NOTIFICATION
provisions UNDER THE AGREEMENT
ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
Background Note by the Secretariat
Revision
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This document has been prepared under the
Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice to the positions of
Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 introduction.. 2
2 notification provisions in the scm
agreement. 2
2.1 Regular Notifications. 2
2.1.1 Notification of Subsidies under
Article 25. 2
2.1.2 Notification of Countervailing
Measures. 5
2.1.3 Notification of Competent
Authorities. 5
2.1.4 Notification of Countervailing Duty
Legislation. 5
2.2 Special Notifications. 6
2.2.1 Notification of Non-Actionable
Subsidies under Article 8.3. 6
2.2.2 Notifications Related to the
Provisions of Article 27 Regarding Special and Differential Treatment of
Developing Country Members. 6
2.2.3 Notifications under the Transitional
Arrangements Set Out in Article 28.1(a) 6
2.2.4 Notifications under the Transitional
Arrangements Set Out in Article 29.3. 7
3 notification of subsidies in the context
of wto accessions. 7
ANNEX A. 8
ANNEX B. 12
ANNEX C. 30
ANNEX D. 31
ANNEX E. 32
ANNEX F. 35
ANNEX G. 36
ANNEX H.. 37
ANNEX I. 40
ANNEX J. 42
ANNEX K. 43
ANNEX L. 44
1.
Pursuant to a
request of the Chairman of the Trade Policy Review Body, to discuss "ways
to improve the timeliness and completeness of notifications and other
information flows on trade measures" in the context of the Agreement on
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("the SCM Agreement"), the
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("the Committee")
discussed this matter in several informal and regular meetings held since 2009.
Document G/SCM/W/546 dated 28 April 2009 which contained information on the
notification obligations under the SCM Agreement and the level of compliance
with each of these obligations, was circulated as a background Note for the
Committee's discussions in this regard. In the course of the meetings held
since 2009, Members indicated that updating this document on a regular basis
would be useful for the Committee's future work on improving transparency in
notifications. This fourteenth revision reflects developments since March 2022.