G/C/W/751  
 
20 March 2018  
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Council for Trade in Goods  
23 March 2018    
 
PROPOSED AGENDA  
The following items are proposed for the agenda:  
 
1. NOTIFICATION OF REGI ONAL TRADE AGREEMENT S: 
1.1 ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP  AGREEMENT BETWEEN TH E EUROPEAN UNION AND  
THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN  DEVELOPMENT COMMUNIT Y EPA STATES 
(WT/REG381/N/1/ADD.1 ) 
1.2 CLOSER ECONOMIC PART NERSHIP ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN HONG KONG, 
CHINA AND MACAO, CHI NA (WT/REG390/N/1)  
2. STATUS OF NOTIFICATI ONS UNDER THE PROVIS IONS OF THE AGREEMEN TS IN 
ANNEX  IA OF THE WTO  AGREEMENT (G/L/223/R EV.25)  
3. APPOINTMENT OF OFFIC ERS TO THE SUBSI DIARY BODIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR 
TRADE IN GOODS  
4. ACCESSION OF THE REP UBLIC OF ARMENIA AND  OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBL IC TO 
THE EURASIAN ECONOMI C UNION: PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE  XXVIII:3 OF 
GATT  1994 – REQUEST FROM THE EUR OPEAN UNION  
5. ENLARGEMENT OF THE E UROPEA N UNION: PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE  XXVIII:3 
OF GATT  1994 (G/L/1051/ADD.9 ) – REQUEST FROM THE EUR OPEAN UNION  
6. JORDAN – REQUEST FOR A WAIVER  RELATING TO THE TRAN SITIONAL PERIOD FOR 
THE ELIMINATION OF T HE EXPORT SUBSIDY PR OGRAM FOR JORDAN (G/ C/W/705; 
G/C/W/7 05/CORR.1; G/C/W/705 /REV.1; AND G/C/W/70 5/REV.2)  
7. PROCEDURES TO ENHANC E TRANSPARENCY AND S TRENGTHEN NOTIFICATI ON 
REQUIREMENTS UNDER W TO AGREEMENTS - COMMUNICATION FROM T HE UNITED 
STATES (JOB/GC/148/R EV.1 - JOB/CTG/10/REV.1)  
8. INDIA – QUANTITATIVE RESTRI CTION ON IMPORTS OF BEANS OF THE SPECIES  
VIGNA MUNGO HEPPER O R VIGNA RADIATA WILC ZEK – REQUEST FROM AUSTRAL IA 
9. UNITED STATES – SECTION 232 INVESTIG ATIONS AND MEASURES ON IMPORTS OF 
STEEL AND ALUMINIUM – REQUEST FROM CHINA A ND THE RUSSIAN FEDER ATION  
10. INDONESIA'S IMPORT AN D EXPORT RESTRICTING  POLICIES AND PRACTIC ES – 
REQUEST FROM THE EUR OPEAN UNION, JAPAN, AND THE UNITED STATE S 
11. INDIA – CUSTOMS DUTIES ON IC T PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM CANADA,  CHINA, 
THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, NORWAY, CHINE SE TAIPEI, AND THE UNITED STATES  
12. UNITED STATES - MEASURES RELATED TO IMPORTS OF FISH AND SEAFOOD 
PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM CHINA A ND THE RUSSIAN FEDER ATION  G/C/W/751  
 
