G/ADP/W/492  
G/SCM/W/564  
G/SG/W/233  
 
2 June 2015  
(15-2857)  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 spring  2015 meetings, and in conjunction with the October 2015 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 26 October 2015 . 
 1  AD/CVD LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS 
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by the third week of September 2015  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 meetings in 
October 2015 . Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all 
three WTO working languages not later than 14 September 2015  w i l l  b e  r e v i e w e d  a t  t h e  
Committees' October 2015  regular meetings. 
 18 May 2015  Written follow-up questions regarding notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2015 . 
 8 June 2015  Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in 
April 2015 . 
 
14 September 2015  Written questions regarding previously-reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2015 . 
 
5 October 2015  Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2015 . 
 
12 October 2015  Written answers to written questions submitted by 
14 September 2015 regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October 2015 . 
 2  SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS 
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by the third week of September 2015  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 
October 2015 . Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications 
circulated in all three WTO working languages not later than 14 September 2015  will be 
reviewed at the Committee's October 2015  regular meeting. 
 18 May 2015    Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2015.  
 8 June 2015   Written answers to all outstanding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in April 2015  as well as written 
responses to follow-up questions submitted by the above deadline. 
 G/ADP/W/492 • G/SCM/W/564 • G/SG/W/233 
 
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  14 September 2015  Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2015.  
 
5 October 2015   Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2015.  
 
12 October 2015   Written answers to written questions regarding previously reviewed 
notifications of legislation submitted by 14 September 2015 , for 
consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2015. 
 
3  SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
New and Full Subsidy Notifications 
 
2015 new and full notifications are due on 30 June 2015 . Pursuant to the procedures adopted by 
the Committee
1, only notifications circulated in all three WTO working languages not later than 
29 June 2015  may be reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in October 2015 . The 
Secretariat will circulate to Members, shortly after that date, a list of new and full subsidy 
notifications that will be on the agenda for review at that meeting.  18 May 2015  Written follow-up questions regarding the subsidy notifications 
reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in April 2015  that had 
not been reviewed at previous meetings. 
 
8 June 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 in April 2015  that had not been 
reviewed at previous meetings. 
 27 July 2015  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 October 2015 .  
 28 September 2015  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 October 2015 .  
 
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 2014 , the first of 
the two final years for phasing out the export subsidies. These notifications are due on 30 June 2015 .   
 
4  OTHER SUBMISSIONS 
14 September 2015  Submissions for the October 2015  meeting of the Working  Group 
on Implementation . 
 14 September 2015  Submissions for the October 2015 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.