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31 October  2023 
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Council for Trade in Goods    
 
DRAFT REPORT (202 3) OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
In accordance with the "Procedures for an Annual Overview of WTO  Activities and for Reporting 
under the WTO" ( WT/L/105 ), the Council for Trade in Goods (CTG, or the Council) is to prepare an 
annual report each year to the Gener al Council on the activities in the Council as well as those in its 
subsidiary bodies. The reports are to be "factual in nature, containing an indication of actions and 
decisions taken, with cross -references to reports of subordinate bodies and could follo w the model 
of the GATT  1947 Council reports to the CONTRACTING PARTIES".  
 
Since its 202 2 Annual Report ( G/L/14 63) was issued, the CTG met three  times in formal session on 
the following dates: 3-4 April 20231; 6-7 July 20232; and 30 November -1 December  20233. 
Furthermore, the CTG met six times  in informal mode , to consider the slate of names for the 
appointment of Chairpersons of the CTG's subsidiary bodies  on 5 June 20234; and to discuss 
MC12  implementation matters  on 31 January  20235; 27 February  20236; 31  March  20237; 
31 May 20238; and 19  September  20239. 
 
The subject matters raised and/or acted upon in the Council were as follows:  
 
1   ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  .......................  2 
2   APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS FOR THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE COUNCIL  ..........  2 
3   MARKET ACCESS ISSUES  ................................ ................................ ............................  3 
3.1   Collective waiver requests on the introduction of the Harmonized System  2002,  
2007, 2012, 2017, and 2022  ................................ ................................ .............................  3 
4   NOTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS  ................................ ...................  3 
5   STATUS OF NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENTS IN 
ANNEX  1A OF THE WTO  AGREEMENT (G/L/223/REV.30)  ................................ ................  4 
6   MEMBERS' NON -RESPONSIVENESS TO QUESTIONS POSED BY OTHER MEMBERS  
AND MEMBERS' NON -NOTIFICATIONS OF ITEMS PURSUANT TO CERTAIN 
WTO  AGREEMENTS – REQUE STS FROM THE UNITED STATES  ................................ ...........  4 
7   MEASURES TO ALLOW GRADUATED LDCS, WITH GNP BELOW USD  1,000,  
BENEFITS PURSUANT TO ANNEX  VII(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SUBSI DIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES (WT/GC/W/752)  ................................ .. 4 
8   PRINCIPLES GUIDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPL EMENTATION OF 
TRADE -RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES – COMMUNICATION FROM  
THE AFRICAN GROUP (G/C/W/830)  ................................ ................................ ...............  4 
9   TRADE CONCERNS  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 4 
 
1 See d ocuments G/C/M/145  and G/C/M/145/Add.1 . 
2 See document G/C/M/146 . 
3 See d ocument G/C/M/147  (to be issued).  
4 See document ICN/CTG/11 . 
5 See documents ICN/CTG/7 , ICN/CTG/7/Add.1  and JOB/CTG/20 . 
6 See documents ICN/CTG/8, ICN/CTG/8/Suppl.1 and JOB/CTG/23 . 
7 See documents ICN/CTG/9 , ICN/CTG/9/Add.1 , ICN/CTG/9/Suppl.1 , and JOB/CTG/27 . 
8 See documents ICN/CTG/10 , ICN/CTG/10/Suppl.1  and JOB/CTG/28 . 
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  10   MC12  IMPLEMENTATION MATTERS: FUNCTIONING OF THE CTG AND ITS 
SUBSIDIARY BODIES AND WTO  RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC  ................................ ...... 5 
11   CONSIDERATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS OF SUB SIDIARY BODIES OF  
THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  ................................ ................................ ..............  5 
ANNEX  1 ................................ ................................ ................................ .........................  7 
ANNEX  2 ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  10 
ANNEX  3 ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  12 
 
