account the provisions of Article 27.4 and Article 25.7 of the 
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.  1. Title of Subsidy 
 
 Research and Development Allowance. 
 2. Period covered by Notification 
 
 For period 2010-2011. 
 
3. Policy and Objective and/or purpose of subsidy 
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements. 
 
4. Background and authority of subsidy 
 
 There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.  
5. Form of Subsidy (i.e grant, loan, tax concessions) 
 
 There has been no change in the standstill arrangements. 
 6. To whom and how is the subsidy provided 
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements. 
 
7. Subsidy per unit, or in cases where it is not possible, total amount or the annual amount budgeted 
for that subsidy 
  The subsidy for the 2010-2011 period for this programme amounted to (BDS$2.27 million) in respect of 8 companies. 
 
8. Duration of subsidy and/or any time limits attached to it 
  There has been no change in the standstill arrangements.  
9. Statistical Data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of a subsidy 
 
 Eight (8) companies benefitted from this programme for the 2010-2011 period.  
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  Action Plan to Remove Export Subsidies Pursuant to WTO Agreement on  
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures 
 
 The General Council's Decision of July 2007 granted the use of prohibited subsides as detailed in 
Article 3 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures by developing countries until 
December 2015. 
  Continued use of such subsidies requires annual notification to the WTO, as well as an action 
plan detailing the measures being taken to eliminate the prohibited subsidies by 2015. 
 
 Barbados currently maintains five programs that have been deemed prohibited pursuant to 
Article 3 of the SCM Agreement. These are as follows:  
 The Fiscal Incentive Programme 
 The Societies with Restricted Liability 
 The International Business Companies 
 The Research and Development Allowance 
 The Export Allowance Programme 
 
 In the action plan submitted for 2009 – 2010, Barbados would have indicated that a position 
paper, detailing proposed recommendations on how to deal with the offending programmes to bring them 
inline with the obligations of the SCM Agreement, was circulated among the private and public sector stakeholders that would be affected by the removal of the prohibited programmes.  Collaboration with 
these stakeholders would facilitate a frictionless transition into the new programmes.  
 
 The Ministry of Industry, Small Business and Rural Development, which is the ministry 
responsible for the coordination of the efforts towards elimination of the prohibited subsidies, has received the comments on the position paper from the stakeholders.  These comments and all proposed 
recommendations have been forwarded to the Office of the Solicitor General, with a view to determine 
any legal implications for the proposed recommendat ions.  That Ministry has also engaged with the 
Office of the Solicitor General to develop the most  legally appropriate way to formulate the proposed 
revisions. 
 
Foreign Trade Division 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade 2012-08-23 
 
 
 
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