WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/W/469 
G/SCM/W/545 
G/SG/W/210 
10 December 2008 
 (08-6074) 
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 2008 mee tings, and in conjunction with the Spring 2009 
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 2009 a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in May 2009.  Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications  circulated in all three WTO working languages 
not later than 23 March 2009 will be reviewed at  the Committees' May 2009 regular meetings.   
 
10 November 2008  Written follow-up questions regardi ng notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2008.   
 1 December 2008  Written answers to written questio ns regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October 2008.   
 23 March 2009 Written questi ons regarding previously-re viewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
May 2009.   
 10 April 2009 Written questions regarding ne w notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in May 2009.   
 20 April 2009 Written answers to written questions regarding previously reviewed 
notifications of legislation submitted by 23 March 2009, for 
consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in May 2009.   
                                                     
 
1 These meetings will be held in the week of 4 May 2009.   G/ADP/W/469 
G/SCM/W/545 G/SG/W/210 
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  B. 
SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
 The Secretariat will circulate to Members in late March 2009 a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at th e regular meeting in May 2009.  Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notif ications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 23 Marc h 2009 will be reviewed at the Committee's May 2009 regular 
meeting.    18 November 2008  Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's regul ar meeting in October 2008.   
 9 December 2008  Written answers to all outstanding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in October 2008 as well as written responses to follow-up questions submitted by the above deadline.   
 
23 March 2009 Written questions  regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in May 2009.   
 10 April 2009 Written questions regarding ne w notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in May 2009.   
 20 April 2009 Written answers to written questions regarding previously reviewed 
notifications of legislation submitted by 16 March 2009, for 
consideration at the Committee's re gular meeting in May 2009.   
 
C. 
SUBSIDY 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 5 January 2009 
may be reviewed at the special meeting that will be  held in May 2009.  The Secretariat will circulate 
to Members, shortly after 31 December 2008, a list of 2007 New and Full Subsidy Notifications that 
will be on the agenda for review at that meeting.   
2 February 2009  Written questi ons regarding 2008 new and full subsidy notifications to be 
reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in May 2009.   
6 April 2009 Written answers to written ques tions regarding 2007 new and full subsidy 
notifications to be reviewed at the Co mmittee's special meeting in May 2009.   
2. 2009 New and Full Subsidy Notifications 
 In January 2009, the Secretariat will issue a notice inviting Members to submit their 2009 
new and full subsidy notification no later than 30 June 2009.  
                                                      
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/469 
 G/SCM/W/545 
 G/SG/W/210 
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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 
29 October 2007, the Committee agreed to request the Members concerned to  provide such updating 
notifications for calendar year 2008 not later than 30 June 2009 .  In this connection, the Chairman of 
the Committee drew Members' attention to the paragr aph 2(a) of the General Council Decision, which 
provides that "[b]eginning with the updating notif ications covering calendar year 2008, notifying 
Members also shall provide information regarding th e actions they have taken pursuant to 1(e) and 
1(f)." 
D. 
OTHER SUBMISSIONS  
23 March 2009 Submissions for the May 2009 meeting of the Working  Group on 
Implementation .   
 23 March 2009 Submissions for the May 2009 meeting of the Informal Group on Anti-
Circumvention .   
 
 
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