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REPORT (201 8) OF THE COMMITTEE O N TRADE FACILITATION  
TO THE COUNCIL FOR T RADE IN GOODS  
1. The Com mittee on Trade Facilitation (TFC) met several times in different formats. R egular 
Committee meetings were complemented by a dedicated session on assistance and support for 
capacity building . In addition, Membe rs engaged in consultations led by the TFC Chair.  
2. On 5 March 2018, Members took part in open-ended consultations on next steps fo r 
Committee work on Trade Facilitation.  
3. The meeting was followed by a  regular Committee session on 2 May 2018. It had two main 
agenda items:  
i. Matters relating to the implementation and administration of the Trade Facilitation 
Agreement  (TFA) . Work under this item focused on notifications by Members, sta rting 
with notifications under A rticles 15 and 16 of the TFA, followed by notifications under 
Articles 1:4, 10:4:3, 10:6:2 and 12:2:2 of the TFA. Members also looked at the status 
of the ratification process and were updated on the latest developments in t hat area 
by the WTO Secretariat;  
ii. Experience sharing/thematic d iscussions. Under this item, Members shared their 
experiences on items such as (i) National Trade Faci litation Committees, (ii)  transit , 
and (iii)  implementation experiences.  
4. On 3 May 2018, the Committee held a dedicated session on assistance and capacity building 
in line with A rticle 21:4 of the TFA. Discussion topics included:  
i. Exchanges on any implementation problems;  
ii. A review of progress in the p rovision of assistance and support for capacity building to 
support the implementation of the Trad e Facilitation Agreement;  
iii. The sharing of experiences and information on ongoing assistance and support for 
capacity building and implementation programs, incl uding challenges and successes ; 
iv. The review of donor notifications as set forth in Article 22 of the TFA ; and 
v. The review of the operation of Article 21:2 (assistance and support for LDCs) . 
5. Immediately after that session, the Committee chairmanship was hande d over from 
Ambassado r Daniel  Blockert of Sweden to Ambassador  Dalia Kadišiene  of Lithuania, who was e lected 
by acclamation on 3 May.  
6. The next meeting of the TFC took place on 26 June 2018 . It had three main agenda items:  
i. Matters  relating to the implementation and administration of the Trade Facilitation 
Agreement . Under this item, the Committee addressed a series of matters relating to 
notifications by Members. Following a discussion of a proposal on the organization of 
the agend a, the Committee turned to notifications under (i) Articles 15 and 16 of the 
TFA, (ii) A rticles 1:4, 10:4:3, 10:6:2 a nd 12:2:2 of the TFA and (iii) A rticle 22 of 
the TFA. The Committee was then updated on the status of the ratification and the 
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  ii. Experience sharing/thematic discussions . Under this item, Members shared their 
experiences on issues such as (i) regional approaches to trade facilitation and (ii) 
Article 2 of the TFA (opportunity to comment, information before entry into force, and 
consultations). They also discussed approaches to the planning of future experience 
sharing among M embers;  
iii. Reports on r ecent and upcoming activities.  
7. The TFC met again fr om 9 to 11 October.  The agenda of the meeting included the following 
items:  
i. Matters  relating to the implementation and administration of the Trade Facilitation  
Agreement. Under this item, the Committee addressed a series of matters relating to 
notification s by Members. Following a discussion of the organization of the agenda, the 
Committee turned to notifications under (i) Articles 15 and 16 of the TFA, (ii ) Articles 
1:4, 10:4:3, 10:6:2 and 12:2:2 of the TFA and (iii ) Article 22 of the TFA. The 
Committee was then updated on the status of the ratification  and the notification 
processes;  
ii. Administrative Separation Between t he Trade F acilita tion Agreement Facility and 
the Committee o n Trade Facilitation - Request by t he United States ; 
iii. Experience  sharing/themat ic discussions . Under this item, Members shared their 
experiences on issues such as (i) authorized economic operators, (ii) transit, (iii) single 
window and (iv) advance rulings;  
iv. Recent and upcoming activities ; 
v. Draft Annual Report of the TFC to the Council  for Trade in Goods  (G/TFA/W /10/Rev.1 ). G/L/1267  
 
