. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/123/BRB 
G/SCM/N/128/BRB 4 July 2005 
 
(05-2907) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES  
 
New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVI:1  
of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement  
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  
 
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  
 
Extension under SCM Article 27.4 of the Transition Period under  
Article 27.2(b) for the Elimination of Export Subsidies  
 
Updating Notification  
 
BARBADOS 
   The following communication, dated 30 June 2005, has been received from the Permanent 
Mission of Barbados. 
 
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Pursuant to the decisions adopted by the Committee in November 2002
1, October 20031 and 
November 20041 to grant Barbados an extension of th e transition period for the use of certain 
applicable export subsidy programmes under Artic le 27.4 of the Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures, and pursuant to procedur es in G/SCM/39, and with reference to the 
standstill and transparency commitment undertaken by the Government of Barba dos as it relates to the 
continuation of these subsidy program mes, please be informed that ther e have been no changes to the 
following applicable subsidy progr ammes in terms of the provision of any additional benefits or 
modification of the definition or requirements of the programmes. The programmes to which this 
notification refers are:  
 1. Fiscal Incentive Programme 
 2. Export Allowance  
 3. Research and Development Allowance 
 4. International Business Incentives  5. Societies With Restricted Liability 
 
 This notification is made taking into account th e provisions of Article 27.4 and Article 25.7 of 
the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures In accordance with Article 25 of the 
                                                     
 
1 G/SCM/52, 53, 54, 55 and 56 and Adds.1 and 2 thereto. G/SCM/N/123/BRB 
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 Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, the Delegation of Barbados requests that the 
attached notifications be circulated to all Members.   Concerning the decisions taken by the Committe e in December 2002 to grant Barbados an 
extension of the transition period for the use of certain applicable expor t subsidy programmes under 
Article 27.4 of the Agreement on Subsidies and C ountervailing Measures and with reference to the 
standstill and transparency commitment undertaken by the Government of Barba dos as it relates to the 
continuation of these subsidy program mes, please be informed that ther e have been no changes to the 
following applicable subsidy progr ammes in terms of the provision of any additional benefits or 
modification of the definition or requirements of the programmes. The programme to which this 
notification refers is:   6. Export Grant and Incentive Scheme ;  
  
 In accordance with Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, 
the Delegation of Barbados requests that the attach ed notification be circulated to all Members. 
     
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