. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q2/URY/7
G/SCM/Q3/URY/9
8 October 2003
(03-5315)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  Spanish
SUBSIDIES
New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVI.1
of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Requests Pursuant to Article 27.4 of the Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures to Extend the Transitional
Period for Elimination of Export Subsidies
Reply to the Question from the EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES1
Regarding the Notifications of URUGUAY2
The following communication, dated 2 October 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Uruguay.
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Question with respect to the communication from Uruguay in doc ument G/SCM/N/99/URY
concerning the extension under SCM Article 27.4 of the transition period under Article 27.2(b) for the
elimination of export subsidies.
We note the statement in Uruguay's notification G/SCM/N/95/URY that Uruguay
considers that:
"The reasons that led Uruguay to request the extension of the transition period
for the granting of export subsides to the automotive sector, in accordance with
Article 27.4 as well as with the Proced ures in document G/SCM/39, still apply
and have acquired even greater force." (emphasis added)
Could Uruguay confirm that it has no plans to amend the Automotive Industry Export
Promotion Regime in any way, which would contravene its standstill commitments under
decision G/SCM/92?
Reply
In reply to the question from the European Communities, Uruguay hereby confirms that it is
in compliance with the transparency and standstill obligations provided for in paragraphs 3 and 4 ofthe Procedures set out in document G/SCM/39, pu rsuant to the Decision of 22 November 2002
(document G/SCM/92).
                                                     
1 G/SCM/Q2/URY/6-G/SCM/Q3/URY/8.
2 G/SCM/N/95/URY and G/SCM/N/99/URY.G/SCM/Q2/URY/7
G/SCM/Q3/URY/9
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Uruguay therefore wishes to place on the record that the Automotive Industry Export
Promotion Regime will not be amended in any way which interferes with the commitments
undertaken, in accordance with the above-me ntioned Decision of 22 November 2002, without
prejudice to the reasons duly given to justify the continuation thereof.
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