Nature of subsidy: classification of export linked, domestic preference, or limited recipient aid and applicable conditions. Determination of a subsidy requires classifying aid as linked to export performance, to use of domestic over imported goods in export articles, or as conferred on a limited set of recipients or regions. Recognized limited-recipient categories include research assistance confined to specified cost items and ceilings, regional development aid available under objective criteria across clearly designated disadvantaged areas, and one-time environmental adaptation assistance that is proportionate, capped, excludes operating costs, and is broadly available to eligible firms.