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Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in 
Information Technology Products    
 
 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF 31 OCTOBER 2014 
CHAIRMAN: MR FRED PAYOT (SWITZERLAND) 
INTRODUCTION 
The Committee adopted the proposed agenda for the meeting circulated in 
document WTO/AIR/4377, dated 20 October 2014. An annotated agenda for the meeting was 
circulated in document JOB/IT/14, also dated 20 October 2014. The Chairman stated that he would take up the issue of the date of the next meeting under "Other Business".  
INTRODUCTI ON ............................................................................................................... 1
 
1   REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MINISTERIAL 
DECLARATION ON TRADE IN INFO RMATION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS 
(G/IT/1/REV.52) ............................................................................................................. 1  
2   REVIEW OF PR ODUCT COVERAGE ................................................................................ 2  
3   NON-TARIFF MEASURES WORK PROGRAMME (G/IT/19, 
G/IT/SPEC/Q4/19/RE V.2 AND G/IT/SPEC/ Q2/11/REV.1) ............................................. 5  
4   EMC/EMI PILOT PROJECT – DRAFT LIST OF THE TYPES OF CONFORMITY 
ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES FOR EMC/EMI USED BY ITA PARTICIPANTS (G/IT/W/17/REV.12) ...................................................................................................... 6
 
5   DIVERGENCES IN CLASSIFYING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS 
(G/IT/14/REV.1/ADD.1, G/IT/W/6/REV.3, G/IT/W/33, G/IT/W/34, G/IT/27 AND JOB/IT/12) .............................................................................................................. 6
 
6   NEW PARTICIPANTS ................................................................................................... 7  
7   DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT (2014) OF THE COMMITTEE TO  THE COUNCIL FOR 
TRADE IN GOODS (G/IT/W/39) ...................................................................................... 7  
8   OTHER BU SINESS ........................................................................................................ 8  
8.1   Date of next meeting ................................................................................................. 8  
 
1  REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MINISTERIAL DECLARATION 
ON TRADE IN INFORMATION TECHNO LOGY PRODUCTS (G/IT/1/REV.52) 
1.1.  The Chairman informed Participants that an overview of the Status of Implementation of the 
Ministerial Declaration on Trade in IT Products co uld be found in document G/IT/1/Rev.52. As at 
previous meetings, he flagged the following two issues: (1) the completion of El Salvador's 
domestic legal procedural requirements was still pending; and (2) Morocco had not yet submitted its final ITA schedule of commitments although it had become a participant to the ITA on 
14 November 2003. Despite the Chair's letter to the delegation of Morocco, on 14 November 2011, 
and the Chair's subsequent contacts with them earlier this year concerning the status of Morocco's ITA schedule, there had still been no formal response received. Since the delegations of El Salvador and Morocco were not present in the room, he suggested that the issues be discussed 
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  1.2.  On the question of certain recently joined  participants' ITA schedules of commitments that 
were pending for rectification and modification, as required by the 1980 Decision on Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedules of Tariff Concessions, he invited Participants to submit their reports and updates. 
1.3.  The representative of the United States of America stated that the Russian Federation had 
not yet submitted its rectification of the changes in its WTO Schedule of Tariff Concessions to 
reflect its ITA Commitments. He called upon the Ru ssian Federation to submit its rectification and 
modification to incorporate the ITA commitments as approved by the Committee in 
September 2013. He emphasized that the step outlined in the 1980 Decision was an important 
final step to complete ITA participation. Thus, the Committee had now been waiting over a year for the Russian Federation to take this step. 
1.4.  The representative of the Russian Fede ration informed the Committee that the Russian 
Federation's ITA commitments would be submitted for modification and rectification after the 
fulfilment of internal procedures which were still under the consideration of her authorities. 
1.5.  The Chairman thanked delegations that ha d intervened and urged those Members that had 
not yet completed the procedures for the formal re ctification and modification of their schedules, 
as required by the Decision of 26 March 1980 on Pr ocedures for Modification and Rectification of 
Schedules of Tariff Concessions, to do so as soon as possible. He suggested that the Committee 
take note of all the statements made under this agenda item. 
