RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SCM/Q2/SEN/5
1April 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-1305)
Original: English Committee onSubsidies
andCountervailing Measures
SUBSIDIES
Questions from JAPAN Regarding the
NewandFullNotification ofSENEGAL1
Thefollowing communication, dated 30March 1998 hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofJapan.
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Regime forEnterprises Making UseofLocal Resources
Inpara6.4onpage14ofthenotification (document G/SCM/N/3/SEN/Suppl.1), Senegal
describes theeligibility oftheregime forenterprises making useoflocalresources asfollows:
"65percentofthevalue ofintermediate inputs mustbeofSenegalese origin, orthecostof
imported inputs must notexceed 35percentofthetotalcostoftheproduct obtained after
processing."
Q.1. Doesthisregime constitute asubsidy contingent upontheuseofdomestic overimported goods
within themeaning ofArticle 3.1(b) oftheSCM Agreement?
Q.2. Thatbeing thecasedoesSenegal intend tophase outtheRegime bytheendof1999?
Q.3. Thatbeing notthecase, could Senegal explain thereason?
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1G/SCM/N/3/SEN/Suppl.1.