WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/Q2/KOR/39 
13 April 2011  
 
(11-1845) 
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES 
 
Replies to Questions from JAPAN1 Regarding the  
New and Full Notification of the REPUBLIC OF KOREA2 
 
  The following communication, dated 12 April 2011,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Korea.  
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Environmental Improvement Loan Programme 
 Question 1  
 
Could you provide specific information regarding "pollution prevention devices and 
facilities"?  
Reply
 
 
 The examples of pollution prevention devices and facilities are as follows:  
- facility to prevent and control discharge of  pollutants and water quality measurement 
device; 
- arsenic dust control facility, facility to c ontrol emission of volatile organic compound, 
(i.e. switch cars to bottom loading mode and remodel connection equipment, etc.), 
and air quality measurement device, etc; 
- livestock waste treatment facility;  
- sewage and waste water treatment facility;  
- odour prevention facility;  
- waste treatment facility;  
- polluted soil purification facility;  
- measurement and analysis device  
                                                     
 
1 G/SCM/Q2/KOR/38. 
2 G/SCM/N/186/KOR. G/SCM/Q2/KOR/39 
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  Question 2  
 
Please clarify if there is any criteria for subsidy eligibility other than "6" of VI.A 
(Recipient:  firms that install and operate pollution prevention devices and facilities) 
 Reply
 
  None.  
Question 3  
 
Please clarify if overseas business is eligible for subsidy. 
 
Reply
 
 
 Not eligible. 
  
Support for R&D of Environmental Technology Development Projects 
 Question 1 
 
Please provide us with the detail of th e "Environmental Technology Development 
Projects" . 
 Reply
 
 
 Environmental Technology Development Projects is to develop various kinds of technologies 
necessary for environmental protection and management such as preventing or decreasing environmental pollution and recovering c ontaminated or damaged environment . 
 
The projects include: 
 
(i) Eco-Innovation Technology Development Project:   Advanced Pollution Treatment 
Process;  Eco Process Technology; Waste Resources Recycling Technology; Environmentally Friendly Car Technology;  Environmentally Friendly Material and 
Product; Ecosystem Restoration and Manage ment Technology;  Risk Assessment, 
Management and Mitigation Technology  
(ii) Technology Development Project to P revent Soil and Ground Water Pollution:   
Preventive Technology for Soil and Ground Water Pollution; Investigation 
Technology on Pollution;  Pollution Purification Technology;  Follow-up Service Technology 
(iii) Environment Convergence New Technology Development Project:   
Environmental technology converged with NT, BT, IT, etc. 
(iv) Industrialization Project of Promis ing Green Environmental Technology:   
Promoting industrialization of envir onmentally friendly technologies with 
marketability to meet a rising demand for renewable technologies. 
 
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  Question 2 
 
With regard to the "Environmental Technology Development Projects" 
 
A. Please clarify the criteria for participating in the projects;  
 Reply
 
  Institution, organization or business that comes under any of the followings can participate in 
the project.  
 
- national or public research institute;  
- research institute that is subject to Fost erage of Specific Research Institute Act;  
- government-invested research institute est ablished in accordance with Act on the 
Establishment, Operation and Fosterage of Government-Invested Research Institutions or government-invested resear ch institute of science and technology 
established in accordance with Act on the Esta blishment, Operation and Fosterage of 
Government-Invested Research Ins titutions of Science and Technology;  
- schools subject to the Article 2 of Higher Education Act;  
- private research institutes that satisfy the standard set by Presidential decree;  
- industrial technology association classified in accordance with  Act on Promotion of 
Industrial Technology Association;  
- environmental Technology Development Center;  
- employers of environmental business;  
- foreign research institutes that satisfy the st andard set by Presidential decree, limited 
to those who carry out joint research devel opment with domestic research institutes, 
organization or business.  
 
B. Could you provide us with the list of the institutions or private enterprises which are 
participating in the projects?;   
 
Reply
 
 
It is confidential information. 
 
C. Please clarify what kind of "Environment Tech nology" is the subject of the subsidy;   
 
Reply  
 
The field of technology development is d esignated in annually established "Plan for 
Environmental Technology Development". 
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  D. Are there any criteria for receiving the subsidy other than the participation in the 
projects? 
 
Reply
 
 
 There is no specific standard except that the eligibility is determined by R&D contest and 
assessment.  Therefore, it is necessary to estab lish R&D plan to produce outstanding results. 
 
E. If the answer of D is "yes", please clarify the criteria for receiving the subsidy.   
 Reply
 
  Not relevant.  
Question 3 
 
Please clarify whether foreign entities are eligible for receiving subsidy.  
 
Reply
 
  Foreign research institutes that conduct joint research development with Korean institutions, 
organization or business can participate in R&D projects. 
  
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