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ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q2/CHL/12
2 May 2000
(00-1758)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Questions from the UNITED STATES
Regarding the Updating Notification of CHILE1
The following communication, dated 1 May 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the United States.
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The following are questions regarding the updating notification of Chile made pursuant to
Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
Measures, in document G/SCM/N/48/CHL.
Programme III
1. For the “Fund for the Promotion and Development of Remote Areas”, part 5, form of the
subsidy:
(a) Does the “direct transfer” come in the form of a grant or loan?(b) If the direct transfer is in the form of a loan, please explain the terms for which the
loans are provided.
2. For the “Fund for the Promotion and Development of Remote Areas”, part 6, to whom and
how the subsidy is provided?  Please explain in greater detail the role and function of  “Promotion
Units”.
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1 G/SCM/N/48/CHL