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  13. THE RUSSIAN FEDERATI ON – TRADE RESTRICTING PR ACTICES – REQUEST FROM 
THE EUROPEAN UNION A ND THE UNITED STATES  
14. MEXICO – CUSTOMS PROCESSING F EE IMPOSED BY MEXICO  ON CERTAIN IMPORTS 
ENTERING ITS TERRITO RY – REQUEST FROM ECUADOR  
15. EGYPT – MANUFACTURER REGISTR ATION SYSTEM – REQUEST FROM THE 
EUROPEAN UNION AND T HE UNITED STATES  
16. CHINA - CUSTOMS DUTIES ON CE RTAI N INTEGRATED CIRCUIT S – REQUEST FROM 
THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, CHINESE TAIPE I, AND THE UNITED ST ATES  
17. VIET NAM – DECREE ON THE REGULA TION ON CONDITIONS F OR AUTOMOBILES 
MANUFACTURING, ASSEM BLING, IMPORTING, AN D AUTOMOTIVE WARRANT Y AND 
MAINTENANCE SERVIC ES – REQUEST FROM JAPAN A ND THE UNITED STATES  
18. CHINA – NEW EXPORT CONTROL L AW – REQUEST FROM JAPAN  
19. MONGOLIA - QUANTITATIVE RESTRIC TIONS AND PROHIBITIO NS ON 
IMPORTATION OF CERTA IN AGRICULTURAL PROD UCTS – REQUEST FROM THE RUS SIAN 
FEDERATION  
20. CHINA – MEASURES RESTRICTING  THE IMPORT OF SCRAP MATERIALS – REQUEST 
FROM THE UNITED STAT ES 
21. IMPORT LEVY BY WTO M EMBERS OF THE AFRICA N UNION – REQUEST FROM THE 
UNITED STATES  
22. EUROPEAN UNION – AMENDMENTS TO THE DI RECTIVE 2009/28/EC, RENEWABLE 
ENERGY DIRECTIVE – REQUEST FROM MALAYSI A 
23. UNITED STATES – SAFEGUARD MEASURES A GAINST IMPORTED CRYS TALLINE 
SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC  CELLS AND RESIDENTIA L WASHERS – REQUEST FROM CHINA  
24. WORK PROGRAMME ON EL ECTRONIC COMMERCE1 
25. OTHER BUSINESS  
26. ELECTION OF CHAI RPERSON OF THE COUNC IL FOR TRADE IN GOOD S 
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1 COMMUNICATION FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND PAKISTAN (JOB/GC/110/REV.1 – 
JOB/CTG/2/REV.1 – JOB/SERV/243/REV.1 – JOB/DEV/39/REV.1); COMMUNICATION FROM ARGENTINA, 
BRAZIL AND PARAGUAY (JOB/GC/115  – JOB/CTG/3 - JOB/SERV/247 - JOB/IP/20 - JOB/DEV/41); 
COMMUNICATION FROM CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, CÔTE D'IVOIRE, THE EUROPEAN UNION, KOREA, 
MEXICO, REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA , MONTEN EGRO, PARAGUAY, SINGAPORE, TURKEY AND 
UKRAINE(JOB/GC/116/REV.2 - JOB/CTG/4/REV.2 - JOB/SERV/248/REV.2 - JOB/IP/21/REV.2 – 
JOB/DEV/42/REV.2); NON -PAPER FROM BRUNEI DARUSSALAM; COLOMBIA; COSTA RICA; HONG KONG, 
CHINA; ISRAEL; MALAYSIA; MEXICO; NIGERIA; PAKIST AN; PANAMA; QATAR; SEYCHELLES; SINGAPORE; AND 
TURKEY (JOB/GC/117 - JOB/CTG/5 - JOB/SERV/249 - JOB/IP/22 - JOB/DEV/43); COMMUNICATION FROM 
ASEAN (JOB/GC/126 – JOB/CTG/6 – JOB/SERV/260 – JOB/IP/23 – JOB/DEV/44); COMMUNICATION FROM THE 
SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRIT ORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU (JOB/GC/128 - JOB/CTG/7 -
JOB/SERV/264 – JOB/IP/24 - JOB/DEV/45); COMMUNICATION FROM THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF 
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU (JOB/GC/129 - JOB/CTG/8 - JOB/SERV/265 - JOB/IP/25 - 
JOB/DEV/46);  COMMUNICATION FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (JOB/GC/142 - JOB/CTG/9 - 
JOB/SERV/271 - JOB/DEV/49); COMMUNICATION FROM THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, 
PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU (JOB/GC/170 - JOB/CTG/12 -JOB/SERV/277 – JOB/IP/29 - JOB/DEV/53);  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU 
(JOB/GC/171 - JOB/CTG/13 - JOB/SERV/278 - JOB/IP/30 - JOB/DEV/54)