Subsidies and countervailing measures

This subtopic provides an overview of subsidies and countervailing measures. It is aimed at lawyers who need a high-level overview of the legal framework. This subtopic contains the following guidance:

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   Practice Note: An introduction to the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures introduces the basic concepts of subsidisation and countervailing measures as contained in the WTO’s Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Agreement. It covers the main aspects relevant to subsidy matters, such as the determination of the like product, the domestic industry, what constitutes a subsidy, what is a prohibited subsidy, what is an actionable subsidy, the two different tracks to resolve subsidy issues, the affect that a subsidy must have to be actionable and the different countervailing duties that may be imposed

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   Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies provides an introduction to the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. It