WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q3/COL/15
13 August 2002
(02-4432)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Request by Colombia Pursuant to Article 27.4 of the Agreement
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures1
Request from the United States
The following communication, dated 2 August 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the United States.
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The United States appreciates the information provided by Colombia, in its new and full and
updating notifications, G/SCM/N/48/COL , G/SCM/N/60/COL, and G/SCM/N/71/COL
(7 January 2002), regarding the tax reimbursement certificate (CERT), Special Import-Export System
for Capital Goods and Spare Parts (SIEX), Free Zone Regime (ZF) and Transport Compensation
Mechanism (MCT).  However, in order to allow us to complete our review of these programmes for
purposes of your request to extend these problems, pursuant to Article 27.4 of the Agreement on
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, please provide copies of the applicable legislation to the
Secretariat for circulation to Members.
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1 G/SCM/N/74/COL of 15 January 2002.