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WTO BISD  
2019 
 
 
BASIC INSTRUMENTS AND SELECTED DOCUMENTS  
OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
 
2019 
 
Compilation by the WTO Secretariat  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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  TABLE OF CONTENTS  
WTO – BISD 201 9 
Preface  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................  3 
WTO Members and Observers  ................................ ................................ ..........................  4 
Chairpersons of WTO Bodies  ................................ ................................ ............................  6 
Decision s and Reports  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 8 
General Council  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  8 
Amendment of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism Contained in Annex 3  
to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization  
(WT/Let/1423)  ................................ ................................ .......................  8 
Amendment of the TRIPS Agreement – Seventh Extension of the Period for 
the Acceptance by Members of the Protocol Amending the T RIPS Agreemen t 
(WT/L/1081)  ................................ ................................ ..........................  9 
TRIPS Non-Violation and Situation Complaints Moratorium  (WT/L/ 1080) ........  10 
Work Programme on Electronic Commerce  ................................ .................  11 
Council for Trade in Goods  ................................ ................................ ........................  12 
Committee on Agriculture  ................................ ................................ ................  12 
Review of the Operation of the Bali Decision on TRQ Administration  
(G/AG/29)  ................................ ................................ ............................  12 
Committee on Import Licensing  ................................ ................................ ........  16 
Notification Form: Article 5.1 -5.4 of the Agreement on Import Licensing 
Procedures  (G/LIC/28)  ................................ ................................ ............  16 
Committee on Market Access  ................................ ................................ ............  17 
Modalities and Operation of the Integrated Database (IDB)  (G/MA/367)  .........  17 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  ................................ ..........................  34 
Procedures for the Inclusion of Specific Trade Concerns in the  
Annotated  Draft Agenda of the Committee  (G/TBT/43)  ................................  34 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  ................................ ................................ ........  35 
Rules of Procedure of the Committee on Trade Facilitation  (G/L/1342)  ...........  35 
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration  ................................ .......................  37 
Abstract of the Report Adopted by the General Council on 13  November  2018 
(Extract from WT/BFA/183)  ................................ ................................ ..............  37 
Committees under the Plurilateral Trade Agreements  ................................ ....................  41 
Committee on Government Procurement  ................................ ............................  41 
Accession of the United Kingdom to the Agreement on Government  
Procurement In Its Own Right  (Extract from GPA/CD/2) ...............................  41 
Accession of the United Kingdom to the Agreement on Government  
Procurement In Its Own Right  (Extract from GPA/CD/2/Add.1)  .....................  43 
Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft  ................................ ................................ .. 44 
Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft  Done at Geneva on 12 April 1979  
As Subsequently Modified, Rectified or Amended  (WT/Let/1442)  ...................  44 
Waivers  ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  45 
WTO Dispute Settlement Reports, and Arbitration Awards and Decisions  .........................  47 
Other Decisions, Reports and Selected Documents Not Reproduced  ..............................  49 WT/BISD/2019  
 
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  PREFACE  
 
 
Basic Instruments and Selected Documents (BISD) is an annual publication compiling  basic 
information on the World Trade Organization (WTO) and key WTO documents from a given calendar 
year. 
 
The initial sections list WTO Members and observers, and the Chairpersons of WTO  bodies appointed 
in the year in question. The middle sections reproduce key WTO legal instruments, decisions and 
reports issued by  WTO bodies in the relevant calendar year. Th e final sections list other 
WTO decisions, reports and selected WTO documents for the year in question, by title and document 
symbol, without reproducing the text.  
 
Hyperlinks in the electronic version allow readers direct access to the relevant WTO docume nts. 
Editorial notes are marked with a ¶.  
 
The present BISD follows a long -established tradition  in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
(GATT) and the WTO . A total of 47 volumes1 of GATT  BISDs were published between 1952 and 1998, 
compiling key GATT -related information and documents on a mostly annual basis during the 
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WTO BISDs, covering the first 11 years (1995 -2006)  of the WTO . After a decade, the WTO BISD 
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territory, or the delimitation of its frontiers.  
 
 
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  WTO M EMBERS AND OBSERVERS  
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 201 9 
MEMBERS (164)  
 
Afghanistan  
Albania  
Angola  
Antigua and Barbuda  
Argentina  
Armenia  
Australia  
Austria  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  
Bangladesh  
Barbados  
Belgium  
Belize  
Benin  
Bolivia, Plurinational  
State of  
Botswana  
Brazil  
Brunei Darussalam  
Bulgaria  
Burkina Faso  
Burundi  
Cabo Verde  
Cambodia  
Cameroon  
Canada  
Central African Republic  
Chad 
Chile 
China  
Colombia  
Congo  
Costa Rica  
Côte d 'Ivoire  
Croatia  
Cuba 
Cyprus  
Czech Republic  
Democratic Republic of  
the Congo  
Denmark  
Djibouti  
Dominica  
Dominican Republic  
Ecuador  
Egypt  
El Salvador  
Estonia  
Eswatini  
European Union  
 
1 Formerly the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.  Fiji 
Finland  
France  
Gabon  
The Gambia  
Georgia  
Germany  
Ghana  
Greece  
Grenada  
Guatemala  
Guinea -Bissau  
Guinea, Republic of  
Guyana  
Haiti 
Honduras  
Hong Kong, China  
Hungary  
Iceland  
India 
Indonesia  
Ireland  
Israel  
Italy 
Jamaica  
Japan  
Jordan  
Kazakhstan  
Kenya  
Korea, Republic of  
Kuwait, the State of  
Kyrgyz Republic  
Lao People's Democratic 
Republic  
Latvia  
Lesotho  
Liberia  
Liechtenstein  
Lithuania  
Luxembourg  
Macao, China  
Madagascar  
Malawi  
Malaysia  
Maldives  
Mali 
Malta  
Mauritania  
Mauritius  
Mexico  Moldova, Republic of  
Mongolia  
Montenegro  
Morocco  
Mozambique  
Myanmar  
Namibia  
Nepal  
Netherlands  
New Zealand  
Nicaragua  
Niger  
Nigeria  
North Macedonia1 
Norway  
Oman  
Pakistan  
Panama  
Papua New Guinea  
Paraguay  
Peru 
Philippines  
Poland  
Portugal  
Qatar  
Romania  
Russian Federation  
Rwanda  
Saint Kitts and Nevis  
Saint Lucia  
Saint Vincent and the  
Grenadines  
Samoa  
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  
Senegal  
Seychelles  
Sierra Leone  
Singapore  
Slovak Republic  
Slovenia  
Solomon Islands  
South Africa  
Spain  
Sri Lanka  
Suriname  
Sweden  
Switzerland  
Chinese Taipei  
Tajikistan  
Tanzania  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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  Thailand  
Togo 
Tonga  
Trinidad and Tobago  
Tunisia  
Turkey  
Uganda  Ukraine  
United Arab Emirates  
United Kingdom  
United States of America  
Uruguay  
Vanuatu  Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  
Viet Nam  
Yemen  
Zambia  
Zimbabwe  
 
 
 
 
OBSERVERS (23)
Algeria  
Andorra  
Azerbaijan  
Bahamas  
Belarus  
Bhutan  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Comoros  Equatorial Guinea  
Ethiopia  
Holy See  
Iran 
Iraq 
Lebanese Republic  
Libya  
Sao Tomé and Principe  Serbia  
Somalia  
South Sudan  
Sudan  
Syrian Arab Republic  
Timor -Leste  
Uzbekistan  
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 CHAIRPERSONS  OF WTO BODIES  
Appointed in 2019 
General Council  Ms Sunanta Kangvalkulkij (Thailand)  
Dispute Settlement Body  Mr David Walker (New Zealand)  
Trade Policy Review Body  Mr Manuel Teehankee (Philippines)  
  
Council for Trade in Goods  Mr José Luis Cancela Gómez (Uruguay)  
- Committee on Agriculture  Ms Christiane Daleiden Distefano 
(Luxemb ourg) 
- Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  Ms Lenka Šustrová (Czech  Republic ) 
- Committee on Customs Valuation  Mr Winega B amana  (Togo)  
- Committee on Import Licensing  Ms Carol Tsang (Hong Kong, China ) 
- Committee on Market Access  Mr Fernando Bruno Escobar Pacheco ( Bolivia)  
- Committee on Rules of Origin  Ms Uma Muniandy (Singapore)  
- Committee on Safeguards  Ms Katherine Dellar (Australia)  
- Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures   
Mr Daniel Arboleda (Colombia)  
- Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures  Ms Michèle Legault Dooley (Canada)  
- Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Mr Sung Hwa Jang (Korea)  
- Committee on Trade -Related Investment 
Measures   
Ms Tiziana Zugliano (Italy)  
- Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  Mr Kristian Henk  (Austria ) 
- Committee of Participants on the Expansion of 
Trade in Information Technology Products   
Mr Kazunori Fukuda (Japan)  
- Committee on Trade Facilitation  Mr Mohammad Haqjo  (Afghanistan)  
  
Council for Trade in Services  Mr Geert Muylle (Belgium)  
- Committee on Specific Commitments  Mr Tamás Vattai (Hungary)  
- Committee on Trade in Financial Services  Mr Ding Li (China)  
- Working Party on GATS Rules  Mr Zéphiryn Kocou Pognon (Benin)   
- Working Party on Domestic Regulation  Ms Shani Griffith -Jack (Barbados)  
  
Council for Trade -Relate d Aspects of Intellectual 
Property Rights   
Mr Lundeg Purevsuren (Mongolia)  
  
Committee on Balance -of-Payments Restrictions  Ms Cheryl K. Spencer (Jamaica)  
Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration   
Mr Dagfinn Sørli (Norway ) 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements  Mr Carlos Mario Foradori (Argentina)  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Committee on Trade and Development  Mr Chad Blackman (Barbados)  
- Dedicated Session of the Committee on Trade 
and Development   
Mr Diego Aulestia (Ecuador)  
- Sub-Committee on Least -Developed Countries  Ms Monique Van Daalen (Netherlands)  
 
Committee on Trade and Environment   
Mr Jean -Marie Paugam (France)  
Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance  Mr Refiloe Litjobo (Lesotho)  
Working Group on Trade and Transfer of 
Technology   
Dr Rashidi Said (Malaysia)  
  
Trade Negotiations Committee  Mr Roberto Azevêdo (Director -General)  
- Committee on Trade and Development 
in Special Session  Mr Francois Xavier Ngarambe (Rwanda)  
Mr Kadra Ahmed Hassan (Djibouti)  
- Committee on Trade and Environment 
in Special Session   
Mr Léopold Samba (Central African Republic)  
- Committee on Agriculture in Special Session  Mr John Ronald Dipchandra Ford (Guyana)  
- Council for Trade in Services in Special  Session  Ms Zhanar Aitzhanova (Kazakhstan)  
- Council for TRIPS in Special Session  Mr Dacio Castillo (Honduras)  
- Dispute Settlement Body in Special Session  Mr Kokou Yackoley Johnson (Togo)  
- Negotiating Group on Market Access  Mr Didier Chambovey (Switzerland)  
- Negotiating Group on Rules  Mr Santiago Wills (Colombia)  
  
Plurilateral Trade Agreements   
- Committee on Government Procurement  Mr Carlos Vanderloo (Canada)  
- Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft  Ms Damaris Carnal (Switzerland)  
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 DECISIONS AND REPORT S 
 
 
GENERAL COUNCIL  
 
 
AMENDMENT OF THE TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM  
CONTAINED IN ANNEX 3 TO THE MARRAKESH AGREEMENT  
ESTABLISHING THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
NOTIFICATION OF ENTRY INTO FORCE  
(WT/Let/1423 ) 
 
 
 I have the honour to inform you that the amendments resulting from the Decision of the 
General Council circulated in document WT/L/1014  (the "Decision") and transmitt ed to Members in 
document WT/Let/1 276, to paragraph C(ii) of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism  contained 
in Annex 3 to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (the 
"WTO Agreement"), took effect for all WTO  Members, in accordance with the provisions of Article  X:8 
of the WTO  Agreement, on 1 January 2019 , pursuant to paragraph 2 of the Decision.  
 WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 AMENDMENT OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT – SEVENTH EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD FOR 
THE ACCEPTANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE PROTOCOL AMENDING  
 THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
GENERAL COUNCIL  DECISION  
Adopted on 10 December 2019  
(WT/L/1081 ) 
 
 
 The General  Council,  
 
 Conducting  the functions of the Ministerial  Conference in the interval between meetings  
pursuant to paragraph  2 of Article  IV of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade 
Organization (the "WTO  Agreement");  
 
 Having regard to paragraph  2 of the Decision of the General  Council of 6  December  2005 on 
the Amendment of the TRIPS  Agreement (the  "TRIPS  Amendment  Decision") and paragraph  3 of the 
Protocol Amending the TRIPS  Agreement (the  "Protocol")1, which provide that the Protocol shall be 
open for acceptance by Members until 1  December  2007 or such later date as may be decided by 
the Ministerial  Conference;  
 
 Recalling that the General Council, by its decision of 30  November  2017 
(the "2017  Extension Decision")2, extended the period for acceptances of the Protocol by Members 
for the  sixth time until 31  December  2019 or such later date as may be decided by 
the Ministerial  Conference;  
 
 Recalling also that, pursuant to paragraph  3 of the TRIP S Amendment  Decision and 
paragraph  4 of the Protocol, the Protocol took effect and entered into force on 23  January  2017 upon 
acceptance by two thirds of Members who had accepted it on or before that date in  accordance with 
the provisions of paragraph  3 of Article  X of the WTO  Agreement;  
 
 Noting that the Protocol takes effect for each other Member upon acceptance by it pursuant 
to paragraph 3 of Article X of the WTO Agreement;  
 
 Noting also  that a number of Members are yet to accept the Protocol and that this is taking 
them longer than initially foreseen;  
 
 Having considered the proposal to further extend the period for acceptances of the  Protocol 
submitted by the Council for TRIPS ( IP/C/83 ); 
 
 Decides  as follows:  
 The period for acceptances by Members of the Protocol Amending the TRIPS Agreement 
referred to in paragraph  2 of the TRIPS  Amendment  Decision and paragraph  3 of the Protocol, 
and extended by the 2017  Extension  Decision, shall be further extended until 31  December  2021 
or such later date as may be decided by the Ministerial  Conference.  
 
 
1 WT/L/641 . 
2 WT/L/1024 . WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 TRIPS NON-VIOLATION AND SITUATION COMPLAINTS MORATORIUM  
GENERAL COUNCIL DECISION  
Adopted on 10 December 2019  
(WT/L/1080 ) 
 
 
The General Council decides  as follows:  
 
We take note of the work done by the Council for Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property 
Rights pursuant to the Ministerial Conference decision of 18 December 2017 on "TRIPS Non -Violation 
and Situation Complaints" ( WT/L/1033 ), and direct it to continue its examination of t he scope and 
modalities for complaints of the types provided for under subparagraphs 1(b) and 1(c) of 
Article  XXIII of GATT 1994 and make recommendations to the 12th Ministerial Conference. It is 
agreed that, in the meantime, Members will not initiate such  complaints under the TRIPS Agreement.  
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 WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE  
GENERAL COUNCIL DECISION  
Adopted on 10 December 2019  
(WT/L/1079 ) 
 
 
The General Council  decides  as follows:  
 
Members agree to reinvigorate the work under the Work Programme on Electronic Commerce, 
based  on the existing  mandate as set out in WT/L/274 . The work will include structured discussions 
in early 2020 based on all trade -related topics of interest brought forward by Members, 
includi ng LDCs, including on scope, definition and impact of the moratorium on customs duties on 
electronic transmissions.  
 
Members agree to maintain the current practice of not imposing customs duties on electronic 
transmissions until the 12th Ministerial Confer ence.  
 
