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EVOLVING TENTATIVE CALENDAR OF FORMAL MEETINGS OF WTO BODIES FOR 2023  
REVISION  
This document, prepared at the request of Members,  and in line with paragraph 4 of the 
Guidelines on the Arrangements for Scheduling of Meetings of WTO Bodies (in WT/L/106),  contains 
a tentative  calendar of  formal  meetings of WTO bodies for 2023. While an attempt is made to ensure 
completeness, this calen dar is indicative and will evolve over time as further meetings are scheduled. 
Its purpose is to assist Members, Chairs and the Secretariat in planning and scheduling meetings. It 
should be read in conjunction with the meetings calendar on the WTO website,  which is updated on 
an ongoing basis. As per established practice, formal meetings will be convened by means of a 
convening notice/airgram.   
While care has been taken to avoid scheduling conflicts, some overlaps can occur for a range 
of reasons, in partic ular as not all formal meetings are attended by the same officials.1 In preparation 
for Ministerial Conference s, necessary  flexibility would be required from all concerned as meetings 
may need to be scheduled in parallel to advance work and negotiations on Ministerial Conference 
deliverables.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 See also paragraphs 2 and 3 of WT/L/106.   
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2023 TENTATIVE DATES   
COUNCILS3 & TNC  
  
OTHER WTO  BODIES   
AIRGRAM  
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OTHER INTERNATIONAL 
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JANUARY  
2 January  WTO CLOSURE   
19 January   Working Party on the Accession of  the 
Union of the  Comoros    
16-20 January     World Economic Forum, Davos  
16 – 27 January     45th Session of the PRC 
(Ambassadors), African Union, 
AU Headquarters, Addis Ababa, 
Ethiopia  
24 and 26 January  TPR – Dominican Republic     
26 January   Work Programme on E -Commerce, 
Dedicated Session    
27 January  Dispute Settlement Body   16 January   
FEBRUARY  
1 February   Committee on Balance of Payments  
Restrictions    
8 and 10 February  TPR – Malaysia     
10 February6  CTD Aid for Trade  30 January   
13 – 15 February     73rd Executive Session of 
UNCTAD's Trade and 
Development Board, Geneva  
14 – 16 February     Meeting on Responsible 
Business Conduct at Ministerial 
level, OECD, Paris 
 
2 This calendar lists the tentative dates of formal meetings in 2023, based on the latest information available as of the date of circulation of this document. It should 
be read in conjunction with the meetings calendar on the WTO website, which is updated on an ongoing basis. As per establishe d practice, formal meetings will be convened 
by means of a convening notice/airgram.  
3 WTO bodies as per paragraph 2 of WT/L /106. 
4 Dates for the closing of airgrams are indicated as available and applicable .  
5 The tentative dates in this column  are also based on the latest information available as of the date of circulation of this document.  Delegations are invited to check 
the organizers' websites or reach out to the organizers to consult on final dates.  
6 Regular sessions of the CTD Aid for Trade committee held in February and October will be preceded by workshops held the day b efore the formal meetings. The 
dates and themes will be finalized once Members endorse the biennium Aid -for-Trade Work Programme.   
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15 – 16 February     42nd Session of the Executive 
Council (Ministerial Session) of 
the African Union,  
AU Headquarters, Addis Ababa, 
Ethiopia  
18 – 19 February     36th Session of the Assembly of 
the African Union  (Heads of 
State and Government 
Session) , AU Headquarters, 
Addis Abab a, Ethiopia  
20 February   Sub-Committee on LDCs  9 February   
21 February   Work Programme on E -Commerce, 
Dedicated Session    
23 – 24 February     APEC Economic Committee 
Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, US  
27 February  Dispute Settlement Body   16 February   
27 – 28 February     APEC Senior Officials' Meeting, 
Palm Springs, CA, US  
28 February  Trade Negotiations Committee7    
MARCH  
1 and 3 March  TPR – Japan     
2 March   CTD Special Session  17 February   
5 – 9 March     UN LDC V, Doha  
6 – 7 March  General Council   23 February   
8 March  International Women's Day   
Exact dates TBC8 TPR – Türkiye     
8 – 10 March   Committee on TBT 16 February   
9 March   Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration    
9 March  Council for Trade in Services   24 February   
10 March   Committee on Trade in Financial 
Services (AM)  
 
Committee on Specific Commitments  
(PM)  
 
