G/ADP/W/493  
G/SCM/W/565  
G/SG/W/234  
 
11 November 2015  
(15-5947)  Page: 1/2  
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 de adlines for submission of various documentation 
following up on the October  2015 meetings , and in conjunction with the April 2016 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 25 April 2016 . 
 1  AD/CVD LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS 
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by the third week of March 2016  a list of the 
new notifications of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in 
April 2016 . Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all 
three WTO working languages not later than 14 March 2016  will be reviewed at the Committees' 
April 2016  regular meetings. 
 16 November 2015  Written follow-up questions regarding notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2015 . 
 7 December 2015  Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October 2015 . 
 
14 March 2016  Written questions regarding previously-reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2016 . 
 
4 April 2016  Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2016 . 
 
11 April 2016  Written answers to written questions submitted by 14 March 2016 
regarding previously reviewed notifications of legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2016 . 
 
2  SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS 
The Secretariat will circulate to  Members by the third week of March 2016  a  l i s t  o f  t h e  
new notifications of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meeting in 
April 2016 . Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications circulated 
in all three WTO working languages not later than 14 March 2016  w i l l  b e  r e v i e w e d  a t  t h e  
Committee's April 2016  regular meeting. 
 
16 November 2015    Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2015.  
 
7 December 2015   Written answers to all outstanding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in October 2015  as well as written 
responses to follow-up questions submitted by the above deadline. 
 G/ADP/W/493 • G/SCM/W/565 • G/SG/W/234 
 
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  14 March 2016  Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2016.  
 
4 April 2016   Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2016.  
 
11 April 2016   Written answers to written questions regarding previously reviewed 
notifications of legislation submitted by 14 March 2016 , for 
consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2016. 
 
3  SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
New and Full Subsidy Notifications 2015 new and full notifications were due on 30 June 2015 . Pursuant to the procedures adopted 
by the Committee at its April 2005 regular meeting and circulated in document G/SCM/117
1, only 
notifications circulated in all three WTO working languages not later than 28 December 2015  
may be reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in April 2016 . The Secretariat will 
circulate to Members, shortly after, a list of 2015 new and full subsidy notifications, and any other 
new and full notifications not previously reviewed, th at will be on the agenda for review at that 
meeting.  
16 November 2015  Written follow-up questions regarding the subsidy notifications 
reviewed at the Committee's special meeting of 27 October  2015  
that had not been reviewed at previous meetings. 
 
7 December 2015  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 27 October 2015  that had not been 
reviewed at previous meetings. 
 25 January 2016  Written questions regarding 2015 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 2016 .  
 
28 March 2016  Written answers to written questions regarding 2015 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 2016 .  
 Transparency Notifications Relating to Ar ticle 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 are due on 30 June 2016 .   
 
4  OTHER SUBMISSIONS 
14 March 2016  Submissions for the April 2016  meeting of the Informal Group on 
Anti-Circumvention . 
  
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1 At its regular meeting held on 28 April 2015, the Committee agreed that the procedures contained 
in G/SCM/117 would apply to the review of the 2015 new and full subsidy notifications.