WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/N/74/BLZ
16 November 2001
(01-5833)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Requests Pursuant to Article 27.4 of the Agreement
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
BELIZE
The following communication, dated 2 November 2001, has been received from the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Cooperation in Belize.
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In accordance with Article 27.4 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures,
the Government of Belize is hereby requesting an extension of the period of exemption in relation to
prohibited subsidies notified under separate cover.1
In pursuit of the above request, Belize seeks to enter into consultation with the Committee on
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and therefore takes this initiative to indicate its interest more
than one year before the expiry period of the present exemption.  This extension is considered
necessary to support our economic development.
We look forward to consultations with you in this regard, and undertake to provide any
additional information that will be required to facilitate the consultations.
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1 See document G/SCM/N/71/BLZ