1.6.  It was so agreed. 
2  REVIEW OF PRODUCT COVERAGE 
2.1.  The Chairman recalled that, since the Co mmittee meeting of 15 May 2012, and as requested 
by some delegations, "review of product coverage" had been included as a regular agenda item for 
the Committee. It offered an opportunity for the Committee to receive reports and updates from 
those participants who were engaged in consultations relating to the review of product coverage 
pursuant to paragraph 3 of the Annex to the ITA. He invited delegations to report or update on this matter. 
2.2.  The representative of Switzerland stated  that the ITA expansion negotiations had been 
ongoing for two years. The negotiations were meant to be concluded in July 2013 but were 
suspended a second time in November 2013. Al though some big players had held discussions 
between themselves to find possible common ground for almost a year, no tangible results had so 
far been seen. Like many delegations, Switzerland feared that an important opportunity had been 
missed. After a year of suspensions, Members must  return to the negotiating table with a clear 
commitment to conclude the ITA expansion and to reach an ambitious, commercially meaningful, 
and balanced agreement. This could only happen wh en all participants to the ITA expansion meet 
in Geneva and take the necessary steps to conclude a balanced and mutually beneficial ITA expansion. He emphasized that the ITA expa nsion was only possible when all would give and 
take, and not only a few. The process had to be inclusive if Members wanted to succeed. 
2.3.  The representative of Chinese Taipei stat ed that the ITA had contributed tremendously to 
facilitating the development of IT industries and global trade. A successful ITA expansion would 
not only benefit all ITA participants but also provide momentum to the world economy. Since the 
ITA expansion negotiations were suspended last November some participants, including Chinese 
Taipei, had continued to engage through various forums and channels to try to narrow down the differences with the goal of resuming and concluding the negotiation at the earliest possible time. 
In his view, the coming APEC Leaders' Summit would be an important stepping stone for 
concluding the ITA expansion negotiations. All participants concerned should demonstrate their ambition so as to come up with a deal that had substantial commercial benefits. He emphasized 
that his industry could not accept an outcome that would exclude LCD panels and machine tools. 
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  2.4.  The representative of Canada said that it  was strongly supportive of the negotiations to 
expand the ITA and remained committed to concluding an ambitious outcome in the near term. A 
successful ITA expansion deal would provide significant trade and investment opportunities for all, while lowering input costs for manufacturers and enhancing the affordability and accessibility of 
technological products to consumers. She reaffirmed her delegation's commitment to move 
forward and achieve a commercially significant and balanced outcome in the shortest time-frame possible, and believed that the upcoming APEC Ec onomic Leaders Meeting, in November, provided 
a unique opportunity to help narrow differences and prepare the ground for the conclusion, in 
Geneva, of the expansion negotiations for all participants. 
2.5.  The representative of the Republic of  Korea added their continued support to the 
ITA expansion negotiations. He welcomed the recent positive discussion between major economies 
on the margin of preparations for the upcoming APEC Leaders Meeting. He sincerely hoped that 
the negotiations could soon be resumed. He emphasized three points. First, Korea echoed the statement by Chinese Taipei. As agreed by many, it was very important that the final agreed list 
should be commercially significant and balanced. The LCD panel was a core IT product which 
adopted advanced technology and was the single most influential item in world trade volume. Such a key IT product, supported by a prevailing number of participants, should be reflected in the final 
list. Second, the future work should restart based upon last November's list, which was the 
outcome of all the negotiations for two years. Revisiting items other than the November list would not be helpful for an early conclusion of the negotiations. Third, if there should be any compromise deal for future work in the coming weeks, every participant should be given a fair opportunity to 
review them in advance and have consultations with a view to reflecting its interests. His 
delegation looked forward to working closely with participants to produce a credible and balanced list in the forthcoming negotiation. 
2.6.  The representative of the United States of  America stated that concluding the ITA expansion 
negotiations remained a top priority for his country. And, while the group had yet to achieve a 
breakthrough, there had been some encouraging si gns over the past few weeks. His delegation 
was optimistic that the talks could be concluded soon. He indicated that, if all Members 
participating in the expansion negotiations were ready and willing to make appropriate contributions, the Group could wrap up the plurilat eral negotiations in Geneva very quickly. He 
looked forward to the continued discussions with ITA expansion participants in the coming weeks 
and he was mindful of the APEC Ministers' and Lead ers' meetings over the next two weeks. He was 
hopeful that a breakthrough could be achieved th at would pave the way for a resumption of the 
plurilateral negotiations here in Geneva. 
