G/C/W/763  
 
8 April 2019 
(19-2217) Page: 1/3 
Council for Trade in Goods  
11 April 2019    
 
PROPOSED AGENDA  
The following items are proposed for the agenda:  
 
1. NOTIFICATION OF R EGIONAL TRADE AGREEM ENTS:  
1.1 COMPREHENSIVE AN D PROGRESSIVE AGREEM ENT FOR TRANS –PACIFIC 
PARTNERSHIP  (CPTPP) (WT/REG395/ N/1)  
1.2 ECONOMIC PARTNER SHIP AGREEMENT BETWE EN THE EUROPEAN UNIO N AND 
JAPAN (WT/REG396/N/1 ) 
1.3 FREE TRADE AGREE MENT BETWEEN HONG KO NG, CHINA AND GEORGI A 
(WT/REG397/N/1)  
2. STATUS OF NOTIFIC ATIONS UNDER THE PRO VISIONS OF THE AGREE MENTS  IN 
ANNEX  IA OF THE WTO  AGREEMENT (G/L/223/R EV.26)  
3. APPOINTMENT OF OF FICERS TO THE SUBSID IARY BODIES OF THE C OUNCIL FOR 
TRADE IN GOODS  
4. ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE KYRGYZ REPUB LIC TO THE 
EURASIAN ECONOMIC UN ION: PROCEDURES UNDE R ARTICL E XXVIII:3 OF GATT  1994 – 
REQUEST FROM THE EUR OPEAN UNION  
5. EUROPEAN UNION – PROPOSED MODIFICATIO N OF EU  TRQ COMMITMENTS: 
SYSTEMIC CONCERNS – REQUEST FROM AUSTRAL IA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, NEW 
ZEALAND, THE RUSSIAN  FEDERATION, THE UNI TED STATES, AND URUG UAY 
6. ENLARGEMENT OF TH E EUROPEAN UNION TO INCLUDE CROATIA: NEG OTIATIONS 
UNDER ARTICLE  XXIV:6 OF THE GATT  1994 – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATI ON 
7. JORDAN – REQUEST FOR A WAIVER RELATIN G TO THE TRANSITIONA L PERIOD FOR 
THE ELIMINATION OF T HE EXPORT SUBSI DY PROGRAMME FOR JOR DAN (G/C/W/705; 
G/C/W/705/CORR.1; G/ C/W/705/REV.1; AND G /C/W/705/REV.2)  
8. MEASURES TO ALLOW  GRADUATED LDC s, WITH GNP BELOW USD  1,000, BENEFITS 
PURSUANT TO ANNEX  VII(B) OF THE AGREEM ENT ON SUBSIDIES AND  COUNTERVAILING 
MEASURES – COMMUNI CATION FROM THE CENT RAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC  ON BEHALF OF 
THE LDC  GROUP (WT/GC/W/742 –G/C/W/752)  
9. PROCEDURES TO ENH ANCE TRANSPARENCY AN D STRENGTHEN NOTIFIC ATION 
REQUIREMENTS UNDER W TO AGREEMENTS – COMMUNI CATION FROM ARGENTIN A, 
AUSTRALIA, CANADA, C OSTA RICA, T HE EUROPEAN UNION, J APAN, NEW ZEALAND, T HE 
SEPARATE CUSTOMS TER RITORY OF TAIWAN, PE NGHU, KINMEN AND MAT SU, AND THE 
UNITED STATES (JOB/G C/204/REV.1 –JOB/CTG/14/REV.1)  
10. KINGDOM OF SAUDI  ARABIA, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN, AND THE UNI TED ARAB 
EMIRATES – SELECTIVE  TAX ON CERTAIN IMPORT ED PRODUCTS – REQUES T FROM THE 
EUROPEAN UNION, SWIT ZERLAND, AND THE UNI TED STATES  G/C/W/763  
 
