RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q3/URY/1
3 April 2002
(02-1668)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Requests Pursuant to Article 27.4 of the Agreement
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Questions Posed by Switzerland
The following communication, dated 28 March 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Switzerland.
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Switzerland  submits the following comments a nd questions seeking clarification of certain
aspects of the request under review.  These comments and questions do not necessarily prejudice its
final position on these requests.
Uruguay (G/SCM/N/74/URY)
Uruguay is urged to clarify under which procedures [i.e. Art. 27.4 SCM or the special
procedures decided in §10.6 of the Ministeria l Decision on Implementation-Related issues and
Concerns WT/MIN(01)/17] it wants to seek for an extension of the transition period for granting
export subsidies to the automotive industry.  Further, Switzerland requests Uruguay to provide data, if
available, of the main export markets for the entities profiting from the Automotive Industry Export
Promotion Regime.
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