WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q2/ZAF/8
19 January 2004
(04-0147)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Questions Posed by the EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Regarding the New and Full Notification of SOUTH AFRICA1
The following communication, dated 15 January 2004, is being circulated at the request of the
Permanent Delegation of the European Commission.
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South Africa made a nil notification stating that there are no programmes in place, which
would have to be notified according to GATT 94 or ASCM.  However, the last New and Full Subsidy
Notification of South Africa (G/SCM/N/3/ZAF - 1997) mentioned several programmes.  Have allthese programmes been terminated without being replaced by any new programmes?
Furthermore it has come to our attention through information provided on the internet
(http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/dpru/p12.pdf,
http://www.thedti.gov.za/offerings/offering.asp?offeringid=130)
that there exist several schemes for export promotion, SME and Industry support and tax relief as well
as SEZs.  Can South Africa please provide information on these programmes and on existing SEZs
and the advantages and conditions linked to them?
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1 G/SCM/N/95/ZAF