RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q3/PAN/1
22 February 2002
(02-0913)
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 Australia
The following communication, dated 21 February 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Australia.
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Australia submits the following as an initial set of questions/comments on the requests
scheduled for discussion on 13 March.  We reserve our right to ask further questions on these requests
at a later stage.
PANAMA (G/SCM/N/74/PAN/1)
How can it be assessed what the intensity or "favourability" of the programme is?  Which
industry sectors have benefitted?  What are the total budget expenditures (Panama has provided thebudget expenditures in the programme listed in document 74/PAN/2)?
(G/SCM/N/74/PAN/2)
What is the coverage of the programme?  Is this contingent on export?
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