G/L/1463  
 
5 December  2022 
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REPORT (202 2) OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
In accordance with the "Procedures for an Annual Overview of WTO  Activities and for Reporting 
under the WTO" (WT/L/105), the Council for Trade in Goods (CTG, or the Council) is to prepare an 
annual report each year to the General Council on the activities in the Council as well as those in its 
subsidiary bodies. The reports are to be "factual in nature, containing an indication of actions and 
decisions taken, with cross -references t o reports of subordinate bodies and could follow the model 
of the GATT  1947 Council reports to the CONTRACTING PARTIES".  
 
Since its 2021  Annual Report (G/L/1418) was issued, the CTG met three  times in formal session on 
the following dates: 21 -22 April 2022 (G/C/M/142 and G/C/M/142/Add.1); 7 -8 July 2022 
(G/C/M/143); and 24 -25 November  2022 (G/C/M/1441). Furthermore, the CTG met twice  in 
informal mode: on 23  May 2022 to consider the slate of names for the appointment of Chairpersons 
of the CTG's subsidiary b odies, and on 14  October  2022 to report on the Chairperson's consultations 
held to explore Members' views on three  MC12  implementation matters and to seek Members' 
guidance on next steps.  On 9 December  2022, the Council  also held an information sharing ses sion 
on the WTO's digital tools.  
 
The subject matters raised and/or acted upon in the Council were as follows:  
 
1   ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  ........................  2 
2   APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS FOR THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE COUNCIL  ...........  2 
3   MARKET ACCESS ISSUES  ................................ ................................ .............................  3 
3.1   Decision on the Derestriction of the Uruguay Round Negotiating Materials  ..........................  3 
3.2   Collective waiver requests on the introduction of the Harmonized System  2002, 2007,  
2012, and 2017  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  3 
3.3   Draft waiver decision on the Introduction of Harmonized System 2022  Changes  
to Schedules of Concessions  ................................ ................................ ...............................  3 
4   NOTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS  ................................ ....................  3 
5   STATUS OF NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE PROVISIONS O F THE AGREEMENTS IN 
ANNEX  1A OF THE WTO  AGREEMENT (G/L/223/REV.29)  ................................ .................  4 
6   ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND OF THE KYRGYZ R EPUBLIC TO THE 
EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION (EAEU): PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE  XXVIII:3  
OF THE GATT  1994  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  4 
6.1   Accession of the Repub lic of Armenia to the Eurasian Economic Union: Procedures Under 
Article  XXVIII:3 of the GATT  1994 – Communication from Armenia (G/L/1110/Add.8)  ................  4 
6.2   Accession of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Eurasian Economic Union: Procedures under 
Article  XXVIII:3 of the GATT  1994 – Communication from the Kyrgyz Republic  
(G/L/1137/Add.7)  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  4 
7   PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE  XXVIII OF THE GATT  1994: WITHDRAWAL OF THE 
UNITED KINGDOM FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION (G/L/1385/ADD.2 AND 
G/L/1386/ADD.2)  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  4 
 
1 To be issued.  G/L/1463  
 
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  8   MEASURES TO ALLOW GRADUATED LDCS, WITH GNP BELOW USD  1,000, BENEFITS 
PURSUANT TO ANNEX  VII(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND  
COUNTERVAILING MEAS URES (WT/GC/W/742 -G/C/W/752)  ................................ .........  4 
9   TRADE CONCERNS  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 5 
10   FUNCTIONING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS AND ITS SUBSIDIARY 
BODIES  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  6 
11   MC12 IMPLEMENTATION MATTERS  ................................ ................................ ...........  6 
12   CONSIDERATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS OF SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE  
COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  ................................ ................................ ......................  7 
 
 
1  ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
1.1.  At its meeting of 21 April, the Council elected by acclamation Mr  Etienne Oudot de Dainville 
(France) as its Chairperson for 2022 -2023.  
2  APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS FOR THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE COUNCIL  
2.1.  At its meeting of 21 April, the Council suspended  this agenda item pending further 
consultations. Since Ambassador  Purevsuren relinquished his post shortly after this meeting, the 
process of appointment of officers was subsequently conducted by the incoming Chairperson of the 
Council for Trade in Goods, Mr Etienne Oudot de Dainville.  
2.2.  The Council reverted to this agenda item on 23 May2, when the Chairperson reported that 
consensus on the slate of names had been reached, and the Council of Trade in Goods agreed on 
the nominations of the following persons f or election as Chairpersons of the subsidiary bodies of the 
Council for Trade in Goods for 2023:  
CTG Subsidiary Body  Chairperson  
Committee on Agriculture (COA)  Mr Marcel VERNOOIJ (Netherlands)  
Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices (AD)  Mr Juan Carlos ESTRELLA (Ecuador)  
Committee on Customs Valuation (CV)  Mr Frank RITTNER (Germany)  
Committee on Import Licensing (IL)  Mr LOH Jia Jie (Singapore)  
Committee on Market Access (CMA)  Mr Kenya UEHARA (Japan)  
Committee on Rules of Origin (ROO)  Ms Laura GAUER (Switzerland)  
Committee on Safeguards (SG)  Ms Maryam A. ALDOSERI (Bahrain, Kingdom of)  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures (SPS)  Mr Tang-Kai WANG (Chinese Taipei)  
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures (SCM)  Ms Kerrlene WILLS (Guyana)  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)  Mr Anwar Hussain SHAIK (India)  
Committee on Trade Facilitation (TF)  H.E. (Dr)  Adamu Mohammed ABDULHAMID (Nigeria)  
Committee on Trade -Related Investment 
Measures (TRIMs)  Ms Débora PONCE DE GÜNTHER  (Guatemala)  
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of 
Trade in Information Technology Products (ITA)  Mr Hazrul Imran AZAHAR (Malaysia)  
Working Party on State Trading Enterprises 
(STEs)  Mr Agustín NAVARRO DE VICENTE -GELLA (Spain)  
 
