G/C/W/824  
 
11 January  2023 
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Council for Trade in Goods    
 
 
REPORT S ON THE CURRENT  FUNCTIONING OF THE  
CTG AND ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES  
COMPARISON MATRIX1 
1.1.  At the formal meeting of the Council for Trade in Goods (CTG) of 24-25 November  2022, 
Members requested the Secretariat to prepare a document to assist them in compar ing the 
information that had been provided  in the reports  concerning the current functioning of their 
Committees  by the Chairpersons of the CTG's subsidiary bodies . A full li st of the relevant 
WTO bodies, reports , and acronyms used in this document is provided in Table  1 below . 
1.2.  The Annex to this document provide s, in a matrix format, a general overview of the main 
elements that seem to be comparable across the reports. In an a ttempt to simplify  the comparison , 
the matrix  focuses on the more easily comparable and quantifiable elements in the reports . Where 
a report has described an evolution in practice for a particular element, only the current practice is 
reflected in the matrix . While this approach is useful in identifying areas of convergence and 
divergence  across Committees , it may also lead to the omission of details and nuances that may be 
important for a n in-depth analysis of some of these elements . Accordingly, this matrix does not 
replace the reports submitted by the Chairs of the subsidiary bodies and does not reflect  all of the 
information contained in those reports . 
Table  1: List of reports  by the Chairpersons and acronyms used  in this report  
Acronym  Report by the  Chairperson of (body)  Report  
(document symbol)  
CTG Council for Trade in Goods  G/L/1467  
COA Committee on Agriculture  G/L/1470  
ADP Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  G/L/1447  
CCV Committe e on Customs Valuation  G/L/1472  
LIC Committee on Import Licensing  G/L/1462  
CMA Committee on Market Access  G/L/1460  
ROO Committee on Rules of Origin  G/L/14 65 
SG Committee on Safeguards  G/L/1452  
SPS Committee on Sanitary and Ph ytosanitary Measures  G/L/14 76 
SCM Committee on Subsidies and C ountervailing Measures  G/L/1449  
TBT Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  G/L/1458  
CTF Committee on Trade Facilitation  G/L/1474  
TRIMs  Committee on Trade -Related Investment Measures  G/L/1454  
ITA Committee of Participants on  the Expansion of Trade in 
Information Technology Products  G/L/1461  
STEs Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  G/L/1456  
 
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.   
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COMPARISON MATRIX OF THE REPORTS ON THE  
CURRENT FUNCTIONING OF THE CTG AND ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES2 
Item  CTG ADP CMA COA CCV LIC ROO SCM SG SPS TBT CTF TRIMs  ITA STE 
1. Assistance to Geneva 
delegates                 
- Bilater al assistance to 
delegations (e.g. meetings, 
email , etc.)  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
- Dedicated i ntroductory session  
for Geneva -based delegates  
(i.e.  functioning of the 
Committee)  - - Y - - - - - - Y3 Y - - - - 
- Regular training on the 
substance and/or notifications 
aimed at Geneva -based delegates  - - Y - - - - - - Y Y - - - - 
- Regular training on the digital 
tools aimed at Geneva -based 
delegates  - - - Y - - - - - Y Y - - - - 
- Functioning of the Committee 
discussed  in ITTC's technical 
assistance activities for capital -
based officials  (e.g. RTPCs)  - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
2. Organization of Committee 
work                 
2.1 Digit al tools used for 
Committee work                 
- Uses e-registration to identify 
recipients of emails addressed to 
Committee  delegates  Y Y Y - Y Y Y Y Y - - Y - Y Y 
- Maintains a n independent email 
or contacts list (Geneva and/or 
Capital -based  delegates ) - Y - Y - Y - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
- Alerts of new documents 
through e -subscription s in 
Documents Online  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
- Uses the eAgenda  - - Y -4 - Y - - - Y Y - - - - 
- Developed specialized  or 
dedicated  database (s) - Y Y Y - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - - - 
 
2 Based on the information contained i n the reports listed in Table  1 of this document. For elements that were only partially addressed in one or more of the 
reports, the Secretariat teams consulted internally to try to complete the relevant information and allow for a comparison.  Only the current practices are refle cted. 