The General Council shall report to the 12th session of the Ministerial Conference.  
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 COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
 
 
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE  
 
 
REVIEW OF THE OPERATION OF THE BALI DECISION ON TRQ ADMINISTRATION  
REPORT TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL * 
Adopted at the meeting of 30 -31 October 2019  
(G/AG/ 29) 
 
 
1.1.  At the Ninth Session of the Ministerial Conference, Ministers adopted the Decision on 
"Understanding of Tariff Rate Quota Administration Provisions of Agricultural Products, as defined in 
Article  2 of the Agreement on Agriculture" ( WT/MIN(13)/39 ) ("Bali TRQ Decision "). Ministers 
instructed the Committee to review and monitor the implementation of Members ' obligations 
established under th e Bali TRQ Decision  with the objective that the review will promote a continuing 
process of improvement in the utilization of tariff rate quotas, commencing no later than 2017, 
taking into account experience gained up to that time.1 The Review discussions commenced at the 
October 2017 meeting of the Committee.2 At the February 2018 meet ing, the Committee agreed to 
the process and timelines to conduct the Review in document G/AG/W/171 .3 As per the agreed 
procedure, the review has been conducted through open -ended informal meetings of the Committee 
scheduled back -to-back with the regular meetings of the Committee.4 
1.2.  Members  discussed the Review in four informal meetings of the Committee in 2018 on 
20 February, 11  June, 25 September and 26 November. A thematic session on tariff quota 
administration and underfill was held during the November informal meeting involving the 
participation of industry representatives. The review discussions also benefitted from a number of 
written contributions by Members. Similarly, in response to requests from Members and as per the 
agreed process and timelines to conduct the review, the Secretar iat prepared a background paper5 
on tariff quota administration and fill rates to facilitate the Review. Annex 1  includes a list of all 
written documents considered thus far in the review.  
1.3.  Members have identified the following themes in the review discus sions: 1) Effective 
implementation and follow -up of the substantive obligations arising out of the Bali TRQ  Decision; 
2) TRQ transparency requireme nts; 3) Underfill Mechanism. Some elements6 raised under each of 
the three themes, including during the them atic discussions in November , are indicated below.  
 
* The Ge neral Council took no te of the Report and approved the recommendations contained in Annex 2 
thereto  at its meeting on 9 -10 December 2019  (WT/GC/M/181  refers) . 
 
1 Paragraph 13 of WT/MIN(13)/39 . No experience with regard to recourse to the Underfill Mechanism 
has yet been reported.  
2 Section 2.2.1 of G/AG/R/86  refers.  
3 Section 2.5.1 of G/AG/R/87  refers.  
4 At the June 2019 meeting, the Committee agreed to extend th e timeline to the October 2019 meeting 
of the Committee to finalize the report of the Review.  
5 G/AG/W/183 . 
6 There is no agreement among Members on these elements or their treatment in the recommendations. WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW -UP 
i. Reallocation of unused -licenses within a TRQ;  
ii. Reallocation process es, including  regarding country -specific allocations7; 
iii. Sharing of experiences and best practices on improving TRQ fill, including reallocation 
of TRQs under RTAs.  
TRQ TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS  
i. Timely and complete TRQ notifications;  
ii. Prompt reporting of changes in TRQ administration;  
iii. Consistent reporting of fil l-rates by all Members with TRQ commitments;  
iv. Harmonized notifications practices (e.g. for TRQs not opened or scheduled TRQs with 
no tariff advantage);  
v. Reporting of reasons of underfill;  
vi. Sharing of national experiences and best practices of TRQ administrati on; 
vii. Special and differential treatment (Burdensomeness of notification requirements);  
viii. Linkage with notification requirements in the area of import licensing procedures;  
ix. Technical assistance by the Secretariat towards improved notification compliance 
of Members. 
UNDERFILL MECHANISM  
i. Differing obligations of Members (paragraph 4 of Annex A);  
ii. Special and differential treatment;  
iii. Potential less -than-universal applicability in future;  
iv. Linkage between Annex B and paragraph 4 of Annex A;  
v. Exploration of the causes of underfill;  
vi. Targeted examination of TRQ underfill in some specific sectors;  
vii. Practical applicability of the Underfill Mechanism (exploration of reasons including 
potential complexity, as to why it has not yet been invoked, sharing of experiences, 
simplification of procedural requirements);  
viii. Maintenance of list of underfilled TRQs by the Secretariat.  
1.4.  On the issue of future operation of paragraph 4 of the Underfill Mechanism and the associated 
S&D provision, Members' positions were divergent . Some deve loping Members maintained that 
S&D provisions in the Bali TRQ Decision should not be diluted; some other Members argued that the 
S&D treatment for developing countries should not lead to a carve out and that the beneficiary 
developing countries should rath er assume commitments with regard to the management of 
TRQs taking into account their development status .  
1.5.  Several  Members considered the scope of this review to be limited to seeking improvement in 
TRQ administration to distinguish it from the market acce ss negotiations.  Some others  referred to 
the possibility of taking  up the TRQ -related issues in the market access negotiations.  
Pursuant to paragraphs 13 -15 of the Bali TRQ Decision ( WT/MIN(13)/39 ), the Committee at its 
meeting on  31 October 2019  agrees to the following recommendations  as included in Annex  2 to 
this report  for consideration by the General Council .  
 
7 Paragraph 9 of the Bali Ministerial Decision on TRQ  refers to the reallocation process. Additionally, 
footnote s 3 and 5 of Annex A of the Bali Decision  refer to the rights of Members holding a country -specific 
allocation specifically in the context of the underfill mechanism . WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 ANNEX 1  
List of documents  
G/AG/W/169  
10 October 2017  Monitoring and review of Members' obligations established under the Bali Decision on 
TRQ administration.  
 
Note by the Secretariat  
G/AG/W/171  
9 February 2018  Proposed process for the Review of the Operation of the Bali Decision on TRQ 
Administration.  
 
Note by the Secretariat  
G/AG/W/175  
18 May 2018  
 
and 
G/AG/W/175/Add.1  
7 May 2019  
 European Union submission to Committee on Agriculture on the Process for the 
Review of the Operation of the Bali Decision on Tariff Rate Quota Administration1. 
 
 
Communications from the European Union  
G/AG/W/179  
6 June 2018  Review of the Operation of the Bali Ministerial Decision on "Understanding on Tariff 
Rate Quota Administration provisions of Agricultural Products… "2. 
 
Submission from the Cairns Group  
G/AG/W/183  
31 July 2018  Tariff quota a dministration methods and fill rates 2007 -2016.  
 
Background Paper by the Secretariat  
G/AG/W/186  
19 September 2018  Review of Bali Decision on TRQ administration.  
 
Submission from Australia  
G/AG/W/197  
24 May 2019  The Underfill M echanism of the Bali TRQ Administration Decision  
Submission on behalf of the Cairns Group  
  
 
1 Document G/AG/W/171  of 9 February 2018.  
2 WT/MIN(13)/39  and WT/L/914 dated 11 December 2013 . WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 ANNEX 2  
1. The timeframe specified in Paragraph 14 and footnote 2 of the Bali TRQ Decision for a decision 
on Paragraph  4 of Annex A shall  be extended to the end of 2021.  All references to 
"12th Ministerial Conference " and "31 December 2019 " in paragraphs  13-14 and footnote 2 of 
the Bali TRQ  Decision shall be understood to read "13th Ministerial Conference " and 
"31 December 2021 " respectively.  In all other respects, the terms of the Bali TRQ Decision 
remain unchanged.  For greater certainty, Members l isted in Annex B of the Bali TRQ Decision 
retain the right to discontinue application of paragraph 4 of Annex A  on or  after 
31 December  2021 if neither a Ministerial Conference nor the General Council has decided to 
extend paragraph  4 of Annex A by that date.  
2. Recognizing the importance of enhanced transparency of TRQ administration and fill rates as 
well as a timely submission of notifications by Members , and acknowled ging that the on -line 
agriculture notif ication system should lead to improved harmonization,  the Committee agrees 
on the following:  
a) The Secretariat will prepare a list of the existing TRQ notification practices of Members 
including in cases where a scheduled TRQ was not opened .  
b) The Committee will initiate discussions on harmonization of Members' TRQ notification 
practices, including for the TRQ fill rates.  
c) The Committee encourages  Members to include an explanation in their Table MA:2 
notifications in cases where scheduled TRQs a re not opened.  
d) The Secretariat will regularly update the information on TRQ administration and fill rates as 
included in  G/AG/W/1831 as well the updated information on which Members have notified 
fill rates and on questions raised in the Committee concerning fill rates.  
3. The Committee agrees  to undertake regular reviews of the operation of the Bali TRQ Decision 
every three  years  after the conclusion of this review . These regular reviews will include, 
inter alia, an examination of the utilization of the Underfill Mechanism based on submissions  
by Members.  
 
1 The Secretariat background note may spe cifically include a list of TRQs  where no Table MA:2 
notification has been submitted or where the fill rate is below 65 %. WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING  
 
 
NOTIFICATION FORM: ARTICLE 5.1 -5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT  
(G/LIC/28 ) 
 
 
Pursuant to the informal discussions on transparency issues held by the Committee on Import 
Licensing Procedures (CIL) since 2009, and based on the proposal by the Chairperson, the 
Committee agreed  at its formal meeting on 4  April 2019 that the notification form attached hereto 
would be circulated in the G/LIC  document series for use by Members, on a voluntary basis , to fulfil 
notification obligations under Article 5.1 -5.4 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures.  
 
It is understood that th e notifying Member has also completed its notification obligations under 
Article 1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) of the Agreement regarding the relevant law/regulation/procedure 
notified for by filling this form in a full and complete manner.  
 
The template of the above -mentioned notification form can be downloaded from the Members' 
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 COMMITTEE ON MARKET ACCESS  
 
 
MODALITIES AND OPERATION OF THE INTEGRATED DATABASE (IDB)  
DECISION ADOPTED ON 28 MAY 20191 
(G/MA/367 ) 
 
 
The Committee on Market Access , 
Having regard  to the Decision of the General Council dated 31 January 1995 ( WT/L/47 ) mandating 
the Committee on Market Access to oversee the content and operation of, and access to, the 
Integrated Database (IDB);  
Considering  the role of the IDB as the official source of import and tariff statist ics and its importance  
in ensuring transparency in the trade policy regimes of Members, as well as for the work of the WTO;  
Noting  the considerable changes in technology and the fragmentation of the rules2 governing the 
IDB; 
Seeking  to streamline and faci litate the preparation of notifications by Members and to improve 
participation in the IDB with easy -to-process, reliable  and timely official data;  
Decides : 
1 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS  
1. Members shall notify, on an annual basis , data on:  
a) Applied MFN import tariffs at the national customs tariff nomenclature (at the most detailed 
level, for example  HS codes with 8, 9, or 10 digits, as normally applied by the Member's 
customs administration);  
b) Import statistics in the same national tariff no menclature as the corresponding MFN applied 
tariffs for the same year (i.e. same HS version and with the same level of disaggregation), 
including value (in USD or national currency) and volume (quantity and unit), by country of 
origin and by tariff line;  
c) Data elements required by the Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade 
Arrangements3, which include:  
i. Preferential applied tariffs and import statistics, for preferences by developed countries 
to developing and least -developed countries in accordance  with the Generalized System 
of Preferences (GSP)4, including the list of countries or separate customs territories on 
which they apply.  
 
1 The Decision was adopted with an understanding reached on a number of issues, as reflected in the 
Chair's statement. See minutes of the meeting of the Committee on Market Access of 28 May 2019 
(G/MA/M/70 ). 
2 The Decision of  General Council of  18 July 1997 ( WT/L/225 ) and the Decision s of the Committ ee on 
Market Access of  13 July 2009 ( G/MA/238 ) and 13 July 2009 ( G/MA/239 ). 
3 See WT/L/806 , Section D, paragraphs 15 -17, and Annex 1.  
4 Paragraph 2(a) of the Enabling Clause.  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 ii. Preferential applied tariffs and import statistics, in case of preferential treatment 
accorded by any Member to produc ts of least -developed countries, including the list of 
countries or separate customs territories on which they apply . 
iii. Preferential applied tariffs and import statistics, in case of non-reciprocal preferential 
arrangements  authorised under the WTO Agreement , including the list of countries or 
separate customs territories on which they apply . 
d) The relevant reference information (see Annex 1 for details) . 
2. In addition, Members are encouraged to submit comprehensive applied tariff and import 
information, to the e xtent possible and particularly when the information is already publicly 
available in a national website, by notifying the following information:  
a) Applied non -MFN tariffs, including:  
i. Preferential tariffs applied in the context of regional trade agreements (for example  free 
trade agreements or customs unions), including arrangements under Article XXIV of the 
GATT 1994 and Paragraph 2(c) of the Decision on "Differential and More Favourable 
Treatment Reciprocity and Fuller participation of Developing countries " (Enabling 
Clause)5. The submission should include list of countries or separate customs territories 
covered by each of these agreements; and  
ii. Other applied non -MFN tariffs, for example  tariffs applied on imports originating in 
non-WTO Members, if applica ble, including the list of countries or separate customs 
territories on which they apply .  
b) Preferential import statistics under regional trade agreements ( for example  free trade 
agreements or customs unions), including arrangements under Article XXIV of th e 
GATT  1994 and Paragraph 2(c) of the Enabling Clause. They should include the value (in 
USD or national currency) and volume (i.e. quantity and unit), disaggregated by country of 
origin, by tariff line, and by the duty regime under which each product was imported. The 
statistics should distinguish at the tariff line level, and for each of the beneficiary partners, 
the imports entered under MFN conditions from the imports entered under preferential 
conditions . 
c) Ad valorem equivalents (AVEs) of non -ad valorem  (NAV) duties , as calculated by the 
Member . 
d) Applied internal taxes and other duties and charges (ODCs), when available at the tariff line 
level.  
e) Imports or proportion of imports (value and volume) under tariff rate quotas (TRQs)  for each 
identified tariff  line associated with the relevant TRQ, in particular in case the in -quota and 
out-of-quota imports are recorded under the same tariff line code.  In case the data 
corresponds to a bound TRQ, the TRQ identification (TQ ID) as contained in the CTS.  
3. Nothing i n this Decision shall be interpreted as modifying the notification requirements of the 
Transparency Mechanism for Regional Trade Agreements6 and the Transparency Mechanism for 
Preferential Trade Arrangements7. 
 
5 Decision of 28 November 1979, GATT document L/4903. Paragraph 2(c) provides that: "Regional or 
global arrangements entered into amongst [developing country Members] for the mutual reduction or 
elimin ation of tariffs and, in accordance with criteria or conditions which may be prescribed by the 
CONTRACTING PARTIES, for the mutual reduction or elimination of non -tariff measures, on products imported 
from one another".  
6 Decision of the General Council of  14 December 2006 ( WT/L/671 ). 
7 Decision  of the General Council of 14 December 2010 ( WT/L/806 ). WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 2 NOTIFICATION DEADLINES  
4. Members  shall notify no later than8: 
a. 30 March, MFN and other applied tariffs of the current year, and  
b. 31 October , the import statistics of the previous calendar year.  
5. With a view to lessening the reporting burden, Members will endeavour to include the additional  
tariff and import  data required by the Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade 
Arrangements as part of their IDB notifications  as: a single submission  on tariffs and a single 
submission on import statistics .9 
3 PROCEDURE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF NOTIF ICATIONS  
Format  
6. Members shall submit their data in spreadsheet (for example MS Excel or CSV), database format 
(for example MS Access or SQL) or other formats which are ready to be imported into 
spreadsheet or database format . Members shall avoid word-proce ssing (for example MS Word), 
files from which data cannot be easily converted in tabular format (for example PDF, XPS, etc.), 
or image files (for example .png, .jpeg, etc.). In case a Member is required by its national 
legislation to submit its d ata in PDF format, it will also submit it in a spreadsheet, database or 
other format referred to above. Members may submit their reference information in any 
format.10 
Methods for the transmission of Data  
7. Members may submit their notifications through any of the following methods:  
a) IDB File Exchange Facility ( https://idbfileexchange.wto.org ), which is the preferred method 
in case of large files11; or 
b) Email to the contact point in the Secretariat ( idb@wto.org ). 
8. To the extent it is technically viable, and with a view to automatically submitting the information, 
Members may voluntarily enter into an agreement with the Secretariat for the automatic 
electronic transmission of data a t regular intervals or similar methods. These agreements will 
be set on a case -by-case basis and include the terms and conditions in which the data will be 
obtained from the Member, including the manner in which the Member shall be informed of the 
data tra nsmission and how the data is included in the IDB. Members may request, at any point 
in time, that these data be modified or removed from the IDB.  
9. The Secretariat is authorized to work with other international organizations  to develop standards 
and systems  to facilitate the automatic transmission of data.  
10. The submission of data to the IDB shall be without prejudice to the rights and obligations of 
Members under the WTO Agreement.  
 
