RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SCM/Q2/NOR/3
1October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3920)
Original: English Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
SUBSIDIES
Questions from POLAND Regarding theNew
andFullNotification ofNORWAY1
Thefollowing communication, dated 20September 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofPoland.
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Public Research andDevelopment Contracts
Q1. Asweunderstand thissubsidy isgranted totheenterprise tocover partofitscostsrelated with
accomplishment oftheprojects aiming atimplementing newtechnologies, andthebasisofthissubsidy
isanagreement between anenterprise andapublic authority. Wewould liketofindouthowever if
theamount ofsubsidy isrepaid bytheenterprise incaseoffailure oftheproject?
TheExport Campaign, theStrategy Programme andtheProgramme forExport Development inSME
Q2. Arethere anyadditional criteria thatmustbefulfilled bySME enterprises tobegranted this
subsidy? Ifyes,please specify.
Marketing Funds
Q3. Thenotification doesnotspecify clearly what criteria aretaken intoaccount while granting
subsidies tofirms andorganizations, whatdecides theamount ofaidgranted tothecertain subject and
whatisthemaximum levelofsuchanaidadmissible forasingle subject. Could Norway please explain
these points?
Grant forBuilding orPurchase ofVessels totheCounty Finnmark
Q4. Thisscheme provides aspecial subsidy given tothebuyer orbuilder offishing vessels in
Finnmark county limited to15percentofbuilding price ofthenewvessel or15percentofpurchase
price oftheoldvessel, simultaneously theshipowner canalsotakeadvantage ofSupport toFishing
Vessels forDomestic Delivery Scheme which provides subsidy upto9percentofthecontract price
oftheship,thissecond scheme isapplied ontheterritory ofthewhole ofNorway. Does itmean that
inthecaseofatransaction which takes place inFinnmark county, thelevel ofsubsidy canamount
upto24percentofthecontract priceorthesubject canuseonlyoneoftheseschemes? Could Norway
clarify onthispoint?
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