 
2 See document  G/C/M/142/Add.1.  G/L/1463  
 
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  3  MARKET ACCESS ISSUES  
3.1  Decision on the Derestriction of the Uruguay Round Negotiating Materials  
3.1.  At its meeting of 24 November , the Council considered a draft decision on the Derestriction of 
the Uruguay Round Negotiating Materials. The Council approved the d raft decision contained in 
document  G/C/W/822 and recommended that it be forwarded to the General Council for adoption.  
3.2  Collective waiver requests on the introduction of the Harmonized System  2002, 2007, 
2012, and 2017  
3.2.  At its meeting of 24 November , the Council considered four  requests for an extension of the 
collective waivers in connection with the introduction of Harmonized System  2002, 2007, 2012, and 
2017 changes into WTO  Schedules of Concessions. The Council approved the waiver extension 
requests and recommended that the draft decisions contained in documents  G/C/W/815, 
G/C/W/816, G/C/W/817, and G/C/W/818 be forwarded to the General Council for adoption.  
3.3  Draft waiver decision on the Introduction of Harmonized System 2022  Changes to 
Schedules of Concessions  
3.3.  At its meeting of 24 November , the Council considered  a draft waiver decision on the 
Introduction of Harmonized System  2022 Changes to Schedules of Concessions. The Council 
approved the draft decision contained in document  G/C/W/820  and recommended that it be 
forwarded to the General Council for adoption.  
4  NOTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS  
4.1.  At its meetings of 21 April, 7 July, and 24 November , the Council was informed of the following 
notifications of regional trade agreements:  
• Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans -Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Goods 
and Services – Entry into Force for Peru (WT/REG395/N/2 –S/C/N/920/Add.1);  
• Agreement on Trade in Services between the Republic of Korea and Türkiye (S/C/N/1078) ; 
• Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the EFTA States and Ecuador, 
Goods and Services (WT/REG463/N/1 -S/C/N/1077);  
• Free Trade Agreement between Türkiye  and the EFTA States, Goods and Services 
(WT/REG462/N/1 -S/C/N/1076);  
• Free Trade Agreement  between Türkiye  and the EFTA States (1992), Goods 
(WT/REG86/N/2) – Notification of Termination;  
• Free Trade Agreement between Türkiye  and Serbia, Services (S/C/N/1073);  
• Free Trade Agreement between Türkiye  and Kosovo3, Goods (WT/REG461/N/1);  
• Free Trade Ag reement between Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and the United Kingdom, 
Goods and Services (WT/REG459/N/1 -S/C/N/1072);  
• Free Trade Agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)  member States and 
Serbia, Goods (WT/REG458/N/1);  
• Comprehensive Economi c Partnership Agreement Between the EFTA States and Indonesia, 
Goods (WT/REG464/N/1);  
• Free Trade Agreement Between Nicaragua and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan , 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, Goods – Notification of Suspension (WT/REG267/N/2/Rev.1);  
• Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER PLUS) – Entry into Force for 
Tuvalu and Vanuatu, Goods (WT/REG451/N/2) ; 
• Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and the Gulf Cooperation Council 
(GCC)  Member States, Goods (WT/REG465/N/1) ; 
• Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, Goods 
(WT/REG425/N/2) ; 
• United Kingdom – Colombia, Goods – Notification of Termination (WT/REG410/N/2) ; and  
• United Kingdom – Türkiye, Goods (WT/REG434/N/1/ADD.1) . 
 