2.7.  The representative of Hong Kong, China added that they continued strongly to support the 
ITA expansion and hoped that a re-engagement in the negotiations would start soon. Her 
delegation would continue actively to engage in the process with a view to coming up with a 
balanced and commercially credible product list. 
2.8.  The representative of China stated that it had been almost one year since the ITA expansion 
negotiations were suspended, last November, but the discussion and the interaction between 
China and the other participants had never stoppe d. China's efforts had never stopped either. She 
said that an indefinite delay in the negotiations would serve no Members' interests. The 
APEC Leaders' meeting was to be held in Beijing very soon. Some participants expected a breakthrough in the negotiations before the meeting. As the host of the APEC meeting this year, 
China shared the same expectation. There had been some interactions between certain 
participants and China in a bid to help achieve consensus at an earlier date, based on mutual 
understanding and accommodation. She hoped that such efforts would create favourable 
conditions for a resumption of the plurilateral process in Geneva as soon as possible. 
2.9.  The representative of the Philippines, sp eaking on behalf of the ASEAN Members of the 
expansion exercise, stated that they shared the views already expressed. They were also 
c o m m i t t e d  t o  b e  s u p p o r t i v e  o f  a l l  M e m b e r s  o f  t h e  e x p a n s i o n  s o  a s  t o  b e  a b l e  t o  c o n c l u d e  t h e  
negotiations. And what was very important for ASEAN expansion Members was that there would 
be a resumption of the negotiations here in Geneva so that all participants would be able to come up with a credible, commercially significant, and balanced outcome. G/IT/M/61 
 
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  2.10.  The representative of Australia expressed his delegation's support for an ambitious outcome 
and an early conclusion to the negotiations. He said that since the beginning of the negotiations 
Australia had advocated an ambitious, balanced , and commercially significant package to be 
agreed. He recognized that for this to be ac hieved all Members would need to approach the 
negotiations in a spirit of cooperation and be prepared to make difficult compromises. He was 
aware that considerable work was being done in  capitals and elsewhere by a number of Members 
with an aim to bringing these negotiations to a successful conclusion in a timely manner. He was 
encouraged to hear that there had been some positive movement in this direction. He urged all 
Members to demonstrate leadership to the broader WTO Membership and seize the opportunity offered by the expansion of the ITA Agreement. In his view, a commercially meaningful deal was 
clearly within reach but could not be achieved unless all Members put behind them the short-term 
risks of reduced tariff revenue and industry competition in a global environment, and looked to the 
unquestioned, longer-term benefit of enhanced trade. 
2.11.  The representative of Japan believed that the timing of the APEC Leaders' meeting was 
important; otherwise the Group would lose mome ntum. The Group had to have some responsible 
coordination and politically correct judgement, and to have some sort of adequate reaction towards the APEC Leaders' meeting, especially for China as a hosting country of the APEC Leaders. 
2.12.  The representative of the European Union said that he was pleased to hear, across the 
room, support for an early conclusion of an ambitious, balanced, and meaningful agreement. His 
delegation certainly subscribed to it. His delegation attached great importance to these negotiations. The ITA expansion participants collectively owned the responsibility of giving their 
industries a clear sign that the Group could deliver an agreement. They were certainly committed 
to do whatever needed to be done in order to create the right situation to convene a plurilateral session and to wrap up the negotiations as soon as possible. 
2.13.  The representative of Singapore said that her delegation shared the ASEAN position as 
expressed by the delegate of the Philippines. Sing apore looked forward to the quick resumption of 
the ITA talks in a plurilateral setting and wanted it to be conducted in a transparent and inclusive 
manner so as to move the Group towards an expand ed ITA that would be commercially significant, 
credible, pragmatic, and balanced. Singapore remained committed to tariff elimination. It was only by eliminating barriers to trade in these produc ts that the industry could achieve enhanced 
productivity and benefits for the IT manufacturing  s e c t o r .  I n  h e r  v i e w ,  t h i s  w o u l d  l e a d  t o  t h e  
benefits of economic and inclusive growth for all.  Businesses had been waiting patiently for such a 
commercially meaningful outcome and the Group should not disappoint them. 
