. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/N/95/BRB
G/SCM/N/99/BRB
30 June 2003
(03-3471)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVI:1
of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Extension Under SCM Article 27.4 of the Transition Period for the
Elimination of Export Subsidies Pursuant to the Procedures
in Document G/SCM/39
BARBADOS
The following communication, dated 25 June 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Barbados.
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Pursuant to Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and to the
decisions taken by the Committee to grant Barbados an extension of the transition period for the use
of certain applicable export subsidy programmes under Article 27.4 of the Agreement on Subsidiesand Countervailing Measures and with reference to the standstill and transparency commitment
undertaken by the Government of Barbados as it relates to the continuation of these subsidy
programmes, please be informed that there have been no changes to the following applicable subsidy
programmes in terms of the provision of any additional benefits or modification of the definition or
requirements of the programmes.  The programmes to which this notification refers are:
1. Export Grant and Incentive Scheme
2. Export Rediscount Facility
3. Export Credit Insurance Scheme
4. Export Finance Guarantee Scheme
Pursuant to the decision adopted by the Committee in December 2002 to grant Barbados an
extension of the transition period for the use of certain applicable export subsidy programmes under
Article 27.4 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and with reference to thestandstill and transparency commitment undertaken by the Government of Barbados as it relates to the
continuation of these subsidy programmes, please be informed that there have been no changes to the
following applicable subsidy programmes in terms of the provision of any additional benefits or
modification of the definition or requirements of the programmes.  The programmes to which this
notification refers are:
(i) Fiscal Incentive ProgrammeG/SCM/N/95/BRB
G/SCM/N/99/BRB
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(ii) Export Allowance
(iii) Research and Development Allowance
(iv) International Business Incentives
(v) Societies with Restricted Liability
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