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
The Separate Customs Territory of
Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
The following communication, dated and received
on 23 May 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.
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Table of Contents
1 agriculture. 3
1.1 SUPPORT FOR RICE. 3
1.2 SUPPORT FOR DIVERSIFIED CROPS. 4
1.3 SUPPORT FOR SUGAR. 5
1.4 THE POLICY-ORIENTED SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL
LOAN. 6
2 FISHERIES. 7
2.1 FISHING VESSELS BUY-BACK PROGRAMME. 7
2.2 REWARD FOR CLOSING FISHERY SEASON. 8
2.3 FISHING VESSELS MARINE INSURANCE REWARD. 9
2.4 PROTECTION AND INDEMNITY INSURANCE FOR
FISHING VESSELS OPERATING IN THE MARITIME AREA SUBJECT TO THE FISHERIES
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND
MATSU AND JAPAN. 10
2.5 SUBSIDY OPERATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF
AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM ON FISHING VESSELS. 11
2.6 SUBSIDIES FOR INSTALLATION OF SURVEILLANCE
VIDEO CAMERA SYSTEMS ON FISHING VESSELS. 12
2.7 SUBSIDIES FOR INFLATABLE LIFEJACKETS ON
DISTANT WATER FISHING VESSELS. 12
2.8 SUBSIDIES FOR SATELLITE NETWORK
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT ON DISTANT WATER FISHING VESSELS FOR FOREIGN CREW
MEMBERS. 13
3 INDUSTRY. 14
3.1 LOANS ‑ LOANS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED
ENTERPRISES (SMES) 14
3.1.1 SPECIFIC AND URGENT FINANCING AND LOANS
INTENDED FOR RECOVERY PLANS FROM DAMAGE CAUSED BY DISASTERS. 14
3.1.2 MEDIUM ‑ AND LONG-TERM LOANS FOR PRODUCT
MARKETING AND LOANS FOR OVERSEAS INVESTMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 15
3.2 DUTY AND TAX EXEMPTIONS GRANTED TO
ENTERPRISES LOCATED WITHIN A DESIGNATED ZONE. 16
3.2.1 DUTY AND TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR
HIGH-TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES. 16
3.2.2 DUTY AND TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR PARK
ENTERPRISES. 18
3.3 THE PREFERENTIAL LOANS PROGRAM FOR THE
AEROSPACE INDUSTRY. 19
3.4 SUBSIDIES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND
OPERATION COSTS OF PETROLEUM FACILITIES, AND PRODUCTS CONSUMPTION COSTS IN THE
REMOTE AREAS, INDIGENOUS AREAS AND ISOLATED ISLAND AREAS. 20
4 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 22
4.1 A+ INDUSTRIAL
INNOVATIVE R&D PROGRAM.. 22
4.2 FUND GRANTED FOR ENCOURAGING EXPLORATION AND
DEVELOPMENT OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS RESERVES. 23
4.3 TAX INCENTIVES FOR BIOTECH AND
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY. 24