WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/W/546 
28 April 2009 
 
 (09-2036) 
Committee on Subsidies  
and Countervailing Measures  
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE AGREEMENT  
ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
 
Background Note by the Secretariat 
 
    
 
  
I. INTRODUCTION 
1. On 23 March 2009, the Committee on Subs idies and Countervailing Measures ("the 
Committee") held an informal meeting, pursuant to  a request of the Chairman of the Trade Policy 
Review Body, to discuss "ways to improve the timeliness and completeness of notifications and other 
information flows on trade measures" in the context of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("the SCM Agreement").  At  that meeting, the Committee had before it a 
background Note prepared by the Secretariat on notification provisions contained in the SCM 
Agreement.  The Committee requested the Secretariat to prepare a revised version of its background 
Note which would explain all types of notificati on obligations contained in the SCM Agreement and 
show the status of compliance with regard to each such obligation since 1995.  This revised Note has 
been prepared in response to that request.  
II. NOTIFICATION PROVISIONS IN THE SCM AGREEMENT  
2. The notification requirements of the SCM Agreement
1 can be divided into regular notification 
requirements, which apply in principle to all Memb ers, and special notification requirements, which 
apply to Members invoking particular provisions.   
3. With respect to regular notification requirements, Part VII of the SCM Agreement 
("Notification and Surveillance") contains require ments regarding the notification of subsidies 
(Article 25.1), countervailing measures (Article  25.11) and competent authorities that conduct 
countervailing duty investigations (A rticle 25.12).  In addition, Artic le 32.6 in Part XI of the SCM 
Agreement ("Final Provisions") requires notification of laws and regulations relevant to the SCM 
Agreement. 
4. The SCM Agreement contains special notification requirements regarding certain aspects of 
the provisions of Article 27 on Special and Differe ntial Treatment of Devel oping Country Members.  
Special notification requirements also applied unde r provisions, which are no longer applicable, on 
non-actionable subsidy programmes (Article 8) an d on transition arrangements regarding existing 
programmes (Article 28) and transformati on into a market economy (Article 29).  
                                                      
1 The relevant provisions of the SCM Agreement are reproduced in Annex A.   This document has been prepa red under the Secretariat's own 
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members 
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A. 
REGULAR NOTIFICATIONS  
1. Notification Of Subsidies Under Article 25  
(a) Articles 25.1-7  
5. Article 25.1 of the SCM Agreement provides that, without prejudice to the provisions of 
Article XVI:1 of the GATT 19942, Members shall make their subsid y notifications not later than 
30 June of each year.3  This notification requirement applies to any subsidy, as defined in Article 1.1, 
which is specific within the meaning of Article 2.4   
6. Article 25.3 of the SCM Agreement contains cer tain requirements regarding the contents of 
subsidy notifications.  Thus, "the content of notif ications should be sufficiently specific to enable 
other Members to evaluate the trade effects a nd to understand the operati on of notified subsidy 
programmes", and Members are obligated to ensu re that their subsidy notifications contain 
information on the form, amount, policy objectives a nd/or purpose and duration of the subsidy and 
statistical data permitting an assessment of the tr ade effects of the subsidy.  In July 1995, the 
Committee adopted a questionnaire format for subs idy notifications under Article 25 of the SCM 
Agreement and under Article XVI of the GATT 1994 (G/SCM/6).5  This format replaced an existing 
format for notifications under Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1947 that had been adopted by the GATT 
CONTRACTING PARTIES.6  In November 2003, the Committee adopted a revised version of this 
questionnaire format for subsidy notifications (G/SCM/6/Rev.1).7  The adoption of the original format 
for subsidy notifications in 1995 and the adoption of the revised format for subsidy notifications in 
2003 were based on discussions in the Working Part y on Subsidy Notificati ons, which the Committee 
had established in February 1995 pursuant to f ootnote 54 to Article 25.3 of the SCM Agreement.8   
7. The status of subsidy notifications under Artic le 25.1 by WTO Members since 1995 is shown 
in the tables in Annex B.9  The chart below illustrates the trends, between 1995-200710, in the status of 
compliance with the obligation to notify subsidies.   It shows that although the number of Members 
that made their subsidy notifications remained more  or less the same over this period, the number of 
those that have failed to make a notification increased significantly.   
                                                      
2 Article XVI.1 of the GATT 1994 requires the notifica tion of subsidies, including any form of price or 
income support, which have an impact on the exports or imports of the product benefiting from the subsidy. 
3 As explained below, based on a decision adopted by the Committee in May 2001, Members submit 
subsidy notifications  under article 25.1 of the SCM Agreement every second year.  Infra , para. 11. 
4 Article 25.6 provides that a Member must also pr ovide a notification if it considers that there are no 
measures in its territory that require notification.  Artic le 25.7 recognizes that no tification of a measure under 
Article 25 is without prejudice to its legal status under the GATT 1994 and the SCM Agreement.   
5 G/SCM/M/3, para. 5.  
6 BISD, 9S/193-194.  
7 G/SCM/M/48, para. 212.  
8 G/SCM/M/1/para. 84.  
9 It should be noted that the question of the state of compliance with subsidy notification provisions of 
Article 25 has repeatedly been the subject of discussion in the Committee.  See, e.g. G/SCM/M/24, paras. 68-75; 
G/SCM/M/25, paras. 18-30; G/SCM/27, paras. 57-62.  In 1999-2002, the Secretariat circulated factual reports 
on compliance with annual notifications obligations under  Article 25 of the SCM Agreement.  G/SCM/23, 26, 
29, 37 and 44.  In March 2002, the Chairman of the Committee circulated a note on Members' Difficulties in 
Making Subsidy Notifications (G/SCM/W/505).  In Octobe r 2002, a seminar on subsidies notifications was held 
for capital-based officials.  G/SCM/M/43, paras. 89-92. 
10 The data in the chart is structured on the basis of the six new and full subsidy notifications that 
Members have made to date.  It reflects total numbers pertaining to each such notification.  it should be noted 
that certain Members made their notifications afte r the year in which such notifications were due. G/SCM/W/546 
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Status of Compliance  With Subsidy N otification 
Obl i gations Under Article 25.1 of the SCM  A gre e me nt 
(1995-2007)
58 52 61 60 66 58271819 15 12647 6568 73 73 89153 151135 132 148 148
1995 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007
New and Full Subsidy NotificationNumbe r
Members that did not make any notification
Members that made a " ni l "  noti fi cati on
Members that made the required new and full notification
 
8. The chart shows the absolute figures.  Give n that the number of WTO Members increased 
significantly since 199511, looking at the number of Members that  made their notifications and those 
that did not as a percentage of the total num ber of WTO Members in the year in which the 
notifications were due may be more informative.  The table below is presented for that purpose.  It 
shows that the percentage of Members that made their subsidy notifications declined from 44 in 1995 
to 38 in 2007.  The percentage of Members that made a "nil" notification also decreased, from 20 to 4, 
in the same period.  Conversely, the percentage of Members not making any notification registered a 
significant surge.  It went from 36 in 1995 up to 58 in 2007. 
 Percentage in the total figure 
New and full subsidy 
notification 1995 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 
Members that made the required new and full notification 44% 39% 41% 41% 44% 38% 
Members that made a "nil" notification 20% 13% 13% 10% 8% 4% 
Members that did not make any notification 36% 48% 46% 49% 48% 58% 
 
(b) Articles 25.8-10 
9. Article 25.8 of the SCM Agreement stipulates that any Member may make a written request 
for information on the nature and extent of a subsi dy granted or maintained by another Member, or for 
explanation why a specific measure is not considered as subject to the requirement of notification.  A 
list of requests made under this provision is pr esented in the table provided in Annex C. 
                                                      
