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WTO BISD  
2022 
 
 
BASIC INSTRUMENTS AND SELECTED DOCUMENTS  
OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
 
2022 
 
Compilation by the WTO Secretariat  
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  TABLE OF CONTENTS  
WTO – BISD 202 2 
Preface  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................  3 
WTO Members and observers  ................................ ................................ ...........................  4 
Officers of the Ministerial Conference  ................................ ................................ ..............  6 
Chair persons  of other WTO bodies  ................................ ................................ ...................  7 
Decisions and reports  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 9 
Ministerial Conference Twelfth Session, Geneva, 12 -17 June 2022  ................................ ....... 9 
MC12 Outcome Document  ................................ ................................ .......................  9 
Work Programme on Small Economies  ................................ ................................ ..... 12 
TRIPS Non -Violation and Situation Complaints  ................................ ...........................  13 
Sanitary and Phytos anitary Declaration for the Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference: 
Responding to Modern SPS Challenges  ................................ ................................ ... 14 
Ministerial Declaration on the Emergency Response to Food Insecurity  ..........................  16 
Ministerial Decision on World Food Programme Food Purchases Exemption  
from Export Prohibitions or Restrictions  ................................ ................................ .. 18 
Ministerial Decision on the TRIPS Agreement  ................................ .............................  19 
Ministerial Declaration on the WTO Response to the COVID -19 Pandemic  
and Preparedness for Future Pandemics  ................................ ................................ . 21 
Work Programme on Electronic Commerce  ................................ ................................  24 
Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies  ................................ ................................ ............  25 
General Council  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  34 
Review of the Operation of the Bali Decision on TRQ Administration  ..............................  34 
Committee on Agriculture  ................................ ................................ .............................  35 
Report on the Second Triennial Review  
of the Ministerial Decision of 19 December 2015 on Export Competition  ......................  35 
Committee on Rules Of Origin  ................................ ................................ .......................  40 
Decision on Preferential Rules of Origin  
and the Implementation of the Nairobi Ministerial Decision  ................................ ........  40 
Waivers  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  41 
WTO Dispute Settlement Reports and Arbitration Awards and Decisions  ...............................  42 
Other decisions, reports and selected documents not reproduced  ................................ . 43  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  PREFACE  
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year. 
 
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  WTO MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS  
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 202 2 
MEMBERS (164)
Afghanistan  
Albania  
Angola  
Antigua and Barbuda  
Argentina  
Armenia  
Australia  
Austria  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  
Bangladesh  
Barbados  
Belgium  
Belize  
Benin  
Bolivia, Plurinational  
State of  
Botswana  
Brazil  
Brunei Darussalam  
Bulgaria  
Burkina Faso  
Burundi  
Cabo Verde  
Cambodia  
Cameroon  
Canada  
Central African Republic  
Chad 
Chile 
China  
Colombia  
Congo  
Costa Rica  
Côte d 'Ivoire  
Croatia  
Cuba 
Cyprus  
Czech Republic  
Democratic Republic of  
the Congo  
Denmark  
Djibouti  
Dominica  
Dominican Republic  
Ecuador  
Egypt  
El Salvador  
Estonia  
Eswatini  
European Union  
Fiji 
Finland  
France  
Gabon  
 
1 Formerly "Turkey" . The Gambia  
Georgia  
Germany  
Ghana  
Greece  
Grenada  
Guatemala  
Guinea -Bissau  
Guinea, Republic of  
Guyana  
Haiti 
Honduras  
Hong Kong, China  
Hungary  
Iceland  
India 
Indonesia  
Ireland  
Israel  
Italy 
Jamaica  
Japan  
Jordan  
Kazakhstan  
Kenya  
Korea, Republic of  
Kuwait, the State of  
Kyrgyz Republic  
Lao People's Democratic 
Republic  
Latvia  
Lesotho  
Liberia  
Liechtenstein  
Lithuania  
Luxembourg  
Macao, China  
Madagascar  
Malawi  
Malaysia  
Maldives  
Mali 
Malta  
Mauritania  
Mauritius  
Mexico  
Moldova, Republic of  
Mongolia  
Montenegro  
Morocco  
Mozambique  
Myanmar  
Namibia  
Nepal  Netherlands  
New Zealand  
Nicaragua  
Niger  
Nigeria  
North Macedonia  
Norway  
Oman  
Pakistan  
Panama  
Papua New Guinea  
Paraguay  
Peru 
Philippines  
Poland  
Portugal  
Qatar  
Romania  
Russian Federation  
Rwanda  
Saint Kitts and Nevis  
Saint Lucia 
Saint Vincent and the  
Grenadines  
Samoa  
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  
Senegal  
Seychelles  
Sierra Leone  
Singapore  
Slovak Republic  
Slovenia  
Solomon Islands  
South Africa  
Spain  
Sri Lanka  
Suriname  
Sweden  
Switzerland  
Chinese Taipei  
Tajikistan  
Tanzania  
Thailand  
Togo 
Tonga  
Trinidad and Tobago  
Tunisia  
Türkiye1 
Uganda  
Ukraine  
United Arab Emirates  
United Kingdom  
United States of America  
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  Vanuatu  
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  Viet Nam  
Yemen  
Zambia  Zimbabwe
 
OBSERVERS (25)
Algeria  
Andorra  
Azerbaijan  
Bahamas  
Belarus  
Bhutan  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Comoros  
Curaçao  
 Equatorial Guinea  
Ethiopia  
Holy See  
Iran 
Iraq 
Lebanese Republic  
Libya  
Sao Tomé and Principe  
Serbia  
 Somalia  
South Sudan  
Sudan  
Syrian Arab Republic  
Timor -Leste  
Turkmenistan  
Uzbekistan  
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 OFFICERS OF THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE  
TWELFTH SESSION  
Geneva, 12 -17 June 2022  
Chairperson  
Mr Timur Suleimenov (Kazakhstan ) 
 
Vice-Chair persons  
Mr Don Farrell  (Australia ) 
Mr Jerome Walcott  (Barbados ) 
Ms Harriet Ntabazi  (Uganda ) 
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 CHAIR PERSONS  OF OTHER WTO BODIES  
Appointed in or office held during 2022 
General Council  Mr Didier Chambovey  (Switzerland)  
Dispute Settlement Body  Ms Athaliah Lesiba Molokomme (Botswana)  
Trade Policy Review Body  Mr Ángel Villalobos Rodriguez (Mexico)  
Council for Trade in Goods  Mr Etienne Oudot de Dainville (France)  
- Committee on Agriculture  Mr Marcel Vernooij (Netherlands)  
- Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  Mr Juan Carlos Estrella (Ecuador)  
- Committee on Customs Valuation  Mr Frank Rittner (Germany)  
- Committee on Import Licensing  Mr Jia Jie Loh (Singapore)  
- Committee on Market Access  Mr Kenya Uehara (Japan)  
- Committee on Rules of Origin  Ms Laura Gauer (Switzerland)  
- Committee on Safeguards  Ms Maryam Abdulaziz Aldoseri  
(Kingdom of  Bahrain ) 
- Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures   
Mr Tang -Kai Wang (Chinese Taipei)  
- Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures   
Ms Sally Bardayán Rivera (Panama)   
- Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Mr Anwar Hussain Shaik (India)  
- Committee on Trade -Related Investment 
Measures   
Ms Débora Ponce de Günther (Guatemala)  
- Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  Mr Agustín Navarro de Vicente -Gella (Spain)  
- Committee of Participants on the Expansion of 
Trade in Information Technology Products   
Mr Hazrul Imran Azahar (Malaysia)  
- Committee on Trade Facilitation  Mr Adamu Mohammed Abdulhamid (Nigeria)  
  
Council for Trade in Services  Mr Kemvichet Long (Cambodia)  
- Committee on Specific Commitments  Mr Danang Prasta (Indonesia)  
- Committee on Trade in Financial Services  Mr Pedro Bravo (Peru)  
- Working Party on GATS Rules  Mr Petr Fiala (Czech Republic)   
- Working Party on Domestic Regulation  Ms Anna Vitie (Finland)  
  
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights   
Mr Lansana Gberie (Sierra Leone)  
  
Committee on Balance -of-Payments Restrictions  Mr Saqer Abdullah Almoqbel  
(Saudi  Arabia, Kingdom of)  
Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration   
Ms Bettina Waldmann (Germany)   
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements  Ms Taeho Lee (Republic of  Korea )  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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 Committee on Trade and Development  Ms Usha Chandnee Dwarka -Canabady 
(Mauritius)  
- Sub-Committee on Least -Developed Countries  Ms Kirsti Kauppi (Finland)  
 
Committee on Trade and Environment   
Mr Simon Manley (United Kingdom)  
Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance  Mr Donatas Tamulaitis (Lithuania)   
Working Group on Trade  and Transfer of 
Technology   
Mr Luis Chuquihuara Chil (Peru)  
  
Trade Negotiations Committee  Ms Ngozi Okonjo -Iweala  (Director -General)  
Committee on Trade and Development  
in Special  Session   
Ms Kadra  Ahmed Hassan (Djibouti)  
Committee  on Trade and Environment  
in Special Session   
Mr Léopold Samba (Central African Republic)1 
Committee  on Agriculture in Special Session  Ms Gloria Abraham Peralta (Costa Rica)2 
Council for Trade in Services in Special Session  Ms Zhanar Aitzhanova (Kazakhstan)  
Council for TRIPS in Special Session  Mr Alfredo Suescum (Panama)  
Dispute Settlement Body in Special Session  Mr Kokou Yackoley Johnson (Togo)  
Negotiating Group on Market Access  Mr Didier Chambovey (Switzerland)  
Negotiating Group on Rules  Mr Santiago Wills (Colombia)3 
  
Plurilateral Trade Agreements   
Committee on Government Procurement  Vacant4 
Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft  Mr Jean -Marie Meraldi ( Switzerland)  
 
1 See Minutes of the General Council meeting held on 6 -7 October 2022 ( WT/GC/M/201 ) Item 1, 
para. 1.53.  
2 See Informal General Council meeting held on  4 October 2022 ( JOB/GC/318 ), Item 3 ; Minutes of the 
General Council meeting held on 25 -26 July 2022 ( WT/GC/M/200  and Corr.1 ) Item 1, para. 12.1;  Minutes of 
the General Council meeting held on 6 -7 October 2022  (WT/GC/M/201 ) Item 1, para. 1.1 . 
3 See Informal General Council meeting held on 4 October 2022 ( JOB/GC/318 ), Item 3; Minutes of the 
General Council meeting held on 6 -7 October 2 022 ( WT/GC/M/201 ) Item 1, paras. 1.1 and 1.8 (see also 
TN/RL/35 ). 
4 See Report (2022) of the Committee on Government Procurement ( GPA/AR/5 ), Item 2, paras. 5 -7. WT/BISD/2022  
 
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 DECISIONS AND REPORTS  
 
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MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE  
TWELFTH SESSION, GENEVA, 12 -17 JUNE 2022  
MC12 OUTCOME DOCUMENT  
ADOPTED ON 17 JUNE 2022  
(WT/MIN(22)/24  − WT/L/1135 ) 
We, the Ministers, have met in Geneva from 12 to 17 June 2022 for our Twelfth Session.  
 
1. We resolve to strengthen the rules -based, non -discriminatory, open, fair, inclusive, equitable 
and transparent multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core. In this regard, we reaffirm the 
principles and objectives set out in the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade 
Organization and underscore the relevance and critical role of international trade and the WTO in 
global economic recovery, growth, prosperity, alleviati on of poverty, welfare of all people, 
sustainable development and to facilitate cooperation in relation to the protection and preservation 
of the environment in a manner consistent with respective needs and concerns at different levels of 
economic developm ent. 
 
2. We reaffirm the provisions of special and differential treatment for developing country 
Members and LDCs as an integral part of the WTO and its agreements. Special and differential 
treatment in WTO agreements should be precise, effective and opera tional. In addition, we recall 
that trade is to be conducted with a view to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment, 
pursuing sustainable development of Members, and enhancing the means for doing so in a manner 
consistent with Members' respec tive needs and concerns at different levels of economic 
development. We instruct officials to continue to work on improving the application of special and 
differential treatment in the CTD SS and other relevant venues in the WTO, as agreed and report on 
progress to the General Council before MC13.  
 
3. We acknowledge the need to take advantage of available opportunities, address the challenges 
that the WTO is facing, and ensure the WTO's proper functioning. We commit to work towards 
necessary reform of the W TO. While reaffirming the foundational principles of the WTO, we envision 
reforms to improve all its functions. The work shall be Member -driven, open, transparent, inclusive, 
and must address the interests of all Members, including development issues. The General Council 
and its subsidiary bodies will conduct the work, review progress, and consider decisions, as 
appropriate, to be submitted to the next Ministerial Conference.1 
 
4. We acknowledge the challenges and concerns with respect to the dispute settl ement system 
including those related to the Appellate Body, recognize the importance and urgency of addressing 
those challenges and concerns, and commit to conduct discussions with the view to having a fully 
and well -functioning dispute settlement system a ccessible to all Members by 2024.  
 
5. In this difficult context, we note with satisfaction the progress achieved by LDC Members who 
have met or who are about to meet the graduation criteria set by the United Nations Committee for 
Development Policy (CDP) a nd acknowledge the particular challenges that graduation presents, 
including the loss of trade -related international support measures, as they leave the LDC category. 
We recognize the role that certain measures in the WTO can play in facilitating smooth an d 
sustainable transition for these Members after graduation from the LDC Category.  
 
 
1 For greater certainty, in this context, this does not prevent groupings of  WTO Members  from meeting to 
discuss relevant matters or making submissions for consideration by the General Council or its subsidiary bodies.  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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 6. We underscore the importance of accessions, noting that although no new accession has taken 
place since July 2016, several applicants have made encouraging progress. In this regard, we remain 
committed to facilitate the conclusion of ongoing accessions, especially for least -developed countries 
fully in line with the General Council Guidelines on LDC Accessions, and to provide technical 
assistance, where appropriate, inclu ding in the post -accession phase.  
 
7. We recognize the special situation of the Members acceded in accordance with Article XII of 
the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization who have undertaken extensive 
commitments at the time of accession, in cluding in market access. This situation shall be taken into 
account in negotiations.  
 
8. We reaffirm our decision at the Tenth Ministerial Conference in Nairobi on implementation of 
preferential treatment in favour of services and service suppliers of lea st-developed countries and 
increasing LDC participation in services trade, and instruct the Council for Trade in Services to review 
and promote the operationalization of the waiver including to explore improvements in LDC services 
export data; to review in formation on LDC services suppliers and consumers of LDC services in 
preference providing Member markets; and to assess best practices in facilitating the use of the 
preferences. On this matter, we instruct the General Council to report to our next session  on 
progress.  
 
We reaffirm our decision at the Ninth Ministerial Conference in Bali on Duty -Free Quota -Free Market 
Access for Least -Developed Countries and instruct the Committee on Trade and Development to re -
commence the annual review process on prefere ntial DFQF market access for LDCs. On this matter, 
we instruct the General Council to report on the progress to our next session.  
 
We welcome the decision of the Committee on Rules of Origin (CRO) adopted on 14 April 2022 
(G/RO/95) on Preferential Rules o f Origin and the Implementation of the Nairobi Ministerial Decision. 
We instruct the CRO to report its work to the General Council ahead of the Thirteenth Ministerial 
Conference.  
 
We also acknowledge LDCs' commitment and efforts in implementation of the T FA. We urge all 
Members to assist the LDCs in meeting their definitive category C deadlines.  
 
We recognize the importance of Aid for Trade initiatives in trade -related capacity building for the 
LDCs. We recommend that such programmes prioritise the objectives identified by the LDCs.  
 
9. We instruct the Trade Facilitation Committee to hold a Dedicat ed Session on transit issues 
annually until the next review of the Trade Facilitation Agreement is completed. These dedicated 
sessions will highlight the importance of transit and reserve time for the Committee to discuss best 
practices, as well as the con straints and challenges faced by all landlocked WTO Members, including 
landlocked developing countries and LDCs as outlined in G/TFA/W/53.  
 
10. Services trade is vital to the global economy and has a major role to play in global economic 
output and employm ent. The COVID -19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of services and 
has had a significant impact on services trade and services sectors, particularly for developing 
Members, including least -developed countries (LDCs). We underscore the importance of recovery 
for services most impacted by the pandemic and of efforts to strengthen such services, taking into 
account challenges and opportunities encountered by Members. We acknowledge the need to 
facilitate the increasing participation of developing Member s, including LDCs, in global services trade, 
including by paying particular attention to sectors and modes of supply of export interest to them. 
We take note of work in the area of trade in services.  
 
11. We take note of the reports from the General Counci l and its subsidiary bodies. These reports, 
and the Decisions stemming from them demonstrate Members' continued commitment to the work 
of the WTO, thereby strengthening its effectiveness and the multilateral trading system as a whole.  
 
12. We recognize the  importance of strengthened collaboration and cooperation with other 
intergovernmental organizations and other relevant stakeholders that have responsibilities related 
to those of the WTO, in accordance with the rules and principles of the WTO, to restore trust, 
certainty and predictability in the world economy and effectively address current and future 
multidimensional challenges.  
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 13. We recognize women's economic empowerment and the contribution of MSMEs to inclusive 
and sustainable economic growth, ackn owledge their different context, challenges and capabilities 
in countries at different stages of development, and we take note of the WTO, UNCTAD and ITC's 
work on these issues.2 
 
14. We recognize global environmental challenges including climate change a nd related natural 
disasters, loss of biodiversity and pollution. We note the importance of the contribution of the 
multilateral trading system to promote the UN 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals 
in its economic, social, and environmental d imensions, in so far as they relate to WTO mandates and 
in a manner consistent with the respective needs and concerns of Members at different levels of 
economic development. In this regard, we reaffirm the importance of providing relevant support to 
develo ping country Members, especially LDCs, to achieve sustainable development, including 
through technological innovations. We note the role of the Committee on Trade and Environment as 
a standing forum dedicated to dialogue among Members on the relationship b etween trade measures 
and environmental measures.  
 
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Part II – Ministerial Decisions and Declarations adopted at the Twelfth Session  
 
• Work Programme on Small Economies – Ministerial Decision – WT/MIN(22)/25 – WT/L/1136  
• TRIPS Non-violation and Situation Complaints – Ministerial Decision – WT/MIN(22)/26 – 
WT/L/1137  
• Sanitary and Phytosanitary Declaration for the Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference: 
Responding to Modern SPS Challenges – Ministerial Declaration – WT/MIN(22)/27 – 
WT/L/1138  
• Ministerial Declaration on the Emergency Response to Food Insecurity – WT/MIN(22)/28 – 
WT/L/1139  
• Ministerial Decision on World Food Programme Food Purchases Exemption from Export 
Prohibitions or Restrictions – WT/MIN(22)/29 – WT/L/1140  
• Ministerial Decision on the TRIPS Agreement – WT/MIN(22)/30 – WT/L/1141  
• Ministerial Declaration on the WTO Response to the COVID -19 Pandemic and Preparedness 
for Future Pandemics – WT/MIN(22)/31 – WT/L/1142  
• Work Programme on Electronic Commerce – Ministeri al Decision – WT/MIN(22)/32 – 
WT/L/1143  
• Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies – Ministerial Decision – WT/MIN(22)/33 – WT/L/1144  
 
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2 These are general messages on cross -cutting issues that do not change the rights or obligations of 
WTO Members (and do not relate to any Joi nt Statement Initiatives) . WT/BISD/2022  
 
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 WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES  
MINISTERIAL DECISION  
ADOPTED ON 17 JUNE 2022  
(WT/MIN(22)/25  − WT/L/1136 ) 
 
The Ministerial Conference decides  as follows:  
 
We reaffirm our commitment to the Work Programme on Small Economies and take note of all the 
work conducted to date. In particular, we note that document WT/COMTD/SE/W/22/ Rev.10 and its 
previous revis ions reflect the work of the Dedicated Session up to the Twelfth Ministerial Conference. 
We take note of the work carried out since 2018, including that on challenges small economies 
experience in their efforts to reduce trade costs, particularly in the ar ea of trade facilitation; 
opportunities and challenges for small economies in attracting investments; economic and trade 
impact of natural disasters on small economies; and instruct the CTD to continue its work in the 
Dedicated Session on Small Economies u nder the overall responsibility of the General Council.  
 