 
3 Reference to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of the United Nations Security Council 
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  5  STATUS OF NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENTS IN 
ANNEX  1A OF THE WTO  AGREEMENT (G/L/223/REV.29)  
5.1.  At its meeting of 21 April, the Council took note of document  G/L/223/Rev.29 , informing 
Members about the status of notifications under the provisions of the Agreements in Annex  IA of the 
WTO Agreement . In addition, the Chairperson drew Members' attention to the Notifications Portal 
(https://notifications.wto.org/en ), a new online system that ha d been developed by the Secretariat 
to provide detailed and up -to-date information on notifications, and which was based on this 
document.  
6  ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC TO THE 
EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION (EAEU): PROCEDURES UND ER ARTICLE  XXVIII:3 OF THE 
GATT  1994  
6.1  Accession of the Republic of Armenia to the Eurasian Economic Union: Procedures 
Under Article  XXVIII:3 of the GATT  1994 – Communication from Armenia 
(G/L/1110/Add.8)  
6.1.  At its meeting of 24 November , the Council took note of the information provided by Armenia 
relating to its renegotiations under Article  XXVIII:3 of GATT  1994, following its accession to the 
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), and considered the extension of the deadline set out in 
document  G/L/1110/Add.8. The C ouncil took note of the statements made by Armenia  and approved 
the requested extension until 2 January  2024.  
6.2  Accession of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Eurasian Economic Union: Procedures under 
Article  XXVIII:3 of the GATT  1994 – Communication from the Kyrgy z Republic 
(G/L/1137/Add.7)  
6.2.  At its meeting of 24 November , the Council took note of the information provided by the Kyrgyz 
Republic relating to its renegotiations under Article  XXVIII:3 of GATT  1994 following its accession to 
the EAEU and considered the ex tension of the deadline set out in document  G/L/1137/Add.7. The 
Council took note of the statement made by the Kyrgyz Republic and approved the requested 
extension until 12  February  2024.  
7  PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE  XXVIII OF THE GATT  1994: WITHDRAWAL OF THE 
UNITED KINGDOM FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION (G/L/1385/ADD.2 AND 
G/L/1386/ADD.2)  
7.1.  At its meeting of 7 July, the European Union informed Members that it would extend for  
six months Members' rights to withdraw substantially equivalent concessions under Article  XXVIII:3 
of the GATT  1994, until 1  January  2023 (G/L/1385/Add.2), in connection with the withdrawal of the 
United Kingdom from the European Union. The Council took note of this statement.  
7.2.  Also at  its meeting of 7 July, the United Kingdom informed Members that it would extend for 
six months Members' rights to withdraw substantially equivalent concessions under Article  XXVIII:3 
of the GATT  1994, until 1  January  2023, made in relation to the ongoing renegotiations on the 
establishment of the United Ki ngdom's Schedule  of Concessions, following its withdrawal from the 
European Union4 (G/L/1386 /Add.2 ). The Council took note of this statement.  
8  MEASURES TO ALLOW GRADUATED LDCS, WITH GNP BELOW US D 1,000, BENEFITS 
PURSUANT TO ANNEX  VII(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING 
MEASURES (WT/GC/W/742 -G/C/W/752)  
8.1.  At its meeting of 21 April, the Council took note of the statements made by Chad, on behalf of 
the LDC  Group, and supported by Angola, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Zambia, asking Members 
to consider the proposal to allow graduated LDC  Members to benefit from the exception provided 
under Article  27.2(a) of the SCM  Agreement to developing countries listed in Annex  VII(b). The 
European Union requested additional information on the use of export su bsidies by LDCs. The United 
States thanked the Secretariat for producing its Note "GNP  Per Capita Calculations for All 
 
