G/L/ 1492  
G/TRIMS/17  
13 October  2023 
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REPORT (20 23) OF THE COMMITTEE ON 
TRADE -RELATED INVESTMENT MEASURES  
(ADOPTED [12] OCTOBER 2023) 
1  GENERAL  
1.1.  This report is submitted pursuant to Article  7.3 of the Agreement on Trade -Related Investment 
Measures ("TRIMs  Agreement"), which requires the Committee on Trade -Related Investment 
Measures (the "Committee") to report annually to the Council for Trade in Goods. The Report covers 
the period 13 October 2022 – 12 October 202 3. 
1.2.  The Committee met formally on 23 Februar y and 12 October 202 3 and informally on 
19 July 2023. The meetings were chaired respectively by Ms Debora  PONCE  (Guatemala ) and 
Mr Po-Feng Huang  (Chinese Taipei ). The minutes of these meetings may be found in documents 
G/TRIMS/M/53  and G/TRIMS/M/54 .1 The meetings were open to all Members, governments with 
observer status in the WTO and international intergovernmental organizations to which the 
Committee has accorded regular observer status (IMF, OECD, UN, UNCTAD and World  Bank). 
Decisions on requests for observer status made by several other international organizations are 
pending.  
2  NOTIFICATIONS  
2.1.  Pursuant to Article 5.1 of the TRIMs Agreement, Members were required to notify any 
trade -related investment measure ("TRIM" ) inconsistent with the Agreement within 90  days after 
the entry into force of the WTO Agreement. Article  5.2 allows for transition periods for the elimination 
of measures notified under Article  5.1 and which were in existence at least 180  days preceding t he 
entry into force of the WTO Agreement. Pursuant to a decision of the General  Council in April  1995, 
governments eligible to become original WTO Members that accepted the WTO  Agreement after 
1 January  1995 had 90  days after the date of their acceptance o f the WTO Agreement to make the 
notifications foreseen in Article  5.1, with the period for the elimination of TRIMs notified under 
Article  5.1 governed by reference to the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement.2 Annex  1 
lists all notifications of measures under Article  5.1. In the case of some Members, notifications have 
been submitted later than the 90 -day period foreseen. Some Members have notified that they do 
not apply any TRIM inconsistent with the Agreement. Annex  2 lists all Members that hav e made such 
notifications.  
2.2.  Article  6.2 provides for notification of publications in which information on TRIMs can be found. 
Annex  3 lists the Members that have submitted such notifications. Since the last report, no new 
notification was received.  As agree d by the Committee at its meeting on 20  May 2009, the 
Secretariat has circulated a reminder3 containing guidance regarding the requirements of Article  6.2 
and its related decision. The reminder also request s all Members that have never notified such 
publications to do so without delay and that all Members that previously notified update their 
notifications, if appropriate, without delay. The latest updated list of notifications has been circulated 
in document G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.33 . 
 
1 To be circulated.  
2 WT/L/64.  
3 The reminder for 202 3 was circulated in document G/TRIMS/W/ 174. G/L/1492 • G/TRIMS/17  
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  3  COMMUNICATION S BY MEMBERS AND RELATED DISCUSSIONS  
3.1.  During this reporting period, the Committee held discussions on six (6) issues already discussed 
in previous reporting periods  and one new issue .  
3.2.  Issues raised in previous meetings of the Committee included: (i) India ‒ Import restriction on 
air conditioners, item requested by Japan4; (ii) Indonesia – Comprehensive Review of Localization 
Measures, item requested by the United States, the European Union and Japan5; (iii) Indonesia ‒ 
Import restriction on carpets and other textiles, item requested by Japan and the European Union6; 
(iv) Indonesia ‒ Import restriction on air conditioners, item requested by Japan7; (v) China – Draft 
of Chinese recommended national standard (GB/T) for office devices (information secu rity 
technology -security specification for office devices), item requested by Japan; ( vi) China – The 
Government Procurement Law of the People's Republic of China (The Amendment Draft), item 
requested by Japan.  The issue raised for the first time at the Oc tober meeting of the Committee 
concerns Kazakhstan – Preferences for domestic agricultural machinery, item requested by the 
United States.  
