G/L/1273  
G/TRIMS/8  
 
29 October 2018  
(18-6781) Page: 1/6 
   
 
REPORT (201 8) OF THE COMMITTEE ON 
TRADE -RELATED INVEST MENT MEASURES  
(ADOPTED 17 OCTOBER 2018 ) 
1  GENERAL  
1.  This report is submitted pursuant to Article  7.3 of the Agreement on Trade -Related Investment 
Measures ("TRIMs Agreement"), which requires the Committee on Trade -Related Investment 
Measures (the "Committee") to report annually to the Council for Trade in G oods. The Report covers 
the period 7 November 2017 – 17 October 2018 . 
2.  The Committee met formally on 1  June and 17 October 2018. The first meeting was chaired by 
Mr Ali ALWALEED AL -THANI (Qatar) and the second meeting was chaired by Ms Carrie WU 
(Chinese  Taipei). The minutes of these meetings may be  found in documents G/TRIMS/M/44 and 
G/TRIMS/M/45 , respectively. Both meetings were open to all Members, governments with observer 
status in the WTO and international intergovernmental organizations to which the C ommittee has 
accorded regular observer status (IMF, OECD, UN, UNCTAD and World  Bank). Decisions on requests 
for observer status made by several other international organizations are pending.  
2  NOTIFICATIONS  
3.  Pursuant to Article 5.1 of the TRIMs Agreement, Mem bers were required to notify any trade -
related investment measure ("TRIM") inconsistent with the Agreement within 90  days after the entry 
into force of the WTO Agreement. Article  5.2 allows for transition periods for the elimination of 
measures notified un der Article  5.1 and which were in existence at least 180  days preceding the 
entry into force of the WTO Agreement. Pursuant to a decision of the General  Council in April  1995, 
governments eligible to become original WTO Members that accepted the WTO  Agreem ent after 
1 January  1995 had 90  days after the date of their acceptance of the WTO Agreement to make the 
notifications foreseen in Article  5.1, with the period for the elimination of TRIMs notified under 
Article  5.1 governed by reference to the date of ent ry into force of the WTO Agreement.1 Annex  1 
lists all notifications of measures under Article  5.1. In the case of some Members, notifications have 
been submitted later than the 90 -day period foreseen. Some Members have notified that they do 
not apply any TRIM inconsistent with the Agreement. Annex  2 lists all Members that have made such 
notifications.  
4.  Article  6.2 provides for notification of publications in which information on TRIMs can be found. 
Annex  3 lists the Members that have submitted such notifica tions. Since the last report, notifications 
were received from Cambodia and Liberia . As agreed by the  Committee at its meeting on 
20 May 2009, the Secretariat has circulated a reminder2 containing guidance regarding the 
requirements of Article  6.2 and its related decision. The reminder also requests all Members that 
have never notified such publications to do so without delay and that all Members that previously 
notified to update their notifications, if appropriate , without delay. The latest updated list o f 
notifications has been circulated in document G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.2 8. 
                                                
1 WT/L/64.  
2 The reminder for 2018  was circulated in do cument G/TRIMS/W/167.  G/L/1273  • G/TRIMS/8  
 
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  3  COMMUNICATIONS BY ME MBERS AND RELATED DI SCUSSIONS  
5.  During this reporting period, the Committee held discussions on eleven issues prev iously raised 
in the Committee, as well as one new issue . 
6.  The issue considered by the Committee for the first time during this reporting period related to 
Indonesia – Local content requirements for pharmaceutical products and medical devices, an item 
raised by the European Union and the United States.3 
7.  Per requ ests from delegations, the Committee  also continued consideration of eleven issues that 
had first been discussed in previous reporting periods. These issues were: (i) China – Cibersecurity 
measures,  including p rovisions on insurance system informatization , item requested by the 
United  States;4 (ii) Indonesia – Local content requirements for 4G LTE mobile devices , item 
requested by the European Union, Japan, and the United States ;5 (iii) Indonesia – Certain local 
content provisions in the energy sector (mining, oil and gas) , item requested by Canada, the 
European Union, Japan, and the United States ;6 (iv) Indonesia –Industry Law and Trade law , item 
requested by the European Union and Japan;7 (v) Indonesia – Minimum local product requirement 
for modern re tail sector , item requested by the European Union and Japan;8 (vi) Indonesia – Certain 
measures addressing local content in investment in the telecommunications sector , item requested 
by the European Union and Japan9; (vii) Indonesia – Local content requir ements for dairy importation 
and distribution, item requested by the European Union and the United States;  (viii) Nigeria – 
Guidelines on Nigerian content in information communications technology (ICT), item requested by 
the United States10; (ix) Russian Fe deration – Measures implementing Russia's import substitution 
policy , item requested by the Europ ean Union and the United States11; (x) Argentina – Act 27,263 
on the development and strengthening regime of the Argentine autopartism , item requested by 
Mexico12; and (xi)  Turkey  – Certain practices and measures in the pharmaceutical sector, item 
requested by the European Union and the United States . 
4  ELECTION OF OFFICERS  
8.  At its meeting of 1 June 2018, the Committee elected Ms Carrie WU (Chinese  Taipei) as Chair for 
the period 2018 -2019. At the same meeting, Mr  Thomas HAIDON (New Zealand ) was elected as 
Vice-Chair for the same period.
                                                
