WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q3/COL/18
22 November 2002
(02-6496)
Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  Spanish
SUBSIDIES
Requests Pursuant to Article 27.4 of the Agreement on
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Questions Posed by Ecuador
The following communication, dated 18 November 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Ecuador.
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As part of the process of consultation regarding requests for extension of the transition period
for export subsidies under Article 27.4 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures,
Ecuador would be most grateful if Colombia could answer the following questions:
1. Does the Transport Compensation Mechanism benefit or can it benefit exports from free
zones and exports which have received the benefits provided for in the Special Import-Export System
for Capital Goods and Spare Parts (SIEX)?
2. Can a single export product or enterprise benefit from all three of the subsidy programmes
notified by Colombia?
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