3.3.  In addition, in the context of  ongoing consultations in the General Council and the Council for 
Trade in Goods regar ding WTO reform and improving the functioning of the WTO Committees , the 
TRIMs Committee decided to modify its functioning in three areas8: (i) the WTO Secretariat will 
organize introductory sessions on the TRIMs Agreement and the functioning of the Commi ttee for 
Geneva -based and capital -based delegates : the first training session of this kind will be held in the 
second semester of 2023; (ii) Minutes of regular Committee meetings – starting with the Fall meeting 
of the Committee – will be prepared in verbatim style, on a trial basis and (iii) the Chair will circulate 
a factual summary of Committ ee meetings, on a trial basis, starting with the Fall meeting of the 
Committee. The decision of the Committee in this regard is reflected in G/TRIMS/15 . 
3.4.  Finally, at the request of the African group, an item on Policy Space to Promote Industrialisation 
and St ructural Transformation in Developing Countries9 was discussed at the Fall meeting of the 
Committee.  
4  ELECTION OF OFFICERS  
4.1.  On 5 June 2023 , the Council for Trade in Goods ("CTG") appointed Mr Po -Feng HUANG  
(Chinese  Taipei ) as Chairperson of the Committee. As per the Committee's decision on 
23 February  202310, a communication was sent to the Membership in this respect on 5 June  and as 
no written objection was received, Mr HUANG  was elected as the Chairperson of the Committee on 
8 June 2023 . 
 
 
4 G/TRIMS/Q/IND/1.  
5 G/TRIMS/Q/IDN/5; G/TRIMS/Q/IDN/6; G/TRIMS/Q/IDN/7 and G/TRIMS/Q/IDN/8.  
6 G/TRIMS/Q/IDN/9.  
7 G/TRIMS/Q/IDN/10.  
8 G/TRIMS/15.  
9 G/TRIMS/W/173 . 
10 Committee minutes contained in document G/TRIMS/M/5 3. G/L/1492 • G/TRIMS/17  
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  ANNEX 1  
MEMBERS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 5.1  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE -RELATED INVESTMENT MEASURES  
 
Member  Document Symbol  Date of Communication  
Argentina  G/TRIMS/N/1/ARG/1  30 March 1995  
Argentina  G/TRIMS/N/1/ARG/1/Add.1  21 March 1997  
Barbados  G/TRIMS/N/1/BRB/1  31 March 1995  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of1 G/TRIMS/N/1/BOL/1  24 June 1998  
Chile2 G/TRIMS/N/1/CHL/1  14 December 1995  
Colombia  G/TRIMS/N/1/COL/1  31 March 1995  
Colombia  G/TRIMS/N/1/COL/1/Add.1  4 June 1995  
Colombia3 G/TRIMS/N/1/COL/2  31 July 1995  
Colombia  G/TRIMS/N/1/COL/2/Corr.1  30 September 1996  
Costa Rica4 G/TRIMS/N/1 /CRI/1  30 March 1995  
Cuba5 G/TRIMS/N/1/CUB/1  18 July 1995  
Cyprus6 G/TRIMS/N/1/CYP/2  30 October 1995  
Dominican Republic  G/TRIMS/N/1/DOM/1  26 April 1995  
Ecuador  G/TRIMS/N/1/ECU/1  20 March 1996  
Egypt  G/TRIMS/N/1/EGY/1  29 September 1995  
India G/TRIMS/N/1/IND/1  31 March 1995  
India G/TRIMS/N/1/IND/1/Add.1  22 December 1995  
India G/TRIMS/N/1/IND/1/Add.1/Corr.1  18 March 1996  
India G/TRI MS/N/1/IND/1/Add.2  11 April 1996  
Indonesia  G/TRIMS/N/1/IDN/1  23 May 1995  
Indonesia  G/TRIMS/N/1/IDN/1/Add.1  28 October 1996  
