WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONS/WPGR/10
30 June 2003
(03-3465)
Working Party on GATS Rules
NEGOTIATIONS ON SUBSIDIES
Report by the Chairperson of the Working Party on GATS Rules
I. INTRODUCTION
1. On 22 July 2002, the Working Party on GATS Rules adopted a work programme on subsidies
with a view to structuring its work.1  Item (a) of the work programme provides for Members "to
continue discussion on subsidies on the basis of submissions from Members and materials available".
Moreover, Members were encouraged to "put forward submissions on subsidies as early as possible
before 31 March 2003, without prejudice to Members’ right to put forward further suggestions and
raise relevant issues".  Item (c) mandates the Chairperson to "to circulate a note by 30 June 2003 toreport on the progress of work".  The work programme further stipulates that the Working Party will
organize its work "to prepare for the opportunity provided by the Fifth Ministerial Conference to take
stock of progress made in the negotiations".
2. In organizing their work on subsidies, together with the work on emergency safeguard
measures and government procurement, Members recognized that:
(a) "The work programmes do not prejudge in any way the outcome of the respective
negotiations on emergency safeguard measures, subsidies and government
procurement.  Members will remain free to bring up any relevant issues for
discussion, including the questions of feasibility and desirability, as well as the scope
of the negotiations, under any of the three subjects of negotiations.
(b) The benchmarks for submissions are indicative, with a view to encouraging Members
to put forward submissions on the respective subjects as early as possible, and wouldbe without prejudice to Members’ right to put forward further suggestions and raise
relevant issues by way of submissions at any time, under any of the three subjects of
negotiations.
(c) The undertaking of individual items of work, including the question of feasibility and
desirability, should be without prejudice to each other under each subject ofnegotiations.
Members also recognize that flexibility should be exercised in conducting the work of the
Working Party and the work programmes may be adjusted in the future to take account of latest
progress."
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3. This Report follows the structure of the Chairperson's Report on Negotiations on Emergency
Safeguard Measures.  It starts by explaining the background of the negotiations on subsidies and
briefly recalls the main activities of the Working Party in these negotiations (Section II).  Section III
                                                     
1 S/WPGR/7, paragraph 4.
2 S/WPGR/7, paragraph 1.S/WPGR/10
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contains my assessment of the situation and Section IV suggestions for a possible way forward.  The
Report is submitted on my own responsibility, as the Chairperson of the Working Party on GATS
Rules.  It does not prejudge the position of any delegation, nor the general outcome of these
negotiations.
II. BACKGROUND OF THE NEGOTIATIONS AND MAIN ACTIVITIES
A. NEGOTIATING MANDATE
4. Pursuant to GATS Article XV of the GATS ( Subsidies ), Members
"recognize that, in certain circumstances, subsidies may have distortive effects on
trade in services.  Members shall enter into negotiations with a view to developing the
necessary multilateral disciplines to avoid such trade-distortive effects. The
negotiations shall also address the appropriateness of countervailing procedures.
Such negotiations shall recognize the role of subsidies in relation to the development
programmes of developing countries and take into account the needs of Members,
particularly developing country Members, for flexibility in this area.  For the purpose
of such negotiations, Members shall exchange information concerning all subsidies
related to trade in services that they provide to their domestic service suppliers."
5. Article XV does not contain any specific timeframe for conducting the negotiations on
subsidies.  A footnote to the second sentence of paragraph 1 stipulates that "A future work programme
shall determine how, and in what time-frame, negotiations on such multilateral disciplines will be
conducted".  However, until July 2002, no initiative had been taken to establish such a work
programme.  In addition, it should be recalled that the Guidelines and Procedures for the Negotiations
on Trade in Services , adopted on 28 March 2001 by the Special Session of the Council for Trade in
Services, stipulate that "Members shall aim to complete negotiations under Articles VI:4, XIII and
XV prior to the conclusion of negotiations on specific commitments."
6. Article XV contains a second paragraph which foresees that "Any Member which considers
that it is adversely affected by a subsidy of another Member may request consultations with that
Member on such matters.  Such requests shall be accorded sympathetic consideration."  There is noinformation available to suggest that this provision has been invoked to date.
