G/C/W/789  
 
20 November 2020  
(20-8416) Page: 1/4 
Council for Trade in Goods  
25 November  2020    
 
PROPOSED AGENDA  
The following items are proposed for the agenda:  
 
1  NOTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS:  
1.1  FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN PERU AND AUSTRALIA, GOODS 
(WT/REG404/N/1)  
1.2  FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND VIET NAM, 
GOODS (WT/REG406/N/1)  
1.3  UNITED STATES -MEXICO -CANADA AGREEMENT (USMCA/CUSMA/T -MEC), 
GOODS (WT/REG407/N/1)  
1.4  ACCESSION OF SAMOA AND SOLOMON ISLANDS TO THE INTERIM PARTNERSHIP 
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE PACIFIC STATES, GOODS 
(WT/REG408 /N/1 - WT/REG409/N/1)  
2  ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA TO THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION: 
PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE  XXVIII:3 OF GATT  1994 (G/L/1110/ADD.6)  
3  ACCESSION OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC TO THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION: 
PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE  XXVIII:3 OF  GATT  1994 (G/L/1137/ADD.5)  
4  MARKET ACCESS ISSUES  
INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM CHANGES INTO THE WTO  SCHEDULES OF 
CONCESSIONS – COLLECTIVE REQUESTS FOR WAIVER EXTENSIONS  
 
4.1 INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2002 CHANGES INTO 
WTO  SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS – DRAFT WAIVER DECISION 
(G/C/W/782)  
4.2 INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2007 CHANGES INTO 
WTO  SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS – DRAFT WAIVER DECISION 
(G/C/W/783)  
4.3 INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2012 CHANGES INTO 
WTO  SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS – DRAFT WAIVER DECISION 
(G/C/W/784)  
4.4 INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2017 CHANGES INTO 
WTO  SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS – DRAFT WAIVER DECISION 
(G/C/W/785)  
5  COVID -19: MEASURES RELATED TO TRADE IN GOODS – REQUEST FROM CANADA; 
COLOM BIA; COSTA RICA; HONG KONG, CHINA; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; SINGAPORE; 
AND SWITZERLAND (G/C/W/788)  G/C/W/789  
 
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  6  PROPOSAL FOR AN AUTHORITATIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE ENABLING CLAUSE TO 
PROVIDE GREATER LEGAL CERTAINTY TO NON -RECIPROCAL PREFERENCES GRANTED BY 
DEVELOPING COUNTR Y WTO  MEMBERS TO LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES – REQUEST 
FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (G/C/W/775)  
7  MEASURES TO ALLOW GRADUATED LDCS, WITH GNP BELOW USD  1,000, BENEFITS 
PURSUANT TO ANNEX  VII(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING 
MEASURES – REQUEST FR OM CHAD ON BEHALF OF THE LDC  GROUP (WT/GC/W/742 -
G/C/W/752)  
TRADE CONCERNS : 
 
8  ANGOLA – IMPORT RESTRICTING PRACTICES - REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION  
9  AUSTRALIA – DISCRIMINATORY MARKET ACCESS PROHIBITION ON 5G  EQUIPMENT – 
REQUEST FROM CHINA  
10  CHINA – IMPLEM ENTATION OF TRADE DISRUPTIVE AND RESTRICTIVE MEASURES – 
REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA  
11  CHINA – EXPORT CONTROL LAW – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND JAPAN  
12  CHINA – MEASURES RESTRICTING THE IMPORT OF SCRAP MATERIALS – REQUEST 
FROM THE UNITED STATES  
13  CHINA – CUSTOM S DUTIES ON CERTAIN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS – REQUEST FROM THE 
EUROPEAN UNION AND JAPAN  
14  EGYPT – IMPORT RESTRICTIONS FOR SUGAR – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION  
15  EGYPT – MANUFACTURER REGISTRATION SYSTEM – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN 
UNION AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATIO N 
16  EUROPEAN UNION - CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (THE EUROPEAN 
GREEN DEAL OF DECEMBER  2019) – REQUEST FROM ARMENIA, CHINA, KAZAKHSTAN, 
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC, AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
17  EUROPEAN UNION – REGULATION (EU) 2017/2321 AND REGULATION (EU) 2018/825 
– REQUEST FROM CHINA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
18  EUROPEAN UNION – IMPLEMENTATION OF NON -TARIFF BARRIERS ON 
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, 
COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, PAR AGUAY, 
THE UNITED STATES, AND URUGUAY (G/C/W/767/REV.1)  
19  EUROPEAN UNION – REGULATION EC NO.  1272/2008 (CLP  REGULATION) – REQUEST 
FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
20  ENLARGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO INCLUDE CROATIA: NEGOTIATIONS 
UNDER ARTICLE  XXIV:6 OF THE GATT  1994 – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
21  EUROPEAN UNION – PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF TRQ  COMMITMENTS: SYSTEMIC 
CONCERNS – REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, NEW ZEALAND, THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, THE UNITED STATES, AND URUGUAY  
22  EUROPEAN UNION – DRAFT IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS REGARDING PROTECTED 
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, TRADITIONAL TERMS, 
LABELLING AND PRESENTATION OF CERTAIN WINE SECTOR PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM 
THE UNITED STATES  G/C/W/789  
 
