| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/THA |
Thailand |
2015 |
General environmental protection |
Tax concessions |
Manufacturing |
|
|
Environment related objective
|
|
To promote the establishment of industrial plants and industrial related activities in privilege areas in industrial estates in Thailand to accelerate industrialization process of the country and create more value products;
The growth of industries is made in a harmony with environmental management and quality of life in order to guarantee balanced development of economy, environment, and society.
|
|
Measure description
|
Coverage of the measure
|
|
INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AUTHORITY OF THAILAND (I-EA-T) - I-EA-T Investment Privileges
|
Industrial operators who are permitted to engage in industrial operation in privilege areas in industrial estates
I-EA-T Investment Privileges cover the exemption of payment of surcharge under the law on promotion of investment, import duty, value added tax on machinery, equipment, tools and supplies, including the component there of which are essential for the production of goods, as the case may be, and on materials to be used for the construction, assembly or installation of factory or building and goods imported and taken into privilege areas by industrial operators and traders for used in the production of goods.
|
|
Type of measure
|
Exemption of payments, taxes and duties
|
ICS - HS Code
|
|
|
Subsidy amount
|
|
Implementation period
|
1 January 2013 - 31 December 2014
Duration of the subsidy: Upon operation period
|
|
Keywords
|
|
|
| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/TPKM |
Chinese Taipei |
2015 |
Sustainable agriculture management |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
Support for diversified crops |
|
Environment related objective
|
|
To facilitate the adjustment of farmland utilization and to strengthen the farmland environmental conservation plan for sustainable use of farmland as the structure of agricultural production undergoes adjustment
|
|
Measure description
|
Coverage of the measure
|
|
Support for diversified crops
|
Farmers who follow the diversion programme from rice production to the production of diversion crops and adhere to any of the following cases:
(a) Growing rice in the base year (1994-2003); or,
(b) Growing guaranteed price purchase crops of feed corn, sorghum or sugarcane in the base year; or,
(c) Registering as set-aside or diversion under "Rice Production and Rice Field Diversion Projects" in the base year.
|
|
Type of measure
|
Payments
|
ICS - HS Code
|
|
|
Subsidy amount
|
|
Implementation period
|
2012 - 2013
|
|
Keywords
|
Environment
Conservation
Sustainable
|
|
| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/TPKM |
Chinese Taipei |
2015 |
Other environmental risks mitigation |
Loans and financing |
Agriculture, Fisheries |
The policy-oriented special agricultural loan |
|
Environment related objective
|
|
To help farmers and fishermen who are affected by natural disasters to rebuild their homes and their livelihoods, thus allowing them to maintain their standard of living
|
|
Measure description
|
Coverage of the measure
|
|
The policy-oriented special agricultural loan
|
All farmers and fishermen, and are not limited to a specific industry or enterprise of agriculture
|
|
Type of measure
|
Preferential interest rate loans
|
ICS - HS Code
|
|
|
Subsidy amount
|
|
Implementation period
|
2012 - 2013
|
|
Keywords
|
|
|
| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/TPKM |
Chinese Taipei |
2015 |
Sustainable fisheries management |
Grants and direct payments |
Fisheries |
Fishing Vessels Buy-back Program |
|
Environment related objective
|
|
To reduce their fishing capacities; To alleviate pressures on the fishery resources and ensure their sustainability
|
|
Measure description
|
Coverage of the measure
|
|
Fishing Vessels Buy-back Program
|
Owners of all varieties of fishing vessels with valid fishing licences, including recreational fishing vessels
|
|
Type of measure
|
Grants
|
ICS - HS Code
|
|
|
Subsidy amount
|
|
Implementation period
|
2013 - 2014
|
|
Keywords
|
Fish
Natural resources
Sustainable
|
|
| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/TPKM |
Chinese Taipei |
2015 |
Sustainable fisheries management |
Grants and direct payments |
Fisheries |
Reward for Closing Fishery Season |
|
Environment related objective
|
|
To alleviate pressures on fishery resources and ensure their sustainability
|
|
Measure description
|
Coverage of the measure
|
|
Reward for Closing Fishery Season
|
Any fishing vessels with valid fishing licences that comply with the related regulations of closing fishery except recreational fishing charter boats
|
|
Type of measure
|
Grants
|
ICS - HS Code
|
|
|
Subsidy amount
|
|
Implementation period
|
2013 - 2014
|
|
Keywords
|
Fish
Natural resources
Sustainable
|
|
| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/TPKM |
