WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/N/71
8 March 2001
(01-1139)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing Measures
SUBSIDIES
Notifications Pursuant to Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994
and Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies
and Countervailing Measures
1. Pursuant to Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25.2 of the Agreement on Subsidies
and Countervailing Measures ("SCM Agreement"), Memb ers shall notify (a) all specific subsidies, as
defined in Articles 1 and 2 of the SCM Agreement (b) all other subsidies which operate directly orindirectly to increase exports of any product from, or  to reduce imports of any product into, the territory
of the Member granting or maintaining the subsidies.
2. In accordance with the decision of the Committee on 21 July 1995 (G/SCM/6), Members shall
submit new and full notifications each third year (b eginning in 1995) and updating notifications in the
intervening years.   Members are therefore invited to submit new and full notifications by
29 June 2001 .
3. The questionnaire format for these not ifications is contained in G/SCM/6.
4. Notifications received in reply to the above request will be issued as Member-coded documents
in the G/SCM/N/71 series.
5. As provided by Article 25.7 of the SCM Agr eement, the notification of a measure does not
prejudge either its legal status under GATT 1994 or the SCM Agreement, the effects under the
SCM Agreement, or the nature of the measure itself
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