. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SCM/79/Add.10 
1 November 2012 
 (12-5974) 
Committee on Subsidies  
and Countervailing Measures  
 
 
 
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 DECISI ON OF 27 JULY 2007  
(WT/L/691) 
 
JORDAN 
 
Partial or Total Exemption from In come Tax of Profits Generated  
from Exports under Law No. 57 of 1985, as amended  
 
Decision of 23 October 2012 
 
Addendum 
  
 The Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (the "Committee"),    Having regard to the "Procedures for Continuation of Extens ions Pursuant to Article 27.4 of 
the SCM Agreement  of the Transition Period under Article 27.2(b) of the SCM Agreement  for Certain 
Developing Country Members" (document WT /L/691), adopted by the General Council on 
27 July 2007 ("the Procedures");   
 
 Taking into account the updating notification for calendar year 2011 submitted by Jordan 
pursuant to paragraph 1(c) of the Procedures for th e Partial or Total Exemption from Income Tax of 
Profits Generated from Exports under Law no.  57 of 1985, as amended ("the programme");1   
  Recalling that the Committee considered, for purpo ses of the decision in G/SCM/79 taken by 
the Committee on 22 November 2002, Jordan to be a developing country Member, whose share of world merchandise export trade was not greater th an 0.10 per cent and whose total Gross National 
Income for the year 2000 as published by the Wo rld Bank was at or below US$20 billion, and who 
was otherwise eligible to request an extension pur suant to Article 27.4 of the Agreement on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures ("the SCM Agreement");     Taking note that  Jordan confirms that the programme has not been modified since 
1 January 2003 so as to make it more favourable in te rms of scope, coverage a nd intensity of benefits 
than it was on 1 September 2001;   
 
 On the basis of  the review by the Committee of the information notified pursuant to 
paragraphs 1(c) and 1(d) of the Procedures to veri fy Jordan's fulfilment, during the period reviewed 
by the Committee in 2012, of its obligations with  respect to the programme under the transparency 
                                                      
1 This notification has been circulated in document G/SCM/N/243/JOR dated 4 July 2012.   G/SCM/79/Add.10 
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  and standstill provisions as containe d in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Procedures, in relation to the 
programme as in existenc e on 1 September 2001;   
  Hereby agrees to continue, until 31 December 2013, pursuant to paragraph 1(c) of the 
Procedures, the extension granted in  G/SCM/79, Add.1-9 and Add.9/Corr.1
* of the transition period, 
under Article 27.2(b) of the SCM Agreement , for the elimination of export subsidies which take the 
form of full or partial exemptions from import duti es and internal taxes and which were in existence 
under the programme on 1 Septembe r 2001.  All terms and conditions  and other provisions of the 
Procedures shall apply.  
 
 
 
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