RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SCM/Q2/JPN/6
7October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4057)
Original: Spanish Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
SUBSIDIES
Questions from ARGENTINA Regarding theNew
andFullNotification ofJAPAN1
Thefollowing communication, dated 20September 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofArgentina.
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Questions toJapan
1. WithregardtotheSubsidyProgrammeforModernizingCoalPits,couldyouspecifythenumber
ofcompanies receiving suchaidswithin themeaning ofArticle 2.1(c) oftheSubsidies Agreement,
inorder tobeabletodetermine whether ornottheyarespecific?
2. With regard totheProgramme forthePromotion oftheTextile andApparel Industry, could
youspecify therequirements tobefulfilled bycompanies inorder toqualify foraidunder these
programmes?
3. Programme ofLoan Guarantees forthePromotion oftheTextile andApparel Industry: could
Japan statewhether theloanguarantees provided under thisProgramme include export credit guarantees
asspecified inAnnex I,paragraph (j),oftheSubsidies Agreement.
4. TheSubsidy Programme forResearch andDevelopment ofFuture Ships: could Japan specify
theresearch anddevelopment costs covered bytheprogramme, aswellasthepercentage ofthetotal
costofthedevelopment programme covered bythesubsidies within themeaning ofArticle 8.2(a) of
theSubsidies Agreement?
5. InthecaseoftheProgramme toStrengthen theManagement ofSmall andMedium-Sized
Corporations, which istoendon31March 1997, could Japan statewhether itplans toextend this
programme?
6. Withregard totheSubsidy Programme fortheAdditional Depreciation onMachinery, dothe
taxdeferrals provided under theprogramme include exported products asprovided forinAnnex I,
paragraphs (g)and(h)oftheSubsidies Agreement?
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7. Willthenotified programmes bemaintained inthefuture oncetheyhavecome toanend(cases
ofcoal, textile industry, shipbuilding andsalmon)?
7.1 What arethestatistical dataforcalculating thetrade effects andmargin ofsubsidy?
8. What istheformofselection ofcompanies fortheTechnopolis plan(special depreciation for
high-technology machinery)?