Transparency and subsidy notification compliance spotlighted at committee meeting
At a meeting of the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) on 29 October 2024, the Chair Dr Wolfram Spelten (Germany) emphasized the critical importance of transparency for the effective functioning of the SCM Agreement. He expressed concern over WTO members’ persistently low compliance rates with subsidy notification obligations and urged members to submit their pending notifications promptly.
At a meeting of the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) on 29 October 2024, the Chair Dr Wolfram Spelten (Germany) emphasized the critical importance of transparency for the effective functioning of the SCM Agreement. He expressed concern over WTO members’ persistently low compliance rates with subsidy notification obligations and urged members to submit their pending notifications promptly.
