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G/SCM/M/96  
 
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Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures    
 
MINUTES OF THE SPECI AL MEETING  
HELD ON 26 APRIL 201 6 
 
CHAIR: MR MITSUHIRO FUKUYAMA  (JAPAN)  
1. The Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("Committee") held a special 
meeting on 26 April 2016, convened in WTO/AIR/SCM/8 dated 15 April 2016.  
 
2. The Com mittee adopted the following agenda:  
1   REVIEW OF 2015 NEW A ND FULL SUBSIDY NOTI FICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/284/...) NO T PREVIOUSLY REVIEWE D ................................ ...........................  2 
1.1   Canada (G/SCM/N/284/CAN)  ................................ ................................ ......................  2 
1.2   China (G/SCM/N/220/CHN –G/SCM/N/253/CHN -G/SCM/N/284/CHN)  ................................ . 3 
1.3   Costa Rica (G/SCM/N/284/ CRI-G/SCM/N/290/CRI)  ................................ .........................  4 
1.4   Dominica (G/SCM/N/284/DMA -G/SCM/N/290/DMA)  ................................ ........................  4 
1.5   Ecuador (G/SCM/N/284/ECU)  ................................ ................................ ......................  4 
1.6   El Salvador (G/SCM/N/284/SLV -G/SCM/N/290/SLV)  ................................ .......................  4 
1.7   European Union (G/SCM/N/284/EU, Addenda 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 
17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 27, pertaining to Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, 
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, 
Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden, respectively)  ................................ ................................ .... 4 
1.8   Hong Kong, China (G/SCM/N/284/HKG)  ................................ ................................ ........  5 
1.9   Japan (G/SCM/N/284/JPN and G/SCM/N/284/JPN/Corr.1)  ................................ ................  5 
1.10   Jordan (G/SCM/N/284/JOR –G/SCM/N/290/JOR)  ................................ ...........................  5 
1.11   Korea, Republic of (G/SCM/N/284/KOR)  ................................ ................................ ...... 5 
1.12   Lesotho (G/SCM/N/220/LSO -G/SCM/N/253/LSO –G/SCM/N/284/LSO)  ..............................  5 
1.13   Liechtenstein (G/SCM/N/284/LIE)  ................................ ................................ ..............  5 
1.14   Macao, China (G/SCM/N/284/MAC)  ................................ ................................ ............  5 
1.15   Mauritius (G/SCM/N/284/MUS -G/SCM/N/290/MUS)  ................................ ......................  6 
1.16   Mexico (G/SCM/N/284/MEX)  ................................ ................................ ......................  6 
1.17   Montenegro (G/SCM/N/284/MNE)  ................................ ................................ ..............  6 
1.18   New Zealand (G/SCM/N/284/NZL)  ................................ ................................ ..............  6 
1.19   Norway (G/SCM/N/284/NOR)  ................................ ................................ ....................  6 
1.20   Peru (G/SCM/N/284/PER)  ................................ ................................ .........................  6 
1.21   Qatar (G/SCM/N/253/QAT -G/SCM/N/284/QAT)  ................................ ............................  6 
1.22   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (G/SCM/N/284/VCT -G/SCM/N/290/VCT)  ......................  6 
1.23   Switzerland (G/SCM/N/284/CHE)  ................................ ................................ ...............  7 
1.24   Thailand (G/SCM/N/284/THA)  ................................ ................................ ....................  7 G/SCM/M/96  
 
