G/SCM/N/253/BRB  
G/SCM/N/260/BRB  
 
27 September 2013  
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Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
SUBSIDIES 
NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XVI:I OF 
THE GATT 1994 AND ARTICLE 25 OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
TRANSPARENCY NOTIFICATION CONCERNING THE EXTENSIONS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 27.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUN TERVAILING MEASURES OF THE TRANSITION 
PERIOD FOR THE ELIMINATION OF EXPORT  SUBSIDIES, GRANTED PURSUANT TO 
THE PROCEDURES IN THE GENERA L COUNCIL DECISION WT/L/691 
BARBADOS  
The following communication, dated 25 September 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Barbados. 
 
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 Barbados hereby submits to the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures its new and 
full notification under Article XVI:1 of GATT 19 94 and Article 25 the Agreement on Subsidies and 
C o u n t e r v a i l i n g  M e a s u r e s  ( " t h e  A g r e e m e n t " ) .  W e  a l s o  s u b m i t  t h i s  n o t i f i c a t i o n  f o r  p u r p o s e s  o f  transparency in the context of the extensions granted to Barbados under Article 27.4 of the 
Agreement, pursuant to the procedures in WT/L/691. 
 
Information on the Fiscal Incentive Programme is not yet available. It will be provided as a supplement to this notification when it becomes available. 
 
 1. Title of Subsidy 
 Societies with Restricted Liability.  2. Period covered by Notification 
 For period 2012.  
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. 
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  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 2012 period for this programme amounted to (BDS$12,492,315.00) 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 2012 period. 
  
1. Title of Subsidy 
 
International Business Incentives.  
2. Period covered by Notification 
 
For period 2012. 
 
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 2012 period for this programme amounted to (BDS $1,045) in respect of 4 
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 
 Four (4) companies benefitted from this programme for the 2012 period.  
 
1. Title of Subsidy 
 
Export Allowance. 
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  2. Period covered by Notification 
 
For period 2012.  
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 2012 period for this programme amounted to (BDS $432,309.80) in respect of 12 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 
 Twelve (12) companies benefitted from this programme for the 2012 period. 
 
 1. Title of Subsidy 
 Research and Development Allowance.  
2. Period covered by Notification 
 
For period 2012.  
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.  G/SCM/N/253/BRB • G/SCM/N/260/BRB 
 
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  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 2012 period for this programme amounted to (BDS$114,877.25) in respect of 
5 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 
 Five (5) companies benefitted from this programme for the 2012 period. G/SCM/N/253/BRB • G/SCM/N/260/BRB 
 
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  ACTION PLAN TO REMOVE EXPORT SUBSID IES 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 Counter vailing 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 in line 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 recommendations. 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 
2013-09-25 
 
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