RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q3/SUR/6
30 May 2002
(02-2977)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Requests Pursuant to Article 27.4 of the Agreement
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Follow-Up Questions Posed by the UNITED STATES
Regarding the Notification of SURINAME1
The following communication, dated 28 May 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the United States.
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The following question is submitted with respect to the request for extension of the transition
period for export subsidies under Article 27.4 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
Measures Agreement (ASCM).  This question is preliminary in nature and is submitted without
prejudice to our final position.  We reserve the right to ask further questions.
Exemptions of Indirect Taxes
− Exemptions on social, cultural and educational areas;
− Exemptions to stimulate the national productions;
− Exemptions based on international regulations
Could Suriname please provide sufficient details regarding these programmes to determine
whether the programs qualify for the special procedures of G/SCM/39 and Article 27.4?
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1 G/SCM/N/74/SUR/Suppl.1 and G/SCM/71/SUR.