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  1.25   Chinese Taipei (G/SCM/N/284/TPKM)  ................................ ................................ .........  7 
1.26   Turkey (G/SCM/N/284/TUR)  ................................ ................................ ......................  7 
1.27   Ukraine (G/SCM/N/284/UKR) ................................ ................................ .....................  7 
2   REVIEW OF 2013 NEW A ND FULL SUBSIDY NOTI FICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/253/…) NOT PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED  ................................ ...........................  7 
2.1   Viet Nam (G/SCM/N/253/VNM)  ................................ ................................ ....................  7 
3   REVIEW OF 2011 NEW A ND FULL SUBSIDY NOTI FICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/220/…) NOT PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED  ................................ ...........................  8 
4   CONTINUATION OF REVI EW OF 2013 NEW AND F ULL SUBSIDY 
NOTIFICATIONS (G/SCM /N/253/…)  ................................ ................................ ...............  8 
4.1   Brazil (G/SCM/N/253/BRA)  ................................ ................................ .........................  8 
4.2   European Union (G/SCM/N/253/EU, Addenda 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 17, 19, 24, 27, 
pertaining to Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, 
the Netherlands, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom, respectively)  ................................ ...........  8 
4.3   India (G/SCM/N/253/IND and G/SCM/N/253/IND/Suppl.1)  ................................ ..............  9 
4.4   Malaysia (G/SCM/N/253/MYS)  ................................ ................................ .....................  9 
4.5   Russian Federation (G/SCM/N/253/RUS and G/SCM/N/253/RUS/Rev.1)  .............................  9 
4.6   Turkey (G/SCM/N/253/TUR)  ................................ ................................ ........................  9 
4.7   United States (G/SCM/N/253/USA)  ................................ ................................ .............  10 
5   CONTINUATION OF REVI EW OF 2009 (G/SCM/N/ 186/...) NEW AND FUL L 
NOTIFICATIONS  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  10 
5.1   Gabon (G/SCM/N/186/GAB)  ................................ ................................ .......................  10 
5.2   Turkey (G/SCM/N/186/TUR)  ................................ ................................ .......................  10 
 
1  REVIEW OF 2015 NEW A ND FULL SUBSIDY NOTI FICATIONS (G/SCM/N/2 84/...) NOT 
PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED  
3. The Chair recalled that, at its April 2015 regular meeting the Committee decided to continue 
to apply the same procedures in G/SCM/117 according to which only notifications that had been 
circulated to Members in all three WTO working lan guages not later than 28 December 2015 could 
be reviewed at this meeting. Those notifications were listed in WTO/AIR/SCM/7. Written questions 
pertaining to those notifications had been due by 25  January  2016, and written answers by 
28 March 2016.  
 
1.1  Canada ( G/SCM/N/284/CAN)  
4. Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/CAN/65 – questions from the United States  
 G/SCM/Q2/CAN/66 – replies to the United States  
 
5. There were no other questions or comments from the floor.  
 
6. The Chair  noted that because the answers to the United States had been submitted after the 
applicable deadline, the Committee would return to this notification at its October 2016 special 
meeting.   
 
7. The Committee took note  of the notification, questions and answers, and statements made.  
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  1.2  China (G/SCM/N/220/ CHN–G/SCM/N/253/CHN -G/SCM/N/284/CHN)  
8. Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/CHN/54 – questions from Canada  
 G/SCM/Q2/CHN/55 – questions from Japan  
 G/SCM/Q2/CHN/ 56 – questions from Mexico  
 G/SCM/Q2/CHN/57 – questions from the United States  
 G/SCM/Q2/CHN/58 – questions from Chinese Taipei  
 G/SCM/Q2/CHN/60 – questions from the European Union  
 G/SCM/Q2/CHN/61 – replies to Canada  
 G/SCM/Q2/CHN/62 – replies to Japan  
 G/SCM/Q 2/CHN/63 and G/SCM/Q2/CHN/63/Corr.1 – replies to Mexico  
 G/SCM/Q2/CHN/64 – replies to the United States  
 G/SCM/Q2/CHN/65 – replies to Chinese Taipei  
 
9. China  stated that the United States, Canada and Japan had asked questions about China's 
notification on subs idy programmes at the sub -central government level, that it was preparing that 
notification for the period between 2001 and 2014, and had completed the draft of the notification 
and entered the final stage of domestic procedures. It would submit the notifi cation as soon as it 
was finalised.  
 
