 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/Q2/NZL/13 
22 March 2004 
 
 (04-1270) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES  
 
Replies to Questions Posed by the UNITED STATES1 
Regarding the New and Full Notification of NEW ZEALAND2 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 18 March 2004, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of New Zealand.  
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I.  Strategic Investment Fund  
Q. Please identify the industry sectors that receive aid through this programme. 
 Reply
 
   There are no restrictions on the industry sectors eligible for assistance through the Strategic Investment Fund. For the 2002/2003 financial year, the following sectors received funding: information technology and communications, biot echnology, specialised manufacturing, and wood 
processing. 
 
VII.  Beachheads Programme  
 
Q. Please identify the industries that benefit from aid through the Beachheads Programme.  
Are there any other requirements, apart from tho se stated in this document, for companies to 
receive aid through this programme? 
 
Reply
 
  The Beachheads Programme is open to all hi gh-technology industries. The industries that 
currently benefit from the programme are the in formation technology and communications industry 
and the marine industry.    Requirements for companies to receive assistan ce through this programme, in addition to 
those stated in New Zealand’s notifi cation, are that companies must:  
 
- be part of a sector that has the potential for a significant technology 
component; 
                                                     
 
1 G/SCM/Q2/NZL/12. 
2 G/SCM/N/95/NZL. G/SCM/Q2/NZL/13 
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 - be part of the relevant beachhead sector/industry; 
- outline their business and market entry plans; 
- require on the ground representation to operate in the market in question; 
- not have an established office in the market in which they seek assistance;  
- have at least one reference market, which may include New Zealand; 
- be financially capable of operating in the market in question; 
- commit management capability and other resources to the market in question; 
- have a viable market entry strategy; 
- demonstrate a long term commitment to the market in question; 
- be a tax-registered New Zealand entity; 
- agree to provide information a bout the company's performance and 
experience of the Beachheads programme. 
 
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