WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/W/437
G/SCM/W/527G/SG/W/196
30 October 2003
(03-5790)
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 Safeguards, Anti-Dumping Practices and Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, and
Safeguards, and subsidiary bodies, at their meetings held on 20, 23-24, and 27-28 October 2003,
respectively.
A. AD/CVD LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS
The Secretariat will circulate to Members in mid-March 2004 a list of the new notifications
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in April 2004.  Pursuant to
procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO working languages
not later than 11 March 2004 will be reviewed at the Committees' April 2004 regular meetings.Although a definitive list cannot be provided until after that date, the following notification has
already been received and is expected to be reviewed at those meetings:
• Jordan, document G/ADP/N/1/JOR /2 – G/SCM/N/1/JOR/2
7 November 2003 Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2003.
8 January 2004 Written answers to questions regarding new notifications of legislation
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2003.
11 March 2004  Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings inApril 2004.
1 April 2004 Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2004.
8 April 2004 Written answers to questions re garding previously reviewed notifications
of legislation submitted by 11 March 2004, for consideration at the
Committees' regular meetings in April 2004.
B. SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS
The Secretariat will circulate to Members in mid-March 2004 a list of the new notifications
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at  the regular meeting in April 2004.  Pursuant to
procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications circulated in all three WTO workingG/ADP/W/437
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languages not later than 8 March 2004 will be reviewed at the Committee's 19 April 2004 regular
meeting.
10 November 2003 Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2003.
1 December 2003 Written answers to questions regarding new notifications of legislation
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2003.
8 March 2004 Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in
April 2004.
5 April 2004 Written answers to questions re garding previously reviewed notifications
of legislation submitted by 8 March 2004, for consideration at theCommittee's regular meeting in April 2004.
29 March 2004 Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2004.
C. SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
1. 2003 new and full subsidy notifications
2003 new and full subsidy notifications were due no later than 30 June 2003 .  Pursuant to the
procedures adopted by the Committee, only notifications circulated in all three WTO languages 19 weeks before a meeting may be reviewed at that meeting.  The Secretariat will circulate to Members
shortly after 15 December 2003, a list of 2003  new and full subsidy notifications  that will be on the
agenda for review at the Committee's special meeting scheduled for the week of 26 April 2004.
7 November 2003 Written follow-up questions rega rding subsidy notifications reviewed at the
October 2003 meeting of the SCM Committee
8 January 2004 Written answers to written questions regarding subsidy notifications
reviewed at the October 2003 meeting of the SCM Committee
15 January 2004 Written questions regarding 2003 new and full subsidy notifications to be
reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in April 2004
15 March 2004 Written answers to questions regarding 2003 new and full subsidy
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2. Article 27.4 SCM notifications
At its October 2003 meeting, the Committee agreed to the following dates for the
Committee's mandated 2004 review of the standstill and transparency commitments relating to theextension of the transition period for certain Members' export subsidy programmes:
30 June 2004   Submission of the required notification
1 September 2004 Any written questions regarding Article 27.4 notifications
6 October 2004  Any written answers to questions submitted
D. OTHER SUBMISSIONS
9 March 2004 Submissions for the meeting of the Working  Group on
Implementation  beginning on 20 April 2004.
11 March 2004 Submissions for the meeting of the Informal Group on Anti-
Circumvention  on 22 April 2004.
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