B. O
VERVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE WORKING PARTY
7. The issue of subsidies was first put on the agenda of the Working Party at its meeting of
May 1996.  Since then, this item has been on the agenda of each formal meeting of the Working
Party3 and was also addressed in various informal meetings.4  Since 1996, negotiations on subsidies
have benefitted from written input:  (i) 7 formal 6 informal contributions from Members;  (ii) a
number of notes from the Chairpersons aiming at structuring the debate, the most notable one beingthe Checklist on subsidies, recently revised in JOB(03)/57;  (iii) 9 formal and 4 informal notes by the
Secretariat.  A list of relevant documents is annexed to this Report.
8. Various themes have been addressed during the negotiations.  A particular focus was put on
the need for, and possible content of, a definition fo r subsidies in services, as well as the need for an
information exchange on services subsidies.  The fo llowing paragraphs contain a brief reminder of the
                                                     
3 See the reports of the formal meetings of the Working Party, S/WPGR/M/5 to S/WPGR/M/42.
4 See, for instance, Points Raised During the Informal Meeting of 27 September 2000 , Note by the
Secretariat, Job No. 6142, 6 October 2000, and Summary of Comments Made During the Informal Meeting of
29 January 2003 , Note by the Secretariat, JOB(03)/21.S/WPGR/10
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main steps, mainly based on the information provid ed by the Annual Reports of the Working Party to
the Council for Trade in Services.5
9. In a first instance, delegations noted the complexity inherent in the treatment of services
subsidies, and urged a careful and systematic appr oach to the negotiating mandate.  Some discussion
took place on the question whether a distinction s hould be made between broad-based subsidies of
general applicability and narrower, sector-specific su bsidies.  The Working Party began to consider the
modalities of the information exchange exercise calle d for in the negotiating mandate.  A working paper
on conceptual issues relating to subsidies was submitted by Chile6 and the Secretariat circulated various
background notes.7
10. In 1997, the Working Party approved a questionna ire to facilitate the information exchange
mandated by Article XV on subsidies related to trade in services.8  Four Members have replied so far.9
From 1997 to 1999, delegations continued their technical analysis of subsidies related to trade inservices, and discussed conceptual and legal issues.  The Secretariat prepared a first note presenting
information on the subject contained in WTO Trade Policy Reviews,
10 and the Chairperson circulated
an informal note raising various questions on the circumstances in which subsidies may cause trade-distortive effects.
11  Efforts were also made to advance the information exchange.  For instance, a
delegation suggested that Members provide information on subsidy-related access problems
encountered in foreign markets without reference to any particular country.12  Discussions addressed
the potential for subsidies, which are extended under one mode  (e.g. investment aid under mode 3)  to
distort trade under other modes, and  the effects  of export subsidies in services.
11. In 2000, the Working Party continued to consider the need for, and possible scope of,
disciplines on subsidies which may have trade-distortive effects.  Argentina and Hong Kong, China
presented a joint communication discussing relevant issues and identifying a number of topics for
further work.13  These two Members also presented informal contributions on the definition of
services subsidies.14  The European Communities circulated  an informal note outlining the
Community regime in the field of state aid, particularly for services.15  At the request of the Working
Party, the Chairperson circulated a Checklist of Issues, in order to help Members to address in a more
systematic manner relevant questions under this agenda item.16  Members proceeded on the basis of
                                                     
5 S/WPGR/1 to 6 and S/WPGR/8.
6 The Subsidies Issue , Communication from Chile, S/WPGR/W/10.
7 Notes by the Secretariat on:  Subsidies and Trade in Services , S/WPGR/W/9;  Provisions on Subsidies
Relating to Trade in Services in Regional Trade Agreements,  S/WPGR/W/12;  and Limitations in Members'
Schedules Relating to Subsidies , S/WPGR/W/13 + -/Add.1.
8 Questions Relevant to the Information Exchange Required under the Subsidies Negotiating Mandate ,
Note by the Secretariat, S/WPGR/W/16.
