WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/155/EEC/Add.17 
23 November 2007 
 
 (07-5173) 
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original:   French 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES 
 
New and Full Notification and Updating Notification  
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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 G/SCM/N/155/EEC/Add.17 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
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I. SYSTEM OF AID TO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES AND 
INDUSTRIES ..................................................................................................................... .......3 
II. SYSTEM OF REGIONAL AID IN FORCE UNTIL 31.12.1999..........................................3 
III. SYSTEM OF REGIONAL AID IN FORCE SINCE 28.12.2000..........................................4 
IV. SYSTEM OF AID FOR R&D..................................................................................................4 V. SYSTEM OF AID FOR THE PROTEC TION 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/155/EEC/Add.17 
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  I. SYSTEM OF AID TO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES AND 
INDUSTRIES 
1. Financial years 2002 - 2006. 
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 ove rall 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: 
  2002:  EUR 0.9 million 
  2003:  EUR 1.1 million   2004:  EUR 2.2 million 
  2005:  EUR 2.0 million 
  2006:  EUR 2.1 million  7. Indefinite. 
8. Not determined. 
II. SYSTEM OF REGIONAL AID IN FORCE UNTIL 31.12.1999 
1. Financial years 2002 – 2006. 
2. Economic development and diversifi cation 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 ove rall 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: 
 2002:  EUR 19.5 million 
  2003:  EUR  7.3  million 
  2004:  EUR  0.9  million   2005:  EUR 0.0 million   2006:  EUR 0.1 million  G/SCM/N/155/EEC/Add.17 
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  7. Indefinite. 
8. Not determined. 
III. SYSTEM OF REGIONAL AID IN FORCE SINCE 28.12.2000 
1. Financial years 2002 – 2006. 
2. Economic development and diversifi cation of disadvantaged regions. 
3. Law of 22 December 2000, the objective of whic h is the economic development of certain 
regions of the country. 
4. Capital subsidy. 
5. The aid is granted by ministerial decision. 
6. Actual expenditure:  
 2002:  EUR 16.0 million 
 2003:  EUR 20.0 million  2004:  EUR 12.4 million  2005:  EUR 12.0 million  2006:  EUR 7.0 million 
 
7. 31 December 2006. 
8. Not determined. 
IV. SYSTEM OF AID FOR R&D 
1. Financial years 2002 – 2006. 
2. To promote the development of technologies 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 ove rall 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: 
 2002:  EUR 5.0 million 
 2003:  EUR 7.5 million  2004:  EUR 8.1 million 
 2005:  EUR 11.4 million 
 2006:  EUR 12.9 million   G/SCM/N/155/EEC/Add.17 
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  7. Indefinite. 
8. Not determined. 
V. SYSTEM OF AID FOR THE PROTECTI ON OF THE ENVIRONMENT, 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 envi ronment and implement new techniques for the 
rational use and the production of energy from renewable sources. 
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 2004: 
 2005:  EUR 3.5 million 
 2006:  EUR 1.2 million 
 7. 31 December 2007. 
8. Not determined. 
 
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