RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SCM/Q2/BGR/3
7November 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4869)
Original: English Committee onSubsidies
andCountervailing Measures
SUBSIDIES
Questions from POLAND
Regarding theNewandFullNotification ofBULGARIA1
Thefollowing communication, dated 22October 1997, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofPoland.
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Direct subsidies
Q1. Could Bulgaria provide uswithmoredetails astothecriteria oftheeligibility, duration, amount
ofthesubsidy concerning thisprogramme?
Heatsupplying andcoal
Q1. Could wehavesome information astowhen doesBulgaria intend toeliminate thisprogramme?
Assistance todisadvantaged regions
Q1. Could Bulgaria please define thecriteria according towhich theregion isconsidered
“disadvantaged ”forthepurpose ofthisparticular programme?
Assistance tosmall companies
Q1. Could Bulgaria please define small enterprise providing thatsuchofficial definition exists in
law?
Project non-ferrous enterprises Elisaina andPlovdiv (10,11)
Q1. Could Bulgaria please explain whatismeant by“loanguaranteed bytheState”inthepoint
describing form ofthesubsidy? Isitaloanfrom abudget orsome specialized government fundor
justaguarantee bytheState oftherepayment oftheloangranted bybank?
Q2. Incaseoftheloanfrom thebudget, whataretheterms ofrepayment ofsuchaloan?
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Q3. Istheaidunder thisprogramme asingle loan(orguarantee) fortheamount specified in
points 10.6and11.6respectively foreachofthetwoenterprises, oristheprogramme intended to
becontinued?
Q4. Incaseofasingle loan, could Bulgaria please givemore details astotheduration ofthe
programme?
Loans guaranteed bytheState (14,15,16,17)
Q1. Could Bulgaria please explain whatismeant by“loanguaranteed bytheState”inthepoint
describing form ofthesubsidy? Isitaloanfrom abudget orsome specialized government fundor
justaguarantee bytheState oftherepayment oftheloangranted bybank?
Q2. Incaseoftheloanfrom thebudget, whataretheterms ofrepayment ofsuchaloan?
Q3. Istheaidunder thisprogramme asingle loan(orguarantee) fortheamount specified in
points 10.6and11.6respectively foreachofthetwoenterprises, oristheprogramme intended to
becontinued?
Q4. Incaseofasingle loan, could Bulgaria please givemore details astotheduration ofthe
programme?
State Fund forReconstruction andDevelopment
Q1. Could Bulgaria provide more details astotheinterest rateofapreferential loanunder this
programme?
Q2. What arethecriteria ofeligibility under thisprogramme?