NOTE FROM THE SECRETARIAT

In order to assist Members, the following are deadlines for submission of various documentation following up on the April 2016 meetings, and in conjunction with the October 2016 meetings of the Committees on Anti-Dumping Practices, Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, and Safeguards, and subsidiary bodies, which will be held in the week of 24 October 2016.

Members are reminded to always submit written questions and answers directly to the Member concerned at the same time that they submit them to the Secretariat for circulation.

1  AD/CVD Legislation Notifications

The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 16 September 2016 a list of the new notifications of legislation that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in October 2016. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO working languages not later than 12 September 2016 will be reviewed at the Committees' October 2016 regular meetings.

17 May 2016                    Written follow-up questions regarding notifications of legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2016.

6 June 2016                     Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2016.

12 September 2016         Written questions regarding previously-reviewed notifications of legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2016.

3 October 2016                Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2016.

10 October 2016              Written answers to written questions submitted by 12 September 2016 regarding previously reviewed notifications of legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2016.

2  Safeguards Legislation Notifications

The Secretariat will circulate to Members by the week of 16 September 2016 a list of the new notifications of legislation that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meeting in October 2016. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications circulated in all three WTO working languages not later than 12 September 2016 will be reviewed at the Committee's October 2016 regular meeting.

17 May 2016                   Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2016.

6 June 2016                     Written answers to all outstanding written questions posed before or at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2016 as well as written responses to follow-up questions submitted by the above deadline.

12 September 2016        Written questions regarding previously reviewed notifications of legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2016.

3 October 2016                Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2016.

10 October 2016             Written answers to written questions submitted by 12 September 2016 regarding previously reviewed notifications of legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2016.

3  Subsidy Notifications

New and Full Subsidy Notifications

2015 new and full notifications were due on 30 June 2015. Pursuant to the procedures adopted by the Committee at its April 2005 regular meeting and circulated in document G/SCM/117^[1], only notifications circulated in all three WTO working languages not later than 27 June 2016 may be reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in October 2016. The Secretariat will circulate to Members, shortly after 27 June 2015, a list of 2015 new and full subsidy notifications, and any other new and full notifications not previously reviewed, that will be on the agenda for review at that meeting.

17 May 2016                    Written follow-up questions regarding the subsidy notifications reviewed at the Committee's special meeting of 26 April 2016 that had not been reviewed at previous meetings.

6 June 2016                     Written answers to all follow-up and pending written questions posed in connection with the subsidy notifications reviewed at the Committee's special meeting of 26 April 2016 that had not been reviewed at previous meetings.

26 July 2016                    Written questions regarding 2015 new and full subsidy notifications, and other new and full notifications not previously reviewed, to be reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in October 2016.

27 September 2016         Written answers to written questions regarding 2015 new and full subsidy notifications, and other new and full notifications not previously reviewed, to be reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in October 2016.

Transparency Notifications Relating to Article 27.4 Export Subsidy Phase-Out Period

The Members with Article 27.4 extensions are required, pursuant to paragraph 2(c) of the procedures in WT/L/691, to provide transparency notifications in respect of 2015, the last of the two final years for phasing out the export subsidies. These notifications are due on 30 June 2016. 

4  Other Submissions

12 September 2016         Submissions for the October 2016 meeting of the Informal Group on Anti-Circumvention.

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