10. With regard to the questions posed by the United States, Canada and Japan about the reason 
for not disclosing the subsidy amount for some notified programmes, this was because the 
statistics system for tax expenditure had not been established in China and therefore the amount 
of fiscal tax revenue foregone resulted from the implementation of preferential tax policies was not 
available.  
 
11. Regarding questions from Canada and Chinese Taipei on its preferential tax policies for 
foreign -invested enterprises (FIEs), specifically with respect to Programmes 7, 9 and 10 in its 
subsidy notification, these were transitional preferential policies for FIEs after the implementation 
of the new Enterprise Income Tax Law of the People's R epublic of China in 2008, and would be 
invalidated at the expiration of the transitional period. China noted that after that transitional 
period FIEs would enjoy the same enterprise income tax rate as that for domestic enterprises and 
there would be no tai lor-made preferential tax treatment for FIEs.  
 
12. With respect to questions posed by Canada and Mexico about preferential tax treatment for 
building materials products manufactured with integrated utilization of resources, China stated that 
it had made clear explanations on that issue in Programme 15 of its latest subsidy notification and 
referred to the Notice on the Catalogue of Comprehensive Use of Resources for Preferential 
Enterprise Income Tax Treatment (Circular CaiShui No. 117 of 2008) for further deta ils. China’s 
written response provided the website on which the document was accessible.  
 
13. With regard to questions raised by the European Union, China would provide its written 
response in due course.  
 
14. The United States  was somewhat disappointed that the r esponses had come in so late and 
without an electronic copy at the moment. This made it difficult to have any kind of substantive 
discussion. The United States looked forward to the sub -central subsidy notification, which had 
been promised for quite some t ime. The United States expected that this item would be on the 
agenda for the fall meeting of the Committee.  
 
15. Japan  indicated that it would review the answers, and noted that China's notification did not 
include local government subsidies, which Japan look ed forward to seeing.  
 
16. Canada  stated that it was looking forward to reviewing China's responses as well as receiving 
the notification with respect to its sub -central programmes.  
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  17. The Chair  noted that because some questions and answers had been submitted af ter the 
deadline and some questions remained pending, the Committee would return to this notification at 
its autumn 2016 special meeting.   
 
18. The Committee took note  of the notification, questions and answers, and statements made.  
  
1.3  Costa Rica (G/SCM/N/284/ CRI-G/SCM/N/290/CRI)  
19. This double -symbolled notification was a new and full 2015 notification as well as a 
transparency notification in respect of extensions under Article 27.4 of the SCM Agreement. No 
Member raised any questions or comments.  
 
20. The Committee  took note  of the notification.  
 
1.4  Dominica (G/SCM/N/284/DMA -G/SCM/N/290/DMA)  
21. This double -symbolled notification was a new and full 2015 notification as well as a 
transparency notification in respect of extensions under Article 27.4 of the SCM Agreement. No  
Member raised any questions or comments.  
 
22. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.5  Ecuador (G/SCM/N/284/ECU)  
23. No Member raised any questions or comments about this notification.  
 
24. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.6  El Salvador (G/SCM/N/284 /SLV -G/SCM/N/290/SLV)  
25. This double -symbolled notification was a new and full 2015 notification as well as a 
transparency notification in respect of extensions under Article 27.4 of the SCM Agreement. No 
Member raised any questions or comments.  
 
26. The Committe e took note  of the notification.  
 
1.7  European Union (G/SCM/N/284/EU, Addenda 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 
17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 27, pertaining to Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, 
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,  Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, 
Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden, respectively)  
27. Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/EU/47 – questions from the Russian Federation  
 G/SCM/Q2/EU/48 – questions from Canada  
 G/SCM/Q 2/EU/49 – replies to Canada  
 G/SCM/Q2/EU/51 – replies the Russian Federation1 
 
28. With respect to questions raised by Russia, the European Union  indicated that its written 
answers covered 10 of the 16 questions that had been posed. The European Union would pro vide 
answers to the remaining questions as soon as they had been received from the relevant Member 
States.   
 
29. The Chair  noted that because answers had been submitted after the deadline and some 
questions remained pending, this notification would be placed on the agenda of the October special 
meeting for continuing review.  
 