Chinese Taipei |
2015 |
Other environmental risks mitigation |
Loans and financing |
All products/economic activities |
|
|
Environment related objective
|
|
To help enterprises restructure during replacement of machinery and purchase of new automated equipment in case of natural disasters
|
|
Measure description
|
Coverage of the measure
|
|
Specific and urgent financing and loans intended for recovery plans from damage caused by disasters
|
All enterprises which meet the "Standards for Identifying a Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise"
|
|
Type of measure
|
Financing and loan
|
ICS - HS Code
|
|
|
Subsidy amount
|
|
Implementation period
|
2012 - 2014
|
|
Keywords
|
|
|
| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/TUR |
Türkiye |
2015 |
General environmental protection |
|
All products/economic activities |
Investment Incentive Program |
|
Environment related objective
|
|
To promote investments for clustering and environment protection
|
|
Measure description
|
Coverage of the measure
|
|
Investment Incentive Program
|
Investment activities related to the production of goods and services, research and development (R&D) and environmental protection
|
|
Type of measure
|
Investments are supported through 4 different incentive schemes:
I. General Investment Incentive Scheme
II. Regional Investment Incentive Scheme
III. Large Scale Investment Incentive Scheme
IV. Strategic Investment Incentive Scheme
The related support me
|
ICS - HS Code
|
|
|
Subsidy amount
|
|
Implementation period
|
2013 - 2014
|
|
Keywords
|
|
|
| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/UKR |
Ukraine |
2015 |
Sustainable mining management |
Grants and direct payments |
Mining |
Support measure for Coal Mining |
|
Environment related objective
|
|
To assist the coal ming sector in restructuring and modernization, raising industrial safety, and labour safety improvement (including environmental protection)
|
|
Measure description
|
Coverage of the measure
|
|
Support measure for Coal Mining
|
The program concerns black coal, brown coal and peat producing enterprises of state ownership what are preparing to liquidation and objects of enterprises, which are being liquidated.
The budget funds are directed to, inter alia: environment protection and preventing from dangerous effects of coal enterprises preparing for liquidation, at the existing companies, buildings, environment and human health; liquidation of coal and peat mining enterprises including environmental protection
|
|
Type of measure
|
Granting funds for financing of liquidation of unprofitable mines
|
ICS - HS Code
|
|
|
Subsidy amount
|
|
Implementation period
|
2013 - 2014
Duration of the subsidy is not determined, on the annual basis
|
|
Keywords
|
|
|
| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/USA |
United States of America |
2015 |
Other environmental risks mitigation |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
|
|
Environment related objective
|
|
Natural disasters relief
The five disaster assistance programs included are:
1. Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE);
2. Livestock Indemnity Payments;
3. Livestock Forage Disaster Program;
4. Emergency Assistance Program for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish;
5. Orchard and Nursery Tree Assistance Program.
|
|
Measure description
|
Coverage of the measure
|
|
Agriculture Income Support and Marketing Assistance for Covered Commodities: Disaster payments
|
The programs provides disaster assistance payments to producers of eligible commodities (crops, livestock, farm-raised fish, and honey bees) in counties declared by Secretary of Agriculture to be "disaster counties", including counties contiguous to disaster counties and any farms with losses in normal production of more than 50 per cent in calendar year. Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance is effective only for losses incurred as result of a disaster, adverse weather, or other environmental condition that occurs on or before 30 September 2011.
|
|
Type of measure
|
Payments
|
ICS - HS Code
|
|
|
Subsidy amount
|
|
Implementation period
|
FY 2013 - 2014
|
|
Keywords
|
|
|
| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/USA |
United States of America |
2015 |
Other environmental risks mitigation |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
|
|
Environment related objective
|
|
Natural disasters relief
|
|
Measure description
|
Coverage of the measure
|
|
Agriculture Income Support and Marketing Assistance for Covered Commodities: Non-insured Assistance Program
|
Producers of crops not currently insurable under other programs who have suffered a 50 per cent yield loss to a 2012 annual fruit crop grown on a bush or tree in a county declared a disaster due to a freeze or frost
|
|
Type of measure
|
Payments
|
ICS - HS Code
|
|
|
Subsidy amount
|
|
Implementation period
|
FY 2013 - 2014
|
|
Keywords
|
|
|