  
1  ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
1.1.  At its meeting of 3-4 April, the Council elected by acclamation Ambassador 
Dr Adamu  Mohammed Abdulhamid  (Nigeria ) as its Chairperson for 2022 -2023.  
2  APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS FOR THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE COUNCIL  
2.1.  At its meeting of 3-4 April, the Council suspended this agenda item pending further 
consultations. The process continued to be  conducted by the then outgoing  Chairperson of the 
Council for Trade in Goods, M r Etienne Oudot de Dainville.  
2.2.  The Council reverted to this agenda item on 5 June10, when the Chairperson reported that 
consensus on the slate of names had been reached, and the Council of Trade in Goods agreed on 
the nominations of the following persons for election as Chairpersons of the subsidiary bodies of the 
Council for Trade in Go ods for 2023-2024: 
CTG Subsidiary  Body  Candidate  
Committee  on Agriculture  Mr Kjetil TYSDAL  (Norway)  
Committee  on Anti-dumping  Practices  Mrs Ayşegül  ŞAHINOĞLU  YERDEŞ  (Türkiye)  
Committee  on Customs  Valuation  Mr Omar  CISSE  (Senegal)  
Committee  on Import  Licensing  Mr Nat THARNPANICH  (Thailand)  
Committee  on Market  Access  Miss Renata  CRISTALDO  OVIEDO  (Paraguay)  
Committee  on Rules  of Origin  Mr Elia N. MTWEVE  (Tanzania)  
Committee  on Safeguards  Mr Eungkil  JEON (Republic  of Korea)  
Committee  on Sanitary  and 
Phytosanitary  Measures  Mr Tayutic  MENA  RETANA  (Costa  Rica) 
Committee  on Subsidies  and 
Countervailing  Measures  Mr James  LESTER  (New Zealand)  
Committee  on Technical  Barriers  to 
Trade  Ms Anna VITIE  (Finland)  
Committee  on Trade  Facilitation  Mr Carlos  GUEVARA  (Ecuador)  
Committee  on TRIMs  Mr Po-Feng HUANG  (Chinese  Taipei)  
Committee  of Participants  on the 
Expansion  of Trade  in Information  
Technology  Products  Mr Don SPEDDING  (Australia)  
Working  Party  on State  Trading  
Enterprises  Ms Laura  Ulda CALLIGARO  (Italy)  
 
