G/ADP/W/500  
G/SCM/W/574  
G/SG/W/242  
 
27 October  2017 
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Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  
Commit tee 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  2017 meetings , and in conjunction with the April  2018 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 23 April  2018. 
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 16 March  2018 a list of the new notifications of 
legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in April 2018. Pursuant 
to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 12 March  2018 will be reviewed at the Committees' April  2018 regular 
meetings.  
13 November 2017 Written  follow -up question s regarding notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October  2017. 
4 December  2017 Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October  2017. 
12 March  2018 Written questions regarding previously -reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
April  2018. 
3 April  2018 Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at th e Committees' regular meetings in April  2018. 
9 April  2018 Written answers to written questions submitted by 12 March  2018 
regarding previously reviewed notifications of legislation, for 
consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in April  2018. 
2  SAFE GUARDS LEGISLATION N OTIFICATIONS  
The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 16 March  2018 a list of the new notifications of 
legislation that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meeting in April  2018. Pursuant 
to procedures adopted by the Saf eguards Committee, notifications circulated in all three WTO 
working languages not later than 12 March  2018 will be reviewed at the Committee's April  2018 
regular meeting.  
13 November 2017 Written follow -up questions regarding new notifications of legislat ion 
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  4 December  2017 Written answers to all outstanding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in October  2017 as well as written 
responses to follow -up questions sub mitted by the above deadline.  
12 March  2018 Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in 
April  2018. 
3 April  2018 Written questions regarding new notifications of legi slation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April  2018. 
9 April  2018 Written answers to written questions submitted by 12 March  2018 
regarding previously reviewed notifications of legislation, for 
consideration at the Committees' regular m eetings in April  2018. 
3  SUBSIDY NOTIFICATION S 
New and Full Subsidy Notifications  
2017 new and full notifications are due on 30 June 2017 . 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 22 December  2017  
may be reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in April  2018. The Secretariat will 
circulate to Members, shortly after, a list of 2017 new and full subsidy notifications, and any other 
new and full notifications not previously reviewed, that will be on the agenda for review at that 
meeting.  
13 November 2017  Written follow -up questions regarding the subsidy notifications 
reviewed at the Committee' s special meeting of 24 October  2017  
that had not been reviewed at previous meetings.  
4 December  2017  Written answers to all follow -up and pending written questions posed 
in connection with the subsidy notifications reviewed at the 
Committee's special meet ing of 24 October  2017  that had not been 
reviewed at previous meetings.  
22 January  2018 Written questions regarding 2017 new and full subsidy notifications, 
and other new and full notifications not previously reviewed, to be 
reviewed at the Committee's spe cial meeting in April 2018 .  
26 March  2018 Written answers to written questions regarding 2017 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 2018 . 
Transparency Notifications Relating to Article 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 were due on 
30 June  2016 .  
4  OTHER SUBMISSIONS  
12 March  2018 Submissions for the April  2018 meeting of the Informal Group 
on Anti-Circumvention . 
 
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1 At its regular meeting held on 25 April 2017, the Committee agreed t hat the procedures contained in 
G/SCM/117 would apply to the review of the 201 7 new and full subsidy n otifications.