RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q3/JOR/2
8 April 2002
(02-1820)
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 AUSTRALIA Regarding the
Notification of JORDAN1
The following communication, dated 4 April 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Australia.
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Australia submits the following as an initial set of questions/comments.  We reserve our right
to ask further questions on this request at a later stage.
Australia notes Jordan's notification of the income tax exemption programme listed in
document G/SCM/N/2/JOR of 11 May 2000 pursuant to SCM Article 28.
1. Could Jordan provide details on the programme for which it is seeking an extension in the
format specified in document G/SCM/6?  What are the criteria for qualifying for the profit tax
exemption?  How is it determined whether the exemption is partial or total?
2. Could Jordan advise when and how it will phase out this programme?
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1 G/SCM/N/74/JOR, G/SCM/N/71/JOR.