WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/W/432
G/SCM/W/525G/SG/W/194
20 May 2003
(03-2708)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Committee on Safeguards
NOTE FROM THE SECRETARIAT
In order to assist Members, the following are deadlines for submissions established by the
Committees on Anti-Dumping Practices, Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, and Safeguards, and
subsidiary bodies, at their meetings held on 28 April and 1 and 8 May 2003, respectively.
A. AD/CVD LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS
The Secretariat will circulate to Members in mid-September 2003 a list of the new
notifications of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in
October 2003. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three
WTO working languages not later than 11 September 2003 will be reviewed at the Committees'October 2003 regular meetings.  Although a definitive list cannot be provided until after that date, the
following notifications have already been received a nd are expected to be reviewed at those meetings:
• China , G/ADP/N/1/CHN/2/Suppl.2, a nd G/SCM/N/1/CHN/1/Suppl.2
• European Communities , G/ADP/N/1/EEC/2/Suppl.4- G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2/Suppl.4-
G/SG/N/1/EEC/1/Suppl.1
• Pakistan , G/ADP/N/1/PAK/2/Suppl.2-G/ SCM/N/1/PAK/2/Suppl.2
• Peru , G/ADP/N/1/PER/2- G/SCM/N/1/PER/2
15 May 2003 Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April-May 2003.
3 July 2003 Written answers to questions regarding new notifications of legislation
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in May 2003.
11 September 2003  Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of
legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in
October 2003.
2 October 2003 Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be
reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2003.
9 October 2003 Written answers to questions regarding previously reviewed notifications
of legislation submitted by 11 September 2003, for consideration at the
Committees' regular meetings in October 2003.G/ADP/W/432
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B. SAFEGUARDS LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS
The Secretariat will circulate to Members in mid-September 2003 a list of the new
notifications of legislation  that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meeting in
October 2003.  Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications circulated
in all three WTO working languages not later than 8 September 2003 will be reviewed at the
Committee's 20 October 2003 regular meeting.
19 May 2003 Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2003.
9 June 2003 Written answers to questions regarding new notifications of legislation
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2003.
8 September 2003 Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of
legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in
October 2003.
6 October 2003 Written answers to questions regarding previously reviewed notifications
of legislation submitted by 8 September 2003, for consideration at the
Committee's regular meeting in October 2003.
29 September 2003 Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be
reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2003.
C. SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
1. 2003 new and full subsidy notifications
2003 new and full subsidy notifications are due no later than 30 June 2003 .  Pursuant to the
procedures adopted by the Committee at the 8 May 2003 meeting, only notifications circulated in all
three WTO languages 19 weeks before a meeting may be reviewed at that meeting.  The Secretariat
will circulate to Members shortly after 16 June 2003, a list of 2003  new and full subsidy
notifications  that will be on the agenda for review at the Committee's special meeting scheduled for
the week of 27 October 2003.
16 May 2003 Written follow-up questions regardin g subsidy notifications reviewed at the
May 2003 meeting of the SCM Committee.
13 June 2003 Written answers to written questions regarding subsidy notifications
reviewed at the May 2003 meeting of the SCM Committee.
14 July 2003 Written questions regarding 2003 new and full subsidy notifications to be
reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in October 2003.
15 September 2003 Written answers to questions regarding 2003 new and full subsidy
notifications to be reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in
October 2003.G/ADP/W/432
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2. Article 27.4 SCM notifications (relating to the Committee's decisions in G/SCM/50-102)
At its May 2003 meeting, the Committee agreed to the following dates for the Committee's
mandated review of the standstill and transparency commitments contained in the decisions adoptedby the Committee in November and December 2002 relating to the extension of the transition period
for certain Members' export subsidy programmes (documents G/SCM/50-102):
30 June 2003   Submission of the required notification, i.e. the same deadline for the
submission of 2003 new and full subsidy notifications.
1 September 2003 Any written questions regarding Article 27.4 notifications.
6 October 2003  Any written answers to questions submitted.
D. OTHER SUBMISSIONS
9 September 2003 Submissions for the meeting of the Working  Group on
Implementation  beginning on 21 October 2003.
11 September 2003 Submissions for the meeting of the Informal Group on Anti-
Circumvention  on 23 October 2003.
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