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WT/COMTD/RTA/M/13  
 
19 May 2021 
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Committee on Trade and Development  
Thirteenth Dedicated Session on Regional Trade 
Agreements    
 
NOTE ON THE MEETING OF 29 MARCH  2021 
Chairman: H.E. Dr. Muhammad Mujtaba Piracha  (Pakistan ) 
A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA  ................................ ................................ ....................  1 
B. STATUS OF THE WORK OF THE DEDICATED SESSION  ................................ ..............  1 
(I) Status of the preparation of factual presentations – Report by the Chairman  
(WT/COMTD/RTA/W/6)  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  1 
C. CONSIDERATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS  ................................ .............  2 
(I) Revised treaty of trade between India and Nepal (Goods ) (WT/COMTD/RTA18/N/1, 
WT/CO MTD/RTA18/1)  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  2 
D. OTHER BUSINESS  ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 2 
 
A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA  
1. The draft agenda as contained in Airgram WTO/AIR/COMTD/RTA/8/Rev.1  
of 19 March  2021 was adopted .  
B. STATUS OF THE WORK OF THE DEDICATED SESSION  
(I) Status of the preparation of factual presentations – Report by the Chairman 
(WT/COMTD/RTA/W/6 ) 
2. The Chairman  said that his  report on the status of the preparation of factual presentations of 
regional trade agreements ( RTAs) notified under the Enabling Clause  was contained in document 
WT/COMTD/RTA/W/6. The report indicated that  it was still not possible for the Secretariat to 
finalize a number of factual presentations. In some cases, the Secretariat was still awaiting the 
submission of the full set of data, while in others, all comments on the draft factual presentations 
had not been received. He urged all the parties to these agreements to provide the data and 
information as soon as possible. He also noted that his report ref erenced one RTA  notified under 
the Enabling Clause that had not been ratified by all the parties. This was the 
Pacific  Island  Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA). Following the procedures of the 
Committee  on Regional Trade Agreements (CRTA), a factual presen tation on PICTA would only be 
drafted after the agreement had been ratified by all the parties. The parties to PICTA were urged 
to inform the Secretariat as soon as all ratifications were complete.  
3. The representative of the United States  thanked the Secret ariat for its diligence in advancing 
the preparation of factual presentations for several RTAs. She noted that, for several agreements 
listed in document WT/COMTD/RTA/W/6, data and comments were past due. She encouraged the 
parties to provide the required full set of data and information, so that the Secretariat could 
complete the drafting of the outstanding factual presentations.  
4. The Committee took note  of the Chairman's report, and of the interventions.  WT/COMTD/RTA/M/13  
 
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  C. CONSIDERATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS  
(I) Revised Treaty of Trade between India and Nepal (Goods) (WT/COMTD/RTA18/N/1, 
WT/COMTD/RTA18/1)1 
D. OTHER BUSINESS  
5. No matter was raised under "Other Business".  
6. The meeting was adjourned . 
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1 The minutes relating to the consideration of this agreement are contained in document 
WT/COMTD/RTA18/M/1.