8 These deadlines apply to Members which base their tariffs on a calendar year. For other Members, the 
deadlines could be adjusted to take into account the dates when the national tariff comes into force.  
9 Paragraph 3 of the PTA Decision ( WT/L/806 ) "The required notifi cation of a PTA shall take place as 
early as possible; it will occur when practicable before the application of preferential treatment by the notifying 
Member and, at the latest, three months after the PTA is in force". Paragraph 15 provides further that 
"[c]hanges affecting the implementation of a PTA during a calendar year shall be notified on an annual basis, 
no later than 30 June of the next immediate calendar year." Paragraph 16 adds that "The notifying Member 
shall notify data on imports from each of the beneficiary partners on an annual basis …  no later than 
31 October for data of the previous year."  
10 Annex es 1 and  2 contain  examples of formats that can be used by Members to submit the IDB 
notifications , including the reference information . 
11 A password system is maintained by the Secretariat ( idb@wto.org ). WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Modifications  
11. Members have the right to transmit, at any time, modifications to their IDB notifications.  
Technical Assistance  
12. The Secretariat shall, upon request, provide technical assistance in relation to the submission of 
the data required for the IDB.  Members may contact the Secretariat through the following  
e-mail address: idb@wto.org . 
4 DATA -PROCESSING BY THE SECRETARIAT  
13. The Secretariat will standardize the data submissions by Members. An explanation of the current 
process is described in Annex 3.  
5 DATA DISSEMINATION  
14. The dissemination of the information contained in the IDB and Consolidated Tariff Schedules 
(CTS) Databases shall be done in accordance with Annex 4.  
15. With a view to continuously improving the functionality of the WTO data dissemination and online 
tools, the Se cretariat will periodically consult with Members to identify their needs and to identify 
areas for improvement.  
6 NATIONAL SOURCES OF IMPORT AND TARIFF STATISTICS  
16. The Secretariat will maintain a list of official national websites, for example  by customs 
authorities, ministries of international trade (or related) or national statistical offices, in which 
tariff or import data are publicly available.  Members may inform the Secretariat at any time of 
any reliable websites  that could be used to access this inf ormation . 
7 NOTIFICATION REMINDERS  
17. The Secretariat will regularly inform the Committee on Market Access on the status of the IDB 
notifications. The yearly statistics on data sources for tariffs and imports will also be provided, 
including the sources of th e data.  
18. In case of incomplete or pending notification obligations, the Secretariat will send an email12 to 
the relevant Member with the applicable comprehensive reminder(s) per year.  
19. In order to avoid duplication or outdated reminders, and in light of it s special nature, the IDB 
notification reminders will not be included in the Central Registry of Notifications (CRN).  
8 FRAMEWORK TO OVERCOME SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN INFORMATION  
20. In case there are significant data gaps for a Member, in terms of the data require d in 
Paragraph  1, the Secretariat may complete the missing data through the following procedure:  
a) The Secretariat will send a reminder to the Member explaining the extent of the data gaps 
and requesting the Member to notify the data or to provide the approp riate data source(s).  
b) If no response is received within thirty days following the reminder, the Secretariat will 
endeavour to identify the appropriate source(s). Any guidance received from the Member 
shall be taken into account by the Secretariat.  
c) Once an appropriate source(s) is identified, the Secretariat will collect the data and inform 
the Member by e -mail. The communication will include  the data in its original form and the 
 
12 In case an official e -mail address  is not available, the reminders will be sent by fax.  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 data source(s) (agency name and contact person, or website address, date of rec eipt or 
download).  
d) The data and the data sources identified by the Secretariat, are subject to approval by the 
Member concerned, which will have a period of thirty  days13 from the communication in 
paragraph c) to raise any objection.  
e) If no objection is raised, the Secretariat will include the data in the IDB  noting its source and 
that the information was obtained by the Secretariat. The file will be disseminated with a 
"provisional" status. The provisional files are deemed approved pursuant to the 
Dissemination Policy (Annex  4). 
f) Members have the right to object at any time to any data included through this procedure 
which they consider does not accurately reflect their situ ation, as well as to withdraw, revise 
or replace any data already incorporated into the IDB.  
21. In applying this procedure, the Secretariat will endeavour to identify reliable sources of official 
information for the collection of the outstanding data, includi ng: 
a) Direct contact with the appropriate national agency or ministry;  
b) Data available in the public domain through national governmental websites, including those 
mentioned in paragraph 1 6 above;  
c) Data available in relevant regional inter -governmental agencie s or regional integration 
agreements' secretariats;  
d) Data obtained by other international organisations, such as the ITC, UNCTAD and the 
UN Statistical Division ( UN Comtrade database); and  
e) Data published in other online statistics websites which collect dat a from approved national 
agencies.  
9 RECOMPOSITION OF SINGLE YEAR TARIFF DATA  
22. In case a Member has notified imports without the corresponding tariffs, the Secretariat will 
endeavour to find a solution with the Member concerned, which may include an estimat ion or 
re-composition of the missing tariff information based on notified tariffs for adjacent years (see 
Annex  5). In these cases, the Secretariat will include the data in the IDB  noting that the 
information was recomposed by the Secretariat  and that is w ithout prejudice to the rights and 
obligations of Members under the WTO Agreement . 
10 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PREPARATION OF NOTIFICATIONS  
23. The Secretariat shall, upon request, provide technical assistance to Members for the preparation 
of IDB notifications , including the verification of provisional files . 
24. With a view to continuously facilitating the use of the IDB and the preparation of notifications, 
the Secretariat will periodically consult with Members to identify their needs and organize 
trainings which may include:  
a) Periodical trainings to Geneva -based delegates on the use of the different WTO on -line tools;  
b) Specialized regional workshops in those regions with the highest number of data gaps; and  
c) Specific requests by Members.  
 
13 Members may request additional time to the Secretariat within this period.  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 25. The Secretariat  will regularly explore new technologies to facilitate the preparation of 
notifications and reduce the burden for Members.    
11 FINAL PROVISIONS  
26. This Decision and its annexes replace the Decisions of the Committee on Market Access of 
13 July 2009 ( G/MA/238 ) and 13 July 2009 ( G/MA/239 ). 
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 ANNEX 1  
CHECKLIST OF DATA ELEMENTS AND REFERENCE INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY MEMBERS  
The following checklist is intended to provide guidance to Members when preparing their notifications 
under the IDB Decision for (1) tariffs and (2) import statistics.  
 
1 TARIFFS  
1.1 Required data elements (Paragraph 1 of the IDB Decision)  
• Tariff line code (HS)  
• Suffix  
• Product description in any of the three official languages (English, French or Spanish)  
• Duty:  
o MFN applied tariffs  
▪ Ad valorem  duty rate  
▪ Specific, mixed or compound duty (text)  
▪ Notes  
▪ In-quota and out -of-quota indicator (the default is out -quota, unless explicitly 
specified)  
o In case of non -reciprocal preferential tariffs ( for example  GSP tariffs)  under the 
Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangem ents: 
▪ Ad valorem  duty rate  
▪ Specific, mixed or compound duty (text)  
▪ Notes  
▪ In-quota and out -of-quota indicator (the default is out -quota, unless explicitly 
specified)  
▪ Partner(s)  
 
1.2 Other possible data elements (encouraged in Paragraph 2 of the IDB Decision ) 
• Preferential tariffs in regional trade agreements  
o Ad valorem  duty rate  
o Specific, mixed or compound duty (text)  
o Notes  
o Partner(s)  
• Tariffs for non -WTO Members, if applicable  
o Ad valorem  duty rate  
o Specific, mixed or compound duty (text)  
o Notes  
o Partner(s)  
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1.3 Reference information  
• Year of the tariffs  
• Harmonized System version  (HS 2012, HS 2017, etc.)  
• National partner country codes and quantity codes for imports data, if applicable  
• List of beneficiary partners for each non -MFN duty regime  
• If AVEs are submitted, the calculation method ( for example  based on imports from the 
World, WTO Members, etc.), if used  
• In case non -ad valorem duties are notified:  
o Duty currency unit (for specific, mi xed, and compound duties)  
o Duty assessment ( for example  net weight, gross weight, etc.)  
2 IMPORT STATISTICS  
2.1 Required data elements (Paragraph 1 of the IDB Decision)  
• Tariff line code  
• Partner  
• Value  
• Primary Quantity – Primary Unit  
• Secondary Quantity – Secondary Unit  
• If applicable under the Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements , duty 
regime for each traded tariff line by partner.  
 
2.2 Reference information  
• Year of imports, including whether it is a calendar or fiscal year  
• Harmonized System version  (HS 2012, HS 2017, etc . which should be consistent with the 
version used for the corresponding tariffs of the same year)  
• System of trade (general or special1) 
• Imports currency unit (USD or national currency)  
• Imports valuation bas is (c.i.f., f.o.b., f.a.s.) as applicable  
• Exchange rate to the USD, including where applicable, the spread over the year (if reported 
in national currency)  
• List of national partner country codes  
• List of national quantity codes  
 
1 The general trade system is used when the statistical territory of a country coincides with its economic 
territory. Thus, under the general trade system, the statistical territory comprises all imports, including those 
from customs warehouse s, all types of free zones, free circulation area and premises for inward processing.   
The special trade system is used when the Member records imports for a statistical territory that 
comprises only a part of the economic territory. For example, when a Member only records imports for 
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 ANNEX 2  
EXAMPLES OF FORMATS AND REFERENCE INFORMATION OF IDB NOTIFICATIONS  
1 EXAMPLE 1  
Case 1 : Member A notifies its MFN tariffs for the year 2018 and imports for the year 2017.  This 
Member does not provide non -reciprocal preferences, is not a party to any regional trade agreement, 
and does not apply a different duty for non -WTO Members.  
1.1 Tariff data File (Example 1)  
Tariff line 
Code Suffix  Product description  MFN applied  In-quota 
indicator  
….     
0210.11.39   Dried or smoked shoulders and cuts 
thereof  119 $/100  KG  
…     
0301.91.00  ex1 Live trout  35%  
0301.91.00  ex2 Live trout  0% Y 
….     
2905.45.00   Glycerol  0.005$/KG   
….     
8470.50.00   Cash registers  0%  
….     
Reference information for the tariff file:  
Year of tariffs:  Applied tariffs as of 29 March 2018  
HS version ( for example HS2012, HS2017, etc.):  HS2017  
List of duties provided ( for example MFN applied, GSP, preferential, etc.):  MFN applicable to all partners  
List of beneficiary partners for each non -MFN duty regime:   
Information on non -ad valorem duties:   
 - Duty currency unit:  USD 
 - Duty assessment (net or gross weight):  Based on gross weight  
Other files and contents  None 
1.2 Import statistics file (Example 1)  
Tariff line 
Code  Suffix  Partner  Value  Quantity 1  Quantity unit 1  Duty regime  
0210.11.39   AUS 100 200 KG  
0210.11.39   BRA 200 400 KG  
0210.11.39   CHN 300 600 KG  
0210.11.39   MLI 50 100 KG  
…       
2905.45.00   AUS 100 200 TON  
2905.45.00   BRA 200 400 TON  
2905.45.00   LKA 50 100 TON  
2905.45.00   CHN 10 20 TON  
Reference information for the import statistics:  
Year of imports:  2017  
HS version ( for example HS2012, HS2017, etc.):  HS2017  
System of trade:  General  
Currency used for the value:  USD 
Import valuation basis:  Customs value is determined on a CIF basis  
Yearly exchange rate:  For the year 2017, 32.5  Andalasian Peso  for 1 USD.  
List of duty regimes used:  MFN only  
Unit of the value data:   Thousands USD  
List of country codes:  See file countrycodes2017.xls  
List of quantity codes (if used):  n.a. 
Other files and contents:  None 
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 2 EXAMPLE 2  
Case 2:  Member B notifies its MFN and preferential tariffs for the year 2018, as well as imports for 
the year 2017.  This Member provides non -reciprocal preferences under the GSP and has a special 
non-reciprocal preferential scheme for LDCs, both of which have to be annually notified under the 
"Preferential Tariff Arrangement Transparency Mechanism".  The Member also decides to notify its 
preferential tariffs under two free trade agreements: FTA1 with Australia and FTA2 with Sri Lanka, 
as well as the AVE s calculated  by the national statistics offices, and the applied ODCs at the tariff 
line level.  The Member does not apply a different duty for non -WTO Members.  
2.1 Tariff data file (Example 2)  
Tariff line 
code  Suf
fix Product 
Description  MFN 
applied  
duty rate  GSP LDC FTA 
1 FTA 
2 AVE ODC In-quota 
indicator  
….           
0210.11.39   Dried or 
smoked 
shoulders and 
cuts thereof  119 $/100  
KG/net  0% 0% 0% 2% 30% 3%  
…           
0301.91.00  ex1 Live trout  35% - 0% 10% 5%  3%  
0301.91.00  ex2 Live trout  2% - 0% 0% 0%  3% Y 
….           
           
….           
2905.45.00   Glycerol  0.005$/KG  0% 0% - 0% 12% 0%  
….           
8470.50.00   Cash 
registers  0% - - - -  0%  
….           
"-" means excluded from the preferential scheme, so MFN duty applies; for LDC duties, if GSP is reported, then GSP 
duty applies.  
Reference information for the tariff file:  
Year of tariffs:  Applied tariffs as of 29 March 2018.  
HS version ( for example HS2012, HS2017, etc.):  HS2017  
List of duties provided ( for example MFN applied, 
GSP, preferential, etc.):  1) MFN applied, 2) GSP scheme, 3) Duty -free, quota -free for 
LDCs, 4) FTA  1 with Australia, 5) FTA  2 with Sri Lanka.  
List of beneficiary partners for each non -MFN 
duty regime  See file Preferentialpartners2017.xls  
Information on non -ad valorem duties:   
 - Duty currency unit:  USD 
 - Duty assessment (net or gross weight):  Based on net weight  
Other files and contents  None 
2.2 Import statistics file  
Tariff line 
code  Suffix  Partner 
code  Duty Regime  Value  Quantity  Quantity 
unit 
0210.11.39   AUS MFN 20 30 KG 
0210.11.39   AUS FTA1 80 170 KG 
0210.11.39   BRA MFN 200 400 KG 
0210.11.39   CHN MFN 300 600 KG 
0210.11.39   MLI LDC 50 100 KG 
…       
2905.45.00   AUS FTA1 100 200 TON 
2905.45.00   BRA MFN 200 400 TON 
2905.45.00   LKA GSP 40 90 TON 
2905.45.00   LKA FTA2 10 10 TON 
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 Reference information for import statistics:  
Year of imports:  2017  
HS version ( for example HS2012, HS2017, etc.):  HS2017  
System of trade:  General  
Currency used for the value:  USD 
Import valuation basis:  Customs value is determined on a CIF basis  
Exchange rate:  For the year 2017, 32.5 Andalasian Peso for 1 USD.  
List of duty regimes used:  1) MFN applied, 2) GSP scheme, 3) Duty -free, quota -free for 
LDCs, 4) FTA  1 with Australia, 5) FTA  2 with Sri Lanka.  See file 
"dutyregimes2017.xls".  
Unit of the value data:   Thousands USD  
List of partner country codes:  see file countrycodes2017.xls  
List of quantity codes:  see file quantitycodes2017.xls  
Other files and contents  None 
2.3 Other reference information f or import statistics  
- List of national country codes (file countrycodes2017.xls)  
 
National Code  Partner Code  Partner  
036 AUS Australia  
076 BRA Brazil  
 ...  
  
