Negotiating Group on Rules - Egyptian Paper Containing Questions and Comments on the Contributions Submitted in the Framework of the Doha Negotiations on th[...]ntervailing Measures Agreement

World Trade Organization TN/RL/W/57 10 February 2003 (03-0858) Negotiating Group on Rules Original: English EGYPTIAN PAPER CONTAINING QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS SUBMITTED IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE DOHA NEGOTIATIONS ON THE SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES AGREEMENT The following communication, dated 5 February 2003, has been received from the Permanent Mission of Egypt. _______________ The current paper includes comments and questions on the recent US and EC contributions submitted in the framework of the negotiations conducted by the Negotiating Group on Rules on the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (hereinafter referred to as the “SCM Agreement”). 1. Communication from the US: Special and differential treatment and the Subsidies Agreement (TN/RL/W/33) The US contribution focuses exclusively on the question of the special and differential (“S&D”) treatment of developing Members within the contex