WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/W/465 
G/SCM/W/543 
G/SG/W/207 
21 December 2007 
 
 (07-5726) 
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 2007 mee tings, and in conjunction with the Spring 2008 
meetings
1, of the Committees on Anti-Dumping Practices,  Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, 
and Safeguards, and subsidiary bodies.  Please note that deadlines indicated in italics are those that 
have passed.   
  
A. AD/CVD
 LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
 The Secretariat will circulate to Members by late March 2008 a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in April 2008.  Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications  circulated in all three WTO working languages 
not later than 13 March 2008 will be reviewed at  the Committees' April 2008 regular meetings.   
 16 November 2007  Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2007.   
 
7 December 2007  Written answers to questions regardin g new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2007.   
 17 March 2008 Written questions  regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
April 2008.   
 7 April 2008 Written questions  regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2008.   
 
14 April 2008 Written answers to questions re garding previously reviewed notifications 
of legislation submitted by 13 Marc h 2008, for consideration at the 
Committees' regular meetings in April 2008.   
                                                     
 
1 These meetings will likely be held in the week of 28 April 2008.   G/ADP/W/465 
G/SCM/W/543 G/SG/W/207 
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  B. S
AFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
 The Secretariat will circulate to Members in late March 2008 a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at th e regular meeting in April 2008.  Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notif ications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 17 Marc h 2008 will be reviewed at the Committee's April 2008 regular 
meeting.    14 November 2007  Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in November 2007.   
 5 December 2007  Written answers to questions regardin g new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in November 2007.   
 
17 March 2008 Written questions  regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2008.   
 7 April 2008 Written questions  regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2008.   
 
14 April 2008 Written answers to questions re garding previously reviewed notifications 
of legislation submitted by 16 Marc h 2008, for consideration at the 
Committee's regular meeting in April 2008.   
 C. S
UBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
1. 2007 New and Full Subsidy Notifications 
2007 New and Full Subsidy Notifications were due by 30 June 2007.  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 
31 December 2007 may be reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in April 2008.  The 
Secretariat will circulate to Members, shortly after 31 December 2007, a list of 2007 New and Full 
Subsidy Notifications that will be on the ag enda for review at that meeting.   
28 January 2008  Written questions  regarding 2007 new and full s ubsidy notifications to be 
reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in April 2008.   
31 March 2008 Written answer s to questions regarding 2007 new and full subsidy 
notifications to be reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in 
April 2008.   
2. Article 27.4 SCM Notifications 
 The General Council Decision adopted on 27 Ju ly 2007 (WT/L/691) regarding procedures for 
the continuation of extensions of the transition period for the elimination of export subsidies by 
certain developing country Members requires that  the Committee conduct an annual review, based on 
annual updating notifications submitted by the Members concerned, to verify that the requirements of 
                                                      
2 At the special meeting held on 26 April 2007, the Commi ttee agreed that the procedures contained 
in G/SCM/117 would also apply to the review of the 2007 New and Full Subsidy Notifications.    G/ADP/W/465 
 G/SCM/W/543 
 G/SG/W/207 
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  paragraphs 2 and 3 of that Decision are being fu lfilled.  At its meeting of 25 October 2007, the 
Committee agreed to request the Members concerne d to provide such updating notifications for 
calendar year 2007 not later than 30 June 2008 .   
D. O
THER SUBMISSIONS  
17 March 2008 Submissions for the April 2008 meeting of the Working  Group on 
Implementation .   
 17 March 2008 Submissions for the April 2008 meeting of the Informal Group on 
Anti-Circumvention .   
   
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