RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SCM/Q2/CAN/6
2July1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2509)
Original: English Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
SUBSIDIES
Questions from THAILAND Regarding theFull
andComplete Notification ofCANADA1
Thefollowing communication, dated 20June1996, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofThailand.
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TheCanadian Export Development Corporation (EDC) istheauthority which provides export
financingguaranteeandinsurance.AccordingtotheSecretariatreportofCanadianTPRM(C/RM/G/51),
thevolume ofexports financed orinsured byEDC during 1993 totalled arecord Can$ 13.1billion.
Togetassistance, aCanadian content requirement mustbefulfilled, generally itisaminimum of50per
cent. Please givedetails oftheexport assistance programmes provided byEDC, particularly thelocal
content requirement. WillCanada terminate thelocalcontent requirement by1997?
1G/SCM/N/3/CAN+Rev.1.