2.14.  The representative of Norway thanked a ll the actors contributing to updating this 
agreement. Norway remained committed to the nego tiations and was willing to contribute at any 
time. The ITA was in desperate need of updating and expansion and making a credible agreement would be of tremendous value to the industry. No rway was extremely disappointed that it was not 
possible to finalize the ITA expansion negotiations last year. Norway would be ready and willing to 
negotiate at any time, and the sooner the better. Norway wanted to build on and cash in on the tremendous amount of work that had been done in the past two years. Norway believed that it 
was possible to find solutions and accommodate the interests of the different players. The 
ITA would be important for commercial reasons but, at this juncture in the WTO, also for systemic 
reasons. 
2.15.  The Chairman thanked all the delegations fo r their statements, including the positive signals 
that had been sent. He noted that all the dele gations that had spoken were showing a lot of 
engagement in the negotiations and remained committed to them. They would like to resume the negotiation as soon as possible. He encouraged those delegations involved in this exercise to get 
back to the negotiating table with a view to reaching a swift conclusion, and a balanced and 
commercially meaningful outcome. He suggested th at the Committee take note of the statements 
made and agree to revert to this item at the next meeting, if appropriate. 
2.16.  It was so agreed. G/IT/M/61 
 
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  3  NON-TARIFF MEASURES WORK PROGRAMME (G/IT/19, G/IT/SPEC/Q4/19/REV.2 
AND G/IT/SPEC/Q2/11/REV.1) 
3.1.  The Chairman recalled that, at the Committee meeting of 14 October 2013, agreement was 
reached on the Swiss proposal to organize an industry-driven workshop dedicated to NTBs 
affecting trade in IT products in the first half of 2014. At the Committee meeting of 26 June 2014, 
it was agreed that this workshop would be rescheduled to Thursday, 30 October 2014, and that it would be followed by the ITA Committee's autumn meeting, on Friday, 31 October 2014. The 
Committee also agreed that the workshop should be industry-driven. However, in his fax to all 
ITA Participants, on 26 September 2014, he in dicated that, since the last meeting of the 
Committee, he had conducted a series of consultations before the summer break to collect comments on the preliminary draft programme for the workshop. He had come to understand 
that: first, some Members were of the view that there would be a need for more industry 
representatives coming from a broader range of countries; and second, that some Members were still in the process of proposing speakers from the private sector but needed more time to finalize 
their domestic process. In light of these comments,  and with the objective of maximizing the level 
of engagement of the participants, and to ensure  the success of the workshop, he proposed that 
the ITA workshop on NTBs take place on 7 May 2015, subject to a final decision by this 
Committee. 
3.2.  The Committee agreed on the new date, that is, that the workshop on NTBs affecting trade in 
IT products would now take place on 7 May 2015. 3.3.  The Chairman, for the sake of transparency , reported on the state of play concerning the 
draft programme for the workshop. He stated that, so far, inputs and signals of interest had been 
received from Guatemala, Sweden, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei, the European Union, Japan, and 
the Philippines. As there still remained space on  the workshop agenda, he once again encouraged 
delegations to submit additional proposals no late r than Friday, 30 January 2015. If necessary, he 
would hold consultations with interested delegations with a view to finalizing the draft programme. 
3.4.  The representative of Switzerland congratulated the Committee for the agreement on a new 
date. His delegation was pleased to note that the preparatory work for the NTB workshop was 
progressing well. His delegation hoped to contribute substantively to the workshop and encouraged participants to continue to contact stakeholders, including globally active firms, so as to ensure that the workshop would succeed in id entifying the main impediments and NTBs to trade 
in the IT sector. In his view, a successful workshop would take stock of the main NTBs and existing 
mechanisms to overcome them and might serve as a starting point for a new and efficient process to discuss and tackle NTBs in the IT sector. His delegation thanked the delegations who had 
already indicated their willingness to contribute actively to the workshop. 