27 March   
14 – 15 March   Committee on Trade and Environment    
 
7 The format of the TNC meetings (formal/informal) will be decided closer to the date of the meeting. This applies to all TNCs listed in this ten tative calendar.  
8 Türkiye has officially requested to postpone its 7th TPRB meeting originally scheduled to ta ke place on 8 and 10 March 2023. The new meeting dates and the 
meeting arrangements will be communicated at a later stage.   
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16 – 17 March  Council for Trade -Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights     
13-17 March     World Summit on the 
Information Society Forum, 
ITU, Geneva  
21 – 22 March   Committee on Trade Facilitation  7 March   
22 March   Work Programme on E -Commerce, 
Dedicated Session    
22 – 24 March   Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures  1 March   
27 – 28 March   Committee on Agriculture  17 March   
27 – 28 March   Committee on Regional Trade 
Agreements    
29 March   ITA Committee  16 March   
30 March   CTD Dedicated Session on Small 
Economies  17 March   
31 March  Dispute Settlement Body   20 March   
March – Exact date TBD   Committee on Trade -Related 
Investment Measures    
APRIL  
3 – 4 April Council for Trade in Goods   23 March   
5 April   CTD Regular Session ( preceded by the 
CTD Dedicated Session on RTAs and 
the CTD Dedicated Session on PTAs)9   
6 April  Committee on Import Licensing  23 March   
7 April WTO CLOSURE – Easter – Good Friday   
10 April WTO CLOSURE – Easter Monday   
10 – 16 April     IMF/World Bank Spring 
Meeting  
18 and 20 April  TPR – El Salvador     
19 April  Trade Negotiations Committee     
20 April   Work Programme on E -Commerce,  
Dedicated Session    
24 April  Eid Al Fitr – No official meetings but WTO open   
 
9 In line with the CTD's rules of procedure and the existing practice, an initial agenda for the CTD Regular Session and its su bsidia ry bodies will be circulated four 
weeks before the scheduled meeting. The initial agenda will be followed by a revised agenda as necessary, circulated ten days  before the meeting. For the CTD Regular 
Session and its subsidiary bodies, this column shows the  date of closure of the revised agenda that will be circulated ten days before the meeting as necessary. In the 
case of the CTD Special Session, which does not fall under the structure of the CTD Regular Session, the practice is for just  one agenda to be c irculated ten days before 
the meeting.   
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26 – 27 April   Committee on Market Access  13 April  
28 April  Dispute Settlement Body   17 April   
28 April  WP on State Trading Enterprises  14 April  
MAY 
1 – 5 May  RULES  
(Committee on Safeguards, Committee 
on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures, and Committee on Anti -
Dumping Practices ) 19 April  
3 and 5 May  Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, 
Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, 
and St. Vincent and the Grenadines 
(OECS)     
8 – 12 May     UNCTAD E -Commerce Week  
8 – 9 May  General Council   27 April   
11 May  Committee on Customs Valuation  27 April  
12 May   CTD Aid for Trade    
14 – 26 May (TBC)     APEC Second Senior Officials' 
Meeting, Ministers Responsible 
for Trade Meeting, and Related 
Meetings , Detroit, Michigan , US 
15 May   Committee on Rules of Origin  27 April   
16 May  
 
 
16 – 17 May   - Dedicated Discussion of the Relevant 
Trade -Related Developments on 
Cotton ; 
- 39th Round of the DGCFMC –  
Cotton Development Assistance    
16 May   Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration    
18 May WTO CLOSURE – Ascension   
19 May WTO CLOSURE – Ascension   
19 – 21 May     G7 Summit, Hiroshima  
21 – 30 May     76th World Health Assembly, 
WHO, Geneva  
22 May – 2 June     19th Session of the World 
Meteorological Congress, 
Geneva  
24 and 26 May  TPR – Liberia     
29 May WTO CLOSURE – Whit Monday   
30 May  Dispute Settlement Body   16 May   
      
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JUNE  
5 – 7 June  TPR – European Union     
12 June   Committee on Trade and Environment    
5 – 17 June     111th Session of the 
International Labour 
Conference, Geneva  
8 June     World Oceans Day  
12 – 13 June  Council for Trade in Services   1 June   
14 June   Services Subsidiary Bodies    
14 – 15 June  Council for Trade -Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights     
15 – 16 June  Committee on Trade Facilitation  1 June   
16 June   Committee on Trade and Environment    
19 June   TBT – Tenth Special Meeting on 
Procedures for Information Exchange 
among Enquiry Points    
19 June – 14 July     Human Rights Council / 
53rd Session, Geneva  
19 – 30 June     Annual (70th) Session of 
UNCTAD's Trade and 
Development Board, Geneva  
21 – 23 June  Committee on Technical Barriers to 
Trade  1 June  
21 – 23 June     13th World Chambers Congress , 
Geneva  
27 June   Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration    
27-28 June  Committee on Agriculture  16 June  
29 June  Eid Al -Adha – No official meetings but WTO open   
30 June  Dispute Settlement Body   19 June   
June – Exact date TBC   Committee on Regional Trade 
Agreements    
JULY  
3 July   CTD Regular Session (preceded by the 
CTD Dedicated Session  on the 
Monitoring Mechanism on S&D, the 
CTD Dedicated Session  on RTAs and  
the CTD Dedicated Session on PTAs)  22 June    
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6 – 7 July     AI for Good Global Summit – 
Accelerating the UN SDGs, 
Geneva  
6 – 14 July     WIPO General Assembly  
6 – 7 July Council for Trade in Goods   23 June  
12 and 14 July  TPR – Honduras     
12 – 14 July  Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measure s 21 June  
18 July   Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration    
19 and 21 July   TPR – Fiji    
20 July  Trade Negotiations Committee     
24 – 25 July  General Council   13 July   
31 July   Dispute Settlement Body   20 July   
AUGUST  
11 – 31 August (TBC)     APEC Third Senior Officials ' 
Meeting, Women and the 
Economy Forum, and Related 
Meetings , Seattle, Washington , 
US 
SEPTEMBER  
7 – 8 September  WTO CLOSURE – JEUNE GENEVOIS   
9 – 10 September     G20 18th Leaders' Summit, 
New Delhi, India  
11 September – 6 October     Human Rights Council, 
54th Session, Geneva  
12-30 September     78th Session of the UN General 
Assembly , New York  
13-15 September  <<< WTO PUBLIC FORUM >>>  
  