3 Included an introduction for delegates  in the SPS  section of the WTO  webpage . 
4 The agenda for the COA is developed through the AG -IMS.  
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- Developed a dedicated system 
to allow Members to notify online 
and feed a database  directly  - Y - Y - - - Y - Y Y - - - - 
- Trade C oncerns raised at the 
Committee , including statements,  
are included in the WTO Trade 
Concerns Database  - - Y -5 - - - - - Y Y - - - - 
- Questi ons and Answers (Q&As) 
are managed through a dedicated 
IT platform  - - - Y - - - - - - - - - - - 
- Developed a d edicated  web-
based training  system  in addition  
to ITTC's e-learning)  
 - Y - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
2.2 Planning and organization 
of meetings                 
- Secretariat c oordinates with 
other WTO  bodies when setting 
meeting dates  Y Y 
(Fixed 
dates , 
Rules 
week) Y Y Y Y Y Y 
(Fixed 
dates, 
Rules 
week)  Y 
(Fixed 
dates, 
Rules 
week)  Y Y Y Y Y Y 
- Secretariat c oordinates with 
other organizations when setting 
meeting dates  - - - - Y 
(WCO)  - - - - Y  
(Codex, 
IPPC 
and 
WOAH)  - - - - - 
2.3 Formal meetings                 
2.3.1 Communication before 
formal meetings                 
- Oral r eminder by the Chair at 
the end of the previous meeting  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
- A reminder of the meeting  dates 
is emailed to Members  Y Y Y Y Y - Y Y Y Y Y - Y Y Y 
- A list of pending notifications is 
sent to delegates prior to each 
formal meeting (separate from 
CRN's calls and reminders)  
 - - - - - - - - Y - - - Y - - 
 
5 The COA maintains a database of questions and answers through the AG -IMS.  
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2.3.2 Number  of formal meetings  
held per year and average 
duration                 
- Formals  2019 (No. of meetings)  3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 
- Formals  2020 (No. of meetings)  2 1 2 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 
- Formals  2021 (No. of meetings)  3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 7 2 3 2 
- Formals  2022 (No. of meetings)  3 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 2 2 
- Duration 2019  (Avg. No. days)  1.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.0 0.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 
- Duration 2020  (Avg. No. days)  1.5 1.0 1.3 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 
- Duration 2021  (Avg. No. days)  1.5 1.0 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.3 2.8 1.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 
- Duration 2022  (Avg. No. days)  1.5 1.0 1.8 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.8 2.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 
2.3.3 Preparation of Airgrams , 
Agendas, and Annotated Agendas  
for formal meetings                 
- Modified  its initial  Rules of 
Procedure  or agreed to additional 
rules to take account of the 
agenda setting  - Y - - - - - Y Y - Y - - - - 
- Contents of the Airgram                 
-- A list of all issues to be 
discussed at the meeting  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - - Y Y Y Y 
-- A general list of issues to be 
discussed, without the specific  
details  - - - -  - - - - - Y Y - - - - 
- Preparation of the Airgram  
convening the formal meeting 
(current practice)                 
-- A reminder is emailed to 
Members indicating the date(s) 
of the meeting and when the 
agenda closes  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
-- A draft Airgram is emailed to 
Members before the final 
Airgram is circulated  - - - - - - Y - - - - - - - - 
-- A single version of the 
Airgram is circulated at least 
10 days before the meeting  - Y - - - Y Y Y Y Y Y - Y Y Y 
-- Two Airgrams : a draft 
Airgram is issued  approx. 
