Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
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The Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures is a World Trade Organization body that oversees the implementation of global rules on government subsidies and the use of countervailing measures in international trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1298008 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Context triple: [Council for Trade in Goods, hasSubsidiaryBody, Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures]
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A.
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code
The Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code was a multilateral trade agreement under the GATT that set rules for the use of government subsidies and the application of countervailing duties to offset them.
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B.
Committee on Trade and Investment
The Committee on Trade and Investment is an APEC body responsible for advancing regional trade and investment liberalization and facilitating economic integration among member economies.
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C.
Technical Committee on Rules of Origin
The Technical Committee on Rules of Origin is a specialized body that develops, clarifies, and harmonizes international rules used to determine the country of origin of traded goods.
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D.
Special Committee for Trade Development and External Economic Relations
The Special Committee for Trade Development and External Economic Relations is a specialized body within the Association of Caribbean States that focuses on promoting regional trade integration and managing the bloc’s external economic relations.
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E.
Harmonized System Committee
The Harmonized System Committee is a key technical body within the World Customs Organization responsible for overseeing the interpretation, amendment, and uniform application of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System used for international trade classification.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Target entity description: The Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures is a World Trade Organization body that oversees the implementation of global rules on government subsidies and the use of countervailing measures in international trade.
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A.
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code
The Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code was a multilateral trade agreement under the GATT that set rules for the use of government subsidies and the application of countervailing duties to offset them.
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B.
Committee on Trade and Investment
The Committee on Trade and Investment is an APEC body responsible for advancing regional trade and investment liberalization and facilitating economic integration among member economies.
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C.
Technical Committee on Rules of Origin
The Technical Committee on Rules of Origin is a specialized body that develops, clarifies, and harmonizes international rules used to determine the country of origin of traded goods.
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D.
Special Committee for Trade Development and External Economic Relations
The Special Committee for Trade Development and External Economic Relations is a specialized body within the Association of Caribbean States that focuses on promoting regional trade integration and managing the bloc’s external economic relations.
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E.
Harmonized System Committee
The Harmonized System Committee is a key technical body within the World Customs Organization responsible for overseeing the interpretation, amendment, and uniform application of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System used for international trade classification.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO body
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international organization committee ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure compliance with WTO subsidy disciplines
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ensure transparency of government subsidies in international trade ⓘ prevent trade distortions caused by subsidies ⓘ |
| basedOn | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| canEstablish | subsidiary bodies ⓘ |
| composedOf | representatives of WTO member governments ⓘ |
| concernsPolicyArea |
countervailing measures
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international trade ⓘ subsidies ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
WTO Secretariat
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other WTO committees dealing with trade remedies ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| ensures | multilateral surveillance of subsidy policies ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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surface form:
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
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| followsFrom |
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code
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surface form:
Tokyo Round Subsidies Code committees
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| hasAbbreviation | SCM Committee ⓘ |
| hasMandate |
afford members opportunity for consultation on subsidy matters
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consider questions related to the operation of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ⓘ examine notifications of specific subsidies ⓘ review countervailing duty actions taken by members ⓘ review implementation of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiaryBody | Permanent Group of Experts ⓘ |
| holds | regular formal meetings ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| meetsAt | WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland ⓘ |
| monitorsImplementationOf |
Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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surface form:
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
WTO rules on countervailing measures ⓘ WTO rules on subsidies ⓘ |
| oversees |
notification of subsidies by WTO members
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review of subsidy notifications ⓘ use of countervailing duties ⓘ |
| partOf | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| publishes |
WTO official documents on subsidy notifications
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annual reports to the Council for Trade in Goods ⓘ |
| regulates |
procedural aspects of countervailing investigations
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use of actionable subsidies under WTO rules ⓘ use of prohibited subsidies under WTO rules ⓘ |
| relatedTo | WTO dispute settlement on subsidy issues ⓘ |
| reportsTo | WTO Council for Trade in Goods ⓘ |
| subjectOf | WTO legal and analytical reports on subsidies ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | intergovernmental ⓘ |
| worksWithinFrameworkOf | multilateral trading system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Description of subject: The Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures is a World Trade Organization body that oversees the implementation of global rules on government subsidies and the use of countervailing measures in international trade.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Council for Trade in Goods
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hasSubsidiaryBody
→
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
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Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures
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relatedBody
→
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
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