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  23  EUROPEAN UNION – QUALITY SCHEMES FOR AGRICU LTURAL PRODUCTS AND 
FOODSTUFFS – THE REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN TERMS OF CHEESE AS GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATIONS – REQUEST FROM THE UNITED STATES AND URUGUAY  
24  EUROPEAN UNION – AMENDMENTS TO THE DIRECTIVE  2009/28/EC, RENEWABLE 
ENERGY DIRECTIVE – REQUEST FROM COLOMBIA  
25  INDIA – RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PULSES – REQUEST FROM 
AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, UKRAINE, AND 
THE UNITED STATES  
26  INDONESIA – IMPORT AND EXPORT RESTRICTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES – 
REQUEST FROM THE EURO PEAN UNION, JAPAN, AND NEW ZEALAND  
27  MEXICO – FRONT OF PACK NUTRITION LABELING (NOM -51) – REQUEST FROM THE 
UNITED STATES  
28  MONGOLIA – MEASURES APPLIED WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
29  NIGERIA – FOREIGN EXCHANG E RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING DAIRY IMPORTS – 
REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION  
30  PANAMA – IMPORT RESTRICTING PRACTICES – REQUEST FROM COSTA RICA  
31  RUSSIAN FEDERATION – TRADE RESTRICTING PRACTICES – REQUEST FROM THE 
EUROPEAN UNION  
32  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA – TRADE REST RICTIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES 
CONCERNING TURKEY - REQUEST FROM TURKEY  
33  KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 
OMAN, AND QATAR – SELECTIVE TAX ON CERTAIN IMPORTED PRODUCTS – REQUEST 
FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, SWITZERLAND , AND THE UNITED STATES  
34  SRI LANKA – IMPORT BAN ON VARIOUS PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN 
UNION  
35  UNITED KINGDOM – DRAFT GOODS SCHEDULE AND PROPOSED 
UK TRQ COMMITMENTS: SYSTEMIC CONCERNS – REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, 
CANADA, CHINA, NEW ZEALAND, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, THE UNITED STATES, AND 
URUGUAY  
36  UNITED STATES - REVISED ORIGIN MARKING REQUIREMENT FOR GOODS PRODUCED 
IN HONG KONG – REQUEST FROM HONG KONG, CHINA  
37  UNITED STATES - EXECUTIVE ORDER ON SECURING THE BULK -POWER SYSTEM - 
REQUEST FROM CHINA  
38  UNITED STATES – IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON APPLES AND PEARS – REQUEST FROM 
THE EUROPEAN UNION  
39  UNITED STATES - MEASURES REGARDING MARKET ACCESS PROHIBITION FOR 
ICT PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM CHINA  
40  UNITED STATES – EXPORT CONTROL MEASURES FOR ICT  PRODUCTS – REQUEST FRO M 
CHINA  G/C/W/789  
 
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  REPORTS TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL : 
 
41  WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE  
42  CONSIDERATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE COUNCIL 
FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
43  ADOPTION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS TO THE 
GENERAL COUNCIL  (G/C/W/787)  
44  OTHER BUSINESS : 
44.1  FUNCTIONING OF THE CTG AND ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES – INFORMATION 
FROM THE CHAIR  
44.2  DATE OF NEXT MEETING  
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