 
10 See document  G/C/M/145/Add.1 . G/C/W/837  
 
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  3  MARKET ACCESS ISSUES  
3.1  Collective waiver requests on th e introduction of the Harmonized System  2002, 2007, 
2012, 2017 , and 2022  
3.1.  At its meeting of 30 November , the Council considered four  requests for an extension of the 
collective waivers in connection with the introduction of Harmonized System  2002, 2007, 2012, 2017  
and 2022  changes into WTO  Schedules of Concessions. The Council [approved ] the waiver extension 
requests and recommended that the dra ft decisions contained in documents  G/C/W/ 831, 
G/C/W/ 832, G/C/W/ 833, G/C/W/834 , and G/C/W/8 35 be forwarded to the General Council for 
adoption.  
4  NOTIFICATION OF RE GIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS  
4.1.  At its meetings of 3 April, 7 July, and 30 November , the Council was informed of the following 
notifications of regional trade agreements:  
• Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans -Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Goods – 
Entry into Force for Chile ( WT/REG395/N/4 ); 
• Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans -Pacific Partners hip (CPTPP), Goods – 
Entry into Force for Malaysia ( WT/REG395/N/3 ); 
• Free Trade Agreement between Iceland, Liec htenstein and Norway and the United Kingdom, 
Goods – Entry into Force for Iceland ( WT/REG459/N/2 ); 
• Free Trade A greement between the United Kingdom, Norway and Iceland, Goods 
(WT/REG430/N/2 ) – Notification of Termination ; 
• Free Trade Agreement between Türkiye and the Kingdom of Denmark, Goods 
(WT/REG466/N/1 ); 
• Free Trade Agreement b etween Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and the United Kingdom, 
Goods (WT/REG459/N/1/ADD.1 ) – Changes to Ex isting Agreement ; 
• Free Trade Agreement between El Salvador, Honduras and the Separate Customs Territory 
of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu – Notification of Suspension between El Salvador and 
The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Ma tsu, Goods 
(WT/REG283/N/2 ); 
• Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and Israel, Goods ( WT/REG468/N/1 ); 
• Free Trade Agreement between Iceland, Liechtenstein And Norway And The United Kingdom, 
Goods (WT/REG459/N/2/ADD.1 ) – Changes to Existing Agreement ; 
• Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement between India and Australia , Goods 
(WT/REG473/N/1 ) 
• Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and New Zealand, Goods 
(WT/REG472/N/1 ) 
• Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and Australia, Goods ( WT/REG471/N/1 ) 
• Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Korea and Cambodia, Goods 
(WT/REG470/N/1 ) 
• Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Indonesia and the Republic Of 
Korea, Goods (WT/REG469/N/1 ) 
• Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans -Pacific Partnership ( CPTPP), Goods – 
Entry into force for Brunei Darussalam (WT/REG395/N/5 ) 
• Free Trade Agreement between Türkiye and Georgia, Goods  (WT/REG261/N/1/ADD.1 ) – 
Changes to Existing Agreement  
• Agreement on the Establishment of the Common Economic Zone, Goods - Notification of 
Withdrawal of Ukraine from the Agreement (WT/REG254 /N/2)  
• Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and North Macedonia, Goods - Changes to Existing 
Agreement (WT/REG248/N/1/ADD.1 ) 
• Free Trade Agreement between Türkiye and Montenegro, Goods - Changes to Existing 
Agreement (WT/REG282/N/1/ADD.1 ) 
• Free Trade Agreement between El Salvador, Honduras and The Separate Customs Territory 
of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, Goods – Notification of Suspension between El 
Salvador and The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
(WT/REG283/N/3 ) 
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  5  STATUS OF NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENTS IN 
ANNEX  1A OF THE WTO  AGREEMENT ( G/L/223/REV.30 ) 
5.1.  At its meeting of 3 April, the Council took note of document  G/L/223/Rev. 30, informing 
Members about the status of notifications under the provisions of the Agreements in Annex  IA of the 
WTO Agreement . In additio n, the Chairperson drew Members' attention to the  online  Notifications 
Portal ( https://notifications.wto.org/en ), which sought to consolidate, under a single system, all 
general information concerning notifications and the information for the agreements on trade in 
goods summarized and presented following the template of document  series G/L/223/ *. 
6  MEMBERS' NON -RESPONSIVENESS TO QUESTIONS POSED BY OTHER MEMBERS AND 
MEMBERS' NON -NOTIFICATIONS OF ITEMS PURSUANT TO CERTAIN WTO  AGREEMENTS  – 
REQUESTS FROM THE UNITED STATES  
6.1.  At its meetings of 3  April and 6 July, the United States requested the inclusion of two new 
agenda items, each including annexes with lists of those Members that have questions outstanding 
in CTG  subsidiary bodies and non -notifications of items pursuant to certain WTO  Agreements .11 The 
United States reminded Members of their obligation to comply with their transparency obligations , 
and encouraged those Members requir ing assistance and guidance to reach out to the Secretariat or 
other Members. The Council took not e of the statements made by the various Members that took 
the floor.  
7  MEASURES TO ALLOW GRADUATED LDCS, WITH GNP BELOW US D 1,000, BENEFITS 
PURSUANT TO ANNEX  VII(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING 
MEASURES (WT/GC/W/752)  
7.1.  At its meeting of 6 July, the Council took note of the statements made by Bangladesh , on behalf 
of the LDC  Group, and supported by Nepal, reite rating their request to Members to consider the 
proposal to allow graduated LDC  Members to benefit from the exception provided under 
Article  27.2(a) of the SCM  Agreement to developing Members  listed in Annex  VII(b) ; and clarified 
that the LDC  Group's propo sal on graduation submitted to the General Council was contained in 
document  WT/GC/W/807/Rev.2 ; and that t he specif ic item on the ASCM in the LDC  Graduation 
proposal would  depend on a CTG decision . The United States noted information gaps and remained 
available to engage with the LDC  Group, as did the European Union.  
7.2.  At its meeting of 30 November , [ … ]. 
8  PRINCIPLES GUIDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADE -RELATED 
ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES – COMMUNICATION FROM THE AFRICAN GROUP 
(G/C/W/830 ) 
8.1.  At its meeting of 30 November , [ … ]. 
9  TRADE CONCERNS  
9.1.  At its meeting of  3 April, 41 trade concerns were brought to the Council's attention, including 
the following four new trade concerns: (i)  United States, Japan, Netherlan ds – 
US-Japan -Netherlands Agreement on Chip Export Restrictions – Request from China; (ii)  United 
States – Section  301 Tariffs on Certain Goods from China – Request from China ; (iii) United States 
– Disruptive and Restrictive Measures in the Name of National Security – Request from China; and 
(iv) India – Implementation of Conformity Assessment Policy through Quality Control Orders (QCOs) 
in Various Sectors – Request from Canada and the European Union . The full l ist of trade concerns 
considered at the 3 April CTG  meeting is provided in Annex  1. 
9.2.  At its meeting of 6 July, 37 trade concerns were brought to the Council's attention, all of them 
previously raised concerns. The full list of trade concerns considered at the 6 July CTG meeting is 
provided in Annex  2. 
 
