WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/ADP/W/485 
G/SCM/W/556 G/SG/W/218 
2 November 2011 
 
(11-5570) 
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 2011 mee tings, and in conjunction with the April 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-March 2012 a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in April 2012.  Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications  circulated in all three WTO working languages 
not later than 12 March 2012 will be reviewed at the Committees' April 2012 regular meetings. 
 
14 November 2011 Written follow-up questions regarding notifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committees' regul ar meetings in October 2011. 
 
5 December 2011 Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of 
legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in 
October 2011. 
 12 March 2012 Written questi ons regarding previously-re viewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in 
April 2012 . 
 
2 April 2012 Written questions  regarding new notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2012.  
 
10 April 2012 Written answers to written questions regarding previously reviewed 
notifications of legislation submitted by 12 March 2012, for 
consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in  April 2012. 
                                                      
1 These meetings will be held in the week of 23 April 2012.  G/ADP/W/485 
G/SCM/W/556 
G/SG/W/218 
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  B. 
SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS  
 The Secretariat will circulate to Members by mid-March 2012  a list of the new notifications 
of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at th e regular meeting in April 2012 .  Pursuant to 
procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notif ications circulated in all three WTO working 
languages not later than 12 March 2012 will be reviewed at the Committee's April 2012 regular 
meeting. 
 17 November 2011  Written follow- up questions regarding new no tifications of legislation 
reviewed at the Committee's re gular meeting in October 2011. 
 8 December  2011 Written answers to all outst anding written questions posed before or at 
the Committee's regular meeting in October 2011 as well as written 
responses to follow-up questions s ubmitted by the above deadline. 
 
12 March 2012  Written questions  regarding previously reviewed notifications of 
legislation, for consideration at th e Committee's regular meeting in April 
2012. 
 
2 April 2012  Written questions regarding ne w notifications of legislation to be 
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2012. 
 
10 April 2012  Written answers to written questions regarding previously reviewed 
notifications of legislation submitted by 12 March 2012 , for 
consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2012. 
 C. 
SUBSIDY 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 ci rculated in document 
G/SCM/1172, only notifications circulated in all three WTO languages not later than 
23 December 2011 may be reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in April 2012.  The 
Secretariat will circulate to Members, shortly af ter 23 December 2011, a lis t of 2011 New and Full 
Subsidy Notifications that will be on the agenda for review at that meeting. 
 20 January 2012 Written questi ons regarding 2011 new and fu ll subsidy notifications to 
be reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in April 2012. 
 23 March 2012 Written answers to written questions regarding 2011 new and full 
subsidy notifications to be reviewed  at the Committee's special meeting 
in April 2012. 
 
                                                      
2 At the special meeting held on 3 May 2011, th e Committee agreed that the procedures contained 
in G/SCM/117 would also apply to the review of the 2011 New and Full Subsidy Notifications.  G/ADP/W/485 
 G/SCM/W/556 
 G/SG/W/218 
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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. 
 
D. OTHER SUBMISSIONS  
12 March 2012 Submissions for the April 2012  meeting of the Working  Group on 
Implementation . 
 12 March 2012 Submissions for the April 2012  meeting of the Informal Group on 
Anti-Circumvention . 
  
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