Furthermore, we instruct the Dedicated Session on Small Economies to consider in further detail the 
various submissions that have been received to date, examine any additional proposals that 
Members might wish to submit and, where possible, and within its mandate, make recommendations 
to the General Council on any of these proposals. The General Council shall direct relevant subsidiary 
bodies to frame responses to the trade -related issues identified b y the CTD with a view to making 
recommendations for action. We instruct the WTO Secretariat to provide relevant information and 
factual analysis for discussion among Members in the CTD's Dedicated Session on Small Economies, 
inter alia , in the areas identi fied in item k of paragraph 2 of the Work Programme on Small Economies 
and, in particular, to work on integrating small economies into the post COVID -19 economy: effects 
of the pandemic, challenges and opportunities.  
 
The CTD in Dedicated Session shall con tinue monitoring the progress of the small economy proposals 
in WTO bodies and in negotiating groups with the aim of providing responses, as soon as possible, 
to the trade -related issues identified for the fuller integration of SVEs in the multilateral tra ding 
system.  
 
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 TRIPS NON-VIOLATION AND SITUATION COMPLAINTS  
MINISTERIAL DECISION  
ADOPTED ON 17 JUNE 2022  
(WT/MIN(22)/26  − WT/L/1137 ) 
 
The Ministerial Conference decides  as follows:  
We take note of the work done by the Council for Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property 
Rights pursuant to the General Council Decision of 10 December 2019 on "TRIPS Non -Violation and 
Situation Complaints" (WT/L/1080) , and direct it to continue its examination of the scope and 
modalities for complaints of the types provided for under subparagraphs 1(b) and 1(c) of 
Article  XXIII of GATT 1994 and make recommendations to the 13th Ministerial Conference. It is 
agreed that,  in the meantime, Members will not initiate such complaints under the 
TRIPS  Agreement.  
 
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 SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY DECLARATION FOR THE  
TWELFTH WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE: RESPONDING  
TO MODERN SPS CHALLENGES  
MINISTERIAL DECLARATION  
ADOPTED ON 17 JUNE 2022  
(WT/MIN(22)/27  − WT/L/1138 ) 
 
1. We recognize that the twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference takes place following the 
25th anniversary of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 
(SPS Agreement) — an opportune  point to reflect on the successes achieved since its adoption, and 
to recognize the challenges ahead resulting from emerging pressures that may significantly impact 
international trade in food, animals and plants.  
2. We wish to take this opportunity to un derline that the SPS  Agreement and its provisions are 
as relevant and applicable today as they were in 1995, and they continue to safeguard the right for 
Members to take measures necessary for the protection of human, animal or plant life or health.  
3. In addition to this, the proper implementation of the SPS  Agreement by Members supports 
rural livelihoods, facilitates trade, and supports sustainable agricultural growth. Of particular note to 
these  outcomes are the contributions of the SPS  Agreement's provi sions requiring Members to be 
transparent in taking SPS measures; and that these measures be based on scientific principles, 
applied only to the extent necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health, and not be 
maintained without sufficient sci entific evidence, including through an assessment of risk, except for 
provisional measures referenced in Article  5.7 of the SPS  Agreement.  
4. We recognize that the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS 
Committee) has been instrumental i n advancing the implementation of the SPS  Agreement, 
particularly as it  relates to improving the transparency of SPS measures through increased 
notification among Members. Looking to the future, the SPS Committee will continue to undertake 
valuable work, a nd Members remain committed to the continued enhancement of the 
implementation of the SPS  Agreement.  
5. We reaffirm the rights and obligations of Members established by the SPS  Agreement and call 
for Members' strengthened adherence to the SPS  Agreement to support international trade while 
ensuring the protection of human, animal and plant life or health.  
6. The Membership acknowledges that the global agricultural landscape has evolved since the 
adoption of the SPS  Agreement in 1995. This evolution has broug ht about a variety of new 
opportunities and emerging challenges for the international trade in food, animals and plants, 
including but not limited to:  
- expanding global populations, as well as increased movement of agricultural products to 
address changing population structures and distributions;  
- increased pace of innovation in tools and technologies;  
- climate change and increasing environmental challenges and associated stresses on food 
production;  
- growing importance of sustainable agricultural practices and  production systems, including 
their contribution to addressing climate change and biodiversity conservation;  
- shifting pressures due to the spread of pests, diseases, disease -carrying organisms, or 
disease -causing organisms, increasing threat of antimicrob ial resistance for human and 
animal health, as well as emerging infectious diseases linked with the human -animal -
environment interface, especially zoonoses; and  
- continued application of SPS measures that would constitute a disguised restriction on 
internat ional trade.  
7. To that end, the Ministerial Conference instructs the SPS Committee to further enhance the 
implementation of the SPS  Agreement in an effort to better manage issues related to international 
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 Observers, consisting of new efforts to identify: (1) challenges in the implementation of the 
SPS Agreement and the mechanisms available to address them; and (2) the impacts of emerging 
challenges on the application of the SPS  Agreement.  
8. Through the work programme, the Ministerial Conference envisions that the SPS Committee 
should explore how the implementation and application of the SPS  Agreement can support the 
following themes, including but not limited to:  
- How to facilitate global food security and more sustainable food systems, including through 
sustainable growth and innovation in agricultural production and international trade, and 
through the use of international standards, guidelines, and recommendations de veloped 
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the World Organisation for Animal Health and the 
International Plant Protection Convention as the basis of harmonized SPS measures to 
protect human, animal or plant life or health.  
- How to support basing SPS mea sures on scientific evidence and principles, including where 
international standards, guidelines, or recommendations do not exist or are not 
appropriate; and how to promote the use by Members of principles employed by the 
international standard setting bod ies for considering scientific uncertainty in risk analysis.  
- How to enhance the safe international trade in food, animals and plants and products 
thereof through the adaptation of SPS measures to regional conditions, including pest - or 
disease -free areas and areas of low pest or disease prevalence which can strengthen 
Members' ability to protect plant and animal life or health through efforts to limit the 
spread of pests such as the Mediterranean fruit fly, diseases such as African swine  fever, 
disease -carrying organisms, or disease -causing organisms.  
- How to encourage cooperation with observer organizations that support the work of the 
SPS Committee and the international standard setting bodies through technical exchanges 
and assistance i n the context of this work programme.  
- How to increase participation of and support for the special needs of developing and least 
developed country Members in the development and application of SPS measures; and in 
particular, to increase awareness of and s ensitivity to the impacts of SPS measures on the 
export possibilities of such Members.  
- Other topics as identified over the course of the work programme or as a result of 
emerging sanitary or phytosanitary challenges or risks worldwide.  
9. This work program me does not launch the negotiation of new obligations, nor re -open or 
amend the SPS  Agreement.  
10. The SPS Committee will address the outcomes of this work programme and report on key 
findings and actions undertaken as a result of this work to the thirteen th Ministerial Conference with 
recommendations, as appropriate.  
 
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MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON THE  
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO FOOD INSECURITY  
ADOPTED ON 17 JUNE 2022  
(WT/MIN(22)/28  − WT/L/1139 ) 
 
Concerned  that trade disruptions, record prices and excessive volatility for food and agricultural 
products could undermine food security in all Members, including in developing countries, and 
particularly in least -developed and net food -importing developing countries, who by virtue of their 
fiscal and other capacity -related challenges, as well as deteriorating terms of trade, are 
disproportionately affected by the crisis;  
 
Concerned also  that rising prices of food, agricultural products, and production inputs, including 
fertilizers,  and associated trade restrictions, as well as increasing energy and transportation costs, 
could have lasting consequences for global food security in the comi ng years;  
 
Determined  to make progress towards the achievement of a fair and market -oriented agricultural 
trading system, ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition, promoting 
sustainable agriculture and food systems, and implement resil ient agricultural practices that enhance 
productivity and production in fulfilment of Sustainable Development Goal 2 of the United Nations, 
taking into account the interests of small -scale food producers in developing countries;  
 
Acknowledging that progres s towards this Goal has been undermined, with the Food and Agriculture 
Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme (WFP) in particular estimating a 
significant increase in the number and share of undernourished and food insecure people;  
 
1. We, the Ministers, have met in Geneva from 12 to 17 June 2022 at our Twelfth Session of the 
Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, and have adopted this declaration on 
the emergency response to food insecurity.  
 
2. We agree that trade , along with domestic production, plays a vital role in improving global 
food security in all its dimensions and enhancing nutrition.   
 
3. We commit to take concrete steps to facilitate trade and improve the functioning and long -
term resilience of global markets for food and agriculture, including cereals, fertilizers, and 
other agriculture production inputs. Particular consideration will be given to the specific needs 
and circumstances of developing country Members, especially those of least -developed and  
net food -importing developing countries.  
 
4. We underscore the need for agri -food trade to flow, and reaffirm the importance of not 
imposing export prohibitions or restrictions in a manner inconsistent with relevant WTO 
provisions.  
 
5. We resolve to ensu re that any emergency measures introduced to address food security 
concerns shall minimize trade distortions as far as possible; be temporary, targeted, and 
transparent; and be notified and implemented in accordance with WTO rules. Members 
imposing such me asures should take into account their possible impact on other Members, 
including developing countries, and particularly least -developed and net food -importing 
developing countries.  
 
6. We resolve to cooperate with a view to ensuring enhanced productivity and production, trade, 
availability and accessibility and affordability of food for those who need it, especially in 
humanitarian emergencies.  
 
7. We reaffirm the disciplines on export competition in the Agreement on Agriculture, as well as 
the Nairobi De cision on Export Competition, including especially those on International Food 
Aid, and encourage donor countries to undertake efforts to make food available to poor and 
vulnerable countries, including through the WFP.  
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 8. We reaffirm the importance of eff ective implementation and monitoring of the Marrakesh 
Decision on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on 
Least -Developed and Net Food -Importing Developing Countries. In this regard, we commit to 
having a dedicated work  programme in the Committee on Agriculture to examine how this 
Decision could be made more effective and operational pursuant to Article 16 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture and to consider concerns raised by Members in their current and future 
submissions. The work programme shall consider the needs of LDCs and NFIDCs to increase 
their resilience in responding to acute food instability including by considering the best possible 
use of flexibilities to bolster their agricultural production and enhance their d omestic food 
security as needed in an emergency.   
 
9.  We understand the importance of providing technical and financial assistance to LDCs and 
NFIDCs, including through international and regional financial institutions, with a view to 
improving their agr icultural productive capacity, infrastructure and access to agricultural 
inputs.  
 
10. We recognize that adequate food stocks can contribute to the realization of Members' domestic 
food security objectives and encourage Members with available surplus stocks  to release them 
on international markets consistently with WTO rules.  
 
11. We emphasize the importance of promptly sharing relevant information about policies that 
may affect trade and markets for food and agriculture, including by complying with WTO 
notification commitments and by actively participating in other relevant mechanisms for 
information exchange. We invite the Secretariat to provide regular updates on trade and 
market developments in the wake of the current food price spikes and excessive pric e 
volatility, in cooperation with other relevant international organizations.  
 
12. We acknowledge the positive role of the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) in 
enhancing agricultural market transparency and policy responses for food security.  
 
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MINISTERIAL DECISION ON WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME FOOD PURCHASES  
EXEMPTION FROM EXPORT PROHIBITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS  
ADOPTED ON 17 JUNE 2022  
(WT/MIN(22)/29  − WT/L/1140 ) 
 
The Ministerial Conference,  
Having regard to paragraph 1 of Article IX of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade 
Organization;   
Pursuant to Article 12 of the Agreement on Agriculture and Article XI of the GATT 1994;  
 
In view of the critical humanitarian support provided by the World Food Programme, made more 
urgent as global hunger levels have increased sharply ;  
 
With the understanding  that the World Food Programme always takes procurement decisions on the 
basis of its principles to "do no harm" to the supplying Member and promote local and regional food 
procurement;  
 
Decides  as follows:  
 
1. Members shall not impose export prohibitions  or restrictions  on foodstuffs purchased for non -
commercial humanitarian purposes by the World Food Programme.  
 
2. This Decision shall not be construed to prevent the adoption by any Member of measures to 
ensure its domestic food security in accordance wit h the relevant provisions of the WTO 
agreements.  
 
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 MINISTERIAL DECISION ON THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
ADOPTED ON 17 JUNE 2022  
(WT/MIN(22)/30  − WT/L/1141 ) 
 
The Ministerial Conference , 
 
Having regard  to paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 of Article IX of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the 
World Trade Organization;  
 
Noting the exceptional circumstances of the COVID -19 pandemic;  
 
Decides as follows:  
 
1. Notwithstanding the provision of patent rights under its domestic legislation, an eligible 
Member1 may limit the rights provided for under Article 28.1 of the TRIPS Agreement 
(hereinafter "the Agreement") by authorizing the use of the subject matter of a patent2 
required for the production and supply of COVID -19 vaccines without the consent of the right 
holder to the extent necessary to address the COVID -19 pandemic, in accordance with the 
provisions of Article 31 of the Agreement, as clarified and waived in paragraphs 2 to 6 below.  
2. For greater clarity, an elig ible Member may authorize the use of the subject matter of a patent 
under Article 31 without the right holder's consent through any instrument available in the 
law of the Member such as executive orders, emergency decrees, government use 
authorizations, an d judicial or administrative orders, whether or not a Member has a 
compulsory license regime in place. For the purpose of this Decision, the "law of a Member" 
referred to in Article 31 is not limited to legislative acts such as those laying down rules on 
compulsory licensing, but it also includes other acts, such as executive orders, emergency 
decrees, and judicial or administrative orders.  
3. Members agree on the following clarifications and waiver for eligible Members to authorize the 
use of the subject matt er of a patent in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2:  
(a) An eligible Member need not require the proposed user of the subject matter of a patent 
to make efforts to obtain an authorization from the right holder as set out in 
Article  31(b).  
(b) An eligible  Member m ay waive the requirement of Article 31(f) that authorized use under 
Article 31 be predominantly to supply its domestic market and may allow any proportion 
of the products manufactured under the authorization in accordance with this Decision 
to be exported to eligible Members, including through international or regional joint 
initiatives that aim to ensure the equitable access of eligible Members to the COVID -19 
vaccine covered by the authorization.  
(c) Eligible  Members shall undertake all reasonable efforts to prevent the re -exportation of 
the products  manufactured under the authorization in accordance with this Decision that 
have been imported into their territories under this Decision.3 Members shall ensure the 
availability of effective legal means to prevent  the importation into, and sale in, their 
territories of products manufactured under the authorization in accordance with this 
 
1 For the purpose of this Decision, all developing country Members are eligible Members. Developing 
country Members with existing capacity to manufacture COVID -19 vaccines are encouraged to make a binding 
commitment not to avail themselves of this Decision. Such binding commitments include statements made by 
eligible Members to the General Council, such as those made at the General Council meeting on 10 May 2022,  
and will be recorded by the Council for TRIPS and will be compiled a nd published publicly on the WTO website.  
2 For the purpose of this Decision, it is understood that 'subject matter  of a patent ' includes ingredients 
and processes necessary for the manufacture of the COVID -19 vaccine.  
3 In exceptional circumstances, an el igible Member may re -export COVID -19 vaccines to another eligible 
Member for humanitarian and not -for-profit purposes, as long as the eligible Member communicates in 
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 Decision, and diverted to their markets inconsistently with its provisions, using the 
means already required to be available unde r the TRIPS Agreement.  
(d) Determination of adequate remuneration under Article 31(h) may take account of the 
humanitarian  and not -for-profit purpose of specific vaccine distribution programs aimed 
at providing equitable  access to COVID -19 vaccines in order to support manufacturers 
in eligible Members to produce and supply these vaccines at affordable prices for eligible 
Memb ers. In setting the adequate remuneration in these cases, eligible Members may 
take into consideration existing good practices in instances of national emergencies, 
pandemics, or similar circumstances.4 
4. Recognizing the importance of the timely availabilit y of and access to COVID -19 vaccines, it 
is understood that Article 39.3 of the Agreement does not prevent an eligible Member from 
enabling the rapid approval for use of a COVID -19 vaccine produced under this Decision.  
5. For purposes of transparency, as soon  as possible after the adoption of the measure, an 
eligible Member  shall communicate to the Council for TRIPS any measure related to the 
implementation of this Decision, including the granting of an authorization.5 
6. An eligible Member may apply the provisi ons of this Decision  until 5 years from the date of 
this Decision. The General Council may extend such a period taking into consideration the 
exceptional circumstances of the COVID -19 pandemic. The General Council will review 
annually the operation of this  Decision.  
7. Members shall not challenge any measures taken in conformity with this Decision under 
subparagraphs 1(b) and 1(c) of Article XXIII of the GATT 1994.  
8. No later than six months from the date of this Decision, Members will decide on its extension 
to cover the production and supply of COVID -19 diagnostics and therapeutics.  
9. This Decision  is without  prejudice to the flexibilities that Members have under the TRIPS 
Agreement, including flexibilities affirmed in the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement 
and Public Health , and without prejudice to their rights and obligations under the TRIPS 
Agreement, except as otherwise provided for in paragraph 3(b). For greater certainty, this 
Decision is without prejudice to the interpretation of the above -mentioned f lexibilities, rights 
and obligations outside the scope of this Decision.  
 
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4 This includes the remuneration aspects of the WHO -WIPO -WTO Study on Promoting Access to Medical 
Technologies and Innovation (2020), and the Remuneration Guidelines for Non -Voluntary Use of a Patent on 
Medical Technologies published by the WHO (WHO/TCM/2005.1).  
5 The information provided shall include the name and address of the authorized entity, the product(s) for 
which the authorization has been granted and the duration of the authorization. The quantity(ies) for which the 
authorization has been granted and the country(ies) to which the product(s) is(are) to be s upplied shall be 
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MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON THE WTO RESPONSE TO THE  
COVID -19 PANDEMIC AND PREPAREDNESS FOR FUTURE PANDEMICS  
ADOPTED ON 17 JUNE 2022  
(WT/MIN(22)/31  − WT/L/1142 ) 
 
1. We note that over the course of the COVID -19 pandemic, Members experienced supply 
constraints of COVID -19 vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and other essential medical goods. 
These experiences were not shared equally during the pandemic, in particular due to Members' 
differing levels of development, financial capabilities, and degrees of import dependence on those 
products. We encourage Members to understand and build upon the experience of the pandemic, as 
contemplated by this declaration, in order to support increased r esilience for COVID -19 and future 
pandemics.  
 
2. We recognize the importance of a stable and predictable trading environment for the provision 
of goods and services in accordance with WTO rules to facilitate manufacturing, and supply and 
distribution, of COVI D-19 vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and other essential medical goods, 
including their inputs.  
 
3. The pandemic has highlighted the importance of working towards enhancing timely, equitable 
and global access to safe, affordable and effective COVID -19 va ccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and 
other essential medical goods. We recognize the role of the multilateral trading system in supporting 
the expansion and diversification of production of essential goods and related services needed in the 
fight against COVID -19 and future pandemics, including through identifying opportunities and 
addressing barriers. We underscore the critical role the WTO can play in promoting inclusive growth 
including industrialization, development, and resilience.  
 
4. We recognize that global recovery remains highly divergent across the Membership, and that 
the pandemic continues to pose evolving challenges, in particular related to the possible spread of 
new variants of COVID -19, and uneven paces of vaccination. We further note that the  COVID -19 
pandemic has resulted in balance of payments challenges and revealed limitations in the fiscal means 
available to some developing country Members, and especially LDCs, to withstand, respond to, and 
recover from the pandemic.  
 
