WT/L/ 1177  
TCA/21  
 
22 November  2023 
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REPORT (2023) OF THE  COMMITTEE ON TRADE IN CIVIL AIRCRAFT  
(ADOPTED 20 NOVEMBER  2023)  
1.  This report is submitted under Article  8.2 of the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft (hereinafter 
the "Agreement") and Article  IV.8 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade 
Organization. It sets out the activities of the Committee since th e last meeting (held on 
3 November  2022). 
2.  There are 33 Signatories to the Agreement: Albania; Canada; Egypt; the European Union1 (the 
following 19 EU Member States are also Signatories to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft in 
their own right: Austri a; Belgium; Bulgaria; Denmark; Estonia; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; 
Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; the Netherlands; Portugal; Romania; Spain and 
Sweden); Georgia; Japan; Macao, China; Montenegro; North Macedonia; Norway; Switzerland; 
Chinese Taipei; the United Kingdom and the United  States. WTO Members with observer status in 
the Committee are: Argentina; Australia; Bangladesh; Brazil; Cameroon; China; Colombia; Gabon; 
Ghana; India; Indonesia; Israel; Korea, Republic of; Mauritius; Niger ia; Oman; Russian  Federation; 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Tajikistan; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Türkiye  
and Ukraine. The IMF and UNCTAD are also observers.  
3.  Since its last Annual Report to the General Council ( WT/L/ 1158 – TCA/20), the Committ ee on 
Trade in Civil  Aircraft held informal meeting s on 23 March  2023 and 2 June 2023, and one regular 
meeting on 17 November  2023. 
4.  At the 17 November  2023 regular meeting, the Committee discussed the following matters2: 
A. Application from Brazil for Its Accession to the Agreement  
 
5.  The Committee took note of Brazil's explanation,  Signatories' statements , as well as the Chair's 
statement , and agreed , in lin e with the procedures set forth in document TCA/17, to the terms of 
accession as proposed by Brazil in document TCA/19/Add.1/Rev.1  and to the procedure proposed 
by the Chair for granting consent to Brazil's deposit of the instrument of accession.  
B. Transposition Exercise of the Product Coverage Annex  
 
6.  The Chair reminded the Committee of the various document s tabled on this matter as of 
17 November,  and described the way forward.  
C. Implementation of the Agreement - Transparency and Possible Complementary Means  
 
7.  The Chair explained that the work on the transposition of the Product Annex should proceed first 
before the Committee can address the matter of the implementation of the Agree ment.  
D. Functioning of the Committee  
 
 
1 Currently comprising 27 Member States: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; 
Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Malta; the Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; S pain and 
Sweden.  
2 Minutes of this meeting will be issued as document TCA/M/41.  WT/L/1177 • TCA/21  
 
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  8.  The Chair explained that the starting point of this issue was the Outcome Document  of the 
12th Minister ial Conference , and reminded the Committee that this Committee needed to keep the 
General Council informed of its activities on a regular basis. No Signatory had comments on this 
issue, and the Committee took note of that fact.  
E. Date of the Next Regular Meeting  
 
9.  The Chair suggested that the Committee meet end of October or early November in 2024, with 
the exact date  to be confirmed later.  
10.  The Technical Sub -Committee of the Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft did not meet during 
the period under review and nor did the Sub -Committee of the Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft.  
 
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