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5 November 2019 
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Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLES 25.11 AND 25.12 OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES* 
MALDIVES  
The following communication, dated 18 July 2019, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Maldives.  
 
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This is to notify that Republic of Maldives has not established an authority competent to initiate and 
conduct an investigation within the meaning of Article 25.12 of th e Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures ("the Agreement") 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 forese eable future.1 Republic of Maldives shall promptly notify the 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("the Committee") of any changes that may 
take place in this regard. Specifically, Republic of Maldives shall notify the Committee pursuant to 
Article 25.12 of the Agreement upon the establishment of an authority competent to initiate and 
conduct countervailing duty investigations, as well as the domestic procedures governing the 
initiation and conduct of such investigations, and shall report wit hout delay to the Committee any 
countervailing actions in accordance with Article 25.11 of the Agreement.  
 
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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.  
1 This notification shall be valid until further notice.  