5. We are committed to transparency, including that notifications of trade -related measures with 
respect to COVID -19 and future pandemics are submitted in a timely and comprehensive manner in 
accordance with WTO rules. The sharing of information helps Members and traders become 
acquainted with measures taken. We recognize that COVID -19 and future pandemics may further 
constrain the limited resources and institutional capacities of some developing country Members, 
and especially LDCs, and underscore the importance of technical ass istance and capacity building in 
respect of transparency and monitoring.  
 
6. We recognize the value of timely and accurate information to enable the quick identification 
by Members of potential disruptions in supply chains during COVID -19 and future pandemics . In 
addition, we encourage Members to actively engage in the WTO Trade Monitoring Exercise.  
 
7. To the extent provided by WTO rules, we recognize the importance of ensuring that any 
emergency trade measures designed to tackle COVID -19, if deemed necessary, are targeted, 
proportionate, transparent, temporary, and do not create unnecessary barriers to trade or 
unnecessary disruptions in supply chains. When implementing such measures, we will endeavour to 
take into account Members' diverse circumstances, in particular the interests of some developing 
country Members, and especially LDCs; and their needs for emergency supplies and humanitarian 
assistance.  
8. We recognize that, during the COVID -19 pandemic, Members have, at times, experienced 
acute supply constraints in the face of significant domestic and international demand for COVID -19 
vaccines, therapeut ics, diagnostics and other essential medical goods. Therefore, Members have 
made significant efforts to increase and diversify production; and to support equitable access to 
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 necessary to protect life and health in accordance with WTO rules, we intend to exercise due restraint 
in the imposition of export restrictions on such goods, including their inputs.  
 
9. We reiterate the importance of the WTO Trade Facilitation  Agreement and particularly those 
provisions which have proved critical to date during the COVID -19 pandemic as discussed in the 
Committee on Trade Facilitation. We acknowledge the capacity building needs of developing country 
Members, and especially LDCs,  and underline Section II of the Trade Facilitation Agreement available 
to them.  
 
10. Within the context of existing WTO rights and obligations, we note those additional, voluntary 
trade facilitating measures Members have implemented to address the ongoing pan demic, including 
streamlining customs procedures, decreasing and simplifying documentation requirements, 
temporarily reducing or adjusting tariff rates and other charges on COVID -19 vaccines, therapeutics, 
diagnostics, and other essential medical goods, in cluding their inputs.  
 
11. With a view to expediting access to COVID -19 vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and other 
essential medical goods, during COVID -19 and future pandemics, we encourage regulatory 
cooperation, as appropriate, and the sharing of regula tory information on a voluntary basis.  
 
12. We recall the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health of 2001 and 
reiterate that the TRIPS Agreement does not and should not prevent Members from taking measures 
to protect public health. According ly, while reiterating our commitment to the TRIPS Agreement, we 
reaffirm that the Agreement can and should be interpreted and implemented in a manner supportive 
of WTO Members' right to protect public health and, in particular, to promote access to medicin es 
for all.  
 
13. We further reaffirm that Members have the right to use, to the full, the TRIPS Agreement and 
the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health of 2001, which provide flexibility 
to protect public health including in future pandemi cs. 
 
14. We recall the Ministerial Decision on the TRIPS Agreement - WT/MIN(22)/30 and WT/L/1141.  
 
15. We recognize that increasing the level of global preparedness to COVID -19 and future 
pandemics requires strengthened productive, scientific and technological cap acity across the world. 
We also recognize that such capacity is instrumental for developing solutions to public health crises 
beyond COVID -19, including those relating to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other epidemics, 
as well as neglected tropical di seases, and for diversifying manufacturing locations. In line with WTO 
rules, we underscore the importance of promoting technology transfer that contributes to building 
capacity in related sectors.  
 
16. We reaffirm the commitment of developed country Members t o Article 66.2 of the TRIPS 
Agreement.  
 
17. We underline the critical role of services in ensuring resilience during COVID -19 and future 
pandemics. We acknowledge the importance of facilitating the international operations of service 
suppliers involved in prod uction and distribution of COVID -19 vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, 
and other essential medical goods, such as logistics and freight transport services. We also 
acknowledge the importance of facilitating trade in services, including health services an d ICT 
services, during COVID -19 and future pandemics.  
 
18. We recognize the significant impact of the pandemic on services sectors and services trade of 
Members. We stress the importance of services trade, across sectors and modes of supply, to support 
econom ic recovery of Members, particularly those of interest to some developing country Members, 
and especially LDCs.  
 
19. We also recognize that the COVID -19 pandemic has negatively affected the tourism sector, 
particularly in tourism dependent economies, especial ly tourism dependent LDCs. We acknowledge 
that Members needed to take actions to reduce the spread of the virus, contributing to those effects. 
We recognize that enhanced cooperation and dialogue amongst Members, especially those whose 
economies are depend ent on tourism, can be important in facilitating better understanding of how 
to potentially mitigate these effects.  
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 20. Taking into consideration Members' public health policies and experiences during the COVID -
19 pandemic, we acknowledge the relevance of further cooperation within the mandate of the WTO 
and its rules to boost post -pandemic recovery and trade flows, including on testing requirements 
and results, recognition of vaccination certificates and interoperability and mutual recognition  of 
digital health applications, while continuing to protect public health and ensuring privacy and 
personal data protection.  
 
21. We underscore the importance of global food security in resilience -building and responding to 
the current and future pandemics. W e recognize the particularly negative impact of the COVID -19 
pandemic on the food security of developing country Members, especially for net food -importing 
developing country Members and LDCs.  
 
22. Food security related issues exacerbated by the COVID -19 pande mic, such as supply and price 
challenges, are multifaceted and require a comprehensive approach to address them.  
 
23. We underscore the importance of understanding how WTO rules have supported Members 
during the COVID -19 pandemic, and their role in future pan demics. We affirm the need to review 
and build on all the lessons learned and the challenges experienced during the COVID -19 pandemic, 
to build effective solutions in case of future pandemics including on balance of payments, 
development, export restrictio ns, food security, intellectual property, regulatory cooperation, 
services, tariff classification, technology transfer, trade facilitation, and transparency, in an 
expeditious manner.  
 
24. Relevant WTO bodies1 will, within their fields of competence, and on t he basis of proposals by 
Members, continue or initiate work as soon as possible, to analyze lessons that have been learned 
and challenges experienced during the COVID -19 pandemic. A stocktaking exercise will be taken of 
the work by WTO bodies under this de claration yearly at the General Council until the end of 2024, 
based on the reports of those relevant bodies.  
 
25. Areas of discussion and focus will include, but not be limited to, the topics set forth in 
Paragraph 23 and other topics raised by Members refle cting their varied experiences during the 
COVID -19 pandemic.  
 
26. We note that the General Council may be called to meet, as appropriate, to facilitate enhanced 
cooperation and dialogue in the context of a pandemic.  
 
27. We also note the work undertaken by the W TO Secretariat, including in collaboration with 
other international organizations. That includes analysis, including the mapping of supply and 
demand, regarding trade in vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and other essential medical goods 
and services as  related to the COVID -19 pandemic.  
 
28. We further note the importance of the WTO working, along with the World Health Organization 
and other international organizations, on an international pandemic response, including activities 
such as expeditious matching of supply to demand, mapping manufacturing capacities and demands, 
matchmaking to cater to such demands, and mutual recognition norms, related to goods and 
services that are essential to respond effectively to COVID -19 and future pandemics.  
 
29. We confirm tha t this declaration does not alter the rights and obligations of WTO Members. 
We further confirm that this declaration does not create sub -categories of developing country 
Members.  
 
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1 Relevant WTO bodies include the Council for Trade in Goods or its subsidiary bodies (including the 
Committee on Trade Facilitation, the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, the Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures, the Committee on Market Access, and the Committee on Agriculture), Trade Policy 
Review Body, Council for Trade in Services or its relevant subsidiary bodies, Council for Trade -Related  Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights, Committee on Trade and Development, Working  Group on Trade and Technology 
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 WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE  
MINISTERIAL DECISION  
ADOPTED ON 17 JUNE 2022  
(WT/MIN(22)/32  − WT/L/1143 ) 
 
The Ministerial Conference decides  as follows:  
 
We agree to reinvigorate the work under the Work Programme on Electronic Commerce, based on 
the mandate as set out in WT/L/274 and particularly in line with its development dimen sion. 
 
We shall intensify discussions on the moratorium and instruct the General Council to hold periodic 
reviews based on the reports that may be submitted by relevant WTO bodies, including on scope, 
definition, and impact of the moratorium on customs dut ies on electronic transmissions.  
 
We agree to maintain the current practice of not imposing customs duties on electronic transmissions 
until MC13, which should ordinarily be held by 31 December 2023. Should MC13 be delayed beyond 
31 March 2024, the morato rium will expire on that date unless Ministers or the General Council take 
a decision to extend.  
 
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 AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES SUBSIDIES  
MINISTERIAL DECISION OF 17 JUNE 2022  
(WT/MIN(22)/33  − WT/L/1144 ) 
 
The Ministerial Conference ; 
Having regard to  paragraph  1 of Article  X of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the 
World  Trade  Organization (the "WTO Agreement");  
Recalling  the mandate given to Members at the Eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference in 2017 
in Bueno s Aires that the next Ministerial Conference should adopt an agreement on comprehensive 
and effective disciplines that prohibits certain forms of fisheries subsidies that contribute to 
overcapacity and overfishing, and eliminates subsidies that contribute to IUU -fishing recognizing 
that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing country Members and 
least developed country Members should be an integral part of these negotiations.  
 Decides  as follows:  
1. The Protocol amending the WTO Agreement attached to this Decision is hereby adopted and 
submitted to the Members for acceptance.  
2. The Protocol shall hereby  be open for acceptance by Members.  
3. The Protocol shall enter into force  in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article  X 
of the WTO Agreement.  
4. Notwithstanding Article 9.4 of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, the Negotiating Group 
on Rules shall continue negotiations based on the outstanding issues in docum ents WT/MIN(21)/W/5 
and WT/MIN(22)/W/20 with a view to making recommendations to the Thirteenth WTO Ministerial 
Conference for additional provisions that would achieve a comprehensive agreement on fisheries 
subsidies, including through further disciplines on certain forms of fisheries subsidies that contribute 
to overcapacity and overfishing,  recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential 
treatment for developing country Members and least developed country Members should be an 
integral part of these negotiations.  
 
 
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  ATTACHMENT  
PROTOCOL AMENDING THE MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING  
THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES SUBSIDIES  
Members of the World Trade Organization;  
Having regard to the Decision of the Mi nisterial Conference in document WT/MIN(22)/33 – 
WT/L/1144  adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article X of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing 
the World  Trade  Organization ("the WTO Agreement");  
Hereby agree as follows : 
1. Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement shall, upon entry into force of this Protocol pursuant to 
paragraph 4, be amended by the insertion of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, as set out in 
the Annex to this Protocol, to be placed after the Agreement on Subsidie s and Countervailing 
Measures.  
2. No reservations may be made in respect of any of the provisions of this Protocol.  
3. This Protocol is hereby  open for acceptance by Members.  
4. This Protocol shall enter into force in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article X of the 
WTO Agreement .1
5. This Protocol shall be deposited with the Director -General of the World Trade Organization 
who shall promptly furnish to each Member a certified copy thereof and a notification of each 
acceptance thereof pursuant to paragraph 3.  
6. This Protocol shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter 
of the United Nations.  
Done at Geneva this seventeenth day of June two thousand and twenty -two, in a single copy 
in the English, French and Spanish languages, each text being authentic.  
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1 For the purposes of calculation of acceptances under Article X:3 of the WTO Agreem ent, an instrument 
of acceptance by the European Union for itself and in respect of its Member States shall be counted as acceptance 
by a number of Members equal to the number of Member States of the European Union which are Members to 
the WTO . WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  ANNEX  
AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES SUBSIDIES  
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ARTICLE  1: SCOPE  
This Agreement applies to subsidies, within the meaning of Article  1.1 of the Agreement on 
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM  Agreement) that are specific within the meaning of 
Article  2 of that Agreement, to marine wild capture fishing and fishing related activities at sea.1, 2, 3 
ARTICLE  2: DEFINITIONS  
For the purpose of this Agreement:  
"fish" means all species of living marine resources, whether processed or not;  
"fishing" means searching for, attracting, locating, c atching, taking or harvesting fish or any 
activity which can reasonably be expected to result in the attracting, locating, 
catching, taking or harvesting of fish;  
"fishing related activities" means any operation in support of, or in preparation for, fishin g, 
including the landing, packaging, processing, transshipping or transporting of fish that 
have not been previously landed at a port, as well as the provisioning of personnel, 
fuel, gear and other supplies at sea;  
"vessel" means any vessel, ship of another type or boat used for, equipped to be used for, or 
intended to be used for, fishing or fishing related activities;  
"operator" means the owner of a vessel, or any person, who is in charge of or directs or 
controls the vessel.  
  
 
1 For great er certainty, aquaculture and inland fisheries are excluded from the scope of this Agreement.  
2 For greater certainty, government -to-government payments under fisheries access agreements shall 
not be deemed to be subsidies within the meaning of this Agreem ent. 
3 For greater certainty, for the purposes of this Agreement, a subsidy shall be attributable to the Member 
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  ARTICLE  3: SUBSIDIES CONTRIBUTING TO  
ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING 4 
3.1   No Member shall grant or maintain any subsidy to a vessel or operator5 engaged in illegal, 
unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing  or fishing related activities in support of IUU fishing.  
3.2   For purposes of Article  3.1, a vessel or operator shall be considered to be engaged in IUU 
fishing if an affirmative determination thereof is made by any of the following6,7: 
(a) a coastal Member, for activities in areas under its jurisdiction ; or 
(b) a flag State Member, for activities by vessels flying its flag; or  
(c) a relevant Regional Fisheries Management Organization or Arrangement (RFMO/A), in 
accordance with the rules and procedures of the RFMO/A and relevant international 
law, including throu gh the provision of timely notification and relevant information, in 
areas and for species under its competence.  
3.3 (a) An affirmative determination8 under Article  3.2 refers to the final finding by a 
Member and/or the final listing by an RFMO/A that a vessel or operator has 
engaged in IUU fishing.  
 (b) For purposes of Article  3.2(a), the prohibition  under Article  3.1 shall apply where 
the determination by the coastal Member is based on relevant factual information 
and the coastal Member has provided to the flag State Member and, if known, the 
subsidizing Member, the following:  
(i) timely notification, through appropriate channels, that a vessel or operator has 
been temporarily detained pending further investigation f or engagement in, or 
that the coastal Member has initiated an investigation for, IUU fishing including 
reference to any relevant factual information, applicable laws, regulations, 
administrative procedures, or other relevant measures;  
(ii) an opportunity t o exchange relevant information9 prior to a determination,  
so as to allow  such information to be considered  in the final determination. 
The coastal Member may specify the manner and time period in which such 
information exchange should be carried out; and  
(iii) notification of the final determination, and of any sanctions applied, including, 
if applicable, their duration.  
The coastal Member shall notify an affirmative determination to the Committ ee provided for 
in Article 9.1 (referred to in this Agreement as "the Committee").  
  
 
4 "Illegal, unreported and unregul ated (IUU) fishing" refers to activities set out in paragraph  3 of the 
International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing  adopted 
by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2001.  
5 For the pur pose of Article  3, the term "operator" means the operator within the meaning of Article  2(e) 
at the time of the IUU fishing infraction. For greater certainty, the prohibition on granting or maintaining subsidies 
to operators engaged in IUU fishing applies to subsidies provided to fishing and fishing related activities at sea.  
6 Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted to obligate Members to initiate IUU fishing investigations or 
make IUU fishing determinations.  
7 Nothing in this Article shall be interp reted as affecting the competence of the listed entities under 
relevant international instruments or granting new rights to the listed entities in making IUU fishing 
determinations.  
8 Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted to delay, or affect the val idity or enforceability of, an IUU 
fishing determination.  
9 For example, this may include an opportunity to dialogue or for written exchange of information if 
requested by the flag State or subsidizing Member.  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  3.4   The subsidizing Member shall take into account the nature, gravity, and repetition of IUU 
fishing committed by a vessel or operator when setting the duration of appl ication of the prohibition 
in Article 3.1. The prohibition in Article 3.1 shall apply at least as long as the sanction10 resulting 
from the determination triggering the prohibition remains in force, or at least as long as the vessel 
or operator is listed b y an RFMO/A, whichever is the longer.  
3.5   The subsidizing Member shall notify the measures taken pursuant to Article 3.1 to the 
Committee in accordance with Article 8.3.  
3.6   Where a port State Member notifies a subsidizing Member that it has clear grou nds to believe 
that a vessel in one of its ports has engaged in IUU fishing, the subsidizing Member shall give due 
regard to the information received and take such actions in respect of its subsidies as it deems 
appropriate.  
3.7   Each Member shall have la ws, regulations and/or administrative procedures in place to ensure 
that subsidies referred to in Article  3.1, including such subsidies existing at the entry into force of 
this Agreement, are not granted or maintained.  
3.8   For a period of 2 years from th e date of entry into force of this Agreement, subsidies granted 
or maintained by developing country Members, including least -developed country (LDC) Members, 
up to and within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) shall be exempt from actions based on 
Articles  3.1 and 10 of this Agreement.  
ARTICLE  4: SUBSIDIES REGARDING OVERFISHED STOCKS  
4.1   No Member shall grant or maintain subsidies for fishing or fishing related activities regarding 
an overfished stock.  
4.2   For the purpose of this Article, a fish stock is  overfished if it is recognized as overfished by the 
coastal Member under whose jurisdiction the fishing is taking place or by a relevant RFMO/A in areas 
and for species under its competence, based on best scientific evidence available to it.  
4.3   Notwith standing Article  4.1, a Member may grant or maintain subsidies referred to in 
Article  4.1 if such subsidies or other measures are implemented to rebuild the stock to a biologically 
sustainable level.11  
4.4   For a period of 2 years from the date of entry into force of this Agreement, subsidies granted 
or maintained by developing country Members, including LDC Members, up to and within the EEZ 
shall be exempt from actions based on Articles  4.1 and 10 of this Agreement.  
ARTICLE  5: OTHER SUBSIDIES  
5.1   No Member shall grant or maintain subsidies provided to fishing or fishing related activities 
outside of the jurisdiction of a coastal Member or a coastal non -Member and outside the competence 
of a relevant RFMO/A.  
5.2   A Member shall take special care an d exercise due restraint when granting subsidies to vessels 
not flying that Member 's flag.  
5.3   A Member shall take special care and exercise due restraint when granting subsidies to fishing 
or fishing related activities regarding stocks the status of whi ch is unknown.  
 
