Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies - New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article Xvi:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures[...] Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu

World Trade Organization G/SCM/N/71/TPKM 19 June 2002 (02-3420) Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Original: English SUBSIDIES New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU The following communication, dated 10 June 2002, has been received from the Permanent Mission of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. _______________ TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. AGRICULTURE 3 A. Support for rice 3 B. Support for sorghum, corn and soybeans 4 C. Measures for sweet potatoes, adzuki beans, mung beans, and other miscellaneous crops 5 D. Support for Tobacco Leaves 6 E. Support for Vegetables 8 F. Support for Sugar 10 II. FISHERY 11 A. Fishing vessel buy-back programme 11 B. Fishing Vessel Monitoring System Programme 12 C. Extension of the Reuse