11 G/C/W/827  Annex  1 and 2; G/C/W/828  Annex  1 and 2.  G/C/W/837  
 
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  9.3.  At its meeting of 30 November , [ … ] trade concerns were brought to the Council's attention, 
including the following [ … ] new trade concerns: [ … ]. The full list  of trade concerns considered at 
the 30  November CTG  meeting is provided in Annex  3. 
10  MC12  IMPLEMENTATION MATTERS : FUNCTIONING OF THE CTG AND ITS SUBSIDIARY 
BODIES AND WTO  RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC  
10.1.  The CTG has held five  informal meetings to discuss CTG -related MC12  implementation 
matters: 31 January  2023 ( ICN/CTG/7 , ICN/CTG/7/Add.1 , and JOB/CTG/20 ); 27  February  2023 
(ICN/CTG/8 , ICN/CTG/8/Suppl.1 , and JOB/CTG/23 ); 31 March  2023 ( ICN/CTG/9 , ICN/CTG/9/Add.1 , 
ICN/CTG/9/Suppl.1 , and JOB/CTG/27 ); 31  May 2023 ( ICN/CTG/10 , ICN/CTG/10/Suppl.1  and 
JOB/CTG/28 ); and 19  September  2023 ( ICN/CTG/12 , ICN/CTG/12/Suppl.1  and JOB/CTG/37 ). 
10.2.  At its formal meetings of 3 April, 6 July and 30 November , the Chairperson reported on the 
work undertaken in this area .12 
10.3.  Regarding the functioning of the CTG and its subsidiary bodies , the CTG has formally 
adopted decisions to improve [nine] of its working procedures13, as well as a large number of 
additional changes introduced by the Secretariat after receiving feedback from Members. The CTG's 
14 subsidiary bodies submitted  written repo rts summarizing their discussions and describing the 
improvements made since the conclusion of MC12.14 These reports have been  collect ed and 
consolidate d into a comprehensive draft report for the Goods area overall  in 
document  JOB/CTG/39/Rev. 2. At its formal meeting of 30 November , the Council considered the 
report  and [agreed ] to transmit this report to the General Council for consideration at its 
December  meeting.  
10.4.  Regarding the WTO  Response to the COVID -19 Pandemic , the Secretariat prepared a 
draft report in JOB/CTG/35  at the request of the Chairperson of the Council for Trade in Goods 
further to the Council's informal meeting of 31  May 202315, and follow ed the template proposed in 
RD/CTG/20 . The Chairperson of the CTG also conveyed these discussions  to the Chairpersons of the 
CTG's 14  subsid iary bodies and invited them to a meeting that was held on 30  June 2023, where he  
explained the status of current work, and coordinated on how best to advance it .16  
10.5.  Further to discussions at the informal meeting of 19  September  2023 and comments from 
Memb ers, a second  revision  was circulated in document  JOB/CTG/35/Rev.2  and 
JOB/CTG/35/Rev2/Add.1  incorporated additional inputs . At its formal meeting of 30 November , the 
Council considered the report  and [agreed ] to transmit this report to the General Council for 
consider ation at its December meeting.  
11  CONSIDERATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS OF SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR 
TRADE IN GOODS  
11.1.  At its meeting of 30 November , the Council took note of the annual reports of its subsidiary 
bodies . Since their meeting took place after the Council's final formal meeting of 202 3, the Annual 
Report of the Committee on Trade Facilitation would be submitted directly to the General Council at 
its next regular meeting.  
 
