G/ADP/W/506  
G/SCM/W/581  
G/SG/W/250  
 
30 October  2020 
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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 October  2020  meetings , and in conjunction with the April  2021  meetings  of 
the Committees on Anti -Dumping Practices, Subsidies and Countervai ling Measures, and 
Safeguards, which will be held in the week of 26 April  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 
circulation . 
1  AD/CVD LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 19 March  2021 a list of the new notifications of 
legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in April  2021. Pursuant 
to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 15 March  2021 will be reviewed at the Committees' April  2021 regular 
meetings.  
16 November  2020 Written  follow -up questions regard ing notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October  2020 . 
7 December  2020  Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October  2020. 
15 Marc h 2021 Written questions regarding previously -reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
April  2021. 
6 April  2021 Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' r egular meetings in April  2021. 
12 April  2021  Written answers to written questions submitted by 15 March  2021 
regarding previously -reviewed notifications of legislation, for 
consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in April  2021. 
2  SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 19 March  2021  a list of the new notifications of 
legislation that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meeting in April  2021 . Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 15 March  2021 will be reviewed at the Committee's April  2021  regular 
meeting.  
16 November  2020  Written follow -up questions regarding new notifications of legislation 
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  7 December  2020  Written answers to all ou tstanding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in October  2020  as well as written 
responses to follow -up questions submitted by the above deadline.  
15 March  2021  Written questions regarding previously -reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in 
April  2021 . 
6 April  2021  Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April  2021 . 
12 April  2021 Written answers to written questions submitted by 15 March  2021  
regarding previously -reviewed notifications of legislation, for 
consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in April  2021 . 
3  SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
New and Full Subsidy Notifications  
2019 new and full notifications were 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 4 January  2021  may be 
reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in April  2021. 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.  
16 November  2020  Written follow -up questions regarding the subsidy notifications reviewed 
at the Committee's special meeting in October  2020  that had not been 
reviewed at previous meetings.  
7 December  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 in October  2020  that had not been reviewed at 
previous meetings.  
25 January  2021 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  2021. 
29 March  2021  Written answers to written questi ons 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  2021. 
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 notifications 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.