30-50 days before the meeting, 
which is followed by the Y - Y Y6 Y - - - - - - Y - - - 
 
6 Two separate Airgrams with different document symbols are issued for each meeting: a "reminder Airgram " with the deadlines followed by a "final convening 
Airgram ".  
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circulation of a revised or final 
Airgram at least 10  days before 
the meeting  
-- eAgenda opens approx. 
30-50 days before the meeting  n.a. n.a. Y n.a. n.a. Y n.a. n.a. n.a. Y Y n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 
- Preparation of the agenda  
(i.e. list of items to be discussed 
at the meeting)                 
-- The Airgram is the only 
document used to define the 
list of all issues to be discussed  - Y Y Y7- Y Y Y Y Y - - Y Y Y Y 
-- The detail ed list  of some 
agenda items (e.g. STCs) is 
made available separately from 
the Airgram  - - - - - - - - - Y8 Y9 - - - - 
-- The agenda with the detailed 
list of items is also circulated 
separately from the Airgram  Y 10 - - - - - -10 -10 - - - - - - 
- Preparation of an " annotated 
agenda " for the meeting  - Y Y - - - Y Y Y Y Y - Y Y Y 
-- Issued before  the Airgram to 
guide the preparation of the 
Airgram, set deadlines  for 
including items and submitting 
documents , etc  - Y - - - - - Y Y  - - - Y - Y 
-- Issued after the Airgram  
replicating the list of items and 
including additional information 
from the Secretariat  - - Y - - - Y - - - - - - Y Y 
-- Issued after the Airgram with 
a detailed list of all items to be 
discussed at the meeting plus 
additional information  from the 
Secretariat  -  - - - - - - - Y Y - - - - 
-- Includes additional 
information11 provided by - - - -12 - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
7 A compilation  of questions to be raised at the meeting is circulated separately in a "questions compilation" document.  
8 The detailed list of STCs to be discussed is described in the annotated agenda  and also available through the eAgenda . 
9 The detailed list of STCs d o be discussed is described in the annotated agenda and also available through the eAgenda . 
10 Please check the  section below concerning the annotated draft agenda.  
11 Includes additional information such as delegations foreshadowing the content of their statements , for example . 
12 Although the COA does not issue an "annotated agenda", it issues a  detailed compilation of questions to be raised at the meeting . The AG-IMS allows Members 
to include answers  to the questions  before the meetings take place , which is available to all Members .  
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Members  concerning the issues 
to be discussed at the meeting  
- Average number of days prior 
to the formal meeting when 
Members receive notice 
confirming the meeting13                
-- Notice 2019  (Avg. No. days)  10.0 40.0 14.3 31.0 11.5 12.5 11.0 114.0 
& 3914 10.5 37.7 29.7 36.3 10.0 10.5 21.0 
-- Notice 2020  (Avg. No. days)  16.5 40.0 16.0 61.8 12.0 11.0 13.5 119.0 
& 39.0  10.0 30.5 29.3 33.0 12.0 20.0 20.0 
-- Notice 2021  (Avg. No. days)  14.3 40.0 28.5 31.0 29.5 24.0 11.5 112.5 
& 39.0  10.0 47.3 31.0 18.1 11.0 12.0 20.0 
-- Notice 2022  (Avg. No. days)  29.3 40.0 28.5 29.3 36.5 30.0 13.5 111.5 
& 39.0  10.5 47.0 30.0 24.0 12.0 11.5 26.0 
2.3.4 Distribution of documents 
for formal meetings                 
- All documents submitted are 
made available through 
Documents Online (documents 
for meetings)  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
- Presentations are circulated as 
room documents (RD/ series)  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y -15 Y Y Y 
- Documents are available 
through the link to the meeting in 
the calendar on the WTO  website  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
- Email alerts of new documents  
made available through e -
subscriptions  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
- Courtesy copies of all 
documents emailed directly to 
delegates before the meeting  - - - Y - - - - - - - - - - - 
- Courtesy copies of key 
documents emailed directly to 
delegates before the meeting  - - - - - - - - - Y Y - - - - 
 
13 Refers to the average number of days that an official notice convening the meeting is issued before the formal meeting  takes place. The calculation does not 
take other types of notices into account (e.g. Members  have usually been already informed long in advance , including through the CTG calendar of meetings  and at 
previous meetings of the Committees . 
