RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q3/THA/6
6 March 2002
(02-1128)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Requests Pursuant to Article 27.4 of the Agreement
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Questions Posed by the United States
The following communication, dated 4 March 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the United States.
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The following questions are submitted in respect to the request for extension of the transition
period for export subsidies under Article 27.4 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
Measures (ASCM).  These questions are preliminary in nature and are submitted without prejudice to
our final position.  We reserve the right to ask further questions.
THAILAND - G/SCM/N/74/THA
Investment Promotion Incentives
1. How many projects were approved prior to August 2001 for which benefits will continue
beyond 2002?  What is the nature of these projects?  What is the expiry dates of these projects?
Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand2. How long of an extension of the transition period is needed for this programme?  Is there a
plan for the phase-out of benefits?
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