G/ADP/W/505  
G/SCM/W/580  
G/SG/W/247  
22 June 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 in 
conjunction with the October  2020 meetings  of the Committees on Anti -Dumping Practices, 
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, and Safeguards, which will be held in the week of 
26 October  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 Secretariat for 
circulation . 
1  AD/CVD LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
The Secret ariat will circulate to Members by 18 September  2020  a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in October  2020 . 
Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 14 September  2020 will be reviewed at the Committees' October  2020  
regular meetings.  
14 September  2020 Written questions regarding p reviously -reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October  2020. 
5 October  2020 Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in Octobe r 2020. 
12 October  2020 Written answers to written questions submitted by 
14 September  2020 regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October  2020. 
2  SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 18 September  2020  a list of the new notifi cations 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in October  2020 . 
Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications circulated in all three 
WTO working languages not later than 14 September  2020 will be reviewed at the Committees' 
October  2020  regular meetings.  
14 September  2020 Written questions regarding previously -reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October  2020. 
5 October 2020 Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October  2020. 
12 October  2020 Written answers to written questions submitted by 
14 September  2020 regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October  2020. G/ADP/W/505 • G/SCM/W/580 • G/SG/W/247  
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  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 29 June  2020 may be 
reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in October  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.  
27 July 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 October  2020. 
28 September  2020 Written answe rs to 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 
October  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 e xport 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 that the procedures contained in 
G/SCM/117 would apply to the review of the 2019 new and full subsidy notifications.