WT/REG/W/125/Rev.1  
 
7 May 2018 
(18-2793) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements    
 
PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS  TO THE TEMPLATE FOR NOTIFYING  
CHANGES TO AN EXISTI NG RTA  
INFORMAL NOTE BY THE  SECRETARIAT  
Revision  
 The Secretariat receives a number of notifications of changes to existing RTAs every year.  
 Currently, while no common format has been adopted by the Committee, a practice has 
been developed to circulate notification of changes in accordance with the template shown in page 
2 of this document.  
 In an effort to improve the current template  and red uce the potential for confusion, 
especially regarding the existing RTA being modified , the Secretariat is proposing a number of  
modifications, reproduced in page 3 of this document.  In particular:  
 Members are to identify the existing RTA being modified;  
 the document reference of the original notification is to be provided; and  
 indication shall be provided on whether the change concerns trade in goods, services or 
both. 
The new template would apply to RTAs whether notified under GATT Article XXIV, the 
Enabli ng Clause or GATS Article V.  
 
 
_______________  
 
 
  WT/REG/W/125/Rev.1  
 
- 2 - 
 
  Committee on Regional Trade Agreements  Original:  
 
EXISTING FORMAT  
 
NOTIFICATION  OF CHANGES AFFECTING  THE IMPLEMENTATION  
OF A REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated      , has been received from the Delegation(s) of 
      and      . 
 
_______________  
 
 
1. Member(s) notifying:        
2. Date of notification:        
3. Notification pursuant to:  
[  ] Paragraph 14 of the Transparency Mechanism for Regional Trade  
Agreements (WT/L/671)  
[  ] Article XXIV:7( c) of GATT 1994  
[  ] Article V:7(a) of GATS  
[  ] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause  
4. Parties to the Agreement:        
5. Date of adoption:       
6. Date(s) of entry into Force:        
7. Brief description of the Decision:        
8. Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:  
[  ] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)  
[  ] available from the following official Internet link(s):       
 
  WT/REG/W/125/Rev.1  
 
- 3 - 
 
   
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements  Original:  
PROPOSED FORMAT  
 
NOTIFICATION  OF CHANGES AFFECTING  THE IMPLEMENTATION  
OF A REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated      , has been received from the Delegation(s) of 
      and      . 
 
 
_______________  
 
 
1. Member(s) notifying:        
2. Date of notification:        
3. Notification pursuant to:  
[X] Paragraph 14 of the Transparency Mechanism for Regional Trade  
Agreements (WT/L/671)  
4. Changes affect:  
[ ]     goods  
[ ]     services  
[ ]     both  
5. Original RTA being modified:  
6. WTO document reference of original notification of RTA:  
7. Parties to the Agreement:        
8. Date of adoption:       
9. Date(s) of entry into Force/provisional application:        
10. Brief description of changes:        
11. Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:  
[  ] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)  
[  ] available from the following official Internet link(s):       
 
 
__________