RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q3/GTM/2
22 February 2002
(02-0924)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Requests Pursuant to Article 27.4 of the Agreement
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Questions Posed by the European Community
The following communication, dated 21 February 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Delegation of the European Commission.
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Questions by the European Communities concern ing the request made by Guatemala pursuant
to Article 27.4 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (G/SCM/N/74/GTMdated 11 December 2001)
The European Communities pose the following questions without prejudice to the final
position on the request and reserve the right to ask further questions in the course of the consultations.
Q.1 Please indicate when the programmes came into operation.
Q.2 Please indicate whether the programmes provide for other forms of subsidies than exemption
of import duties and internal taxes (e.g. grants, provision of goods or services).
Q.3 Do the programmes provide for a condition to use domestic goods? If yes, please describe the
relevant provision.
Q.4 Please indicate the rate of import duty or internal tax exemption as of 1 September 2001.Q.5  Please describe any changes to the programmes since 1 September 2001, if any. In particular,
indicate any changes to the rate of exemption or the coverage of the programmes e.g. in terms ofproducts, location etc.
Q.6 Under programme I, a company must be "recognized by the Ministry of Economy" in order to
be eligible.  Please describe the requirements for being "recognized".
Q.7 Please indicate for each programme how many companies have benefited from the respective
programme as of 1 September 2001.
Q.8 The notification states that the subsidy programmes are "applicable for up to ten years".
Please elaborate on when and how Guatemala intends to phase out these programmes.
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