WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/W/450 
G/SCM/W/534 
G/SG/W/202 
24 November 2005 
 (05-5591) 
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 2005 mee tings, and in conjunction with the Spring 2006 
meetings, of the Committees on Anti-Dumping Prac tices, Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, 
and Safeguards, and subsidiary bodies.  
 
A. AD/CVD
 LEGISLATION  NOTIFICATIONS 
 The Secretariat will circulate to Members by mid-March 2006 a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in April 2006.  Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications  circulated in all three WTO working languages 
not later than 13 March 2006 will be reviewed at the Committees' April 2006 regular meetings. 
 
14 November 2005 Written follow-up questions re garding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2005. 
 9 January 2006 Written answers to questions regarding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2005. 
 13 March 2006 Written questions  regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
April 2006. 
 
3 April 2006 Written questions  regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2006. 
 10 April 2006 Written answers to questions re garding previously reviewed notifications 
of legislation submitted by 13 Marc h 2006, for consideration at the 
Committees' regular meetings in April 2006. 
  
B. SAFEGUARDS
 LEGISLATION  NOTIFICATIONS   
 The Secretariat will circulate to Members in late March 2006 a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at th e regular meeting in April 2006.  Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notif ications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 16 Marc h 2006 will be reviewed at the Committee's April 2006 regular 
meeting.  G/ADP/W/450 
G/SCM/W/534 G/SG/W/202 
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 24 November 2005 Written follow-up questions re garding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in November 2005. 
 
17 December 2005 Written answers to questions regarding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in November 2005. 
 16 March 2006 Written questions  regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at th e Committee's regular meeting in April 
2006. 
 6 April 2006 Written questions  regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2006. 
 
13 April 2006 Written answers to questions re garding previously reviewed notifications 
of legislation submitted by 16 Marc h 2006, for consideration at the 
Committee's regular meeting in April 2006. 
  
C. SUBSIDY
 NOTIFICATIONS 
1. 2005 new and full subsidy notifications 
2005 new and full subsidy notifications were due by 30 June 2005 .  Pursuant to the 
procedures adopted by the Committee at its April 2005 regular meeting and circulated in document 
G/SCM/117, only notifications circulated in all three WTO languages not later than 26 December 2005 may be reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in the week of 24 April 2006.  The 
Secretariat will circulate to Members, shortly af ter 26 December 2005, a lis t of 2005 new and full 
subsidy notifications that will be on the agenda for review at that meeting.  
23 January 2006  Written questions  regarding 2005 new and full s ubsidy notifications to be 
reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in April 2006 
27 March 2006 Written answer s to questions regarding 2005 new and full subsidy 
notifications to be reviewed at th e Committee's special meeting in April 
2006. 
2. Article 27.4 SCM notifications 
 At its meeting of 27 October 2005, the Co mmittee agreed to the following dates for the 
Committee's mandated review of the standstill a nd transparency commitments relating to the 
extension of the transition period for cer tain Members' export subsidy programmes 
(documents G/SCM/50-94 and Addenda) 
30 June 2006  Submission of the required notification. 
1 September 2006 Any written questions re garding Article 27.4 notifications. 
6 October 2006 Any written answ ers to questions submitted.  G/ADP/W/450 
 G/SCM/W/534 
 G/SG/W/202 
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 D. OTHER
 SUBMISSIONS 
13 March 2006 Submissions for the April 2006 meeting of the Working  Group on 
Implementation . 
 
13 March 2006 Submissions for the April 2006 meeting of the Informal Group on 
Anti-Circumvention . 
 
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