G/C/W/754  
 
28 June 2018  
(18-4084) Page: 1/3 
Council for Trade in Goods  
3 July 2018    
 
PROPOSED AGENDA  
The following items are proposed for the agenda:  
 
1. NOTIFICATION OF REGI ONAL TRADE AGREEMENT S: 
1.1 TREATY ON A FREE TRA DE AREA BETWEEN MEMB ERS OF THE 
COMMONWEALTH OF INDE PENDENT STATES (CIS)  (WT/REG343/N/3)  
1.2 FREE TRADE AGREEMENT  BETWEEN THE EFTA STA TES AND GEORGIA 
(WT/REG386/N/2)  
1.3 FREE TRADE AGREEMENT  BETWEEN CHINA AND GE ORGIA (WT/REG391/N/1 ) 
2. PROPOSAL BY THE COMM ITTEE ON REGIONAL TR ADE AGREEMENTS TO TH E 
COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN  GOODS, THE COUNCIL F OR TRADE IN SERVICES  AND THE 
COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND  DEVELOPMENT ON A TEM PLATE FOR NOTIFYING CHANGES 
TO AN EXISTING REGIO NAL TRADE AGREEMENT (WT/REG/28)  
3. ENLARGEMENT OF THE E UROPEAN UNION: PROCE DURES UNDER ARTICLE  XXVIII:3 
OF GATT  1994 – REQUEST FROM THE EUR OPEAN UNION  
4. KIMBERLEY PRO CESS CERTIFICATION S CHEME FOR ROUGH DIAM ONDS – REQUEST 
FOR AN EXTENSION OF A WTO WAIVER – REQUEST FROM THE EUR OPEAN UNION, AND 
AUSTRALIA, CAMBODIA,  CANADA, GUYANA, JAPA N, MALAYSIA, MAURITI US, NORWAY, 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SOUTH AFRICA, SWITZE RLAND, TURKEY, U KRAINE, AND THE 
UNITED STATES (G/C/W /753)  
5. JORDAN – REQUEST FOR A WAIVER  RELATING TO THE TRAN SITIONAL PERIOD FOR 
THE ELIMINATION OF T HE EXPORT SUBSIDY PR OGRAM FOR JORDAN (G/ C/W/705; 
G/C/W/705/CORR.1; G/ C/W/705/REV.1; AND G /C/W/705/REV.2)  
6. EUROPEAN UNIO N — QUALITY SCHEMES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT S AND 
FOODSTUFFS - THE REGISTRATION OF THE TERM "DANBO" AS GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATION – REQUEST FROM THE UNI TED STATES AND URUGU AY 
7. KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARA BIA, KINGDOM OF BAHR AIN, AND THE UNITED ARAB 
EMIRATES – SELEC TIVE TAX ON CERTAIN IMPORTED PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM THE 
EUROPEAN UNION, SWIT ZERLAND, AND THE UNI TED STATES  
8. MEASURES TO ALLOW GR ADUATED LDC s, WITH GNP BELOW US$ 1000, BENEFITS 
PURSUANT TO ANNEX  VII(B) OF THE AGREEM ENT ON SUBSIDIES AND  COUNTERVAILING 
MEAS URES - COMMUNICATION FROM T HE CENTRAL AFRICAN R EPUBLIC ON BEHALF OF  
THE LDC GROUP (WT/GC /W/742 – G/C/W/752)  
9. MODIFICATION OF TARI FF CONCESSIONS AND A PPLICATION OF TARIFF S HIGHER 
THAN THE LEVEL BOUND  IN HAITI'S SCHEDULE XXVI – REQUEST FROM THE DOM INICAN 
REPUBLIC  G/C/W/754  
 