11 The number of WTO Members was 112 as at the end of 1995 and is now 153. G/SCM/W/546 
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10.
 Article 25.10 provides that where a Member fails to notify a subsidy the notification of which 
is required under the SCM Agreement, any other Memb er may bring this matter to the attention of the 
Member failing to notify.  If the subsidy is still not notified, such Member may bring the matter to the 
notice of the Committee.  The table in Annex D pr esents a list of notifications made under this 
provision.12 
(c) Article 26.1 
11. Article 26.1 stipulates that the Committee shall examine new and full notifications of 
Members in special sessions to be held every thir d year and that updating notifications made in the 
intervening years are to be examined at each regul ar meeting of the Committee.  In May 2001, the 
Committee decided that new and full subsidy notifica tions would be made every two years and that 
the annual updating notificati ons would be de-emphasised.13  The Committee extended this decision 
in 2003 and 2005.14  
12. The Committee has adopted procedures for the re view of new and full subsidy notifications, 
which provide that such review shall take place at special meetings and be based on written questions 
and replies (G/SCM/117).15 
2. Notification Of Countervailing Measures 
13. Article 25.11 of the SCM Agreement require s Members to notify, without delay, all 
preliminary or final actions taken with respect to countervailing duties.  It also stipulates that 
Members shall submit, on a semi-annual basis, reports on any counterva iling duty actions taken 
within the preceding six months.  In June 1995, th e Committee agreed on a standard format for semi-
annual reports16 and on the minimum information to be pr ovided in reports under Article 25.11 on all 
preliminary or final countervailing actions.17  The table in Annex E shows the state of the notifications 
of semi-annual reports of count ervailing measures since 1995. 
3. Notification Of Competent Authorities 
14. Article 25.12 of the SCM Agreement stipulates  that Members shall notify to the Committee 
the competent authorities that conduct countervailing dut y investigations in their territories and the 
domestic procedures that govern th e initiation and conduct of such inve stigations.  A list of Members 
which have submitted notifica tions under Article 25.12 is  contained in Annex F. 
4. Notification Of Countervailing Duty Legislation 
15. Article 32.6 of the SCM Agreement provides that Members shall notify to the Committee the 
changes in their laws and regulations  relevant to the Agreement and in  the administration of such laws 
and regulations.  A list of Members which ha ve submitted notifications under Article 32.6 is 
contained in Annex G. 
                                                      
12 The tables in Annexes C and D only list documents that contain explicit references to Articles 25.8 
or 25.10.  These tables thus do not include the vast majority of the docu ments circulated in the 
G/SCM/Q2/...series, which contain questions and answers on subsidy notifications or on non-notified subsidies 
without expressly referring to Articles 25.8 or 25.10.  
13 G/SCM/M/30, para. 6.  
14 G/SCM/M/46, para. 43; G/SCM/M/53, para 35.  
15 These procedures were originally adopted in co nnection with the review of the 2005 new and full 
subsidy notifications.  In April 2007, the Committee decide d to apply the same procedures to the review of the 
2007 new and full notifications.  G/SCM/M/60, para.45. 
16 G/SCM/2. 
17 G/SCM/3. G/SCM/W/546 
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B. SPECIAL NOTIFICAT ION REQUIREMENTS  
1. Notification Of Non-Actionable Subsidies Under Article 8.3 
16. Article 8.3 of the SCM Agreement requires the notification of non-actionable subsidies.  
Article 8 is no longer applicable.  No notificati on was received under Article 8.3 during the period in 
which Article 8 was in force. 
2. Notification Requirements Related To The Provisions Of Article 27 Regarding Special 
And Differential Treatment Of Developing Country Members  
(a) Notifications Under Procedures Adopted Fo r Extensions Under Article 27 Of The SCM 
Agreement 
17. Article 27 of the Agreement contains a series of special and differential treatment provisions 
for developing country Members with regard to  subsidies and countervailing duty investigations, 
including paragraph 2(b) which provides such Members with eight years to phase out their export subsidies.  Paragraph 4 of Artic le 27 provides for the extension of  this phase-out period provided 
certain conditions are met.  On 27 July 2007, the General Council adopted pr ocedures regarding the 
continuation of the extensions under Artic le 27.4 for certain subsidy programmes.
18  These procedures 
require updating notifications regard ing the programmes that benefit from an extension.  Currently, 19 
Members are benefiting from such extensions.  The table in Annex H lists programmes that benefit 
from the continuation of the extension under Article 27.4 of the Agreement. 
(b) Notifications In Connection With The Com putation Of Export Competitiveness Of A 
Member In A Given Product (Article 27.6) 
18. Article 27.5 of the SCM Agreement provides that a developing country Member which 
reaches export competitiveness in a given product ha s to phase out its export subsidies for that 
product within two years.  For Members in Anne x VII which reach export competitiveness, this 
period is eight years.  Under Article 27.6, expor t competitiveness may be determined either on the 
basis of a notification by the developing country Member at issue or on the basis of a computation by the Secretariat conducted at the request of any Member. 
(c)
 Notification Of Privatization Subsidies Under Article 27.13 
19. Article 27.13 of the SCM Agreement exempts, fo r a limited period of time, certain subsidies 
granted in connection with priva tization programmes provided certain conditions are met.  The table 
in Annex I provides a list of notifi cations made under this provision. 
3. Notifications Under The Transitional A rrangements Set Out In Article 28.1(a) 
20. Article 28.1(a) of the SCM Agreement require s the notification of subsidy programmes in 
existence before the date a Member signed the WTO Agreement and which were inconsistent with the 
SCM Agreement.  Annex J provides the list of notifications made under Article 28.1(a).  This 
provision is no longer applicable. 
4. Notifications Under The Transitional Arrangements Set Out In Article 29.3 
21. Article 29.3 of the SCM Agreement requires the notification of certain subsidies granted by 
Members which were in a process of transformati on from a centrally-planned economy into a market 
                                                      
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economy.  Annex K shows the notifications made u nder Article 29.3.  This provision is no longer 
applicable. 
III. NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES IN THE CONTEXT OF WTO ACCESSIONS 
22. In the context of accessions to the WTO, appli cants are expected to provide information on 
(export) subsidies in the chapter on policies affe cting trade in goods of the memorandum on their 
foreign trade regime.19  Applicants typically make a commitment to submit a subsidy notification 
under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement after the entry into force of their protocol of accession: 
 "The representative of [X] confirmed that an y subsidy programmes would be administered in 
 conformity with the Agreement on Subsidie s and Countervailing Measures and that all 
 necessary information on programmes would be  notified to the Comm ittee on Subsidies and 
 Countervailing Measures in accordance with Article 25 of the Agreement upon entry into 
 force of [X's] Protocol of Accession."20   
 23.
 In most cases, this commitment is contai ned in the relevant working party report.21   
                                                      
19 See the outline format for a memorandum on a foreign trade regime in document WT/ACC/1.  
Applicants have also frequently provided information on subsidies by submitting (draft) subsidy notifications under Article 25 of the SCM Agreem ent during the accession process.   
20 P. J. Williams, A Handbook on Accession to the WTO  (2008), pp. 92-93; WTO Secretariat, Technical 
Note on the Accession Process , WT/ACC/10/Rev.3. 28 November 2005, pp.127-131.   
21 In the case of China, paragraph 10.1 of the Protocol of Accession provides that China shall provide a 
subsidy notification under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement, while Annex 5 of the Protocol contains a notification submitted by China during  the accession process.  As reflecte d in paragraph 173 of the Working 
Party Report on China's accession to the WTO, the Wo rking Party took note of a commitment by China to 
"progressively work towards a full notification of su bsidies, as contemplated by Article 25 of the SCM 
Agreement".  
 
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ANNEX A  
RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF  THE SCM AGREEMENT 
 
Article 8 
 
Identification of N on-Actionable Subsidies  
 
8.3 A subsidy programme for which the provisions of paragraph 2 are invoke d shall be notified in 
advance of its implementation to the Committee in accordance with the provisions of Part VII.  Any 
such notification shall be sufficien tly precise to enable other Members to evaluate the consistency of 
the programme with the conditions and criteria provided for in the relevant provisions of paragraph 2.  
Members shall also provide the Committee with yearly updates of such notifications, in particular by 
supplying information on global expenditure for each programme, and on any modification of the 
programme.  Other Members shall have the right to  request information about individual cases of 
subsidization under a notified programme.34 
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 34 It is recognized that nothing in this notifica tion provision requires the provision of confidential 
information, including confidential business information. 
 
 
Article 25  
 
Notifications  
 
25.1 Members agree that, without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article XVI of 
GATT 1994, their notifications of subsidies shall be submitted not later than 30 June of each year and 
shall conform to the provisions of paragraphs 2 through 6.  
25.2 Members shall notify any subsidy as defined in  paragraph 1 of Article 1, which is specific 
within the meaning of Article 2, granted or maintained within their territories.  25.3 The content of notifications should be sufficiently specific to enable other Members to evaluate the trade effects and to understand the ope ration of notified subsidy programmes.  In this 
connection, and without prejudice to the conten ts and form of the questionnaire on subsidies
54, 
Members shall ensure that their notifica tions contain the following information: 
 
(i) form of a subsidy (i.e. grant, loan, tax concession, etc.); 
 
(ii) subsidy per unit or, in cases where this  is not possible, the total amount or the 
annual  amount budgeted for that subsidy (indicating, if possible, the average 
subsidy per unit in the previous year); 
 
(iii) policy objective and/or purpose of a subsidy; 
 
(iv) duration of a subsidy and/or a ny other time-limits attached to it; 
 
(v) statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of a subsidy. 
 25.4 Where specific points in paragraph 3 have not b een addressed in a notification, an explanation 
shall be provided in the notification itself. 
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25.5 If subsidies are granted to specific products or  sectors, the notifications should be organized 
by product or sector.  25.6 Members which consider that there are no meas ures in their territories requiring notification 
under paragraph 1 of Article XVI of  GATT 1994 and this Agreement shall so inform the Secretariat in 
writing. 
 25.7 Members recognize that notification of a measure does not prejudge either its legal status under GATT 1994 and this Agreement, the effects under th is Agreement, or the nature of the measure 
itself. 
 