4 Document  G/SECRET/44.  G/L/1463  
 
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  WTO Members Using the Methodology in G/SCM/38" (G/SCM/W/585) with updated statistical 
information . The Secretariat remained available to discuss the information gaps identified.  
8.2.  At its meeting of 7 July, the Council took note of the statements made by Chad, on behalf of 
the LDC  Group, and supported by Bangladesh, India, Nepal,  and Nigeria, asking Members to consider 
the proposal to allow gr aduated LDC  Members to benefit from the exception provided under 
Article  27.2(a) of the SCM  Agreement to developing countries listed in Annex  VII(b). Additional 
information was requested by the European Union in order to establish whether a transition peri od 
was needed for graduated LDCs.  The United States noted information gaps that it wished to revisit 
in future discussions . 
8.3.  At its meeting of 24 November , the Council took note of the statement made by Bangladesh , 
on behalf of the LDC  Group, renewing their  request for Members to consider the proposal  and 
reaffirming its rationale . The LDC  Group  also considered that the Secretariat's report , 
document  G/SCM/W/585, which had recalculated the GNP  per capita calculations for all Members, 
had demonstrated that some LDCs would still meet the relevant criteria even after graduation. The 
United States considered that the Secretariat's report confirmed that gaps remained in the 
information needed for the  proposal to be workable from a technical perspective, and the European 
Union invited the LDCs to seek technical assistance from the Secretariat in order to notify the 
relevant information with a view to assessing the proposal.  
9  TRADE CONCERNS  
9.1.  At its meetin g of 21 April, 41 trade concerns were brought to the Council's attention, including 
the following 11 new trade concerns: (i)  the Plurinational State of Bolivia's export restrictions on 
agricultural and hydrobiological products; (ii)  Ecuador's import restri ctions on grapes and onions; 
(iii) Panama's undue delays and export restrictions on agricultural and hydrobiological products; 
(iv) Nepal's import ban on energy drinks; (v)  Nigeria's restrictive policies on agricultural products; 
(vi) the United States' di scriminatory quantitative restriction on steel and/or aluminium imports; 
(vii) the European Union's (Belgium's) draft law introducing additional security measures  for the 
provision of mobile 5G  services; (viii)  the Philippines' special safeguard on instant  coffee; (ix)  the 
United Kingdom's Environmental Act, forestry commodities; (x)  the European Union's countervailing 
duties (CVD) on stainless steel cold -rolled flat (SSCR); and (xi)  the unilateral trade restrictive 
measures against Russia by Australia, Can ada, the European Union, Japan, New Zealand, 
Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In addition, the discussion on the EU's 
Green Deal dealt with the anti -deforestation measures  that had not been previously discussed. The 
full list of trad e concerns considered at the 21  April CTG  meeting is provided in Annex  1. 
9.2.  At its meeting of 7 July, 44 trade concerns were brought to the Council's attention, including 
the following three  new trade concerns: (i)  Australia's investigation and review of Ant i-Dumping 
duties on A4  copy paper; (ii)  Egypt's Halal certification requirements for imported food and beverage 
products; and (iii)  Pakistan's import restrictions on foodstuffs and consumer goods. The full list of 
trade concerns considered at the 7 July CTG meeting is provided in Annex  2. 
9.3.  At its meeting of 24 November , 45 trade concerns were brought to the Council's attention, 
including the following nine new trade concerns: (i) the United States' trade distorting and 
discriminatory subsidies measures of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (request from China); 
(ii) the United States' series of disruptive policy measures on the global semiconductor industry 
chain and supply chain (request from China); (iii)  Egypt's  mandatory use of a Letter of Credit as 
payment condition for imports (request from the European Union); (iv)  Viet Nam's 
anti-circumvention duty on sugar (request from Indonesia); (v)  the Philippines' investigation of 
safeguard duty on high -density polyethylene (HDPE) products (request  from Indonesia); (vi)  the 
Russian Federation's market economy status in the United States' a nti-dumping proceedings  
(request from the Russian Federation); (vii)  the European Union's  Draft Commission Regulation 
amending Annexes  2 and 5 to Regulation EC No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards to MRLs for clothianidin and thiamethoxam in or on certain products (request 
from the United States); (viii)  China's Draft Recommended National Standard (GB/T) for office 
devices (Informati on Security Technology -Security Specification for Office Devices) (request from 
Japan); and (ix)  China's Draft Revision of its Government Procurement Law (request from Japan). 
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  10  FUNCTIONING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS AND ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES  
10.1.  At its meeting of 21 April, the Council's Chairperson drew Members' attention to room 
document  RD/CTG/15, which contained the latest version of the Annual Plan of Mee tings for the CTG 
and its subsidiary bodies for the year 2022 , and the information available for the year 2023. The 
document had been prepared in close coordination between the Secretary of the Goods Council and 
the Secretaries of the CTG  subsidiary bodies, with the aim of avoid ing overlaps and ensur ing an 
optimal scheduling of meetings. He had also requested the Secretariat to prepare an update of this 
Annual Plan for each CTG  meeting to facilitate identifying any potential issues at an ea rly stage, 
while at the same time allowing the Membership to plan for meetings accordingly. At its meetings 
of 7 July and 24 November , the Chairperson provided updated information on the planning and 
organization of such meetings .5 At the latter, while welcoming the improvements that had been 
made over the past few years, some delegations expressed concern over the continued  problems 
resulting from  the reprogramming of meetings due to last minute changes in other bodies, which 
reduc ed predictability and made it difficult for smaller delegations to plan in advance. In particular, 
these delegations  did not consider it appropriate for an important body such as the  CTG to be obliged 
to meet until 9pm in one of its sessions . Finally , some  Members requested the Secretariat to change 
the document symbol used to circulate the document with the tentative planning and organization 
of meetings (from an RD/CTG/ to a JOB/CTG/  document symbol ). 
11  MC12 IMPLEMENTATION MATTERS  
11.1.  At its meeting of 7 July, the Chairperson recalled the General Council's room 
document  RD/WTO/13, which had been prepared by the Secretariat and distributed to Members in 
an attempt to list the elements in the implementation work of the Geneva Package to be carried out 
within the f ramework of the various WTO  Councils and Committees. For his part, he had identified 
at least three  elements that could have an impact on the work of the Goods Council, and referred to 
the possible work that the CTG may embark upon following the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference , 
namely: (i)  the Work Programme on Electronic Commerce (WT/MIN(22)/32); (ii)  the "Ministerial  
Declaration on the WTO  Response to the COVID -19 Pandemic and Preparedness for Future 
Pandemics"6; and (iii)  WTO reform .7 He noted that his doors remained open in case Members had 
suggestions regarding possible future work in these three  areas. On 16 September , the Chairperson 
sent a communication inviting delegations to meet with him bilaterally to explore their views on 
whethe r the CTG should organize work in one or more of the three MC12  implementation matters 
that might require the Council's attention, and if so, how such work should be structured.  
11.2.  The Chairperson convened an informal meeting on 14 October  to present the repo rt of the 
consultations held between 22  September and 12  October, which was circulated prior to the meeting 
in document  JOB/CTG/16. The concluding remarks by the Chairperson summarizing the outcome of 
the informal meeting were subsequently circulated in do cument  JOB/CTG/17. Following this 
meeting, the Chairperson sent a communication to the Chairpersons of the CTG's 14  subsidiary 
bodies requesting them to prepare two  reports , under their own responsibility and with the 
assistance of the Secretariat, concerning: (i)  the activities that had been undertaken in the ir 
response to  the pandemic ; and (ii)  the current functioning of their Committees, including actions 
taken in previous years to improve the Committee's functioning . This communicati on by the 
Chairperson was subsequently circulated to Members in document  JOB/CTG/18.  
11.3.  At its meeting of 24 November , the Chairperson provided an update  concerning his 
coordination with the Chairpersons and Secretaries of the CTG  subsidiary bodies  for the pr eparation 
of the above -mentioned reports, which he had suggested to share with Members for comments prior 
to their submission . He also noted that he would convene an informal meeting at the end of 
January  2023, or early in February  2023, to afford an oppor tunity to Chairpersons to present their 
reports , and to Members to discuss how to proceed with respect to these issues. Some Members 
requested to discuss adoption of the eAgenda as one possible improvement that could be 
implemented by the CTG in its work.  
 