12 See CTG  Minutes of meetings in G/C/M/145  section  7; G/C/M/146  section  4; and G/C/M/147 (to be 
issued).  
13 (i) An extension to 15  calendar days for requesting the inclusion of an agenda item; (ii) separating 
the trade concerns in the agenda as new and previously raised; (iii) including CTG  trade concerns in the Trade 
Concerns Database ; (iv) the introduction of the eAgenda on a trial basis; (v)  the preparation of an annotated 
agenda for the 30  November meeting; (vi)  default option for statements in the eAgenda; (vii)  online 
availability of all documents in all three  WTO languages for consideration during a meeting; ( viii) encouraged 
online availability of presentations in all three  WTO languages for consideration during a meeting; and  
(ix) annual WTO  Digital Tools Overview Session. See G/C/M/145  section  7, JOB/CTG/27  and JOB/CTG/28 ; 
G/L/1481 ; G/C/M/146  Section  4; JOB/CTG/38 ; G/L/1490  and G/C/M/147 (to be issued ). 
14 See JOB/CTG/29 , JOB/CTG/33  and the overall description of the process in JOB/GC/345/Add.1 . 
15 JOB/CTG/33  and JOB/CTG/37 . 
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  CTG Subsidiary Body  Report (Document Symbol)  
Committee on Agriculture (COA)  To be issued  
Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices (AD P) G/L/1501 
Committee on Customs Valuation (CV)  To be issued  
Committee on Import Licensing (IL)  To be issued  
Committee on Market Access (CMA)  G/L/1507 
Committee on Rules of Origin (ROO)  G/L/1499 
Committee on Safeguards (SG)  G/L/1503 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)  To be issued  
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM)  G/L/1506 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)  To be issued  
Committee on Trade Facilitation (TF)  To be issued  
Committee on Trade -Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)  G/L/1492 
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information 
Technology Products (ITA)  To be issued  
Pre-shipment Inspection a nd Independent Entity  To be issued  
Working Party on State Trading Enterprises (STEs)  G/L/1496 
 
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  ANNEX  1 
LIST OF TRADE CONCERNS CONSIDERED AT THE  
CTG MEETING OF 3-4 APRIL  2023 
(IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)  
No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) raising 
the concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
 
1 18 Australia – Discriminatory Market Access 
Prohibition on 5G  Equipment – Request from 
China  China  India; Japan  
2 31 Australia, Canada, European Union, Japan, New 
Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and 
United States – Unilateral Trade Restrictive 
Measures – Request from the Russian Federation  Russian Federation  Brazil  
3 33 China – Administrative Measures for Registration 
of Overseas Producers of Imported Foods – 
Request from Australia and the United States  Australia; United 
States   
4 25 China – Cosmetics Supervision and 
Administration Regulations (CSAR) – Request 
from Australia, the European Union, Japan, and 
the United States  Australia; European 
Union; Japan; United 
States   
5 42 China – Draft of Chinese Recommended National 
Standard for Office Devices – Request from 
Japan  Japan  Japan  
6 43 China – Draft Revision of Chinese Government 
Procurement Law – Request from Japan  Japan  Korea, Republic of  
7 41 China – Export Control Law – Request from 
Japan  Japan   
8 40 China – Implementation of Trade Disruptive and 
Restrictive Measures – Request from Australia  Australia  Russian Federation; 
Switzerland  
9 34 China – Subsidy Transparency and China's 
Publication and Inquiry Point Obligations under 
China's Protocol of Accession – Request from 
Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, 
the United Kingdom, and the United States  Australia; Canada; 
European Union; 
Japan; United 
Kingdom; United 
States   
10 35 Egypt – Halal Certification Measure, Based on 
Egyptian Standard ES  4249/2014 General 
Requirements for Halal Food According to 
Islamic Sharia – Request from Canada and the 
United States  Canada; United States   
11 47 Egypt – Mandatory Use of Letter of Credit as 
Payment Condition for Imports – Request from 
the European Union  European Union   
12 19 European Union – Carbon Border Adjustment 
Mechanism – Request from China, Indonesia, 
and the Russian Federation  China; Indonesia; 
Russian Federation  Brazil; Egypt; India; 
Japan; Kazakhstan; 
Korea, Republic of; 
Paraguay; Thailand; 
Türkiye  
13 20 European Union – Deforestation -Free 
Commodities – Request from Indonesia and the 
Russian Federation  Indonesia; Russian 
Federation  Brazil; Paraguay; Türkiye  
14 32 European Union – Draft Commission Regulation 
Amending Annexes  II and V to Regulation (EC) 
No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as Regards Maximum Residue Levels 
for Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam in or on 
Certain Products – Request from the United 
States  United States  Uruguay  
15 8 European Union – Implementation of Non -Tariff 
Barriers on Agricultural Products – Request from 
Australia, Brazil, Canada , Colombia, Costa Rica, 
Dominican Republic , Ecuador, Guatemala, 
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, and 
Uruguay (G/C/W/767/Rev.1)  Australia; Brazil; 
Canada; Colombia; 
Costa Rica; Dominican 
Republic;  Ecuador; 
Guatemala; Panama ; 
Paraguay; Peru; United  
States; Uruguay  Brazil; India  
16 9 European Union – Proposed Modification of 
TRQ Commitments: Systemic Concerns – 
Request from Uruguay  Uruguay   
17 11 European Union – Quality Schemes for 
Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs – The 
Registration of Certain Terms of Cheese as 
Geographical Indications – Request from New 
Zealand and Uruguay  New Zealand; Uruguay   
18 48 European Union – Regulation (EU)  2017/2321 
and Regulation (EU)  2018/825 – Request from 
the Russian Federation  Russian Federation  Korea, Republic of; New 
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  No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) raising 
the concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
 