25.8 Any Member may, at any time, make a wr itten request for information on the nature and 
extent of any subsidy granted or maintained by a nother Member (including any subsidy referred to in 
Part IV), or for an explanation of the reasons for which a specific measure has been considered as not 
subject to the requirement of notification. 
 
25.9 Members so requested shall provide such information as quickly as possible and in a 
comprehensive manner, and shall be ready, upon re quest, to provide additional information to the 
requesting Member.  In particular, they shall provide sufficient details to enable the other Member to  
assess their compliance with the te rms of this Agreement.  Any Member which considers that such 
information has not been provided may bring the matter to the attention of the Committee. 
 
25.10 Any Member which considers that any measur e of another Member having the effects of a  
subsidy has not been notified in  accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article XVI of 
GATT 1994 and this Article may bring the matter to the attention of such other Member.   If the 
alleged subsidy is not thereafter notified promptly, such Member may itself bring the alleged subsidy 
in question to the notice of the Committee. 
 25.11 Members shall report without delay to the Co mmittee all preliminary or final actions taken 
with respect to countervailing duties.   Such reports shall be available in the Secretariat for inspection 
by other Members.  Members shall also submit, on a semi-annual basis, reports on any countervailing 
duty actions taken within the preceding six months.  The semi-annual reports shall be submitted on an 
agreed standard form. 
 25.12 Each Member shall notify the Committee 
(a) which of its authorities are competent to initiate 
and conduct investigations re ferred to in Article 11 and (b) its domestic procedures governing the 
initiation and conduct of such investigations.  
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54 The Committee shall establish a Working Party to re view the contents and form of the questionnaire 
as contained in BISD 9S/193-194. 
Article 26  
 
Surveillance  
 
26.1 The Committee shall examine new and full notifications submitted under paragraph 1 of 
Article XVI of GATT 1994 and paragr aph 1 of Article 25 of this Agreement at special sessions  held 
every third year.  Notifications submitted in the intervening years (updating notifications) shall be 
examined at each regular meeting of the Committee.  G/SCM/W/546 
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Article 27  
 
Special and Differential Treatment of Developing Country Members 
 
27.4 Any developing country Member referred to in paragraph 2(b) shall phase out its export 
subsidies within the eight-year period, preferably in a progressive manner.  However, a developing 
country Member shall not increase the level of its export subsidies55, and shall eliminate them within a 
period shorter than that provided for in this para graph when the use of such export subsidies is 
inconsistent  with its development needs.  If a de veloping country Member deems it necessary to apply 
such subsidies beyond the 8-year peri od, it shall not later than one year before the expiry of this period 
enter into consultation with the Committee, which will  determine whether an extension of this period is 
justified, after examining all the relevant economic,  financial and development needs of the developing 
country Member in question.  If the Committee determin es that the extension is justified, the developing 
country Member concerned shall hold annual consultations with the Committee to determine the 
necessity of  maintaining the subsidies.  If no such determination is made by the Committee, the 
developing country Member shall pha se out the remaining export subsid ies within two years from the 
end of the last authorized period. 
27.5 A developing country Member which has reached export competitiveness in any given 
product shall phase out its export subsidies for such product(s) over a period of two years.  However, 
for a developing country Member which is referred  to in Annex VII and wh ich has reached export  
competitiveness in one or more products, export subs idies on such products sh all be gradually phased 
out over a period of eight years. 
 27.6 Export competitiveness in a product exists if a developing country Member's exports of that 
product have reached a share of at least 3.25 per cent in world trade of that product for two 
consecutive calendar years.  Export competitiveness sh all exist either (a) on the basis of notification 
by the developing country Member having reached export competitiveness, or (b) on the basis of a 
computation undertaken by the Secretariat at the request of any Member.  For the purpose of this paragraph, a product is defined as  a section heading of the Harmonized System Nomenclature.  The 
Committee shall review the operation of this provision five years from the date of the entry into force 
of  the WTO Agreement.  
27.13 The provisions of Part III shall not apply to dire ct forgiveness of debts, subsidies to cover social 
costs, in whatever form, including relinquishment of go vernment revenue and other transfer of liabilities 
when such subsidies are granted within and directly linked to a privatization programme of a developing 
country Member, provided that both such programme  and the subsidies involved are granted for a 
limited period and notified to the Co mmittee and that the programme results in eventual privatization of 
the enterprise concerned. 
 
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55 For a developing country Member not granting export subsidies as of the date of entry into force of 
the WTO Agreement, this paragraph shall apply on the ba sis of the level of export subsidies granted in 1986. 
 
Article 28  
 
Existing Programmes  
 
28.1 Subsidy programmes which have been establishe d within the territory of any Member before 
the date on which such a Member signed the WTO Agreement and which are inconsistent with the 
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(a) notified to the Committee not later than 90 da ys after the date of entry into force of 
the WTO Agreement for such Member;  and 
 
(b) brought into conformity with the provisi ons of this Agreement within three years of 
the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement for such Member and until then 
shall not be subject to Part II. 
 28.2 No Member shall extend the scope of any su ch programme, nor shall such a programme be 
renewed upon its expiry.  
Article 29  
 
Transformation into a Market Economy  
 
29.1 Members in the process of transformation from a centrally-planned into a market, 
free-enterprise economy may apply programmes and measures necessary for such a transformation. 
 29.2 For such Members, subsidy programmes falling within the scope of Article 3, and notified 
according to paragraph 3, shall be phased out or brought into conf ormity with Article 3 within a 
period of seven years from the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreemen t.  In such a case, 
Article 4 shall not apply.  In addition during the same period: 
 
(a) Subsidy programmes falling w ithin the scope of paragraph 1(d) of Article 6 shall not 
be actionable under Article 7; 
 
(b) With respect to other actionable subsidies,  the provisions of paragraph 9 of Article 27 
shall apply. 
 29.3 Subsidy programmes falling within the scope of  Article 3 shall be notified to the Committee 
by the earliest practicable date after the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement.  Further 
notifications of such subsidies may be made up to tw o years after the date of entry into force of the 
WTO Agreement. 
 
29.4 In exceptional circumstances Members referre d to in paragraph 1 ma y be given departures 
from their notified programmes and measures an d their time-frame by the Committee if such 
departures are deemed necessary fo r the process of transformation. 
Article 32  
 
