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Council for Trade in Goods    
 
 
MINUTES OF THE MEETI NG OF THE COUNCIL FO R TRADE IN GOODS  
11 AND 12  APRIL  2019  
CHAIRPERSON: HE MR JOSE LUIS CANCELA  (URUGUAY ) 
Addendum  
In a communication  dated Tuesday, 28 May 2019, addressed to Heads of Delegations, the 
Chairperson announced that the Council for Trade in Goods (CTG) would reconvene its meeting on 
Wednes day, 4 June 2019, to deal with Agenda Item No.  3, "Appointment of Officers to the Subsidiary 
Bodies of the Council  for Trade in Goods"  (documents  WTO/AIR/CTG/ 13 and G/C/W/7 63). 
 
3. APPOINTMENT OF OFFIC ERS TO THE SUBSIDIAR Y BODIES OF THE COUN CIL FOR 
TRADE IN GOODS  
3.1.  The Chairperson  reminded  delegations that, at the last CTG  meeting, on 11-12 April 2019, the 
former  Chairperson , Ambassador Stephen de Boer (Canada),  had announced the suspension of 
Agenda Item No.  3 concerning the "Appointment of Officers to the Subsidiary Bodies of the Council 
for Trade in Goods" given th at, despite his best efforts, he had not been in a position to submit to 
Members a slate of names for their consideration. He had therefore proposed to suspend this agenda 
item in order to hold additional consultations on this issue, and to revert to it at the appropriate 
time. 
3.2.  The Chairperson  also reminded delegations that the Guidelines for the Appointment of Officers 
to WTO  bodies contained in document  WT/L/510, adopt ed by the General Council on  
10 December  2002, provided that the Chairperson of the Council for Trade in Goods would conduct 
consultati ons on the appointment of the chairpersons of its subsidiary bodies. Additionally,  
document  JOB/GC/22, considered by the General Council on 27  July 2012, indicated that Group 
Coordinators should be involved in this process at an early stage. He also recall ed that, on this 
occasion, his predecessor had proceeded in accordance with the approach adopted by the General 
Council during its consultation process for the appointment of chairperson s to the WTO  bodies for 
2019, and had met on several occasions with th e Group Coordinators.  He also recalled that, before 
the start of this reconvened meeting, he had held an informal open -ended meeting on the proposed 
slate of names that had been circulated to Members. At this informal meeting , his predecessor, 
Ambassador Stephen de Boer, had informed the Council that , following the CTG meeting of 
11-12 April 2019, he had conducted three  further rounds of consultations with Group Coordinators . 
These consultations had been  carried out in a highly  transparent and open manner . His predecessor 
had also informed the Council of the following steps that had been taken , including an informal 
CTG meeting on 17  May 2019, to present, in his capacity as outgoing CTG  Chairperson, a slate of 
names based on the  list of candidates received from Group Coordinators and supported by 
delegations that had met with him individually . The slate had reflected, to the greatest possible 
extent, the most balanced regional representation that could be obtained , and had been prepar ed 
follow ing the Guidelines on the Appointment of Officers to WTO  Bodies and the practical steps set 
out in document  JOB/GC/22, in full respect of the principles of impartiality, objectivity and , in 
particular , rotation , and with a view to resolving t he impasse in the Council's subsidiary bodies due 
to a lack of chairpersons to facilitate debate and discussion ; his predecessor  had also consulted with 
the former Chairperson of the Council for Trade in Services in this regard.  Since a formal objection 
to the slate initially submitted by one Regional Group had been withdrawn, his predecessor , 
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  3.3.  The Chairperson therefore believed that he was in a position to propose to this Co uncil an 
agreed slate of names for the Chairs of the subsidiary bodies, which , as indicated by his predecessor , 
reflected the open manner in which the consultations had been carried out, as well as the wide 
diversity of the WTO  Membership. Considering the different candidates that had been submitted by 
Group Coordinators, he also believed that the slate of names reflected, to the extent possible, the 
balance as provided for in the Guidelines.  
3.4.  The list of names of Chairpersons for the subsidi ary bodies that he had prepared read as 
follows : 
Chairpersons of CTG  Subsidiary Bodies  
Market Access  Mr Fernando Bruno ESCOBAR PACHECO (Bolivia)  
Agriculture  Mrs Christiane DALEIDEN DISTEFANO (Luxembourg)  
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Mr Daniel ARBOLEDA (Colombia)  
Technical Barriers to Trade  Mr Sung hwa JANG (Republic of Korea)  
TRIMs  Ms Tiziana ZUGLIANO (Italy)  
Anti-Dumping Practices  Ms Lenka ŠUSTROVÁ (Czech Republic)  
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Ms Michèle LEGAULT DOOLEY (Canada)  
Safeguards  Ms Katherine DELLAR (Australia)  
Import Licensing  Ms Carol TSANG (Hong Kong, China)  
Rules of Origin  Ms Uma Shankari MUNIANDY (Singapore)  
Customs Valuation  Mr Baroma Winega BAMANA (Togo)  
State Trading Enterprises  Dr Kristian HENK (Austria)  
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade 
in Information Technology Products (ITA Committee)  Mr Kazunori FUKUDA (Japan)  
Committee on Trade Facilitation (TFA Committee)  HE Mr Mohammad Qurban HAQJO  (Afghanistan)  
 
3.5.  He proposed that the Council agree with the nominations as indicated . 
3.6.  The Council so agreed . 
3.7.  The Chairperson  recalled that, while all the other subsidiary bodies of the Council had provisions 
in their respective Agreement or rules of procedure requiring them to elect Chairpersons, Working 
Parties did not. As a result, he proposed that the Council appoint the nom inated Chairperson, 
Dr Kristian HENK (Austria) , for the Working Party on State Trading Enterprises.  
3.8.  The Council so agreed . 
3.9.  The Chairperson  then observed that, on the question of Vice -Chairpersons, his understanding 
was that, in cases where the option existed under the Agreement or rules of procedure, it would be 
for the subsidiary bodies themselves to decide if they needed a Vice -Chair, and that it was for the 
respective Chair to hold the necessary consultations  in this regard . He asked if the Council could 
proceed on that basis.  
3.10.   The Council so agreed . 
3.11.   The Chairperson  thanked Ambassador de Boer for his efforts in preparing the slate of names, 
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  and for the ir assistance and cooperation. He also thanked the outgoing Chairpersons of the various 
subsidiary bodies of the Council for Trade in Goods for their hard work and dedication during 201 8, 
and wished success to the incoming Chairs in fulfilling their tasks during 201 9. 
3.12.   He also reminded delegations that the next CTG  meeting would take place on Monday and 
Tuesday , 8 and 9  July 2019. The agenda would close on Thursday , 27 June 2019. 
3.13.   The meeting was closed . 
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