5 Documents  RD/CTG/16 and RD/CTG/17, respectively.  
6 Document  WT/MIN(22)/31, paragraph  24. 
7 Document  WT/MI N(22)/24, paragraph  3. G/L/1463  
 
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  12  CONSIDERATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS OF SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR 
TRADE IN GOODS  
12.1.  At its meeting of 24 November , the Council took note of the annual reports of its subsidiary 
bodies . Since their meeting took place after the Council's final formal meet ing of 2022, the Annual 
Report of the Committee on Trade Facilitation would be submitted directly to the General Council at 
its next regular meeting.  
CTG Subsidiary Body  Report ( Document Symbo l) 
Committee on Agriculture (COA)  G/L/1446 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices (AD)  G/L/1436  
Committee on Customs Valuation (CV)  G/L/1442 
Committee on Import Licensing (IL)  G/L/1433  
Committee on Market Access (CMA)  G/L/1439  
Committee on Rules of Origin (ROO)  G/L/1440  
Committee on Safeguards (SG)  G/L/1435  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)  G/L/1443 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM)  G/L/1438  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)  G/L/1445 
Committee on Trade Facilitation (TF)  To be issued  
Commit tee on Trade -Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)  G/L/1437  
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information 
Technology Products (ITA)  G/L/1441 
Pre-shipment Inspection and Independent Entity  G/L/1444 
Working Party on State Trading Enterprises (STEs)  G/L/1434  
 
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  ANNEX  1 
LIST OF TRADE CONCERNS CONSIDERED AT THE  
CTG MEETING OF 21 -22 APRIL  2022  
No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) 
raising the 
concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
1 33 Australia – Discriminatory Market Access 
Prohibition on 5G  Equipment  China   
2 43 Australia, Canada, European Union, Japan, 
New Zealand, Switzerland, United 
Kingdom, and the United States – 
Unilateral Trade Restrictive Measures 
Against Russia  Russian Federation  Korea, Rep. of; 
Norway; Ukraine  
3 18 China – Administrative Measures for 
Registration of Overseas Producers of 
Imported Foods  Indonesia; United 
States  Australia; Canada; 
European Union; 
Korea, Rep. of; 
Norway; Switzerland; 
Chinese Taipei; Unite d 
Kingdom  
4 8 China – Cosmetics Supervision and 
Administration Regulations  (CSAR)  Australia; European 
Union; Japan; 
United States  Korea, Rep. of; New 
Zealand  
5 29 China – Export Control Law  Japan  Australia; Canada; 
European Union  
6 7 China – Implementation of Trade 
Disruptive and Restrictive Measures  Australia  Canada; European 
Union; Japan; New 
Zealand; Chinese 
Taipei; United 
Kingdom; United 
States  
7 11 Ecuador – Import Restrictions on Grapes 
and Onions  Peru  
8 35 European Union – Belgium's Draft Law 
Introducing Additional Security Measures 
for the Provision of Mobile 5G  Services  China   
9 36 European Union – Carbon Border 
Adjustment Mechanism  China; Russian 
Federation  Bahrain, Kingdom of; 
Brazil; Canada; India; 
Japan; Kazakhstan; 
Korea, Rep. of; 
Paraguay; Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia; Türkiye  
10 40 European Union – Countervailing Duties 
(CVD) on Stainless  Steel Cold -Rolled Flat 
(SSCR)  Indonesia  China  
11 41 European Union – European Green Deal 
(Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism 
and Deforestation Free Commodities)  Indonesia  Argentina; Brazil; 
Paraguay; Russian 
Federation; Uruguay  
12 6 European Union – Implementation of 
Non-Tariff Barriers on Agricultural 
Products (G/C/W/767/Rev.1)  Australia; Brazil; 
Canada; Colombia; 
Costa Rica; 
Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Jamaica; 
Panama; Paraguay; 
Peru; United States; 
Uruguay  Guatemala; India  
13 14 European Union – Proposed Modification of 
TRQ Commitments: Systemic Concerns  China; Uruguay  Brazil; India  
14 13 European Union – Quality Schemes for 
Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs – the 
Registration of Certain Terms of Cheese as 
Geographical Indications  New Zealand; 
Uruguay   
15 44 European Union – Regulation 
EC No. 1272/2008 (CLP  Regulation)  Russian Federation   
16 45 European Union – 
Regulation  (EU) 2017/2321 and 
Regulation (EU)  2018/825  Russian Federation   G/L/1463  
 