Other Final Provisions  
 
32.6 Each Member shall inform the Committee of an y changes in its laws a nd regulations relevant 
to this Agreement and in the administ ration of such laws and regulations. G/SCM/W/546 
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ANNEX B  
STATUS OF SUBSIDY NOTIFICATI ONS BY WTO MEMBERS (1995-2007)  
2007 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTI FICATIONS (G/SCM/N/155/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania X Cyprus X Honduras X Papua New Guinea None 
Angola None Czech Republic X H ong Kong, China X Paraguay N 
Antigua & Barbuda X Denmark X Iceland None Peru None 
Argentina X Estonia X Indi a None Philippines None 
Armenia N Finland X I ndonesia None Qatar N 
Australia X France X Israel None Rwanda None 
Bahrain None Germany X Jamaic a None St. Kitts & Nevis X 
Bangladesh None Greece X Japan X St. Lucia X 
Barbados X Hungary X Jordan X St. Vincent & Grenadines X 
Belize X Ireland X Kenya None Saudi Arabia None 
Benin None Italy X Korea None Senegal None 
Bolivia None Latvia X Kuwa it None Sierra Leone None 
Botswana None Lithuania X Kyrg yz Republic None Singapore N 
Brazil X Luxembourg X Lesotho None Solomon Islands None 
Brunei Darussalam None Malta X Liechte nstein None South Africa None 
Burkina Faso None Netherlands X Macao, China X Sri Lanka None 
Burundi None Poland X Madaga scar None Suriname None 
Cambodia None Portugal X Ma lawi None Swaziland None 
Cameroon None Romania X Ma laysia None Switzerland X 
Canada X Slovak Republic X Maldives None Chinese Taipei X 
Cape Verde n.a. Slovenia X Mali None Tanzania  None 
Central African Rep. None Spai n X Mauritania None Thailand X 
Chad None Sweden X Mauritius X Togo  None 
Chile X United Kingdom X Mexico None Tonga n.a. 
China None Ecuador None Moldova None Trinidad & Tobago None 
Colombia None Egypt None M ongolia None Tunisia  None  
Congo None El Salvador X Morocco None Turkey  X 
Congo, Dem. Rep. None Fiji None  Mozambique None Uganda None 
Costa Rica X FYR of Macedonia None Myanmar None Ukraine X 
Côte d'Ivoire None Gabon None Namibi a None United Arab Emirates None 
Croatia None Gambia None Nepa l None United States None 
Cuba N Georgia None New Zealand X Uruguay None 
Djibouti None Ghana None Nica ragua None Venezuela None 
Dominica X Grenada X Niger None Viet Nam None 
Dominican Rep. X Guatemala None Nigeria N Zambia None 
EC X Guinea Bissau None Norway X Zimbabwe None 
Austria X Guinea, Rep. of None Oman None   
Belgium X Guyana None Pakistan None   
Bulgaria X Haiti None Panama None   
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. 
"None" means that no notification was submitted. 
"n.a." means that, at the time when the notification was due to be submitted, the status of WTO Member had not yet been acquired
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2005 NEW AND FULL SUBS IDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/123/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania N Cyprus X Honduras X Panama X 
Angola None Czech Republic X Hong K ong, China X Papua New Guinea None 
Antigua & Barbuda X Denmark X Iceland X Paraguay None 
Argentina X Estonia X I ndia None Peru None 
Armenia N Finland X Indonesi a None Philippines None 
Australia X France X Israel X Qatar N 
Bahrain None Germany X Jamaica X Romania None 
Bangladesh None Greece X Japan X Rwanda None 
Barbados X Hungary X Jord an X St. Kitts & Nevis X 
Belize X Ireland X Kenya None St. Lucia X 
Benin None Italy X Korea X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines X 
Bolivia None Latvia X Kuwa it None Saudi Arabia n.a. 
Botswana None Lithuania X Kyrg yz Republic None Senegal None 
Brazil X Luxembourg X Lesotho None Sierra Leone None 
Brunei Darussalam None Malta X Liechtenstein N Singapore N 
Bulgaria X Netherlands X Macao, China N Solomon Islands None 
Burkina Faso None Poland X Madaga scar None South Africa None 
Burundi None Portugal X Mala wi None Sri Lanka None 
Cambodia None Slovak Republic X Malaysia None Suriname N 
Cameroon None Slovenia X Maldives None Swaziland N 
Canada X Spain X Mali None Switzerland X 
Central African Rep. None Sweden X Mauritania None Chinese Taipei X 
Chad None United Kingdom X Mauritius X Tanzania  None 
Chile X Ecuador None Mexico None Thailand X 
China X Egypt None Moldova None T ogo None 
Colombia X El Salvador X Mongolia None Tonga n.a. 
Congo None Fiji X Morocco None  Trinidad & Tobago None 
Congo, Democratic 
Republic of the None Former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia None Mozambique None Tunisia X 
Costa Rica X Gabon None Myanmar None Turkey X 
Côte d'Ivoire None Gambia None Namibia None Uganda N 
Croatia None Georgia N Nepal None United Arab Emirates None 
Cuba N Ghana None New Zealand X United States X 
Djibouti None Grenada X Nicaragua None Uruguay X 
Dominica X Guatemala X Niger None Venezuela None 
Dominican Rep. X Guinea Bissau None  Nigeria None Viet Nam  n.a. 
EC X Guinea, Rep. of None Norway X Zambia None 
Austria X Guyana None Oman N Zimbabwe None 
Belgium X Haiti None Pakistan None   
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. 
"None" means that no notification was submitted. "n.a." means that, at the time when the notification was due to be submitted, the status of WTO Member had not 
yet been acquired.  G/SCM/W/546 
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2003 NEW AND FULL SUBS IDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/95/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania None EC* X Indonesia None Panama X 
Angola None Austria X Israel X Papua New Guinea X 
Antigua & Barbuda X Belgium X Jamaica X Paraguay None 
Argentina X Denmark X Japan X Peru None 
Armenia N Finland X Jord an X Philippines None 
Australia X France X Kenya None Poland None 
Bahrain None Germany X Korea X Qatar None 
Bangladesh None Greece X Ku wait None Romania None 
Barbados X Ireland X Kyrgyz Republic None Rwanda None 
Belize X Italy X Latvia X St. Kitts & Nevis X 
Benin None Luxembourg X Lesotho None St. Lucia X 
Bolivia None Netherlands X Liechtenstein N St. Vincent & 
Grenadines X 
Botswana None Portugal X Li thuania None Senegal None 
Brazil X Spain X Macao, China N Sierra Leone  None 
Brunei Darussalam None Sweden X Madagascar N Singapore  N 
Bulgaria X United Kingdom X Mala wi None Slovak Republic  None 
Burkina Faso None Ecuador None  Malaysia None Slovenia  X 
Burundi None Egypt None Maldives None Solomon Islands  None 
Cambodia1 n.a. El Salvador X Mali None South Africa  N 
Cameroon None Estonia None Ma lta None Sri Lanka  None 
Canada X Fiji X Mauritania None Suriname  N 
Central African Rep. None Former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia None Mauritius X Swaziland  None 
Chad None Gabon None Me xico None Switzerland  X 
Chile X Gambia None Moldova None Chinese Taipei X 
China None Georgia None Mongolia N Tanzania None 
Colombia X Ghana N Morocco X Thailand X 
Congo None Grenada X Mozambique None Togo None 
Congo, Democratic 
Republic of the None Guatemala X Myanmar N Trinidad & Tobago None 
Costa Rica X Guinea Bissau None  Namibia None Tunisia None 
Côte d'Ivoire None Guinea, Rep. of N Nepal2 n.a. Turkey X 
Croatia X Guyana None New Zealand X Uganda None 
Cuba N Haiti None Nicaragua None United Arab Emirates None 
Cyprus None Honduras X Nige r None United States X 
Czech Republic X Hong Kong, Chin a N Nigeria None Uruguay X 
Djibouti None Hungary X Norway X Venezuela None 
Dominica X Iceland X Oman N Zambia N 
Dominican Rep. X India None Pa kistan None Zimbabwe None 
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. "X" means that the Member notified subsidies. 
"None" means that no notification was submitted. 
"n.a." means that, at the time when the notification was due to be submitted, the status of WTO Member had not yet been acquired. 
(*) At the time that the obligati on to notify arose, Cyprus, the Czech  Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Sloveni a were not yet Members of the European Communities.  
Therefore, these Members are not listed  under the EC entry in this Annex.  
 
1 Became a Member on 13 October 2004. 
2 Became a Member on 23 April 2004.  
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2001 NEW AND FULL SUBS IDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/71/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania None EC* X Indonesia None Panama X 
Angola None Austria X Israel X Papua New Guinea X 
Antigua & Barbuda X Belgium X Jamaica X Paraguay N 
Argentina X Denmark X Japan X Peru None 
Armenia1 n.a. Finland X Jordan X Philippines None 
Australia X France X Kenya None Poland None 
Bahrain None Germany X Korea X Qatar None 
Bangladesh None Greece X Ku wait None Romania None 
Barbados X Ireland X Kyrgyz Republic None Rwanda None 
Belize X Italy X Latvia X St. Kitts & Nevis X 
Benin None Luxembourg X Lesotho None St. Lucia X 
Bolivia X Netherlands X Liechtenstein N St. Vincent & 
Grenadines X 
Botswana N Portugal X Lit huania None Senegal None 
Brazil X Spain X Macao, China N Sierra Leone  None 
Brunei Darussalam None Sweden X Madagascar None Singapore  N 
Bulgaria X United Kingdom X Ma lawi N Slovak Republic  None 
Burkina Faso None Ecuador None  Malaysia None Slovenia  X 
Burundi N Egypt None Maldives None Solomon Islands  None 
Cambodia2 n.a. El Salvador X Mali N South Africa  None 
Cameroon None Estonia X Malta None Sri Lanka  None 
Canada None Fiji X Mauritania None Suriname  N 
Central African Rep. None Former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia4 n.a. Mauritius X Swaziland  None 
Chad None Gabon N Mexi co None Switzerland  X 
Chile X Gambia None Moldova5 n.a. Chinese Taipei X 
China3 n.a. Georgia None Mongolia N Tanzania None 
Colombia X Ghana N Morocco None Thailand X 
Congo None Grenada X Mozambique None Togo None 
Congo, Democratic 
Republic of the None Guatemala X Myanmar N Trinidad & Tobago None 
Costa Rica X Guinea Bissau None Namibia N Tunisia X 
Côte d'Ivoire None Guin ea, Rep. of None Nepal6 n.a. Turkey X 
Croatia X Guyana None New Zealand X Uganda None 
Cuba N Haiti None Nicaragua None United Arab Emirates None 
Cyprus None Honduras X Nige r None United States X 
Czech Republic None H ong Kong, China N Nigeria None Uruguay X 
Djibouti None Hungary X Norway X Venezuela None 
Dominica X Iceland X Oman N Zambia N 
Dominican Rep. X India X Pa kistan None Zimbabwe N 
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. "None" means that no notification was submitted. 
"n.a." means that, at the time when the notification was due to be submitted, the status of WTO Member had not 
yet been acquired (*) At the time that the obligati on to notify arose, Cyprus, the Czech  Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Sloveni a were not yet Members of the European Communities.  
Therefore, these Members are not listed under the EC entry in this Annex.  
 
