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27 January 2022  
(22-0694) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
 
SUBSIDIES  
QUESTIONS POSED BY THE UNITED STATES  REGARDING  
THE NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION OF AUSTRALIA1 
The following communication, dated and received on 24 January 2022 , is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of the United States . 
 
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The United States appreciates Australia's 2021  subsidy notification  and poses the following questions 
regarding programs contained in the notification.  
 
Questio n 1 
 
a. For the program entitled "Portland Aluminium Smelter Assistance Program, " recognizing that 
the program is in response to "an unexpected power failure ", why does it also include funding 
for urgent capital improvements? This would seem to be designed to increase production 
separate and apart from the power failure.  
 
b. If the grant is provided as a direct one -off grant, why was it provided over a four -year 
period?  
 
c. Does funding under the program impose conditions on the recipient to transition from 
coal-based power to less carbon -intensive sources of electricity?  
 
Question 2 
 
For the program entitled "Moon to Mars: Supply Chain Capability Improvement ", it seems that the 
ability to export into the international supply chain is a crite rion to be eligible for the subsidy, is that 
correct? If so, does this raise an issue under Article 3 of the SCM agreement ? 
 
 
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1 G/SCM/N/372/AUS  