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  No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) 
raising the 
concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
17 34 European Union – Sweden's 
Discriminatory Market Access Prohibition 
on 5G  Equipment  China   
18 42 European Union – the European Green 
Deal Russian Federation   
19 5 India – Import Policy on Tyres  European Union; 
Indonesia; Chinese 
Taipei; Thailand   
20 23 India – Import Restriction on Air 
Conditioners  Japan; Thailand   
21 19 India – Order Related to Requirement of 
Non-GM Cum GM  Free Certificate 
Accompanied with Imported Food 
Consignment  United States  Argentina; Canada; 
Paraguay; Uruguay  
22 37 India – Plain Copier Paper Quality 
Order  2020 Indonesia   
23 9 India – Restrictions on Imports of Certain 
Pulses  Australia; Canada; 
European Union; 
United States  Argentina; United 
States  
24 16 Indonesia – Import and Export Restricting 
Policies and Practices  European Union; 
Japan; New 
Zealand; United 
States  Canada; India  
25 26 Indonesia – Import Substitution 
Programme  European Union  India; Japan; 
Switzerland; United 
States  
26 20 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – SABER 
Conformity Assessment Online Platform / 
Saleem Product Safety Program  United States  European Union; 
Switzerland  
27 22 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 
Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, the State 
of Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar – Selective 
Tax on Certain Imported Products  Switzerland; United 
States  European Union  
28 17 Mexico – Conformity Assessment 
Procedure for Cheese Under Mexican 
Official Standard Nom -223-Scfi/Sagarpa -
2018 United States   
29 24 Nepal – Import Ban on Energy Drinks  Thailand   
30 28 Nigeria – Restrictive Policies on 
Agricultural Products  Brazil   
31 21 Panama – Onions and Potatoes Harvest 
Life and Sprouting  United States  Canada  
32 12 Panama – Undue Delays and Export 
Restrictions on Agricultural and 
Hydrobiological Products  Peru  
33 38 Philippines – Special Safeguard on Instant 
Coffee  Indonesia   
34 10 Plurinational  State of Bolivia – Export 
Restrictions on Agricultural and 
Hydrobiological Products  Peru  
35 25 Sri Lanka – Import Ban on Various 
Products  Australia and 
Thailand  Argentina; European 
Union; Japan; United 
Kingdom  
36 15 United Kingdom – Draft Goods Schedul e 
and Proposed UK  TRQ Commitments: 
Systemic Concerns  China and Uruguay  Brazil; India  
37 39 United Kingdom – Environmental Act: 
Forestry Commodities  Indonesia  Argentina; Brazil  
38 30 United States – Discriminatory 
Quantitative Restriction on Steel and/or 
Aluminium Imports  China  Türkiye  
39 31 United States – Export Control Measures 
for ICT  Products  China   G/L/1463  
 
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  No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) 
raising the 
concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
40 27 United States – Import Restrictions on 
Apples and Pears  European Union   
41 32 United States – Measures Regarding 
Market Access Prohibition for ICT  Products  China   
 
 
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  ANNEX  2 
LIST OF TRADE CONCERNS CONSIDERED AT THE  
CTG MEETING OF 7 -8 JULY  2022  
(IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)  
No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) 
raising the 
concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
1 21 Australia – Discriminatory Market Access 
Prohibition on 5G  Equipment  China   
2 42 Australia – Investigation and Review of 
Anti-Dumping Duties on A4  Copy Paper  Indonesia   
3 6 Australia, Canada, European Union, Japan, 
Lithuania, New Zealand, Switzerland, 
United Kingdom, and the United States – 
Unilateral Trade Restrictive Measures 
Against Russia  Russian Federation  Costa Rica; Korea, 
Rep. of; Norway; 
Chinese Taipei; 
Ukraine; Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Rep. of  
4 25 China – Administrative Measures for 
Registration of Overseas Producers of 
Imported Foods  Australia; United 
States  Australia; Canada; 
European Union; 
Japan; Korea, Rep. of; 
Mexico; Norway; 
Switzerland; Chinese 
Taipei; Türkiye; 
United Kingdom  
5 8 China – Cosmetics Supervision and 
Administration Regulations  (CSAR)  Australia; European 
Union; Japan; 
United States  Korea, Rep. of; 
New Zealand  
6 33 China – Export Control Law  Japan  Australia; Canada; 
European Union  
7 24 China – Implementation of Trade 
Disruptiv e and Restrictive Measures  Australia  Canada; Japan; 
European Union; New 
Zealand; Chinese 
Taipei; United 
Kingdom; United 
States  
8 26 China – Subsidy Transparency and China's 
Publication and Inquiry Point Obligations 
Under China's Protocol of Accession  Australia; Canada; 
European Union; 
Japan; United 
Kingdom; United 
States  New Zealand  
9 44 Ecuador – Import Restrictions on Grapes 
and Onions  Peru  
10 27 Egypt – Halal Certification Requirements 
for Imported Food and Beverage Products  Canada; United 
States  Argentina; Australia; 
European Union; New 
Zealand; Paraguay  
11 23 European Union – Belgium's Law 
Introducing Additional Security Measures 
for the Provision of Mobile 5G  Services  China   
12 16 European Union – Carbon Border 
Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)  China; Russian 
Federation  Brazil; Indonesia; 
Japan; Korea, Rep. of; 
Paraguay; Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia; Türkiye; 
United States  
13 40 European Union – Countervailing Duties 
(CVD) on Stainless  Steel Cold -Rolled Flat 
(SSCR)  Indones ia China  
14 41 European Union – European Green Deal 
(Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism 
and Deforestation Free Commodities)  Brazil; Indonesia  Argentina; India; 
Japan; Paraguay; 
Russian Federation; 
Uruguay  G/L/1463  
 