1 Became a Member on 5 February 2003. 
2 Became a Member on 13 October 2004. 
3 Became a Member on 11 December 2001. 
4 Became a Member on 4 April 2003. 
5 Became a Member on 26 July 2001. 
6 Became a Member on 23 April 2004. 
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2000 UPDATING SUBSID Y NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/60/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania1 n.a. EC X Israel X Papua New Guinea None 
Angola None Austria X Jamaica X Paraguay N 
Antigua & Barbuda None Belgium X Japan X Peru None 
Argentina None Denmark X Jo rdan X Philippines None 
Armenia2 n.a. Finland X Kenya None Poland X 
Australia X France X Korea X Qatar None 
Bahrain X Germany X Kyrgyz Republic None Romania None 
Bangladesh None Greece X Ku wait None Rwanda None 
Barbados None Ireland X Latv ia X St. Kitts & Nevis None 
Belize None Italy X Leso tho None St. Lucia None 
Benin None Luxembourg X Liechtenstein N St. Vincent & 
Grenadines None 
Bolivia None Netherlands X Lithuania6 n.a. Senegal None 
Botswana None Portugal X Macao, China N Sierra Leone  None  
Brazil X Spain X Madagasc ar None Singapore  N 
Brunei Darussalam None Sweden X Ma lawi None Slovak Republic  None 
Bulgaria X United Kingdom X Malaysia None Slovenia  X 
Burkina Faso None Ecuador None Mald ives None Solomon Islands  None 
Burundi None Egypt None Ma li None South Africa  None 
Cameroon None El Salvador X Malta None Sri Lanka  None 
Canada X Estonia None Mauritania None Suriname  None 
Central African Rep. None Former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia5 n.a. Mauritius None Swaziland  None 
Chad None Fiji None Me xico X Switzerland  X 
Chile X Gabon None Mol dova7 n.a. Chinese Taipei9 n.a. 
China3 n.a. Gambia None Mongolia N Tanzania None 
Colombia X Georgia None Morocco None Thailand X 
Congo None Ghana N Mozambique None Togo None 
Congo, Democratic 
Republic of the None Grenada None Myanmar N one Trinidad & Tobago None 
Costa Rica X Guatemala None Namibia N Tunisia X 
Côte d'Ivoire None Guinea Bissa u None New Zealand N Turkey X 
Croatia4 n.a. Guinea, Rep. of None Nicaragua None Uganda N 
Cuba N Guyana None Niger None United Arab Emirates N 
Cyprus None Haiti None Nigeria None United States X 
Czech Republic None Honduras  X Norway X Uruguay X 
Djibouti None Hong Kong, China N Oman8 n.a. Venezuela None 
Dominica N Hungary X Pakistan None Zambia N 
Dominican Rep. None Iceland X Panama X Zimbabwe N 
  India None     
  Indonesia None     
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. "X" means that the Member notified subsidies. 
"None" means that no notification was submitted.
 G/SCM/W/546 
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"n.a." means that, at the time when the notification was due to be submitted, the status of WTO Member had not 
yet been acquired 
1 Became a Member on 5 February 2000. 
2 Became a Member on 5 February 2003. 
3 Became a Member on 11 December 2001. 
4 Became a Member on 30 November 2000. 
5 Became a Member on 4 April 2003. 
6 Became a Member on 31 May 2001. 
7 Became a Member on 26 July 2001. 
8 Became a Member on 9 November 2000. 
9 Became a Member on 1 January 2002. G/SCM/W/546 
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1999 UPDATING SUBSID Y NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/48/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania None EC X Israel X Papua New Guinea None 
Angola None Austria X Jamaica X Paraguay N 
Antigua & Barbuda None Belgium X Japan X Peru None 
Argentina X Denmark X Jord an X Philippines None 
Australia X Finland X Kenya None Poland X 
Bahrain X France X Korea X Qatar None 
Bangladesh None Germany X Kyrgyz  Republic None Romania None 
Barbados None Greece X Kuwait None Rwanda None 
Belize None Ireland X Latvia  X St. Kitts & Nevis None 
Benin None Italy X Lesot ho None St. Lucia None 
Bolivia N Luxembourg X Liechtenstein N St. Vincent & 
Grenadines None 
Botswana None Neth erlands X Lithuania3 None Senegal None 
Brazil X Portugal X Macao, China N Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu5   n.a. 
Brunei Darussalam None Spain X Madaga scar None Sierra Leone  None  
Bulgaria X Sweden X Malawi None Singapore  N 
Burkina Faso None United Kingdom X Ma laysia None Slovak Republic  None 
Burundi None Ecuador None Maldives None Slovenia  X 
Cameroon None Egypt None Mali None Solomon Islands  None 
Canada X El Salvador X Malt a None South Africa  None 
Central African Rep. None Estonia None  Mauritania None Sri Lanka  None 
Chad None Fiji None Mauri tius None Suriname  None 
Chile X Gabon None Mexico  X Swaziland  None 
China1 n.a. Gambia X Moldova4 None Switzerland  X 
Colombia X Georgia None M ongolia None Tanzania None 
Congo None Ghana N Morocco None Thailand X 
Congo, Democratic 
Republic of the None Grenada None Mozambique None Togo None 
Costa Rica X Guatemala N Myanmar None Trinidad & Tobago None 
Côte d'Ivoire None Guinea Bi ssau None Namibia X Tunisia X 
Croatia2 None Guinea, Rep. of None New Zealand N Turkey X 
Cuba N Guyana None Nicaragua None Uganda N 
Cyprus X Haiti None Niger None United Arab Emirates N 
Czech Republic X Honduras X Nige ria None United States X 
Djibouti None Hong Kong, China N Norway X Uruguay X 
Dominica N Hungary None Oman None Venezuela None 
Dominican Rep. None Iceland X Pakistan None Zambia N 
  India None Panama X Zimbabwe N 
  Indonesia None     
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. "X" means that the Member notified subsidies. 
"None" means that no notification was submitted. 
1 Became a Member on 11 December 2001. G/SCM/W/546 
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2 Became a Member on 30 November 2000. 
3 Became a Member on 31 May 2001. 
4 Became a Member on 26 July 2001. 
5 Became a Member on 1 January 2002. G/SCM/W/546 
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1998 NEW AND FULL SUBS IDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/38/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Angola None Denmark X Kenya None Romania None 
Antigua & Barbuda None Finl and X Korea X Rwanda None 
Argentina X France X Kyrgyz Republic2 None St. Kitts & Nevis N 
Australia X Germany X Kuwait None St. Lucia None 
Bahrain X Greece X Latvia X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines None 
Bangladesh None Ireland X Le sotho None Senegal None 
Barbados None Italy X Liechte nstein N Sierra Leone None 
Belize None Luxembourg X Macau, China N Singapore X 
Benin N Netherlands X Madaga scar None Slovak Republic X 
Bolivia N Portugal X Malawi None Slovenia X 
Botswana None Spain X Malaysia  None Solomon Islands None 
Brazil X Sweden X Maldives None South Africa None 
Brunei Darussalam None United Ki ngdom X Mali None Sri Lanka None 
Bulgaria X Ecuador N Malta None Suriname None 
Burkina Faso None Egypt X Ma uritania None Swaziland None 
Burundi None El Salvador X Mauritius None Switzerland X 
Cameroon None Fiji None Mexico X Tanzania None 
Canada X Gabon None M ongolia None Thailand X 
Central African Rep. None Gamb ia X Morocco None Togo None 
Chad None Ghana N Mozambique None Trinidad & Tobago None 
Chile X Grenada None Myanmar None Tunisia X 
Colombia None Guatemala N Namibia X Turkey X 