19 September  Dispute Settlement Body   5 September   
20 and 22 September  TPR – Cameroon, Central African 
Republic, Chad, Congo, Rep. of, and 
Gabon (CEMAC)     
21 September   Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration    
27 and 29 September   TPR – Jordan     
27 – 28 September   Committee on Agriculture  15 September   
27 September   ITA Committee  14 September    
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OCTOBER  
2 October  Council for Trade in Services   21 September   
3 – 5 October   Committee on Trade Facilitation  20 September   
3 – 6 October   Services Subsidiary Bodies    
9 – 15 October     World Bank/ IMF Annual 
Meetings , Marrakesh, Morocco  
9 – 10 October  Council for Trade -Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights     
10 October10  CTD Aid for Trade  28 September   
11 – 12 October   Committee on Trade and Environment    
12 October   Committee on Rules of Origin  28 September   
16 – 17 October   Committee on Market Access  4 October   
17 October   Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration    
19 October  Trade Negotiations Committee     
20 October   Working Party on State Trading 
Enterprises  6 October   
23 – 27 October   RULES  
(Committee on Safeguards, Committee 
on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures, and Committee on Anti -
Dumping Practices ) 11 October   
26 October  Dispute Settlement Body   13 October   
25 and 27 October  TPR – Botswana, Eswatini, Lesoth o, 
Namibia, and South Africa (SACU)     
NOVEMBER  
2 – 3 November  General Council   20 October   
3 November   Committee on Import Licensing  20 October   
7 and 9 November  TPR – Chinese Taipei     
8-10 November   Committee on Technical Barriers to 
Trade  19 October   
15 – 17 November   Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures  25 October   
16 November   Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration    
 
10 Regular sessions of the CTD Aid for Trade committee held in February and October will be preceded by workshops held the day b efore the formal meetings.  The 
dates and themes will be finalized once Members endorse th e biennium Aid -for-Trade Work Programme.   
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17 November   CTD Regular Session (preceded by the 
CTD Dedicated Session on the 
Monitoring Mechanism on S&D, the 
CTD Dedicated Session on RTAs and 
the CTD Dedicated Session on PTAs)  6 November   
22 and 24 November  TPR – Albania     
23 November  
 
 
23 – 24 November   - Dedicated Discussion of the  
Relevant Trade -Related  
Developments on Cotton;  
- 40th Round of the DGCFMC – Cotton 
Development Assistance    
23 November   Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration    
27 November  Dispute Settlement Body   16 November   
27 – 29 November   Committee on Agriculture  17 November   
28 November  Trade Negotiations Committee     
30 Nov – 1 Dec Council for Trade in Goods   17 November   
30 Nov – 12 Dec     COP 28, UAE  
November – TBC    APEC Economic Leaders' Week 
– US, location TBA  
DECEMBER  
4 – 6 December   Services Subsidiary Bodies    
6 and 8 December  TPR – Hong Kong, China     
7 December  Council for Trade in Services   27 November   
11 and 13 December  TPR – Chile     
14 – 15 December  General Council   1 December   
18 December  Dispute Settlement Body  7 December    
25 – 29 December  WTO YEAR END CLOSURE   
 
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ANNEX  
2023  WTO NON -WORKING DAYS * 
Monday, 2  January  (Replacing New Year's Day)  
Friday, 7  April Good Friday  
Monday, 10  April Easter Monday  
Thursday, 18  May 
Friday, 19  May Ascension  
Monday, 29  May Whit Monday  
Thursday, 7  September  
Friday, 8 September  Jeûne Genevois  
Monday, 25  December  Christmas Day  
 
*Please note that the WTO will remain open on Eid al -Fitr (24 April) and Eid al -Adha (29 June) but 
no official meetings will be scheduled.  
 
 
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