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）,i.e.where:

（i）agovernmentpracticeinvolvesadirecttransferoffunds（e.g.grants,loans,andequityinfusion）,potentialdirecttransfersoffundsorliabilities（e.g.loanguarantees）;

（ii）governmentrevenuethatisotherwisedueisforegoneornotcollected（e.g.fiscalincentivessuchastaxcredits）;

（iii）agovernmentprovidesgoodsorservicesotherthangeneralinfrastructure,orpurchasesgoods;

（iv）agovernmentmakespaymentstoafundingmechanism,orentrustsordirectsaprivatebodytocarryoutoneormoreofthetypeoffunctionsillustratedin（i）to（iii）abovewhichwouldnormallybevestedinthegovernmentandthepractice,innorealsense,differsfrompracticesnormallyfollowedbygovernments;

or

（a）

（2）thereisanyformofincomeorpricesupportinthesenseofArticle 

XVIofGATT 

1994;

and

（b）abenefitistherebyconferred.

1.2Asubsidyasdefinedinparagraph 

1shallbesubjecttotheprovisionsofPart 

IIorshallbesubjecttotheprovisionsofPart 

IIIor 

VonlyifsuchasubsidyisspecificinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle 

2.

Article2

Specificity

2.1Inordertodeterminewhetherasubsidy,asdefinedinparagraph 

1ofArticle1,isspecifictoanenterpriseorindustryorgroupofenterprisesorindustries（referredtointhisAgreementas"

certainenterprises"

）withinthejurisdictionofthegrantingauthority,thefollowingprinciplesshallapply:

（a）Wherethegrantingauthority,orthelegislationpursuanttowhichthegrantingauthorityoperates,explicitlylimitsaccesstoasubsidytocertainenterprises,suchsubsidyshallbespecific.

（b）Wherethegrantingauthority,orthelegislationpursuanttowhichthegrantingauthorityoperates,establishesobjectivecriteriaorconditionsgoverningtheeligibilityfor,andtheamountof,asubsidy,specificityshallnotexist,providedthattheeligibilityisautomaticandthatsuchcriteriaandconditionsarestrictlyadheredto.Thecriteriaorconditionsmustbeclearlyspelledoutinlaw,regulation,orotherofficialdocument,soastobecapableofverification.

（c）If,notwithstandinganyappearanceofnonspecificityresultingfromtheapplicationoftheprincipleslaiddowninsubparagraphs（a）and（b）,therearereasonstobelievethatthesubsidymayinfactbespecific,otherfactorsmaybeconsidered.Suchfactorsare:

useofasubsidyprogrammebyalimitednumberofcertainenterprises,predominantusebycertainenterprises,thegrantingofdisproportionatelylargeamountsofsubsidytocertainenterprises,andthemannerinwhichdiscretionhasbeenexercisedbythegrantingauthorityinthedecisiontograntasubsidy.Inapplyingthissubparagraph,accountshallbetakenoftheextentofdiversificationofeconomicactivitieswithinthejurisdictionofthegrantingauthority,aswellasofthelengthoftimeduringwhichthesubsidyprogrammehasbeeninoperation.

2.2Asubsidywhichislimitedtocertainenterpriseslocatedwithinadesignatedgeographicalregionwithinthejurisdictionofthegrantingauthorityshallbespecific.ItisunderstoodthatthesettingorchangeofgenerallyapplicabletaxratesbyalllevelsofgovernmententitledtodososhallnotbedeemedtobeaspecificsubsidyforthepurposesofthisAgreement.

2.3AnysubsidyfallingundertheprovisionsofArticle 

3shallbedeemedtobespecific.

2.4AnydeterminationofspecificityundertheprovisionsofthisArticleshallbeclearlysubstantiatedonthebasisofpositiveevidence.

PARTII:

PROHIBITEDSUBSIDIES

Article3

Prohibition

3.1ExceptasprovidedintheAgreementonAgriculture,thefollowingsubsidies,withinthemeaningofArticle 

1,shallbeprohibited:

（a）subsidiescontingent,inlaworinfact,whethersolelyorasoneofseveralotherconditions,uponexportperformance,includingthoseillustratedinAnnex 

I;

（b）subsidiescontingent,whethersolelyorasoneofseveralotherconditions,upontheuseofdomesticoverimportedgoods.

3.2AMembershallneithergrantnormaintainsubsidiesreferredtoinparagraph 

1.

Article4

Remedies

4.1WheneveraMemberhasreasontobelievethataprohibitedsubsidyisbeinggrantedormaintainedbyanotherMember,suchMembermayrequestconsultationswithsuchotherMember.

4.2Arequestforconsultationsunderparagraph1shallincludeastatementofavailableevidencewithregardtotheexistenceandnatureofthesubsidyinquestion.

4.3Uponrequestforconsultationsunderparagraph 

1,theMemberbelievedtobegrantingormaintainingthesubsidyinquestionshallenterintosuchconsultationsasquicklyaspossible.Thepurposeoftheconsultationsshallbetoclarifythefactsofthesituationandtoarriveatamutuallyagreedsolution.