3 G/TRIMS/Q/IDN/3.  
4 G/TRIMS/Q/CHN/1.  
5 G/TRIMS/W/148, G/TRIMS/W/162 . 
6 G/TRIMS/W/70, G/TRIMS/W/74, G/TRIMS/W/79, G/TRIMS/W/88, G/TRIMS/W/100, G/TRIMS/W/108, 
G/TRIMS/W/123, G/TRIMS/W/128, G/TRIMS/W/137, G/TRIMS/W/137/Corr.1 . 
7 G/TRIMS/W/138, G/TRIMS/W/140, G/TRIMS/W/157, G/TRIMS/W/158 . 
8 G/TRIMS /W/139, G/TRIMS/W/141, G/TRIMS/W/159, G/TRIMS/W/161 . 
9 G/TRIMS/W/61, G/TRIMS/W/63, G/TRIMS/W/71, G/TRIMS/W/75, G/TRIMS/W/78, G/TRIMS/W/80 , 
G/TRIMS/W/86, G/TRIMS/W/96, G/TRIMS/W/104, G/TRIMS/131, G/TRIMS/W/154 , G/TRIMS/W/160 , 
G/TRIMS/Q/IDN/1, G/TRIMS/Q/IDN/2.  
10 G/TRIMS/Q/ NGA/1. 
11 G/TRIMS/Q/RUS/4, G/TRIMS/ /Q/RUS/5, G/TRIMS/ Q/RUS/6, G/TRIMS/ Q/RUS/7, G/TRIMS/ Q/RUS/8, 
G/TRIMS/ Q/RUS/9.  
12 G/TRIMS/Q/ARG/1, G/TRIMS/ Q/ARG/2, G/TRIMS/ Q/ARG/3, G/TRIMS/ Q/ARG/4, G/TRIMS/ Q/ARG/5, 
G/TRIMS/ Q/ARG/6, G/TRIMS/ Q/ARG/7, G/TRIMS/ Q/ARG/8 . G/L/1273  • G/TRIMS/8  
 
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  ANNEX 1  
MEMBERS THAT HAVE SU BMITTED NOTIFICATION S UNDER ARTICLE 5.1  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE -RELATED INVEST MENT MEASURES  
 