Kazakhstan  G/TRIMS/N/1/KAZ/1  21 April 2016  
Malaysia  G/TRIMS/N/1/MYS/1  31 March 1995  
Malaysia  G/TRIMS/N/1/MYS/1/Rev.1  14 March 1996  
Mexico  G/TRIMS/N/1/MEX/1  31 March 1995  
Mexico7 G/TRIMS/N/1/ME X/1/Rev.18 31 March 1995  
Nigeria9 G/TRIMS/N/1/NGA/1  17 July 1996  
Pakistan  G/TRIMS/N/1/PAK/1  30 March 1995  
Peru G/TRIMS/N/1/PER/1  3 March 1995  
Philippines  G/TRIMS/N/1/PHL/1  31 March 1995  
Poland10 G/TRIMS/N/1/POL/1  28 September 1995  
Russian Federation  G/TRIMS/N/1/RUS/1  23 January 2013  
 
1 Bolivia subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it does not apply any trade -related 
investment measures that are not in conformity with the Agreement (G/TRIMS/N/1/BOL/1/Add.1).  
2 Chile subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it has eliminated measures notified under 
Article 5.1 (G/TRIMS/N/1/CHL/1/Add.1).  
3 Colombia subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it had issued Decree No. 1473 of 
10 May 2004, whereby  Decree No. 2439 of 1994 establishing import control mechanisms for certain 
agricultural products had been repealed (G/TRIMS/N/1/CO L/3). 
4 Costa Rica subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it intended to eliminate measures 
notified under Art icle 5.1 in advance of the expiry of the transition period (G/TRIMS/N/1/CRI/1/Add.1).  
5 Cuba subsequently informed the Committee that the measures notified by Cuba under Article  5.1 are 
no longer in force (G/TRIMS/M/3, paragraph  5). 
6 This notification superseded Cyprus' previous one (G/TRIMS/N/1/CYP/1) of 29 June 1995; Cyprus 
subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it has eliminated measures notified under Article 5.1 
(G/TRIMS/N/1/CYP/2/Add.1).  
7 Mexico subsequently submi tted a notification indicating that all provisions under the Automotive 
Decree had ceased to be operative as of 1 January 2004 (G/C/42).  
8 In English only.  
9 Nigeria subsequently submitted a notification indicating that the Nigerian Enterprises Promotion Act 
of 1989 has been repealed and replaced with the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission Decree 1995 
(G/TRIMS/N/1/NGA/1/Add.1).  
10 Poland subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it has eliminated measures notified under 
Article 5 .1 (G/TRIMS/N/1/POL/1/Add.1).  G/L/1492 • G/TRIMS/17  
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  Member  Document Symbol  Date of Communication  
Russian Federation  G/TRIMS/N/1/RU S/1/Add.1  11 February 2013  
Romania  G/TRIMS/N/1/ROM/1  31 March 1995  
South Africa  G/TRIMS/N/1/ZAF/1  19 April 1995  
Thailand  G/TRIMS/N/1/THA/1  30 March 1995  
Uganda  G/TRIMS/N/1/UGA/1  17 June 1997  
Uruguay  G/TRIMS/N/1/URY/1  31 March 1995  
Uruguay  G/TRIMS/N/1/URY/1/Add.1  30 August 1995  
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  G/TRIMS/N/1/VEN/1  31 March 1995  
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  ANNEX 2  
NOTIFICATIONS INDICATING THAT NO TRIMS INCONSISTENT WITH THE AGREEMENT  
ON TRADE -RELATED INVESTMENT MEASURES ARE MAINTAINED  