 
- List of national quantity codes (file quantitycodes2017.xls)  
 
National Code  Quantity Code  Description  
55 KG Kilogram  
45 KG/net  Kilogram net  
06 TON Tons 
 ...  
 
- List of beneficiary partners for each non -MFN duty regime (file Preferentialpartners2017.xls)  
 
Partner Code  Duty Regime  
FTA LDC Scheme  GSP Scheme  
AUS FTA1   
BRA   GSP 
CAN    
... ... ... ... 
MLI  LDC GSP 
… ... ... ... 
LKA FTA2  GSP 
… ... ... ... 
2.4 Technical information on submission files:  
Software used to prepare submission:  
(Type and version)  Microsoft Excel 2016  
Compression and decompression software 
used:  (Type and version)  File is not compressed  
File names and contents:   
 - Tariffs  Tariffs2018Rev.1.xls  
 - Imports  Imports2017.xls  
 - Country codes  countrycodes2017.xls  
 - Quantity codes  quantitycodes2017.xls  
 - List of beneficiary partners for each non -
MFN duty regime  Preferentialpartners2017.xls  
 - Other files  Dutyregimes2017.xls (includes the duty regimes used for the 2017 
imports)  
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 ANNEX 3  
DATA -PROCESSING BY THE SECRETARIAT  
The Secretariat converts the national submissions into a common format, standardizes certain data 
and checks the quality of the data submitted by Members.  The formatting and standardization are 
done using computer -assisted intervention, depending on the national format and on the contents of 
the submission.  Some of the steps undertaken by the Secretariat include:  
 
• Formatting of national submissions to a comm on database format.  This includes standardizing 
certain data ( for example  removing per cent signs from the ad valorem duty rate, deleting 
spaces or dots in the tariff line codes, etc.).  
• Conversion of national country and quantity codes and national currenc ies into standard 
country and quantity codes and into USD.  
• Editing and validation:  this mainly refers to programmed validations and consists of the 
following checks:  
 
a) Tariffs  
 
N.B. The current year applied duties should be provided as soon as available in national 
capitals, even though import statistics would relate to the previous year.  
 
 A set of programmed validations would be undertaken which covers:  
 
Tariff line number : For HS -based submissions, the first six digits ( for 
example  010121 001) should be a  valid HS code for the 
HS version in force for the reference year ( for example  
HS 2012, HS 2017, etc).  There would be no checking on 
the national part of the tariff line number ( for example  
010121 001) which would be recorded starting in 
position  7 of the t ariff line.   
 
Tariff suffix : Should be blank or alpha -numeric  
 
Product description : Product descriptions of the national customs tariff 
should be provided in any of the WTO official languages.  
When provided in a separate file, all tariff line numbers 
should have a corresponding entry in the tariffs.  If not, 
a product description with "not provided" in the text is 
generated.   
 
In-quota/out -of-quota  By default, the tariff duties are out -quota. In -quota 
duties should be expressly identified.  
 
Duty: At leas t the applied MFN duties should be provided.  
 
Partner : Would be recorded where applicable, to identify the 
partner to which the duty applies.  
 
Duty  The duty can be either ad valorem or non -AV. If the duty 
is non -AV and the ad valorem equivalent (AVE) is 
provided, the AVE should be clearly identified.  
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 Apart from the validation of codes, formats, etc., the Secretariat may undertake other electronic  
validations. For example, the duty levels could be compared to those of the previous year(s). Any 
discrepancies would be clarified by the Secretariat with the Member concerned.  
 
b) Imports  
 
The Secretariat compares the total value of imports submitted with the statistics 
published by the UN ( UN Comtrade) or the IMF (IFS) or other relevant national or 
international sources ( for example  regional secretariats, the World Bank, etc.). The 
Secretariat may validate by HS chapter and by country of ori gin. If unexplained 
differences account for more than 5%, the Secretariat will contact the reporting 
country would for additional information.  Once the totals are accepted, a programmed 
validation of data elements would take place:  
 
Tariff line number : All tariff items recorded in the import statistics should 
have a corresponding entry in the tariffs.  
 
Partner : Should be a valid national partner code for the reporting 
country.  Should not represent a group of trading partners.  
 
In-quota/out -of-quota  A flag to identify the in -quota imports; it should match the 
in-quota indicator of the tariffs  
 
Customs value : Should not be zero or negative.  
 
Quantity 1 :  Should be a positive number  
 
Quantity unit 1 : Should be a quantity descrip tion or a valid national 
quantity code.  
 
Quantity 2 : If provided, should be a positive number  
 
Quantity unit 2 : If provided, should be a quantity description or a valid 
national quantity code and should not be equal to quantity 
unit 1.  
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 ANNEX 4  
DISSEMINATION POLICY OF THE INTEGRATED DATABASE (IDB) AND  
THE CONSOLIDATED TARIFF SCHEDULES (CTS) DATABASE  
This document sets out the dissemination policy for the Integrated Database (IDB) and the 
Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) database. It is based on the premise that providing broader 
access to the information in the IDB and the CTS database would improve transparency, increase 
public awareness and contribute to the effective delivery of technical assistance to developing and 
least-developed country  Members. It also recognizes that the IDB and the CTS databases are 
practical working tools and that there are no implications as to the legal status of the information 
contained therein. This disse mination policy builds on and replaces the dissemination policy adopted 
by the Committee on Market Access on 13 July 2009 ( G/MA/238 ). 
 
1 COVERAGE  
1. This policy regulates the access to, and dissemination of, the data contained in the IDB and 
CTS Databases.  The dissemination policy distinguishes between "provisional" and "approved" data, 
as well as between "restricted" and "unrestricted" data as follows:  
a) Data files are considered to be "provisional" when they have undergone processing into 
standard format or have been substantially revised by the Secretariat;   
b) Data files are consider ed to be "approved" after a period of 30 days from their circulation as 
a provisional file if no objection has been raised by the Member concerned;1  
c) "Restricted" data includes by default all provisional data and approved data designated as 
restricted by a Member; and  
d) "Unrestricted" data includes by default all approved data which is not restricted.  
2. Members retain the right to designate their own data concerning ad valorem  equivalent (AVEs) 
provided by the Member and approved import statistics at the tari ff line level (i.e., more detailed 
than HS six -digit level) as restricted.  
2 AUTHORIZED USERS  
3. Authorized users of the IDB and CTS Database are defined as:  
a) All WTO Members;  
b) Countries or separate customs territories in the process of acceding to the WTO th at have 
provided the Secretariat with their own IDB submissions (hereafter referred to as 
"authorized Acceding countries")2; 
c) The WTO Secretariat; and  
d) The intergovernmental organizations that were authorized by the Committee on Market 
Access under the pre vious dissemination policy: (i) African Union; (ii)  Agency for 
International Trade Information and Co -operation; (iii)  Caribbean Regional Negotiating 
Machinery; (iv)  Caribbean Community Secretariat; (v)  Commonwealth Secretariat; 
(vi) Economic Commission fo r Latin America and the Caribbean; (vii)  European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development; (viii) European Free Trade Association; (ix)  Food and 
Agricultural Organization; (x) General Secretariat of the Andean Community; 
(xi) International Coffee Organizat ion; (xii) International Monetary Fund; (xiii)  International 
 
1 Members may request additional time to the Secretariat within this period.  
2 The Secretariat will periodically inform the Committee on Market Access on the status of the IDB 
submissions by these Acced ing counties in order to decide whether their access to the IDB should be 
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 Trade Centre; (x iv) Organisation for Economic Co -operation and Development; (xv) Pacific 
Islands Forum Secretariat; (xvi)  Southern African Customs Union; (xvii) South Centre; 
(xviii) United Natio ns Conference on Trade and Development; (x ix) United Nations Economic 
and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; (xx) United Nations Economic Commission 
for Africa; (xxi) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; (xxii) West African 
Economic and Monetary Union; (xxi ii) the World Bank; and those organizations subsequently 
granted access by the Committee on Market Access.3 
4. Additional requests by other intergovernmental organizations for access to the restricted IDB 
and the CTS data are subject to a pproval by the Committee on Market Access on a case by case 
basis.  
3 CONDITIONS OF USE AND PUBLICATION  
5. Authorized users can freely use approved IDB and CTS information for internal purposes and 
in the context of market access -related technical assistance a nd capacity building.4 Authorized 
intergovernmental organizations and authorized Acceding countries are required to agree to the 
conditions on the use and publication of IDB and CTS information, as set forth in this document, 
prior to receiving access to the approved restricted data. Any breach of the conditions will result in 
the termination of their access to the restricted data.  
6. All users may publish approved IDB and CTS information, or analyses derived from these 
databases, on the condition that:  
a) WTO copyright of the original data is acknowledged and the specific data shown through 
users' own databases, online tools or publications, explicitly acknowledge the WTO as the 
source of the data;  
b) Any conclusions or analyses based on IDB and CTS data by u sers are accompanied by a 
disclaimer stating that they are the responsibility of the authors and not the opinion of the 
WTO; and  
c) The publication of restricted data by authorised users is not more detailed than the 
authorized level by the relevant Member(s) . The publication of restricted data is subject to 
a prior authorization from the relevant Member(s) or Acceding country(ies), through the 
WTO Secretariat.5  
7. Any user seeking to re -disseminate of IDB or CTS data to third parties for purposes beyond 
publication or analyses derived from these databases shall first obtain the approval of the WTO 
Secretariat ( idb@wto.org ) prior to such re -dissemination. In addition, the third party shall commit 
to respect the terms and conditions of this dissemination policy .  
8. Any user seeking to mass -download IDB and CTS data for their own systems, or for 
redistribution through other databases or online systems, shall obtain the approval of the WTO 
Secretariat ( idb@wto.org ) prior to the download6. In addition, the user shall commit to respect the 
terms and conditions of this dissemination policy before downloading the data.  
9. The Secretariat shall inform all users of the new dissemination policy and annu ally send 
reminders to the users in Paragraphs 3(d) and 7 of the conditions of use.   
 
3 For a user  to be granted access to the IDB and the CTS databases, it shall commit to  grant similar 
access to their own respective tariff and trade -related databases and  analytical tools to the WTO  Secretariat . 
4 "Internal purposes" is understood to mean, in the case of Members and authorized Acceding countries, 
that they are free to use and distribute their own processed files as they wish . However, the files of other 
Members or authorized Acceding countries can only be used internally by government  agencies . In the case of 
the Secretariat and other organizations, "internal purposes" is understood to mean use within the organization.  
5 The exception to this rule is in the  case of WTO documents prepared by the Secretariat at the request 
of Members, in which case the Secretariat will inform the Committee on Market Access prior to publication.  
6 For a user  to be authorized, it shall commit to  grant similar access to their own  respective tariff and 
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 10. The Secretariat will inform the Committee of Market Access of the user(s) authorized under 
paragraphs 7 and 8.  It will also inform the Committee if it becomes aware of use r(s) failing to abide 
by the terms and conditions of this dissemination policy.  
4 DISSEMINATION TOOLS BY THE WTO SECRETARIAT  
11. Internet access to unrestricted data is accorded freely to the public. Online tools by the 
Secretariat may include a user -defined i dentification and password system.  
12. Internet access to restricted data is accorded to authorized users through a user -identification 
code and password (hereafter referred to as "restricted password") maintained by the Secretariat 
and distributed directly to  the authorized users. Each authorized user has its own restricted password 
and it is possible to establish several user accounts for a given authorized user through a 
user-defined identification and password system. The restricted passwords are changed pe riodically. 
It is the responsibility of authorized users to ensure that the dissemination policy outlined above is 
respected.  
13. The information is currently disseminated through:  
a) World Tariff Profiles : a tariff book jointly published by the WTO Secretariat, the 
International Trade Centre (ITC) and UNCTAD, which provides comprehensive summary 
information on the tariffs and non -tariff measures imposed by over 170 countries and 
customs territories.  Tariff data are presented in comparative tables and in one -page profiles 
for each economy.  https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/reser_e/tariff_profiles_e.htm  
b) The Tariff Analysis Online (TAO) : an advanced online system that allows users to extract 
detailed information for specific products, including bound and applied tariffs at the national 
tariff line level (HS -8 digits or more), as well as import data.  
It has analytical reports and allows filtering criteria for the analyses. All authorized users 
have access to all the approved data, but only Members and the Secretariat have access to 
the provisional data of this site. The access to the public is limited to unrestricted data.  
https://tao.wto.org/  
c) Preferential Trade Arrangements (PTA) Database : contains reference information on 
notified PTAs, serves as document  repository, includes summary statistics of preferential 
tariffs and imports, including preference  utilization ( http://ptadb.wto.org/ ). 
d) WTO data portal (WTODATA) : contains general statistical indicators related to WTO 
issues, including bound and  MFN applied tariffs. http://data.wto.org/  
 
e) Data  maps : a section  of the WTO webpage that allows users to visualize different data 
elements, including trade and tariff data. International Trade and Market Access Data  
14. The Secretariat will periodically consult with M embers on publications and online tools  to 
disseminate IDB and CTS data , and inform the Committee on Market Access of any change. It will 
also endeavour to develop new methods to facilitate access to information, including through the 
creation  of new user-friendly formats  or tools . 
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 ANNEX 5  
PROCEDURE FOR RECOMPOSING SINGLE YEAR MISSING TARIFF DATA  
In the IDB, tariffs are the base for integrating tariff and import data. Hence, without the tariff data, 
notified imports remain unprocessed and are not dissemin ated. The procedure in this Annex applies 
to cases  where:  (i) a Member has submitted the import data for a specific year, but the tariff data 
for the corresponding year  has remained outstanding after several years, (ii) tariffs  exist (notified 
and disseminated) for the adjacent years of the missing data , and (iii) t here is just a single year gap 
in notification.  For example, a Member has notified its 2001 import data, but has not notified its 
2001 tariffs; but the 2000 and 2002 tariffs are also available and have been disseminated through 
the IDB.  
In these situations, the Secretariat will undertake the following steps to recompose or interpolate 
the tariff data for a particular year (i.e. the recomposed tariff year):  
Step 1 : The nomenclature of the tariff lines in the import data will be matched to the nomenclature 
of the tariff files for the two adjacent years.  The Secretariat will use the year with the highest number 
of identically matched tariff lines as the primary base ta riff data.  For all the tariff lines with an 
identical match (i.e. all tariff lines where the nomenclature of the imports file and the primary base 
tariff data is the same), the Secretariat will use the MFN rates of duty of the primary base tariff data 
to set the rates of duty of the recomposed tariff year.  If the imports file includes product descriptions, 
the Secretariat will endeavour to find the matching tariffs from the selected primary base tariff data.  
Step 2 : For all the tariff lines in the imports f ile without an exact match remaining from Step 1, the 
Secretariat will proceed to match the nomenclature of the tariff lines in the imports file with the 
nomenclature of the tariff file of the remaining adjacent year (i.e. the secondary base tariff data).  For 
all the tariff lines with an identical match (i.e. all tariff lines where the nomenclature of the imports 
file and the secondary base tariff data is the same), the Secretariat will use the MFN rates of duty 
of the secondary base tariff data to set the rates of duty of the recomposed tariff year.  Additional 
matching based on product description, if available would also be done.  
Step 3 : For all the remaining tariff lines (i.e. those where the nomenclature of the tariff lines in the 
imports file that did not match the nomenclature of the tariff lines in the primary nor the secondary 
base tariff data), the Secretariat will proceed to equally distribute the imports on the tariff lines 
within the same subheading of the primary base tariff data.   
Step 4 : In case there are HS subheadings with no imports, the Secretariat will set the rates of duty 
for these tariff lines based on the primary base tariff data, i.e. by including the national tariff line 
breakdowns.  In case there are HS subheading where some of the n ational breakouts do not have 
imports, the Secretariat will recompose the rates of duty of the tariff lines without imports based on 
the primary or secondary base tariff data, as applicable.  
Step 5 : The Secretariat will assess the file with the recomposed  tariff year with a view to verifying 
its consistency, ensuring  that the estimates of the overall average , as well as the HS 6 -digit 
averages, are comparable to the corresponding statistics of the two adjacent years.  
Step 6 : The dataset with the recomposed  tariff year will be sent to the concerned Member for its 
review and approval but would not be given a provisional status yet. If no comment is received from 
the concerned Member after thirty days, the data will be given a provisional status and it will be  
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 COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE  
 
