WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/N/74/FJI
5 March 2002
(02-1111)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Requests Pursuant to Article 27.4 of the Agreement
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Requests Pursuant to the Procedure in Document G/SCM/39
FIJI
The following communication, dated 31 December 2001, has been received from the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and External Trade in Suva, Fiji.
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In accordance with paragraph 10.6 of the Decision on Implementation-Related Issues and
Concerns (WT/MIN(01)/17) and with reference to document G/SCM/39 adopted by the Fourth
Ministerial Conference, held from 9 to 14 November 2001 in Doha, Qatar, the Government of the
Republic of Fiji wishes to reserve its right to use the procedures established in document G/SCM/39
in order to request an extension of the transition period under Article 27.4 of the Agreement on
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.
The extension is necessary in the light of Fiji's economic, financial and development needs.The programmes for which Fiji will be seeking an extension under Article 27.4 of the
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures are:
(1) Short-Term Export Profit Deduction
(2) Export Processing Factories/Export Processing Zones Scheme
(3) The Income Tax Act (Film Making and Audio Visual Incentive Amendment Decree
2000)
As required under the above-cited Procedures, further information about the programmes for
which extension is being sought will be supplied to the Committee by 28 February 2002.
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