10 Termination of sanctions is as provided for under the laws or procedures of the authority having made 
the determination referred to in Article 3.2.  
11 For the purpose of this paragraph, a biologically sustainable level is the level determined by a coastal 
Member having jurisdiction over the area wher e the fishing or fishing related activity is taking place, using 
reference points such as maximum sustainable yield (MSY) or other reference points, commensurate with the 
data available for the fishery; or by a relevant RFMO/A in areas and for species unde r its competence.  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  ARTICLE  6: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR LDC  MEMBERS  
A Member shall exercise due restraint in raising matters involving an LDC Member and 
solutions explored shall take into consideration the specific situation of the LDC Member involved, if 
any. 
ARTICLE  7: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING  
Targeted technical assistance and capacity building assistance to developing country 
Members, including LDC Members, shall be provided for the purpose of implementation of the 
disciplines under this Agr eement. In support of this assistance, a voluntary WTO funding mechanism 
shall be established in cooperation with relevant international organizations such as the Food and 
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and International Fund for Agri cultural 
Development. The contributions of WTO Members to the mechanism shall be exclusively on a 
voluntary basis and shall not utilize regular budget resources.  
ARTICLE  8: NOTIFICATION AND TRANSPARENCY  
8.1   Without prejudice to Article  25 of the SCM  Agreement and in order to strengthen and enhance 
notifications of fisheries subsidies, and to enable more effective surveillance of the implementation 
of fisheries subsidies commitments, each Member shall  
(a)  provide the following information as part of its r egular notification of fisheries subsidies 
under Article  25 of the SCM  Agreement12,13: type or kind of fishing activity for which 
the subsidy is provided;  
(b)  to the extent possible, provide the following information as part of its regular 
notification of  fisheries subsidies under Article  25 of the SCM  Agreement12,13:  
(i) status of the fish stocks in the fishery for which the subsidy is provided 
(e.g. overfished, maximally sustainably fished, or underfished) and the 
reference points used, and whether such sto cks are shared14 with any other 
Member or are managed by an RFMO/A;  
(ii) conservation and management measures in place for the relevant fish stock;  
(iii) fleet capacity in the fishery for which the subsidy is provided;  
(iv) name and identification number of the fishing v essel or vessels benefitting from 
the subsidy; and  
(v) catch data by species or group of species in the fishery for which the subsidy 
is provided.15 
8.2   Each Member shall notify the Committee in writing on an annual basis of a list of vessels and 
operators t hat it has affirmatively determined as having been engaged in IUU fishing.  
 
12 For the purpose of Article  8.1, Members shall provide this information in addition to all the information 
required under Article  25 of the SCM  Agreement and as stipulated in any questionnaire utilized by the 
SCM Committee, for example G /SCM/6/Rev.1.  
13 For LDC Members, and developing country Members with an annual share of the global volume of 
marine capture production not exceeding 0.8 per cent as per the most recent published FAO data as circulated 
by the WTO Secretariat, the notificati on of the additional information in this subparagraph may be made every 
four years . 
14 The term "shared stocks" refers to stocks that occur within the EEZs of two or more coastal Members, 
or both within the EEZ and in an area beyond and adjacent to it.  
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  8.3   Each Member shall, within one year of the date of entry into force of this Agreement, inform 
the Committee of measures in existence or taken to ensure the implementation and administration 
of this Agreement, including the steps taken to implement prohibiti ons set out in Articles  3, 4 and  5. 
Each Member shall also promptly inform the Committee of any changes to such measures thereafter, 
and new measures taken to implement the prohibitions set out in Article  3. 
8.4   Each Member shall, within one year of the date of entry into force of this Agreement, provide 
to the Committee a description of its fisheries regime with references to its laws, regulations and 
administrative procedures relevant to this Agreement, and promptly inform the Committee of any 
modificat ions thereafter. A Member may meet this obligation by providing to the Committee an up -
to-date electronic link to the Member's or other appropriate official web page that sets out this 
information.  
8.5   A Member may request additional information from the  notifying Member regarding the 
notifications and information provided under this Article. The notifying Member shall respond to that 
request as quickly as possible in writing and in a comprehensive manner. If a Member considers that 
a notification or info rmation under this Article has not been provided, the Member may bring the 
matter to the attention of such other Member or to the Committee.  
8.6   Members shall notify to the Committee in writing, upon entry into force of this Agreement, 
any RFMO/A to whi ch they are parties. This notification shall consist of, at least, the text of the legal 
instrument instituting the RFMO/A, the area and species under its competence, the information on 
the status of the managed fish stocks, a description of its conservati on and management measures, 
the rules and procedures governing its IUU fishing determinations, and the updated lists of vessels 
and/or operators that it has determined as having been engaged in IUU fishing. T his notification 
may be presented either individ ually or by a group of Members.16 Any changes to this information 
shall be notified promptly to the Committee. The Secretariat to the Committee shall maintain a list 
of RFMO/As notified pursuant to this Article.  
8.7   Members recognize that notification of a measure does not prejudge (a) its legal status under 
GATT 1994, the SCM Agreement, or this Agreement; (b) the effects of the measure under the 
SCM Agreement; or (c) the nature of the measure itself.  
8.8   Nothing in  this Article requires the provision of confidential information.  
ARTICLE  9: INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS  
9.1   There is hereby established a Committee on Fisheries Subsidies composed of representatives 
from each of the Members. The Committee shall elect its  own Chair and shall meet not less than 
twice a year and otherwise as envisaged by relevant provisions of this Agreement at the request of 
any Member. The Committee shall carry out responsibilities as assigned to it under this Agreement 
or by the Members a nd it shall afford Members the opportunity of consulting on any matter relating 
to the operation of this Agreement or the furtherance of its objectives. The WTO Secretariat shall 
act as the secretariat to the Committee.  
9.2   The Committee shall examine al l information provided pursuant to Articles  3 and 8 and this 
Article not less than every two years.  
9.3   The Committee shall review annually the implementation and operation of this Agreement, 
taking into account the objectives thereof. The Committee shal l inform annually the Council for Trade 
in Goods of developments during the period covered by such reviews.  
 
16 This obligation can be met by providing an up -to-date electronic link to the notifying Member's or other 
appropriate official web page that sets out this info rmation.  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  9.4   Not later than five years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement and every 
three  years thereafter, the Committee shall review t he operation of this Agreement with a view to 
identifying all necessary modifications to improve the operation of this Agreement, taking into 
account the objectives thereof. Where appropriate, the Committee may submit to the Council for 
Trade in Goods prop osals to amend the text of this Agreement having regard, inter alia, to the 
experience gained in its implementation.  
9.5   The Committee shall maintain close contact with the FAO and with other relevant international 
organizations in the field of the fishe ries management, including relevant RFMO/As.  
ARTICLE  10: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT  
10.1   The provisions of Articles XXII and XXIII of the GATT 1994 as elaborated and applied by the 
Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) shall apply to consultations and the settl ement of disputes 
under this Agreement, except as otherwise specifically provided herein.17  
10.2   Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the provisions of Article 4 of the SCM Agreement18 shall 
apply to consultations and the settlement of disputes under Artic les 3, 4 and 5 of this Agreement.  
ARTICLE  11: FINAL PROVISIONS  
11.1   Except as provided in Articles  3 and 4, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Member from 
granting a subsidy for disaster19 relief, provided that the subsidy is:  
(a)  limited to the relief of a particular disaster;  
(b)  limited to the affected geographic area;  
(c) time-limited; and  
(d)  in the case of reconstruction subsidies, limited to restoring the affected fishery, and/or 
the affected fleet to its pre -disaster level.  
11.2  (a) This Agreement, including any findings, recommendations, and awards with respect 
to this Agreement, shall have no legal implications regarding territorial claims or 
delimitation of maritime bou ndaries.  
 (b) A panel established pursuant to Article 10 of this Agreement shall make no findings 
with respect to any claim that would require it to base its findings on any asserted 
territorial claims or delimitation of maritime boundaries.20 
11.3   Nothi ng in this Agreement shall be construed or applied in a manner which will prejudice the 
jurisdiction, rights and obligations of Members, arising under international law, including the law of 
the sea.21 
11.4   Except as otherwise provided, nothing in this A greement shall imply that a Member is bound 
by measures or decisions of, or recognizes, any RFMO/As of which it is not a party or a cooperating 
non-party.  
 
17 Subparagraphs 1(b) and 1(c) of Article XXIII of the GATT 1994 and Article 26 of the DSU shall not apply 
to the settlement of disputes under this Agreement.  
18 For purposes of this Article, the term "prohibited subsidy" in Article 4 of the SCM Agreement refers to 
subsidies subject to prohibition in Article 3, Article 4 or Article 5 of this Agreement.  
19 For greater certainty, this provision does not apply to economic or financial crises.  
20 This limitation shall also apply to an arbitrator established pursuant to Article 25 of the 
Dispute  Settlement Understanding.  
21 Including rules and procedures of RFMO/As.  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  11.5   This Agreement does not modify or nullify any rights and obligations as provided by the 
SCM Agreement.  
ARTICLE 12:  TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT IF COMPREHENSIVE  DISCIPLINES  
ARE NOT ADOPTED  
If comprehensive disciplines are not adopted within four years of the entry into force of 
this Agreement, and unless otherwise decided by the General Council, this A greement shall 
stand immediately terminated.  
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  GENERAL COUNCIL  
REVIEW OF THE OPERATION OF THE BALI DECISION ON TRQ ADMINISTRATION  
DECISION OF 31 MARCH 2022  
(WT/L/1132 ) 
 
The General Council,  
 
Having  regard to paragraph 1 of Article IX of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade 
Organization (the "WTO Agreement");  
 
Noting  the Ministerial Decision of 7 December 2013 on Understanding on Tariff Rate Quota 
Administration Provisions of Agricultural  Products, as Defined in Article 2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture (WT/MIN(13)/39 -WT/L/914) dated 11 December 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the 
"Bali Decision on TRQ Administration");  
 
Recalling  the recommendations of the Review of the operation of the Bali Decision on 
TRQ Administration in Annex  2 to G/AG/29 approved by the General Council at its meeting 
on 9-10 December 2019;  
 
Recognizing  that paragraph  1 of the aforementioned recommendations and the subsequent 
extension approved by the General Counci l at its special meeting on 15 December 2021 set the 
deadline of 31  March 2022 for a decision on the future operation of paragraph 4 of Annex A of the 
Bali Decision on TRQ Administration;  
 
Conducting  the functions of the Ministerial Conference in the inte rval between meetings pursuant to 
paragraph  2 of Article IV of the WTO Agreement;  
  
Decides  that: 
 
1.  Paragraph  4 of Annex A of the Bali Decision on TRQ Administration shall be read as follows:  
4.a. The importing Member shall then promptly provide unencum bered access via one of the 
following tariff quota administration methods5, 6: a first -come, first -served only basis (at the 
border); or an automatic, unconditional license on demand system within the tariff quota. 
In taking a decision on which of these two options to implement, the importing Member will 
consult with interested exporting Members. The method selected shall be maintained by the 
importing Member for a minimum of two years, after which time – provided that timely 
notifications for the two yea rs have been submitted – it will be noted on the Secretariat's 
tracking register and the concern marked "closed".  
4.b. Developing country Members may choose an alternative tariff quota administration 
method or maintain the current method in place. This ch oice of an alternative tariff quota 
administration method shall be notified to the Committee on Agriculture under the provisions 
of this mechanism. The method selected shall be maintained by the importing Member for a 
minimum of two years, after which time , if the fill rate has increased by two -thirds of the 
annual increments described in paragraph 3(b), it will be noted on the Secretariat's tracking 
register and the concern marked "closed". At the request of an interested Member, the 
provisions under parag raph 4(a) shall apply if after the two years the fill rate has not increased 
at least by two -thirds of the annual increments described in paragraph 3(b). If no request is 
made, the concern shall be marked as "closed".  
2.  Henceforth, paragraphs 13 -15 of th e Bali Decision on TRQ Administration, along with Annex  B, 
are rendered non -operational.  
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5 The actions and remedies taken by the importing Me mber shall not modify or impede the rights of a 
Member holding a country -specific allocation for that tariff quota with respect to their country -specific 
allocation . 
6 In the event of a conflict, the specific provisions on tariff quota import arrangements specified in the 
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  COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE  
REPORT ON THE  SECOND TRIENNIAL R EVIEW   
OF THE  MINISTERIAL DECISION  OF 19 DECEMBER 2015 ON EXPORT COMPETITION  
(G/AG/33 ) 
 
1  MANDATE AND PROCESS  
1. Paragraph  5 of the Nairobi Ministerial Decision on Export Competition a dopted on 
19 December  20151 (the Nairobi Decision on Export Competition) provides that: " The regular 
sessions of the Committee on Agriculture shall review every three years the disciplines contained in 
this Decision, with the aim of enhancing disciplines to ensure that no circumvention threatens export 
subsidy elimination commitments and to prevent non -commercial transactions from being used to 
circumvent such commitments ". 
2. The first triennial review of the Nairobi Decision on Export Competition took place in 2018 and 
concluded with the adoption of the report by the Committee on Agriculture  (CoA) on 
26 September  20182. 
3. Members discussed the second triennial review in seven informal meetings of the  CoA 
on 29 March 2021, 17 June 2021, 23 September 2021,  2 February 2022, 18 February 2022, 
4 March  2022 and 15 March 2022, complemented by several consultations held by the Chair of 
the CoA. 
4. The Chair reported on these meetings in the formal meetings of the CoA on 29 -30 March 20213, 
17-18 June 20214, 23-24 September 20215 and 15 -16 March 20226. 
5. It was noted from the outset that the second triennial review would be undertaken in parallel 
with two other export competition related tracks:  
a. First, the annual dedicated discussion process in the CoA to monitor the  implementation of 
the disciplines contained in the Nairobi Decision on Export Competition. As was highlighted 
by Members, 2021  was a significant year since for the first time all Members were expected 
to reply to the questionnaire, following the expiry of  the grace period foreseen in footnote 
17 of the Decision.  
b. Second, the agricultural negotiations undertaken in the framework of the Committee on 
Agriculture in Special Session (CoA -SS) with a view to reaching an outcome on agriculture 
at the 12th Ministeri al Conference (MC12).  
6. Members expressed the view that the triennial review and the negotiation process on export 
competition should be complementary and mutually supportive. It was noted that the review could 
help highlight unfinished business on export competition, while some Members considered that both 
the review and the negotiations could contribute to an outcome on agriculture inclusive of 
transparency elements at MC12.  
7. The Chair presented, during the informal meeting held on 17 June 2021, a d etailed report on the 
issues addressed during the first half of 20217. It was stressed (see section 3 below) that several 
issues identified in this report were also being considered in the agriculture negotiations in advance 
of MC12.  
 
1 Document WT/MIN(15)/45 - WT/L/980, dated 21 December 2015.  
2 Document G/AG/28, dated 26 September 2018.  
3 See report G/AG/R/98, paragraph 4.22 and an nex 3.  
4 See report G/AG/R/99, paragraph 5.23 and annexes 3 and 4.  
5 See report G/AG/R/100, section 4.4.2 and annex 3.  
6 See upcoming report G/AG/R/101 . 
7 See report G/AG/R/99, annex 4.  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  8. As a result, Members agreed during the September 2021 CoA meeting to conclude the second 
triennial review after MC12, at the March 2022 CoA meeting, to ensure complementarity in the 
review and the negotiation tracks.  
9. Following the postponement of MC12 at the end of 2021, Memb ers reconvened their discussions 
during the 2 February and 18 February 2022 informal CoA meetings to reassess the situation and 
possible way forward. During these meetings, most Members supported the completion of the 
triennial review at the March 2022 CoA  meeting. They acknowledged that this would require realism 
and pragmatism in their approach to possible conclusions or recommendations, and that these would 
need to relate to issues that had been clearly identified in the discussions in the context of the  
triennial review.  
10. The Chair subsequently circulated on 24 February 2022 a draft report that was discussed 
during the 4 March 2022 informal CoA meeting. Some drafting suggestions were made during the 
meeting in the concluding section. Following further con sultations, the Chair circulated on 11 March 
2022 a revised version that was discussed during the 15 March 2022 informal CoA meeting.  
11. Following the meeting, the Chair circulated a final draft version for Members' consideration 
and this report was adopted b y the Committee on Agriculture on 16 March 2022.  
2  CONTENT OF DISCUSSIONS  
12. Members stressed in the discussions the importance of transparency to ensure an effective 
monitoring of the Nairobi Decision and to ensure that no circumvention threatens export sub sidy 
elimination commitments contained therein.  
13. It was emphasized on several occasions that 2021 was the first year during which all Members 
were expected to reply to the Export Competition Questionnaire (ECQ) and that it would be important 
to draw from t his experience, including potential challenges faced by some Members, to explore 
ways to enhance transparency. In this vein, some Members underscored that the results of the 2021 
annual dedicated process showed that there was room for improvement both in t erms of quantity 
and quality of ECQ replies.  
14. Members also welcomed the compilation of issues raised under the monitoring of the 
Nairobi  Decision on Export Competition8 that was circulated by the Secretariat on 11  May 2021, 
following a request made by one Member during the discussions. One Member suggested that the 
Secretariat prepare an analytical study of the questions and replies compiled in this document as a 
possible next step.  
15. The rest of this section summarizes the discussions held during the second triennial review 
based on the list of nine issues identified by the Chair of the CoA in its June 2021 report9. Members 
noted in the course of the discussions that many transparency -related items included in these nine 
issues were also being considered in the agriculture negotiations and included in several submissions 
presented by Members in this context10. 
16. First, several Members considered that, in light of the new export competition landscape 
resulting from the adoption of the Nairobi Decision on Export Competition, Members should consider 
a comprehensive review to update and streamline the notification requirements and formats in 
relation to Export Subsidies and total exports in Tables ES:1 and ES:2, as well as international Food 
Aid in Tables ES:1, ES:3  and NF:1, read in conjunction with the transparency requirements under 
the ECQ.  
17. Another Member notably suggested updating the list of Members required to submit export 
data in Table ES:2, as well as the current list of products and groups of products and the related 
tariff lines.  
 