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  No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) 
raising the 
concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
15 7 European Union – Implementation of 
Non-Tariff Barriers on Agricultural 
Products  Australia; Brazil; 
Canada; Colombia; 
Costa Rica; 
Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; 
Guatemala; 
Panama; Paraguay; 
Peru; United States; 
Uruguay  India 
16 13 European Union – Proposed Modification of 
TRQ Commitments: Systemic Concerns  Brazil; Uruguay  Canada; India; 
Mexico; Paraguay  
17 15 European Union – Quality Schemes for 
Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs – the 
Registration of Certain Terms of Cheese as 
Geographical Indications  New Zealand; 
Uruguay   
18 48 European Union – Regulation 
EC No. 1272/2008 (CLP  Regulation)  Russian Federation   
19 47 European Union – 
Regulation  (EU) 2017/2321 and 
Regulation (EU)  2018/825  Russian Federation   
20 22 European Union – Sweden's 
Discriminatory Market Access Prohibition 
on 5G  Equipment  China   
21 17 European Union – the European Green 
Deal Russian Federation   
22 5 India – Import Policy on Tyres  European Union; 
Indonesia; Chinese 
Taipei; Thailand   
23 34 India – Import Restriction on Air 
Conditioners  Japan; Thailand   
24 30 India – Order Related to Requirement of 
Non-GG Cum GM  Free Certificate 
Accompanied with Imported Food 
Consignment  United States  Argentina; Canada; 
Japan; Paraguay  
25 37 India – Plain Copier Paper Quality 
Order  2020 Indonesia   
26 11 India – Restrictions on Imports of Certain 
Pulses  Australia; Canada; 
European Union; 
United States  Argentina  
27 10 Indonesia – Import and Export Restricting 
Policies and Practices  European Union; 
Japan; New 
Zealand; United 
States  Canada; India  
28 9 Indonesia – Import Substitution 
Programme  European Union  India; Japan; 
Switzerland; United 
States  
29 32 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 
Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, the State 
of Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar – Selective 
Tax on Certain Imported Products  Switzerland; United 
States  European Union  
30 29 Mexico – Conformity Assessment 
Procedure for Cheese Under Mexican 
Official Standard 
Nom-223-SCFI/SAGARPA -2018 United States  New Zealand  
31 35 Nepal – Import Ban on Energy Drinks  Thailand   
32 46 Nigeria – Restrictive Policies on 
Agricultural Products  Brazil   
33 28 Pakistan – Import Restrictions on 
Foodstuffs and Consumer Goods  European Union; 
United States   
34 31 Panama – Onions and Potatoes Harvest 
Life and Sprouting  Canada; United 
States   
35 45 Panama – Undue Delays and Export 
Restrictions on Agricultural and 
Hydrobiological Products  Peru  
36 38 Philippines – Special Safeguard on Instant 
Coffee  Indonesia   G/L/1463  
 
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  No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) 
raising the 
concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
37 43 Plurinational  State of Bolivia – Export 
Restrictions on Agricultural and 
Hydrobiological Products  Peru  
38 36 Sri Lanka – Import Ban on Various 
Products  Thailand  European Union; 
Japan; New Zealand  
39 14 United Kingdom – Draft Goods Schedule 
and Proposed UK  TRQ Commitments: 
Systemic Concerns  Brazil; Uruguay  Canada; India; 
Mexico; Paraguay; 
Russian Federation  
40 39 United Kingdom – Environmental Act: 
Forestry Commodities  Brazil; Indonesia  Argentina; India; 
Japan  
41 18 United States – Discriminatory 
Quantitative Restriction on Steel and/or 
Aluminium Imports  China  Türkiye  
42 19 United States – Export Control Measures 
for Chinese Enterprises  China   
43 12 United States – Import Restrictions on 
Apples and Pears  European Union   
44 20 United States – Measures Regarding 
Market Access Prohibition for ICT  Products  China   
 
 
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  ANNEX  3 
LIST OF TRADE CONCERNS CONSIDERED AT THE  
CTG MEETING OF 24 -25 NOVEMBER  2022  
(IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)  
No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) 
raising the 
concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
 
1 38 Australia – Discriminatory Market Access 
Prohibition on 5G  Equipment  China   
2 25 Australia – Investigation and Review of 
Anti-Dumping Duties on A4  Copy Paper  Indonesia   
3 14 Australia, Canada, European Union, Japan, 
New Zealand, Switzerland, United 
Kingdom, and the United States – 
Unilateral Trade Restrictive Measures 
Against Russia  Russian Federation  Costa Rica; Korea, 
Rep. of; Moldova; 
Norway; Ukraine; 
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  
4 8 China – Administrative Measures for 
Registration of Overseas Producers of 
Imported Foods  Australia;  Separate 
Customs Territory 
of Taiwan, Penghu, 
Kinmen and Matsu ; 
United States  Canada; European 
Union; Japan; Korea, 
Rep. of; Mexico; 
Switzerland; United 
Kingdom  
5 33 China – Cosmetics Supervision and 
Administration Regulations (CSAR)  Australia;  European 
Union;  Japan;  and 
the United States  Korea, Rep. of; New 
Zealand  
6 44 China – Draft of Chinese Recommended 
National Standard (GB/T) for Office 
Devices (Information Security Technology -
Security Specification for Office Devices)  Japan  European Union  
7 45 China – Draft Revision of Chinese 
Government Procurement  Japan   
8 46 China – Export Control Law  Japan  Australia; Canada; 
European Union ; 
United Kingdom ; 
9 11 China – Implementation of Trade 
Disruptive and Restrictive  Measures  Australia  Canada; European 
Union ; Japan; New 
Zealand ; Chinese 
Taipei ; United 
Kingdom; United 
States  
10 15 China – Subsidy Transparency and China' s 
Publication and Inquiry Point Obligations 
Under China's Protocol of Accession  Australia;  Canada;  
European Union;  
Japan;  United 
Kingdom;  United 
States  New Zealand  
11 22 Egypt – Halal Certification Requirements 
for Imported Food and Beverage Products  Australia;  Canada;  
United States  Argentina ; European 
Union; New Zealand; 
Paraguay; United 
Kingdom  
12 21 Egypt – Mandatory Use of a Letter of 
Credit as Payment Condition for Imports  European Union  Norway  
13 40 European Union – Carbon Border 
Adjustment Mechanism  China  Brazil;  Japan; 
Kazakhstan; Korea, 
Rep. of; Paraguay; 
South Africa;  
Thailand; Türkiye  
14 23 European Union – Countervailing Duties 
(CVD) on Stainless Steel Cold -Rolled 
(SSCR)  Indonesia  China  
15 37 European Union – Draft Commission 
Regulation Amending Annexes  2 and 5 to 
Regulation EC  No. 396/2005 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council as 
Regards to MRLS for Clothianidin and 
Thiamethoxam in or on Certain Products  United States  Argentina; Australia; 
Brazil; Ecuador; 
India; Japan; New 
Zealand ; Paraguay; 
South Afric a G/L/1463  
 