9 Communication from Norway , S/WPGR/W/16/Add.1;  Communication from New Zealand ,
W/WPGR/W/16/Add.2;  Communication from Hong Kong, China , S/WPGR/W/16/Add.3;  and Communication
from the Republic of Poland , S/WPGR/W/16/Add.4.
10 Subsidies for Services Sectors – Information Contained in WTO Trade Policy Reviews , Background
Note by the Secretariat, S/WPGR/W/25.  This Note has been updated 3 times (S/WPGR/W/25/Add.1 to 3).
11 Note from the Chairperson , Job No. 1931, 3 April 1998.
12 Report of the Meeting of 16 April 1999, Note by the Secretariat, S/WPGR/M/21.
13 Development of Multilateral Disc iplines Governing Trade Distortive Subsidies in Services ,
Communication from Argentina and Hong Kong, China, S/WPGR/W/31.
14 Definition of Subsidies in Services , Communication from Hong Kong, China, Job No. 5870
(27 September 2000) and Definition of Subsidies in Services , Non-paper by Argentina, Job No. 6629
(24 October 2000).
15 The Community Regime for State Aid in the Services Area , Communication from the European
Communities and Their Member States, Job No. 4302 (6 July 2000).
16 Checklist on Subsidies , Note from the Chairperson, Job No. 4519 (17 July 2000) and 4519/Rev.1
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the Checklist until July 2001, taking one item at each successive meeting.  It was then decided that the
Checklist would remain on the table and that the five topics it contains would remain open for
discussion.
12. In 2002, discussions focused on the information exchange mandated in Article XV, and on
the need for further information on services subsidies in general.  Argentina, Chile and Hong Kong,China informally presented a simplified questionnaire, based on the 1997 questionnaire, with the aim
of making it easier for Members to respond.
17  Moreover, the Secretariat circulated a further
addendum to the overview of information on subsidies contained in Trade Policy Review reports
(S/WPGR/W/25/Add.3).  In December 2002, Poland submitted an informal communication raising
various questions in relation to the scope and definition of subsidies in services;  this contribution was
discussed at an informal meeting in January and at the formal February meeting.18
13. On 17 March 2003, the Chairperson circulated a revised version of the 2000 Checklist on
Subsidies, as agreed by the Working Party at its February meeting.19  For lack of time, the issue of
subsidies could not be addressed at the May meeting and it was decided to postpone it until the formal
meeting in July.
III. ASSESSMENT
14. As indicated at the formal meeting in May 2003, I conducted a series of consultations with
Members from all regions and development stages, in order to get their views on the negotiations on
subsidies that the Working Party has undertaken pursuant to the mandate in Article XV.  In addition
to the information gathered in these informal consultations, I also received many comments from
Members that contacted me directly.
15. Based on the opinions expressed by Members, it is clear that an important amount of
technical work still has to be done.  In recent times, discussions have been based on contributions by
Members on relevant disciplines that could limit the trade distorting effects of subsidies in services.
Some of the proposals contain interesting and useful inputs on basic conceptual elements such as
definition, scope, modal application and possible countervailing mechanisms.  With respect to one of
                                                     
17 Communication from Argentina, Chile and Hong Kong, China, Informal Paper , JOB(02)/84.
18 Definition of Subsidy in GATS , Communication from Poland, JOB(02)/207.  See also Summary of
Comments Made During the Informal Meeting of 29 January 2003 , Note by the Secretariat, JOB(03)/21 and
Report of the Meeting held on 25 February 2003, Note by the Secretariat, S/WPGR/M/41.
19 Checklist on Subsidies , Note from the Chairperson, JOB(03)/57.  The Checklist identifies five broad issues
which were raised by Members during the discussions:
1.  Definition of a subsidy in services, including relevance of the definition in the Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures, and the need for, and possibl e ways of, establishing a categorization of services
subsidies.2.  Examination of any evidence of subsidies which may have distortive effects on trade in services (including
production, distribution, consumption and export subsidies).  Consideration of sources of information.
