G/ADP/W/503  
G/SCM/W/578  
G/SG/W/245  
 
15 May 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 April/May  2019 meetings , and in conjunction with the November  2019  
meetings  of the Committees on Anti -Dumping Practices, Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, 
and Safeguards, and subsidiary bodies, which will be held in the week of 4  November  2019 . 
Members are reminded to alwa ys submit written questions and answers directly to the 
Member concerned  at the same time that they submit them to the Secretariat for 
circulation . 
1  AD/CVD LEGISLATION N OTIFICATIONS  
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 27 September  2019  a list of th e new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in November  2019 . 
Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 23 September  2019  will be reviewed at the Committees' 
November   2019  regular meetings.  
20 May  2019  Written  follow -up questions regarding notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April  and May 2019. 
11 June  2019 Written answers to wri tten questions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April  and 
May 2019. 
23 September  2019  Written questions regarding previously -reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
November  2019 . 
14 October 2019  Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committ ees' regular meetings in November  2019 . 
21 October  2019  Written answers to written questions submitted by  
23 September  2019  regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
November  2019 . 
2  SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATI ON NOTIFICATIONS  
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 27 September 2019  a list of the new notifications 
of legislation that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meeting in November  2019 . 
Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications circulated in all three 
WTO working languages not later than 23 September 2019  will be reviewed at the Committee's 
November  2019  regular meeting.  
20 May  2019 Written follow -up questions regarding new notifications of legislation 
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  11 June  2019 Written answers to all outstanding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in April 2019 as well as written 
responses to follow -up questions submitted by the above deadline.  
23 September  2019  Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in 
November 2019 . 
14 October  2019  Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in  November 2019 . 
21 October  2019  Written answers to written questions submitted by 
23 September  2019  regarding previously revie wed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
November 2019 . 
3  SUBSIDY NOTIFICATION S 
New and Full Subsidy Notifications  
2019 new and full notifications are due on 30 June 2019. Pursuant to the procedures adopted by 
the Committee 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 8 July  2019  may be 
reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in November  2019. 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.  
20 May 2019  Written foll ow-up questions regarding the subsidy notifications reviewed 
at the Committee's special meeting of 30 April 2019  that had not been 
reviewed at previous meetings.  
11 June 2019  Written answers to all follow -up and pending written questions posed in 
connectio n with the subsidy notifications reviewed at the Committee's 
special meeting of 30 April 2019 that had not been reviewed at 
previous meetings.  
5 August  2019 Written questions regarding 2017 new and full subsidy notifications, and 
other new and full notific ations not previously reviewed, to be reviewed 
at the Committee's special meeting in November  2019.  
7 October  2019 Written answers to written questions regarding 2017 new and full 
subsidy notifications, and other new and full notifications not previously 
reviewed, to be reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in 
November  2019. 
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 pha sing out the export subsidies. These notifications were due on 
30 June  2016 .  
4  OTHER SUBMISSIONS  
23 September  2019 Submissions for the November  2019 meeting of the Informal Group 
on Anti-Circumvention . 
 
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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.