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  ANNEX I : NOTIFICATIONS FROM  MEMBERS SINCE THE  LAST ANNUAL REPORT UNTIL  
8 OCTOBER  2018 
1. Notifications under Articles 15 and 16 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement  
MEMBER  DOCUMENT NUMBER  AREAS COVERED  DATE OF 
ISSUANCE  
Costa Rica  G/TFA/N/CRI/1  Category C  07/11/17  
Macao, China  G/TFA/N/MAC/1  Categories A & B  20/11/2017  
China  G/TFA/N/CHN/1/Add.1  Categories A & B  24/11/2017  
Malaysia  G/TFA/N/MYS/1  Category B  27/11/2017  
Trinidad and Tobago  G/TFA/N/TTO/1  Categories B & C  27/11/2017  
South Africa  G/TFA/N/ZAF/1  Categories A & B  01/12/2017  
Guatemala  G/TFA/N/GTM/1  Categories A, B & 
C 04/12/2017  
Togo G/TFA/N/TGO/1  Categories A, B & 
C 13/12/2017  
Ukraine  G/TFA/N/UKR/1  Categories B & C  04/01/2018  
Vanuatu  G/TFA/N/VUT/1  Categories A, B & 
C 10/01/2018  
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  G/TFA/N/BOL/1  Categories A, B & 
C 17/01/2018  
Niger  G/TFA/N/NER/1  Category A  17/01/2018  
Gambia, The  G/TFA/N/GMB/1  Categories A, B & 
C 25/01/2018  
Paraguay  G/TFA/N/PRY/1  Categories B & C  25/01/2018  
The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia  G/TFA/N/MKD/2  Categories A & B  30/01/2018  
Philippines  G/TFA/N/PHL/1  Categories A, B & 
C 31/01/2018  
Sierra Leone  G/TFA/N/SLE/1  Categories A, B & 
C 06/02/2018  
Sri Lanka  G/TFA/N/LKA/1  Categories A, B & 
C 08/02/2018  
China  G/TFA/N/CHN/1/Add.2  Category B  14/02/2018  
Chile G/TFA/N/CHL/1  Category A  15/02/2018  
Dominican Republic  G/TFA/N/DOM/1  Categories A, B & 
C 16/02/2018  
Nepal  G/TFA/N/NPL/1  Categories B & C  16/02/2018  
Belize  G/TFA/N/BLZ/1  Categories B & C 20/02/2018  
Georgia  G/TFA/N/GEO/1  Categories A & C  20/02/2018  
Madagascar  G/TFA/N/MDG/1  Categories B & C  21/02/2018  
Thailand  G/TFA/N/THA/1/Add.1  Category B  22/02/2018  
Seychelles  G/TFA/N/SYC/1/Add.1  Category B  23/02/2018  
Eswatini  G/TFA/N/SWZ/1/Add.1  Category B  23/02/2018  
Mongolia  G/TFA/N/MNG/1  Categories B & C  26/02/2018  
Bangladesh  G/TFA/N/BGD/1  Categories A, B & 
C 27/02/2018  
Myanmar  G/TFA/N/MMR/1  Categories A, B & 
C 27/02/2018  
South Africa  G/TFA/N/ZAF/1/Add.1  Categories A & B  28/02/2018  
Afghanistan  G/TFA/N/AFG/1  Categories A, B & 
C 02/03/2018  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  G/TFA/N/BHR/1  Categories A, B & 
C 02/03/2018  
Lao People's 
Democratic Republic  G/TFA/N/LAO/1  Categories A, B & 
C 02/03/2018  
Colombia  G/TFA/N/COL/1  Categories A & B  05/03/2018  
Niger  G/TFA/N/NER/2  Categories A, B & 
C 05/03/2018  
Peru G/TFA/N/PER/1  Categories A, B & 
C 05/03/2018  G/L/1267  
 
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  MEMBER  DOCUMENT NUMBER  AREAS COVERED  DATE OF 
ISSUANCE  
Honduras  G/TFA/N/HND/1  Categories B & C  06/03/2018  
Guatemala  G/TFA/N/GTM/1/Add.1  Categories B & C  07/03/2018  
Argentina  G/TFA/N/ARG/1/Add.1  Category B  12/03/2018  
Botswana  G/TFA/N/BWA/1/Add.1  Categories B & C  12/03/2018  
Pakistan  G/TFA/N/PAK/1/Add.1  Category B  12/03/2018  
Eswatini  G/TFA/N/SWZ/1/Add.1/Rev.1  Category B  12/03/2018  
Cuba G/TFA/N/CUB/1  Categories A, B & 
C 13/03/2018  
Moldova, Republic of  G/TFA/N/MDA/1  Categories B & C  13/03/2018  
Brazil  G/TFA/N/BRA/1/Add.1  Category B  14/03/2018  
India G/TFA/N/IND/1  Category B  14/03/2018  
Turkey  G/TFA/N/TUR/1  Category A  15/03/2018  
Angola  G/TFA/N/AGO/1  Categories A, B & 
C 21/03/2018  
Guyana  G/TFA/N/GUY/1/Add.1  Categories A, B & 
C 03/04/2018  
Morocco  G/TFA/N/MAR/1  Categories B & C  19/04/2018  
Albania  G/TFA/N/ALB/1  Categories B & C  23/04/2018  
Ukraine  G/TFA/N/UKR/1/Add.1  Category B  22/05/2018  
Mauritius  G/TFA/N/MUS/1  Categories A & B  25/05/2018  
Indonesia  G/TFA/N/IDN/1  Categories A & B  01/06/2018  
Lesotho  G/TFA/N/LSO/1  Categories A, B & 
C 04/06/2018  
Macao, China  G/TFA/N/MAC/1/Add.1  Category B  04/06/2018  
Rwanda  G/TFA/N/RWA/1  Categories B & C  04/06/2018  
Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines  G/TFA/N/VCT/1  Categories A, B & 
C 04/06/2018  
Fiji G/TFA/N/FJI/1  Category B  07/06/2018  
Jordan  G/TFA/N/JOR/1  Categories B & C  07/06/2018  
Indonesia  G/TFA/N/IDN/1/Corr.1  Categories A & B  05/07/2018  
Rwanda  G/TFA/N/RWA/1/Corr.1  Categories B & C  05/07/2018  
Kazakhstan  G/TFA/N/KAZ/2  Categories A, B & 
C 17/07/2018  
Central African 
Republic  G/TFA/N/CAF/1  Category A  26/07/2018  
Nicaragua  G/TFA/N/NIC/1/Add.1  Categories A, B & 
C 30/07/2018  
Jamaica  G/TFA/N/JAM/1/Add.1  Categories A, B & 
C 16/08/2018  
Samoa  G/TFA/N/WSM/1  Categories B & C  28/08/2018  
Saint Lucia  G/TFA/N/LCA/1  Categories B & C  04/09/2018  
Kyrgyz Republic  G/TFA/N/KGZ/2  Categories A, B & 
C 14/09/2018  
Trinidad and Tobago  G/TFA/N/TTO/2  Categories B & C  28/09/2018  
 