8 Document G/AG/W/211 and G/AG/W/211 /Add.1. 
9 See report G/AG/R/99, an nex 4.  
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  18. Several Members noted that such a comprehensive review could enhance the effectiveness of 
the transparency requirements, by reducing unnecessary, burdensome or redundant requirements 
while preserving the accuracy and completeness of data provided by Members. Some Members 
emphasized that future transparency requirements should take due account of the capacity 
constraints faced by developing Members, and particularly LDCs.  
19. In this regard, one Member suggested that the CoA should deve lop proposals for practical 
arrangements on streamlining and simplifying current export competition notification obligations 
towards a better overall compliance and quality of the transparency. This Member considered that 
the document JOB/AG/213 could be u sed as a basis for these reflections.  
20. Second , while several Members considered that it would be useful to update the content of 
the ECQ to improve the accuracy and relevance of data provided by Members, other Members were 
of the view that this would be pre mature and that priority should rather be given to efforts aimed at 
improving the monitoring process based on the existing requirements.  
21. Third , several Members considered that there was a need to clarify or explain the scope of 
some of the questions contai ned in the ECQ, based on the experience acquired so far. It was noted 
that an "illustrative list" approach could be useful in this regard. However, no concrete proposals 
were made in this respect.  
22. Fourth , while some Members supported the integration of the  ECQ information requirements 
into the document G/AG/2, including as part of a process to update and streamline the export 
competition transparency requirements (see first item), other Members did not consider this to be 
a priority. Some Members stressed t he need to assess the consequences of such a change on the 
existing monitoring process, and the need for a comprehensive approach.  
23. Fifth, some Members considered that the Secretariat could usefully provide additional trade 
data to complement Members' repli es to the ECQ. Some other Members expressed reservations 
about the Secretariat providing data that would not be submitted or validated by Members.  
24. In relation to these first elements, several Members considered that the triennial review should 
focus on way s to improve the existing monitoring practices and obligations, including the rate of 
replies to the existing ECQ, rather than exploring possible new requirements, especially in light of 
the fact that all Members were expected to answer the ECQ for the fir st time in 2021.  
25. One Member stressed in this regard that any new proposal, including clarifications on the kind 
of information to be presented or the addition of new questions to the ECQ, should be thoroughly 
discussed and supported by the whole Membershi p in order to be approved.  
26. Sixth , several Members welcomed, during the discussions, the efforts made by Members with 
export subsidy reduction commitments at the time of the Nairobi Decision on Export Competition to 
modify their schedules pursuant to the De cision. They also encouraged the remaining Members to 
do so as quickly as possible.11 
27. Seventh, Members supported concrete initiatives aimed at enhancing the existing monitoring 
process as well as the rate of replies to the ECQ, including by assisting Members that are not yet 
accustomed to replying to the ECQ.  
28. Initiatives such as informatio n sessions12, mentoring by more experienced Members, or 
technical assistance by the Secretariat were mentioned in this regard.  
29. The on -going development by the Secretariat of a new IT tool under AG -IMS for online 
submission of replies to the ECQ and online  data extraction and reporting has also been welcomed 
in this context. The Secretariat has regularly informed Members about the progress of this project 
 
11 At the date of circulation of this report, out of the 16 Members with export subsidy reduction 
commitments at the time of the Nairobi Decision, 15 Members have circulated their draft revised schedules. 
Revised schedules of 13 of these Members are already certified.  
12 An information session on how to reply to the ECQ was organized on 29 March 2021, with a 
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  and committed to consult Members and obtain their feedback in the early phase of development 
before the  project is operationalized.  
30. Several Members also stressed the importance of undertaking an analysis of the 
implementation of the Nairobi Decision so far, including a proper assessment and feedback of the 
actual difficulties encountered by Members in repl ying to the ECQ, as a prerequisite for being able 
to address them effectively.  
31. Eighth , some Members expressed concern that some export subsidies under Article 9.4 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture, that benefitted from a longer phasing -out period pursuant to  the Nairobi 
Decision on Export Competition, were not being notified in a timely manner. These Members 
highlighted, during the discussions, the importance of enhanced transparency in that regard.  
32. Several Members considered that it would be useful in this c ontext for the Secretariat to 
compile data on the use of such subsidies, as contained in Members' ES:1 notifications (Supporting 
Table  ES:2) in the annual background document on export competition.  
33. It was noted that this could be done following the same pr actice used so far for notified 
scheduled export subsidies, namely tables in Addendum 1 reflecting the annual use in quantity and 
budgetary outlays, and summary charts by Members in the main document.  
34. One Member suggested that the Secretariat could also in clude, in the background document, 
the average levels of export subsidies under article 9.4 for the past five years on a product basis, 
keeping in view paragraph 10 of the Nairobi Decision on Export Competition.  
35. Another Member considered that this issue, a nd more broadly the role of the Secretariat's 
background document on export competition, would also depend on the outcome of the suggested 
holistic review of all relevant export competition related notification requirements.  
36. Ninth and last, several Members  noted during the discussions that the ECQ information 
requirements for agricultural exporting State Trading Enterprises are by design almost identical to 
those contained in the questionnaire of the Working Party on State Trading Enterprises.  
37. Many Members considered in this context that, in order to avoid redundant requirements, it 
would be useful to confirm that Members can use their reply to the questionnaire of the Working 
Party on State Trading Enterprises to reply to the ECQ section on exporting agricu ltural State Trading 
Enterprises.  
38. It was stressed, however, that the notification frequency was different under the two 
exercises: annual in the case of the ECQ, and every two years in the case of the Working Party on 
State Trading Enterprises questionnair e. 
39. It was considered that Members should therefore ensure that information contained in the 
reply to the ECQ in relation to their exporting agricultural State Trading Enterprises is fully up to 
date for the years during which no notification is provided to  the Working Party on State Trading 
Enterprises.  
3  CONCLUSIONS  
40. The following conclusions, building upon Members' inputs and comments throughout the 
process, were agreed by the Committee as a result of the second triennial review of the Nairobi 
Decision on  Export Competition:  
a. The Committee emphasizes the importance of transparency on all areas under export 
competition to ensure an effective monitoring of the implementation of the Nairobi Decision 
by the Committee on Agriculture.  
b. Recalling that 2021 was the  first year when all Members were required to reply to the ECQ, 
the Committee encourages all Members to provide timely and comprehensive replies to the 
ECQ and invites Members facing difficulties to comply with this requirement to reach out to 
the Secretar iat for technical assistance or capacity building.  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  c. The Committee invites the Secretariat to pursue its efforts to provide support to Members 
as appropriate and upon request, through activities such as information sessions, technical 
assistance and capacity -building, based on the challenges identified by developing country 
Members.  
d. The Committee confirms that Members can use the reply to the questionnaire of the Working 
Party on State Trading Enterprises for the section on agricultural exporting STEs of the  ECQ, 
while acknowledging the need to update it, where relevant in the years during which no 
notification is provided to the Working Party on STEs.  
e. The Committee invites the Secretariat to pursue the development of an ECQ IT tool project 
to ensure online replies to the ECQ and online data extraction and reporting. The Committee 
takes good note of the WTO Secretariat's intention to inform and seek feedback from the 
Membership during the development phase of this project.  
f. The Committee acknowledges existing discussions on how export competition transparency 
requirements could be updated and streamlined and invites Members to continue these 
evidence -based discussions in light of the experience acquired in implementing the Nairobi 
Decision on Export Competition  and the challenges and needs identified by Members.  
g. The Committee commits to implement the relevant elements of an outcome on export 
competition that may result from the ongoing agriculture negotiations.  
 
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  COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN  
DECISION ON PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN  
AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NAIROBI MINISTERIAL DECISION  
Adopted on 14 April 2022  
(G/RO/95 ) 
 
Member s underscore the importance of identifying and addressing as appropriate specific challenges 
that least -developed countries (LDCs) face, as Members may agree, in complying with preferential 
rules of origin and origin requirements to effectively use trade p references.  
 
Towards that end, the Committee on Rules of Origin (CRO) should continue its efforts to facilitate 
the implementation of the Nairobi Ministerial Decision on preferential rules of origin for LDCs 
(WT/L/917/Add.1) with a view to ensuring that p referential rules of origin applicable to imports from 
LDCs are transparent and simple and contribute to facilitating market access. The work of the CRO 
could include identifying and agreeing upon best practices by all Members on preferential rules of 
origin and related administrative requirements and further analysing existing origin requirements 
and the utilization of trade preferences. The CRO should report its work to the General Council ahead 
of the Thirteenth Ministerial Conference.  
 
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  WAIVERS  
In 202 2, the Ministerial Conference and the General Council granted the following waivers from 
obligations under the WTO agreements.  
 
MEMBER(S)  TYPE  DECISION OF  EXPIRY  DOCUMENT(S)  
Developing country Members who 
have made a binding 
commitment not to avail 
themselves of the Decision1 Ministerial 
Decision on the 
TRIPS 
Agreement2 17 June 2022  17 June 2027  WT/MIN(22)/30  / 
WT/L/1141  
China3 Introduction of 
Harmonized 
System 2002 
Changes into 
WTO Schedules 
of Tariff 
Concessions   20 December 
2022 31 December 
2023 WT/L/1160  
Argentina; Brazil; China; 
Dominican Republic; 
European  Union; and Malaysia3 
 Introduction of 
Harmonized 
System 2007 
Changes into 
WTO Schedules 
of Tariff 
Concessions   20 December 
2022 31 December 
2023 WT/L/1161  
Argentina; Australia; Brazil; 
China; Colombia; Costa Rica; 
Dominican Republic; Ecuador; 
European Union; Guatemala; 
India; Kazakhstan; Korea, 
Republic of; Malaysia; Mexico; 
Philippines; Russian Federation; 
Singapore; Switzerland; 
Thailand; and United S tates3 Introduction of 
Harmonized 
System 2012 
Changes into 
WTO Schedules 
of Tariff 
Concessions   20 December 
2022 31 December 
2023 WT/L/1162  
Argentina; Australia; Brazil; 
Canada; China; Colombia; Costa 
Rica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; El  Salvador; European 
Union; Guatemala; Hong Kong, 
China; India; Kazakhstan; Korea, 
Republic of; Macao, China; 
Montenegro; New Zealand; 
Norway; Pakistan; Paraguay; 
Philippines; Russian Federation; 
Switzerland; Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, 
Kinmen and Matsu; Thail and; 
United  States; Uruguay3 Introduction of 
Harmonized 
System 2017 
Changes into 
WTO Schedules 
of Tariff 
Concessions  20 December 
2022 31 December 
2023 WT/L/1163  
Australia; Canada; China; 
Colombia; Costa Rica; Dominican 
Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; 
European Union; Guatemala; 
Hong Kong, China; India; Korea, 
Republic of; Macao, China; 
Norway; Paraguay; Philippines; 
Russian Federation; Switzerland; 
Separate Customs Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu; Thailand; and 
United  States3 Introduction of 
Harmonized 
System 2022 
Changes into 
WTO Schedules 
of Tariff 
Concessions  20 December 
2022 31 December 
2023 WT/L/1164  and 
WT/L/1164 /Add.1  
 
For a list of waivers granted by the Ministerial Conference and the General Council in 202 2, as well 
as waivers previously granted and still in force in 2022, see WT/GC/W/862  and Corr.1 .
 
1 See IP/C/W/690.  
2 Paragraph 9 of the Decision indicates that the Decision is without prejudice to Members' rights and 
obligations under the TRIPS Agreement, except as otherwise provided for in paragraph 3(b) of the Decision.  
3 Any other Member may qualify under paragraph b) of the waiver decision.  
 
 
 
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  WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT REPORTS AND ARBITRATION AWARDS AND DECISIONS  
2022 
The table below lists all WTO dispute settlement reports, and arbitration awards and decisions 
circulated in 2022. The full table of all reports, awards, and decisions circulated to Members can b e 
found on the WTO website at: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/citations_e.doc . 
The full texts of WTO dispute settlement  reports , and arbitration awards and decisions are published 
in the WT/DS/  document series. The  reports , and the arbitration awards and decisions  are also 
published in the WTO Dispute Settlement Reports (DSR)  publication  series.   
 
SHORT TITLE  REPORTS, AWARDS AND DECI SIONS  
Colombia – Frozen Fries  Final Panel  Report as issued to the parties in Colombia – Anti-Dumping Duties 
on Frozen Fries from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands , attached to 
Colombia's notice of recourse to arbitration ( WT/DS591/7  and Add.1)  
Colombia – Frozen Fries 
(Article 25)  Award of the Arbitrators, Colombia – Anti-Dumping Duties on Frozen Fries from 
Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands – Arbitration under Article 25 of the 
DSU, WT/DS591/ARB25  and Add.1, 21 December 2022  
Costa Rica – Avocados 
(Mexico)  Panel Report, Costa Rica – Measures Concerning the Importation of Fresh 
Avocados from Mexico , WT/DS524/R  and Add.1, adopted 31 May 2022  
EU – Safeguard Measures on 
Steel (Turkey)  Panel Report, European Union – Safeguard Measures on Certain Steel Products , 
WT/DS595/R  and Add.1, adopted 31 May 2022  
Indonesia – Raw Materials  Panel Report, Indonesia - Measures Relating to Raw Materials , WT/DS592/R  and 
Add.1, circulated to WTO Members 30  November  2022, appealed 8  December 
2022 
Turkey – Pharmaceutical 
Products (EU)  Final Panel  Report as issued to the parties in Turkey – Certain Measures 
Concerning the Production, Importation and Marketing of Pharmaceutical 
Products , attached to Türkiye's notice of recourse to arbitration ( WT/DS583/12  
and Add.1)  
Turkey – Pharmaceutical 
Products (EU) (Article 25)  Award of the Arbitrators, Turkey – Certain Measures Concerning the Production, 
Importation and Marketing of Pharmaceutical Pr oducts  – Arbitration under 
Article 25 of the DSU , WT/DS583/ARB25  and Add.1, 25 July 2022  
US – Countervailing 
Measures (China) 
(Article  22.6 – US) Decision by the Arbitrator, United  States – Countervailing Duty Measures on 
Certain Products from China – Recourse to Article 22.6 of the DSU by the 
United  States , WT/DS437 /ARB and Add.1, 26 January 2022  
US – Origin Marking 
(Hong  Kong, China)  Panel Report, United States – Origin Marking Requirement , WT/DS597/R  and 
Add.1, circulated to WTO Members 21 December 2022 , appealed 26 January 
2023 
US – Safeguard Measure on 
Washers  Panel Report, United States – Safeguard Measure on Imports of Large 
Residential Washers , WT/DS546/R  and Add.1, adopted 28 April 2023  
US – Steel and Aluminium 
Products (China)  Panel Report, United States – Certain Measures on Steel and Aluminium 
Products , WT/DS544/R , Add.1 and Suppl.1 , circulated to WTO Members 
9 December 2022 , appealed 26 January 2023  
US – Steel and Aluminium 
Products (Norway)  Panel Report, United States – Certain Measures on Steel and Aluminium 
Products , WT/DS552/R , Add.1 and Suppl.1 , circulated  to WTO Members 
9 December 2022 , appealed 26 January 2023  
US – Steel and Aluminium 
Products (Switzerland)  Panel Report, United States – Certain Measures on Steel and Aluminium 
Products , WT/DS556/R , Add.1 and Suppl.1 , circulated to WTO Members 
9 December 2022 , appealed 26 January 2023  
US – Steel and Aluminium 
Products (Turkey)  Panel Report, United States – Certain Measures on Steel and Aluminium 
Products , WT/DS564/R , Add.1 and Suppl.1 , circulated to WTO Members 
9 December 2022 , appealed 26 January 2 023 
US – Supercalendered Paper 
(Article 22.6 – US) Decision by the Arbitrator, United  States – Countervailing Measures on 
Supercalendered Paper from Canada  – Recourse to Article 22.6 of the DSU by 
the United  States, WT/DS505/ARB  and Add.1, 13 July 2022  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  OTHER DECISIONS, REPORTS AND SELECTED DOCUMENTS  
NOT REPRODUCED* 
Ministerial Conference  
MC12 opening session,  
Statement by Dr Ngozi Okonjo -Iweala, WTO Director -General  .........................  WT/MIN(22)/19  
MC12 opening session,  
Statement by the Chair  of the Twelfth Ministerial Conference  ..........................  WT/MIN(22)/35  
Session on challenges facing the multilateral trading system  ............  WT/MIN(22)/W/7  and Rev.1  
Summary records  ................................ ................................ ...........  WT/MIN(22)/SR/1  and 2 
Twelfth session of the  Ministerial Conference , Statement by the Chair  of the General Council  
at the General Council meeting held on 23 -24 February 2022  ................  WT/GC/M/196 , Item 5  
Twelfth session of the Ministerial Conference , Statement by the Chair  of the General Council  
at the General Council meeting held on 9 -10 May 2022  ..... WT/GC/M/198 , Item 4 – JOB/GC/302  
Twelfth session of the Ministerial Conference,  
Statement by the Chair  of the Twelfth Session  of the Ministerial Conference  
at the General Council meeting  held on 7 June 2022  ..............................  WT/GC/M/199 , Annex  
Thirteenth session of the WTO Ministerial Conference,  
Communication from Cameroon  ................................ ................................  WT/MIN(21)/W/6  
Thirteenth session of the WTO Ministerial Conference,  
Communication from the United Arab Emirates  ................................ ...........  WT/MIN(22)/W/2  
 
 
General Council  
Annual report  (2022)  ................................ ................................ ........................  WT/GC/256  
Minutes of the meetings held on 23-24 February, 31 March, 9-10 May,  
7 June, 25-26 July, 6 -7 Octobe r, 
and 19 -20 December 2022  ..........  WT/GC/M/19 6, 197, 198, 199, 200 and Corr.1, 201, and 202 
Report by the Chair of the General Council at the informal meeting of the General Council  
held on 25 January 2022  ................................ ................................ ................  JOB/GC/289  
Statement by the Director -General at the informal meeting of the General Council  
held on 25  January 2022  ................................ ................................ ................  JOB/GC/290  
Report by the Chair of the T rade Negotiations Committee and Report by the Director -General at 
the General Council meeting held on 23 February 2022  ..... WT/GC/M/196 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/294  
Report by the Chair of the General Council at the i nformal General Council meeting  
held on 28 March 2022  ................................ ................................ ...................  JOB/GC/297  
Statement by the Director -General at the i nformal General Council meeting  
held on 28 March 2022  ................................ ................................ ...................  JOB/GC/299  
Report by the Chair of the General Council at the informal T rade Negotiations Committee  
and informal Heads of Delegation meeting held on 4  May 2022 ................  JOB/TNC/103 , Annex 
Report by the Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee and Report by the Director -General at 
the General Council meeting held on 9 -10 May 2022  ........  WT/GC/M/198 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/300  
Report by the Chair of the General Council at the informal General Council mee ting 
held on 24 May 2022  ................................ ................................ .....................  JOB/GC/309  
Report by the Chair of the General Council at the General Council meeting  
held on 7 June 2022  ................................ ....................  WT/GC/M/199 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/312  
Statement by the Chair of the General Council at the informal Heads of Delegation meeting  
held on 7 July 2022  ................................ ............  JOB/GC/314 , Annex – JOB/TNC/104 , Annex  
 
* For most categories, the documents are listed in the alphabetical order of their titles.  
Notifications by the Director -General as WTO depositary are not referenced. These depositary notifications 
are available in the WT/Let/  document series, and are compiled in relation to each WTO agreement in the 
Status  of WTO Legal Instruments  publication.  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  Report by the Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Report by the Director -General at the General Cou ncil meeting  
held on 25 -26 July 2022  ...............................  WT/GC/M/200  and Corr.1 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/315  
Consultations on WTO reform, E -commerce work programme and moratorium, and process on 
the appointment of vacant chairmanships, Report by the Chair of the General Council  
at the inf ormal General Council meeting on 4 October 2022  ................................ . JOB/GC/318  
Report by the Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee and Report by the Director -General at 
the General Council meeting held on 6 -7 October 2022  ..... WT/GC/M/201 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/319  
Informal meeting on WTO reform held on 10 November 2022, Modalities,  
Communication from the Chair of the General Council  ................................ .........  JOB/GC/323  
Closing remarks of the Chair of the General Council at the i nformal General Council meeting  
on WTO reform held on 10 November 2022  ................................ .......................  JOB/GC/325  
Statement by the General Council Chair at the formal T rade Negotiations Committee  
and informal Heads of Delegation meeting held on 30 November 2022  ...... JOB/TNC/105 , Annex  
Report by the Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Report by the Director -General at the General Council meeting  
held on 19 -20 December 2022  ................................ ...... WT/GC/M/202 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/326  
Unofficial room document, Consultations on the MC12 Outcome Document,  
Communication from the Chair of the General Council, Revision  .....................  RD/GC/17/Rev.3  
Waivers – 2022, Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ..........  WT/GC/W/862  and Corr.1  
WTO Pension Plan Management Board, Election by the General Council  
of a member and an alternate, Decision of 10 May 2022  ................................ ....... WT/L/1133  
WTO Pension Plan Management Board, Election by the General Council  
of a member,  Decision of 26 July 2022  ................................ ...............................  WT/L/1148  
 
 
WTO response to the pa ndemic  
Factual contribution from the WTO Secretariat  ................................ ...................  JOB/GC/306  
Report by the Chair of the General Council at the informal open -ended meeting  
held on 4 February 2022  ................................ ................................ .............  JOB/GC/291  
Report by the Chair of the General Council at the General Council meeting  
held on 23 -24 February 2022  ................................ ...... WT/GC/M/196 , Item 6 – JOB/GC/296  
Status report s on the considerations by the TRIPS Council on the revised  
"Proposal for a Waiver from Certain Provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the Prevention, 
Containment and Treatment of COVID -19" (IP/C/W/669/Rev.1),  
Stateme nt by the Chair of the  TRIPS Council at the General Council meeting s 
held on 23 -24 February and 9 -10 May 2022 .....................  JOB/IP/55  – WT/GC/M/196 , Item 7  
WT/GC/M/198 , Item 5 – JOB/GC/303  
Report by the Facilitator on the WTO response to the pandemic  
at the informal General Council meeting held on 28 March 2022  .........................  JOB/GC/ 298 
Oral report by the Facilitator on the WTO's response to the pandemic  
at the informal T rade Negotiations Committee  
and informal Heads of Delegation meeting held on 4 May 2022  ..............  JOB/TNC/103 , Annex  
Report by the Facilitator at the General  Council meeting  
held on 9 May 2022  ................................ ...................  WT/GC/M/198 , Item 4 – JOB/GC/303  
Transparency reports by the Facilitator  
(20 May, and 3 and 10 June 2022 ) ................................ ............  JOB/GC/308 , 311, and 313 
Report by the Facilitator on the WTO response to the pandemic  
and the Chair of the TRIPS Council at the General Counci l meeting  
held on 7 June 2022  ................................ ..................  WT/GC/M /199, Item 1 – JOB/GC/312  
Consultations on WTO reform, E -commerce work programme and moratorium, and process on 
the appointment of vacant chairmanships, Report by the Chair of the General Council  
at the informal General Council meeting on 4 October 2022  ...............................  JOB/GC/318  
Statement by the C hair of the TRIPS Council at the General Council meeting  
held on 6 -7 October 2022  ................................ ...............................  WT/GC/M/201 , Item 2  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  Report and statement by the Chair of the TRIPS Council at the General Council meeting  
held on 19 -20 December 2022  ................................ .... WT/GC/M/202 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/333  
Follow -up to o utcomes of Ministerial Conferences , MC12 , 
Paragraph 8 of the Ministerial Decision on the TRIPS Agreement , Report by the TRIPS Council,  
Statement by the Chair  of the General Council at the General Council meeting  
held on 20 December 2022  ................................ ................................ ...........  JOB/GC/333  
Unofficial room document, Communication from the Facilitator  .................  RD/GC/18  and Rev.1 
WTO Secretariat's work in the context of the COVID -19 pandemic,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ ...........  WT/MIN(22)/34  
 