3.  Concepts relevant to what should be regarded as trade-distortive subsidies, including specificity, publicpolicy objectives, nature of the subsidies, and permissible or non-actionable subsidies.4.  To what extent do WTO rules, in particular the GATS and its national treatment and most-favoured-nationdisciplines, already discipline services subsidies or provide the means to do so?  This would include
consideration of technical issues related to the GATS, including mode specificity and the concept of "like
service".5.  (a) The wider role of subsidies, including to pursue public policy objectives.
(b) The role of subsidies in relation to development, and the needs of developing country
Members for flexibility, including special and differential treatment.
Is there a need for additional GATS disciplines to avoid trade-distortive effects?  This would include
consideration of the appropriateness of countervailing procedures.  Next steps.S/WPGR/10
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the proposals, many Members mentioned that the goods model was not particularly useful for defining
services subsidies, since both areas have different characteristics.  These exchanges of views
stimulated the activities of the Working Party, especially on the issue of definitions. Indeed,
discussions on subsidies had been restricted for some time to occasional comments on the Checklist
for subsidies, informal papers presented by Members or background notes from the Secretariat.
16. Debates also focused on the information exchange stipulated in Article XV.  Some Members
consider that a definition, which is still to be agreed on, would benefit from examination of specific
cases of services subsidies.  Other Members, though not opposing the exchange of information on
specific cases, do not consider it appropriate to base it on a few services sectors only.  Moreover, they
believe that examples will not be the ultimate solution for the question of a definition.  At the same
time, most Members are reluctant to contribute to the Article XV information exchange.  Most of
these Members argue that it is not possible to notify subsidy schemes before agreeing on a generaldefinition.  Some of these Members are of the view that the information exchange is only a best
endeavour exercise, not a compulsory one.  Other Members believe that the information exchange is
independent from any definition of trade distortive subsidies;  in their view, Article XV contains a
mandate calling for the notification of all subsidies, and not only those subsidies considered to be
trade-distortive.
17. With respect to the concepts that may be considered relevant for the identification of trade
distortive subsidies, Members have devoted time to issues such as specificity, public policy
objectives, nature of the subsidies, and permissible or non-actionable subsidies.  These and other
issues have been reflected in proposals presented by Members.  More discussions are needed to
achieve a better understanding of these issues.  Members have also made use of contributions from theSecretariat in order to improve their understanding of some of the conceptual issues at stake;  but
aside from general remarks on the usefulness of the documents, no new elements have been added to
the discussion.
18. UNCTAD is currently preparing a compilation of Trade Distortive Subsidies Schemes
Identify by Experts Groups, based on relevant documents.  In the last meeting where the issue wasraised, no opposition was expressed by any delegation to an UNCTAD contribution, as long as the
bibliography of the relevant material to be included in the paper is made available to the Working
Party prior to the actual presentation of the document.  As I mentioned previously, Members that had
some reservations on the use of sector-specific examples would not object if a broader range of
sectors was to be covered.
IV. WAY FORWARD
19. In general terms, work on subsidies is affected by the "chicken and the egg" syndrome and
very limited progress has been made on technical issues.  I would advise Members to engage actively
in discussions to determine what elements can be used to move forward.  I would also like to
encourage Members to submit new proposals – formal or informal – taking into account the
specificities of the GATS.  I do not underestimate the role of the Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures in stimulating our deliberati ons, but I think that an approach more closely
related to the GATS framework is needed in order to advance work on the core issues.
20. I would also invite Members to continue using the revised Checklist  as a guide for identifying
the content of possible disciplines.  Likewise, concrete examples, be they sector-specific or of a
general nature, could be useful in this context.  Some Members mentioned that various offers of new
commitments contained limitations with regard to what seemed to be subsidy schemes.  It might beuseful to discuss how these subsidies are defined.
