WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/W/483 
G/SCM/W/553 
G/SG/W/215 
9 November 2010 
 (10-5989) 
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 2010 mee tings, and in conjunction with the May 2011 
meetings
1, of the Committees on Anti-Dumping Practices,  Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, 
and Safeguards, and subsidiary bodies.    
A. AD/CVD
 LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
 The Secretariat will circulate to Members by late March 2011 a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in May 2011.  Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications  circulated in all three WTO working languages 
not later than 21 March 2011 will be reviewed at  the Committees' May 2011 regular meetings.   
 
15 November 2010 Written follow-up questions regarding notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2010.   
 6 December 2010 Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October 2010.   
 21 March 2011 Written questi ons regarding previously-re viewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
May 2011.   
 
11 April 2011 Written questions regarding ne w notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in May 2011.   
 18 April 2011 Written answers to written questions regarding previously reviewed 
notifications of legislation submitted by 21 March 2011, for 
consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in May 2011.   
                                                     
 
1 These meetings will be held in the week of 2 May 2011.   G/ADP/W/483 
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  B. S
AFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
 The Secretariat will circulate to Members by late March 2011 a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at th e regular meeting in May 2011.  Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notif ications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 21 Marc h 2011 will be reviewed at the Committee's May 2011 regular 
meeting.    15 November 2010 Written follow-up questions re garding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's regul ar meeting in October 2010.   
 6 December 2010 Written answers to all outsta nding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in October 2010 as well as written responses to follow-up questions submitted by the above deadline.   
 
21 March 2011 Written questions  regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in May 2011.   
 11 April 2011 Written questions regarding ne w notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in May 2011.   
 18 April 2011 Written answers to written questions regarding previously reviewed 
notifications of legislation submitted by 21 March 2011, for 
consideration at the Committee's re gular meeting in May 2011.   
 
C. S
UBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
1. 2009 New and Full Subsidy Notifications 
2009 new and full subsidy notifications were  due on 30 June 2009.  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 3 January 2011 
may be reviewed at the special meeting that will be  held in May 2011.  The Secretariat will circulate 
to Members, shortly after 3 January 2011, a list of  2009 New and Full Subsidy Notifications that will 
be on the agenda for review at that meeting.   
31 January 2011  Written questions  regarding 2009 new and full s ubsidy notifications to be 
reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in May 2011.   
4 April 2011 Written answers to written ques tions regarding 2009 new and full subsidy 
notifications to be reviewed at the Co mmittee's special meeting in May 2011.   
2. 2011 New and Full Subsidy Notifications 
 In January 2011, the Secretariat will issue a notice inviting Members to submit their 2011 
new and full subsidy notifications  no later than 30 June 2011.  
                                                      
2 At the special meeting held on 7 May 2009, the Committee agreed that th e procedures contained 
in G/SCM/117 would also apply to the review of the 2009 New and Full Subsidy Notifications.    G/ADP/W/483 
 G/SCM/W/553 
 G/SG/W/215 
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  3. Article 27.4 SCM Notifications 
 The General Council Decision adopted on 27  July 2007 regarding procedures for the 
continuation of extensions of the transition period for the elimination of export subsidies by certain 
developing country Members (WT/L/691) requires that the Committee conduct an annual review, 
based on annual updating notifications  submitted by the Members concerned, to verify that the 
requirements of paragraphs 2 and 3 of that De cision are being fulfilled.  At its meeting of 
28 October 2010, the Committee agreed to request the Members concerned to  provide such updating 
notifications for calendar year 2010 not later than 30 June 2011.  
D. O
THER SUBMISSIONS  
21 March 2011 Submissions for the May 2011 meeting of the Working  Group on 
Implementation .   
 21 March 2011 Submissions for the May 2011 meeting of the Informal Group on Anti-
Circumvention .   
  
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