WT/L/1158  
TCA/20  
8 November  2022 
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REPORT (2022) OF THE  
COMMITTEE ON TRADE IN CIVIL AIRCRAFT  
(ADOPTED 7 NOVEMBER  2022)  
1.  This report is submitted under Article  8.2 of the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft (hereinafter 
the "Agreement") and Article  IV.8 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade 
Organization. It sets out the activities of the Committee since the last meeting (held on 
5 November  2021).  
2.  There are 33 Signatories to the Agreement: Albania; Canada; Egypt; the European Union1 (the 
follow ing 19 EU Member States are also Signatories to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft in 
their own right: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Denmark; Estonia; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; 
Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; the Netherlands; Portu gal; Romania; Spain and 
Sweden); Georgia; Japan; Macao, China; Montenegro; North Macedonia; Norway; Switzerland; 
Chinese Taipei; the United Kingdom and the United  States. WTO Members with observer status in 
the Committee are: Argentina; Australia; Banglade sh; Brazil; Cameroon; China; Colombia; Gabon; 
Ghana; India; Indonesia; Israel; Korea, Republic of; Mauritius; Nigeria; Oman; Russian  Federation; 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Tajikistan; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Türkiye  
and Ukraine. The IMF and UNCTAD are also observers.  
3.  Since its last Annual Report to the General Council (WT/L/1120 – TCA/18), the Committee on 
Trade in Civil  Aircraft held informal meeting s on 14  September  2022 and 3  November  2022, one 
special meeting on 10  October  2022, and one regular meeting on 3  November  2022.  
4.  At the 10  October  2022 special meeting, the Committee discussed the process to be followed 
regarding Brazil's application for its accession to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft2: 
5.  At the 3  November  2022 regular meeting, the Committee discussed the following matters3: 
A. Application From Brazil for Its Accession to The Agreement  
 
6.  The Chair stated that the first dedicated informal meeting on this matter was held in the morning 
of 3 November 2022, and expl ained that the Signatories needed more time to consider the matter.  
B. Transposition Exercise of the Product Coverage Annex  
 
7.  The Secretariat made a presentation on how the changes reflected in the technical note4 were 
derived. The Chair then described the way forward.  
C. Implementation of the Agreement - Transparency and Possible Complementary Means  
 
8.  The Committee discussed the issues pertaining to (i) how to strengthen transparency and (ii) a 
possible complementa ry means to be devised through the Committee in light of the fact that few 
 
1 Currently comprising 27 Member States: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; 
Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Malta; the Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Spain and 
Sweden.  
2 Minutes of this meeting was issued as document TCA/M/39.  
3 Minutes of this meeting will be issued as document TCA/M/40.  
4 Contained in document RD/TCA/14 . WT/L/1158 • TCA/20  
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  Participants have submitted letters of acceptance  on the latest Protocol amending the Annex to the 
Agreement . 
D. Date of the Next Regular Meeting  
 
9.  The Committee agreed to the timing  of the next regular meeting.  
10.  The Technical Sub -Committee of the Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft did not meet during 
the period under review and neither did the Sub -Committee of the Committee on Trade in Civil 
Aircraft.  
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