WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/Q3/URY/13 
28 October 2010 
 
 (10-5667) 
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES 
 
Continuation of Extension under SCM Article 27.4 of the Transition Period for the  
Elimination of Export Subsidies Pursuant to the Procedures Contained in  
the General Council Decision in Document WT/L/691  
 
Reply to the Question Posed by the UNITED STATES1 
Regarding the Notification of URUGUAY2 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 26 October 2010, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Uruguay.  
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Automotive Industry Export Promotion Regime
 
 
Question 
 
• As part of the notification of its action plan for this programme, Uruguay stated 
that "As a result of consultations with the beneficiaries and internal consultations within the Government, the process of eliminating the measure will 
begin in 2011."  However, the Gen eral Council Decision contained in 
document WT/L/691, requires Members to provide detailed information on how the export subsidies will be eliminated, including information as to legislative 
changes, administrative amendments and/or other procedures as may be 
necessary, and whether any of these action s have been undertaken or are in the 
process of being undertaken.  The United States respectfully requests that Uruguay provide the necessary inform ation pursuant to the GC Decision. 
Reply
 
 
 As explained in response to a similar ques tion from the same Member regarding the annual 
review for 2009, Uruguay will eliminate the measur e concerned progressively and selectively.  This 
process began with the elimination of subsidi es on certain goods and will extend progressively to 
other goods that still receive such benefits, culmin ating before the end of the calendar year 2015.  
Under no circumstances will the progressive eliminati on process begin any later than 1 January 2014.  
For the specific elimination mentioned, the necessary legislative changes were implemented 
between 2007 and 2009, by means of Executive Decrees No. 353/007 of 24 September 2007 and No. 12/008 of 16 January 2008.  Pursuant to these in struments, the subsidy for a group of previously 
                                                     
 
1 G/SCM/Q3/URY/12. 
2 G/SCM/N/211/URY. G/SCM/Q3/URY/13 
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  eligible goods was reduced progressively from 10 per cent and was finally eliminated as of 
1 January 2010.  Copies of these Decrees are attached hereto.   The elimination of the subsidies granted for goods  still eligible for such benefits will proceed 
in the same manner, although the pace of elimination is still being decided.  No other administrative 
changes or legislative adjustment s will be necessary other than the adoption of Decrees similar to 
those attached hereto.   G/SCM/Q3/URY/13 
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  DECREE NO. 353/007 
 
MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMY AND FINANCE 
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, ENERGY AND MINES 
 
Montevideo, 24 September 2007 
   HAVING REGARD  to Executive Decree No. 316/992 of 7 July 1992 and the amendments 
thereto, which regulate the benefits appli cable to exports of automotive products; 
 
 WHEREAS  it is appropriate to begin the proces s of adopting measures relating to the 
incentive regime for automotive exports, in acco rdance with the commitments made under the 
World Trade Organization;  
 MINDFUL  of the provisions of Article 2 of Law No. 12.670 of 17 December 1959: 
 
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC 
 
HEREBY DECREES: 
  ARTICLE 1  - The regime provided for in Article 1 of Decree No. 316/992
 of 7 July 1992, as 
reworded in Decree No. 60/999  of 3 March 1999, shall not apply to exports of goods classified under 
Chapter 41 of the Mercosur Common Nomenclatu re, with the exception of those mentioned in 
Article 2 of this Decree.  
 ARTICLE 2  - In the case of exports of goods classified under heading 4107 of the 
Mercosur Common Nomenclature a nd considered by the National De partment of Industry of the 
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines as eligible for the benefits provided for in Article 1 of Decree No. 316/992 of 7 July 1992, the concession of 13 per cent of the TGA (global tariff) stipulated 
in Article 1 of Decree No. 316/992 of 7 July 1992, as reworded in Decree No. 60/999 of 3 March 1999, may not exceed the equivalent of US$0.06 (six United States cents) for every 
United States dollar of exports, based on the f. o.b. values stated in the customs declarations. 
  ARTICLE 3  - The provisions of the above Articles sh all apply to export operations involving 
the above-mentioned products and registered as of 1 October 2007. 
 
 ARTICLE 4  - Proclaimed, published, etc. 
  
Dr TABARÉ VÁZQUEZ, President of the Republic ;  DANILO ASTORI;  JORGE LEPRA. 
  G/SCM/Q3/URY/13 
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  DECREE NO. 12/008 
 
MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMY AND FINANCE 
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, ENERGY AND MINES 
 
Montevideo, 16 January 2008 
   HAVING REGARD
 to Executive Decree No. 316/992 of 7 July 1992 and amendments 
thereto, which regulate the benefits appli cable to exports of automotive products; 
 
 WHEREAS  it is appropriate to define the transitio nal regime that will apply to exports of 
goods classified under heading 4107 of the Mercosur  Common Nomenclature, which receive benefits 
under the regime mentioned in the preceding paragra ph, until such date as they receive the benefits 
provided for by the export tax refund system es tablished by Law No. 16.492 of 2 June 1994; 
 
 ACCORDINGLY : 
 
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC 
 
HEREBY DECREES : 
 
 ARTICLE 1
 - Article 2 of Executive Decree No. 353/007 of 24 September 2007 shall be replaced 
with the following text:  
 "Article 2 - In the case of exports of goods  classified under heading 4107 of the Mercosur 
Common Nomenclature and considered by the National Department of Industry of the 
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines as eligible  for the benefits provided for in Article 1 of 
Decree No. 316/992 of 7 July 1992, the concession of 13 per cent of the TGA (global tariff) provided for in Article 1 of Decree No. 316/ 992 of 7 July 1992, as reworded in Decree 
No. 60/999 of 3 March 1999, shall be governed by the following rules: 
 
 (i) It may not exceed the equivalent of US$0.06 (six United States cents) for every 
United States dollar of exports, based on th e f.o.b. values stated in the customs 
declarations, in export operations regi stered up to 31 December 2008, and 
 (ii) it may not exceed the equivalent of US$0.04 (four United States cents) for every 
United States dollar of exports, based on th e f.o.b. values stated in the customs 
declarations, in export operations registered between 1 January and 
31 December 2009." 
ARTICLE 2
 - As of 1 January 2010, the regime provide d for in Article 1 of Decree No. 316/992 of 
7 July 1992, as reworded in Decree No. 60/999 of 3 March 1999, shall no longer apply to exports of 
goods classified under heading 4107 of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature. 
 
ARTICLE 3  - Proclaimed, published, etc. 
  
Dr TABARÉ VÁZQUEZ, President of the Republic ;  DANILO ASTORI;  JORGE LEPRA. 
 
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