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Subsidies and countervailing measures The WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures disciplines the use of subsidies, and it regulates the actions countries can take to counter the effects of subsidies. Under the agreement, a country can use the WTOs dispute-settlement procedure to seek the withdrawal of the subsidy or the removal of its adverse effects. Or the country can launch its own investigation and ultimately charge extra duty (countervailing duty) on subsidized imports that are found to be hurting domestic producers. See also: |
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Work on subsidies and countervailing measures in the WTO and official documents back to top The Subsidies and Countervailing Duties Committee supervises the implementation of the Agreement. It meets at least twice a year. The rules negotiations mandated under the Doha Development Agenda take place in the Rules Negotiating Group. Explanation on notifications by members under the Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Agreement
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Statistics on subsidies and countervailing measures back to top The data presented in the tables below are taken from the semi-annual reports of WTO Members to the Committee on SCM Practices. The tables are based on information from Members having submitted semi-annual reports for the relevant periods, and are incomplete to the extent Members have not submitted reports, or have submitted incomplete reports. For the purpose of these tables, each initiation and measure reported covers one product imported from one country. “Country” in each case refers to country or customs territory. “NA” in a table indicates that the Member in question had no reporting obligation for the period in question. Information in the tables includes the latest reporting period, 1 January — 30 June 2008. The information in the tables will be updated periodically. |
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