. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/64/Add.5 
20 November 2007 
 (07-5064) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures  
 
 
 
CONTINUATION FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2008 OF EXTENSION UNDER  
SCM ARTICLE 27.4 OF THE TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE  
ELIMINATION OF EXPORT SUBSIDIES PURSUANT TO THE 
GENERAL COUNCIL DECISION OF 27 JULY 2007 (WT/L/691) 
 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
 
Law No. 8-90 to "Promote the Establishmen t of New Free Zones and Expand Existing Ones " 
 
Decision of 25 October 2007 
 
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 request made by the Dominican Republic under paragraph 1(a) of the 
Procedures1 and the reference made in that request to  the updating notification for calendar year 
submitted by the Dominican Republic pursuant to para graph 1(d) of the "Procedures for Extensions 
under Article 27.4 for Certain Developing C ountry Members" (document G/SCM/39 of 
20 November 2001), for Law No. 8-90 to "Promote the Establishment of New Free Zones and Expand 
Existing Ones" ("the programme");2 
  Recalling that the Committee considered, for purpo ses of the decision in G/SCM/64 taken by 
the Committee on 22 November 2002, the Dominican Republic to be a deve loping country Member, 
whose share of world merchandise export trade was not greater than 0.10 per cent and whose total 
Gross National Income for the year 2000 as published by the World Bank was at or below 
US$20 billion, and who was otherwise eligible to requ est an extension pursuant to Article 27.4 of the 
Agreement on Subsidies and Counterva iling Measures ("the SCM Agreement"); 
  Taking note that  the Dominican Republic confirms that the programme has not been modified 
since 1 January 2003 so as to make it more favourable  in terms of scope, cove rage and intensity of 
benefits than it was on 1 September 2001; 
 
 On the basis of  the review of the notified information by the Committee pursuant to 
paragraphs 1(d) and 1(e) of G/ SCM/39 to verify the Dominican Republic's fulfilment, during the 
                                                      
1 This request has been circulated in document G/SCM/N/163/DOM dated 14 September 2007. 
2 This notification has been circulated in document G/SCM/N/160/DOM dated 5 July 2007.  G/SCM/64/Add.5 
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  period reviewed by the Committee in 2007, of its obl igations with respect to the programme under the 
transparency and standstill provisions as contained in paragraphs 3 and 4 of G/ SCM/39, in relation to 
the programme as in existence on 1 September 2001;   Hereby agrees to continue, until 31 December 2008, pu rsuant to paragraph 1(b) of the 
Procedures, the extension granted in G/SCM/64 and Add. 1-4 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 duties and inte rnal taxes and which were in existence under the 
programme on 1 September 2001.  All terms and c onditions and other provisions of the Procedures 
shall apply.   
 
 
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