30. The Committee took note  of the notification, questions and answers, and statements made.  
 
                                               
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  1.8  Hong Kong, China (G/SCM/N/284/HKG)  
31. No Member raised any questions or comments about this notifica tion. 
 
32. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.9  Japan (G/SCM/N/284/JPN and G/SCM/N/284/JPN/Corr.1)  
33. Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/JPN/72 – questions from Canada  
 G/SCM/Q2/JPN/73 – replies to Canada  
 G/SCM/Q2/JPN/74 – questions from the United States  
 G/SCM/Q2/JPN/75 – replies to the United States  
 
34. The Committee took note  of the notification, questions and answers.  
 
1.10  Jordan (G/SCM/N/284/JOR –G/SCM/N/290/JOR)  
35. This double -symbolled notification was a new and full 2015 notification as well as a 
transparency notification in respect of extensions under Article 27.4 of the SCM Agreement. No 
Member raised any questions or comments.  
 
36. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.11  Korea, Republic of (G/SCM/N/284/K OR) 
37. Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/KOR/54 – questions from the United States  
 G/SCM/Q2/KOR/55 – questions from Chinese Taipei  
 G/SCM/Q2/KOR/56 – replies to Chinese Taipei  
 G/SCM/Q2/KOR/57 – replies to the  United States  
 
38. The Chair  noted that because the questions from Chinese Taipei and the replies to both set of 
questions had been submitted after the applicable deadlines, this  notification would be placed on 
the agenda of the October special meeting for co ntinuing review.  
 
39. The Committee took note  of the notification, questions and answers, and statements made.  
 
1.12  Lesotho (G/SCM/N/220/LSO -G/SCM/N/253/LSO –G/SCM/N/284/LSO)  
40. This notification was a multi -symbolled new and full notification for 2011, 2013 and 2015.  No 
Member raised any questions or comments in respect of this notification.  
 
41. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.13  Liechtenstein (G/SCM/N/284/LIE)  
42. No Member raised any questions or comments about this notification.  
 
43. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.14  Macao, China (G/SCM/N/284/MAC)  
44. No Member raised any questions or comments about this notification.  
 
45. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
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  1.15  Mauritius (G/SCM/N/284/MUS -G/SCM/N/290/MUS)  
46. This double -symbolled notification was a new and fu ll 2015 notification as well as a 
transparency notification in respect of extensions under Article 27.4 of the SCM Agreement. No 
Member raised any questions or comments.  
 
47. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.16  Mexico (G/SCM/N/284/MEX)  
48. No Member rais ed any questions or comments about this notification.  
 
49. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.17  Montenegro (G/SCM/N/284/MNE)  
50. No Member raised any questions or comments about this notification.  
 
51. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.18  New Zealand  (G/SCM/N/284/NZL)  
52. No Member raised any questions or comments about this notification.  
 
53. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.19  Norway (G/SCM/N/284/NOR)  
54. No Member raised any questions or comments about this notification.  
 
55. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.20  Peru (G/SCM/N/284/PER)  
56. No Member raised any questions or comments about this notification.  
 
57. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.21  Qatar (G/SCM/N/253/QAT -G/SCM/N/284/QAT)  
58. This notification was a double -symbolled new and full notifi cation for 2013 and 2015.  
 
59. Written questions concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/QAT/5 – questions from the United States  
 
60. Qatar  stated that it was examining the questions posed by the United States, and that it 
would provide written re plies as well as supplementary notifications if necessary after gathering 
the relevant information from the respective authorities.  
 
61. The Chair  noted that as no written response had been submitted to the questions, the 
Committee would return to this notific ation at its autumn 2016 special meeting.  
 
62. The Committee took note  of the notification, questions, and statements made.  
 
1.22  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (G/SCM/N/284/VCT -G/SCM/N/290/VCT)   
63. This double -symbolled notification was a new and full 2015 notific ation as well as a 
transparency notification in respect of extensions under Article 27.4 of the SCM Agreement. No 
Member raised any questions or comments.  
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  64. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.23  Switzerland (G/SCM/N/284/CHE)  
65. No Member raised any que stions or comments about this notification.  
 
66. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
1.24  Thailand (G/SCM/N/284/THA)  
67. Written questions concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/THA/26 – questions from the United States  
 
68. Thailand  stated that it had conveyed the questions to the capital but had not received a 
response yet. The written replies would be submitted as soon as possible.  
 
69. The Chair  noted that as no written response had been submitted to the questions, the 
Committee would return to t his notification at its autumn 2016 special meeting.  
 
70. The Committee took note  of the notification, questions, and statements made.  
 
1.25  Chinese Taipei (G/SCM/N/284/TPKM)  
71. No Member raised any questions or comments about this notification.  
 
72. The Committee took n ote of the notification.  
 
1.26  Turkey (G/SCM/N/284/TUR)  
73. Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/TUR/34 – questions from the United States  
 G/SCM/Q2/TUR/35 and G/SCM/Q2/TUR/35/Suppl.1 – replies to the United States  
 
74. The Chair  noted that because answers had been submitted after the deadline, the Committee 
would return to this notification at its October 2016 special meeting.   
 
75. The Committee took note  of the notification, questions and answers, and statements made.  
 
1.27  Ukraine (G/SCM/N/284/UKR)  
76. No Member raised any questions or comments about this notification.  
 
77. The Committee took note  of the notification.  
 
2  REVIEW OF 2013 NEW A ND FULL SUBSIDY NOTI FICATIONS (G/SCM/N/2 53/…) NOT 
PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED  
78. The Chair  recalled that 201 3 new and full subsidy notifications had been due on 30  June 2013 
and this was the Committee's sixth special meeting at which such notifications would be reviewed.  
 
2.1  Viet Nam (G/SCM/N/253/VNM)  
79. Written questions concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/VNM/5 – questions from the United States  
 
80. Viet Nam  stated that it had scheduled a meeting with the United States to discuss the issues 
bilaterally.2 
                                               
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81. The United States  confirmed that a bilateral meeting had been scheduled, but also expected 
to receive written answers to the questions.  
 
82. The Chair  noted that as no written response had been submitted to the questions, the 
Committee would return to this notification at its autumn 2016 special meeting.  
 
83. The Committee took note  of the notification, que stions, and statements made.  
 
3  REVIEW OF 2011 NEW A ND FULL SUBSIDY NOTI FICATIONS (G/SCM/N/2 20/…) NOT 
PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED   
84. The Chair  noted that both of the notifications under this item – from Lesotho and China – had 
been taken up under the first agenda ite m. 
 
4  CONTINUATION OF REVI EW OF 2013 NEW AND F ULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICA TIONS 
(G/SCM/N/253/…)  
85. The Chair  noted that this agenda item was for the continuation of reviews of 2013 new and 
full notifications started at prior meetings that had not yet been completed, d ue to late submission 
of questions or non -submission or late submission of written replies. The Committee also 
considered under this agenda item the follow -up questions that had been submitted in respect of 
certain of those notifications.   
 
86. The Chair reca lled that the exchange of written questions and answers was the essence of the 
review process for those subsidy notifications, as per the Committee's agreed procedures. Failure 
to reply promptly to such questions undermined transparency, and thus frustrate d the purpose of 
the review. All Members that had not yet responded to written questions concerning their subsidy 
notifications thus should submit their answers without further delay.  
 
87. The Chair thanked those delegations with notifications under the remain ing agenda items that 
had submitted written answers to questions that had remained pending at the end of the autumn 
2015 special meeting.  
 
4.1  Brazil (G/SCM/N/253/BRA)  
88. Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/BRA/47  – follow -up questions from the United States  
 G/SCM/Q2/BRA/48 – replies to follow -up questions from the United States  
 
89. The Chair  noted that because answers had been submitted after the deadline, the Committee 
would return to this notification at its Octobe r 2016 special meeting.   
 