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ANNEX
List of documents related to the negotiations under GATS Article XV
I. REPORTS OF MEETINGS
A. ANNUAL REPORTS
Symbol Title Date
S/WPGR/1 Activities of the WPGR – Report to the CTS 23 October 1996
S/WPGR/2 Activities of the WPGR – Report to the CTS 26 November 1997
S/WPGR/3 Report of the WPGR to the CTS 3 December 1998
S/WPGR/4 Report of the WPGR to the CTS 26 October 1999
S/WPGR/5 Report of the WPGR to the CTS 24 November 2000
S/WPGR/6 Report of the WPGR to the CTS 4 October 2001
S/WPGR/7 Work Programmes - Adopted by the WPGR on 22 July 2002 25 July 2002
S/WPGR/8 Report of the WPGR to the CTS (2002) 5 December 2002
B. REPORTS OF FORMAL MEETINGS
Symbol Title Submitted by Date
S/WPGR/M/5 Report of the Meeting of
28 March 1996Note by the Secretariat 13 May 1996
S/WPGR/M/6 Report of the Meeting of
3 June 1996Note by the Secretariat 22 July 1996
S/WPGR/M/7 Report of the Meeting of
29 July 1996Note by the Secretariat 19 September 1996
S/WPGR/M/8 Report of the Meeting of
8 & 14 October 1996Note by the Secretariat 13 December 1996
S/WPGR/M/9 Report of the Meeting of
23 January 1997Note by the Secretariat 7 March 1997
S/WPGR/M/10 Report of the Meeting of
13 March 1997Note by the Secretariat 1 May 1997
S/WPGR/M/11 Report of the Meeting of
22 May 1997Note by the Secretariat 30 June 1997
S/WPGR/M/12 Report of the Meeting of
23 July 1997Note by the Secretariat 3 September 1997
S/WPGR/M/13 Report of the Meeting of
1 October 1997Note by the Secretariat 19 November 1997
S/WPGR/M/14 Report of the Meeting of
26 November 1997Note by the Secretariat 2 December 1997
S/WPGR/M/15 Report of the Meeting of
13 February 1998Note by the Secretariat 27 February 1998
S/WPGR/M/16 Report of the Meeting of
27 April 1998Note by the Secretariat 10 June 1998
S/WPGR/M/17 Report of the Meeting of
23 June 1998Note by the Secretariat 31 July 1998
S/WPGR/M/18 Report of the Meeting of
6 October 1998Note by the Secretariat 13 November 1998
S/WPGR/M/19 Report of the Meeting of
1 December 1998Note by the Secretariat 21 January 1999S/WPGR/10
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Symbol Title Submitted by Date
S/WPGR/M/20 Report of the Meeting of
19 February 1999Note by the Secretariat 17 March 1999
S/WPGR/M/21 Report of the Meeting of
16 April 1999Note by the Secretariat 7 May 1999
S/WPGR/M/22 Report of the Meeting of
19 May 1999Note by the Secretariat 15 June 1999
S/WPGR/M/23 Report of the Meeting of
21 June 1999Note by the Secretariat 6 July 1999
S/WPGR/M/24 Report of the Meeting of
27 July 1999Note by the Secretariat 8 September 1999
S/WPGR/M/25 Report of the Meeting of
8 October 1999Note by the Secretariat 2 November 1999
S/WPGR/M/26 Report of the Meeting of
24 March 2000Note by the Secretariat 20 April 2000
S/WPGR/M/27 Report of the Meeting of
4-5 May 2000Note by the Secretariat 6 June 2000
S/WPGR/M/28 Report of the Meeting of
7 July 2000Note by the Secretariat 4 August 2000
S/WPGR/M/29 Report of the Meeting of
27 September 2000Note by the Secretariat 9 October 2000
S/WPGR/M/30 Report of the Meeting of
30 November 2000Note by the Secretariat 22 December 2000
S/WPGR/M/31 Report of the Meeting of
21 March 2000Note by the Secretariat 6 April 2001
S/WPGR/M/32 Report of the Meeting of
10 May 2001Note by the Secretariat 17 May 2001
S/WPGR/M/33 Report of the Meeting of
2 July 2001Note by the Secretariat 10 July 2001
S/WPGR/M/34 Report of the Meeting of
3 October 2001Note by the Secretariat 10 October 2001
S/WPGR/M/35 Report of the Meeting of
28 November 2001Note by the Secretariat 7 December 2001
S/WPGR/M/36 Report of the Meeting of
13 and 15 March 2002Note by the Secretariat 3 April 2002
S/WPGR/M/37 Report of the Meeting of
3 June 2002Note by the Secretariat 26 June 2002
