WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/ADP/W/487 
G/SCM/W/559 G/SG/W/227 
13 November 2012 
 
(12-6256) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures 
Committee on Safeguards  
 
 
 
NOTE FROM THE SECRETARIAT  
 
  In order to assist Members, the followi ng are deadlines for submissions of various 
documentation following up on the Autumn 2012 mee tings, and in conjunction with the April 2013 
meetings
1, of the Committees on Anti-Dumping Practices,  Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, 
and Safeguards, and subsidiary bodies.  Please note that deadlines indicated in italics are those that 
have passed. 
 A. AD/CVD
 LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
 The Secretariat will circulate to Members by mid-March 2013 a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in April 2013.  Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications  circulated in all three WTO working languages 
not later than 11 March 2013 will be reviewed at the Committees' April 2013 regular meetings. 
 12 November 2012  Written follow-up questions regardi ng notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regul ar meetings in October 2012. 
 3 December 2012 Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October 2012. 
 
11 March 2013 Written questi ons regarding previously-re viewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
April 2013 . 
 
2 April 2013 Written questions  regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2013.  
 
8 April 2013 Written answers to written qu estions regarding previously reviewed 
notifications of legislation submitted by 11 March 2013, for 
consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in  April 2013. 
 
                                                      
1 These meetings will be held in the week of 22 April 2013.  G/ADP/W/487 
G/SCM/W/559 
G/SG/W/227 
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  B. S
AFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
 The Secretariat will circulate to Me mbers by mid-March 2013 a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at th e regular meeting in April 2013.  Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notif ications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 11 March 2013 will be reviewed at the Committee's April 2013 regular 
meeting. 
 12 November 2012   Written follow-up questions regardin g new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's re gular meeting in October 2012. 
 3 December  2012 Written answers to all outst anding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in October 2012 as well as written 
responses to follow-up questions s ubmitted by the above deadline. 
 
11 March 2013  Written questions  regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2013. 
 
2 April 2013  Written questions regarding ne w notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2013. 
 
8 April 2013  Written answers to written qu estions regarding previously reviewed 
notifications of legislation submitted by 11 March 2013, for 
consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2013. 
 C. S
UBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
1. 2011 New and Full Subsidy Notifications 
 2011 new and full subsidy notifications were  due on 30 June 2011.  Pursuant to the 
procedures adopted by the Committee at its April 2005 regular meeting and circulated in 
document G/SCM/1172, only notifications circulated in all three WTO languages not later than 
19 December 2012 may be reviewed at  the special meeting that will be held in April 2013.  The 
Secretariat will circulate to Members, shortly af ter 19 December 2012, a lis t of 2011 New and Full 
Subsidy Notifications that will be on the agenda for review at that meeting. 
 21 January 2013 Written questi ons regarding 2011 new and fu ll subsidy notifications to 
be reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in April 2013. 
 25 March 2013 Written answers to written questions regarding 2011 new and full 
subsidy notifications to be reviewed  at the Committee's special meeting 
in April 2013. 
 
                                                      
2 At the special meeting held on 3 May 2011, th e Committee agreed that the procedures contained 
in G/SCM/117 would also apply to the review of the 2011 New and Full Subsidy Notifications.  G/ADP/W/487 
 G/SCM/W/559 
 G/SG/W/227 
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  2. 2013 New and Full Notifications 
Although they are not due until after the Apr il 2013 meetings of the SCM Committee, and 
will not be on the agendas of those meetings, Me mbers are reminded that the deadline for 2013 new 
and full notifications is 30 June 2013.    
D. O
THER SUBMISSIONS  
11 March 2013 Submissions for the April 2013 meeting of the Working  Group on 
Implementation . 
 11 March 2013 Submissions for the April 2013 meeting of the Informal Group on 
Anti-Circumvention . 
 
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