WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.16 
26 August 2005 
 
 (05-3601) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   French 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES 
 
New and Full Notification and Updating Notifications  
Pursuant to Article XVI.1 of the GATT 1994 and  
Article 25 of the SCM Agreement  
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Addendum  
 
  The following addendum to the notification of  the European Community relates to subsidy 
programmes of Luxembourg
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
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1. System of aid to small- and medi um-sized enterprises and industries.................................3 
2. System of regional ai d in force until 31.12.1999.....................................................................3 
3. System of regional ai d in force since 28.12.2000 ....................................................................4 
4. System of aid for R&D ....................................................................................................... ......4 
5. System of aid for the protection of the environment, the rational use of energy 
and the production of energy from renewable sources in force since 4 March 2004................................................................................................................... ..........5 
 
     
1 EURO = 40.3399 LUF (LUXEMBOURG FRANCS)  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.16 
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 1. System of aid to small- and medium-sized enterprises and industries 
1. Financial years 2001 - 2004 
 2. To promote productive investment by small-  and medium-sized enterprises and industries 
 
3. Amended Law of 27 July 1993 (Art. 4), the objectives of which are: 
 1. Economic development and diversification  2. Improvement of the economy's overall structure and regional balance 
 4. Capital subsidy 
 
5. The aid is granted by ministerial decision to small- and medium-sized enterprises and 
industries which meet the Community definition 
 6. Actual expenditure in  2001:  EUR 1.4 million 
   2002:  EUR 0.9 million 
   2003:  EUR 1.1 million    2004:  EUR 2.2 million  7. Indefinite  
8. Not determined 
 
2. System of regional aid in force until 31.12.1999 
1. Financial years 2001 - 2004 
 
2. Economic development and diversif ication of disadvantaged regions 
 3. Amended Law of 27 July 1993 (Art. 5), the objectives of which are:  1. Economic development and diversification  2. Improvement of the economy's overall structure and regional balance 
 
4. Capital subsidy 
 5. The aid is granted by ministerial decision to enterprises meeting the criteria in Article 5 of the 
Law 
 
6. Actual expenditure in  2001:  EUR 10.3 million 
  2002:  EUR 19.5 million    2003:  EUR  7.3  million    2004:  EUR  0.9  million  7. Indefinite 
 
8. Not determined  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.16 
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 3. System of regional aid in force since 28.12.2000 
1. Financial years 2001 - 2004 
 2. Economic development and diversif ication of disadvantaged regions 
 
3. Law of 22 December 2000, the objective of wh ich is the economic development of certain 
regions of the country 
 4. Capital subsidy  
5. The aid is granted by ministerial decision 
 6. Actual expenditure in  2001:  EUR   3.3 million    2002:  EUR 16.0 million   2003:  EUR 20.0 million 
  2004:  EUR 12.4 million 
 7. 31 December 2006  8. Not determined  4. System of aid for R&D 
1. Financial years 2001 - 2004 
 2. To promote the development of t echnologies for new products and processes 
 
3. Amended Law of 27 July 1993 (Art. 6), the objectives of which are: 
 1. Economic development and diversification  2. Improvement of the economy's overall structure and regional balance 
 4. Capital subsidy  
5. The aid is granted by ministerial decision to enterprises meeting the criteria in Article 6 of the 
Law 
 6. Actual expenditure in 2001:  EUR 7.5 million    2002:  EUR 5.0 million 
  2003:  EUR 7.5 million 
  2004:  EUR 8.1 million  7. Indefinite  8. Not determined 
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 5. System of aid for the protection of the envi ronment, the rational use of energy and the 
production of energy from renewable sources in force since 4 March 2004 
1. Financial year 2004 
 2. To promote investment to protect the e nvironment and implement new techniques for the 
rational use and the production of energy from renewable sources of energy 
 3. Law of 22 February 2004 introducing a system of aid for the protection of the environment, 
the rational use of energy and the production of energy from renewable sources 
 
4. Capital subsidy 
 5. The aid is granted by ministerial decision to enterprises meeting the criteria in Article 1 of the 
Law 
 
6. Actual expenditure in 2004: / 
 7. 31 December 2007  8. Not determined  
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