G/C/W/793  
 
26 March 2021  
(21-2493) Page: 1/4 
Council for Trade in Goods  
31 March 2021    
 
 
PROPOSED AGENDA  
Please note that the meeting will start at 10  a.m. in informal mode and will then switch to formal 
mode in order to take up the agenda items.  
The following items are proposed for the agenda:  
 
1. NOTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS:  
1.1 UK-GHANA, GOODS (WT/REG449/N/1)  
1.2 ASEAN -HONG KONG, CHINA, GOODS AND SERVICES (WT/REG448/N/1 -
S/C/N/1043)  
1.3 EU-UK, GOODS AND SERVICES (WT/REG447/N/1 -S/C/N/1041)  
1.4 INDONESIA -AUSTRALIA, GOODS AND SERVICES (WT/REG446/N/1 -
S/C/N/1040)  
1.5 EU-ESA - ACCESSION OF COMOROS, GOODS (WT/REG445/N/1)  
1.6 UKRAINE–ISRAEL, GOODS (WT/REG444/N/1)  
1.7 UK–SACU AND MOZAMBIQUE, GOODS (WT/REG443/N/1)  
1.8 CHINA -MAURITIUS, GOODS AND SERVICES (WT/REG442/N/1 -S/C/N/1037)  
1.9 TRADE AGREEMENTS NOTIFIED BY THE UK*:  
(1) UK -COLOMBIA (G&S); (2) UK -KOSOVO1  (G); (3) UK LEBANON (G); (4) UK -
PACIFIC STATES (G); (5) UK -PACIFIC STATES (SAMOA) (G); (6) UK -PACIFIC 
STATES (SOLOMON ISLANDS) (G); (7) UK -PALESTINE (G); (8) UK KENYA (G); 
(9) UK -CAMEROON (G); (1 0) UK -CANADA (G); (11) UK -CARIFORUM (G&S); 
(12) UK CÔTE D'IVOIRE (G); (13) UK CENTRAL AMERICA (G&S); (14) UK -CHILE 
(G&S); (15) UK FAROE ISLANDS (DENMARK) (G); (16) UK -ECUADOR AND 
PERU (G&S); (17) UK -EGYPT (G); (18) UK -ESA (G); (19) UK ISRAEL (G); (20) 
UK-MOROCCO (G); (21) UK -NORWAY AND ICELAND (G); (22) UK -REPUBLIC OF 
KOREA (G&S); (23) UK SINGAPORE (G&S); (24) UK -TUNISIA (G); (25) UK -
TURKEY (G); (26) UK -UKRAINE (G&S); (27) UK -VIET NAM (G&S); (28) UK 
SWITZERLAND AND LIECHTENSTEIN (G); (29) UK -NORTH MACEDONIA  (G&S); 
(30) UK -REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA (G&S); (31) UK -GEORGIA (G&S); (32) UK -
JAPAN (G&S) – DISTRIBUTED AS DOCUMENTS WT/REG410/N/1 TO 
WT/REG441/N/1, RESPECTIVELY  
1.10 COMMUNICATION BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED KINGDOM 
(WT/REG/GEN/N/10) - NOTIFICATION O F INACTIVE AGREEMENTS  
 
* G = GOODS; G&S = GOODS AND SERVICES  
1 REFERENCE TO KOSOVO SHALL BE UNDERSTOOD TO BE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE UNITED 
NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1244 (1999).  G/C/W/793  
 