14 The figures for the SCM  Committee represent the average number of days for the special and regular meetings, respectively.  
15 Presen tations are uploaded to the Trade Facilitation Database.   
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- Oral reports by the Secretariat 
and presentations made  available 
to Members before  the meeting  - - Y - - - Y - - - - - - - - 
- Oral reports by the Chairperson , 
Secretariat , and/or presentations 
are emailed directly to delegates 
after the meeting  
 Y Y - Y - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - - - 
2.3.5 Conduct of the meeting                 
- Time restrictions have been 
implemented  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
2.3.6 Communication shortly 
after formal meetings           - -     
- Secretariat emails a "deadlines 
document" or similar with the 
deadlines for the following 
meeting  - Y - Y - - - Y Y Y Y - - - - 
- The Chairperson or Secretariat 
sends an email to delegates 
describing the key outcomes of 
the formal meeting  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
- The Secretariat prepares a 
"news item" for publication on the 
WTO website  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
2.3.7 Preparation of the Minutes/ 
Summary Reports (current 
practice)                 
- Prepares Minutes  Y Y Y - Y Y Y Y Y - Y Y Y Y Y 
-- Reported style16  - Y - - - Y - Y Y - Y - - Y - 
-- Verbatim style17 Y - Y - Y - - - - - Y  
(STCs 
only) Y - - - 
-- Summary of discussions or 
statements18 - - - - - - Y - - - - - Y - Y 
- Prepares Summary Reports  - - - Y - - - - - Y - - - - - 
 
16 That is, Minutes written in indirect speech  and in the past tense , e.g. "The delegation of X stated that it agreed with the idea of Y".  
17 That is, Minutes largely reproducing Members' statements  verbatim . 
18 That is, Minutes simply indicating the main points set out in  the statements.   
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- Extent to which the Minutes or 
Summary Reports describe all 
discussions  at the formal meeting                 
-- All discussions are reflected  Y Y Y - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
-- Some discussions  are not 
reflected or are reflected 
separately     Y19            
- Length                 
-- 2019 (Avg. No. pages)  84.3 19.0 38.0 14.3 17.5 16.0 14.5 31.5 18.5 32.7 54.3 31.7 11.5 12.5 7.5 
-- 2020 (Avg. No. pages)  90.5 19.0 49.5 17.0 19.0 24.0 17.0 37.0 28.0 60.0 104.7  24.0 8.0 11.0 8.0 
-- 2021 (Avg. No. pages)  87.3 22.0 64.0 19.7 22.5 21.5 8.5 33.5 18.5 52.0 123.0  27.4 8.5 10.3 5.5 
-- 2022 (Avg. No. pages)  97.5 22.0 67.0 22.0 23.0 20.0 9.5 48.0 17.0 54.5 124.0  n.a. 8.0 16.0 7.0 
- Time for preparation                 
-- 2019 (Avg. No. days)  110.3  67.5 176.5  35.7 173.0  121.0  117.0  109.5  124.5  65.0 81.0 124.0  84.0 119.0  58.0 
-- 2020 (Avg. No. days)  113.0  93.0 145.0  74.5 77.0 70.0 78.0 121.0 120.0  46.5 57.0 131.3  45.0 21.0 45.0 
-- 2021 (Avg. No. days)  99.3 70.0 161.5  43.3 51.0 74.5 40.5 121.0  105.5  54.7 74.3 136.8  57.0 63.3 38.0 
-- 2022 (Avg. No. days)  73.0 140.0  181.0  38.0 51.0 73.0 45.5 143.0  144.0  76.0 78.0 n.a. 33.0 118.0  124.0  
- Days per page                 
-- 2019 (Avg. days / page)  1.3 3.6 4.6 2.5 9.9 7.6 8.1 3.5 6.7 2.0 1.5 3.9 7.3 9.5 7.7 
