G/ADP/W/507  
G/SCM/W/582  
G/SG/W/252  
 
30 April 2021 
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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 submission of various documentation 
following up on the April  2021  meetings , and in conjunction with the October  2021  meetings  of 
the Committees on Anti -Dumping Practices, Subsidies and Countervai ling Measures, and 
Safeguards, which will be held in the week of 25 October   2021. 
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 Secretariat for 
circulatio n. 
1  AD/CVD LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 17 September  2021 a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in October  2021. 
Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 13 September 2021  will be reviewed at the Committees' October  2021 
regular meetings.  
17 May  2021  Written  follow -up questions regar ding notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April  2021 . 
7 June  2021  Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2021 . 
13 September  2021 Written questions regarding previously -reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October  2021. 
4 October  2021 Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October  2021. 
11 October  2021  Written answers to written questions submitted by 
13 September  2021 regarding previously -reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October 2021. 
2  SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 17 September  2021 a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meeting in October 2021 . 
Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications circulated in all three 
WTO working languages not later than 13 September 2021 will be reviewed at the Committee's 
October 2021 regular meeting.  
17 May 2021  Written follow -up questions regarding new notifications of legislation 
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  7 June 2021  Written answers to all outstanding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in April 2021 as well as written 
responses to follow -up questions submitted by the above deadline.  
13 September 2021  Written questions regarding previou sly-reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in 
October 2021 . 
4 October 2021  Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2021 . 
11 October 2021  Written answers to written questions submitted by 
13 September  2021 regarding previously -reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October 2021 . 
3  SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
New and Full Subsi dy Notifications  
2021 new and full notifications are due on 30 June 20 21. 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 28 June 2021  may be 
reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in October  2021. The Secretariat will circulate to 
Members, shortly after, a list of 20 21 new and full s ubsidy notifications, and any other new and full 
notifications not previously reviewed, that will be on the agenda for review at that meeting.  
17 May  2021 Written follow -up questions regarding the subsidy notifications reviewed 
at the Committee's special m eeting in April 2021  that had not been 
reviewed at previous meetings.  
7 June  2021  Written answers to all follow -up and pending written questions posed in 
connection with the subsidy notifications reviewed at the Committee's 
special meeting in April 2021  that had not been reviewed at previous 
meetings.  
26 July  2021 Written questions regarding 2021 new and full subsidy notifications, and 
other new and full notifications not previously -reviewed, to be reviewed 
at the Committee's special meeting in October  2021. 
27 September  2021  Written answers to written questions regarding 2021 new and full 
subsidy notifications, and other new and full notifications not  
previously -reviewed, to be reviewed at the Committee's special meeting 
in October 2021. 
Transparency Notifications Relating to Article 27.4 Export Subsidy Phase -Out Period  
The Me mbers 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 notifications w ere due on 
30 June  2016 . 
 
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1 At its regular meeting held on 27 April 2021, the Committee agreed t hat the procedures contained in 
G/SCM/117 would apply to the review of the 20 21 new and full subsidy n otifications.