90. The Committee took note  of the notification, questions, answers, and statements made.  
 
4.2  European Union (G/SCM/N/253/EU, Addenda 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 17, 19, 24, 27, pertaining 
to Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ital y, Luxembourg, the 
Netherlands, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom, respectively)  
91. Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/EU/44 – questions from the Russian Federation (Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, 
Luxembour g, Netherlands, Slovenia)  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/EU/47 – questions from the Russian Federation (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, 
Denmark, Luxembourg, Slovenia, United Kingdom)  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/EU/50 – replies to the Russian Federation (Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, 
Luxembourg, N etherlands, Slovenia)  
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   G/SCM/Q2/EU/51 - replies to the Russian Federation (Bulgaria, United Kingdom)3  
 
92. The Chair  recalled that shortly before the meeting, the European Union had submitted replies 
to certain questions from the Russian Federation.  
 
93. The European Union  recalled that it had provided oral answers to Russia’s questions posed 
regarding Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Slovenia at the last Committee meeting.  
With respect to questions regarding Austria, the European Union would submit the  written replies 
as soon as possible.  
  
94. The Chair  noted that because the answers to the Russian Federation had been submitted very 
shortly before the meeting and some questions remained pending, the Committee would return to 
this notification at its autum n 2016 special meeting.   
 
95. The Committee took note  of the notification, questions and answers, and statements made.  
 
4.3  India (G/SCM/N/253/IND and G/SCM/N/253/IND/Suppl.1)  
96. Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/I ND/41 – follow -up questions from the United States  
 G/SCM/Q2/IND/43 – replies to follow -up questions from the United States  
 
97. The Chair  stated that this notification was back on the agenda because the United States 
had recalled in the Committee's autumn 2015  meeting that some of its questions, as to whether 
certain fisheries programmes were export contingent, had remained pending. India had recently 
submitted a further supplement to this notification covering two additional schemes. That 
notification would be  on the agenda of the Committee's fall special meeting.  
 
98. India stated that its new notification on two fisheries subsidy schemes4 responded to the 
remaining part of the questions from the United States.   
 
99. The Committee took note  of the notification, quest ions and answers, and statements made.  
 
4.4  Malaysia (G/SCM/N/253/MYS)  
100.  Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/MYS/20 and G/SCM/Q2/MYS/20/Corr.1 – questions from the United States  
 G/SCM/Q2/MYS/21 – replies to the U nited States  
 
101.  The Committee took note  of the notification, questions and answers, and statements made.  
 
4.5  Russian Federation (G/SCM/N/253/RUS and G/SCM/N/253/RUS/Rev.1)  
102.  Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/RUS /14 – follow -up questions from the United States  
 G/SCM/Q2/RUS/15 – replies to follow -up questions from the United States  
 
103.  The Chair  noted that because the answers of the Russian Federation had been submitted 
very shortly before the meeting, the Committee w ould return to this notification at its autumn 
2016 special meeting.   
 
104.  The Committee took note  of the notification, questions and answers, and statements made.  
 
4.6  Turkey (G/SCM/N/253/TUR)  
105.  Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be fou nd in:  
                                               
3 Circulated on 25 April 2016.  
4 G/SCM/N/253/IND/Suppl.2.  G/SCM/M/96  
 
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 G/SCM/Q2/TUR/29 – questions from Canada  
 G/SCM/Q2/TUR/33 – additional questions from the United States  
 G/SCM/Q2/TUR/37 – replies to Canada  
 G/SCM/Q2/TUR/38 – replies to additional questions from the United States  
 
106.  The United States  noted that one of the points Turkey had made in its written replies was 
that its inward processing system had been examined in the context of US countervailing duty 
investigations, and had been found either not to have been used or not to have provided a 
countervailable sub sidy. The US questions, however, were from another angle that might not have 
been looked at in the CVD investigations. Accordingly, the United States might have additional 
follow -up questions in this regard.  
 