19 17 European Union – Sweden's Discriminatory 
Market Access Prohibition on 5G  Equipment – 
Request from China  China  Japan; Korea, Republic 
of; Switzerland; United 
States  
20 21 European Union – The Europe an Green Deal – 
Request from the Russian Federation  Russian Federation  Canada; India; 
Switzerland; United 
States  
21 46 India – Implementation of Conformity 
Assessment Policy through Quality Control 
Orders (QCOS) in Various Sectors – Request 
from Canada and the European Union  Canada; European 
Union  Argentina  
22 12 India – Import Policies on Tyres – Request from 
Canada; the  European Union; Indonesia; the 
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, 
Kinmen and Matsu; and Thailand  Canada; European 
Union; Indonesia; 
Chinese Taipei; 
Thailand   
23 13 India – Import Restriction on Air Conditioners – 
Request from Japan and Thailand  Japan; Thailand   
24 36 India – Order Related to Requirement of Non -GM 
cum GM free Certificate Accompanied with 
Imported Food Consignment – Request from the 
United States  United States  Korea, Republic of; 
Norway; Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of  
25 28 India – Restrictions on Imports of Certain Pulses 
– Request from Australia, Canada, the European 
Union, and the United States  Australia; Canada; 
European Union; 
United States  Argentina; Brazil; 
Colombia; Ecuador; 
Guatemala; India; 
Paraguay; Uruguay  
26 26 Indonesia – Commodity Balance Mechanism – 
Request from the European Union  European Union  Canada; European Union;  
Japan; Korea, Republic 
of; Chinese Taipei; 
United Kingdom  
27 27 Indonesia – Import and Export Restricting 
Policies and Practices – Request from the 
European Union, Japan, and New Zealand  European Union; 
Japan; New Zealand  New Zealand  
28 39 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Bahrain, 
United Arab Emirates, the State of Kuwait, 
Oman, and Qatar – Selective Tax on Certain 
Imported Products – Request from Switzerland 
and the United States  Switzerland; United 
States  European Union; New 
Zealand; Pa raguay; 
United Kingdom  
29 37 Mexico – Conformity Assessment Procedure 
under Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-223-SCFI/SAGARPA -2018, "Cheese 
Names, Specifications, Commercial Information, 
and Test Methods", published on 
31 January  2019 – Request from the United 
States  United States  Argentina; Canada; 
India; Japan; Paraguay; 
Uruguay  
30 14 Nepal – Import Ban on Energy Drinks – Request 
from Thailand  Thailand   
31 30 Pakistan – Import Restrictions and 
Discriminatory Treatment on Foodstuffs and 
Consumer Goods – Request from the European 
Union  European Union   
32 38 Panama – Onions and Potatoes Harvest Life and 
Sprouting Requirements – Request from Canada 
and the United States  Canada; United States  European Union  
33 10 United Kingdom – Draft Goods Schedule and 
Proposed UK  TRQ Commitments: Systemic 
Concerns – Request from Uruguay  Uruguay  Canada; European Union; 
Japan; New Zealand; 
Chinese Taipei; United 
Kingdom; United States  
34 22 United Kingdom – UK Environmental Act: Forest 
Risk Commodities – Request from Indonesia  Indonesia  Australia; European 
Union  
35 16 United States – A Series of Disruptive Policy 
Measures on the Global Semiconductor Industry 
Chain and Supply Chain – Request from China  China  European Union  
36 44 United States - Discriminatory Arrangements on 
Steel and/or Aluminum – Request from China  China   
37 45 United States – Disruptive and Restrictive 
Measures in the Name of National Security – 
Request from China  China  Türkiye  
38 29 United States – Import Re strictions on Apples 
and Pears – Request from the European Union  European Union   
39 24 United States – Section  301 Tariffs on Certain 
Goods from China – Request from China  China  Japan; United Kingdom  
40 23 United States –Japan –Netherlands – Agreement 
on Chip Export Restrictions – Request from 
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  No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) raising 
the concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
 