Member  Document Symbol  Date of Communication  
Argentina  G/TRIMS/N/1/ARG/1  30 March 1995  
Argentina  G/TRIMS/N/1/ARG/1/Add.1  21 March 1997  
Barbados  G/TRIMS/N/1/BRB/1  31 March 1995  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of1 G/TRIMS/N/1/BOL/1  24 June 1998  
Chile2 G/TRIMS/N/1/CHL/1  14 December 1995  
Colombia  G/TRIMS/N/1/COL/1  31 March 1995  
Colombia  G/TRIMS/N/1/COL/1/Add.1  4 June 1995  
Colombia3 G/TRIMS/N/1/COL/2  31 July 1995  
Colombia  G/TRIMS/N/1/COL/2/Corr.1  30 September 1996  
Costa Rica4 G/TRIMS/N/1/CRI/1  30 March 1995  
Cuba5 G/TRIMS/N/1/CUB/1  18 July 1995  
Cyprus6 G/TRIMS/N/1/CYP/2  30 October 1995  
Dominican Republic  G/TRIMS/N/1/DOM/1  26 April 1995  
Ecuador  G/TRIMS/N/1/ECU/1  20 March 1996  
Egypt  G/TRIMS/N/1/EGY/1  29 September 1995  
India G/TRIMS/N/1/IND/1  31 March 1995  
India G/TRIMS/N/1/IND/1/Add.1  22 December 1995  
India G/TRIMS/N/1/IND/1/Add.1/Corr.1  18 March 1996  
India G/TRIMS/N/1/IND/1/Add.2  11 April 1996  
Indonesia  G/TRIMS/N/1/IDN/1  23 May 1995  
Indonesia  G/TRIMS/N/1/IDN/1/Add.1  28 October 1996  
Kazakhstan  G/TRIMS/N/1/KAZ/1  21 April 2016  
Malaysia  G/TRIMS/N/1/MYS/1  31 March 1995  
Malaysia  G/TRIMS/N/1/MYS/1/Rev.1  14 March 1996  
Mexico  G/TRIMS/N/1/MEX/1  31 March 1995  
Mexico7 G/TRIMS/N/1/MEX/1/Rev.18 31 March 1995  
Nigeria9 G/TRIMS/N/1/NGA/1  17 July  1996 
Pakistan  G/TRIMS/N/1/PAK/1  30 March 1995  
Peru G/TRIMS/N/1/PER/1  3 March 1995  
Philippines  G/TRIMS/N/1/PHL/1  31 March 1995  
Poland10 G/TRIMS/N/1/POL/1  28 September 1995  
Russian Federation  G/TRIMS/N/1/RUS/1  23 January 2013  
Russian Fed eration  G/TRIMS/N/1/RUS/1/Add.1  11 February 2013  
                                                
1 Bolivia subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it does not apply any trade -related 
investment measures that are not in conformity with the Agreement (G/TRIMS/N/1/BOL/1/Add.1).  
2 Chile subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it has eliminated measures notified under 
Article 5.1 (G/TRIMS/N/1/CHL/1/Add.1).  
3 Colombia subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it had issued Decree No. 1473 of 
10 May 2004, whereby Decree No. 2439 of 1994 est ablishing import control mechanisms for certain 
agricultural products had been repealed (G/TRIMS/N/1/CO L/3). 
4 Costa Rica subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it intended to eliminate measures 
notified under Article 5.1 in advance of the e xpiry of the transition period (G/TRIMS/N/1/CRI/1/Add.1).  
5 Cuba subsequently informed the Committee that the measures notified by Cuba under Article  5.1 are 
no longer in force (G/TRIMS/M/3, paragraph  5). 
6 This notification superseded Cyprus' previous one  (G/TRIMS/N/1/CYP/1) of 29 June 1995; Cyprus 
subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it has eliminated measures notified under Article 5.1 
(G/TRIMS/N/1/CYP/2/Add.1).  
7 Mexico subsequently submitted a notification indicating that all provision s under the Automotive 
Decree had ceased to be operative as of 1 January 2004 (G/C/42).  
8 In English only.  
9 Nigeria subsequently submitted a notification indicating that the Nigerian Enterprises Promotion Act 
of 1989 has been repealed and replaced with th e Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission Decree 1995 
(G/TRIMS/N/1/NGA/1/Add.1).  
10 Poland subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it has eliminated measures notified under 
Article 5.1 (G/TRIMS/N/1/POL/1/Add.1).  G/L/1273  • G/TRIMS/8  
 
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  Member  Document Symbol  Date of Communication  
Romania  G/TRIMS/N/1/ROM/1  31 March 1995  
South Africa  G/TRIMS/N/1/ZAF/1  19 April 1995  
Thailand  G/TRIMS/N/1/THA/1  30 March 1995  
Uganda  G/TRIMS/N/1/UGA/1  17 June 1997  
Uruguay  G/TRIMS/N/1/URY/1  31 March 1995  
Uruguay  G/TRIMS/N/1/URY/1/Add.1  30 August 1995  
Venezuela, Bolivaria n Republic of  G/TRIMS/N/1/VEN/1  31 March 1995  
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  ANNEX 2  
NOTIFICATIONS INDICA TING THAT NO TRIMS I NCONSISTENT WITH THE  AGREEMENT  
ON TRADE -RELATED INV ESTMENT MEASURES ARE  MAINTAINED  
 