 
Follow -up to  outcomes  of Ministerial Conferences  
Implementation of the Bali, Nairobi and Buenos Aires outcomes , 
Statement by the Chair of the General Council at the General Council meeting  
held on 23 February 2022  ................................ ...........  WT/GC/M/196 , Item 3 – JOB/GC/295  
Implementation of the Bali, Nairobi and Buenos Aires outcomes ,  
Statement by the Chair of the General Council at the General Council meeting  
held on 9 -10 May 2022  ................................ ..............  WT/GC/M/198 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/301  
Report by the Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee  
and Report by the Director -General at the General Council meeting  
held on 25 -26 July 2022  .............................  WT/GC/M/200  and Corr.1 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/315  
Report s by the Chair of the General Council at the General Council  meeting  
held on 25 -26 July 2022  ................................ ..... WT/G C/M/200  and Corr.1 , Items 2 and 3 – 
JOB/GC/316  and JOB/GC/317  
Statement by the Chair of the TRIPS Council at the General Council meeting  
held on 25 -26 July 2022  ................................ ..................  WT/GC/M/200  and Corr.1 , Item 2  
Consultations on WTO reform, E -commerce work programme and moratorium, and process on 
the appointment of vacant chairmanships,  Report by the Chair of the General Council  
at the i nformal General Council meeting  held on 4 October 2022  ........................  JOB/GC/318  
Implementation matters from MC12, Statement by the Chair  
at the General Council meeting held on 6 October 2022  .. WT/GC/M/201 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/320  
Statement by the Chair of the General Council at the General Council meeting  
held on 6 -7 October 2022  ................................ ...........  WT/GC/M/201 , Item 7 – JOB/GC/321  
Statement by the Chair of the TRIPS Council at the General Council meeting  
held on 6 -7 October 2022  ................................ ...............................  WT/GC/M/201 , Item 2  
Statement by the Chair  of the General Council  at the General Council meeting  
held on 19 -20 December 2022  ................................ .... WT/GC/M/202 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/329  
Report and statement by the Chair of the TRIPS Council at the General Council meeting  
held on 19 -20 December 2022  ................................ .... WT/GC/M/202 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/333  
 
 
Work programme on e -commerce  
Statement by the Chair of the General Council at the Gene ral Council meeting  
held on 6 -7 October 2022  ................................ ...........  WT/GC/M/201 , Item 2  – JOB/GC/320  
Work programme on e -commerce: dedicated discussion,  Statement by the  Chair 
of the  General Council and the Facilitator  on 18 November 2022  ........................  JOB/GC/324  
Statement by the Facilitator at the General Council meeting  
held on 19 -20 December 2022  ................................ .... WT/GC/M/202 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/330  
 
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  Dispute Settlement Body  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ........................  WT/DSB/84  
Minutes of the meetings held on  25 January, 28 February, 28 March, 8 and 27 April, 
31 May , 30 June, 7 and 21  July, 29 August,  23 September, 5 and 26 October,  
28 November, and 20  December  2022 ..... WT/DSB/M/460 , 461, 462 and Corr.1 , 463, 464, 465, 
466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, and 474 
Indicative  list of governmental  
and non -governmental panelists  ...................  WT/DSB/44/Rev.56 , Rev.57 , Rev.58 , and Rev.59  
 
 
Trade Policy Review Body  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .......................  WT/TPR/488  
Overview of developments in the international trading environment,  
Annual report by the Director -General  
(mid-October 2021 to mid -October 2022)  ............................  WT/TPR/OV/25 , Add.1  and Corr.1  
Programme of  reviews for 202 2,  
Notes by the Chair  .............................  WT/T PR/462  and Rev.1 , Rev.2 , Rev.3 , Rev.4 , and Rev.5  
Report of the Trade Policy Review Body from the Director -General on trade -related developments  
(mid-October 2021 to mid -May 2022)  ....................  WT/TPR/OV/W/16 , Add.1  and Add.1/ Corr.1  
 
 
Trade Policy Reviews  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  ................................ ........................  WT/TPR/M/419 *, WT/TPR/S/ 419* 
Barbados  ................................ ................  WT/TPR/G/431 *, WT/TPR/M/431 *, WT/TPR/S/431 * 
Brazil  ................................ ................................ ..............  WT/TPR/G/432 *, WT/TPR/S/432 * 
China  ................................ ................................ .............  WT/TPR/M/415 *, WT/TPR/S/415 * 
Djibouti  ................................ ..................  WT/TPR/G/430 *, WT/TPR/M/430 *, WT/TPR/S/430 * 
Dominican Republic  ................................ ..........................  WT/TPR/G/435 *, WT/TPR/S/435 * 
Georgia  ................................ ................................ ..........  WT/TPR/M/420 *, WT/TPR/S/420 * 
Ghana  ................................ ....................  WT/TPR/G/427 *, WT/TPR/M/427 *, WT/TPR/S/427 * 
Guyana  ................................ ..................  WT/TPR/G/422 *, WT/TPR/M/422 *, WT/TPR/S/422 * 
Malaysia  ................................ ................................ ..........  WT/TPR/G/436 *, WT/TPR/S/436 * 
Mauritius  ................................ ................................ ........  WT/TPR/M/417 *, WT/TPR/S/417 * 
Mexico  ................................ ...................  WT/TPR/G/429 *, WT/TPR/M/429 *, WT/TPR/S/429 * 
Moldova, Republic of  ................................  WT/TPR/G/428 *, WT/TPR/M/428 *, WT/TPR/S/428 * 
New Zeal and ................................ ...........  WT/TPR/G/426 *, WT/TPR/M/426 *, WT/TPR/S/426 * 
Oman  ................................ ................................ ............  WT/TPR/M/418 *, WT/TPR/S/418 * 
Pakistan  ................................ .................  WT/TPR/G/424 *, WT/TPR/M/424 *, WT/TPR/S/424 * 
Panama  ................................ .................  WT/TPR/G/421 *, WT/TPR/M/421 *, WT/TPR/S/421 * 
Russian Federation  ................................ ..........................  WT/TPR/M/416 *, WT/TPR/S/416 * 
Seychelles  ................................ ................................ ....... WT/TPR/G/433 *, WT/TPR/S/433 * 
Switzerland -Liechtenstein  .........................  WT/TPR/G/425 *, WT/TPR/M/425 *, WT/TPR/S/425 * 
Tajikist an ................................ ...............  WT/TPR/G/399 *, WT/TPR/M/399 *, WT/TPR/S/399 * 
United Arab Emirates  ...............................  WT/TPR/G/423 *, WT/TPR/M/423 *, WT/TPR/S/423 * 
United States of America  ................................ ...................  WT/TPR/G/434 *, WT/TPR/S/434 * 
 
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  Council for Trade in Goods  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ...........................  G/L/1463  
Minutes of the meetings  held on 21 -22 April and 7 -8 July 2022  ... G/C/M/1 42 and Add.1 , and 143 
Report (202 2) of the Independent Entity to the Council for Trade in Goods  ..................  G/L/14 44 
Report by the Chair of the Council for Trade in Goods  
on the current functioning of the Council for Trade in Goods  ................................ .... G/L/1467  
Updating  of the listing of notification obligations and the compliance  therewith  
as set out in Annex III of the report of the Working Group  
on notification obligations and procedures  ................................ ....................  G/L/223/Rev.2 9 
WTO response to the pandemic,  Report by the Chai r of the Council for Trade in Goods  .. G/L/14 64 
 
 
Committee on Agriculture  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .........................  G/L/1446  
Summary reports of the meetings held on 15 -16 March, 27 -28 June, 14 -15 September,  
and 21 -22 November 2022, Note s by the Secretariat  .............  G/AG/R/101 , 102, 103, and 104 
Agriculture info rmation management system and documentation practices,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ ............  G/AG/GEN/206  
COA@100: Informal Summary Report by the Secretariat  ................................ . G/AG/GEN/203  
Compliance  with notification obligations,  
Notes by the Secretariat  .........................  G/AG/GEN/86/Rev. 44, Rev.45 , Rev.46 , and Rev.47  
Export  subsides , export credits, export credit guarantees or insurance programmes, 
International food aid and agricultural exporting state trading e nterprises,  
Background document by the Secretariat  ................................ .. G/AG/W/125/Rev.15/Corr.1 , 
Rev.16  and Add.1 , Add.2 , Add.3 , Add.4 , and Corr.1 , 
and Rev.17  and Add.1 , Add.2 , Add.3 , and Add.4  
Implementation of the decision on measures concerning the possible negative effects of the 
reform programme on least-developed and net food-importing developing countries , 
Notes by the Secretariat  ................................ .....................  G/AG/W/42/Rev.22  and Rev.23  
List of outstanding  responses to questions raised under the review process of the Committee  
on Agriculture,  Meetings during 2013 -2021 ........  G/AG/W/204/Rev.5 , Rev.6 , Rev.7 , and Rev.8  
Members' participation  in the normal growth of world trade in agricultural products , 
Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Agriculture,  
Notes by the Secretariat  ................................ ..... G/AG/W/32/Rev.20  and Rev.21  and Corr.1  
Points raised by Members under the review process,  Compilation of questions for the meetings,  
Notes by the Secretariat  .... G/AG/W/217  and Corr.1  and Corr.2,  221 and Corr.1,  222, and 226 
Questionnaire on LDC and NFIDC Members' Utilization of WTO Flexibilities  
(Work Programme -Paragraph 8 of MC -12 Declaration on Food Insecurity)  ....... G/AG/GEN/214  
Report on the current functioning of the Committee on Agriculture,  
Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture  ................................ . G/L/1470  – G/AG/W/229  
Responses to points raised by Members under the review process,  Compilation of responses  
to questions raised during  the Committee  on Agriculture meetings in 2021  .........  G/AG/W/218  
Review  of the operation of the Bali Decision on TRQ administration,  
Report by the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture to the General Council  ..... G/AG/32/Add.1  
Tariff quotas: administration methods, fill rates and notification practices 2015 -2021, 
Background paper by the Secretariat  ................................ ....................  G/AG/W/183/Rev.2  
Tariff rate quota underfill mechanism, Secretariat  tracking register  ............................  G/AG/34  
Treatment of L DCs and NFIDCs under WTO agriculture rules,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................  G/AG/W/227  and Corr.1  
Work Programme under Paragraph 8 of MC -12 Declaration on Food Insecurity -Discussions and 
Progress made under th e Work Programme  ................................ ......................  RD/AG/100  
WTO response to the pandemic, Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture  ................................ . G/L/1469  – G/AG/W/228  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  
Annual report  (2022) ................................ ................................ ........  G/ADP/2 9 – G/L/14 36 
Minutes of the regular meeting s held on 27 April and 26 October 2022  ....... G/ADP/M/61  and 62 
Competent authorities, Notifications pursuant to  
Article s 16.5 and 25.12 of the Agreement  ...........  G/ADP/N/14/Add.56  – G/SCM/N/18/Add.56 , 
G/ADP/N/14/Add.57  – G/SCM/N/18/Add.57  
Current functioning of the Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices,  
Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair of the Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  ....................  G/L/1447  – G/ADP/30  
Reports under Article 16.4 of the Agreement,  
Notes by the Secretariat (January – December 2022)  ......................  G/ADP/N/366 , 367, 368,  
369 and Rev.1 , 370, 371, 372, 373, 
374 and Rev.1 , 375, 376, 377, 378, and 379 
WTO response to the pandemic, Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair of the Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  ....................  G/L/1448  – G/ADP/31  
 
 
Committee on Customs Valuation * 
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .........................  G/L/1442  
Minutes of the meetings held on 17 May and 4 November 2022  ....... G/VAL/M/73 , 74 and Corr.1  
Information on the application of the decisions on the treatment of interest charges  
in the customs value of imported goods  and on the valuation of carrier media  
bearing software for data processing equipment,  
Notes by the Secretariat  ................................ .....................  G/VAL/W/5/Rev.35  and Rev.36  
Preshipment Inspection, Note s by the Secretariat  ....... G/VAL/W/63/Rev.27 , Rev.28 , and Rev.29  
Report on the current functioning  
of the Committee on Customs Valuation  ....... G/L/1472  and Corr.1  – G/VAL/W/385  and Corr.1 
Status of notifications of national legislation on customs valuation  
and responses to the checklist of issues,  
Notes by the Secretariat  ................................ ..................  G/VAL/W/232/Rev.15  and Rev.16  
Twenty -eighth annual review of the impleme ntation and operation  
of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the GATT 1994  ......................  G/VAL/79  
 
 
Committee on Import Licensing  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .........................  G/L/1433  
Minutes of the meetings held on 8 April and 7 October 2022  ......................  G/LIC/M/54  and 55 
Consolidated paper of written questions and replies submitted to  
the Committee on Import Licensing since 1995  .........................  G/LIC/W/51/Rev.6  and Rev.7  
Fourteenth biennial review of the implementation and operation  
of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures  ................................ .............  G/LIC/W/57  
Fourteenth biennial review of the implementation and operation  
of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures , 
Period from 10 October 2020 to 7 October 2022  ................................ ..................  G/LIC/30  
Report on the current functioning of the Committee on Import Licensing,  
Report by the Chair of the Committee on Import Licensing  ................  G/L/1462  – G/LIC/W/58  
WTO response to the pandemic, Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair of the Committee on Import Licensing  ..........................  G/L/1478  – G/LIC/W/59  
 
 
 
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  Committee on Market Access  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .........................  G/L/1439  
Minutes of the meeting s held on 30 -31 March and 18 -19 October 2022  ........  G/MA/M/76  and 77 
Communication from the Chair of the Committee on Market Access  
on behalf of the Committee on Market Access  to the Harmonized System Committee  
of the World Customs Organization  ................................ ....................  G/MA/406  and Add.1  
Derestriction of the Uruguay Round negotiating materials, Decision  ........................  WT/L/1159  
Derestriction of the Uruguay Round negotiating materials,  
Draft decision  ...........  G/MA/W/176  and Rev.1 , 177 and Corr.1 , Rev.1 and Rev.2  – G/C/W/822  
Factual report on the status of renegotiations under Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994,  
Report by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ ... G/MA/W/123/Rev.9  
International convention on the harmonized commo dity description and coding system,  
Changes in the harmonized system to be introduced on 1 January 2022  .... G/MA/W/163/Add.2  
List of Members' official websites with tariff information and import statistics,  
Reports by the Secretariat  ................................ ...............  G/MA/IDB/W/13/R ev.6 and Rev.7  
List of notifications and communications relating to the COVID -19 pandemic,  
Report s by the Secretariat  ................................ ... G/MA/W/157/Rev.4  and Corr.1 , and Rev.5  
Quantitative restrictions: factual information on notifications received,  
Report by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ ... G/MA/W/114/Rev.4  
Report on the current functioning of the Committee on Market Access,  
Report of the Chair of the Committee on Market Access  ................... G/L/1460  – G/MA/W/182  
Situation of schedules of WTO Members, Note by the Secretariat  ................  G/MA/W/23/Rev.18  
Status of HS transpositions, Report by the Secretariat  ...............  G/MA/W/158/Rev.4  and Rev.5  
Status of notifications under the Decision on notification procedures for quantitative restrictions 
(G/L/59/Rev.1), Report by the Secretariat  ................................ ....... G/MA/QR/12  and Rev.1  
Status of submissions to the Integrated Data Base,  
Notes by the Secretariat  ................................ ....................  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.55  and Rev.56  
Summary of export restrictions and trade facilitating measures  
relating to the COVID -19 pandemic, Report by the Secretariat  .................  G/MA/W/168/Rev.3  
WTO response to the pandemic, Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair of the Committee on Market Access  ............................. G/L/1459  – G/MA/W/181  
 
 
Committee on Rules of Origin  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .........................  G/L/1440  
Minutes of the meetings held on 7 Ap ril and 13 October 2022  .....................  G/RO/M/78  and 79 
Certification of origin and the utilization of trade preferences by least developed countries,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ ...............  G/RO/W/212  
Report on the current functioning  
of the Committee on Rules of Origin  ..............  G/L/1465  and Corr.1  – G/RO/W/217  and Corr.1  
Report 2022 of the Committee on Rules of Origin to the General Council  
on preferential rules of origin for least developed countries  ................................ ..... G/RO/97  
Status of notifications of preferential rules of origin for LDCs and preferential import data , 
Note by the Secre tariat  ................................ ................................ .... G/RO/W/163/Rev .10 
Twenty -eighth annual  review of the implementation and operation  
of the Agreement  on Rules of Origin,  
Notes by the Secretariat  ................................ .................  G/RO/96 , G/RO/W/214  and Rev.1  
WTO response to the pandemic, Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair of the Committee on Rules of Origin  ............................  G/L/1466  – G/RO/W/218  
 
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  Committee on Safeguards  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ........  G/L/1435  – G/SG/274  
Minutes of the meetings held on 25 April and 24 October 2022  ...................  G/SG/M/60  and 61 
Current functioning of the Committee on Safeguards , 
Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair  of the Committee on Safeguards  ................................ ..... G/L/1452  – G/SG/277  
WTO response to the pandemic,  
Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair of the Committee on Safe guards  ................................ ..... G/L/1451  – G/SG/276  
 
 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .........................  G/L/1443  
Summary of the meetings  
held on 23 -25 March, 22 -24 June, and 9 -11 November 2022  ....... G/SPS/R/105 , 107, and 108 
Annual overview, Implementation of SPS transparency provisions and specific trade concerns , 
Note by the Secretariat  ...........................  G/SPS/GEN/204/Rev .22 – G/SPS/GEN/804/Rev.14  
Annual report on the implementation of Article 6 of the Agreement on the application   
of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Note by the Secretariat  .................  G/SPS/GEN/2021  
Annual  report  on the procedure to monitor the process of international harmonization,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ .........  G/SPS/GEN/2022  
Annual report  on the use of the procedure to encourage and facilitate the resolution  
of specific sanitary or phytosanitary issues a mong Members  
in accordance with Article 12.2 (G/SPS/61), Note by the Secretariat  ............  G/SPS/GEN/2057  
Official launch of the ePing SPS &TBT Platform,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ...............  G/TBT/GEN/336  – G/SPS/GEN/ 2058 
Report on the current functioning   
of the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  ...................  G/L/1476  – G/SPS/65  
SPS COVID -19 related actions, Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair of the SPS Committee  ................................ ...................  G/L/1477  – G/SPS/66  
SPS technical assistance activities in 2022: General information, selection process and 
application form, Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ........  G/SPS/GEN/997/Rev.12  
SPS technical assistance and training activities, 1 September 1994 to 31 Decembe r 2021,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................  G/SPS/GEN/521/Rev.17  
Unofficial room document, SPS Committee thematic session  on international standards  
and best practices  in pest risk identification, assessment, and management  .........  RD/SPS/211  
Unofficial room document, SPS Committee thematic session  
on the use of remote (virtual) audit and verification in regulatory frameworks  ...... RD/SPS/199  
Unofficial room document, SPS Committee thematic session  on trade facilitative approaches  to 
pesticide MRLS,  including substances not approved for use in an import market  ... RD/SPS/174  
Unofficial room document,  Workshop on transparency  .............  RD/SPS/194 , 195, 196, and 198 
Update on specific trade concerns,  
Resolved/partially resolved specific trade concerns   ....................  G/SPS/GEN/2062  and Rev.1  
Update on the Standards  and Trade Development Facility,  
Notes by the Secretariat  ................................ ................  G/SPS/GEN/1994 , 2031, and 2065 
 