2. Notifications under Articles 1:4, 10:4:3, 10:6:2 and 12:2:2 of the Trade Facilitation 
Agreement  
MEMBER  DOCUMENT NUMBER  AREAS COVERED  DATE OF 
ISSUANCE  
Singapore  G/TFA/N/SGP/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  14/11/2017  
Australia  G/TFA/N/AUS/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  08/01/2018  
The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia  G/TFA/N/MKD/1/Rev.1  Article 1.4  16/01/2018  
Guyana  G/TFA/N/GUY/2  Articles 1.4, 10.6.2 
& 12.2.2  24/01/2018  G/L/1267  
 
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  MEMBER  DOCUMENT NUMBER  AREAS COVERED  DATE OF 
ISSUANCE  
Iceland  G/TFA/N/ISL/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  15/02/2018  
Belize  G/TFA/N/BLZ/2  Articles 1.4, 10.6.2 
& 12.2.2  20/02/2018  
Argentina  G/TFA/N/ARG/2  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  28/02/2018  
European Union  G/TFA/N/EU/1/Add.1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  05/03/2018  
Liechtenstein  G/TFA/N/LIE/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  14/03/2018  
China  G/TFA/N/CHN/2/Rev.1  Articles 1.4 & 
10.6.2  19/03/2018  
Kazakhstan  G/TFA/N/KAZ/1  Articles 1.4, 10.4.3 
& 10.6.2  19/03/2018  
European Union  G/TFA/N/EU/1/Rev.1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  21/03/2018  
Costa Rica G/TFA/N/CRI/2  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  23/03/2018  
Kyrgyz Republic  G/TFA/N/KGZ/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  04/04/2018  
Macao, China  G/TFA/N/MAC/2  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  04/06/2018  
Norway  G/TFA/N/NOR/2  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  18/06/2018  
Moldova, Republic of  G/TFA/N/MDA/2  Articles 1.4, 10.6.2 
& 12.2.2  29/06/2018  
Georgia  G/TFA/N/GEO/2  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  31/07/2018  
Chinese Taipei  G/TFA/N/TPKM/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  01/08/2018  
Saint Lucia  G/TFA/N/LCA/2  Articles 1.4 & 
10.6.2  04/09/2018  
Brazil  G/TFA/N/BRA/2/Add.1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  12/09/2018  
Mexico  G/TFA/N/MEX/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  28/09/2018  
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  3. Notifications under Article 22 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement by Donor 
Members  
MEMBER  DOCUMENT NUMBER  AREAS COVERED  DATE OF 
ISSUANCE  
FROM DONOR MEMBERS  
Australia  G/TFA/N/AUS/2  Article 22.1 & 22.2  19/04/2018  
United States of 
America  G/TFA/N/USA/2/Add.1  Article 22.1 & 22.2  14/06/2018  
Canada  G/TFA/N/CAN/3  Article 22.1 & 22.2  15/08/2018  
Japan  G/TFA/N/JPN/3  Article 22.1 & 22.2  10/09/2018  
Norway  G/TFA/N/NOR/1/Add.1  Article 22.1 & 22.2  21/09/2018  
European Union  G/TFA/N/EU/2/Add.1  Article 22.1 & 22.2  28/09/2018  
FROM DEVELOPING AND LDC MEMBERS SEEKING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
CAPACITY BUILDING  
Moldova, Republic of  G/TFA/N/MDA/3  Article 22.3  24/08/2018  
 
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