 
PROCEDURES FOR  THE INCLUSION OF SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS IN THE ANNOTATED 
DRAFT AGENDA OF THE COMMITTEE  
DECISION  
Adopted at the meeting of 20 -21 June 20191 
(G/TBT/43 ) 
 
 
The WTO Committee  on Technical Barriers to Trade (the TBT Committee) agreed to apply, on a 
permanent basis, the following procedures for the inclusion of specific trade concerns in the 
annotated draft agenda of the TBT Committee:  
a. Members wishing to propose the inclusion of a specific trade concern in the annotated 
draft agenda should directly inform both the Secretariat and the Member(s) involved of 
their intention to do so no less than twenty calendar days  prior to the convening of the 
TBT Committee meeting;  
b. the annotated draft agenda issued by the Secretariat in advance of each Committee 
meeting will include all specific trade concerns communicated by Members to the 
Secretariat; it will indicate (to the extent such information has been communicated to the 
Secretariat) which concerns are being raised for the first time and which have been 
previously raised, as well as which concerns relate to proposed  technical regulations or 
conformity assessment procedures, and which concerns relate to final technical regulat ions 
or conformity assessment procedures. It should be circulated no less than fifteen calendar 
days before the meeting;  
c. requests to include specific trade concerns on the agenda should be accompanied by a 
reference to the symbol of the notification. In ca ses where the measure has not been 
notified, the request should provide a brief description of the measure, including relevant 
references; and  
d. there may be instances where a Member wishes to bring a concern to the Committee's 
attention after the deadline h as passed. In this case, additional specific trade concerns can 
still be included in the agenda of the TBT Committee meeting under "Specific Trade 
Concerns", provided that Members wishing to raise the relevant concerns have previously 
informed the Member(s ) involved of their intention to do so. However such concerns will 
only be addressed after all specific trade concerns contained in the annotated draft agenda 
have been discussed.  
 
1 In the Eighth Triennial Review, Members agreed to apply the procedures contained in (a) and (b) of 
this document on a trial basis for the  March and June 2019 meetings ( G/TBT/41 , para. 8.2 (b.i), and footnote 
305). At the June 2019 meeting of the TBT Committee, Members agreed to apply these procedures on a 
permanent basis  (G/TBT/M/78 , para 3.331) . The procedures in (c) and (d) continue to apply and remain 
unchanged; they are included in this document for completenes s and ease of reference only . WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 COMMITTEE ON TRADE FACILITATION  
 
 
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE FACILITATION1 
(G/L/1342 ) 
 
 
The Rules of Procedure for mee tings of the General Council ( WT/L/161 ) shall apply  mutatis mutandis  
for meetings of the Committee on Trade Facilitation, except as  provided below : 
 
Chapter I — Meetings  
 
(a) Rule 1 should be amended in line with paragraph  1.2 of Article  23 of the Agreement on Trade 
Facilitation to provide that:  
 
"The Committee shall meet as needed and envisaged by the provisions of the Agreement on 
Trade Facilitation, but no less than once a year."  
 
(b) The first sentence  of Rule  2 should be amended to read as follows:  
 
"Meetings of the Committee shall be convened by the Director -General by a notice issued 
preferably three  weeks, and in any event not less than ten  calendar days, prior to the date 
set for the meeting."  
 
Chapter II — Agenda  
 
(c) Rule 5 should not be applied .2 
 
(e) Rule 11 should be modified to read as follows:  
 
"Representatives of international intergovernmental organizations may attend the meetings 
as observers on the invitation of the Committee on Trade Facilitation in accordance with the 
guidelines in Annex  3 to the Rules of the G eneral Council.  
 
Furthermore, in accordance with Article  23:1:5 of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation, the 
Committee may invite representatives of other international organizations with competence 
in the field of trade facilitation or their subsidiary bod ies to:  
 
(a) attend meetings of the Committee; and  
 
(b) discuss specific matters related to the implementation of this Agreement. " 
 
Chapter V — Officers  
 
(f) Rules  12, 13 and 14 should be amended to authorize the Committee to elect a 
Vice-Chairperson. Accordingly, Rules  12, 13 and 14 should read as follows:  
 
"Rule  12. The Committee shall elect a Chairperson3 and may elect a Vice -Chairperson from 
among the representatives of Members. The election shall take place at the first  meeting of 
 
1 At its meeting of 25 June 2019, the Committee on Trade Facilitation finalized its work on its rules of 
procedure, contained in document G/TF/W/14 , and forwarded them to the Council for Trade in Goods.  At its 
meeting of 14  November  2019, in accordance with paragr aph 6 of Article  IV of the Marrakesh Agreement, the 
CTG approved  the Rules of Procedure of the Committee on Trade Facilitation.  
2 Sufficient preparation and circulation of the agenda is secured by the GC  Rules of Procedure through 
Rules  2, 3 and 6.  
3 The C ommittee shall apply the relevant guidelines contained in the "Guidelines for Appointment of 
Officers to WTO Bodies" ( WT/L/31 , dated 7  February  1995).  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 the year and shall take effect at the end of the meeting. The Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson 
shall hold office until the end of the first  meeting of the following year.  
 
Rule 13. If the Chairperson is absent from any meeting or part thereof, the Vice -Chairperson 
shall perform the functions of the Chairperson. If no Vice -Chairperson was elected or if the 
Vice-Chairperson is not present, the Committee shall elect an interim Chairperson for that 
meeting or that part of the meeting.  
 
Rule 14. If the Chairp erson can no longer perform the functions of the office, the Committee 
shall designate the Vice -Chairperson referred to in Rule  12 or, if no Vice -Chairperson was 
elected it shall elect an interim Chairperson to perform those functions pending the election 
of a new Chairperson."  
 
Chapter VI — Conduct of business  
 
(h) The first sentence  of Rule  24 should be amended to read as  follows:  
 
"In order to expedite the conduct of business, the Chairperson may invite representatives that 
wish to express their support for a given proposal to show their hands, in order to be duly 
recorded in the records as supporting statements …  ." 
 
Chapter VII — Decision -Making  
 
(i) Rule 33 should be amended to read as follows:  
 
"Where a decision cannot be arrived at by consensus, the matter at issue shall be referred to 
the Council for Trade in Goods."  
 
(j) Rule 34 should not apply.  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION  
 
 
ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL COUNCIL ON 13  NOVEMBER  2018 
(Extract from WT/BFA/183 ) 
 
 
The Director -General is authorized to make budgetary expenditures of the Secretariat of the 
World Trade Organization for 2019 (CHF 189,624,000, rounded), and for the Appellate Body and its 
Secretariat for 20 20 (CHF 7,580,000, rounded1) amounting to a rounded total of CHF 197,204,000.  
 
This expenditure is to be financed by contributions amounting to CHF 195,500,000 and 
miscellaneous income estimated at CHF 1,704,000, rounded.  
 
The contributions of the Members shall be assessed in accordance with the attached sc ale of 
contributions. Contributions from Members in respect of the 20 20 budget are considered as due and 
payable in full as at 1  January 20 20. 
 
SCALE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 2 020 
(Minimum contribution of 0.015%)  
 
 
Member  CHF % 
Afghanistan  44,965  0.023%  
Albania  41,055  0.021%  
Angola  379,270  0.194%  
Antigua and Barbuda  29,325  0.015%  
Argentina  719,440  0.368%  
Armenia  39,100  0.020%  
Australia  2,553,230  1.306%  
Austria  1,917,855  0.981%  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  238,510  0.122%  
Bangladesh  365,585  0.187%  
Barbados  29,325  0.015%  
Belgium  3,663,670  1.874%  
Belize  29,325  0.015%  
Benin  29,325  0.015%  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  101,660  0.052%  
Botswana  72,335  0.037%  
Brazil  2,287,350  1.170%  
Brunei Darussalam  62,560  0.032%  
Bulgaria  318,665  0.163%  
Burkina Faso  33,235  0.017%  
Burundi  29,325  0.015%  
Cabo Verde  29,325  0.015%  
Cambodia  129,030  0.066%  
Cameroon  68,425  0.035%  
 
1 On 5 December 2019, the Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration " agreed to establish a 
temporary limitation of expenditure against the bu dget allocated to Appellate Body Member Fees and the 
Appellate Body Operating Fund by amounts of CHF 100,000, respectively, and that the Committee can lift this 
limitation when it deems this appropriate. " (WT/BFA/183 , para. 1.79 ) At its meeting of 9 -11 December 2019, 
the General  Council approved the Committee's budget proposal for 2020 and, "in light of the exceptional 
circumstances in 2019", took note of the Commitee's 2021 budget proposal with the understanding that the 
proposed 2021 budget "will be subject to finalisation in 2 020". ( WT/GC/M/181 , para. 20.15 an d WT/BFA/183 , 
para. 1.100).  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Member  CHF % 
Canada  4,838,625  2.475%  
Central African Republic  29,325  0.015%  
Chad 39,100  0.020%  
Chile 703,800  0.360%  
China  20,142,365  10.303%  
Colombia  531,760  0.272%  
Congo  70,380  0.036%  
Costa Rica  158,355  0.081%  
Côte d'Ivoire  109,480  0.056%  
Croatia  230,690  0.118%  
Cuba 129,030  0.066%  
Cyprus  123,165  0.063%  
Czech Republic  1,405,645  0.719%  
Democratic Republic of the Congo  113,390  0.058%  
Denmark  1,515,125  0.775%  
Djibouti  29,325  0.015%  
Dominica  29,325  0.015%  
Dominican Republic  168,130  0.086%  
Ecuador  218,960  0.112%  
Egypt  490,705  0.251%  
El Salvador  80,155  0.041%  
Estonia  175,950  0.090%  
Eswatini  29,325  0.015%  
European Union2 0 0.000%  
Fiji 29,325  0.015%  
Finland  862,155  0.441%  
France  7,466,145  3.819%  
Gabon  66,470  0.034%  
The Gambia  29,325  0.015%  
Georgia  70,380  0.036%  
Germany  13,976,295  7.149%  
Ghana  168,130  0.086%  
Greece  631,465  0.323%  
Grenada  29,325  0.015%  
Guatemala  148,580  0.076%  
Guinea  29,325  0.015%  
Guinea -Bissau  29,325  0.015%  
Guyana  29,325  0.015%  
Haiti 29,325  0.015%  
Honduras  76,245  0.039%  
Hong Kong, China  5,548,290  2.838%  
Hungary  1,008,780  0.516%  
Iceland  80,155  0.041%  
India 4,455,445  2.279%  
Indonesia  1,673,480  0.856%  
Ireland  2,619,700  1.340%  
Israel  856,290  0.438%  
Italy 5,075,180  2.596%  
Jamaica  50,830  0.026%  
Japan  7,673,375  3.925%  
Jordan  168,130  0.086%  
Kazakhstan   508,300  0.260%  
 
2 The Eu ropean Union is not subject to contributions. However, its current 28 members are assessed 
individually. The total share of members of the European Union represents 33.94%  of the total assessed 
contributions for 2020.  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Member  CHF % 
Kenya  125,120  0.064%  
Korea, Republic of  5,669,500  2.900%  
Kuwait, the State of  594,320  0.304%  
Kyrgyz Republic  37,145  0.019%  
Lao People's Democratic Republic  46,920  0.024%  
Latvia  160,310  0.082%  
Lesotho  29,325  0.015%  
Liberia  29,325  0.015%  
Liechtenstein  64,515  0.033%  
Lithuania  322,575  0.165%  
Luxembourg  999,005  0.511%  
Macao, China  258,060  0.132%  
Madagascar  33,235  0.017%  
Malawi  29,325  0.015%  
Malaysia  1,923,720  0.984%  
Maldives  29,325  0.015%  
Mali 35,190  0.018%  
Malta  148,580  0.076%  
Mauritania  29,325  0.015%  
Mauritius  56,695  0.029%  
Mexico  3,802,475  1.945%  
Moldova, Republic of  35,190  0.018%  
Mongolia  54,740  0.028%  
Montenegro  29,325  0.015%  
Morocco  361,675  0.185%  
Mozambique  66,470  0.034%  
Myanmar  127,075  0.065%  
Namibia  48,875  0.025%  
Nepal  50,830  0.026%  
Netherlands  5,732,060  2.932%  
New Zealand  465,290  0.238%  
Nicaragua  56,695  0.029%  
Niger  29,325  0.015%  
Nigeria  586,500  0.300%  
North Macedonia  56,695  0.029%  
Norway  1,348,950  0.690%  
Oman  365,585  0.187%  
Pakistan  357,765  0.183%  
Panama  252,195  0.129%  
Papua New Guinea  62,560  0.032%  
Paraguay  113,390  0.058%  
Peru 416,415  0.213%  
Philippines  768,315  0.393%  
Poland  2,228,700  1.140%  
Portugal  787,865  0.403%  
Qatar  746,810  0.382%  
Romania  725,305  0.371%  
Russian Federation  3,657,805  1.871%  
Rwanda  29,325  0.015%  
Saint Kitts and Nevis  29,325  0.015%  
Saint Lucia  29,325  0.015%  
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  29,325  0.015%  
Samoa  29,325  0.015%  
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  2,162,230  1.106%  
Senegal  48,875  0.025%  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Member  CHF % 
Seychelles   29,325  0.015%  
Sierra Leone  29,325  0.015%  
Singapore  4,744,785  2.427%  
Slovak Republic  780,045  0.399%  
Slovenia  310,845  0.159%  
Solomon Islands  29,325  0.015%  
South Africa  936,445  0.479%  
Spain  3,714,500  1.900%  
Sri Lanka  181,815  0.093%  
Suriname  29,325  0.015%  
Sweden  2,056,660  1.052%  
Switzerland  3,687,130  1.886%  
Chinese Taipei  3,286,355  1.681%  
Tajikistan  29,325  0.015%  
Tanzania  93,840  0.048%  
Thailand  2,404,650  1.230%  
Togo 29,325  0.015%  
Tonga  29,325  0.015%  
Trinidad and Tobago  107,525  0.055%  
Tunisia  191,590  0.098%  
Turkey  2,009,740  1.028%  
Uganda  52,785  0.027%  
Ukraine  561,085  0.287%  
United Arab Emirates  3,102,585  1.587%  
United Kingdom  7,399,675  3.785%  
United States of America  22,855,905  11.691%  
Uruguay  138,805  0.071%  
Vanuatu  29,325  0.015%  
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  568,905  0.291%  
Viet Nam  1,583,550  0.810%  
Yemen  80,155  0.041%  
Zambia  86,020  0.044%  
Zimbabwe   52,785  0.027%  
TOTAL  195,500,000  100.000%  
 
 
 
 
 
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 COMMITTEES UNDER THE PLURILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS  
 
 
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT  
 
 
ACCESSION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT 
PROCUREMENT IN ITS OWN RIGHT  
Decision of the Committee on Government Procurement of 27 February 2019  
(Extract from GPA/CD/ 2) 
 