Member  Document Symbol  Date of Communication  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  G/TRIMS/N/1/BO L/1/Add.1  4 March 1999  
Costa Rica  G/TRIMS/N/1/CRI/1/Add.11 16 September 1999  
Cyprus  G/TRIMS/N/1/CY P/2/Add.1  26 May 2000  
El Salvador  G/TRIMS/N/1/SLV/1  5 November 2003  
Haiti G/TRIMS/N/1/HTI/1  27 February 1998  
Honduras  G/TRIMS/N/1/HND/1  7 July 1995  
Israel  G/TRIMS/N/1/ISR/1  24 October 1996  
Jamaica  G/TRIMS/N/1/JAM/1  9 June 1998  
Jordan  G/TRIMS/N/1/JOR/1  22 May 2000  
Kuwait , the State of  G/TRIMS/N/1/KWT/1  10 November 2015  
Maldives  G/TRIMS/N/1/MLV/1  30 September 1999  
Mali G/TRIMS/N/1/MLI/1  27 May 1997  
Mauritius  G/TRIMS/N/1/MUS/1  27 March 1995  
New Zealand  G/TRIMS/N/1/NZL/1  20 May 1999  
Nicaragua  G/TRIMS/N/1/NIC/1  18 July 1996  
Oman  G/TRIMS/N/1/OMN/1  20 December 2000  
Saint Lucia  G/TRIMS/N/1/LCA/1  14 February 1996  
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  G/TRIMS/N/1/SAU/1  3 October 2006  
Singapore  G/TRIMS/N/1/SGP/1  9 October 1996  
Slovenia  G/TRIMS/N/1/SVN/1  27 March 1995  
Sri Lanka  G/TRIMS/N/1/LKA/1  14 March 2000  
Switzerland  G/TRIMS/N/1/CHE/1  8 August 1995  
Chinese Taipei  G/TRIMS/N/1/TPKM/1  27 May 2002  
Trinidad & Tobago  G/TRIMS/N/1/TTO/1  1 April 1996  
Zambia  G/TRIMS/N/1/ZMB/1  13 April 1995  
 
 
1 A Corrigendum to the English version was issued in G/TRIMS/N/1/CRI/1/Add.1/Corr.1, dated 
26 October  1999.  G/L/1492 • G/TRIMS/17  
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  ANNEX 3  
MEMBERS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 6.2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE -RELATED INVESTMENT MEASURES  
Afghanistan  Liberia  
Albania  Liechtenstei n 
Angola  Macao, China  
Argentina  Madagascar  
Armenia  Malaw i 
Australia  Malaysia  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  Maldives  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  Mali 
Botswana  Mauritius  
Brazil  Mexico  
Brunei Darussalam  Moldova, Republic of  
Burkina Faso  Mongolia  
Burundi  Montenegro  
Cambodia  Myanmar  
Cameroon  Namibia  
Canada  New Zealand  
Chad Nicaragua  
Chile Nigeria  
China  Norway  
Colombia  Oman  
Congo  Panama  
Costa Rica  Paraguay  
Côte d'Ivoire  Peru 
Cuba Philippines  
Djibouti  Qatar  
Dominica  Russian Federation  
Dominican Republic  Samoa  
Ecuador  Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  
El Salvador  Senegal  
European Union (including the member States)  Seychelles  
Fiji Singapore  
Gabon  South Africa  
The Gambia  Sri Lanka  
Georgia  Suriname  
Ghana  Switzerland  
Guatemala  Chinese Taipei  
Guinea  Thailand  
Haiti Togo 
Honduras  Tonga  
Hong Kong, China  Trinidad and Tobago  
Iceland  Tunisia  
India Türkiye  
Indonesia  Uganda  
Israel  Ukraine  
Jamaica  United Arab Emirates  
Japan  United Kingdom  
Jordan  United States of America  
Kazakhstan  Uruguay  
Korea, Republic of  Vanuatu  
Kuwait, the State of  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  
Kyrgyz Republic  Zambia  
Lao People's Democratic Republic  Zimbabwe  
Lesotho   
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