WT/L/1120  
TCA/18  
 
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REPORT ( 2021) OF THE  
COMMITTEE ON  TRADE IN CIVIL AIRCRAFT  
(ADOPTED 9 NOVEMBER 2021) 
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 th e last meeting (held on 
11 November  2020). 
2.  There are 33 Signatories to the Agreement: Albania; Canada; Egypt; the European Union1 (the 
following 19 EU Member States are also Signatories to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft in 
their own right: Austr ia; Belgium; Bulgaria; Denmark; Estonia; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; 
Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; the Netherlands; Portugal; 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; Bangladesh; Brazil; Cameroon; China; Colombia; Gabon; 
Ghana; India; Indonesia; Israel; Korea, Republic of; Mauritius; Nige ria; Oman; Russian  Federation; 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Tajikistan; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey 
and Ukraine. The IMF and UNCTAD are also observers.  
3.  Since its last Annual Report to the General Council (WT/L/ 1100 – TCA/16), the Committee on 
Trade in Civil  Aircraft held two informal meeting s on 26 July 2021 and on 27 September 2021, and 
one regular meeting on 5 November 202 1. 
4.  At the 5 November 2021  regular meeting, the Committee discussed the following matters:2 
A. Transposition Exercise of the Product Coverage Annex  
 
5.  The Committee decided to initiate a transposition exercise of the Product Annex to reflect the 
changes introduced in HS2012, HS2017 and HS2022, with the aim of producing a Protocol, as the 
Committee did  in 2001 and 2015.  
B. Implementation of the Agreement - Transparency and Possible Complementary Means  
 
6.  The Committee discussed the issues pertaining to (i) how to strengthen transparency and (ii) a 
possible complementary means to be devised through the Com mittee in light of the fact that few 
Participants have submitted letters of acceptance. Based on the positive reactions from the 
Participants, t he Chair stated that consultations would continue on possible concrete ideas and on 
the way forward.  
C. Election of the Chairperson  
 
7.  The Chair explained that she would leave her current position towards the end of the year  and 
that she would conduct consultations with Participants to select a new Chair. Unless she sees the 
need to hold a special meeting, she intended to proceed with the election via a paper process -- that 
 
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 will be issued as document TCA/M/38.  WT/L/1120 • TCA/18  
 
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  is, if no Participant object ed by a certain date , the candidate would be deemed to be elected by the 
Committee.  
D. Date of the Next Re gular Meeting  
 
8.  The Committee agreed to the timing of the next regular meeting.  
9.  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 i n Civil Aircraft.  
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