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7 July 2020 
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Committee on Subsidies and  
Countervailing Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLES 25.11 AND 25.12 OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES* 
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 
The following communication, dated 3 July 2 020, is being circulated at the request of  the delegation 
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . 
 
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This is to notify that the Democratic Republic of the Congo has not established an authority 
competent to initiate and conduct an investigation within the meaning of Article 25.12 of 
the Agreemen t on Subsidies and  Countervailing Measures and thus has not, to date, taken any  
countervailing actions within the meaning of Article 25.11 of the Agreement and does not anticipate 
taking any countervailing actions for the foreseeable future . The Democratic Republic of the Congo 
will promptly notify the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures of any changes that 
may take place in this regard . Specifically, the Democratic Republic of the Congo will notify the 
Committee pursuant to  Article  25.12 of the Agreement upon the establishment of an auth ority 
competent to initiate and  conduct countervailing duty investigations, as well as the domestic 
procedures governing the  initiation and conduct of such investigations, and will report without del ay 
to the Committee any countervailing actions in accordance with Article 25.11 of the Agreement  on 
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures . 
 
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* This notification is made pursuant to the notification format contained in document G/SCM/129, 
adopted by the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures on 20 October 2009.  