G/ADP/W/495  
G/SCM/W/570  
G/SG/W/238  
 
1 November  2016 
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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  2016 meetings , and in conjunction with the April 2017 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 24 April 2017 . 
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 17 March  2017  a list of the new notifications of 
legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in April 2017 . Pursuant 
to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 13 March 2017  will be reviewed at the Committees' April  2017  regular 
meetings.  
14 November 2016  Written follow -up question s regarding notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2016 . 
5 December 2016  Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October  2016 . 
13 March 2017  Written questions regarding previously -reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
April 2017 . 
3 April 2017  Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at th e Committees' regular meetings in April 2017 . 
10 April 2017  Written answers to written questions submitted by 13 March  2017  
regarding previously reviewed notifications of legislation, for 
consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2017 . 
2  SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 17 March 2017 a list of the new notifications of 
legislation that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meeting in April 2017 . Pursuant 
to procedures adopted by the Sa feguards Committee, notifications circulated in all three WTO 
working languages not later than 13 March 2017 will be reviewed at the Committee's April  2017 
regular meeting.  
14 November 2016  Written follow -up questions regarding new notifications of legisla tion 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2016 . G/ADP/W/495 • G/SCM/W/570 • G/SG/W/238  
 
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  5 December 2016  Written answers to all outstanding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in October 2016 as well as written 
responses to follow -up questions s ubmitted by the above deadline.  
13 March 2017  Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in 
April 2017 . 
3 April 2017  Written questions regarding new notifications of le gislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2017 . 
10 April 2017  Written answers to written questions submitted by 13 March 2017 
regarding previously reviewed notifications of legislation, for 
consideration at the Committees' regula r meetings in April 2017 . 
3  SUBSIDY NOTIFICATION S 
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/1171, only 
notifications circulated in all three WTO working languages not later than 2 January 2017  may be 
reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in April 2017 . The Secretariat will circulate to 
Members, shortly after, a list of 2015 new an d full subsidy notifications, and any other new and full 
notifications not previously reviewed, that will be on the agenda for review at that meeting.  
14 November 2016  Written follow -up questions regarding the subsidy notifications 
reviewed at the Committe e's special meeting of 25 October  2016  
that had not been reviewed at previous meetings . 
5 December 2016  Written answers to all follow -up and pending written questions posed 
in connection with the subsidy notifications reviewed at the 
Committee's special me eting of 25 October 2016  that had not been 
reviewed at previous meetings . 
23 January 2017  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 s pecial meeting in April 2017 .  
27 March 2017  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 20 17. 
Members are reminded that 2017 new and full notifications are due not later than 30  June 2017.  
Transparency Notifications Relating to Article 27.4 Export Subsidy Phase -Out Period  
The Members with Article 27.4 extensions  are required, pursuant to paragr aph 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  
13 March 2017  Submissio ns for the April  2017  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 t hat the procedures contained in 
G/SCM/117 would apply to the review of the 201 5 new and full subsidy  notifications.