3.5.  The representative of the United States of America supported the holding of the workshop 
and appreciated the decision to postpone it to ensure broader industry participation. He also 
appreciated the information regarding Members who were proposing private sector participants. 
He reported that his authorities were still consulting with industry. The US industry was quite keen to see this workshop address emerging issues in  the ICT trade. They were not interested in 
repeating old debates. He registered his delegation's interest in continuing to participate, with the 
Chair and the Secretariat, in drafting the agenda and topics to be discussed. 
3.6.  The representative of Chinese Taipei also fully supported this workshop and his delegation 
had proposed two topics to be presented at it. He  hoped that the postponement of this workshop 
would increase levels of engagement and inclusiveness. 
3.7.  The Chairman thanked all delegations that  had intervened and suggested that the Committee 
take note of the statements made. 
3.8.  It was so agreed. G/IT/M/61 
 
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  4  EMC/EMI PILOT PROJECT – DRAFT LIST OF  THE TYPES OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT 
PROCEDURES FOR EMC/EMI USED BY ITA PARTICIPANTS (G/IT/W/17/REV.12) 
4.1.  The Chairman recalled that, at the prev ious meetings of the Committee, Participants 
indicated that they had found the information contained therein very useful and wished to have it 
completed. To date, among the 50 ITA Participants (excluding Afghanistan and the Seychelles), 
29 had provided such information, including the Survey on EMC/EMI submitted by the Russian Federation, which was received by the Secretaria t before the last Committee meeting. However, 
there were still a total of 21 Participants who had neither submitted a survey response nor a 
notification regarding the type of assessment proc edures used by their authorities for EMC/EMI. As 
there had not been any update since the last m eeting of the Committee, he suggested that the 
Committee revert to this agenda item at its future meetings. 
4.2.  It was so agreed. 
5  DIVERGENCES IN CLASSIFYING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS 
(G/IT/14/REV.1/ADD.1, G/IT/W/6/REV.3, G/IT/W/33, G/IT/W/34, G/IT/27 AND 
JOB/IT/12) 
5.1.  The Chairman stated that under this agen da item there were two sub-items: first, the 
implementation of Decision G/IT/27; and second , the Room Document tabled by Switzerland. 
5.2.  On the first sub-item, he recalled that on 20 July 2013 the Decision G/IT/27 regarding the 
endorsement of List I-A items of document G/IT /W/6/Rev.3 was approved. As required by the 
Decision, each participant should reflect the agreed classifications in its WTO Schedule of concessions, as appropriate, and following the procedures set forth in the 1980 Decision on 
Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedules of Tariff Concessions (BISD 27S/25). 
Participants should submit the relevant documentation in connection with such modifications no later than 30 April 2014, as specified in the Decision. The WTO Secretariat could provide technical 
assistance in making such modifications to developing country Participants upon request. He 
reported that, as of today, the Secretariat had b een approached by five ITA participants, namely, 
Guatemala; the Philippines; Japan; El Salvador; and Macao, China; of whom four were developing 
country participants. The technical work in the Secretariat with regard to these requests was 
ongoing. It was important to note that the technical work involved in this exercise was time-consuming and thus could only be undertaken on  a gradual basis. In anticipation of additional 
requests, the Secretariat had undertaken a preliminary analysis of the remaining developing 
country participants. He urged those developing country participants to contact the Secretariat if 
they required technical assistance. 
5.3.  The Chairman moved to the second sub-item and recalled that the revised version of the 
Swiss Room Document was circulated as document JOB/IT/12 on 11 April 2014 at the request of 
the Swiss delegation. The Committee had held a good discussion on the Swiss proposal at its previous meeting. He understood that Members who were not in a position to join the consensus 
had been consulting with their capital. He asked whether the Committee was in a position to adopt 
the proposal tabled by Switzerland. 