41 15 United States – Trade Distorting and 
Discriminatory Subsidies Measures of the 
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – Request from 
China  China  Norway  
 
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  ANNEX  2 
LIST OF TRADE CONCERNS CONSIDERED AT THE  
CTG MEETING OF 6 -7 JULY  2023  
(IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)  
No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) raising 
the concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
 
1 23 Australia – Discriminatory Market Access 
Prohibition on 5G  Equipment – Request from 
China  China   
2 44 Australia, Canada, European Union, Japan, New 
Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and 
United States – Unilateral Trade Restrictive 
Measures – Request from the Russian Federation  Russian Federation  Korea, Republic of; 
Moldova, Republic of; 
Norway; Ukraine  
3 11 China – Administrative Measures for Registration 
of Overseas Producers of Imported Foods – 
Request from Australia and the United States  Australia; European 
Union; United States  Canada; European Union; 
Japan; Korea, Republic 
of; Chinese Taipei; 
United Kingdom  
4 12 China – Cosmetics Supervision and 
Administration Regulations (CSAR) – Request 
from Australia, the European Union, Japan, and 
the United States  Australia; European 
Union; Japan; United 
States  Korea, Republic of; New 
Zealand  
5 30 China – Draft of Chinese Recommended National 
Standard for Office Devices – Request from 
Japan  Japan  European Union; 
Philippines  
6 31 China – Draft Revision of Chinese Government 
Procurement Law – Request from Japan  Japan   
7 9 China – Export Control Law – Request from 
Japan  Australia  Canada; European Union; 
Japan; New Zealand; 
Chinese Taipei; United 
Kingdom; United States  
8 32 China – Implementation of Trade Disruptive and 
Restrictive Measures – Request from Australia  European Union; Japan  Australia; Canada; Korea, 
Republic of; Switzerland; 
United Kingdom  
9 13 China – Subsidy Transparency and China's 
Publication and Inquiry Point Oblig ations under 
China's Protocol of Accession – Request from 
Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, 
the United Kingdom, and the United States  Australia; Canada; 
European Union; 
Japan; United 
Kingdom; United 
States  New Zealand  
10 16 Egypt – Halal Certification Measure, Based on 
Egyptian Standard ES  4249/2014 General 
Requirements for Halal Food According to 
Islamic Sharia – Request from Canada and the 
United States  Canada; European 
Union; United States  New Zealand; Paraguay  
11 22 European Union – Carbon Border Adjustment 
Mechanism – Request from China, Indonesia, 
and the Russian Federation  Brazil; China; 
Indonesia; Russian 
Federation  India; Japan; 
Kazakhstan; Korea, 
Republic of; Paraguay; 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom 
of; Thailand; Türkiye  
12 39 European Union – Deforestation -Free 
Commodities – Request from Indonesia and the 
Russian Federation  Brazil; Indonesia; 
Russian Federation  Argentina; Ecuador; 
India; Paraguay; Peru; 
Türkiye  
13 10 European Union – Draft Commission Regulation 
Amending Annexe s II and V to Regulation (EC) 
No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as Regards Maximum Residue Levels 
for Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam in or on 
Certain Products – Request from the United 
States  Australia; Brazil; 
United States  Argenti na; Costa Rica; 
Ecuador; India; Japan; 
New Zealand; Paraguay; 
Uruguay;  
14 8 European Union – Implementation of Non -Tariff 
Barriers on Agricultural Products – Request from 
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, 
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, 
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, and 
Uruguay ( G/C/W/767/Rev.1 ) Australia; Brazil; 
Canada; Costa Rica; 
Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Guatemala; 
Panama; Paraguay; 
Peru; United States; 
Uruguay  Argentina; India; Japan  
15 35 European Union – Proposed Modification of 
TRQ Commitments: Systemic Concerns – 
Request from Uruguay  New Zealand; Uruguay  Argentina  
16 43 European Union – Quality Schemes for 
Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs – The 
Registration of Certain Terms of Cheese as 
Geographical Indications – Request from New 
Zealand and Uruguay  New Zealand;  
Uruguay   
17 33 European Union – Regulation (EU)  2017/2321 
and Regulation (EU)  2018/825 – Request from 
the Russian Federation  Russian Federation  Paraguay  G/C/W/837  
 
