CANADA – MEASURES RELATING TO THE FEED-IN TARIFF PROGRAM
Document: Request for Consultations by the European Union Addendum
Date: 24 August 2011
Document codes: WT/DS426/1/Add.1; WT/DS426/1; G/L/959/Add.1; G/TRIMS/D/28/Add.1; G/SCM/D87/1/Add.1; G/L/959; G/TRIMS/D/28; G/SCM/D87/1
Complainant: EU
Respondent: Canada
Third parties: U.S., Japan, Australia, China, Taiwan, India, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Norway, Turkey, El Salvador
Dispute stage: Appellate Body
Agreements cited: Art. 3.1(b), 3.2, 1.1  Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM)Art. III:4  GATT 1994Art. 2.1  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)

CANADA – MEASURES RELATING TO THE FEED-IN TARIFF PROGRAM

Request for Consultations by the European Union

Addendum

 The following communication, dated 22 August 2011, from the delegation of the
European Union to the delegation of Canada and to the Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body,
is circulated in accordance with Article 4.4 of the DSU.

Canada –Measures Relating to the Feed-in-Tariff Program - Addendum to the European
Union's request for consultations (, , , ) dated
16 August 2011; the following text was erroneously omitted from the request for consultations.

ANNEX

Statement of Available Evidence with Regard
to the Existence and Nature of the Subsidies in Question

The European Union's request for consu ltations dated 16 August 2011 identifies the
prohibited subsidies that are the subject of this request for consultations.
The evidence set out below is evidence available to the European Union at this time regarding
the existence and nature of those subsidies. The European Union reserves the right to supplement or
alter this list in the future.
The evidence presently available to the European Union includes the following:
 The Electricity Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 15 (Can. Ont.), as amended, "http://www.e-
laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_98e15_e.htm"
 The Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009, S.O. 2009, c. 12 (Can. Ont.),
http://www.ontla.on.ca/bills/bills-files/39_Parliament/Session1/b150ra.pdf
 The Electricity Restructuring Act, 2004, S.O. 2004, c. 23 (Can. Ont.), "http://www.e-
laws.gov.on.ca/html/source/statutes/english/2004/elaws_src_s04023_e.htm"
 FIT direction from George Smitherman, Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and
Infrastructure, Province of Ontario, to Colin Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Power
Authority (September 24, 2009).
 OPA, FIT Program Website, and contents therein,
http://fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Page.asp?PageID=1115&SiteNodeID=1052
 OPA, microFIT Program Website, and contents therein,
 http://microfit.powerauthority.on.ca/
 OPA, Feed-In Tariff Program: Program Overview ( 2010),
"http://fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/11160_FIT_Program_Overview_August_new_price_
version_1.3.1_final_for_posting-oct_27.pdf"
 OPA, Micro Feed-In Tariff Program: Program Overview ( 2010),
http://microfit.powerauthority.on.ca/pdf/microFIT-Program-Overview.pdf
 OPA, Feed-In Tariff Program: FIT Rules, Ver. 1.5.1 (15 July 2011),
http://fit.powerauthority.on.ca/sites/default/files/FIT%20Rules%20Version%201.5.1.pdf
 OPA, Feed-In Tariff Program: FIT Rules, Ver. 1.3.1 (2 July 2010),
http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/101/11066_FIT_Rules_Version_1.3.1.pdf
 OPA, Feed-In Tariff Program: microFIT Rules, Ver.1.6.1 (10 August 2011),
"http://microfit.powerauthority.on.ca/sites/default/files/microFIT%20Rules%20Version%201.
6.1.pdf"
 OPA, Feed-In Tariff Program: microFIT Rules, Ver. 1.6 (8 December 2010),
http://microfit.powerauthority.on.ca/pdf/microFIT-Rules.pdf
 OPA, FIT Contract, Ver. 1.5.1 (15 July 2011)
http://fit.powerauthority.on.ca/sites/default/files/FIT%20Contract%20Version%201.5.1.pdf
WT/DS426/1/Add.1, G/L/959/Add.1,
 G/TRIMS/D/28/Add.1, G/SCM/D87/1/Add.1

