WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/146/BLZ 
3 October 2006 
 (06-4731) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES 
 
Extension Under SCM Article 27.4 of the Transition Period for the  
Elimination of Export Subsidies Pursuant to the Procedures  
in Document G/SCM/39  
 
Updating Notification  
 
BELIZE 
 
  The following communication, dated 29 September 2006, is being circulated at the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Belize.  
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  This is Belize's updated notifica tion and request for extension with respect to the operation of 
the programmes for which Belize was granted an extension to 31 December 2005 pursuant to the 
transition period for the use of certain applicable  export subsidy programmes under Article 27.4 and 
pursuant to the procedures set out in G/SCM/39 and in accordance with notification procedures 
established in Article 25 of the Agreemen t on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. 
  Please be informed that there have been no changes to the following applicable subsidy 
programmes in terms of the provision of any additi onal benefits or modification of the definition or 
requirements of the programmes. 
 
 The programmes to which this notification refers are:   Programme under the Fiscal Incentives Act  Programme under the Export Processing Zone Act 
 Programme under the Commercial Free Zone Act 
  The request is in the light of Belize's economic, financial and development needs. 
 
Section A  :  The Fiscal Incentives Programme 
 
1. Description of the programme
 
 See paragraph A:1 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
2. Period covered by the notification  
 July 2005 – June 2006 
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  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of subsidy
 
 See paragraph A:3 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy  
 See paragraph A:4 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
5. Form of the subsidy  
 See paragraph A:5 of document G/SCM/114/BLZ. 
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
 See paragraph A:6 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
7. Subsidy per unit  
 See paragraph A:7 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
8. Duration of the subsidy  
 See paragraph A:8 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
9. Statistical data on impact of the programme  
  Section B  :  The Export Processing Zone Programme 
 
1. See paragraph B:1 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ  2. Period covered by the notification
 
 July 2005 – June 2006 
 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of subsidy  
 See paragraph B:3 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy  
 See paragraph B:4 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
5. Form of the subsidy  
 See paragraph B:5 of document G/SCM/114/BLZ 
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
 See paragraph B:6 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
7. Subsidy per unit  
 See paragraph B:7 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
8. Duration of the subsidy  
 See paragraph B:8 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
9. Statistical data on impact of the programme  
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  BZS 
 
Year Exports Total Belize Exports 
2003 223,381,657 381,400,000 
2004 234,967,519 410,000,000 
2005 243,242,009 413,270,000 
 
 Section C  :  Commercial Free Zone Programme 
 
 1. Description of the programme
 
 See paragraph C:1 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
2. Period covered by the notification  
 July 2005 – June 2006 
 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of subsidy  
 See paragraph C:3 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
4. Background and authority for the subsidy  
 See paragraph C:4 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
5. Form of the subsidy  
 See paragraph C:5 of document G/SCM/114/BLZ. 
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
 See paragraph C:6 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
7. Subsidy per unit  
 See paragraph C:7 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
8. Duration of the subsidy  
 See paragraph C:8 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
9. Statistical data on impact of the programme  
 See paragraph C:9 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ 
 
 
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