-- 2020 (Avg. days / page)  1.2 4.9 2.9 4.4 4.1 2.9 4.6 3.3 4.3 0.8 0.5 5.5 5.6 1.9 5.6 
-- 2021 (Avg. days / page)  1.1 3.2 2.5 2.2 2.3 3.5 4.8 3.6 5.7 1.1 0.6 5.0 6.7 6.1 6.9 
-- 2022 (Avg. days / page)  0.7 6.4 2.7 1.7 2.2 3.7 4.8 3.0 8.5 1.4 0.6 n.a. 4.1 7.4 17.7 
2.4 Informal meetings                 
2.4.1 Communication to convene 
informal meetings                 
- The Secretariat sends an email 
to delegates  convening the 
informal meeting  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
- The email is also given a 
document symbol and made 
available in Documents Online 
(ICN/  document series)  Y - Y - - - - - - - Y Y - - - 
- Informal meetings taking place 
back-to-back with the formal 
meeting are also convened 
through the Airgram  - - - Y - - - - - Y Y Y - - - 
 
19 Questions and responses are made available through AG -IMS and a separate document compiling them  ("Q&A compilation documents ").  
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- An annotated agenda is 
prepared for informal meetings  
 - - - - - - - - - Y - - - - - 
2.4.2 Number of informal 
meetings and average duration                 
- Informals  2019 (No. of meetings)  3 0 4 4 0 2 4 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 
- Informals  2020 (No. of meetings)  2 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 3 5 1 0 0 0 
- Informals  2021 (No. of meetings)  3 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 9 9 0 1 0 
- Informals  2022 (No. of meetings)  2 0 3 6 0 1 1 1 0 3 6 2 0 1 0 
- Duration  2019 (Avg. No. days) 0.5 - 0.5 0.5 - 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 - - - - 
- Duration 2020 (Avg. No. days)  0.5 - 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 - - 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 - - - 
- Duration  2021 (Avg. No. days)  0.5 - 0.5 0.5 - 0.5 0.5 - 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 - 0.5 - 
- Duration  2022 (Avg. No. days)  
 0.5 - 0.5 0.5 - 0.5 - 0.5 - 0.5 0.6 
0.5 - 
0.5 - 
2.4.3 Average number  of days of 
advance notice before informal 
meeting                 
- Notice  2019 (Avg. No. days)  6.3 - 18.5 7.3 - 33.0 19.3 11.0 11.0 36.7 35.5 - - - - 
- Notice  2020 (Avg. No. days)  9.0 - 25.8 6.5 9.0 56.0 - - 19.5 30.0 20.0 15.0 - - - 
- Notice  2021 (Avg. No. days)  5.0 - 19.0 7.0 - 14.0 - - 12.5 47.0 22.3 17.3 - 11.0 - 
- Notice  2022 (Avg. No. days)  13.0 - 11.3 9.8 - 10.0 14.0 14.0 - 47.0 42.0 18.5 - 14.0 - 
2.4.4 Record of discussions at the 
informal meeting                 
- A general summary of the 
discussions is provided by the 
Chairperson at the next formal 
meeting and included in the 
minutes / summary report  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
- The Chairperson systematically 
sends a  communication  to 
Members with the list of key 
outcomes of the informal 
meetings  - - Y - - - - - - - Y - - - - 
- The communication with the list 
of outcomes is circulated as an 
addendum to the ICN  document            Y      
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3. Substantive work                 
3.1 Thema tic sessions                 
- Regularly organizes sessions to 
discuss specific topics, including 
thematic sessions, working 
groups, experience -sharing 
sessions, dedicated sessions, etc.  