 
Member  Document Symbol  Date of Communication  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  G/TRIMS/N/1/BOL/1/Add.1  4 March 1999  
Costa Rica  G/TRIMS/N/1/CRI/1/Add.11 16 September 1999  
Cyprus  G/TRIMS/N/1/CYP/2/Add.1  26 May 2000  
El Salvador  G/TRIMS/N/1/SLV/1  5 November 2003  
Haiti G/TRIMS/N/1/HTI/1  27 February 1998  
Honduras  G/TRIMS/N/1/HND/1  7 July 1995  
Israel  G/TRIMS/N/1/ISR/1  24 October 1996  
Jamaica  G/TRIMS/N/1/JAM/1  9 June 1998  
Jordan  G/TRIMS/N/1/JOR/1  22 May 2000  
Kuwait  G/TRIMS/N/1/KWT/1  10 November 2015  
Maldives  G/TRIMS/N/1/MLV/1  30 September 1999  
Mali G/TRIMS/N/1/MLI/1  27 May 1997  
Mauritius  G/TRIMS/N/1/MUS/1  27 March 1995  
New Zealand  G/TRIMS/N/1/NZL/1  20 May 1999  
Nicaragua  G/TRIMS/N/1/NIC/1  18 July 1996  
Oman  G/TRIMS/N/1/OMN/1  20 December 2000  
Saint Lucia  G/TRIMS/N/1/LCA/1  14 February 1996  
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  G/TRIMS/N/1/SAU/1  3 October 2006  
Singapore  G/TRIMS/N/1/SGP/1  9 October 1996  
Slovenia  G/TRIMS/N/1/SVN/1  27 March 1995  
Sri Lanka  G/TRIMS/N/1/LKA/1  14 March 2000  
Switzerland  G/TRIMS/N/1/CHE/1  8 August 1995  
Chinese Taipei  G/TRIMS/N/1/TPKM/1  27 May 2002  
Trinidad & Tobago  G/TRIMS/N/1/TTO/1  1 April 1996  
Zambia  G/TRIMS/N/1/ZMB/1  13 April 1995  
 
                                                
1 A Corrigendum to the English  version was issued in G/TRIMS/N/1/CRI/1/Add.1/Corr.1, dated 
26 October  1999.  G/L/1273  • G/TRIMS/8  
 
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  ANNEX 3  
MEMBERS THAT HAVE SU BMITTED NOTIFICATION S UNDER ARTICLE 6.2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE -RELATED INVEST MENT MEASURES  
 
Albania  Lesotho  
Angola  Liberia  
Argentina  Liechtenstein  
Armenia  Macao, China  
Australia  Madagascar  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  Malawi  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  Malaysia  
Botswana  Maldives  
Brazil  Mali 
Brunei Darussalam  Mauritius  
Burkina Faso  Mexico  
Burundi  Moldova, Republic of  
Cambodia  Mongolia  
Cameroon  Montenegro  
Canada  Namibia  
Chad New Zealand  
Chile Nicaragua  
China  Nigeria  
Colombia  Norway  
Congo  Oman  
Costa Rica  Panama  
Côte d'Ivoire  Paraguay  
Cuba Peru 
Dominica  Philippines  
Dominican Republic  Qatar  
Ecuador  Russian Federation  
El Salvador  Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  
European Union (including the member States)  Senegal  
Fiji  Seychelles  
Gabon  Singapore  
The Gambia  South Africa  
Georgia  Sri Lanka  
Ghana  Suriname  
Guatemala  Switzerland  
Haiti Chinese Taipei  
Honduras  Thailand  
Hong Kong, China  Togo 
Iceland  Trinidad and Tobago  
India Tunisia  
Indonesia  Turkey  
Israel  Uganda  
Jamaica  Ukraine  
Japan  United Arab Emirates  
Jordan  United States of America  
Kazakhstan  Uruguay  
Korea, Republic of  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  
Kuwait, the State of  Zambia  
Kyrgyz Republic  Zimbabwe  
Lao People's Democratic Republic   
  
 
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