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WT/COMTD/PTA/M/9  
 
29 June 2022 
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Committee on Trade and Development  
Ninth Dedicated Session on Preferential Trade 
Arrangements    
 
  
NOTE ON THE MEETING OF 20 JUNE  2022 
Chairperson : H.E. Ms. Usha Chandnee Dwarka -Canabady (Mauritius)  
A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA  ................................ ................................ ....................  1 
B. STATUS OF THE WORK OF THE DEDICATED SESSION  ................................ ..............  1 
(I) Status of the preparation of factual presentations – Report by the Chairperson 
(WT/COMTD/PTA/W/7)  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  1 
C. OTHER BUSINESS  ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 2 
 
A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA  
1. The draft agenda  for the 9th Dedicated Session on Preferential Trade Arrangements (PTAs) of 
the Committee on Trade and Development (CTD) , as contained in 
Airgram  WTO/AIR/COMTD/PTA/ 8/Rev.1 of 10 June 2022, was adopted .  
B. STATUS OF THE WORK OF THE DEDICATED SESSION  
(I) Status of the preparation of factual presentations – Report by the Chair person  
(WT/COMTD/PTA/W/ 7)  
2. The Chair person  said that  her report on the status of the preparation of factual presentations 
of PTAs was contained in document WT/COMTD/PTA/W/ 7. As indicated in the report, there were a 
number of PTAs that had been notified since the establishment of the Transparency Mechanism for 
PTAs for which the Secretariat had still not received the full set of data or information required for 
the preparation of the factual presentations. She therefore urged the notifying Members to provide 
all the required data and information as soon as possib le. She also said that she would try to reach 
out informally to the delegations in question before the next meeting to explore whether the 
submission of the necessary data and information could be expedited.  She added that she was 
pleased to note that the Secretariat ha d been able to make progress in the drafting of the factual 
presentations for the PTAs being implemented by India and the United Kingdom. Furthermore, she 
wished to inform the Committee that, after her report was circulated, China had submitted to the 
Secretariat its most recent regulation concerning its PTA which would allow the Secretariat to begin 
work on this factual presentation as well. The Secretariat w ould maintain contact with these 
delegations as necessary for any additional clar ifications or information required in the preparation 
of the factual presentations . 
 
3. The representative of the United States  thanked the Chair person  for the report. She welcomed 
the Chair person's  remarks and commitment to  the transparency exercise. Her del egation urged all 
Members that had not yet notified their PTAs to do so promptly. Her delegation also urged notifying 
Members, and those that had not yet done so, to provide the Secretariat with the required data and 
information as soon as possible.   
 
4. The representative of China  said that her countr y was one of the first developing countries t o 
provide duty -free preferential treatment to least developed countries ( LDCs) and had continuously 
expand ed the coverage of duty -free tariff lines. China ha d always faithfully complied with the WTO 's 
transparency obligations and ha d updated the latest import data and policy announcement under WT/COMTD/PTA/M/9  
 
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  the PTA framework. A s per the request of Secretariat, China had also submitted for reference the 
unofficial translation of the latest announcement. She expressed her delegation's appreciation to the 
Secretariat for its efforts.  
 
5. The Committee took note  of the Chairperson's report, and of the interventions .  
C. OTHER BUSINESS  
6. No matter was raised under "Other Business".  
7. The meeting was adjourned . 
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