 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ...... G/L/1438  – G/SCM/161  
Minutes of the regular meetings held on 26 April and  25 October  2022 .... G/SCM/M/119  and 121 
Minutes of the special meetings held on 26 April  and 25 October  2022 .... G/SCM/M/118  and 120 
Annex VII(b) of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures,  
Updating GNP per capita for Members listed in Annex VII(b)  
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  and in accordance with the methodology in G/SC M/38,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ ...... G/SCM/110/Add.19  
Competent  authorities, Notifications pursuant to  
Article s 16.5 and  25.12 of the Agreement  ...........  G/ADP/N/14/Add.56  – G/SCM/N/18/Add.56 , 
G/ADP/N/14/Add.57  – G/SCM/N/18/Add.57  
Current functioning of the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures,  
Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  by the Chair  
of the Committee on Subsidies and  Countervailing Measures  ..............  G/L/1449  – G/SCM/16 2 
Notification provisions under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, 
Background note by the Secretariat  ................................ .................  G/SCM/W/546/Rev.13  
Reports under Article 25.11 of the Agreement ( December 2021 -December 2022),  
Notes by the Secretariat  ......................... G/SCM/N/386  and Suppl.1 , Add.1  and Add.1/Rev.1 , 
388, 389, 390, 391, 392 and Suppl.1 , Add.1  and Add.1/Rev.1 ,  
393, 394, 395 and Rev.1 , 396, 397, 398, 399, and Suppl.1 , 400, and 402 
WTO response to the pandemic, Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  by the Chair  
of the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  ..............  G/L/1450  – G/SCM/163  
 
 
 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .........................  G/L/1445  
Minutes of the meetings held on 9 -11 March, 13 -15 July , and 16 -18 November 2022,  
Notes by the Secretariat  ................................ ..............................  G/TBT/M/86 , 87, and 88 
Aide-memoire on the elements paper s (JOB/TBT/438  and Rev.1 ), 
Notes by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ .. JOB/TBT/46 5 and 484 
Current functioning of the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade,  
Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair of the Committee on Technical Bar riers to Trade  ...............  G/L/1458  – G/TBT/49  
"Elements Paper", Draft elements for the non -prescriptive practical guidelines to support 
regulators in the choice and design of appropriate and proportionate conformity assessment 
procedures, Note s by the Secretariat  ................................ ..............  JOB/TBT/438  and Rev.1  
Moderator's reports on the thematic sessions  held on 8 March, 12 July,  
and 15 November 2022  ................................ ..... JOB/TBT/447 , 448, 478, 479, 493, and 494 
Official launch of the ePing SPS and TBT platform,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ...............  G/TBT/GEN/336  – G/SPS/GEN/ 2058 
Overview of COVID -19 related discussions  
in the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, Note by the Secretariat  ...........  JOB/TBT/458  
WTO response to the pandemic, Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair of the Commi ttee on Technical Barriers to Trade  ...............  G/L/1457  – G/TBT/ 48 
 
 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .........................  G/L/1468  
Annual report 2021, Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility  ................................ ..........  G/TFA/4  
Minutes of the meetings  held on 19 -21 October and 26 November 202 2 ...... G/TFA/M/19  and 20 
Framework for the management and operation  
of the Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility  ................................ .....................  G/TFA/W/77  
Regularised agenda topics for the dedicated session on assistance and capacity building,  
within the parameters of Article 21.4, Adopted on 30 June 2022  ..............................  G/TFA/5  
Report on the current functioning of the Committee on Trade Facilitation,  
Report by the Chair  of the Committee on Trade Facilitation  ...............  G/L/1474  – G/TFA/W/88  
Reports by the Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility  
to the Trade Facilitation Committee meetings  held on 30 June -1 July,  
and 28-29 November -1 December 2022  ...............................  G/TFA/W/79  and G/TFA/TFAF/1  
TFAF workplan 2023  ................................ ................................ ....................  G/TFA/TFAF/2  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  Trade Facilitation Agreement's definitive implementation dates  
covering the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023  .............  G/TFA/INF/1/Rev.1/Corr.1  
WTO response to the pandemic, Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair of the Committee on Trade Facilitation  .........................  G/L/1475  – G/TFA/W/89  
 
 
Committee on Trade -Related Investment Measures  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .... G/L/1437  – G/TRIMS/12  
Minutes of the meetings held on 23 March and 12 October 2022  ............  G/TRIMS/M/51  and 52 
Current functioning of the Committee on Trade -Related Investment Measures,  
Report to the Council for Trade in Goods by the Chair  
of the Committee on Trade -Related Investment Measures  ................  G/L/1454  – G/TRIMS/14  
Notifications under Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement of publications  
in which TRIMs may be found  .......................  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.32 , G/TRIMS/W/171  and 172 
WTO response to the pandemic, Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  by the Chair  
of the Committee on Trade -Related Investment Measures  ................  G/L/1453  – G/TRIMS/13  
 
 
Committee  of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .........................  G/L/1441  
Minutes of the meetings held on 6 April and 11 October 2022  ......................  G/IT/M/76  and 77 
Ministerial Declaration on Trade in Information Technology Products and Mini sterial Declaration 
on the Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products,  
Communication from the United Kingdom  ................................ .........................  G/IT/W/52  
Report by the Chair on the current functioning of the Committee of Participants on the 
Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products  ......................  G/L/1461  – G/IT/W/55  
Status of implementation, Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ...........  G/IT/1/Rev.59  
 
 
Working Party  on State Trading Enterprises  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ........  G/L/1434  – G/STR/29  
Minutes of the meetings held on 13 May and 21 October 2022  ...................  G/STR/M/40  and 41 
Current functioning of the Working Party on State Trading Enterprises,  
Report to the Council for Trade in Goods  
by the Chair of the Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  .............  G/L/1456  – G/STR/32  
State trading, Notifications pursuant to article XVII:4(a) of the  
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) and paragraph 1  
of the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII of the GATT 1994  ........  G/STR/N/19  
Status of notifications submitted  by WTO Members under Article XVII:4(a) of the  
GATT 1994 and paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the Interpretation  
of Article XVII of the GATT 1994  ................................ ................................ ........  G/STR/30  
WTO response to the pandemic, Report to the Council for Trade in Goods by the  
Chair of the Working Party on State Trading Enterprises .......................  G/L/1455  – G/STR/31  
 
 
Council for Trade in Services  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ..............................  S/C/63  
Reports of the meetings held on 11 March, 16 May, 14 October,  
and 8 December 2022  ................................ ...........................  S/C/M/148 , 149, 150, and 151 
Contact and enquiry points notified to the Council for Trade in Services,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ ...........  S/ENQ/78/Rev.22  
 
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  Committee on Specific  Commitments  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .........................  S/CSC/28  
Reports of the meetings  
held on 1 July and 5 December 2022  ..............................  S/CSC/M/88  and Corr.1 , 89, and 90 
Compilation of conditional commitments in GATS schedules,  
Notes by the Secretariat  ................................ ............  S/CSC/W/70/Rev.3 , Rev.4 , and Rev.5  
 
 
Committee on Trade in Financial Services  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ..........................  S/FIN/37  
Reports of the meetings held on 14 October  and 7 December 2022  ..............  S/FIN/M/95  and 96 
 
 
Working Party on GATS Rules  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ......................  S/WPGR/33  
 
 
Working Party on Domestic Regulation  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ......................  S/WPDR/26  
Report of the meeting held on 29 March 2022  ................................ .. S/WPDR/M/78  and Corr.1  
 
 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .............................  IP/C/93  
Annual r eport on notifications and other information flows,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ .... IP/C/W/687  and Rev.1  
Annual review of the special compulsory licensing system,  
Report to the General Council  ................................ ................................ ................  IP/C/94  
WTO Secretariat  technical cooperation in the TRIPS area,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ ... IP/C/R/TC/WTO -OMC/3  
Minutes of the meetings held on 22  February, 9 -10 March, 6 May, 1 June, 6 July,  
12-13 October, and 15 -16 December 2022  ..........  IP/C/M/103/Rev.1 , 104 and Add.1  and Rev.1 , 
105 and Add.1  and Corr.1 , 106 and Add.1  
Status report s on the considerations by the TRIPS Council on the revised  
"Proposal for a Waiver from Certain Provisions of the TRIPS Agreement  
for the Prevention, Containment and Treatment of COVID -19" (IP/C/W/669/Rev.1),  
Statement s by the Chair at the General Council meetings  
held on 23 -24 February 2022 and 9 -10 May 2022  ..............  WT/GC/M/196 , Item 7 – JOB/IP/55 ,  
WT/GC/M/198 , Item 5 – JOB/GC/303  
Communication from the Chair  of the TRIPS Council  ................................ ..............  IP/C/W/688  
Report by the Chair at the General Council meeting  
held on 7 June 2022  ................................ ....................  WT/GC/M/199 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/312  
Outcome Text – Revision  
(to be forwarded for consideration at the 12th Ministerial Conference)  .............  JOB/IP/58/Rev.2   
Statement by the Chair of the TRIPS Council, Informal meeting of Heads of Delegations  
at the 12th Ministerial Conference, 17 June 2022  ................................ ................  IP/C/W/689  
Record in accordance with footnote 1 of the Ministerial Decision on the TRIPS Agreement  
of 17 June 2022 (WT/L/1141)  ................................ ................................ ..........  IP/C/W/690  
Report to the General Council, Paragraph 8 of the Ministerial Decision on the TRIPS Agreement, 
adopted on 17 June 2022  ................................ ................................ .....................  IP/C/95  
Statements by the Chair at the General Council meetings held on 25 -26 July 2022 and  
6-7 October 2022  ...........................   WT/GC/M/200  and Corr.1 , Item 2, WT/GC/M/201 , Item 2  
Report and statement by the Chair at the General Council meeting  
held on 19 -20 December 2022  ................................ ...... WT/GC/M/202 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/333  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  Other Regular WTO Bodies  
 
Committee on Balance -of-Payments Restrictions  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .................  WT/BOP/R/120  
Report on the informal consultations of 24 and 29 November 2022  ...................  WT/BOP/R/121  
Report on the meeting of 8 November 2022  ................................ ...................  WT/BOP/W/50  
 
 
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .....................  WT/BFA/210  
Reports of the meetings held on  17 March, 5 and 24 May, 15 July, 22 September,  
5 October,  8 November, and 1 and 5 December 2022  ................  WT/BFA/202 , 203, 204, 205, 
206, 207, 208, and 209 
Agenda item: Other business, Statement by the Chair of the Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration at the General Council meeting held on 7 October 2022  ...............  JOB/GC/322  
Agenda item: Other business , Statement by the Chair of the Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration at the General Council meeting held on 20 December 2022  ..........  JOB/GC/331  
AI-based translation tools in the WTO  ................................ ...........................  WT/BFA/W/591  
Amendment to Staff Rules 106.14 (B) and 106.15 (H)  ................................ .... WT/BFA/W/609  
Annual report on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight  (2021-2022) ... WT/BFA/W/612  
Complete set of revised financial regulations of the World Trade Organization  .... WT/BFA/W/610  
Elaboration of the Director -General's 19 December 2022 statement to the General Council 
regarding the use of the budget surplus  at the General Council meeting  
held on 19 -20 December 2022  ................................ ..................  JOB/GC/328  – JOB/BFA/74  
LDC Ministerial Conference Trust Fund 2023 -2024 ................................ ..........  WT/BFA/W/624  
Notification of the establishment of a fisheries funding mechanism trust fund  .... WT/BFA/INF/15  
Office of Internal Oversight , 
Status of internal audit recommendations (March 2022 ) ................................  WT/BFA/W/586  
Performance audit report of the independent external auditor  
on the governance and management of extra -budgetary trust funds  ...............  WT/BFA/W/622  
Proposed changes to the text of financial regulation 19  that was agreed  
in June 2019  ................................ ........  WT/BFA/W/564/Rev.1 , Rev.2  and Corr.1 , and Rev.3  
Proposed utilization of the 2021 budgetary surplus  ................................ .........  WT/BFA/W/614  
Quarter s 1, 2, and 3  (2022) extra budgetary funds report s .........  WT/BFA/W/592 , 600, and 608 
Report of the independent external auditor on follow -up to 
the recommendations of the external auditors  ................................ .............  WT/BFA/W/599  
Report of the independent external auditor on the audit  of the financial statements  
of the World Trade Organization  
for the financial year ended 31 December 2021  ................................ ...........  WT/BFA/W/598  
Responses to questions raised by Members during Director -General's presentation  of the 
mid-term budget to the Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration  
on 5 October 2022  ................................ ................................ ..................  WT/BFA/INF/16  
Responses to questions raised by Members on the  
proposed utilization of the budgetary surplus (WT/BFA/W/624)  ...... WT/BFA/INF/17  and Corr.1  
Secretariat's responses to external auditor's recommendations on the audit  
of the financial statements of the World Trade organization  
for the financial year ended 31 December 2021  ................................ ...........  WT/BFA/W/602  
Secretariat's responses to the follow -up to outstanding reco mmendations  
of the external auditors  ................................ ................................ ............  WT/BFA/W/603  
Secretariat's responses to the report of the independent external auditor on the performance 
audit on governance and management of extra -budgetary trust funds  ............  WT/BFA/W/623  
Status of the implementation of external audit recommendations  .....................  WT/BFA/W/579  
Strategic facilities plan  ................................ ................................ ...............  WT/BFA/W/587  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  Summary report by Chair of the Working Group  concerning coherence  
in the management and administration of voluntary contributions  ..................  WT/BFA/W/584  
Update on the replacement of Documents Online  ................................ ...........  WT/BFA/W/581  
Update on WTO medical insurance plan and ASHI liabilities  ..............................  WT/BFA/W/582  
WTO budget and finance report s (2022) ................................ ....... WT/BFA/W/588  and Rev.1 , 
589 and Rev.1 , 601, and 611 
WTO long term liabilities  ................................ ................................ .............  WT/BFA/W/585  
WTO Pension Plan, Annual report and financial statements  
for the year ending 31 December 2021  ................................ .... WT/L/1150  – WT/BFA/W/597  
WTO Pension Plan, Report of the independent external auditor on the audit  
of the financial statements of the World Trade Organization pension plan  
for the year ended 31 December 2021  ................................ ..... WT/L/1149  – WT/BFA/W/596  
WTO Pension Plan 2020 full actuarial v aluation , 
Note by the Chair of the WTOPP Management Board  ................................ ..... WT/BFA/W/577  
WTO Pension Plan 2021 interim actuarial valuation,  
Note by the Chair of the WTOPP Management Board  ................................ ..... WT/BFA/W/594  
WTO Secretariat's staff learning and development programme s, 
2021-2022 ................................ ................................ .................  WT/BFA/W/590  and 621 
WTO Secretariat transformation exercis es ................................  WT/BFA/W/593 , 595, and 604 
WTO 2022 -2023 mid -term budget review  ................................ ......................  WT/BFA/W/607  
2020 and 2021 annual report s on diversity in the WTO Secretariat  ... WT/BFA/W/605  and Corr.1  
2020 and 2021 annual report on grading structure in the WTO Secretariat  .........  WT/BFA/W/606  
2022 WTO salary survey and dependency allowances:  
cumulative movement of the WTO salary scale in 2018 -2022 .........................  WT/BFA/W/580  
2023 scale of contributions  ................................ ................................ .........  WT/BFA/W/616  
 
 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ......................  WT/REG/33  
Notes on the meetings  held on 28 March, 27 June, 22 September , 
and 14 November 2022  ................................ ................  WT/REG/M/102 , 103, 104, and 105 
Implementation of the RTA transparency mechanism,  
Status of the preparation of factual presentations,  Background note s 
by the Secretariat  ..........................  WT/REG/W/166 , 168 and Rev.1 , 170, and 173 and Rev.1  
List of RTAs which have appeared in factual presentations  
and have not yet been notified to the WTO  ......................  WT/REG/W/165 , 167, 169, and 172 
Regional trade agreements subject to implementation reports,  
Updated as of 31 January 2022  ................................ ................................  WT/REG/W/164  
 
 
Consideration of RTAs  
Agreement between the Republic of Korea and Türkiye (Services)  ....................  WT/REG339/ * 
Agreement establishing an Asso ciation between  the United Kingdom and Egypt  
(Goods)  ................................ ................................ ................................ . WT/REG426/ * 
Agreement on Trade Continuity between the United Kingdom and Canada  
(Goods and Services)  ................................ ................................ ...............  WT/REG419/ * 
Association Agreement between the European Union and Central America  
(Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama)  
(Goods and Services)  ................................ ................................ ...............  WT/REG332/ * 
Association Agreement between the United Kingdom and Chile  
(Goods and Services)  ................................ ................................ ...............  WT/REG423/ * 
Association Agreement between the United K ingdom and Jordan (Goods)  ..........  WT/REG453/ * 
Association Agreement between the United Kingdom and Tunisia (Goods)  .........  WT/REG433/ * WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  Economic Partnership Agreement  between Kenya and  the United Kingdom  
(Goods)  ................................ ................................ ................................ . WT/REG417/ * 
Economic Partnership Agreement between the Eastern and Southern Africa States  
and the United Kingdom (Goods)  ................................ ...............................  WT/REG427/ * 
Free Trade Agreement between China and Mauritius (Goods and Services)  ........  WT/REG442/ * 
Free Trade Agreement between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States 
and Singapore (Services)  ................................ ................................ .........  WT/REG460/ * 
Free Trade Agreement between t he Republic of Korea and  Costa Rica, El Salvador,  
Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama (the Republics of Central America)  
(Goods and Services)  ................................ ................................ ...............  WT/REG452/ * 
Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and Singapore  
(Goods and Services)  ................................ ................................ ...............  WT/REG432/ * 
Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and Switzerland (Goods)  .... WT/REG437/ * 
Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and  the Republic of Korea  
(Goods and Services)  ................................ ................................ ...............  WT/REG431/ * 
Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  
and the Republic of Türkiye  (Goods and Services)  ................................ ........  WT/REG434/ * 
Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and Israel (Goods)  ............................  WT/REG444/*  
Preferential Trade Agreement b etween Namibia and Zimbabwe (Goods)  ............  WT/REG450/ * 
Trade and Partnership Agreement between  the United Kingdom and Israel  
(Goods)  ................................ ................................ ................................ . WT/REG428/ * 
Trade Continuity Agreement bet ween the United Kingdom and Mexico (Goods)  .. WT/REG456/ * 
 
 
Committee on Trade and Development  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ................  WT/COMTD/102  
Notes on the meetings held on  25 March and 20 June 2022  ............  WT/COMTD/M/117  and 118 
Note on the meeting of the dedicated session held on 20 May 2022  ..........  WT/COMTD/SE/M/43  
 
 
Aid-for-Trade Initiative  
Notes on the meetings  
held on 8 February, 4 May , and 11 October 2022  .............  WT/COMTD/AFT/M/54 , 55, and 56 
Eighth global review of aid for trade, Empowering connected sustainable trade,  
Summary report (27 -29 July 2022)  ................................ ................  WT/COMTD/AFT/W/93  
Empowering connected sustainable trade , Joint OECD -WTO Aid -for-Trade monitoring and 
evaluation exercise for the Global Review 2022  ...............................  WT/COMTD/AFT/W/92  
 