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  10. UNITED STATES – SECTION  232 INVESTIGATIONS A ND MEASURES – REQUEST 
FROM JAPAN AND THE R USSIAN FEDERATION  
11. BAN ON THE OVERLAND EXPORT OF 23 PRODUCT S FROM THE DOMINICAN  
REPUBLIC TO HAITI – REQUEST FROM THE DOM INICAN REPUBLIC  
12. INDONESIA'S IMP ORT AND EXPORT RESTR ICTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES – 
REQUEST FROM THE EUR OPEAN UNION, JAPAN, AND THE UNITED STATE S 
13. UNITED STATES – MEASURES RELATED TO IMPORTS OF FISH AND SEAFOOD 
PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM CHINA A ND THE RUSSIAN FEDER ATION  
14. INDIA – CUSTO MS DUTIES ON ICT  PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM CANADA,  CHINA, 
THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, NORWAY, AND T HE UNITED STATES  
15. MONGOLIA – QUANTITATIVE RESTRIC TIONS AND PROHIBITIO NS ON 
IMPORTATION OF CERTA IN AGRICULTURAL PROD UCTS – REQUEST FROM THE RUS SIAN 
FEDERATION  
16. EGYPT – MANUFACTURER REGISTR ATION SYSTEM – REQUEST FROM THE 
EUROPEAN UNION  
17. PAKISTAN – MEASURES RELATING TO  SUGAR EXPORTS – REQUEST FROM 
AUSTRALIA AND THAILA ND 
18. INDIA – MEASURES RELATING TO  SUGAR EXPORTS – REQUEST FROM AUSTRAL IA 
AND THAILAND  
19. CROATIA – REGULATION OF IMPORT  AND SALE OF CERTAIN OIL PRODUCTS  – 
REQUEST FROM THE RUS SIAN FEDERATION  
20. VIET NAM – DECREE ON THE REGULA TION ON CONDITIONS F OR AUTOMOBILES 
MANUFACTURING, ASSEM BLING, IMPORTING, AN D AUTOMOTIVE WARRANT Y AND 
MAINTENANCE SERVI CES – REQUEST FROM JAPAN A ND THE UNITED STATES  
21. CHINA – MEASURES RESTRICTING  THE IMPORT OF SCRAP MATERIALS – REQUEST 
FROM AUSTRALIA AND T HE UNITED STATES  
22. INDIA – QUANTITATIVE RESTRIC TIONS ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PULSES  – 
REQUEST FROM AUSTRAL IA, CANADA , AND THE UNITED STA TES 
23. CHINA - CUSTOMS DUTIES ON CE RTAIN INTEGRATED CIR CUITS – REQUEST FROM 
THE EUROPEAN UNION A ND JAPAN  
24. CHINA – NEW EXPORT CONTROL L AW IN DRAFT – REQUEST FROM THE EUR OPEAN 
UNION AND JAPAN  
25. UNITED STATES – PROHIBITIVE PROPOSAL  ON COMMUNICATION EQUI PMENT OR 
SERVICES RELEASED BY  THE FCC – REQUEST FROM CHINA  
26. IMPORT LEVY BY WTO M EMBERS OF THE AFRICA N UNION – REQUEST FROM THE 
UNITED STATES  
27. UNITED STATES – MEASURES ON AVIATION  SECURITY EQUIPMENT – REQUEST 
FROM CHINA  G/C/W/754  
 
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  28. WORK PR OGRAMME ON ELECTRONI C COMMERCE1 
- INFORMATION SHARING – REQUEST FROM CHINA  
29. OTHER BUSINESS  
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1 COMMUNICATION FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND PAKISTAN (JOB/GC/110/REV.1 – 
JOB/CTG/2/REV.1  – JOB/SERV/243/REV.1 – JOB/DEV/39/REV.1); COMMUNICATION FROM ARGENTINA, 
BRAZIL AND PARAGUAY (JOB/GC/115  – JOB/CTG/3 - JOB/SERV/247 - JOB/IP/20 - JOB/DEV/41); 
COMMUNICATION FROM CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, CÔTE D'IVOIRE, THE EUROPEAN UNION, KOREA, 
MEXICO, republic of Moldova, MONTENEGRO, PARAGUAY, SINGAPORE, TURKEY AND 
UKRAINE(JOB/GC/116/REV.2 - JOB/CTG/4/REV.2 - JOB/SERV/248/REV.2 - JOB/IP/21/REV.2 – 
JOB/DEV/42/REV.2); NON -PAPER FROM BRUNEI DARUSSALAM; COLOMBIA; COSTA RICA; HONG KONG, 
CHINA; ISRAEL; MALAYS IA; MEXICO; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN; PANAMA; QATAR; SEYCHELLES; SINGAPORE; AND 
TURKEY (JOB/GC/117 - JOB/CTG/5 - JOB/SERV/249 - JOB/IP/22 - JOB/DEV/43); COMMUNICATION FROM 
ASEAN (JOB/GC/126 – JOB/CTG/6 – JOB/SERV/260 – JOB/IP/23 – JOB/DEV/44); COMMUNICATION FROM THE 
SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU (JOB/GC/128 - JOB/CTG/7 - 
JOB/SERV/264 – JOB/IP/24 - JOB/DEV/45); COMMUNICATION FROM THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF 
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU (JOB/GC/129 - JOB/CTG/8 - JOB/SERV/26 5 - JOB/IP/25 - 
JOB/DEV/46); COMMUNICATION FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (JOB/GC/142 - JOB/CTG/9 - 
JOB/SERV/271 - JOB/DEV/49); COMMUNICATION FROM THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, 
PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU (JOB/GC/170 - JOB/CTG/12 - JOB/SERV/2 77 – JOB/IP/29 - JOB/DEV/53); 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU 
(JOB/GC/171 - JOB/CTG/13 - JOB/SERV/278 - JOB/IP/30 - JOB/DEV/54)