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  1.11 EU TREATY (WT/REG39/N/1 -S/C/N/6/ADD.1.) – NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES  
2. STATUS OF NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENTS IN 
ANNEX 1A OF THE WTO AGREEMENT (G/L/223/REV.28)  
3. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO THE SUBSIDIARY BO DIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR 
TRADE IN GOODS  
4. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION: 
PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII:3 OF THE GATT 1994 – COMMUNICATION FROM THE 
EUROPEAN UNION (G/L/1385)  
5. UNITED KINGDOM'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION : PROCEDURES 
UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII:3 OF GATT 1994 – COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNITED 
KINGDOM (G/L/1386)  
6. ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC TO THE 
EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION: PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII:3 OF GATT 1994 – 
REQUEST FRO M THE EUROPEAN UNION  
7. UPDATE ON PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY AND STRENGTHEN 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER WTO AGREEMENTS – ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, 
CANADA, COSTA RICA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, ISRAEL, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, THE 
SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF  TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, THE UNITED 
KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES  
8. MEASURES TO ALLOW GRADUATED LDCS, WITH GNP BELOW USD 1,000, BENEFITS 
PURSUANT TO ANNEX VII(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING 
MEASURES – REQUEST FROM CHAD ON B EHALF OF THE LDC GROUP (WT/GC/W/742 -
G/C/W/752)  
TRADE CONCERNS : 
9. EUROPEAN UNION – COVID -19 VACCINE EXPORT TRANSPARENCY AND 
AUTHORIZATION MEASURE – REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA  
10. INDIA – MANDATORY CERTIFICATION FOR STEEL PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM 
JAPAN  
11. INDIA – IMPORT RESTRICTION ON AIR CONDITIONERS – REQUEST FROM JAPAN  
12. MEXICO – CONFOR MITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE FOR CHEESE UNDER MEXICAN 
OFFICIAL STANDARD NOM -223-SCFI/SAGARPA -2018 – REQUEST FROM THE UNITED 
STATES  
13. EUROPEAN UNION – SWEDEN'S DISCRIMINATORY MARKET ACCESS PROHIBITION 
ON 5G EQUIPMENT – REQUEST FROM CHINA  
14. EUROPEAN UNION – QUALITY SCHEMES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND 
FOODSTUFFS – THE REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN TERMS OF CHEESE AS GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATIONS – REQUEST FROM URUGUAY  
15. CHINA – MEASURES RESTRICTING THE IMPORT OF SCRAP MATERIALS – REQUEST 
FROM THE UNITED STATES (G/C/ W/790)  
16. EUROPEAN UNION – IMPLEMENTATION OF NON -TARIFF BARRIERS ON 
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, COLOMBIA, 
COSTA RICA, CÔTE D'IVOIRE, ECUADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, JAMAICA, PANAMA, 
PARAGUAY, PERU, THE UNITED STATES, AND URUGUAY (G/C/W/767/REV.1)  
17. INDIA – RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PULSES – REQUEST FROM 
AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, UKRAINE, AND 
THE UNITED STATES (G/C/W/791)  
18. EUROPEAN UNION – PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF TRQ COMMITMENTS: SYSTEMIC 
CONCERNS – REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CHINA, NEW ZEALAND, AND URUGUAY  
19. UNITED KINGDOM – DRAFT GOODS SCHEDULE AND PROPOSED 
UK TRQ COMMITMENTS: SYSTEMIC CONCERNS – REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, 
CHINA, NEW ZEALAND, THE R USSIAN FEDERATION, AND URUGUAY  G/C/W/793  
 
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  20. EUROPEAN UNION – CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (THE EUROPEAN 
GREEN DEAL OF DECEMBER 2019) – REQUEST FROM ARMENIA, CHINA, KAZAKHSTAN, 
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC, THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR,  AND THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION  
21. KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 
THE STATE OF KUWAIT, OMAN, AND QATAR – SELECTIVE TAX ON CERTAIN IMPORTED 
PRODUCTS– REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, SWITZERLAND, AND THE 
UNITED STATES (G/C/W/792)  
22. EGYPT – IMPORT RESTRICTIONS FOR SUGAR – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN 
UNION  
23. SRI LANKA – IMPORT BAN ON VARIOUS PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA 
AND THE EUROPEAN UNION  
24. UNITED STATES – IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON APPLES AND PEARS – REQUEST FROM 
THE EUROPEAN UNION  
25. INDONESIA – IMPORT AND EXPORT RESTRICTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES – 
REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE 
UNITED STATES  
26. EGYPT – MANUFACTURER REGISTRATION SYSTEM – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN 
UNION AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATIO N 
27. CHINA – CUSTOMS DUTIES ON CERTAIN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS – REQUEST FROM 
THE EUROPEAN UNION AND JAPAN  
28. CHINA – EXPORT CONTROL LAW – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND 
JAPAN  
29. THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION – TRADE RESTRICTING PRACTICES – REQUEST FROM 
THE E UROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED STATES  
30. CHINA – IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADE DISRUPTIVE AND RESTRICTIVE MEASURES – 
REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA  
31. EUROPEAN UNION – REGULATION (EU) 2017/2321 AND REGULATION 
(EU)  2018/825 – REQUEST FROM CHINA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
32. EUROPEAN UNION – REGULATION EC NO. 1272/2008 (CLP REGULATION) – 
REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
33. ANGOLA – IMPORT RESTRICTING PRACTICES – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION  
34. MONGOLIA – MEASURES APPLIED WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
35. KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA – TRADE RESTRICTIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES 
CONCERNING TURKEY - REQUEST FROM TURKEY  
36. EUROPEAN UNION – DRAFT IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS REGARDING PROTECTED 
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, TRADITIONAL TERMS, 
LABELLING AND PRESENTATION OF CERTAIN WINE SECTOR PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM 
THE UNITED STATES  
37. UNITED STATES – MEASURES REGARDING MARKET ACCESS PROHIBITION FOR 
ICT PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM CHINA  
38. UNITED STATES – EXPORT CONTROL MEASURES FOR ICT PRODUCTS – REQUEST 
FROM CHINA  
39. UNITED STATES – EXECUTIVE ORDER ON SECURING THE BULK -POWER SYSTEM - 
REQUEST FROM CHINA  
40. AUSTRALIA – DISCRIMINATORY MARKET ACCESS PROHIBITION ON 5G EQUIPMENT 
– REQUEST FROM CHINA  
41. FUNCTIONING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS AND SUBSIDIARY 
COMMITTEES: INFORMATION FROM THE CHAIR  G/C/W/793  
 
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  42. WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE  
43. OTHER BUSINESS  
44. ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
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