 
Dedicated Session on Monitoring Mechanism on Special and Differential Treatment  
Notes on the meetings  
held on 20 June and 17 Novem ber 2022  ..........................  WT/COMTD /MMSDT/M/16  and 17 
 
 
Dedicated Session on Preferential Trade Arrangements  
Notes on the meetings  
held on 20 June and 17 November 2022  ............................  WT/COMTD/PTA/M/8 , 9, and 10 
Status of the work of the dedicated session,  Status of the prepa ration of factual presentations,  
Report by the Chair  of the Dedicated Session  
on Preferential Trade Arrangements  ................................ .... WT/COMTD/PTA/W/6 , 7, and 8 
 
 WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  Dedicated Session  on Regional Trade Agreements  
Notes on the meetings held on 25 March, 20 June,  
and 17 November 2022  ................................ ................  WT/COMTD/RTA/M/16 , 17, and 18 
Additional protocols concluded by Member countries of the Latin American Integration 
Association, under the 1980 treaty of Montevideo  ..............  WT/COMTD/RTA/W/9  and Corr.1  
Notifications to the WTO of instruments concluded under the 1980 Montevideo Treaty  
in 2020 and 2021  ................................ .............  WT/COMTD/RTA/W/10  and Corr.1 , and 14 
Status of work of the Dedicated Session,  
Status of the preparation of factual presentations,  
Reports by the Chair  of the Dedicated Session  
on Regional Trade Agreements  ................................ ..... WT/COMTD/RTA/W/11 , 12, and 13 
 
 
Consideration  of RTAs  
Accession of Seychelles  to the Common Market  
for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)  ................................ ..... WT/COMTD/RTA23/*  
Free Trade Agreement between Morocco and the United Arab Emirates  ... WT/COMTD/RTA1/*  
Free Trade Agreement between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States  
and Singapore (Goods)  ................................ ................................  WT/COMTD/RTA22/*  
Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit  
between India and Bhutan (Goods)  ................................ ................  WT/COMTD/RTA25/ * 
 
 
Sub-Committee on Least Developed Countries  
Notes on the meetings  
held on 16 February, 30 May, and 20 October 2022  ........  WT/COMTD/LDC/M/92 , 93, and 94 
Accession of least developed countries to the WTO, Challenges and opportunities,  
A paper prepared for the tenth China round table  
(18-20 January 2022)  ................................ ..................  WT/ACC/41  – WT/COMTD/LDC/29  
Market access for products and  services of export interest to least developed countries,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................  WT/COMTD/LDC/W/70  
 
 
Committee on Trade and Environment  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ......................  WT/CTE/29  
Reports of the meetings held on 2 February and 2 June 2022  ..................  WT/CTE/M/74  and 75 
Environmental database for 2020, Note by the Secretariat  ..............  WT/CTE/EDB/20  and Corr.1  
 
 
Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ..................  WT/WGTDF/21  
Reports of the meetings held on 12 July and 8 December 2022  ...........  WT/WGTDF/M/44  and 45 
 
 
Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ..................  WT/WGTTT/24  
Notes on the meeting s held on 12 May and 24 November 2022 ...........  WT/WGTTT/M/67  and 68 
 
 
Accessions  
Annual report by the Director -General (2022)  ................................ ... WT/ACC/43  – WT/GC/257  
Accession of the Union of the Comoros  ................................ . WT/ACC/COM/35  – WT/MIN(22)/1   
Accession of Timor -Leste  ................................ .....................  WT/ACC/TLS/22  – WT/MIN(22)/2  
List of current accession working parties  ................................ .....................  WT/ACC/17/Rev.8  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  Working Party on the accession of the Union of the Comoros,  
Membership and terms of reference  ................................ ...................  WT/ACC/COM/2/Rev.8  
Working Party on the accession of the Union of the Comoros,  
Report by the Chair of the Working Party  ............................  WT/ACC/COM/35  – WT/MIN(22)/1  
Working Party on the accession of Timor -Leste,  
Membership and terms of reference  ................................ ...... WT/ACC/TLS/2/Rev.5  and Rev.6  
Working Party on the accession of Timor -Leste,  
Report by the Chair of the Working Party  .............................  WT/ACC/TLS/22  – WT/MIN(22)/2   
Working Party on the accession of Uzbekistan,  
Membership and terms of referen ce ................................ ..................  WT/ACC/UZB/1/R ev.29  
 
 
Trade Negotiations Committee  
Minutes of the formal meeting held on 30 November 2022  ................................ ....... TN/C/M/43  
Report  by the Chair of the T rade Negotiations Committee  and 
report by the Director -General at the General Council meeting  
held on 23 -24 February 2022  ................................ ........  WT/GC/M/196 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/294  
Statement by the Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee  
at the informal T rade Negotiations Committee  and informal  
Heads of Delegation meeting  held on 4  May 2022 ................................ .............  JOB/TNC/103  
Report  by the Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee  
and report by the Director -General  at the General Council meeting  
held on 9 -10 May 2022  ................................ ................  WT/GC/M/198 , Item 1  – JOB/GC/300  
Address from the Director -General and the Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee  
at the General Council meeting  held on 7 June 2022  .........  WT/GC/M/199 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/312  
Statement by the Director -General and the Chair of the Trade Negot iations Committee  
at the informal Heads of Delegation meeting held on 7 July 2022  ... JOB/GC/314  – JOB/TNC/104  
Report by the Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee  
and report by the Director -General  at the General Council meeting  
held on 25 -26 July 2022  ...............................  WT/GC/M/200  and Corr.1 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/315  
Report by the Chair of the Chair of the Tr ade Negotiations Committee  
and report by the Director -General at the General Council meeting  
held on 6 -7 October 2022  ................................ .............  WT/GC/M/201 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/319  
Report  by the Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee  
at the formal T rade Negotiations Committee  and informal Heads of Delegation meeting  
held on 30  November 2022  ................................ ................................ ............  JOB/TNC/105  
Report by the Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee  
and report by the Dire ctor-General at the General Council meeting  
held on 19 -20 December 2022  ................................ ...... WT/GC/M/202 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/326  
 
 
Committee on Agriculture in Special Session  
Oral report by the Chair of the Special Session  of the Committee on Agriculture  
and Sub -Committee on Cotton  at the General Council meeting  
held on 23 February 2022  ................................  WT/GC/M/196 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/294 , Annex  
Oral report by the Chair of the Special Session  of the Committee on Agriculture  
and Sub -Committee on Cotton  at the informal T rade Negotiations Committee  
and info rmal Heads of Delegation meeting  held on 4  May 2022 ..............  JOB/TNC/103 , Annex  
Report by the Chair of the Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture  
at the General Council meeting held on 7 June 2022  ....... WT/GC/M/199 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/312  
Statement by the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture in Special Session  
and Sub-Committee on Cotton at the General Council meeting  
held on 25 -26 July 2022  ................  WT/GC/M/200  and Corr.1 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/315 , Annex 1  
 
 WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  Cotton  
 
Sub-Committee  on Cotton  
Cotton, Background papers by the Secretariat,  Revision s, Corrigend a,  
Addend a and Supplement s ........  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.16 , Add.1 , Add.1/Corr.1 , and Add.2  – 
TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.16 , Add.1  and Add.1/Corr.1 , and Add.2 
TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.17 , Add.1 , Add.1/Suppl.1 , and Add.2  –  
TN/AG/SCC/GEN/ 13/Rev.17 , Add.1, Add.1/Suppl.1 , and Add.2  
Oral report by the Chair of the Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture  
and Sub -Committee on Cot ton at the General Council meeting  
held on 23 February 2022  ...........................  WT/GC/M/196 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/294 , Annex  
Oral report by the Chair of the Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture  
and Sub-Committee on Cotton at the informal T rade Negotiations Committee  
and informal Heads of Delegation meeting held on 4 May 2022  ..........  JOB/TNC/103 , Annex  
Report, Information session on supply chain disruptions affecting cotton exports  
from LDCs, 11 May 2022  ................................ .............  TN/AG/SCC/W/42  – WT/CFMC/68  
Roundtable, the current market situati on for fertilizers and viable alternatives for cotton 
production, 10 November 2022, Report  .........................  TN/AG/SCC/W/44  – WT/CFMC/70  
Statement by the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture in Special Session  
and Sub -Committee on Cotton at the General Cou ncil meeting  
held on 25 -26 July 2022 ............  WT/GC/M/200  and Corr.1 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/315 , Annex 1  
17th dedicated discussion of the relevant trade -related developments for cotton , 
12 May 2022, Report by the Chair  ................................ ........  TN/AG/54  – TN/AG/SCC/19  
18th dedicated discussion of the relevant trade -related developments for cotton,  
9 November  2022, Re port by the Chair  ................................ . TN/AG/55  – TN/AG/SCC/20  
 
 
Director -General's  Consultative Framework Mechanism on Cotton  
Development assistance aspects of cotton,  Ninth periodic report  by 
the Director -General  ..... WT/GC/238/Rev.1  – WT/CFMC/DG/9/Rev.1  – WT/MIN(21)/5/Rev.1  
Evolving table, 33rd and 34th versions, Revision  ..................  WT/CFMC/6/Rev.32  and Rev.33  
Implementation of the development assistance aspects of the cotton -related discussions  
in the 2004 July package and paragraph 12 of the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration,  
Report of the 37th and 38th round s of the Director -General's  
Consultative Framework Mechanism on Cotton  
held on 11 May and 10 November 2022.........................  TN/AG/SCC/W/43  – WT/CFMC/69  
TN/AG/SCC/W/45  and Corr.1  – WT/CFMC/71  and Corr.1  
Implementation  of the trade -related components of cotton,  
Progress report by the Director -General to the 12th Ministerial Conference  .... WT/MIN(22)/5  
Table on domestic cotton sector reforms, Revision  .............................  WT/C FMC/21/Rev.19  
 
 
Committee on Trade and Development in Special Session  
Note on the meeting held on 23 September 2022  ................................ .............  TN/CTD/M/57  
Oral Report by the Chair of the Special Session of the Committee on Trade and Development at 
the formal T rade Negotiations Committee  and informal Heads of Delegation meeting  
held on 30 November 2022  ................................ ...............................  JOB/TNC/105 , Annex  
 
 
Council for Trade in Services in Special Session  
Report  by the Chair of the Special Session of the Council for Trade in Services  
at the informal T rade Negotiations Committee  and informal Heads of Delegation meeting  
held on 4  May 2022 ................................ .................  JOB/TNC/103 , Annex  – JOB/SERV/315  
Report  by the Chair of the Special Session of the Council for Trade in Services  
at the General  Council meeting held on 7 June 2022  ....... WT/GC/M/199 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/312  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  Report by the Chair  of the Special Session of the Council for Trade in Services  
to the special meeting of the General Council held on 7 June 2022  ...........................  TN/S/43  
Twelfth  session of the Ministerial Conference,  
Report by the Chair of the Special Session  of the Council for Trade in Services  
on the text on services for the MC12 outcome document  ..........................  WT/MIN(22)/W/12  
 
 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights in Special Session  
Multilateral system of notifications and registration of geographical indications  
for wines and spirits, Report by the Chair  ................................ .............................  TN/IP/31  
Oral report of the Chair o f the TRIPS Council in Special Session  
at the formal T rade Negotiations Committee  and informal Heads of Delegation meeting  
held on 30  November 2022  ................................ ...............................  JOB/TNC/105 , Annex  
 
 
Negotiating Group on Rules  
Compilation of FAO's capture production statistics pertaining to Members' share  
of the global volume of marine capture production  ...............................  RD/TN/RL/151/Rev.1  
Compilation of information for the period 2019 -2020 on notified subsidies pertaining to fisheries 
extracted from Members' notifications in the G/SCM/N/372/  series  ..................  RD/TN/RL/164  
Fisheries subsidies, Compilation of Members' t extual suggestions  
concerning the revised draft text TN/RL/W/276/Rev.2 and the draft  
agreement on fisheries subsidies WT/MIN(21)/W/5  ................................ ....... RD/TN/RL/161  
Fisheries subsidies, Establishment of a WTO funding mechanism to finance technical assistance 
and capacity building in support of implementation of new WTO fisheries subsidies disciplines, 
Comm unication from the Chair of the T rade Negotiations Committee  and the Chair of the 
Negotiating Group on Rules, Concept note, Revisions  .........  TN/C/21/Rev.1  and TN/C/21/Rev.2  
Oral report by the Chair of the Negotiating Group on Rules at the General Council me eting 
held on 23 February 2022  ................................  WT/GC /M/196 , Item 2 – JOB/GC/294 , Annex  
Oral report by the Chair of the Negotiating Group on Rules  
at the informal T rade Negotiations Committee  and informal Heads of Delegation meeting  
held on 4  May 2022 ................................ ................................ .........  JOB/TNC/103 , Annex  
Report by the Chair of the Negotiating Group on Rules at the General Council meeting  
held on 7 June 2022  ................................ ..................  WT/GC/M/199 , Item 1 – JOB/GC/312  
Oral Report by the Chair of the Negotiating Group on Rules at the informal Heads of Delegation 
meeting held on 7  July 2022  ..............................  JOB/GC/314 , Annex – JOB/TNC/104 , Annex  
Statement by the Chair of the Negotiating Group on Rules  
at the General Council meeting  held on  25-26 July 2022  ... WT/GC/M/200  and Corr.1 , Item 2 – 
JOB/GC/315 , Annex 2 – TN/RL/35 , Attachment  
Fisheries subsidies, Report by the Chair to the Negotiating Group on Rules,  
26 September 2022  ................................ ................................ .........................  TN/RL/35  
Fisheries subsidies, Statements and reports from the retreat on fisheries subsidies  
held on 10  October  2002 ................................ ................................ ...........  RD/TN/RL/163  
 
 
Committees under the Plurilateral Trade Agreements  
 
Committee on Government Procurement  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ........................  GPA/AR/5  
Systematic compilation of documents concerning individual GPA accession processes,  
State -of-play as of 18 November 2022,  Notes by the Secretariat  ..... GPA/S/1/Rev.4  and Rev.5  
Systematic compilation of documents concerning the work of the  
Committee on Governm ent Procurement, State -of-play as of 28 October 2022  ..........  GPA/S/4  
Systematic compilation of notifications under the Agreement on Government Procurement,  
State -of-play as of 30 May and 7 December 2022,  Note by the Secretariat  ...... GPA/S/3/Rev.3  WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ .........  WT/L/1158  – TCA/20  
Minutes of the regular meeting held on 3 November 2022  ................................ ...... TCA/M/40  
Minutes of the special meeting held on 10 October 2022  ................................ ........  TCA/M/39  
 
 
Other  
 
Fossil fuel subsidies  
Ministerial statement on fossil fuel subsidies  ................................ ...................  WT/MIN(22)/8  
 
 
Informal Dialogue on Plastic Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade  
Ministerial statement on plastic pollution  
and environmentally sustainable plastics trade  ................................ ...........  WT/MIN(22)/12  
Informal summaries by the Coor dinators of the plenary meetings  held on 22 October 2021,  
30 March, 11 October , and 7 December 2022  ....... INF/TE/IDP/R/3  and Corr.1 , 4, 5, 8, and 10 
Pre-plenary meetings held on 19 -20 September and 17 November 2022,  
Aide memoire by the facilitators  ................................ .......................  INF/TE/IDP/R/7  and 9 
 
 
Informal Working Group on MSMEs  
Annual report (2022)  ................................ ................................ ................  INF/MSME/R/35  
Informal Working Group on MSMEs, Coordinator's Report  ................................ . WT/MIN(22)/4  
Informal Working Group on MSMEs,  
Members of the Group  ................................ .... INF/MSME/2/Rev.6 , Rev.7 , Rev.8 , and Rev.9  
MSME -related language in Regional Trade Agreements  ...........................  INF/MSME/W/6/Rev.2  
Summary of discussions held on 8 February, 7 April, 15 July,  
and 12 October 2022  ................................ ........................  INF/MSME/R/31 , 32, 33, and 34 
TRADE4MSMES – Update  ................................ ................................ ..........  INF/MSME/W/38  
 
 
Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender  
Statement on inclus ive trade and gender equality from the co -chairs  
of the informal Working Group on Trade and Gender  ................................ ..... WT/MIN(22)/7  
Trade and gender -related provisions in regional trade agreements  .... INF/TGE/COM/4  and Rev.1  
 
 
Joint initiative on Investment Facilitation for Development  
Consolidated document by the Co -coordinators,  
Easter text  ................................ .................  INF/IFD/RD/74/Rev.6 , Rev.7 , Rev.8 , and Rev.9  
Summary of discussions by the Coordinator held on 26 -27 January 2022  .............  INF/IFD/R/30  
Reports by the Co-coordinators on their meetings with participating Members  
held on 18 -19 July and 19 -20 September 2022  and the open-ended plenaries  
held on 20 July and 21 September 2022  ................................ ...... INF/IFD/RD/107  and 111 
Reports by the Co -ordinators on the consultations in different configurations  
held on 11 -12 October, 1 -2 and 23 -24 November, and 14 -16 December 2022,  
and the ope n-ended plenaries held on 13 October, 3 and 25 November,  
and 16 December 2022  ................................ ...............  INF/IFD/RD/113 , 118, 120, and 126 
Working Group on Investment Facilitation needs assessments,  
Key takeaways of the first, organisational meeting  
at technical level held on 11 March 2022  ................................ ....................  INF/IFD/RD/98  
Working Group on Investment Facilitation needs assessments,  
Report s by the WTO Secretariat on the Working Group's third meeting  
at technical level held on 23 March and 13 April 2022  .......................  INF/IFD/RD/99  and 103 WT/BISD/2022  
 
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  WTO Structured Discussions on Investment Facilitation for Development,  
"Draft IFD Agreement"  ................................ ................................ ............  INF/IFD/RD/124  
WTO Structured Discussions on Investment Facilitation for Development,  
Statement by the Co -ordinators  ................................ ................................ ... INF/IFD/W/46  
 
 
Joint Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation * 
Overview of pre -finalization schedules of specific commitments,  
Notes by the Chair , Revisions  ................................ ..............  INF/SDR/W/7/Rev.1  and Rev.2  
Preparing for certification of services domestic regulation commitments,  
Practical suggestions, Note by the Chair  ................................ .......................  INF/SDR/W/8  
 
 
Joint Statement on E -commerce  
Updated consolidated negotiating text (December 2022) ..........................  INF/ECOM/62/Rev.3  
 
 
Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions  
Summaries by the Coordinators of the meetings held on 7 February, 31 March and 11 April,  
and 19 -20 July 2022  ................................ ...............................  INF/TE/SSD/R/6 , 7, and 11 
Communic ations from the TESSD Co -convenors  ..........................  INF/TE/SSD/W/22  and Rev.1  
Experiences in the promotion and facilitation of environmental goods and services,  
Note by the Secretariat  ................................ ................................ ........  INF/TE/SSD/W/18  
Informal Working Group meetings held on 4 -5 October 2022, Aide -mémoire  ... INF/TE/SSD/R/13  
Informal Working Group on Environmental Goods and Services held on 17 May 2022,  
Summary of discussions  ................................ ................................ .......... INF/TE/SSD/R/8  
Informal Working Group on Subsidies held on 18 May 2022,  
Summary of discussions  ................................ ........  INF/TE/SSD/R/10  and INF/TE/SSD/R/11  
Statement by the TESSD Co -Convenors  ................................ ....................  INF/TE/SSD/W/21  
Trade and environmental sustainability structured discussi ons,  
Summary report 2022  ................................ ................................ ...........  INF/TE/SSD/R/14  
 
 
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* Indicative draft schedules of relevant Members' specific commitments have been circulated in the 
INF/SDR/IDS/  series, communications relating to the proposed certification of these changes are contained in 
the S/C/W series.