5.4.  The representative of India recalled that his delegation had expressed a reservation at the 
previous meeting. He informed the Committee that his capital had considered the matter through 
a process of inter-ministerial consultation and had expressed agreement for going ahead with the 
proposal contained in document JOB/IT/12. However, while listing the classification in HS2007 of each of the 37 ITA goods, the Secretariat should also indicate corresponding classifications in 
HS 2002 and HS 1996. In his view, this step-by-step approach would assist participants in 
verifying the correctness of the classifications as  determined by the Secretariat. His delegation 
believed that this would not be technically difficult because the same step-by-step approach had 
been followed by the Secretariat in its previous work, that is, JOB(07)/96. He also flagged up the 
issue of the timelines indicated in the Swiss proposal, JOB/IT/12, which needed to be suitably adjusted keeping in view the current time-frame. 
5.5.  The Chairman clarified that the step-by-step approach in the forthcoming list, to be circulated 
by the Secretariat, would actually provide the same  sequence of classification. On the time-frame, 
of course it could be adjusted. G/IT/M/61 
 
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  5.6.  The representative of Switzerland thanked India for the agreement to move forward on these 
remaining items of classification divergence. Since there were only 37 items that Switzerland had 
proposed to address, he believed that the amount of work required would be reasonable. In taking into account the varying resources at the disposal of ITA Participants, his delegation was of the 
view that the Committee should set a target date of one month before the next ITA meeting to 
submit answers to the Secretariat. This would give around four to five months to ITA participants until the next formal ITA Committee meeting. However, he remained open to holding discussions 
on the proposal with any interested Member. 
5.7.  The representative of India felt that the su ggestion by Switzerland with regard to time-frame, 
namely, one month before the next meeting, was quite ambitious given that, as his delegation 
wished to point out, previous decisions on classifi cation divergence had covered the relatively easy 
cases of 18 ITA products. In contrast, the 37 remaining items were quite complicated in nature. 
Therefore, he requested that at least six months be allowed to participants for responses to the first compilation of the Secretariat, after circulation. 
5.8.  The Chairman said that, in his understanding, the Secretariat would be in a position to 
circulate their classification lists by the end of the year. In order to accommodate India's 
six-month request, he suggested that comments should be submitted by Participants to the 
Secretariat no later than 30 June 2015. 
5.9.  It was so agreed. 
6  NEW PARTICIPANTS 6.1.  The Chairman referred to his fax to all delegations, dated 17 October 2014, which confirmed 
that the ITA schedule of the Republic of Seychelles was approved and that the Seychelles had 
therefore become the 80th Participant to the Committee. The Seychelles' ITA commitments would 
be implemented upon the Seychelles' accession to the WTO. 
6.2.  The representative of the Seychelles expressed the Government of Seychelles' gratitude to 
the ITA participants for the approval of her country's ITA schedule and for accepting the Seychelles 
as the 80th Participant to the Committee. This marked an important step forward for the 
Seychelles' information technology sector, as well as the ITA and its objective of bringing down 
IT prices for consumers and businesses across the globe. The Seychelles also looked forward to participating and contributing to the ongoing ITA negotiations and, as previously informed, the commitments made by the Republic of Seychelles  in this agreement would be fully implemented 
upon the Seychelles' accession to the WTO. She also thanked the WTO Secretariat for its 
continuous assistance and support during this process. 
6.3.  The Chairman indicated that, with the completion of the participation of the Seychelles to the 
ITA, the Committee still had two more draft schedul es of ITA commitments that were pending for 
Participants' consideration and approval, name ly the draft schedules of Azerbaijan and 
Kazakhstan. 
6.4.  The Chairman suggested that the Committee take note of all the statements made, including 
his reports. 
6.5.  It was so agreed. 
7  DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT (2014) OF THE COMMITTEE TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN 
GOODS (G/IT/W/39) 
7.1.  The Chairman stated that the Committee reported annually to the CTG and that a draft report 
had been prepared in document G/IT/W/39, which would be updated to take into account the 
developments of this meeting. He turned to th e draft report and opened the floor for comments. 
7.2.  The draft annual report was approved wi th the proposed updates mentioned earlier and 
modifications where appropriate to reflect the discussion at this meeting. G/IT/M/61 
 
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  8  OTHER BUSINESS 
8.1  Date of next meeting 8.1.  The Chairman proposed that the next meeting of the Committee be held on 8 May 2015, 
which would be back-to-back with the forthcoming workshop on NTBs for IT products. However, it 
should not prevent the Committee from meeting at an earlier date. 
8.2.  It was so agreed. 
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