G/ADP/W/494  
G/SCM/W/566  
G/SG/W/235  
 
10 May 2016  
(16-2583)  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 April 2016 meetings , and in conjunction with the October 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 24 October 2016 .  
 Members are reminded to always submit wri tten 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 NOTIFICATIONS 
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 16 September 2016  a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in October 2016 . 
Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO 
working languages not later than 12 September 2016  will be reviewed at the Committees' 
October 2016  regular meetings. 
 
17 May 2016  Written follow-up questions regarding notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2016 . 
 
6 June 2016  Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2016 . 
 
12 September 2016  Written questions regarding previously-reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2016 . 
 
3 October 2016  Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2016 . 
 
10 October 2016  Written answers to written questions submitted by 
12 September 2016  regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October 2016 . 
 2  SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS 
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by the week of 16 September 2016 a list of the new 
notifications of legislation that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meeting in 
October 2016 . Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications 
circulated in all three WTO working languages not later than 12 September 2016 will be 
reviewed at the Committee's October 2016 regular meeting. 
 17 May 2016    Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2016.  
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  6 June 2016  Written answers to all outstanding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in April 2016 as well as written 
responses to follow-up questions submitted by the above deadline. 
 
12 September 2016  Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2016. 
 
3 October 2016   Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2016.  
 
10 October 2016   Written answers to written questions submitted by 
12 September 2016 regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October 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 27 June 2016  may be 
reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in October 2016 . The Secretariat will circulate to 
Members, shortly after 27 June 2015, a list of 2015 new and full subsidy notifications, and any other new and full notifications not previously review ed, that will be on the agenda for review at 
that meeting. 
 17 May 2016  Written follow-up questions regarding the subsidy notifications 
reviewed at the Committee's special meeting of 26 April 2016  that 
had not been reviewed at previous meetings. 
 6 June 2016  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 26 April 2016  that had not been 
reviewed at previous meetings. 
 
26 July 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 October 2016 .  
 27 September 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 October 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 
12 September 2016  Submissions for the October 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.