NOTE FROM THE SECRETARIAT

In order to assist Members, the following are deadlines for submission of various documentation following up on the October 2020 meetings, and in conjunction with the April 2021 meetings of the Committees on Anti-Dumping Practices, Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, and Safeguards, which will be held in the week of 26 April 2021.

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 19 March 2021 a list of the new notifications of legislation that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meetings in April 2021. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committees, notifications circulated in all three WTO working languages not later than 15 March 2021 will be reviewed at the Committees' April 2021 regular meetings.

16 November 2020          Written follow-up questions regarding notifications of legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2020.

7 December 2020             Written answers to written questions regarding notifications of legislation reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in October 2020.

15 March 2021                 Written questions regarding previously-reviewed notifications of legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2021.

6 April 2021                      Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be reviewed at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2021.

12 April 2021                   Written answers to written questions submitted by 15 March 2021 regarding previously-reviewed notifications of legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2021.

2  Safeguards Legislation Notifications

The Secretariat will circulate to Members by 19 March 2021 a list of the new notifications of legislation that will be on the agenda for review at the regular meeting in April 2021. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Safeguards Committee, notifications circulated in all three WTO working languages not later than 15 March 2021 will be reviewed at the Committee's April 2021 regular meeting.

16 November 2020          Written follow-up questions regarding new notifications of legislation reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2020.

7 December 2020             Written answers to all outstanding written questions posed before or at the Committee's regular meeting in October 2020 as well as written responses to follow-up questions submitted by the above deadline.

15 March 2021                 Written questions regarding previously-reviewed notifications of legislation, for consideration at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2021.

6 April 2021                      Written questions regarding new notifications of legislation to be reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting in April 2021.

12 April 2021                   Written answers to written questions submitted by 15 March 2021 regarding previously-reviewed notifications of legislation, for consideration at the Committees' regular meetings in April 2021.

3  Subsidy Notifications

New and Full Subsidy Notifications

2019 new and full notifications were due on 30 June 2019. 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 4 January 2021 may be reviewed at the special meeting that will be held in April 2021. The Secretariat will circulate to Members, shortly after, a list of 2019 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.

16 November 2020          Written follow-up questions regarding the subsidy notifications reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in October 2020 that had not been reviewed at previous meetings.

7 December 2020             Written answers to all follow-up and pending written questions posed in connection with the subsidy notifications reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in October 2020 that had not been reviewed at previous meetings.

25 January 2021              Written questions regarding 2019 new and full subsidy notifications, and other new and full notifications not previously-reviewed, to be reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in April 2021.

29 March 2021                 Written answers to written questions regarding 2019 new and full subsidy notifications, and other new and full notifications not
previously-reviewed, to be reviewed at the Committee's special meeting in April 2021.

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 were due on 30 June 2016.

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