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  No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) raising 
the concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
 
18 21 European Union – Sweden's Discriminatory 
Market Access Prohibition on 5G  Equipment – 
Request from China  China   
19 40 European Union – The European Green Deal – 
Request from the Russian Federation  Russian Federation  Uruguay  
20 26 India – Implementation of Conformity 
Assessment Policy through Quality Control 
Orders ( QCOs ) in Various Sectors – Request 
from Canada and the European Union  Canada; European 
Union  Japan; United Kingdom  
21 25 India – Import Policies on Tyres – Request from 
Canada; the European Union; Indonesia; the 
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, 
Kinmen and Matsu; and Thailand  Canada; European 
Union; Indonesia; 
Chinese Taipei; 
Thailand   
22 29 India – Import Restriction on Air Conditioners – 
Request from Japan and Thailand  Japan; Thailand  Korea, Republic of  
23 14 India – Order Related to Requirement of Non -GM 
cum GM Free Certificate Accompanied with 
Imported Food Consignment – Request from the 
United States  United States  Argentina; Canada; 
Japan; Paraguay; 
Uruguay  
24 15 India – Restrictions on Imports of Certain P ulses 
– Request from Australia, Canada, the European 
Union, and the United States  Australia; Canada; 
European Union; 
United States  Argentina  
25 36 Indonesia – Commodity Balance Mechanism – 
Request from the European Union  European Union; Japan  Switzerland; United 
Kingdom; United States  
26 27 Indonesia – Import and Export Restricting 
Policies and Practices – Request from the 
European Union, Japan, and New Zealand  European Union; 
Japan; New Zealand  Canada; Switzerland; 
United States  
27 18 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Bahrain, 
United Arab Emirates, the State of Kuwait, 
Oman, and Qatar – Selective Tax on Certain 
Imported Products – Request from Switzerland 
and the United States  European Union; 
Switzerland; United 
States  European Union  
28 24 Mexico – Conformity Assessment Procedure 
under Mexican Official Standard 
NOM-223-SCFI/SAGARPA -2018, "Cheese 
Names, Specifications, Commercial Information, 
and Test Methods", published on 
31 January  2019 – Request from the United 
States  United States  New Zealand  
29 42 Nepal – Import Ban on Energy Drinks – Request 
from Thailand  Thailand   
30 17 Panama – Onions and Potatoes Harvest Life and 
Sprouting Requirements – Request from Canada 
and the United States  Canada; United States   
31 41 Sri Lanka – Import Ban on Various Products – 
Request from Thailand  Thailand   
32 34 United Kingdom – Draft Goods Schedule and 
Proposed UK  TRQ Commitments: Systemic 
Concerns – Request from Uruguay  Uruguay   
33 20 United States – A Series of Disruptive Policy 
Measures on the Global Semiconductor Industry 
Chain and Supply Chain – Request from China  China  Russian Federation  
34 38 United States – Disruptive and Restrictive 
Measures in the Name of National Security – 
Request from China  China   
35 28 United States – Import Restrictions on Apples 
and Pears – Request from the European Union  European Union   
36 19 US-Japan -Netherlands Agreement on Export 
Controls for Semiconductor Manufacturing 
Equipment – Request from China  China  Russian Federation; 
Switzerland  
37 37 United States – Trade Distorting and 
Discriminatory Subsidies Measures of the 
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – Request from 
China  China  European Union  
 
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  G/C/W/837  
 
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  ANNEX  3 
LIST OF TRADE CONCERNS CONSIDERED AT THE  
CTG MEETING OF 30 NOVEMBER –1 DECEMBER  2023  
(IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)  
No. Agenda 
item Trade concern  Member(s) raising 
the concern  Other Member(s) 
intervening  
 
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