RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TRIMS/W/6
20November 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4929)
Original: English Committee onTrade-Related Investment Measures
REPLY FROM THE REPUBLIC OFKOREA TOAQUESTION RAISED ATTHE
MEETING HELD ON30SEPTEMBER 1996
Thefollowingcommunication,dated12November1996,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanent
Mission oftheRepublic ofKorea withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheMembers oftheCommittee.
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Inthemeeting oftheCommittee onTrade-Related Investment Measures held on
30September 1996, adelegation raised aquestion addressed toKorea regarding thelocalcontent rule
being applied asthecondition forsubsidizing thepurchase ofdomestic-made tractors. Inresponse
tothisquestion, Iwishtoinform youthatthelocal content rulewasabolished through revision of
theCombined Guidelines forAgricultural Policy, attheendof1995.