G/ADP/W/50 2 
G/SCM/W/ 577 
G/SG/W/ 244 
 
6 November  2018 
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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 October  2018  meetings , and in conjunction with the April  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 29 April  2019 . 
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 N OTIFICATIONS  
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 22 March  2019  a list of the new notifications of 
legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in April  2019 . Pursuant 
to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 18 March  2019  will be reviewed at the Committees' April  2019  regular 
meetings.  
12 November 2018  Written  follow -up questions regarding notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October  2018 . 
3 December  2018  Written answers to written q uestions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October  2018 . 
18 March  2019  Written questions regarding previously -reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
April  2019 . 
8 April  2019  Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April  2019 . 
15 April  2019  Written answers to written questions submitted by 18 March  2019  
regarding previously reviewed notifications of legislation, for 
consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in April  2019 . 
2  SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATI ON NOTIFICATIONS  
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 22 March  2019  a list of the new notification s of 
legislation that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meeting in April  2019 . Pursuant 
to procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications circulated in all three WTO 
working languages not later than 18 March  2019  will be reviewed at the Committee's April  2019  
regular meeting.  
12 November 2018  Written follow -up questions regarding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in October  2018 . G/ADP/W/502 • G/SCM/W/577 • G/SG/W/244  
 
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  3 December 2018  Written answers to all outstanding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in October 2018  as well as written 
responses to follow -up questions submitted by the above deadline.  
18 March 2019  Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in 
April  2019 . 
8 April 2019  Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's re gular meeting in April 2019 . 
15 April 2019  Written answers to written questions submitted by 18 March  2019  
regarding previously reviewed notifications of legislation, for 
consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2019 . 
3  SUBSIDY NOTIFICATION S 
New and Full Subsidy Notifications  
2017 new and full notifications were due on 30 June 2017 . 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 3 January 2019  may be 
reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in April  2019. The Secretariat will circulate to 
Members, shortly after, a list of 2017 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.  
12 November 201 8 Written follow -up questions regarding the subsidy notifications 
reviewed at the Committee's spec ial meeting of 23 October  2018 
that had not been reviewed at previous meetings.  
3 December  2018 Written answers to all follow -up and pending written questions posed 
in connection with the subsidy notifications reviewed at the 
Committee's special meeting of 23 October  2018 that had not been 
reviewed at previous meetings.  
28 January  2019 Written questi ons 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 April 201 9.  
1 April  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 April 201 9. 
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 .  
4  OTHER SUBMISSIONS  
18 March 201 9 Submissions for the April  2019 meeting of the Informal Group 
on Anti-Circumvention . 
 
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1 At its regular meeting held on 25 April 2017, the Committee agreed t hat the procedures contained in 
G/SCM/117 would apply to the review of the 201 7 new and full subsidy n otifications.