 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/Q2/NOR/17 
23 February 2004 
 (04-0753) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES  
 
Questions Posed by the UNITED STATES  
Regarding the New and Full Notification of NORWAY1 
 
  The following communication, dated 19 February 2004, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States  
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Section 3:  Assistance to Disadvantaged Regions 
 3.4    National Programmes for Regional Development
 
 
1. Please explain at what stages of developm ent aid is provided under this programme, e.g., 
from product inception through marketing.  2. Please explain more fully the criteria for a programme to be considered a "pluriannual 
programme of broader national interest?" 
 
Section 8:  Assistance to the Fishery Sector 
 
8.1  Transport Support
 
8.3  Interest Rate Subsidies for Fishing Vessels for Domestic Deliveries  
8.5  Grant for Purchase of Vessels to the County of Finnmark and Nord-Troms  
8.6  Support to Long-line Baiting Facilities  
 1. Are overcapacity or overfishing issues take n into account when determining eligibility and 
the amount of support given to the fishing industry under these programmes? 
 
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1 G/SCM/N/95/NOR 