Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

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WTO body international organization committee

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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures canonical	5
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (GATT)	1
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM)	1
WTO domestic support notifications	1

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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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ international organization committee ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure compliance with WTO subsidy disciplines ⓘ 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 ⓘ international trade ⓘ subsidies ⓘ
coordinatesWith	WTO Secretariat ⓘ other WTO committees dealing with trade remedies ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
ensures	multilateral surveillance of subsidy policies ⓘ
establishedBy	Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ⓘ linked to: Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
followsFrom	Tokyo Round Subsidies Code committees ⓘ linked to: Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code
hasAbbreviation	SCM Committee ⓘ
hasMandate	afford members opportunity for consultation on subsidy matters ⓘ 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 ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
meetsAt	WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland ⓘ
monitorsImplementationOf	Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ⓘ linked to: Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade WTO rules on countervailing measures ⓘ WTO rules on subsidies ⓘ
oversees	notification of subsidies by WTO members ⓘ review of subsidy notifications ⓘ use of countervailing duties ⓘ
partOf	World Trade Organization ⓘ
publishes	WTO official documents on subsidy notifications ⓘ annual reports to the Council for Trade in Goods ⓘ
regulates	procedural aspects of countervailing investigations ⓘ 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 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Council for Trade in Goods → hasSubsidiaryBody → Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ⓘ

Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures → relatedBody → Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ⓘ

GATT subsidiary bodies and committees → includes → Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (GATT) ⓘ

linked to: Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

Aggregate Measurement of Support → reportedIn → WTO domestic support notifications ⓘ

linked to: Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

SCM Committee → fullName → Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ⓘ

SCM Committee → alsoKnownAs → Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) ⓘ

linked to: Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

Working Group on Implementation → relatedBody → Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ⓘ

WTO Council for Trade in Goods → supervises → Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ⓘ

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