 - Y20 
 Y - - - - - Y21 
 Y Y 
(Set in 
triennial 
review)  Y - - - 
-- Total 2019  (No. of meetings)  - 4 1  - - - - 2- 422 5 1 -  - 
-- Total 2020  (No. of meetings)  - - -  - - - - 4- 222 4 1 -  - 
-- Total 2021  (No. of meetings)  - 1 1  - - - - 4- 522 1 1 - 1 - 
-- Total 2022  (No. of meetings)  
 - 3 6  - - - - 0- 822 823 1 - 1 - 
-- Duration 2019  (Avg. No. days)  - 4 0.5  - - - - 0.5- 124  0.8 0.5 -  - 
-- Duration 2020  (Avg. No. days)  - 0 -  - - - - 0.5- 124  0.5 0.5 -  - 
-- Duration 2021  (Avg. No. days)  - 0.5 0.5  - - - - 0.5- 124  1.0 0.5 - 0.5 - 
-- Duration 2022  (Avg. No. days)  
 - 2.5 0.5  - - - - 0.5- 124  0.5 1.0 - 0.5 - 
- Regularly organizes workshops 
or similar events, which may 
include the participation of the 
private sector and other 
stakeholders  
 - - Y - - - Y - - Y Y Y - Every 
5 years - 
-- Total 2019  (No. of meetings)  - - 0  - - 2 -  1 5 - - - - 
-- Total 2020  (No. of meetings)  - - 1  - - 1 -  1 6 - - - - 
-- Total 2021  (No. of meetings)  - - 2  - - 1 -  1 4 - - - - 
-- Total 2022  (No. of meetings)  
 - - 2  - - 2 -  1 2 1 - - - 
-- Duration 2019  (Avg. No. days)  - - -  - - 0.5 -  2 0.5 - - - - 
-- Duration 2020  (Avg. No. days)  - - 0.5  - - 0.5 -  0.5 0.5 - - - - 
-- Duration 2021  (Avg. No. days)  - - 0.5  - - 0.5 -  2 0.5 - - - - 
-- Duration 2022  (Avg. No. days)  
 - - 0.5  - - 0.5 -  1 0.5 1 - - - 
 
20 Refers to the two subsidiary bodies of the ADP: (i) the Working Group on Implementation (WGI), serves as an informal forum for the exchange of information 
on Members' practices in conducting anti -dumping investigations and (ii) the Informal Group on Anti -Circumvention (IGAC) , is dedicated to discussions on circumvention 
of anti -dumping measures, and anti -circumvention measures, in the context of anti -dumping.  
21 Informal meetings of the SG  Committee are usually held regarding one or two  specific themes.  
22 Refers to the number of thematic sessions and working group meetings . 
23 Refers to six thematic sessions and two working group meetings.  
24 Thematic sessions only.   
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3.2 Notifications                 
- Secretariat has updated the 
relevant section of the ITTC's 
Notifications H andbook  - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y -25 Y 
- Has reviewed and/or agreed to 
new notification procedures or 
formats over the last 10  years  Y - Y - - Y Y - Y Y Y - - -25 - 
- A reminder of pending 
notifications is emailed to 
delegates before  each formal 
meeting (separate from CRN's 
calls and reminders)  - - - - - - - - Y - - Y Y -25 - 
- Secretariat prepares one or 
more reports with the status of 
notification obligations  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y -25 Y 
- Secretariat prepares a report 
analysing the contents of the 
notifications  - - Y Y - - - - - Y 
(Annual 
report) Y 
(Annual 
review 
report) - - -25 - 
- A dedicated database provides 
detailed information and 
on-demand analysis of the 
contents of the notifications  - Y Y Y - Y - Y - Y Y Y - -25 - 
3.3 Trade concerns or 
Q&A processes                 
- Regularly discussed in the 
Committee meetings  Y 
(TCs) Y26 Y 
(STCs)  Y 
(Q&A)  Y 
(Q&A)  Y 
(STCs)  - Y26 Y26 Y 
(STCs)  Y 
(STCs)  - - Y 
(STCs)  - 
- Has adopted special procedures 
for the discussion of trade 
concerns or Q&As  - - - Y - - - Y27 - - Y - - - - 
- Committee keeps a document 
or a database with a list of all 
trade concerns or Q&As raised at 
the Committee  - - Y Y - - - - - Y Y - - - - 
- Committee keeps a document 
with a list of trade concerns or 
questions resolved  - - - - - - - - - Y - - - - - 
- Secretariat prepares a report 
analysing the trends or type of - - - - - - - - - Y 
(Annual 
report) Y 
(Annual 
review 
report) - - - - 
 
