WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/W/430
G/SCM/W/523G/SG/W/193
12 November 2002
(02-6235)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Committee on Safeguards
NOTE FROM THE SECRETARIAT
In order to assist Members, the following are deadlines for submissions established by the
Committees on Anti-Dumping Practices, Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, and Safeguards, andsubsidiary bodies, at their meetings held on 25, 31, and 28 October 2002, respectively.
A. AD/CVD LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS
The Secretariat will circulate to Members in mid-March 2003 a list of the new notifications
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at  the regular meetings in May 2003.  Pursuant to
procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO working languages
not later than 20 March 2003 will be reviewed at the Committees' May 2003 regular meetings.
Although a definitive list cannot be provided until after that date, the following notifications have
already been received and are expected to be reviewed at that meeting:
• China   - G/ADP/N/1/CHN/2 and G/SCM/N/1/CHN/1
• Dominican Republic  – G/ADP/N/1/DOM/3-G/SCM/N/1/DOM/3-G/SG/N/1/DOM/3
• Latvia  - G/ADP/N/1/LVA/2/Suppl.2
• Lithuania  – G/SCM/N/1/LTU/1
• Nicaragua   - G/ADP/N/1/NIC/1/Suppl.1- G/SCM/N/1/NI C/1/Suppl.1
• Pakistan  - G/ADP/N/1/PAK/2/Suppl.1- G/SCM/N/1/PAK/2/Suppl.1
14 November 2002 Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2002.
8 January 2003 Written answers to questions regarding new notifications of legislation
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in May 2003.
20 March 2003  Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings inMay 2003.
10 April 2003 Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in May 2003.
17 April 2003 Written answers to questions re garding previously reviewed notifications
of legislation submitted by 20 March 2003, for consideration at theCommittees' regular meetings in May 2003.G/ADP/W/430
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B. SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS
The Secretariat will circulate to Members in mid-March 2003 a list of the new notifications
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at  the regular meeting in April 2003.  Pursuant to
procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications circulated in all three WTO working
languages not later than 17 March 2003 will be reviewed at the Committee's April 2003 regular
meeting.
19 May 2003 Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2003.
9 June 2003 Written answers to questions regarding new notifications of legislation
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2003.
17 March 2003 Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in
April 2003.
14 April 2003 Written answers to questions re garding previously reviewed notifications
of legislation submitted by 17 March 2003, for consideration at theCommittee's regular meeting in April 2003.
7 April 2003 Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2003.
C. SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
The Secretariat will circulate to Members shortly after 23 December 2002, a list of 2001  new
and full new subsidy notifications  that will be on the agenda for review at the Committee's special
meeting scheduled for May 2003.  Pursuant to the understanding reached at the 31 October 2002
meeting to apply the same procedures and deadlines adopted by the SCM Committee also to those2001 new and full subsidy notifications received following the October 2002 meeting, such
notifications circulated in all three WTO working languages not later than 23 December 2002 will be
reviewed at the May 2003 meeting.  Members will recall that the 2003 new and full subsidy
notifications are due by 30 June 2003 , and that the Committee will address timing and procedures
for review of such notifications at the May 2003 meeting.
15 November 2002 Written follow-up questions regarding subsidy notifications reviewed at
the October 2002 meeting of the SCM Committee.
8 January 2003 Written answers to written questions regarding subsidy notifications
reviewed at the October 2002 meeting of the SCM Committee.
22 January 2003 Written questions regarding 2001 new and full subsidy notifications to
be reviewed at the meeting of the SCM Committee in May 2003.
26 March 2003 Written answers to questions regarding 2001 new and full subsidy
notifications to be reviewed at the meeting of the SCM Committee in
May 2003.G/ADP/W/430
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D. OTHER SUBMISSIONS
18 March 2003 Submissions for the meeting of the Working  Group on
Implementation  beginning on 29 April 2003.
31 March 2003 Submission of proposed new topics of discussion to be considered at the
meeting of the Working  Group on Implementation  beginning on 29
April 2003 .
20 March 2003 Submissions for the meeting of the Informal Group on Anti-
Circumvention  on 1 May 2003.
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