107.   The Chair  noted that because the answers of T urkey had been submitted after the 
applicable deadline, the Committee would return to this notification at its autumn 2016 special 
meeting.   
 
108.  The Committee took note  of the notification, questions and answers, and statements made.  
 
4.7  United States (G/SCM/N/ 253/USA)  
109.  Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/USA/62 – questions from Australia  
 G/SCM/Q2/USA/63 – questions from Canada  
 G/SCM/Q2/USA/64 – questions from the Russian Federation  
 G/SCM/Q2/USA/65 – replies to Au stralia  
 G/SCM/Q2/USA/66 – replies to Canada  
 
110.  The Chair noted that because the answers to Australia and Canada had been submitted 
recently and the questions from the Russian Federation remained pending, the Committee would 
return to this notification at its  autumn 2016 special meeting.   
 
111.  The Committee took note  of the notification, questions and answers, and statements made.  
 
5  CONTINUATION OF REVI EW OF 2009 (G/SCM/N/ 186/...) NEW AND FUL L 
NOTIFICATIONS  
5.1  Gabon (G/SCM/N/186/GAB)  
112.  Pending written questions concern ing this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/GAB/1 – questions from the United States  
 G/SCM/Q2/GAB/2 – questions from Turkey  
 
113.  The Chair noted that as no written replies had been submitted, the Committee would return 
to this notification at its autumn 2 016 special meeting for continuing review.  
 
114.  The Committee took note  of the questions and statement.  
 
5.2  Turkey (G/SCM/N/186/TUR)  
115.  Written questions and answers concerning this notification can be found in:  
 
 G/SCM/Q2/TUR/23 – questions from Australia  
 G/SCM/Q2/T UR/36 and G/SCM/Q2/TUR/36/Corr.1 – replies to Australia  
116.  Australia  noted that Turkey was not replying to its questions but rather was saying that it 
would reply through its notification to the Committee on Agriculture. Australia wanted to keep this 
on the a genda and asked for Turkey's views.  
 G/SCM/M/96  
 
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  117.  Turkey  stated that it would provide written answers by the next Committee meeting in 
October 2016.  
 
118.  The Chair noted that because the answers had been submitted after the deadline this 
notification would be on the agend a of the Committee's October 2016 meeting.    
 
119.  The Committee took note  of the notification, questions and answers, and statements made.  
 
120.  The Chair reminded those delegations that had not yet replied to questions that they had 
received in connection with th is or previous meetings to provide their written responses as soon as 
possible, so that the Committee could conclude the review of the notifications. He also reminded 
Members that had not yet done so to submit their 2015 new and full notifications as soon as 
possible. He thanked the Members that already had made those notifications, and asked all other 
Members to redouble their efforts to notify as soon as possible, which would greatly enhance the 
transparency function of subsidy notification and review.  
 
121.  For new and full notifications to be placed on the agenda of the fall special meeting, they 
would need to be circulated in all three working languages not later than 27 June 2016. Given the 
time needed for translation, this left a narrow window to notify in  time for review in the autumn. 
The Secretariat stood ready to offer any assistance in that regard.  
 
122.  Finally, delegations wishing to receive written answers to any questions regarding 
notifications reviewed at the present meeting should submit those quest ions in writing to both the 
Member concerned and the Secretariat. The Chair recalled that it was  the responsibility of the 
Members submitting questions and answers to provide those directly to the other Member 
concerned, at the time it submitted them to th e Secretariat for circulation to all Members. 
Circulation to all Members was to ensure multilateral transparency; it was not intended to replace 
the necessary bilateral communication between the directly involved Members.  
 
123.  He noted that shortly after the m eeting, the Secretariat would circulate the usual triple -
symbolled document containing all of the deadlines for documents to be submitted.5  
 
124.  The meeting was closed . 
 
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5 G/ADP/W/494 -G/SCM/W/566 -G/SG/W/235, dated 10 May 2016 and G/ADP/W/494/Corr.1 -
G/SCM/W/566/Corr.1 -G/SG/W/235/Corr.1, dated 13 May 2016.