RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SCM/Q2/JPN/16
23April 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-1649)
Original: English Committee onSubsidies
andCountervailing Measures
SUBSIDIES
Questions from POLAND Regarding the
Updating Notification ofJAPAN1
Thefollowing communication, dated 20April 1998, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofPoland.
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1. TaxMeasures toStrengthen theManagement ofSmall- andMedium-Sized Corporations
What isthedefinition ofSmall- andMedium-Sized Enterprise forthepurpose ofthissubsidy
programme (andalsoother programmes)?
Arethereanyother additional criteria which mustbemetbytheentity toapply forthissubsidy
oristheaidavailable toevery SME engaging intheagricultural processing business?
Wewouldappreciateinformationonsomemoredetailsaboutapplicationprocessforthissubsidy.
2. Special Depreciation onCertain Machinery used forHigh-Technology Industries inthe
Designated High-Technology Industrial Development Areas ("Technopolis")
Isthissubsidy programme applicable onlyinclearly geographically defined areas? Ifyes,
howmany ofsuchspecial zones exist? Areallentities insuchzones covered bythisscheme orare
there some other criteria ofeligibility?
Aredepreciation programmes listed intheJapanese notification cumulative, provided thatthe
given entity meets thecriteria ofeligibility ofmorethanoneofthem(ex.enterprise engaging inbusiness
qualifiedasnecessaryforimmediatestructuralimprovementandsimultaneouslyengaginginthebusiness
ofthetextile industry -programmes 24and25)?
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1G/SCM/N/25/JPN &Suppl.1.