 OPA, FIT Contract, Ver. 1.3.1 (2 July 2010),
http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/101/11061_FIT_Contract_Version_1.3.1.pdf
 OPA, microFIT Contract Ver.1.6.1. (10 August 2011),
"http://microfit.powerauthority.on.ca/sites/default/files/microFIT%20Contract%20Version%2
01.6.1_0.pdf"
 OPA, microFIT Contract, Ver. 1.5 (25 August 2010),
http://microfit.powerauthority.on.ca/pdf/microFIT-Contract-1.5.pdf
 OPA, FIT Contract Form of Domestic Content Plan, OPACM- FORM-DOMESTIC
CONTENT PLANT (2010-04) ( 2010),
"http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/102/11141_FIT_Domestic_Content_Plan_AM_
09202010.pdf"
 OPA, microFIT Domestic Content Grid, "http://microfit.powerauthority.on.ca/pdf/microFIT-
Domestic-Content.pdf"
 OPA, FIT Appendix I – Standard Definitions, Ver. 1.3.1 (July 2, 2010),
"http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/101/11069_FIT_Standard_Definitions_Version
_1.3.1.pdf"
 OPA, FIT Application Form (1 December 2009),
http://fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/10918_FIT_Application_Form.pdf
 OPA, online microFIT Application, Application Instruction Version 1.1
http://microfit.powerauthority.on.ca/pdf/microFIT-Application-Instructions.pdf
 OPA, FIT Price Schedule (13 August 2010),
"http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/102/11128_FIT_Price_Schedule_August_13_2
010.pdf"
 OPA, FIT Price Schedule (3 June 2011)
"http://fit.powerauthority.on.ca/sites/default/files/FIT%20Price%20Schedule_June%203%202
011.pdf"
 OPA, microFIT Price Schedule (August 13, 2010),
http://microfit.powerauthority.on.ca/pdf/microFIT-Program-price-schedule.pdf
 OPA, Interpretations of the Domestic Content Requirements (14 December 2009),
"http://fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/10869_Questions_and_Answers_on_Domestic_Conte
nt_Grid_Cells_Dec_14_09.pdf"
 OPA, Table of Final Domestic Content In terpretations (last update 10 August 2011),
http://www.microfit.powerauthority.on.ca/table-final-interpretations
 OPA, Draft Domestic Content Interpretations;
"http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/103/11230_Domestic_Content_Exhibit_D_Marc
h_22_2011.pdf" (proposed interpretations, Exhibit D, 22 March 2011)
"http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Page.asp?PageID=122&ContentID=10682&SiteNodeID=
1140&BL_ExpandID=273" (past domestic content draft interpretation)
http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/103/11213_Domestic_Content_March_11_10.pdf
(proposed changes to FIT Contract, Exhibit D, 15 September 2010)
http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/103/11214_Domestic_Content_June_29_10.pdf
(past requests for feedback on draft interpretations, 29 June 2010)
WT/DS426/1/Add.1, G/L/959/Add.1,
G/TRIMS/D/28/Add.1, G/SCM/D87/1/Add.1

http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/103/11213_Domestic_Content_March_11_10.pdf
(proposed changes to FIT Contract, Exhibit D, posted 11 March 2010)
 OPA, FIT Program Domestic Content FAQ (2011),
"http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Page.asp?PageID=834&ContentID=10544&SiteNodeI
D=1126&BL_ExpandID="
 OPA, FIT Program Pricing and Payment FAQ (2011),
"http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Page.asp?PageID=834&ContentID=10511&SiteNodeI
D=1126&BL_ExpandID="
 OPA, FIT Program Resources – Domestic Content (2010),
"http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Page.asp?PageID=122&ContentID=10598&SiteNodeI
D=1054&BL_ExpandID="
 OPA, FIT Program Contract Management – Settlement (2010),
"http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Page.asp?PageID=122&ContentID=10393&SiteNodeI
D=1113&BL_ExpandID="
 OPA, FIT Program Participation and Eligibility – Domestic Content (2010),
"http://www.fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Page.asp?PageID=122&ContentID=10605&SiteNodeI
D=1104"
Press Release, OPA, Ontario's Feed-In Tariff Program Backgrounder (10 March 2010),
"http://fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/10899_FIT_-_CAE_Event_-_Backgrounder_-
_FINAL.pdf"
 Press Release, OPA, Ontario's Landmark Green Energy Plan Delivers (10 March 2010),
"http://fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/10898_FIT_-_CAE_Event_News_Release_-
_FINAL.pdf"
 Ontario, Legislative Assembly, Official Repor t of Debates (Hansard), No. L112 (23 February
2009) (exchange between Hon. George Smither man and MPP Paul Miller on "Green Power
Generation"),
http://www.ontla.on.ca/house-proceedings/transcripts/files_pdf/23-FEB-2009_L112.pdf
 Independent Electricity System Operator, The Power System,
http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/siteShared/power_system.asp
 OPA, 2010-2012 Business Plan (September 2009),
"http://archive.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/112/15979_2010-2012_OPA_Business_Plan_-
_FRENCH.pdf"