S/WPGR/M/38 Report of the Meeting of
15 July 2002Note by the Secretariat 26 July 2002
S/WPGR/M/39 Report of the Meeting of
23 October 2002Note by the Secretariat 12 November 2002
S/WPGR/M/40 Report of the Meeting of
3 December 2002Note by the Secretariat 23 December 2002
S/WPGR/M/41
+ Corr.1Report of the Meeting of
25 February 2003Note by the Secretariat 12 March 2003
S/WPGR/M/42 Report of the Meeting of
13 May 2003Note by the Secretariat 19 June 2003S/WPGR/10
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C. SUMMARY OF COMMENTS MADE DURING INFORMAL MEETINGS
Job Number Title Submitted by Date
Job 6142 Negotiations under GATS Article XV –
Subsidies - Points raised during theinformal meeting of 27 September 2000Note by the Secretariat 9 October 2000
JOB(02)/211 Summary of Comments Made During
the Informal Meetingof 22 November 2002Note by the Secretariat 13 December 2002
JOB(03)/21 Summary of Comments Made During
the Informal Meeting
of 29 January 2003Note by the Secretariat 7 February 2003
II. DOCUMENTS PRESENTED BY DELEGATIONS
A. FORMAL DOCUMENTS
Symbol Submitted by Title Date
S/WPGR/W/10 Communication
from ChileThe Subsidies Issue 2 April 1996
S/WPGR/W/16/
Add.1Communication
from NorwayResponse to the Questions Relevant to the
Information Exchange Required Under theSubsidies Negotiating Mandate - Addendum23 June 1997
-Add.2 Communication
from New ZealandResponse to the Questions to the Information
Exchange Required Under the SubsidiesNegotiating Mandate - Addendum23 July 1997
-Add.3 Communication
from Hong Kong,
ChinaResponse to the Questions Relevant to the
Information Exchange Required Under the
Subsidies Negotiating Mandate - Addendum23 July 1999
-Add.4 Communication
from the Republicof PolandResponse to the Questions Relevant to the
Information Exchange Required Under theSubsidies Negotiating Mandate - Addendum2 March 2000
-Add.4/Sup.1 Communication
from the Republicof Poland"   -  Supplement 20 September 2000
S/WPGR/W/31 Communication
from Argentina &
HK, ChinaDevelopment of Multilateral Disciplines
Governing Trade Distortive Subsidies in
Services16 March 2000
B. INFORMAL DOCUMENTS
Job Number Submitted by Title Date
[no number] Communication
from NorwayExchange of information on subsidies 14 October 1996
Job 4302 Communication
from the EC and
their Member StatesThe Community Regime for the Aid in the
Services Area6 July 2000
Job 5870 Communication
from Hong Kong,ChinaDefinition of Subsidies in Services 27 September 2000S/WPGR/10
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Job Number Submitted by Title Date
Job 6629 Non-paper from
ArgentinaDefinition of Subsidies in Services 24 October 2000
JOB(02)/84 Communication
from Argentina;
Chile and Hong
Kong, ChinaNegotiations under Art. XV  – Informal Paper 15 July 2002
JOB(02)/207 Communication
from PolandDefinition of subsidy in GATS 13 December 2002
III. NOTES BY THE CHAIRPERSON
Job Number Title Date
Job 779 WPGR general + list of WPGR documents 10 February 1998
Job 1931 Note from the Chairperson 3 April 1998
Job 3294 Note from the Chairperson (safeguards, subsidies, government
procurement)15 June 1998
Job 5169 Note from the Chairperson (safeguards, subsidies, government
procurement)22 September 1998
Job 772 Note from the Chairperson (safeguards, subsidies, government
procurement)10 February 1999
Job 1998 Note from the Chairperson (safeguards, subsidies, government
procurement)8 April 1999
Job 2803 Note from the Chairperson (safeguards, subsidies, government
procurement)11 May 1999
Job 3432 Note from the Chairman (safeguards, subsidies, government
procurement)15 June 1999
Job 4141 Note from the Chairperson (safeguards, subsidies, government
procurement)12 July 1999
Job 5332 Note from the Chairperson (safeguards, subsidies, government