Congo None Guinea Bissau None  New Zealand N Uganda N 
Congo, Democratic 
Republic of the None Guinea, Rep. of None Nicara gua None United Arab Emirates N 
Costa Rica X Guyana None Niger None United States X 
Côte d'Ivoire None Haiti N one Nigeria None Uruguay X 
Cuba N Honduras X Norway X Venezuela None 
Cyprus X Hong Kong, China N Pakistan None Zambia N 
Czech Republic None  Hungary X Panama X Zimbabwe N 
Djibouti None Iceland X Pa pua New Guinea None   
Dominica N India X Paraguay N   
Dominican Rep. None Indonesia None Peru None   
EC X Israel X Philippines None   
Austria X Jamaica X Poland X   
Belgium X Japan  X Qatar N   
  Jordan1 X     
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. 
"None" means that no notification was submitted. 
1 Became a Member on 11 April 2000. 
2 Became a Member on 20 December 1998. G/SCM/W/546 
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1997 UPDATING SUBSID Y NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/25/...) 
 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Angola None Belgium X Jamaica X Qatar None 
Antigua & Barbuda None Denmark X Japan X Romania None 
Argentina None Finland X Kenya None Rwanda None 
Australia X France X Korea X St. Kitts & Nevis None 
Bahrain X Germany X Kuwait None St. Lucia None 
Bangladesh None  Greece X Le sotho None St. Vincent & 
Grenadines None 
Barbados None Ireland X Liechtenstein N Senegal X 
Belize None Italy X Macau N Sierra Leone None 
Benin None Luxembourg X Ma dagascar None Singapore X 
Bolivia N Netherlands X Malawi  None Slovak Republic None 
Botswana None Portugal X Malaysia None Slovenia X 
Brazil X Spain X Maldives None Solomon Islands None 
Brunei Darussalam None Sweden X Mali None South Africa X 
Bulgaria X United Kingdom X Malta None Sri Lanka None 
Burkina Faso N Ecuador None Ma uritania None Suriname None 
Burundi None Egypt None Ma uritius None Swaziland None 
Cameroon None El Salvador None Mexico X Switzerland X 
Canada X Fiji None Mongol ia None Tanzania None 
Central African R. None Gabon None Morocco None Thailand X 
Chad None Gambia X Mozambique None Togo None 
Chile X Ghana None Myanmar None Trinidad & Tobago None 
Colombia X Grenada None Namibia X Tunisia X 
Congo None Guatemala N New Zealand N Turkey X 
Congo, Democratic 
Republic of the None Guinea Bissau None Nica ragua None Uganda None 
Costa Rica X Guinea, Rep. of None Niger None United Arab 
Emirates N 
Côte d'Ivoire X Guyana None Nigeria None United States X 
Cuba N Haiti None Norway X Uruguay X 
Cyprus X Honduras None Pakistan None Venezuela None 
Czech Republic X Hong Kong, Chin a N Panama None Zambia N 
Djibouti None Hungary X Papua New Guinea None Zimbabwe N 
Dominica None Iceland X Paraguay N   
Dominican Rep. None India None Peru None   
EC X Indonesia None Philippines X   
Austria X Israel X Poland X   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated  that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. "None" means that no notification was submitted. G/SCM/W/546 
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1996 UPDATING SUBSID Y NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/16/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Angola None Belgium X Jamaica X Qatar None 
Antigua & Barbuda N Denmark X Japan X Romania X 
Argentina None Finland X Kenya None Rwanda None 
Australia X France X Korea X St. Kitts & Nevis None 
Bahrain X Germany X Kuwait None St. Lucia None 
Bangladesh None  Greece X Le sotho None St. Vincent & 
Grenadines None 
Barbados None Ireland X Liechtenstein N Senegal X 
Belize None Italy X Macau N Sierra Leone None 
Benin None Luxembourg X Ma dagascar None Singapore N 
Bolivia N Netherlands X Malawi  None Slovak Republic None 
Botswana None Portugal X Malaysia None Slovenia X 
Brazil X Spain X Maldives None Solomon Islands None 
Brunei Darussalam N Sweden X Mali None South Africa X 
Bulgaria X United Kingdom X Malta None Sri Lanka None 
Burkina Faso N Ecuador None Ma uritania None Suriname None 
Burundi None Egypt None Ma uritius None Swaziland None 
Cameroon X El Salvador None Mexico X Switzerland X 
Canada X Fiji X Mongolia None Tanzania None 
Central African R. None Gabon None Morocco None Thailand X 
Chad None Gambia X Mozambique None Togo None 
Chile X Ghana None Myanmar None Trinidad & Tobago None 
Colombia X Grenada None Namibia X Tunisia X 
Congo None Guatemala None New Zealand N Turkey X 
Congo, Democratic 
Republic of the None Guinea Bissau None Nica ragua None Uganda None 
Costa Rica X Guinea, Rep. of None Niger None United Arab 
Emirates N 
Côte d'Ivoire X Guyana None Nigeria N United States X 
Cuba X Haiti None Norway X Uruguay X 
Cyprus X Honduras None Pakistan None Venezuela None 
Czech Republic X Hong Kong, Chin a N Panama None Zambia N 
Djibouti None Hungary X Papua New Guinea None Zimbabwe N 
Dominica None Iceland X Paraguay N   
Dominican Rep. None India None Peru None   
EC X Indonesia X Philippines X   
Austria X Israel X Poland X   
 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies or that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"None" means that no notification was submitted. G/SCM/W/546 
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1995 NEW AND FULL SUBS IDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/3/...) 
 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Angola  Belgium X Jamaica X Qatar  
Antigua & Barbuda N Denmark X Japan X Romania X 
Argentina X Finland X Kenya  Rwanda  
Australia X France X Korea X St. Kitts & Nevis  
Bahrain X Germany X Kuwait  St. Lucia  
Bangladesh   Greece X Lesotho  St. Vincent & 
Grenadines  
Barbados  Ireland X Liechtenstein N Senegal X 
Belize  Italy X Macau N Sierra Leone  
Benin  Luxembourg X Madagascar  Singapore N 
Bolivia N Netherlands X Malawi  Slovak Republic X 
Botswana N Portugal X Malaysia X Slovenia X 
Brazil X Spain X Maldives  Solomon Islands  
Brunei Darussalam N Sweden X Mali  South Africa X 
Bulgaria X United Kingdom X Malta  Sri Lanka X 
Burkina Faso N Ecuador  Mauritania  Suriname N 
Burundi  Egypt  Mauritius N Swaziland N 
Cameroon X El Salvador  Mexico X Switzerland X 
Canada X Fiji X Mongolia  Tanzania  
Central African R.  Gabon  Morocco N Thailand X 
Chad  Gambia N Mozambique  Togo  
Chile X Ghana N Myanmar  Trinidad & Tobago N 
Colombia X Grenada  Namibia X Tunisia X 
Congo  Guatemala N New Zealand N Turkey X 
Congo, Democratic 
Republic of the  Guinea Bissau  Nicaragua N Uganda N 
Costa Rica X Guinea, Rep. of  Niger  United Arab Emirates N 
Côte d'Ivoire N Guyana  Nigeria X United States X 
Cuba N Haiti  Norway X Uruguay X 
Cyprus X Honduras N Pakistan X Venezuela X 
Czech Republic X Hong Kong, China N Panama  Zambia N 
Djibouti  Hungary X Papua New Guinea  Zimbabwe  
Dominica  Iceland X Paraguay    G/SCM/W/546 
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Member  Member  Member  Member  
Dominican Rep. N India X Peru N   
EC X Indonesia X Philippines X   
Austria X Israel X Poland X   
 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" Means that the Member notified subsidies. 
Blank means that no notification was submitted. 
  G/SCM/W/546 
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ANNEX C  
 