25 The ITA has no notification requirements.  
26 Virtually all of the agenda items in the Committee pertain to concrete trade measures ( e.g. AD, CVD or SG  investigations), and Members' statements are 
usually statements reflecting such concerns.  
27 The procedures regarding the review of new and full subsi dy notifications.   
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trade concerns or questions 
submitted to the Committee  
- Trade concerns or Q&As raised 
at the Committee can be 
analysed through a dedicated 
database  - - Y Y - - - - - Y Y - - - - 
3.4 Reports by the Secretariat                 
- Secretariat prepares draft 
annual reports for review and 
approval by the Committee (e.g. 
to the CTG)  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 
- Types of regular Secretariat 
reports analysing specific issues 
prepared for the Committee 
(number)  1 2 8 8 3 1 1 4 1 6 1 2 - - 1 
-- Relating to notifications  1 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 - - 1 
-- Relating to trade concerns or 
Q&As - - - 3 - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 
-- Relating to other issues 
under the Committee's purview  - - 5 4 - - - 1 - 5 1 1 - - - 
- Ad hoc  reports requested by 
Members (2019 -2022)  - - 6 25 - - - 1 - 4 4 1 - - - 
3.5 Participation by external 
stakeholders                 
- Several international 
organizations (IOs) are observers 
to the Committee  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - 
-- IOs regularly attend the 
Committee meetings  - - Y Y Y - Y - - Y  Y Y - - - 
-- IOs regularly take the floor 
at the Committee meetings  - - Y Y Y - Y - - Y Y Y - - - 
-- IOs regularly submit 
communications to the 
Committee  - - Y Y Y - - - - Y Y Y - - - 
-- The Chair or the Committee 
sends communications to IOs 
(beyond the formal 
WTO documents)  - - Y Y - - - - - Y - - - - - 
- The Committee interacts with 
the private sector  - - - - - - Y - - Y Y - - Y - 
- The Committee interacts with 
the academia, civil society , or 
other stakeholders  - - - - - - - - - Y Y - - - - 
- Chairperson or Secretariat 
participates regularly in meetings - - Y 
(WCO)  Y Y 
(WCO)  - Y 
(OECD)  - - Y  
(CodexY - - - -  
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of other international 
organizations on issues related to 
the work of the Committee  (FAO, 
Grains 
Council, 
OECD)  , IPPC , 
and 
WOAH)  
3.6 Work with other 
Committees or WTO  bodies                 
- Organizes joint activities  with 
other WTO  bodies  - Y - - - - - Y - Y 
(TBT) Y 
(SPS) - - - - 
- Coordinates its regular work 
with other WTO  bodies (beyond 
the coordination to set dates of 
meetings)  - Y 
(SCM , 
SG) - - - - - Y 
(ADP, 
SG) Y 
(ADP, 
SCM) Y Y - - - - 
- Secretariat team occasionally 
participates in meetings or liaises 
with other WTO  bodies 
concerning the work of the 
Committee  Y Y Y Y - Y Y Y Y Y Y - - Y - 
 
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