WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/ADP/W/486 
G/SCM/W/558 
G/SG/W/223 
2 May 2012 
 (12-2327) 
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 2012 meetings, and in conjunction with the October 2012 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 mid-September 2012 a list of the new 
notifications of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in 
October 2012.  Pursuant to procedures adopted by th e Committees, notifications circulated in all three 
WTO working languages not later than 10 Sept ember 2012 will be reviewed at the Committees' 
October 2012 regular meetings.  
14 May 2012 Written follow-up questions re garding notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2012. 
 
4 June 2012 Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2012. 
 
10 September 2012 Written questions regardi ng previously-reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October 2012. 
 
1 October 2012 Written questi ons regarding new notificati ons of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regul ar meetings in October 2012. 
 
8 October 2012 Written answers to written questions regarding previously reviewed 
notifications of legislation submitted by 10 September 2012, for 
consideration at the Committees' re gular meetings in October 2012. 
                                                      
1 These meetings will be held in the week of 22 October 2012. G/ADP/W/486 
G/SCM/W/558 G/SG/W/223 
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  B. S
AFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
 The Secretariat will circulate to Members by mid-September 2012 a list of the new 
notifications of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meeting in 
October 2012.  Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications circulated 
in all three WTO working languages not later th an 10 September 2012 will be reviewed at the 
Committee's October 2012 regular meeting. 
 21 May 2012 Written follow-up qu estions regarding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2012. 
 8 June 2012 Written answers to all outsta nding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in April 2012 as well as written 
responses to follow-up questions s ubmitted by the above deadline. 
 
10 September 2012 Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2012. 
 
1 October 2012 Written questi ons regarding new notificati ons of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's re gular meeting in October 2012. 
 
8 October 2012 Written answers to written questions regarding previously reviewed 
notifications of legislation submitted by 10 September 2012, for 
consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2012. 
 C. S
UBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
1. 2011 New and Full Subsidy Notifications 
 2011 new and full subsidy notifications were  due on 30 June 2011.  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 
22 June 2012 may be reviewed at  the special meeting that will be held in October 2012.  The 
Secretariat will circulate to Members, shortly af ter 22 June 2012, a list of 2011 New and Full Subsidy 
Notifications that will be on the agenda for review at that meeting. 
 20 July 2012 Written questions regarding 201 1 new and full subsidy notifications to 
be reviewed at the Committee's sp ecial meeting in  October 2012. 
 24 September 2012 Written answers to written questions regarding 2011 new and full 
subsidy notifications to be reviewed at the Committee's special meeting 
in October 2012. 
 
                                                      
2 At the special meeting held on 3 May 2011, th e Committee agreed that th e procedures contained 
in G/SCM/117 would also apply to the review of the 2011 New and Full Subsidy Notifications.  G/ADP/W/486 
 G/SCM/W/558 
 G/SG/W/223 
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  2. 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 Deci sion are being fulfilled.  At its meeting of 26-
27 October 2011, the Committee agreed to request the Members concerned to  provide such updating 
notifications for calendar year 2011 not later than 30 June 2012 .  At the Committee meeting held on 
26 April 2012, the Chairman drew Members' atten tion to paragraph 2(a) of the General Council 
Decision which provides that "[b]eginning with the updating notifications covering calendar year 
2008, notifying Members also shall provide inform ation regarding the actions they have taken 
pursuant to 1(e) and 1(f)". 
 D. O
THER SUBMISSIONS  
10 September 2012 Submissions for the October 2012 meeting of the Working  Group on 
Implementation . 
 
10 September 2012 Submissions for the October 2012 meeting of the Informal Group on 
Anti-Circumvention . 
 
 
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