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23 January  2024 
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Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
  
SUBSIDIES  
QUESTIONS POSED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM REGARDING  
THE NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA1  
The following communication, dated and received on 22 January 2024, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of the United Kingdom.  
 
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The United Kingdom thanks the Republic of Korea for its efforts in submitting its 2023 subsidy 
notification. The U nited Kingdom  believes that the sharing of information is in the interest of all 
Members and is essential for the effective functioning of the SCM Agreement. We would therefore 
be grateful for any information the Republic of Korea  can provide on the following questions.  
Tariff Reduction on Aircraft Parts  
Question 1 
1.  Could the Republic of Korea please provide further information on the eligibility criteria for 
'businesses (excl. SMEs)' to qualify for support under the scheme?  
Question  2 
2.  Could the Republic of Korea please clarify whether the rates available to SMEs would be s ubject 
to reductions over time, in the similar way to rates towards non -SME businesses?  
Loan Programme for R&D of Information and Communication Technology  
Question 3  
3.  Could the Republic of Korea please provide further information on the eligibility criteria  for the 
scheme, including whether non -SME enterprises are able to apply for the scheme?  
Question 4  
4.  Could the Republic of Korea please clarify whether the interest rates for the loans provided 
through the scheme changed during the reporting period, and und er what timeframes are 
recipients required to repay the loans?  
Emission Reduction Project for In -use Diesel Vehicles  
Question 5  
5.  Can the Republic of Korea please provide further information on the eligibility criteria for the 
scheme, including the condition s of application for private enterprises?  
 
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  Support for R&D of Environmental Technology Development Projects  
Question 6  
6.  Could the Republic of Korea please provide further information on the eligibility criteria for private 
enterprises to apply for the scheme , including whether foreign enterprises operating in the 
Republic of Korea can qualify?  
Question 7  
7.  Could the Republic of Korea please provide information on the number of recipients of the scheme 
for 2021 and 2022, including the number of recipients which  were private enterprises?  
 
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