 
The Committee on Government Procurement,  
Having regard  to Article XXIV:2 of the Agreement on Government Procurement done at 
Marrakesh on 15 April 1994 (the "1994 Agreement"), and Article XXII:2 of the 1994 Agreement on 
Government Procurement as amended by the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government 
Procurement, done at Geneva on 30 March 2012 (the "amended Agreement")1; 
Having regard  to the Decision of the Committee on Government Procurement 
(the "Committee") on adoption of the text of the Protocol A mending the Agreement on Government 
Procurement, taken on 30  March  2012 (Appendix 1 to GPA/113  of 2 April 2012), and in particular 
its paragraphs 3 and 4;  
Considering  the United  Kingdom's application for accession to the Agreement on Government 
Procurement in its own right, contained in document GPA/146  of 5 June 2018, the consultations h eld 
with the Parties to the Agreement on Government Procurement, and the additional documentation 
submitted by the United Kingdom and Parties in pursuance thereof;  
Decides  as follows:  
1. It is acknowledged that the United Kingdom is covered by the Agreement o n Government 
Procurement, as a member State of the European Union, until the date of its withdrawal from 
the European Union or, if the  European  Union and the United Kingdom conclude an agreement that 
provides for a transition period during which European U nion law would apply to and in 
the United  Kingdom, until the date of expiry of that transition period. The United Kingdom shall 
notify the Committee of the date of expiry of any such transition period during which 
the United  Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union.  
2. In accordance with the provisions of Article XXIV:2 of the 1994 Agreement and Article XXII:2 
of the amended Agreement, the United Kingdom may accede to the Agreement on Government 
Procurement in its own right on the terms of t his Decision including its attachments.  
3. In the absence of an agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union on a 
transition period as referred to in paragraph 1, the United Kingdom shall be allowed to submit its 
instrument of accession provide d it does so:  
a. no earlier than thirty days before the date on which the United Kingdom ceases to be a 
member State  of the European Union; and  
 
1 The 1994 Agreement and the amended A greement are hereafter referred to together as the 
"Agreement on Government Procurement".  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 b. within six months of the date of this Decision, unless the period for submission of the 
instrument is extended by the Committee.  
4. The Agreement on Government Procurement shall enter into force for the United Kingdom in 
its own right on the thirtieth day following the date of its accession, i.e. the date on which 
the United  Kingdom's instrument of accession  reproducing the terms of this D ecision, including its 
Attachment A¶, has been received by the Director -General of the WTO.  The deposit of 
the United  Kingdom' s instrument of accession with the Director -General shall be deemed not to have 
taken place within  the meaning of Article XXIV:2 of the 1994 Agreement and Article  XXII:2 of the 
amended Agreement if, within the thirty days following the deposit, the European Union notifies the 
Committee that the  United  Kingdom continues to be covered by the Agreement on  Government 
Procurement  as set out in paragraph 1.  
5. Pursuant to paragraph 4 of the Decision of the Committee on adoption of the text of the 
Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement, taken on 30 March 2012 
(Appendix  1 to GPA/113  of 2 April 2012), the United Kingdom shall be bound b y the said Protocol in 
its own right from the date of entry into force of the Agreement on Government Procurement for it.  
6. The United Kingdom shall provide access to all Parties to the Agreement on Government 
Procurement to the procurement that it covers un der Appendix I as set out in Attachment A¶ to this 
Decision, from the date of entry into force of the Agreement on Government Procurement for 
the United Kingdom in its own right. From such date, the terms set out in Attachment A¶ shall 
become an integral p art of the Agreement on Government Procurement.  
7. Pursuant to Article XIX of the amended Agreement, the United Kingdom shall notify to the 
Committee proposed rectifications to the lists of entities in its Annexes  1 to 3 of Appendix I, within 
three months of the date on which the Agreement on Government Procurement shall enter into force 
for the United Kingdom in its own right.  
8. The Appendix I Annexes of the European Union and Montenegro under the amended 
Agreement will apply subject to the terms set out in At tachment B to this Decision, from the date of 
entry into force of the Agreement on Government Procurement for the United Kingdom. From such 
date, the terms set out in Attachment B¶ shall become an integral part of the Agreement on 
Government Procurement.  
9. Switzerland's Appendix I Annexes to the 1994 Agreement shall apply as between 
the United  Kingdom  and Switzerland from the date of entry into force of the Agreement on 
Govern ment Procurement for the United Kingdom in its own right until the Protocol Amendi ng the 
Agreement on Government Procurement, done at Geneva on 30 March 2012, has entered into force 
for Switzerland. The Appendix I Annexes of Switzerland under the amended Agreement will apply 
subject to the terms set out in Attachment C¶ to this Decision , from the date on which the Agreement 
on Government Procurement has entered into  force for the United Kingdom in  its own right and, in 
addition, the said Protocol has entered into force for Switzerland. From such date, the terms set out 
in Attachment C¶ shall become an integral part of the Agreement on Government Procurement.  
10. If there is an agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union o n a transition  
period as referred to in paragraph 1, the United Kingdom shall submit an updated set of Replies to 
the Checklist of Issues ( GPA/132  of 14 October 2015) no later than three months prior to the 
expiration of transition period. The Committee will review the United Kingdom's updated Rep lies to 
the Checklist of Issues and consider an appropriate decision at that time.  
 
 
¶ Attachments A, B and C to GPA/CD/2  have not been reproduced in this publication.  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 ACCESSION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT 
PROCUREMENT IN ITS OWN RIGHT  
DECISION REGARDING EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD FOR SUBMISSION OF THE  
UNITED KINGDOM'S INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION TO THE AGREEMENT  
AND THE UNITED KINGDOM'S CONSEQUENTIAL CHANGES TO ITS  
APPENDIX I ARISING FROM THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF  
THE AGREEMENT FOR AUSTRALIA  
Decision of the Committee on Government Procurement of 26 June 2 019 
(Extract from GPA/CD/2/Add.1 ) 
 
 
The Committee on Government Procurement,  
Having regard  to the Committee's Decision ( GPA/CD/2 ) taken on 27  February 2019 with 
respect to accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement by the United Kingdom in its 
own right;  
Having regard  to the request for extension of the period for submission of the 
United  Kingdom's Instrument of accession pursuant to the aforementioned Decision that has been 
made by the United Kingdom; and  
Having regard  to the entry into force of the Agreement on Gover nment Procurement for 
Australia on 5  May 2019;  
Decides  as follows:  
1. The period for submission of the United Kingdom's Instrument of Accession pursuant to 
subparagraph 3.b. of the Decision taken on 27  February 2019 ( GPA/CD/2 ) is hereby extended by 
six months, until 27  February 2020, unless further  extended by the Committee.  
2. In order to reflect the consequential changes arising from the entry into force of the Agreement 
on Government Procurement for Australia subsequently to the Decision taken on 27  February 2019 
(GPA/CD/2 ), Attachment A¶ to that Decision is hereby amended as set out in A ttachment  1¶ to the 
present Decision. All references to Attachment A¶ in the Decision taken on 27  February  2019 
(GPA/CD/2 ) shall be understood to include the consequential changes concerning Australia that are 
set out in Attachment 1¶ to the present Decision.  
3. In all other respects, the terms of  the Decision taken on 27  February 2019 ( GPA/CD/2 ) are 
unchanged.  
 
 
¶ Attachment A to GPA/CD/2  and Attachment 1 to GPA/CD/2/Add.1  have not been reproduced in this 
publication.  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 COMMITTEE ON TRADE IN CIVIL AIRCRAFT  
 
 
AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN CIVIL AIRCRAFT  
DONE AT GENEVA ON 12 APRIL 1979  
AS SUBSEQUENTLY MODIFIED, RECTIFIED OR AMENDED  
NOTIFICATION OF ACCESSION  
(WT/Let/1442 ) 
 
 
 I have the honour to inform you that on 24 June 2019, North  Macedonia  deposited an 
instrument of accession  to the above -mentioned Agreement.  
 
 Pursuant to  its Article 9 .3.1, the above -mentioned Agreement shall enter into force for 
North  Macedonia  on 24 July 2019 . 
 
 This notification is furnished in accordance with Article 9 .10.1 of the Agreement.  
 
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 WAIVERS  
 
In 2019 , the General Council granted the following waivers from obligations under the WTO 
Agreements.  
 
MEMBER(S)  TYPE  DECISION OF  EXPIRY  DOCUMENT(S)  
China  Introduction of 
Harmonized 
System 2002 
Changes into 
WTO Schedules 
of Tariff 
Concessions  10 December 2019  31 December 2020  WT/L/1082  
Argentina; Brazil; 
China; Dom inican 
Republic; 
European Union; 
Malaysia; 
Philippines; 
Thailand  Introduction of 
Harmonized 
System 2007 
Changes into 
WTO Schedules 
of Tariff 
Concessions  10 December 2019  31 December 2020  WT/L/1083  
Argentina; 
Australia; Brazil;  
Canada; China; 
Colombia; Costa 
Rica; Dominican 
Republic; El 
Salvador; 
European Union; 
Guatemala; Hong 
Kong, China; 
India; 
Kazakhstan; 
Republic of 
Korea; Malaysia; 
Mexico; New 
Zealand; 
Norway; 
Philippines; 
Russian 
Federation; 
Singapore; 
Switzerland; 
Thaila nd; United 
States  Introduction of 
Harmonized 
System 2012 
Changes into 
WTO Schedules 
of Tariff 
Concessions  10 December 2019  31 December 2020  WT/L/1084  
Argentina; 
Australia; Brazil; 
Canada; China; 
Colombia; Costa 
Rica; Dominican 
Republic; El 
Salvador; 
European Union; 
Guatemala; 
Honduras; Hong 
Kong, China; 
India; Israel; 
Kazakhstan; 
Republic of 
Korea; Macao, 
China; 
Montenegro; New 
Zealand; 
Norway; 
Pakistan; 
Paraguay; 
Philippines; Introduction of 
Harmonized 
System 2017 
Changes into 
WTO Schedules 
of Tariff 
Concessions  10 December 2019  31 December 2020  WT/L/1085  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 MEMBER(S)  TYPE  DECISION OF  EXPIRY  DOCUMENT(S)  
Russian 
Federation; 
Switzerland; 
Separate 
Customs 
Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, 
Kinmen and 
Matsu; Thailand; 
United Stat es; 
Uruguay  
Developing and 
Least -Developed 
Country Members  Preferential 
Tariff Treatment 
for Least -
Developed 
Countries – 
Decision on 
Extension of 
waiver  16 October 2019  30 June 2029  WT/L/1069  
Antigua and 
Barbuda; Aruba; 
Bahamas; 
Barbados; Belize; 
Domin ica; 
Grenada; 
Guyana; Haiti; 
Jamaica; 
Montserrat; Saint 
Lucia; St Kitts 
and Nevis; St 
Vincent and the 
Grenadines; 
Suriname; 
Trinidad and 
Tobago; United 
States  United States – 
Caribbean Basin 
Econom ic 
Recovery Act  16 October 2019  30 September 2025  WT/L/1070  
 
For a list of waivers granted by the General Council in 2019, as well as waivers previously granted 
and still in force in 2019, see WT/GC/W/7 95. 
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 WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT REPORTS , AND ARBITRATION AWARDS AND DECISIONS  
2019 
The table below lists all the panel and Appellate Body reports adopted in 201 9 as well as arbitration 
awards and decisions circulated in 201 9. The full texts of the panel and Appella te Body reports as 
well as the arbitration awards and decisions are published by the WTO in the  WT/DS/  series. The 
reports are also published by the Cambridge University Press in the Dispute Settlement Reports 
(DSR) series.  
 
SHORT TITLE  REPORTS, AWARDS AND DECISIONS  
Brazil – Taxation  Appellate Body Reports, Brazil – Certain Measures Concerning Taxation and 
Charges , WT/DS472/AB/R  and Add.1 / WT/DS497/AB/R  and Add.1, adopted 11 
January 2019  
Brazil – Taxation  Panel Reports, Brazil – Certain Measures Concerning Taxation and Charges , 
WT/DS472/R , Add.1 and Corr.1 / WT/DS497/R , Add.1 and Corr.1, adopted 11 
January 2019, as modified by Appellate Body Reports WT/DS472/AB/R  / 
WT/DS497/AB/R  
China – Agricultural 
Producers  Panel Report, China – Domestic Support for Agricultural Producers , WT/DS511/R  
and Add.1, adopted 26 April 2019  
China – TRQs Panel Report, China – Tariff Rate Quotas for Certain Agricultural Products , 
WT/DS517/R  and Add.1, adopted 28 May 2019  
EC and certain member 
States – Large Civil Aircraft 
(Article 22.6 – EU) Decision by the Arbitrator, European Communities and Certain Member States 
– Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft  – Recourse to Article 22.6 of 
the DSU by the European Union , WT/DS316/ARB  and Add.1, 2 October 2019  
Korea – Pneumatic Valves 
(Japan)  Appellate Body Report, Korea – Anti-Dumping Duties on Pneumatic Valves from 
Japan , WT/DS504/AB/R  and Add.1, adopted 30 September 2019  
Korea – Pneumatic Valves 
(Japan)  Panel Report, Korea – Anti-Dumping Duties on Pneumatic Valves from Japan , 
WT/DS504/R  and Add.1, adopted 30 September 2019, as modified by Appellate 
Body Report WT/DS504/AB/R  
Korea – Radionuclides  Appellate Body Report, Korea – Import Bans, and Testing and Certification 
Requirements for Radionuclides , WT/DS495/AB/R  and Add.1, adopted 2 6 April 
2019 
Korea – Radionuclides  Panel Report,  Korea – Import Bans, and Testing and Certification Requirements 
for Radionuclides , WT/DS495/R  and Add.1, adopted 26 April  2019, as modified 
by Appellate Body Report WT/DS495/AB/R  
Russia – Traffic in Transit  Panel Report, Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit , WT/DS512/R  and 
Add.1, adopted 26 April  2019 
Ukraine – Ammonium Nitrate  Appellate Body Report, Ukraine – Anti-Dumping Measures on Ammonium 
Nitrate , WT/DS493/AB/R  and Add.1, adopted 30 September 2019  
Ukraine – Ammonium Nitrate  Panel Report, Ukraine – Anti-Dumping Measures on Ammonium Nitrate , 
WT/DS493/R , Add.1 and Corr.1, adopted 30 September 2019, as upheld  by 
Appellate Body Report WT/DS493/AB/R  
US – Anti-Dumping 
Methodologies (China) 
(Article 22.6 – US) Decision by the Arbitrator, United States – Certain Methodologies and Their 
Application to Anti -Dumping Proceedings Involving China – Recourse  to Article 
22.6 of the DSU by the United States , WT/DS471/ARB  and Add.1, 1 November 
2019 
US – Countervailing 
Measures (China) (Article 
21.5 – China)  Appellate Body Report, United States – Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain 
Products from China – Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by China,  
WT/DS437/AB/RW  and Ad d.1, adopted 15 August 2019  
US – Countervailing 
Measures (China) (Article 
21.5 – China)  Panel Report, United States – Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products 
from China – Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by China,  WT/DS437/RW  and 
Add.1, adopted 15 August 2019, as modified by A ppellate Body Report 
WT/DS437/AB/RW  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 SHORT TITLE  REPORTS, AWARDS AND DECISIONS  
US – Large Civil Aircraft (2nd 
complaint) (Article 21.5 – 
EU) Appellate Body Report, United States – Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil 
Aircraft (Second Complaint) – Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by the 
Europ ean Union , WT/DS353/AB/RW  and Add.1, adopted 11 April 2019  
US – Large Civil Aircraft (2nd 
complaint) (Article 21.5 – 
EU) Panel Report, United States – Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft 
(Second Complaint) – Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by the European 
Union , WT/DS353/RW  and Add.1, adopted 11 Ap ril 2019, as modified by 
Appellate Body Report WT/DS353/AB/RW  
US – Tuna II (Mexico) 
(Article  21.5 – US) /  
US – Tuna II (Mexico) 
(Article  21.5 – Mexico II)  Appellate Body Report, United States – Measures Concerning the Importation, 
Marketing and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products – Recourse to Article 21.5 of the 
DSU by the United States , WT/DS381/AB/RW/USA  and Add.1 / United States – 
Measures Concerning the Importation, Marketing and Sale of Tuna and Tuna 
Products – Second Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Mexico , 
WT/DS381/AB/RW2  and Add.1, adopted  11 January 2019  
US – Tuna II (Mexico) 
(Article  21.5 – US) /  
US – Tuna II (Mexico) 
(Article  21.5 – Mexico II)  Panel Reports, United States – Measures Concerning the Importation, Marketing 
and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products – Recourse to Article 21.5 of th e DSU by 
the United States , WT/DS381/RW/USA  and Add.1 / United States – Measures 
Concerning the Importation, Marketing and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products – 
Second Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Mexico , WT/DS381/RW2  and 
Add.1, adopted 11 January 2019, as upheld by Appellate Body Report 
WT/DS381/AB/RW/USA /  WT/DS381/AB/RW2  
US – Washing Machines 
(Article 22.6 – US) Decision by the Arbitrator, United States – Anti-Dumping and Countervailing 
Measures on Large Residential Washers from Korea – Recourse to Article 22.6 
of the DSU by the United States , WT/DS464/ARB  and Add.1, 8 February  2019 WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 OTHER DECISIONS , REPORTS  AND SELECTED DOCUMENTS  
NOT REPRODUCED* 
 
