G/C/W/766  
 
3 July 2019 
(19-4463) Page: 1/3 
Council for Trade in Goods  
8 July 2019    
 
PROPOSED AGENDA  
The following items are proposed for the agenda:  
 
1. NOTIFICATION OF R EGIONAL TRADE AGREEM ENTS:  
1.1  FREE TRADE AGREEMENT  BETWEEN THE SOUTHER N COMMON MARKET 
(MERCOSUR) AND ISRAEL (WT/REG39 8/N/1)  
1.2  REVISED TREATY OF TH E ECONOMIC COMMUNITY  OF WEST AFRICAN STA TES 
(ECOWAS) (WT/REG399/ N/1)  
2. EUROPEAN UNION – PROPOSED MODIFICATIO N OF EU TRQ COMMITME NTS: 
SYSTEMIC CONCERNS – REQUEST FROM AUSTRAL IA, CANADA, CHINA, N EW ZEALAND , THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, AND THE UNITED STATE S 
3. ENLARGEMENT OF TH E EUROPEAN UNION TO INCLUDE CROATIA: NEG OTIATIONS 
UNDER ARTICLE XXIV:6  OF THE GATT 1994 – REQUEST FROM THE RUS SIAN FEDERATION  
4. CHILE, CHINA, IND IA AND THAILAND – REQUEST FOR THE EXTENS ION OF THE 
WAIVER FOR PRE FERENTIAL TARIFF TREAT MENT FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUN TRIES 
(G/C/W/764)  
5. UNITED STATES – REQUEST FOR A WAIVE R – CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY ACT (CBERA AS AMENDED)  (G/C/W/765)  
6. SWITZERLAND –LIECH TENSTEIN – NEGOTIATI ONS UNDER ART ICLE XXVIII:5 OF 
GATT 1994 (G/L/1262/ ADD.1)  
7. MEASURES TO ALLOW  GRADUATED LDCS, WIT H GNP BELOW USD 1,00 0, BENEFITS 
PURSUANT TO ANNEX VI I(B) OF THE AGREEMEN T ON SUBSIDIES AND C OUNTERVAILING 
MEASURES – REQUEST F ROM CHAD ON BEHALF O F THE LDC GROUP (WT/ GC/W/7 42-
G/C/W/752)  
8. EUROPEAN UNION – IMPLEMENTATION OF NO N-TARIFF BARRIERS ON  
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT S – REQUEST FROM AUS TRALIA, BRAZIL, CANA DA, COLOMBIA, 
COSTA RICA, ECUADOR,  GUATEMALA, HONDURAS , MALAYSIA, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, 
PERU, UNITED STATES,  AND URUGUAY  
9. KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARAB IA, KINGDOM OF BAHRA IN, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
AND OMAN – SELECTIVE  TAX ON CERTAIN IMPO RTED PRODUCTS – REQU EST FROM THE 
EUROPEAN UNION, SWIT ZERLAND, AND THE UNI TED STATES  
10. INDONESIA'S IMPO RT AND EXPORT RESTRI CTING POLICIES AND P RACTICES – 
REQUEST FROM THE EUR OPEAN UNION, JAPAN, AND THE UNITED STATE S 
11. INDIA – CUSTOMS DUTIES ON ICT PRODUC TS – REQUEST FROM CA NADA, CHINA, 
NORWAY, CHINESE TAIP EI, AND THE UNITED S TATES  G/C/W/766  
 