procurement)16 September 1999
Job 782 Note from the Chairperson (safeguards, subsidies, government
procurement)14 February 2000
Job 2598 Note from Chairperson – Meeting of 4 and 5 May 2000 (safeguards,
subsidies, government procurement)28 April 2000
Job 4058 Note from the Chairperson – Meeting on 7 July 2000 (safeguards,
subsidies, government procurement)27 June 2000
Job 4519 Note from the Chairman - Negotiations on subsidies – Article XV of
the GATS -  Checklist on Subsidies17 July 2000
Job 5538 Note from the Chairperson – Meeting of 27 September (safeguards,
subsidies, government procurement)15 September 2000
Job 4519/Rev.1 Note from the Chairman - Negotiations on Subsidies – Checklist on
subsidies6 October 2000
Job 7352 Annotated Agenda from the Chairperson – Meeting of 30 November
2000 (safeguards, subsidies, government procurement)17 November 2000
JOB(01)/35 Annotated Agenda from the Chairperson – Meeting on 21 March
2001 (safeguards, subsidies, government procurement)14 March 2001
JOB(01)/58 Annotated agenda from the Chairperson – Meeting on 10 May 2001
(safeguards, subsidies, government procurement)1 May 2001
JOB(01)/95 Annotated agenda from the Chairperson – Meeting on 2 July 2001
(safeguards, subsidies, government procurement)21 June 2001
JOB(02)/43 Annotated agenda from the Chairperson Designate – Meeting of
3 June 2002 (safeguards, subsidies, government procurement)24 May 2002S/WPGR/10
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Job Number Title Date
JOB(02)/82
+ Rev.1 & Rev.2Note from the Chairperson – Draft Work Programme (safeguards,
subsidies, government procurement)12 July 2002
JOB(02)/83 Annotated Agenda from the Chairperson – Meeting of 15 July 2002
(safeguards, subsidies, government procurement)12 July 2002
JOB(02)/144 Meeting of 23 October 2002 - Annotated Agenda from the
Chairperson (safeguards, subsidies, government procurement)16 October 2002
JOB(02)/202 Annotated Agenda fr om the Chairperson, Meeting of
3 December 2002 (Annual report, safeguards, subsidies, governmentprocurement)3 December 2002
JOB(03)/30 Annotated Agenda from the Chairperson, Meeting of
25 February 2003 (safeguards, government procurement andsubsidies)14 February 2003
JOB(03)/57 Note from the Chairperson – Checklist on Subsidies 17 March 2003
IV. BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS BY THE SECRETARIAT
A. FORMAL NOTES
Symbol Title Date
S/WPGR/W/9 Subsidies and Taxes 6 March 1996
S/WPGR/W/12 Provisions on Subsidies relating to Trade in Services in Regional Trade
Agreements20 May 1996
S/WPGR/W/13 Limitations in Members' Schedules relating to Subsidies 22 May 1996
--/13/Add.1 "  -  Addendum 14 June 2000
S/WPGR/W/16 Questions relevant to the information exchange required under the
subsidies Negotiating Mandate5 February 1997
S/WPGR/W/25 Subsidies for services sect ors information contained in WTO Trade
Policy  Reviews – Background Note by the Secretariat26 January 1998
--/25/Add.1 +
Corr.1" –  Addendum 1 25 May 2000
--W/25/Add.2 " – Addendum 2 12 December 2000
--W/25/Add.3 " – Addendum 3 19 September 2002
B. INFORMAL NOTES
Job Number Title Date
[no number] Questions relevant to the information exchange required under the
subsidies negotiating mandate.23 September 1996
Job 8 Questions relevant to the information exchange required under the
subsidies negotiating mandate – Revision 12 January 1997
[no number] Questions relevant to the information exchange required under the
subsidies negotiating mandate – Revision 222 January 1997
JOB(01)/66 Negotiations under GATS Article XV – The OECD Arrangement on
Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credit and the so-calledYellow Book8 May 2001
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