 
General Council  
Annual Report ( 2019) ................................ ................................ .....................  WT/GC/205  
Implementation of the Bali, Na irobi and Buenos Aires Outcomes,  
Statements by the Chairman  ................................ ..... WT/GC/M/176 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/214 , 
 
WT/GC/M/ 177, Item 2 – JOB/GC/216 ,  
WT/GC/M/179 , Item 2  – JOB/GC/219 ,  
WT/GC/M/180 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/221 ,  
and WT/GC/M/ 181, Item 2 – JOB/GC/224  
Informal Process on Matters  Related to the Functioning of the Appellate Body,  
Report by the Facilitator  ................................ .....................  JOB/GC/215 , 217, 220 and 225 
Minutes of the Meetings on 28 February  2019, 7 May 2019, 10 May 2019,  
23-24 July 2019, and 15 -16 Octo ber 2019  ..................  WT/GC/M/176 , 177, 178, 179 and 180 
Twelfth Session of the Ministerial Conference, Capital City of Kazakhstan,  
Communication from Kazakhstan  ................................ ................................ ... WT/GC/201  
Waivers, 2019, Note by the Sec retariat  ................................ ..........................  WT/GC/W/795  
Work Programm e on Electronic Commerce, Review of Progress,  
Report by the Chairperson  ................................ ................................ .........  WT/GC/W/780  
 
 
Dispute Settlement Body  
Indicati ve List of Governmental and  
Non-Governmental Panelists  ................................ ... WT/DSB/44 /Rev.45 , Rev.46 and Rev.47 
 
 
Trade Policy Review Body  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ....................  WT/TPR/440  
Overview of Developments in the International Trading Environment,  
Annual Report by the Director -General,  
(Mid-October 2018 to Mid -October 2019)  ................................ ...................  WT/TPR/OV/22  
 
 
Trade Policy Reviews  
Bangladesh  ................................ ................................ ............................  WT/TPR/M/385  
See also WT/TPR/G/385  and WT/TPR/S/385  
Canada  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. WT/TPR/M/389  
See also WT/TPR/G/389  and WT/TPR/S/389  
Costa Rica  ................................ ................................ ..............................  WT/TPR/M/392  
See also WT/TPR/G/392  and WT/TPR/S/392  
East African Community  (EAC)  ................................ ................................ .. WT/TPR/M/384  
See also WT/TPR/G/384  and WT/TPR/S/384  
 
* For most categories, the documents are listed in the alphabetical order of their titles.  
Notifications by the Director -General as WTO Depositary are not referenced. These depositary notifications 
are available in the WT/Let/  document series, and are compiled in  relation to each WTO agreement in the 
Status  of WTO Legal Instruments  publication.  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Ecuador  ................................ ................................ ................................ . WT/TPR/M/383  
See also WT/TPR/G/383  and WT/TPR/S/383  
North Macedonia, Republic of  ................................ ................................ .... WT/TPR/M/390  
See also WT/TPR/G/390  and WT/TPR/S/390  
Papua New Guinea  ................................ ................................ ..................  WT/TPR/M/387  
See also WT/TPR/G/387  and WT/TPR/S/387  
Peru ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... WT/TPR/M/393  
See also WT/TPR/G/393  and WT/TPR/S/393  
Samoa  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. WT/TPR/M/386  
See also WT/TPR/G/386  and WT/TPR/S/386  
Suriname  ................................ ................................ ...............................  WT/TPR/M/391  
See also WT/TPR/G/391  and WT/TPR/S/391  
Trinidad and Tobago  ................................ ................................ ................  WT/TPR/M/388  
See also WT/TPR/G/388  and WT/TPR/S/388  
 
 
Council for Trade in Goods  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ........................  G/L/1343  
Work Programme on Electronic Comm erce, 
Report by the Chairperso n for Trade in Goods to the General Council  ...............  G/C/65  and 66 
Updating of the Listing of Notification Obligations  
and the Compliance Therewith As Set Out in Annex III  
of the Report of the Working Group on  
Notification Obligations and Procedures  ................................ .....................  G/L/223/Rev.26  
 
 
Committee on Agriculture  
Annual  Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ......................  G/L/1332  
Article 18.6 , Review in  the Committee on Agriculture  ..........................  G/AG/GEN/138/Rev.2  
Compliance  with Notification Obligations,  
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ..... G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.34 , Rev.35 and Rev.36 
Export Subsides, Export Credits, Export Credit Guarantees or Insurance Programmes, 
International Food Aid and Agricultural Exporting State Trading Enterprises,  
Background Document by the Secretariat  .........................  G/AG/W/125/Rev.10  and Rev.11 
Implementation of the Decision on Meas ures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the 
Reform Programme on Least -Developed and Net Food -Importing Developing Countries,  
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ................................ .... G/AG/W/42/Rev.20  
Improvement of the Submission of Notifications , Documentation Guide,  
 Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ ... G/AG/W/112/Rev.6  
List of Outstandin g Responses to Questions Raised  
Under the Review Process  of the Committee on Agriculture  
Meetings During 2012 -2018 ................................ ..............  G/AG/W/195 , Rev.1  and Rev.2  
Members' Participation in the Normal  Growth of World Trade in Agricultural Products , 
Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Agriculture,  
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ................................ .... G/AG/W/32/Rev.18  
 
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 Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ..... G/ADP/26  – G/L/1344  
Competent Authorities , Notifications Pursuant to Article 16.5  
of the Agreement  ................................ ................................ ...........  G/ADP /N/14/Add.51  
Minutes of the Regular Meetings  
of 1 May 2019 and 20 November 2019  ................................  G/ADP/M/56  and G/ADP/M/57  
Reports  under Article 16.4 of the Agreement, Not e by the Secretariat  
(November 2018 -November 2019)  ...............................  G/ADP/N/321 , 323, 324, 325, 326, 
327, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334 and 336 
 
 
Committee on Customs  Valuation* 
Annual Report of the Committee on Customs Valuation (2019)  ..............................  G/L/1333  
Annual Report of the Independent Entity (2019)  ................................ ..................  G/L/1330  
Information on th e Application of the Decisions on the Treatment o f Interest Charges in the 
Customs Value of Imported Goods and on the Valuation of Carrier Media Bearing Software 
for Data Processing Equipment, Note by the Secretariat  .............  G/VAL/W/5/Rev.30  and 31 
Notifications under Article 5 of the Agreement  
on Preshipment Inspection  ............  G/PSI/N/1/Re v.3, Add.3  and Add.4  and Rev.4  and Add.1  
Preship ment Inspection, Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ... G/VAL/W/63/Rev.24  
Status of  Notifications of National Legislation on Customs Valuation  
and Responses to the Checklist of Issues,  
Note by the Secretariat ................................ .................  G/VAL/W/232/Rev.10  and Rev.11 
Twenty -Fifth Annual Review of the Implementation and Operation  
of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the GATT 1994  .............  G/VAL/W/346  
 
 
Committee on Import Licensing  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ......................  G/L/1328  
Consolidated paper of Written Questions and Replies Submitted to  
the Committee on Import Licensing since 1995  ......................  G/LIC/W/51/Rev.1  and Rev.2 
Notification Form: Article 5.1 -5.4 of the Agreeme nt on Import Licensing Procedures,  
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ................................ ..................  G/LIC/28  
 
 
Committee on Market Access  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ......................  G/L/1338  
Factual Report on the Status of R enegotiations under Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994,  
Report by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ . G/MA/W/123/Rev.5  
Introduction of Harmonized System 2002 Changes to Schedules of Concessions  
Using the Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) Database,  
Periodic Report by the Secretariat  ................................ ..... JOB/MA/42/Rev.25  and Rev.26 
Introduction of Harmonized System 2007  Changes to Schedules of Concessions  
Using the Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) Database,  
Periodic Report by the Secretariat  ................................ .... JOB/MA/104/Rev.20  and Rev.21 
Introduction of Harmonized System 2012 Changes to Schedules of Concessions  
Using the Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) Database,  
Periodic Report by the Secretariat  ................................ ....... JOB/MA/129/Rev.6  and Rev.7 
List of  Members' Official Websites with Tariff Information and Import Statistics,  
Report by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ ...... G/MA/IDB/W/13  
 
* Including issues relating to preshipment inspection.  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Quantitative Restrictions: Factual Information on Notifications Received,  
Report by th e Secretariat  ................................ ................................ . G/MA/W/114/Rev.2  
Situation of S chedules of WTO Members, Note by the Secret ariat .............  G/MA/W/23/Rev.15  
Status of Notifications under the Decision on Notification Procedures  
for Quantitative Restrictions (G/L/59/Rev.1),  
Report by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ .... G/MA/QR/7  and 8 
Status of Submissions to the Integrated Data Base (IDB),  
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ...................  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.49  and Rev.50 
Transposition of Members' CTS Files to the HS 2017 Nomenclature,  
Notes on Methodology approved on 10 April 2019  ................................ ............  G/MA/366  
Transposition of Members' CTS Files to the HS 2017 Nomenclature , 
Notes on Methodology, Note by the Secretariat  ................................ .... JOB/MA/135/Rev.1  
WTO's Integrated Database (IDB), Background Note by the Secretariat  ..............  JOB/MA/137  
 
 
Committee on Rules of Origin  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ......................  G/L/1331  
Impact of Direct Consignment Requirements on Preference Utilization  
by Least Developed Countries, Note by the Secretariat  ................................ .. G/RO/W/187  
Status of  Notifications of Preferential Rules of Origin for LDCs  
and Preferential Import Data, Note by the Secretariat  ...........  G/RO/W/163/Rev.5  and Rev.6 
Twenty -Fifth Annual Review of the Implementation and Operatio n 
of the Agreement on Rules of Origin, Background Note by the Secretariat  ..............  G/RO/90  
 
 
Committee on Safeguards  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ..... G/L/1346  and Corr.1  – G/SG/226  and Corr.1  
 
 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measure s 
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ......................  G/L/1336  
Annual R eport on the Implementation of Article 6 of the Agreement  
on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures,  
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ................................ ....... G/SPS/GEN/1711  
Annual Report on the Procedure to Monitor the Process  
of International Harmonization, Note by the Secretariat  ..........................  G/SPS/GEN/1710  
Annual Report on the Use of the  Procedure to Encourage and Facilitate  
the Resolution of Specific Sanitary or Phytosanitary Issues  
Among Members in Accordance with Article 12.2 (G/SPS/61),  
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ................................ ....... G/SPS/GEN/1729  
Fifth Review of the Operation and Implementation of the Agreement  
on the Application  of Sanitary  and Phytosanitary Measures,  
Overview of Papers and Proposals Submitted by Members,  
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ..... G/SPS/GEN/1625/Rev .2, Rev.3  and Rev.4  
Fifth Review  of the Operation and Implementation of the Agreement  
on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures,  
Compilation of Comments Submitted by Members  
on the Draft Report of the Fifth Review, Note by the Secretariat  ..... G/SPS/W/315  and Rev.1  
Fifth Review of the Operation and Implementation of the Agreement  
on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures , 
Compilation of Draft Recommendations Submitted by Members  
for the Fifth Review , Note by the Secretariat  ......................  G/SPS/W/318 , Rev.1  and Rev.2  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Fifth Review of the  Operation and Implementation of the SPS Agreement , 
Draft Report of the Committee , 
Note by the Secretaria t................................ ...................  G/SPS/W/313 , Corr.1  and Rev.1  
Overview Regarding th e Level of Implementation of the Transparency Provisions  
of the SPS Agreement, Note by the Secretariat  .............................  G/SPS/GEN/804/Rev.12  
Specific Trade  Concerns, Note by the Secretariat  .............................  G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev. 19 
SPS Technical Assistance and Training Activities , 
1 September 1994 to 31 December 2018 , 
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ..............................  G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev. 14 
Update on  the Standards and Trade Development Facility,  
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ................  G/SPS/GEN/1683 , 1713 and 1733 
 
 
Committee on Subsidies  and Countervailing Measures  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ... G/L/1341  – G/SCM/155  
Annex VII(b) of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervaili ng Measures,  
Updating GNP Per Capita for Members Listed in Annex VII(b)  
as Foreseen in Paragraph 10.1 of the Doha Ministerial Decisions  
and in Accordance with the Methodology in G/SCM/38 , 
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ................................ .... G/SCM/110/Add.16  
Competent Authorities, Notifications Pursuant to Ar ticle 25.12  
of the Agreement  ................................ ................................ ...........  G/SCM/N/18/Add.51  
Notification Provisions under th e Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, 
Background Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ..............  G/SCM/W/546/Rev.10  
 
 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ......................  G/L/1340  
Coherent Use of Notification Formats, Recommendation Adopted  
at the Meeting of 13 -15 November 2019  ................................ .................  G/TBT/35/Rev.1  
Decisions and Recommendations Adopted by the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to 
Trade Since 1 January 1995, Note by the Secretariat  ................................  G/TBT/1/Rev.14  
Twenty -Fourth Annual Review of the Implementation and Operation  of the TBT Agreement, 
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ................................ ..................  G/TBT/42  
 
 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ......................  G/L/1329  
 
 
Committee on Trade -Related Investment Measures  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ... G/L/1337  – G/TRIMS/9  
Notifications under Article 6.2 of the TRIMS Agreement of Publications  
in Which TRIMS May Be Found  ......................  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.28/Add.1 , Add.2 and Add.3 
 
 
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information Technology 
Products  
Annual Report (201 9) ................................ ................................ ......................  G/L/1334  
 
 WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  
Annual Report (201 9) ................................ ................................ ..... G/L/1335  – G/STR/23  
Status of Notifications Submitted by WTO Members  
under Article  XVII:4(a) of the GATT 1994 and  
Paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the Interpretation  
of Article XVII of the GATT 1994  ................................ ................................ ..... G/STR/22  
 
 
Council for Trade in Services  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ...........................  S/C/59  
Contact and Enqui ry Points Notified to the Council for Trade in Services,  
Note by the Secretaria t ................................ ........................  S/ENQ/78/Rev.18  and Rev.19 
Report of the Meeting of 30 October 2019 , 
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ ..................  S/C/M/140  
Review of the Operation of Preferences Notified under the LDC Services Waiver,  
Dedicated Session of the Council for Trade in Services,  
Note by the Chairperson  ................................ ................................ ...........  JOB/SERV/289  
Work Pr ogramme on Electronic Commerce, Report by the Chairman  
of the Council for Trade in Services to the General Council  .............................  S/C/57  and 58 
 
 
Committee on Specific Commitments  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ......................  S/CSC/25  
 
 
Committee on Trade in Financial  Services  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ .......................  S/FIN/34  
 
 
Working Party on GATS Rules  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ...................  S/WPGR/30  
 
 
Working Party on Domestic Re gulation  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ...................  S/WPDR/2 3 
 
 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ..........................  IP/C/85  
Annual Review of the Special Compulsory Licensing System,  
Report to the General Council  ................................ ................................ .............  IP/C/84  
Amendment of the TRIPS Agreement, Proposal for a Decision  
on a Seventh Extension of the Period for the Acceptance  
by Members of the Protocol Mending the TRIPS Agreement  ................................ ..... IP/C/83 
 
 WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Other Regular WTO Bodies  
 
Committee on Balance -of-Payments Restrictions  
Annual Report ( 2019)  ................................ ................................ .............  WT/BOP/R/117  
 
 
Committee on Budget , Finance and Administration  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ . WT/BFA/184  and Corr.1  
Reports  of Meetings (2019)  ................................ . WT/BFA/178 , 179, 180, 181, 182 and 183 
Notification of the Establishment of a Trust Fund to Facilitate the  
Transfer of Technologies and Know-how for the Development of  
Cotton By-Products in LDCs  ................................ ................................ ..... WT/BFA /INF/4  
 
 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ...................  WT/REG/30  
List of RTAs Which Have Appeared in  Factual Presentations  
and Have Not Yet Been Notified to the WTO  ..........................  WT/REG/W/138 , 141 and 144 
Regional Trade Agreements  Subject to Implementation Reports ,  
Updated as  of 15 March 2019  ................................ ................................  WT/REG/W/140  
Implementation of the RTA Transparency Mechanism,  
Status of the Preparation of Factual Presentations,  
Background Note by the Secretariat  ................................ .... WT/REG/W/139 , 142 and 145 
 
 
Consideration  of RTAs  
Access ion of Ecuador to the Trade Agreement between the European Union  
and Colombia and Peru (Goods and Services)  ................................ ....... WT/REG380/M/1  
See also WT/REG380/  
Accession of Panama to the Central American Common Market (CACM)  
(Goods)  ................................ ................................ ...........................  WT/REG384/M/1  
See also WT/REG384/  
Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement between Hong Kong, China and Macao, China 
(Goods and Service s) ................................ ................................ ........  WT/REG390/M/1  
See also WT/REG390/  
Economic Partnership Agreement betw een the European Union and Japan  
(Goods and Services)   ................................ ................................ ....... WT/REG396/M/1  
See also WT/REG/396/  
Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Thailand  
(Goods and Services)  ................................ ................................ ........  WT/REG387/M/1  
See also WT/REG387/  
Free Trade Agreement between China and Georgia  
(Goods and Services)  ................................ ................................ ........  WT/REG391/M/1  
See also WT/REG391/  
Free Trade Agreement between Georgia and the EFTA States  
(Goods and Services)  ................................ ................................ ........  WT/REG386/M/1  
See also WT/REG386/  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Pacific Alliance – Additional Protocol to the Framework Agreement between  
Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru (Goods and Services)  .........................  WT/REG377/M/1  
See also WT/REG/377/  
Free Trade Agreement between Armenia and Kazakhstan (Goods)  ..............  WT/REG172/M/1  
See also WT/REG/172/  
Free Trade Agreement betwee n the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)  
and Viet Nam (Goods and Services)   ................................ ....................  WT/REG385/M/1  
See also WT/REG/385/  
Free Trade Agreement between Turkey and Singapore  
(Goods and Services)  ................................ ................................ ........  WT/REG392/M/1  
See also WT/REG/392/  
 
 
Committee on Trade and Development  
Annual Report (20 19) ................................ ................................ ...............  WT/COMTD/99  
Institute for Training a nd Technical Cooperation, Annual Performance Report  
on Technical Assistance and Training 2018  ................................ ..........  WT/COMTD/W/245  
Market Access f or Products and Services of Export Interest to Least Developed Countries, 
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ................................  WT/COMTD/LDC/W/67  
Notifications under the Enabling Clause,  
Status of the Preparation of Factual Presentations,  
Report by the Chairman  ................................ .................  WT/COMTD/W/243 , 246 and 249 
Notifications under the Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements , 
Status of the Preparation of Factual  Presentations,  
Report by the Chairman  ................................ .................  WT/COMTD/W/244 , 247 and 250 
Participation of Developing Economies in the G lobal Trading System,  
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ................................ ..... WT/COMTD/W/251  
Work Programme on Small Economies,  
Compilation Paper P repared by the Secretariat  .........................  WT/COMTD/SE/W/22/Rev.9  
 
 
Consideration of RTAs  
Arab Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement (Agadir Agreement)  betwee n 
Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia (G oods)  ...................  WT/COMTD/RTA/M/9 , Item B(ii)  
See also WT/COMTD/N/48 , WT/COMTD/RTA/11/  
Partial Scope Agreement b etween Panama and  
the Dominican Republic (Goods)  ................................ ... WT/COMTD/RTA/M/9 , Item B(iii)  
See also  WT/COMTD/N/49 , WT/COMTD/RTA/10/  
 
 
Dedicated Session on Re gional Trade Agreements  
Consideration of Regional Trade Agreements, Status of Work of the Dedicated Session,  
Status of the Preparation of Factual Presentations,  
Report by the Chairman  ................................ ................................ . WT/COMTD/RTA/W/3  
 
 
Aid-for-Trade Initiative  
Aid for Trade Global Review 2019, Supporting Economic Diversification  
and Empowerment, 3 -5 July 2019, Summary Report  ......................  WT/COMTD/AFT/W/80  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Aid for Trade Work Programme 2020 -2021,  
Empowering Connected, Sustainable Trade  ................................ ... WT/COMTD/AFT/W/81  
 
Committee on Trade and Environment  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ...................  WT/CTE/26  
Environmental Database for 2018, Note by  the Secretariat  ...........................  WT/CTE/EDB/18  
 
 
Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ...............  WT/WGTDF/18  
Trade Finance in the Context of the Aid-for-Trade-Global Review,  
WTO Secretariat  ................................ ................................ ................  WT/WGTDF/W/90  
Trade Finance: Recent  Developments, Report by the Secretariat  .................  WT/WGTDF/W/91  
 
 
Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ...............  WT/WGTTT/21  
 
 
Accessions  
Accession of Curaçao , Request for Accession Pursuant to Article XII  .................  WT/ACC/CUW/1  
Eighth China Round Ta ble on WTO Accessions  .........  WT/ACC/35  – WT/GC/204  – WT/MIN(20)/1  
List of WTO Accessions Working Party Chairpersons  ................................ .. WT/ACC/18/Rev.14  
Working Party on the Accession of Timor -Leste,  
Membership  and Terms of Reference  ................................ .................  WT/ACC/TLS/2/Rev.2  
Working Party  on the Accession of South Sudan,  
Membership and Terms of Reference  ................................ .................  WT/ACC/SSD/2/Rev.1  
Working Party  on the Accession of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas,   
Membership and Terms of Reference  ................................ ...............  WT/ACC/B HS/2/Rev.11  
Working Party  on the Accession of Uzbekistan,  
Membership and Terms of Reference  ..............................  WT/ACC/UZB/1/Rev.25  and Rev.26 
Working Party  on the Accession of Bhutan,  
Membership and Terms of Reference  ................................ ...............  WT/ACC/BTN/2/Rev.13  
Working Party   on the Accession of Iraq, 
Membership and Terms of Reference  ................................ ................  WT/ACC/IRQ/2/Rev.11  
Working Party  on the Accession of Azerbaijan,  
Membership  and Terms of Reference  ................................ ...............  WT/ACC/AZE/3/Rev.26  
 
 
Appellate Body  
Annual Report ( 2019-2020) ................................ ................................ ...............  WT/AB/30  
 
 
Trade Negotiations Committee  
Report by the Director -General at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 27 February 2019  ................................ ...............  WT/GC/M/176 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/73  
Report by the Director -General at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 3 May 2019  ................................ .......................  WT/GC/M/177 , Annex 2 – JOB/TNC/74  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Report by the Director -General at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 19 July 2019  ................................ ......................  WT/GC/M/179 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/75  
Report by the Director -General at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 14 October 2019  ................................ ................  WT/GC/M/180 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/76  
Report by the Director -General at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committ ee 
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 6 December 2019  ................................ ...............  WT/GC/M/ 181, Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/77  
 
 
Committee on Agriculture in Special Session  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 27 February 2019  ................................ .............  WT/GC/M/176 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/73  
Report by the Chairperson a t the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 3 May 2019  ................................ .....................  WT/GC/M/177 , Annex 2 – JOB/TNC/74  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 19 July 2019  ...............................  WT/GC/M/179 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/75  – JOB/AG/162  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 14 Octobe r 2019  .........................  WT/GC/M/180 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/76  – JOB/AG/166  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Nego tiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 6 December 2019  ........................  WT/GC/M/ 181, Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/77  – JOB/AG/174  
"Working Towards Doable Ele ments for Meaningful Outcomes",  
Report by the Chair  ................................ ................................ ...................  JOB/AG/163  
 
 
Cotton  
 
Sub-Committee on Cotton  
Report by the Chair at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 27 February 2019  ................................ ........  WT/GC/M/176 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/73  
Report by the Chair at the Informal Tr ade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 3 May  2019 ................................ .................  WT/GC/M/177 , Annex 2 – JOB/TNC/74  
Report by the Chair at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 19 July  2019 ..........................  WT/GC/M/179 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/75  – JOB/AG/162  
Report by the Chair at the Informal Trade Negotiations Commit tee 
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 14 October  2019 .....................  WT/GC/M/180 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/76  – JOB/AG /166 
Report by the Chair at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 6 December  2019 ...................  WT/GC/M/ 181, Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/77  – JOB/AG/174  
Cotton , Background Paper by the Secretariat  ............  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.10  and Rev.11 – 
TN/AG/SCC /GEN/13/Rev.10/Add.1  and Add.2  – 
TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.1  and Add.2  
 
 WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Director -General's  Consultative Framework Mechanism on Cotton  
Evolving Table on Cotton Development Assistance  ...........  WT/CFMC/6/Rev.26  and Rev.27  
Implementation of the Development Assistance Aspects  
of the Cotton -Related Decisions  in the 2004 July Package  
and Paragraph 12 of the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration,  
Item 2C – Coherence Between Trade and Development Aspects:  
Update on the Development As pects of Cotton,  
Report of  the 30th and 31st Rounds of the Director -General's Consultative  
Framework Mechanism on Cotton  ........  TN/AG/SCC/W/30  and 31 – WT/CFMC/58  and 59 
Table on Domestic Cotton Sector Reforms  ................................ ..... WT/CFMC/21/Rev.17  
 
 
Committee on Trade and Development in Special Session  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 3 May 2019  ................................ .....................  WT/GC/M/177 , Annex 2 – JOB/TNC/74  
Report by the Chairperson at the Infor mal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 19 July 2019  ................................ ....................  WT/GC/M/179 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/75  
Report by the Chairperson at the Infor mal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation Meeting  
on 6 December 2019  ................................ .............  WT/GC/M/ 181, Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/77  
 
 
Council for Trade in Services in Special Session  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation  Meeting  
on 3 May 2019  ................................ .....................  WT/GC/M/177 , Annex 2 – JOB/TNC/74  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiati ons Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation  Meeting  
on 14 October 2019  ................................ ..............  WT/GC/M/180 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/76  
 
 
Council for Trade -Related  Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights in Special Session  
Multilateral System of Notifications and Registration of Geographical Indications  
for Wines and Spirits, Report by the Chairman  ................................ ...................  TN/IP/27  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Deleg ation Meeting  
on 3 May 2019  ................................ .....................  WT/GC/ M/177 , Annex 2 – JOB/TNC/74  
Report b y the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation  Meeting  
on 6 December 2019  ................................ .............  WT/GC/M/ 181, Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/77  
 
 
Dispute Settlement Body in Special Session  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation  Meeting  
on 27 February 2019  ................................ .............  WT/GC/M/176 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/73  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation  Meeting  
on 3 May 2019  ................................ .....................  WT/GC/M/177 , Annex 2 – JOB/TNC/74  WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committ ee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation  Meeting  
on 19 July 2019  ................................ ....................  WT/GC/M/179 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/75  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation  Meeting  
on 14 October 2019  ................................ ..............  WT/GC/M/180 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/76  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation  Meeting  
on 6 December 2019  ................................ .............  WT/GC/M/ 181, Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/77  
Special Session of the Disp ute Settlement Body,  
Report by the Chairman  ................................ ................................ ................  TN/DS/31  
 
 
Negotiating Group on Rules  
Fisheries Subsidies , Report by the Chair  
to the  Trade Negotiations Committee  ................................ ..............................  TN/RL/32  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation  Meeting  
on 27 February 2019  ................................ .............  WT/GC/M/176 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/73  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation  Meeting  
on 3 May 2019  ................................ .....................  WT/GC/M/177 , Annex 2 – JOB/TNC/74  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation  Meeting  
on 19 July 2019  ................................ ....................  WT/GC/M/179 , Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/75  
Report by the Chairperson at the Informal Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Informal Heads of Delegation  Meeting  
on 6 December 2019  ................................ .............  WT/GC/M/ 181, Annex 1 – JOB/TNC/77  
 
 
Committees under the Plurilateral Tr ade Agreements  
 
Committee  on Government Procurement  
Annual Report  (2019)  ................................ ................................ .....................  GPA/AR/2  
Application for Accession of Kaza khstan to the Agreement  
on Government Procurement  ................................ ................................ ...........  GPA/150  
 
 
Committee on Trade in Civil Aircra ft 
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ ...... TCA/15  – WT/L/1071  
 
 
Other  
 
E-commerce  
Facilitator Reports , First to Sixth Negotiating Round  ..............  INF/ECOM/R/1 , 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 
 
 WT/BISD/2019  
 
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 Informal Working Group on MSMEs  
Annual Report (2019)  ................................ ................................ .............  INF/MSME/R/13  
Informal Working  Group on MSMEs, Members of the Group  ....................  INF/MSME/2 , Rev. 1   
and Corr.1 , and Rev.2 
TPR Surve y 2006-2018 ................................ ................................ ............  INF/MSME/W/2  
 
 
Investm ent Facilitation for Development  
WTO Structured Discussions on Investment Facilitation for Development,  
Compendium of Text -Based Examples, Transparency and Predictability  
of Investment Measures  ................................ ... INF/IFD/RD/5  and Rev.1 , Rev.2  and Rev.3  
WTO Structured Discussions on Investment Facilitation for Development,  
Stock -Taking and Next Steps, Informal Note by the Coordinator  ..................  INF/IFD/RD/38  
WTO Structured Discussions on Investment Facilitation for Development,  
Working Document  ................................ ................................ ...............  INF/IFD/RD/39  
 
 
Joint Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation¶1 
Informal Summaries by the Chairperson of Meetings Held on  the Joint Initiative  
on Services Domestic Regulation (2019)  ......................  INF/SDR/R/1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 
Annotated Agenda by the Cha irperson on the Joint Initiative on Services  
Domestic Regulation , Open -Ended Meeting of 19 July 2019  ...........................  INF/SDR/W/2  
Annotated Agenda by the Chairperson on the Joint Initiative on Services  
Domestic Regulation , Open -Ended Meeting of 1 October 2019  .......................  INF/SDR/W/3  
 
 
Relations with Other International Organizations  
Communication from  the International Monetary Fund  .........................  WT/TF/IMF/75  and 76 
 
 
Informati on 
Central Registry of Notifications (CRN)  ................................ ....................  WT/INF/25 /Rev.1  
Committee on Trade and Development, New Symbols for Documentation  
Relating to Regional Trade Agreements and P referential Trade Arrangements,  
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ................................ ..............  WT/INF/222  
Documents Related t o the Joint Initiatives on Investment Facilitation  
for Development, E -Commerce and MSMEs, Note by the Secreta riat ................  WT/INF/220  
List of NGO Position  Papers Received by the Secretariat,  
Note by the Secretariat ................................ ................................ ..............  WT/INF/217  
Membership of the WTO  ................................ ................................ ...... WT/INF/43/Rev.22  
Note by the Secretariat, Notice to the Committee on Budget Finance and Administration 
(CBFA) Members,  Guidelines for the Receipt and  
Notification of Voluntary Fund Contributions  ................................ .................  WT/INF/219  
 
 
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¶ All informal indicativ e draft schedules of relevant Members' specific commitments have been circulated 
in the INF/SDR/IDS  series.