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  11. INDONESIA'S IMPO RT AND EXPORT RESTRI CTING POLICIES AND P RACTICES – 
REQUEST FROM THE EUR OPEAN UNION, JAPAN, NORWAY, AND THE UNIT ED STATES  
12. INDIA – CUSTOMS DUTIES ON IC T PRODUCTS – REQUEST F ROM CANADA, CHINA, 
THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, NORWAY, CHINE SE TAIPEI, AND THE U NITED STATES  
13. EUROPEAN UNION – QUALITY SCHEMES FOR  AGRICULTURAL PRODUC TS AND 
FOODSTUFFS – THE REG ISTRATION OF CERTAIN  TERMS OF CHEES E AS GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATIONS – REQUES T FROM THE UNITED ST ATES AND URUGUAY  
14. EGYPT – MANUFACT URER REGISTRATION SY STEM – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN 
UNION  
15. MONGOLIA – QUANT ITATIVE RESTRICTIONS  AND PROHIBITIONS ON  
IMPORTATIONS OF CERT AIN AGRICULTURAL PRO DUCTS – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION  
16. VIET NAM – DECRE E ON THE REGULATION ON CONDITIONS FOR AU TOMOBILES 
MANUFACTURING, ASSEM BLING, IMPORTING, AN D AUTOMOTIVE WARRANT Y AND 
MAINTENANCE SERVICES  – REQUEST FROM THE UNITED STATES  
17. CHINA – MEASURES  RESTRICTING THE IMPORT  OF SCRAP MATERIALS – REQUEST 
FROM THE UNITED STAT ES 
18. INDIA – QUANTITA TIVE RESTRICTIONS ON  IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PULSES – 
REQUEST FROM AUSTRAL IA, CANADA, THE EURO PEAN UNION, THE RUSS IAN 
FEDERATION, AND THE UNITED STATES  
19. CHINA – CUST OMS DUTIES ON CERTAI N INTEGRATED CIRCUIT S – REQUEST FROM 
THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, AND CHINESE T AIPEI  
20. EUROPEAN UNION – DRAFT IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS REGARDIN G PROTECTED 
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIG IN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, TRADITI ONAL TERMS, 
LABELLING  AND PRESENTATION OF  CERTAIN WINE SECTOR  PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM 
THE UNITED STATES  
21. CHINA – NEW EXPO RT CONTROL LAW IN DR AFT – REQUEST FROM J APAN  
22. UNITED STATES – PROHIBITIVE PROPOSAL  ON COMMUNICATION EQ UIPMENT OR 
SERVICES RELEASED BY  THE FCC – REQUES T FROM CHINA  
23. EUROPEAN UNION – SAFEGUARD MEASURES ON INDICA RICE FROM CAMBODIA – 
REQUEST FROM CAMBODI A 
24. AUSTRALIA – DISC RIMINATORY MARKET AC CESS PROHIBITION ON 5G EQUIPMENT 
– REQUEST FROM CHINA  
25. EUROPEAN UNION – REGULATION EC  NO. 1272/2008 (CLP  REGULATION) – 
REQUEST FROM THE RUS SIAN FEDERATION  
26. UNITED STATES – MEASURES ON AVIATION  SECURITY EQUIPMENT – REQUEST 
FROM CHINA  
27. THE RUSSIAN FEDE RATION – TRADE RESTR ICTING PRACTICES – REQUEST FROM 
THE EUROPEAN UNION  
28. CROATIA – REGULA TION OF IMPORT A ND SALE OF CERTAIN O IL PRODUCTS – 
REQUEST FROM THE RUS SIAN FEDERATION  G/C/W/763  
 
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  29. JAMAICA – REGULA TIONS NO s. 145 AND 146 BANNING SINGLE -USE PLASTIC 
PRODUCTS – REQUEST F ROM THE DOMINICAN RE PUBLIC  
30. EUROPEAN UNION – AMENDMENTS TO THE D IRECTIVE  2009/28/EC, RENEWABL E 
ENERGY DIRECTIVE – REQUEST FROM MALAYSIA  
31. TRINIDAD AND TOB AGO – ANNOUNCEMENT C ONCERNING THE BAN ON  THE 
MARKETING AND IMPORT ATION OF POLYSTYRENE  PLASTICS – REQUEST FROM THE 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
32. BETTER FUNCTIONI NG OF THE COUNCIL FO R TRADE IN GOODS AND  SUBSIDIARY 
COMMITTEES – STATEME NT BY HONG KONG, CHI NA 
33. WORK PROGRAMME O N ELECTRONIC COMMERC E 
34. OTHER BUSINESS  
35. ELECTION OF CHAI RPERSON OF THE COUNC IL FOR TRADE IN GOOD S 
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