G/ADP/W/504  
G/SCM/W/579  
G/SG/W/246  
 
26 November  2019 
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Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  
Committee on Safeguards    
 
 
NOTE FROM THE SECRET ARIAT  
In order to assist Members, the following are deadlines for submission of various documentation 
following up on the November  2019 meetings , and in conjunction with the April  2020  meetings  
of the Committees on Anti -Dumping Practices, Subsidies and Counterva iling Measures, and 
Safeguards, and subsidiary bodies, which will be held in the week of 27 April  2020 . 
Members are reminded to always submit written questions and answers directly to the 
Member concerned  at the same time that they submit them to the Secre tariat for 
circulation . 
1  AD/CVD LEGISLATION N OTIFICATIONS  
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 20 March  2020  a list of the new notifications of 
legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in April  2020 . Pursuant 
to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 16 March  2020  will be reviewed at the Committees' April  2020  regular 
meetings.  
9 December  2019 Written  follow -up questions regardi ng notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in November  2019. 
6 January  2020  Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in 
November  2019. 
16 Marc h 2020  Written questions regarding previously -reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
April  2020 . 
6 April  2020 Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April  2020 . 
14 April  2020 Written answers to written questions submitted by 16 March  2020  
regarding previously reviewed notifications of legi slation, for 
consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in April  2020 . 
2  SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATI ON NOTIFICATIONS  
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 20 March  2020  a list of the new notifications of 
legislation that will be on the agenda for revi ew at the regular meeting in April  2020 . Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 16 March  2020  will be reviewed at the Committee's April  2020  regular 
meeting.  
9 December 2019  Written follow -up questions regarding new notifications of legislation 
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  6 January 2020  Written answers to all outstanding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in November 2019  as well as written 
responses to follow -up questions submitted by the above deadline.  
16 March 2020  Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in 
April  2020 . 
6 April 2020  Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2020 . 
14 April 2020  Written answers to written questions submitted by 16 March  2020  
regarding previously reviewed not ifications of legislation, for 
consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2020 . 
3  SUBSIDY NOTIFICATION S 
New and Full Subsidy Notifications  
2019 new and full notifications were due on 30 June 2019. Pursuant to the procedures adopted by 
the Com mittee at its April 2005 regular meeting and circulated in document G/SCM/1171, only 
notifications circulated in all three WTO working languages not later than 6 January 2020  may be 
reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in April  2020. The Secretariat will circulate to 
Members, shortly after, a list of 2019 new and full subsidy notifications, and any other new and full 
notifications not previously reviewed, that will  be on the agenda for review at that meeting.  
10 December 2019  Written follow -up questions regarding the subsidy notifications reviewed 
at the Committee's special meeting of 19 November 2019  that had 
not been reviewed at previous meetings.  
6 January 2020  Written answers to all follow -up and pending written questions posed in 
connection with the subsidy notifications reviewed at the Committee's 
special meeting of 19 November 2019  that had not been reviewed at 
previous meetings.  
27 January  2020 Written questions regarding 2019 new and full subsidy notifications, and 
other new and full notifications not previously reviewed, to be reviewed 
at the Committee's special meeting in April 2020.  
30 March 2020  Written answers to written questions regardin g 2019 new and full 
subsidy notifications, and other new and full notifications not previously 
reviewed, to be reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in 
April  2020. 
Transparency Notifications Relating to Article 27.4 Export Subsidy Phase -Out Period  
The Members with Article 27.4 extensions  are required, pursuant to paragraph 2(c) of the 
procedures in WT/L/691, to provide transparency notifications in respect of 2015 , the last of 
the two final years for phasing out the export subsidies. These notificatio ns were due on 
30 June  2016 .  
 
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1 At its regular meeting held on 30 April 2019, the Committee agreed t hat the procedures contained in 
G/SCM/117 would apply to the review of the 2019 new and full subsidy n otifications.