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION UNDER ARTICLE 25.8 OF THE SCM AGREEMENT  
MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
 
Australia G/SCM/Q2/ZAF/7 
 
European Communities  G/SCM/Q2/ARG/21; G/SCM/Q2/AUS/16; G/SCM/Q2/CRI/3; 
G/SCM/Q2/JPN/13  
Korea G/SCM/Q2/EEC/39 
 
Mexico G/SCM/Q2/ZAF/10 
 
United States  G/SCM/Q2/CHN/19; G/SCM/Q2/CHN/9; G/SCM/Q2/IND/12; 
G/SCM/Q2/MYS/10; G/SCM/Q2/EEC/13  
 G/SCM/W/546 
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ANNEX D  
 
NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES UNDER ARTICLE 25.10 OF THE SCM AGREEMENT 
 
MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
 
European Communities G/SCM/Q2/CIV/1; G/SCM/Q2/CHN/32; G/SCM/Q2/CMR/1; 
G/SCM/Q2/EGY/1; G/SCM/Q2/ISL/1; G/SCM/Q2/ISR/1; G/SCM/Q2/JPN/14; G/SCM/Q2/LKA/1; G/SCM/Q2/MAC/1; G/SCM/Q2/MEX/1; G/SCM/Q2/PAK/1; G/SCM/Q2/SVN/1; G/SCM/Q2/TUN/1; G/SCM/Q2/USA/11; G/SCM/Q2/ZAF/1  
 G/SCM/W/546 
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ANNEX E  
NOTIFICATION OF SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS, 
1 JANUARY 1995-31 DECEMBER 2008 
(SUMMARY)  
 
Period Number of Members 
that submitted a semi-
annual report Number of Members 
that notified "no 
countervailing action 
taken" Number of Members 
that made no 
notification 
1995 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/7/...) 10 54 33 
1995 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/12/...) 10 58 36 
1996 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/19/...) 9 60 39 
1996 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/23/...) 9 60 45 
1997 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/30/...) 8 61 48 
1997 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/35/...) 9 60 48 
1998 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/40/...) 7 65 45 
1998 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/47/...) 7 63 49 
1999 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/52/...) 7 64 48 
1999 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/56/...) 6 66 48 
2000 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/62/...) 6 64 51 
2000 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/68/...) 7 65 54 
2001 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/75/...) 7 63 57 
2001 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/81/...) 8 61 58 
2002 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/87/...) 8 60 61 
2002 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/93/...) 7 60 61 G/SCM/W/546 
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Period Number of Members 
that submitted a semi-
annual report Number of Members 
that notified "no 
countervailing action 
taken" Number of Members 
that made no 
notification 
2003 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/98/...) 11 54 66 
2003 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/106/...) 10 58 63 
2004 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/113/...) 8 55 70 
2004 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/122/...) 9 48 66 
2005 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/130/...) 6 50 67 
2005 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/138/...) 4 50 69 
2006 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/144/...) 4 52 68 
2006 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/153/...) 5 53 66 
2007 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/162/...) 6 38 80 
2007 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/170/...) 5 42 70 
2008 Jan-June 
(G/SCM/N/178/...) 9 32 84 
2008 July-Dec 
(G/SCM/N/185/...) 9 35 82 G/SCM/W/546 
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ANNEX F  
LIST OF MEMBERS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED NOTIFICATIONS UNDER 
ARTICLE 25.12 OF THE SCM AGREEMENT 
 
Angola;  Argentina;  Armenia;  Australia;  Bangladesh;  Bolivia;  Braz il;  Canada;  Chile;  China;  
Colombia;  Costa Rica;  Croatia;  Cuba;  Domini can Republic;  Ecuador;  Egypt;  El Salvador;  
European Communities;  Fiji;  Ghana;  Guatemala;  Honduras;  Iceland;  India;  Indonesia;  Israel;  
Jamaica;  Japan;  Jordan;  Kenya;  Korea;  Ky rgyz Republic;  Liechtenst ein;  Macedonia, Former 
Yugoslav Republic of;  Malaysia;  Ma uritius;  Mexico;  Moldova;  Morocco;  Namibia;  New Zealand;  
Nicaragua;  Nigeria;  Norway;  Pakistan;  Panama;  Papua New Guinea;  Peru;  Philippines;  Singapore;  
South Africa;  Separate Customs Territory Of Taiwan , Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu;  Thailand;  Trinidad 
and Tobago;  Tunisia;  Turkey;  Uganda;  Ukraine;  United Arab Emirates;  United States;  Uruguay;  Venezuela;  Zambia;  Zimbabwe. 
 G/SCM/W/546 
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ANNEX G  
COUNTERVAILING DUTY LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLE 32.6 OF THE SCM AGREEMENT 
 
 
MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Albania G/SCM/N/1/ALB/2 + Rev.1 
Angola None 
Antigua and Barbuda G/SCM/N/1/ATG/2 
Argentina G/SCM/N/1/ARG/1 + Suppl.1, 2, 3 & Suppl.3/Corr.1 + 
Suppl.4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 
Armenia G/SC M/N/1/ARM/1 
Australia G/SCM/N/1/AUS/2 + Suppl.1 
Bahrain None 
Bangladesh None 
Barbados G/SCM/N/1/BRB/1 
Belize None 
Benin G/SCM/N/1/BEN/1 
Bolivia G/SCM/N/1/BOL/1 + Suppl.1 
Botswana None 
Brazil G/SCM/N/1/BRA/2 + Suppl.1 & 2 
Brunei Darussalam G/SCM/N/1/BRN/1 
Burkina Faso None 
Burundi G/SCM/N/1/BUR/1 
Cambodia None 
Cameroon None 
Canada G/SCM/N/1/CAN/4 
Cape Verde1 None 
Central African Republic None 
Chad G/SCM/N/1/TCD/1 
Chile G/SCM/N/1/CHL/2 
China G/SCM/N/1/CHN/1 + Suppl.1, 2, 3 & 4 
Colombia G/SCM/N/1/COL/1 
Congo None 
Congo, Democratic Republic of the None 
Costa Rica G/SCM/N/1/CRI/3 
Côte d'Ivoire None 
Croatia G/SCM/N/1/HRV/2 
Cuba G/SCM/N/1/CUB/1 + Suppl.1 
Djibouti None 
Dominica G/SCM/N/1/DMA/1 
Dominican Republic G/SCM/N/1/DOM/2 + Corr.1 (Spanish only) + Suppl. 1 
Ecuador  G/SCM/N/1/ECU/2 
European Communities G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2 + Suppl.1, 2,3, 4, 5, 62 & 73 
Egypt G/SCM/N/1/EGY/2/Rev.1 + Rev.1/Suppl.1 
El Salvador G/ SCM/N/1/SLV/3 
Fiji G/SCM/N/1/FJI/2 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia G/SCM/N/1/MKD/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1 
Gabon None 
                                                      
1 Cape Verde became a Member  of WTO on 23 July 2008. 
2 Document G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2/Suppl.6 provides information on the status of laws and regulations of 
the following WTO Members:  Cyprus; the Czech Repub lic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, 
Poland, the Slovak republic and Slovenia, all of which became Member States of the European Communities on 1 May 2004.   
3 Document G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2/Suppl.7 provides information on the status of laws and regulations of 
Bulgaria and Romania, which became Member States  of the European Commun ities on 1 January 2007.  G/SCM/W/546 
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Gambia None 
Georgia G/SCM/N/1/GEO/1 
Ghana G/SCM/N/1/GHA/1 
Grenada G/SCM/N/1/GRD/2 
Guatemala G/SCM/N/1/GTM/3 
Guinea Bissau None 
Guinea, Rep. of G/SCM/N/1/GIN/1 
Guyana None 
Haiti G/SCM/N/1/HTI/1 
Honduras G/SCM/N/1/HND/3 
Hong Kong, China G/SCM/N/1/HKG/1 
Iceland G/SCM/N/1/ISL/1 
India G/SCM/N/1/IND/2 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1, 2 ,3 & 4 
Indonesia G/SCM/N/1/IDN/2 + Suppl.1 
Israel G/SCM/N/1/ISR/3 + Corr.1 
Jamaica G/SCM/N/1/JAM/2 
Japan G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2 + Corr.1 & 2 + Suppl.1, 2 , 3, 4 & 
Suppl.4/Corr.1 & Suppl.5  
Jordan G/SCM/N/1/JOR/3 
Kenya G/SCM/N/1/KEN/1 
Korea G/SCM/N/1/KOR/4 
Kuwait None 
Kyrgyz Rep. G/SCM/N/1/KGZ/1 
Lesotho None 
Liechtenstein G/SCM/N/1/LIE/1 
Macao, China G/SCM/N/1/MAC/1 
Madagascar None 
Malawi G/SCM/N/1/MWI/1 
Malaysia G/SCM/N/1/MYS/1 + Add.1 
Maldives G/SCM/N/1/MDV/2 
Mali None 
Mauritania None 
Mauritius G/SCM/N/1/MUS/2 
Mexico G/SCM/N/1/MEX/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1& Suppl.2 + 
Corr.1 & Suppl. 3 
Moldova G/SCM/N/1/MDA/1 
Mongolia G/SCM/N/1/MNG/2 
Morocco G/SCM/N/1/MAR/2 + Rev.1 (French only) 
Mozambique None 
Myanmar G/SCM/N/1/MYN/1 
Namibia G/SCM/N/1/NAM/1 
Nepal None 
New Zealand G/SCM/N/1/NZL/2 + Suppl.1, 2 & 3 
Nicaragua G/SCM/N/1/NIC/2 
Niger None 
Nigeria G/SC M/N/1/NGA/1 
Norway G/SCM/N/1/NOR/3 
Oman  G/SCM/N/1/OMN/1 
Pakistan G/SCM/N/1/PAK/2 + Suppl.1 & 2 
Panama G/SCM/N/1/PAN/2 + Suppl. 1 
Papua New Guinea None 
Paraguay G/SCM/N/1/PRY/2 + Corr.1 
Peru G/SCM/N/1/PER/2  
Philippines G/SCM/N/1/PHL/2 
Qatar G/SCM/N/1/QAT/1 
Rwanda None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis None G/SCM/W/546 
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Saint Lucia G/ SCM/N/1/LCA/1 
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None 
Saudi Arabia G/ SCM/N/1/SAU/1 
Senegal G/SCM/N/1/SEN/1 
Sierra Leone None 
Singapore G/SCM/N/1/SGP/2 + Suppl. 1 
Solomon Islands None 
South Africa G/SCM/N/1/ZAF/2 + Add.1 
Sri Lanka G/SCM/N/1/LKA/1 
Suriname G/SCM/N/1/SUR/1 
Swaziland None 
Switzerland G/SCM/N/1/CHE/1 
Chinese Taipei G/SCM/N/1/TPKM/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1 
Tanzania None 
Thailand G/SCM/N/ 1/THA/4 + Corr.1 
Togo None 
Tonga  None  
Trinidad and Tobago G/SCM/N/1/TTO/1 + Suppl. 1 
Tunisia G/SC M/N/1/TUN/2 
Turkey G/SCM/N/1/TUR/3 + Suppl.1, 2 & 3 + Corr.1 
Uganda G/SC M/N/1/UGA/2 
Ukraine4 G/SCM/N/1/UKR 
United Arab Emirates G/SCM/N/1/ARE/1 
United States G/SCM/N/1/USA/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1,2,3,4,5, 6 & 7 
Uruguay G/SCM/N/1/URY/1 + Suppl.1 
Venezuela G/SCM/N/1/VEN/1 + Suppl.1 & 2 
Viet Nam None 
Zambia G/SCM/N/1/ZMB/1 
Zimbabwe G/SCM/N/1/ZWE/2 + Suppl.1 
 
