 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/Q3/JOR/11 
18 October 2004 
 
 (04-4374) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES  
 
Extension under SCM Article 27.4 of the Transition Period for the  
Elimination of Export Subsidies to the Procedures  
in document G/SCM/39  
 
Replies to Questions Posed by the EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES1 
Regarding the Notification of JORDAN2 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 14 October 2004, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Jordan.  
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Partial or Total Exemption of Income  Tax for profits on certain exports
 
  Have beneficiaries of this programme been gi ven any assurance as to the length of time 
they will be able to enjoy its benefits, either indi vidually or on a general basis?  Please indicate 
what consideration has been given to the phasing out of this programme, given that the 
transitional period for the elimination of export subsidies provided for in document G/SCM/39 expires at the end of 2007. 
 
Reply
 
 
 Although the beneficiaries of the programme have been informed, whether generally or 
individually, that the transitional period of the pr ogramme will expire in the year 2007, no assurances 
have been given to them as to the length of time th ey will have to enjoy its benefits until its expiry 
date.  However, the beneficiaries are usually in formed on any extension upon acceptance of Jordan's 
extension request by the World Trade Organization. 
 
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1 G/SCM/Q3/JOR10 
2 G/SCM/N/114/JOR 