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  12. TRANSPARENCY AND  NOTIFICATION REQUIR EMENTS:  
-  PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY  AND STRENGTHEN NOTI FICATION 
REQUIREMENTS UNDER W TO AGREEMENTS – COMM UNICATION FROM 
ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA , CANADA, COSTA RICA , THE EUROPEAN UNION , 
JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS  TERRITORY OF TAIWAN , 
PENGHU, KINMEN AND M ATSU, AN D THE UNITED STATES 
(JOB/GC/204/REV.2 -JOB/CTG/14/REV.2)  
-  AN INCLUSIVE APPROAC H TO TRANSPARENCY AN D NOTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENTS IN THE WTO – COMMUNICATION FROM CUBA, INDIA, 
NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRIC A, TUNISIA, UGANDA, AND ZIMBABWE (JOB/GC /218, 
JOB/CTG/15, JOB/SE RV/292, JOB/IP/33, J OB/DEV/58, JOB/AG/15 8) 
13. EUROPEAN UNION – QUALITY SCHEMES FOR  AGRICULTURAL PRODUC TS AND 
FOODSTUFFS – THE REG ISTRATION OF CERTAIN  TERMS OF CHEESE AS GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATIONS – REQUES T FROM THE UNITED ST ATES AND URUGUAY  
14. EGYPT – MANU FACTURER REGISTRATIO N SYSTEM – REQUEST F ROM THE EUROPEAN 
UNION AND THE RUSSIA N FEDERATION  
15. MONGOLIA – QUANT ITATIVE RESTRICTIONS  AND PROHIBITIONS ON  
IMPORTATIONS OF CERT AIN AGRICULTURAL PRO DUCTS – REQUEST FROM  THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION  
16. VIET NAM – DECRE E ON THE REGULATION O N CONDITIONS FOR AUT OMOBILES 
MANUFACTURING, ASSEM BLING, IMPORTING, AN D AUTOMOTIVE WARRANT Y AND 
MAINTENANCE SERVICES  – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION A ND THE UNITED 
STATES  
17. CHINA – MEASURES  RESTRICTING THE IMP ORT OF SCRAP MATERIA LS – REQUEST 
FROM THE UNITED STAT ES 
18. INDIA – QUANTITA TIVE RESTRICTIONS ON  IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PULSES – 
REQUEST FROM AUSTRAL IA, CANADA, THE EURO PEAN UNION, THE RUSS IAN 
FEDERATION, AND THE UNITED STATES  
19. CHINA – CUSTOMS DUTIES ON CERTAIN IN TEGRATED CIRC UITS – REQUEST FROM 
THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, AND CHINESE T AIPEI  
20. EUROPEAN UNION – DRAFT IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS REGARDIN G PROTECTED 
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIG IN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, TRADITI ONAL TERMS, 
LABELLING AND PRESEN TATION OF CERTAIN WI NE SEC TOR PRODUCTS – REQUE ST FROM 
THE UNITED STATES  
21. CHINA – NEW EXPO RT CONTROL LAW IN DR AFT – REQUEST FROM J APAN  
22. UNITED STATES – PROHIBITIVE PROPOSAL  ON COMMUNICATION EQ UIPMENT OR 
SERVICES RELEASED BY  THE FCC – REQUEST F ROM CHINA  
23. AUSTRALIA – DISC RIMI NATORY MARKET ACCESS  PROHIBITION ON 5G E QUIPMENT 
– REQUEST FROM CHINA  
24. UNITED STATES – MEASURES REGARDING MARKET ACCESS PROHIB ITION FOR 
ICT PRODUCTS – REQUEST F ROM CHINA  
25. UNITED STATES – EXPORT CONTROL MEASU RES FOR ICT PRODUCTS  – REQUEST 
FROM CHINA  
26. EUROPEAN UNION – REGULATION EC NO.  1272/2008 (CLP  REGULATION) – 
REQUEST FROM THE RUS SIAN FEDERATION  G/C/W/766  
 
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  27. UNITED STATES – MEASURES ON AVIATION  SECURITY EQUIPMENT – REQUEST 
FROM CHINA  
28. THE RUSSIAN FEDE RATION – TRADE RESTR ICTING PRACTICES – REQUEST FROM 
THE EUROPEAN UNION  
29. CROATIA – REGULA TION OF IMPORT AND S ALE OF CERTAIN OIL P RODUCTS – 
REQUEST FROM THE RUS SIAN FEDERATION  
30. EUROPEAN UNION – AMENDMENTS TO THE D IRECTIVE 2009/28/EC,  RENEWABLE 
ENERGY DIRECTIVE – REQUEST FROM MALAYSIA  
31. EUROPEAN UNION – MEDICAL DEVICE REG ULATION AND IN VITRO  DIAGNOSTIC 
MEDICAL DEVICES REGU LATION – REQUEST FRO M THE UNITED STATES  
32. TUNISIA – IMPORT  RESTRICTION MEASURE S – REQUEST FROM THE  EUROPEAN 
UNION  
33. ANGOLA – IMPORT RESTRICTING PRACTICE S – STATEMENT BY THE UN ITED STATES  
34. BETTER FUNCTIONI NG OF THE COUNCIL FO R TRADE IN GOODS AND  SUBSIDIARY 
COMMITTEES – STATEME NT BY HONG KONG, CHI NA 
35. WORK PROGRAMME O N ELECTRONIC COMMERC E 
36. OTHER BUSINESS  
 
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