4.4Ifnomutuallyagreedsolutionhasbeenreachedwithin30daysoftherequestforconsultations,anyMemberpartytosuchconsultationsmayreferthemattertotheDisputeSettlementBody（"

DSB"

）fortheimmediateestablishmentofapanel,unlesstheDSBdecidesbyconsensusnottoestablishapanel.

4.5Uponitsestablishment,thepanelmayrequesttheassistanceofthePermanentGroupofExperts（referredtointhisAgreementasthe"

PGE"

）withregardtowhetherthemeasureinquestionisaprohibitedsubsidy.Ifsorequested,thePGEshallimmediatelyreviewtheevidencewithregardtotheexistenceandnatureofthemeasureinquestionandshallprovideanopportunityfortheMemberapplyingormaintainingthemeasuretodemonstratethatthemeasureinquestionisnotaprohibitedsubsidy.ThePGEshallreportitsconclusionstothepanelwithinatimelimitdeterminedbythepanel.ThePGE'

sconclusionsontheissueofwhetherornotthemeasureinquestionisaprohibitedsubsidyshallbeacceptedbythepanelwithoutmodification.

4.6Thepanelshallsubmititsfinalreporttothepartiestothedispute.ThereportshallbecirculatedtoallMemberswithin90 

daysofthedateofthecompositionandtheestablishmentofthepanel'

stermsofreference.

4.7Ifthemeasureinquestionisfoundtobeaprohibitedsubsidy,thepanelshallrecommendthatthesubsidizingMemberwithdrawthesubsidywithoutdelay.Inthisregard,thepanelshallspecifyinitsrecommendationthetimeperiodwithinwhichthemeasuremustbewithdrawn.

4.8Within30daysoftheissuanceofthepanel'

sreporttoallMembers,thereportshallbeadoptedbytheDSBunlessoneofthepartiestothedisputeformallynotifiestheDSBofitsdecisiontoappealortheDSBdecidesbyconsensusnottoadoptthereport.

4.9Whereapanelreportisappealed,theAppellateBodyshallissueitsdecisionwithin30daysfromthedatewhenthepartytothedisputeformallynotifiesitsintentiontoappeal.WhentheAppellateBodyconsidersthatitcannotprovideitsreportwithin30days,itshallinformtheDSBinwritingofthereasonsforthedelaytogetherwithanestimateoftheperiodwithinwhichitwillsubmititsreport.Innocaseshalltheproceedingsexceed60days.TheappellatereportshallbeadoptedbytheDSBandunconditionallyacceptedbythepartiestothedisputeunlesstheDSBdecidesbyconsensusnottoadopttheappellatereportwithin20daysfollowingitsissuancetotheMembers.

4.10IntheeventtherecommendationoftheDSBisnotfollowedwithinthetimeperiodspecifiedbythepanel,whichshallcommencefromthedateofadoptionofthepanel’sreportortheAppellateBody’sreport,theDSBshallgrantauthorizationtothecomplainingMembertotakeappropriatecountermeasures,unlesstheDSBdecidesbyconsensustorejecttherequest.

4.11Intheeventapartytothedisputerequestsarbitrationunderparagraph6ofArticle22oftheDisputeSettlementUnderstanding（"

DSU"

）,thearbitratorshalldeterminewhetherthecountermeasuresareappropriate.

4.12ForpurposesofdisputesconductedpursuanttothisArticle,exceptfortimeperiodsspecificallyprescribedinthisArticle,timeperiodsapplicableundertheDSUfortheconductofsuchdisputesshallbehalfthetimeprescribedtherein.

PARTIII:

ACTIONABLESUBSIDIES

Article5

AdverseEffects

NoMembershouldcause,throughtheuseofanysubsidyreferredtoinparagraphs1and2ofArticle 

1,adverseeffectstotheinterestsofotherMembers,i.e.:

（a）injurytothedomesticindustryofanotherMember;

（b）nullificationorimpairmentofbenefitsaccruingdirectlyorindirectlytootherMembersunderGATT 

1994inparticularthebenefitsofconcessionsboundunderArticle 

IIofGATT 

（c）seriousprejudicetotheinterestsofanotherMember.

ThisArticledoesnotapplytosubsidiesmaintainedonagriculturalproductsasprovidedinArticle13oftheAgreementonAgriculture.

Article6

SeriousPrejudice

6.1Seriousprejudiceinthesenseofparagraph（c）ofArticle 

5shallbedeemedtoexistinthecaseof:

（a）thetotalad 

valoremsubsidizationofaproductexceeding5 

percent;

（b）subsidiestocoveroperatinglossessustainedbyanindustry;

（c）subsidiestocoveroperatinglossessustainedbyanenterprise,otherthanonetimemeasureswhicharenonrecurrentandcannotberepeatedforthatenterpriseandwhicharegivenmerelytoprovidetimeforthedevelopmentoflongtermsolutionsandtoavoidacutesocialproblems;

（d）directforgivenessofdebt,i.e.forgivenessofgovernmenthelddebt,andgrantstocoverdebtrepayment.

6.2Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofparagraph 

1,seriousprejudiceshallnotbefoun