WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/W/445 
G/SCM/W/533 
G/SG/W/200 
26 April 2005 
 (05-1694) 
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 Spring 2005 meeti ngs, and in conjunction with the Autumn 2005 
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-September 2005 a list of the new 
notifications of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review  at the regular meetings in October-
November 2005.  Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO working languages not later than 21 September 2005 will be reviewed at the Committees' October-November 2005 regular meetings.  
28 April 2005 Written follow-up questions rega rding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2005. 
 23 June 2005 Written answers to questions re garding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2004. 
 21 September 2005 Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October-November 2005. 
 
12 October 2005 Written questi ons regarding new notificati ons of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October-November 2005 
 19 October 2005 Written answers to questions re garding previously reviewed notifications 
of legislation submitted by 21 Septem ber 2005, for consideration at the 
Committees' regular meetings in October-November 2005. 
 
B. SAFEGUARDS
 LEGISLATION  NOTIFICATIONS   
 The Secretariat will circulate to Memb ers in early October 2005 a list of the new 
notifications of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review  at the regular meeting in November 
2005.  Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Safegu ards Committee, notifications circulated in all 
three WTO working languages not later than 22 Se ptember 2005 will be reviewed at the Committee's 
November 2005 regular meeting.  G/ADP/W/445 
G/SCM/W/533 G/SG/W/200 
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 25 April 2005 Written follow-up questions rega rding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in November 2005. 
 
17 May 2005 Written answers to questions re garding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in November 2005. 
 22 September 2005 Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in 
November 2005. 
 13 October 2005 Written questi ons regarding new notificati ons of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in November 2005. 
 
20 October 2005 Written answers to questions re garding previously reviewed notifications 
of legislation submitted by 22 Septem ber 2005, for consideration at the 
Committee's regular meeting in November 2005. 
 
C. SUBSIDY
 NOTIFICATIONS 
1. 2005 new and full subsidy notifications 
2005 new and full subsidy notifications are 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 langua ges not less than 17 weeks before a meeting may 
be reviewed at one of three special meetings to be held in Autumn 2005, and Spring and Autumn 2006.  The Secretariat will circulate to Members, shortly after 27 June 2005, a list of 2005 new and 
full subsidy notifications that will be on the agen da for review at the Committee's special meeting 
scheduled for the week of 24 October 2005. 
28 April 2005 Written follow-up questions regard ing subsidy notifications reviewed at the 
April 2005 meeting of the SCM Committee. 
23 June 2005 Written answers to written qu estions regarding subsidy notifications 
reviewed at the April 2004 meeting of the SCM Committee. 
25 July 2005 Written questions regarding 2005 new and full subsidy notifications to be 
reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in October 2005 
26 September 2005 Written answers to questi ons regarding 2005 new and full subsidy 
notifications to be reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in October 2005. 
2. Previous subsidy notifications 
 At its Autumn 2005 meeting, the Committee w ill review the 2003 new and full notification of 
Chinese Taipei (G/SCM/N/95/TPKM) and any 2003 ne w and full subsidy notifications submitted too 
late to be reviewed under the Committee's past proc edures (as well as any other subsidy notifications 
pertaining to earlier periods that arrive between now  and that meeting).  The deadlines for exchanges 
of questions and answers relating to such  subsidy notifications are the following: 
  G/ADP/W/445 
 G/SCM/W/533 
 G/SG/W/200 
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 21 September 2005 Written questions regarding pr evious new and full subsidy notifications 
received too late to be review ed under previous procedures; 
 
12 October 2005 Written answer s regarding previous new a nd full subsidy notifications 
received too late to be review ed under previous procedures. 
 
3. Article 27.4 SCM notifications 
 At its November 2004 meeting, the Committ ee 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/50-92 and Addenda;  G/ SCM/93-94 and Adds 1;  G/SCM/95-102). 
30 June 2005  Submission of the required notification. 
1 September 2005 Any written questions re garding Article 27.4 notifications. 
6 October 2005 Any written answ ers to questions submitted. 
D. OTHER
 SUBMISSIONS 
19 September 2005 Submissions for the October 2005 meeting of the Working  Group on 
Implementation . 
 20 September 2005 Submissions for the November 2005 meeting of the Informal Group on 
Anti-Circumvention . 
 
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