                                                      
4 Ukraine became a Member of  the WTO on 16 May 2008. G/SCM/W/546 
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  ANNEX H  
 
CONTINUATION FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2009 OF EXTENSION UNDER  
SCM ARTICLE 27.4 OF THE TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE  
ELIMINATION OF EXPORT SUBSIDIES PURSUANT TO THE 
GENERAL COUNCIL DECISION OF 27 JULY 2007 (WT/L/691) 
 
Decisions Adopted by the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  
on 29 October 2008  
 
 
Member Programme Document 
Fiscal Incentives Act Cap 172 G/SCM/50/Add.6 Antigua & 
Barbuda Free Trade and Processing Zone Act No. 12 of 1994 G/SCM/51/Add.6 
Fiscal Incentive Prog ramme  G/SCM/52/Add.6 
Export Allowance G/SCM/53/Add.6 
Research and Development Allowance G/SCM/54/Add.6 
International Business Incentives  G/SCM/55/Add.6 Barbados 
Societies With Restricted Liability G/SCM/56/Add.6 
Fiscal Incentives Act  G/SCM/57/Add.6 
Export Processing Zone Act G/SCM/58/Add.6 
Commercial Free Zone Act G/SCM/59/Add.6 Belize 
Conditional Duty Exemptions Facility under the Treaty of 
Chaguaramas G/SCM/60/Add.6 
Free Zone Regime G/SCM/61/Add.6 
Costa Rica 
Inward Processing Regime G/SCM/62/Add.6 
Dominica Fiscal Incentives Programme  G/SCM/63/Add.6 
Dominican 
Republic  Law No. 8-90 to "Promote the Establishment of New Free Zones and 
Expand Existing Ones" G/SCM/64/Add.6 
El Salvador  Export Processing Zones and Marketing Act, as amended G/SCM/65/Add.6 
Short-Term Export Profit Deduction  G/SCM/66/Add.6 
Export Processing Factories/Export Processing Zones Scheme G/SCM/67/Add.6 Fiji 
The Income Tax Act (Film Making and Audio Visual Incentive 
Amendment Decree 2000) G/SCM/68/Add.6 
Fiscal Incentive Act No. 41 of 1974 G/SCM/69/Add.6 
Statutory Rules and Orders No. 37 of 1999 G/SCM/70/Add.6 Grenada 
Qualified Enterprises Act No. 18 of 1978 G/SCM/71/Add.6  G/SCM/W/546 
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  Member Programme Document 
Exemption from Company Tax, Customs Duties and Other Import 
Taxes for Companies under Special Customs Regimes G/SCM/72/Add.6 
Exemption from Company Tax, Customs Duties and Other Import 
Taxes for the Production Process Relating to Activities of Managers 
and Users of Free Zones  G/SCM/73/Add.6 Guatemala  
Exemption from Company Tax, Customs Duties and Other Import 
Taxes for the Production Process of Commercial and Industrial 
Enterprises Operating in the In dustrial and Free Trade Zone  G/SCM/74/Add.6 
Export Industry Encouragement Act G/SCM/75/Add.6 
Jamaica Export Free Zone Act  G/SCM/76/Add.6 
Foreign Sales Corporation Act  G/SCM/77/Add.6 Jamaica 
Industrial Incentives (Factory Construction) Act G/SCM/78/Add.6 
Jordan Partial or Total Exemption from Income Tax of Profits Generated 
from Exports under Law No. 57 of 1985, as amended G/SCM/79/Add.6 
Mauritius Freeport Scheme – Customs Duty and Excise Duty Concession on 
Machinery and Equipment Im ported into Freeport  
Freeport Scheme – Corporate Tax Exemption  G/SCM/83/Add.6 
Official Industry Register  G/SCM/84/Add.6 
Panama 
Export Processing Zones  G/SCM/85/Add.6 
Papua New 
Guinea Section 45 of the Income Tax  G/SCM/86/Add.6 
Fiscal Incentives Act, No. 15 of 1974  G/SCM/87/Add.6 
Free Zone Act, No. 10 of 1999  G/SCM/88/Add.6 Saint Lucia 
Micro and Small Scale Business Enterprises Act, No. 19 of 1998 G/SCM/89/Add.6 
Saint Kitts and 
Nevis Fiscal Incentives Act, No. 17 of 1974  G/SCM/90/Add.6 
St. Vincent and 
the Grenadines Fiscal Incentives Act No .5 of 1982 G/SCM/91/Add.6 
Uruguay Automotive Industry Export Promotion Regime  G/SCM/92/Add.6 
 G/SCM/W/546 
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ANNEX I  
 
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 27.13 OF  THE SCM AGREEMENT OF SUBSIDIES 
GRANTED IN CONNECTION WITH PRIVATIZATION PROGRAMMES  
 
  
MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
 
Brazil G/SCM/N/13/BRA and Corr. 1   
  G/SCM/W/546 
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ANNEX J  
 
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 28.1(a) OF SUBSIDIES INCONSISTENT WITH THE 
SCM AGREEMENT 
(G/SCM/N/2...) 
 
MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
Canada G/SCM/N/2/CAN 
Chile G/SCM/N/2/CHL and Suppl.1 
Cuba G/SCM/N/2/CUB 
Honduras G/SCM/N/2/HND 
Jordan G/SCM/N/2/JOR 
Mauritius G/SCM/N/2/MUS 
Malaysia G/SCM/N/2/MYS 
Oman G/SCM/N/2/OMN 
Saudi Arabia G/SCM/N/2/SAU 
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu G/SCM/N/2/TPKM and Suppl. 1 
South Africa G/SCM/N/2/ZAF 
 G/SCM/W/546 
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  ANNEX K  
 
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 29.3 OF THE SCM AGREEMENT BY MEMBERS IN 
TRANSFORMATION INTO A MARKET ECONOMY 
(G/SCM/N/9...) 
 
  
MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED 
Czech Republic G/SCM/N/9/CZE 
Hungary  G/SCM/N/9/HUN, Corr. 1 and 2 and Suppl. 1 
Jordan G/SCM/N/9/JOR 
Oman G/SCM/N/9/OMN 
Poland G/SCM/N/9/POL and Corr. 1 
Romania G/SCM/N/9/ROM and Suppl. 1 
Saudi Arabia G/SCM/N/9/SAU 
 
 
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