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  No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) 
raising the 
concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
 
16 24 European Union – European Green Deal 
(Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism 
and Deforestation ‑Free Commodities)  Brazil; Indonesia ; 
Nigeria; Russian 
Federation  Argentina; Colombia; 
Ecuador; Guatemala; 
India; Paraguay; 
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  
17 6 European Union – Implementation of 
Non-Tariff Barriers on Agricultural 
Products  (G/C/W/767/Rev.1)  Australia;  Brazil;  
Canada;  Colombia;  
Costa Rica;  
Dominican Republic;  
Ecuador;  
Guatemala;  
Jamaica;  Panama;  
Paraguay;  United 
States;  Uruguay  Argentina; India; 
Japan  
18 47 European Union – Proposed Modification of 
TRQ Commitments: Systemic Concerns  Uruguay   
19 48 European Union – Quality Schemes for 
Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs – The 
Registration of Certain Terms of Cheese as 
Geographical Indications  New Zealand; 
Uruguay   
20 28 European Union – Regulation 
(EU) 2017/2321 and Regulation 
(EU) 2018/825  Russian Federation  China  
21 29 European Union – Regulation 
EC No. 1272/2008 (CLP  Regulation)  Russian Federation   
22 39 European Union – Sweden's 
Discriminatory Market Access Prohibition 
on 5G  Equipment  China   
23 50 European Union – The European Green 
Deal Russian Federation  Paraguay  
24 7 India – Import Policy on Tyres  Canada;  European 
Union;  Indonesia;  
Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen 
and Matsu ; Thailand   
25 30 India – Import Restriction on Air 
Conditioners  Japan; Thailand   
26 35 India – Order Related to Requirement of 
Non-GM Cum GM  Free Certificate 
Accompanied with Imported Food 
Consignment  United States  Argentina; Canada; 
Japan; Paraguay  
27 16 India – Restrictions on Imports of Certain 
Pulses  Australia;  Canada;  
European Union;  
United States  Argentina  
28 20 Indonesia – Import and Export Restricting 
Policies and Practices  European Union ; 
Japan;  New Zealand  Canada; United States  
29 19 Indonesia – Import Substitution 
Programme and Commodity Balance  European Union  India; Japan; 
Switzerland; United 
Kingdom; United 
States;  
30 31 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 
Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, the State 
of Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar – Selective 
Tax on Certain Imported Products  Switzerland; United 
States  European Union  
31 34 Mexico – Conformity Assessment 
Procedure for Cheese Under Mexican 
Official Standard 
Nom 223-SCFI/SAGARPA -2018 United States  New Zealand  
32 12 Nigeria – Restrictive Policies on 
Agricultural Products  Brazil   
33 18 Pakistan – Import Restrictions on 
Foodstuffs and Consumer Goods  European Union   
34 36 Panama – Onions and Potatoes Harvest 
Life and Sprouting  Canada;  United 
States   G/L/1463  
 
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  No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) 
raising the 
concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
 
35 27 Philippines – Investigation of Safeguard 
Duty on High -Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 
Products  Indonesia   
36 49 United Kingdom –Draft Goods Schedule 
and Proposed UK  TRQ Commitments: 
Systemic Concerns  Uruguay  Paraguay  
37 13 United Kingdom –UK Environmental Act: 
Forest Risk Commodities  Brazil; Indonesia  Argentina; India; 
Nigeria ; Paraguay  
38 10 United States – A Series of Disruptive 
Policy Measures on the Global 
Semiconductor Industry Chain and Supply 
Chain  China   
39 42 United States – Discriminatory 
Quantitative Restriction on Steel and/or 
Aluminium Imports  China  Türkiye  
40 41 United States –Export Control Measures 
for Chinese Enterprises  China   
41 17 United States – Import Restrictions on 
Apples and Pears  European Union   
42 43 United States – Measures Regarding 
Market Access Prohibition for ICT  Products  China   
43 32 United States – The Russian Federation's 
Market Economy Status in Anti -Dumping 
Proceedings  Russian Federation   
44 9 United States –Trade Distorting and 
Discriminatory Subsidies Measures of the 
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022  China  Switzerland  
45 26 Viet Nam – Anti-Circumvention Duty on 
Sugar  Indonesia   
 
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