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24 January  2024 
(24-0527) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
  
SUBSIDIES  
QUESTIONS POSED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM REGARDING  
THE NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION OF KENYA1  
The following communication, dated and received on  22 January 2024, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of the United Kingdom.  
 
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The United Kingdom thanks Kenya for its efforts in submitting its 2023 subsidy notification. The 
United Kingdom  believes that the sharing of information is in the interest of all Members and is 
essential for the effective  functioning of the SCM Agreement. We would therefore be grateful for any 
information Kenya can provide  on the following questions.  
Export Processing Zones  
The United Kingdom  thank s Kenya for providing information on its Export Processing Zones (EPZs). 
To aid in our understanding of the scheme, we would ask if Kenya would be able to able to provide 
additional information for the following questions:  
Question 1  
1.  Could Kenya please clarify how enterprises can apply to become 'Export Processing Zone 
Enterprises, Export Processing Zone Developers and Export Processing Zone Operators '? Could 
foreign enterprises, including those already operating and investing within K enya, also apply?  
Question 2  
2.  The notification states that the duration of the subsidy is set out in the law, but when consulting 
the EPZ Act we were unable to discern whether the scheme has a termination date. Therefore, 
could Kenya please clarify whether the subsidy is still ongoing?  
 
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1 G/SCM/N/3/KEN , G/SCM/N/16/KE N 
G/SCM/N/25/KEN , G/SCM/N/38/KEN  
G/SCM/N/48/KEN , G/SCM/N/60/KEN  
G/SCM/N/71/KEN , G/SCM/N/95/KEN  
G/SCM/N/123/KEN , G/SCM /N/155/KEN  
G/SCM/N/186/KEN , G/SCM/N/220/KEN  
G/SCM/N/253/KEN , G/SCM/N/284/KEN  
G/SCM/N/315/KEN , G/SCM/N/401/KEN  