WT/TPR/ 464 
22 September  2021 
(21-7046) Page: 1/2 
Trade Policy Review Body   
 
 
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY  
REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
Arrangements for Review Meeting  
1. In pursuance of Article  IV, paragraph  4 and Annex  3 of the WTO Agreement, a meeting of the 
Trade Policy Review Body is scheduled for 13 and 15 October  2021 to conduct the  eighth  review of 
the trade policies and practices of the Republic of Korea  (WTO/AIR/ TPR/113). 
2. This communication sets out arrangements  concerning the review meeting.  In this connection, 
attention is also drawn to the procedures for the conduct of reviews contained in the rules of 
procedure of the Trade Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/6/Rev. 4). 
1  QUESTIONS IN WRITING IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AND MAIN POINTS  
3. Members wishing to submit written questions to the Member under review should do so at least 
two weeks before the review meeting to allow replies to be prepared in time for the  first session o f 
the meeting. For the forthcoming review, such questions should therefore be with the Trade  Policies 
Review Division of the Secretariat ( tprd@wto.org ) by 5.30 p.m., 
Wednesday  29 September  2021 , at the latest. Delegation s are informed that the Republic of 
Korea  has opted for the traditional way of handling  questions and answers.  
4. In line with the rules of procedure of the TPRB (WT/TPR/6/Rev.4, paragraph 17), Members are 
reminded that they should group their written questions into the following three  categories so as to 
facilitate responses: those related to the Secretariat report (with a reference to relevant paragraph 
numbers); those concerning the Government report (with a reference to relevant paragraph 
numbers); and other questions.  
5. The Secretariat shall identify the main points contained in the questions submitted at least 
two weeks before a review meeting , post them on the Members' website one week before the 
meeting , and distribute a revised list of main points during the first session of a review when 
questions received after the two-week deadline give rise to si gnificantly new issues. The main points 
may be found on the Members' website under "Forthcoming Meetings:  Documents for Meetings".  
2  ANSWERS IN WRITING BY THE MEMBER UNDER REVIEW  
6. Answers by the Member under review sho uld be distributed in writing; advance questions 
submitted by the two-week deadline before the start of the TPRB review should be answered in 
writing by the Member under revi ew by the start of the meeting.  Questions posed subsequently 
should be answered, to the extent possible, before the start of the second session of the meeting. 
Questions left unanswered at the end of the second session should be  answered in writing no later 
than one month after the meeting with some latitude in the Chair's discretion for Members reviewing 
a very large number of questions . 
7. In the course of the discussions at the review meeting, the Member under review may indicate  
that it intends to provide supplementary information, in writi ng, on specific points raised. Upon 
receipt, the Secretariat will circulate a document containing this information to all Members.  WT/TPR/ 464 
 
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 3  DISCUSSANT  
8. In consultation with the Member under review, the C hairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body 
may choose a discussant who, in her/his personal capacity, will introduc e the discussions in the 
Body. H.E. Mr. Mathias FRANCKE  (Chile) will act as discussant  for the review of the Republic of 
Korea . 
4  STRUCTURE OF THE MEETING  
9. Trade policy reviews cover four broad headings:  
a. appreciation of the full range of the Member's trade policies and practices;  
b. relevant background: wider economic and developmental needs, including the external 
environment;  
c. impact of  the Member's trade policies and practices on the functioning of the multilateral 
trading syst em; and 
d. general comments by way of assessment and evaluation.  
10. Meetings take place in two sessions. The first session is devoted to the opening statements by 
the M ember under review and the discussant, and remarks and questions from the floor. 
The discussion in the second session, when the Member under review will reply to questions, is  based 
on main themes identified after the opening meeting by the Chairperson, th e discussant and the 
Secretariat in consultation with the Member.  
11. As indicated in the rules of procedure for TPRB meetings (WT/TPR/6/Rev.4, paragraph 21), t he 
speakers ' list will follow the order in which questions are rec eived by the Secretariat and in the event 
of more than one batch, the final batch will determine the order of speakers.  Delegations not 
submitting written questions will continue to speak second, in the order in which their flags are 
raised.  On the day before each review meeting, the Secre tariat will post on the WTO Members' 
website a provisional list of speakers for the first session of that meeting, for Members' advance 
information . 
5  DOCUMENTATION AND PRESS ARRANGEMENTS  
12. Reports by the Member under review and the Secretariat are contained i n the following 
documents:  
WT/TPR/G/ 414  Report by the Republic of Korea  
 
WT/TPR/S/ 414  Republic of Korea : Report by the Secretariat  
13. The press embargo for the review of  the Republic of Korea  will end at 2.00 p.m. Geneva time 
on 13 October  2021. 
6  RECORD OF THE MEETING  
14. The record of the meeting will be circulated as a draft to Members for comments on their own 
statements and placed on the WTO website.  
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