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31 May 2022  
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Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
 
SUBSIDIES  
REPLIES TO QUESTIONS1 POSED BY AUSTRALIA REGARDING  THE NEW  
AND FULL NOTIFICATION OF JAPAN2 
The following communication, dated and received on 26 May 2022, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Japan . 
 
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3.13 Support for Establishment of Environmentally and Economically Sustainable 
Fisheries  
This program includes supporting mitigation of damage from natural and economic 
disasters. The notification notes that fishing permit and license systems ensure there is 
no increase in overall fishing capacity.  
Question 1  
Could Japan clarify whether this capacity is assessed on a fishery basis?  
Reply : 
Yes. In Japan 's fishing permit and license systems, capacity is assessed and controlled on a fishery 
basis.  
Question 2  
What base line is used following natural or economic disasters?  
Reply : 
Fishing capacity (e.g., number of vessels and gross tonnage of vessels) just befor e natural or 
economic disasters is used as base line.  
 
 
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1 G/SCM/Q2/JPN/82 . 
2 G/SCM/N/372/JPN . 