G/C/W/781  
 
5 June 2020  
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Council for Trade in Goods  
10 June 2020    
 
 
PROPOSED AGENDA  
The following items are proposed for the agenda:  
 
1. NOTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS:  
1.1 FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE EFTA STATES, 
GOODS (WT/REG394/N/2)  
1.2 FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN HONG KONG, CHINA AND AUSTRALIA, 
GOODS (WT/REG400/N/1)  
1.3 INTERIM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EAEU AND IRAN, GOODS 
(WT/REG401/N/1)  
1.4 FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND SINGAPORE, 
GOODS (WT/REG402/N/1)  
1.5 COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNER SHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHILE 
AND INDONESIA, GOODS (WT/REG403/N/1)  
2. STATUS OF NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENTS IN 
ANNEX IA OF THE WTO AGREEMENT (G/L/223/REV.27)  
3. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR 
TRADE IN GOODS  
4. ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC TO THE 
EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION: PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII:3 OF GATT 1994 – 
REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION  
5. COVID -19: MEASURES RELATED TO TRADE IN GOODS – REQUEST FROM CANA DA; 
COLOMBIA; COSTA RICA; HONG KONG, CHINA; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; SINGAPORE; 
SWITZERLAND ; AND URUGUAY (G/C/W/780)  
6. PROPOSAL FOR AN AUTHORITATIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE ENABLING CLAUSE 
TO PROVIDE GREATER LEGAL CERTAINTY TO NON -RECIPROCAL PREFERENCES GRANTED  
BY DEVELOPING COUNTRY WTO MEMBERS TO LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES – REQUEST 
FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (G/C/W/775)  
7. PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY AND STRENGTHEN NOTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENTS UNDER WTO AGREEMENTS – ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, COSTA 
RICA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, ISRAEL, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, AND THE UNITED STATES 
(JOB/GC/204/REV.3 -JOB/CTG/14/REV.3)  
8. EUROPEAN UNION – PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF TRQ COMMITMENTS: SYSTEMIC 
CONCE RNS – REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, NEW ZEALAND, THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SWITZERLAND, THE UNITED STATES, AND URUGUAY  G/C/W/781  
 
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  9. UNITED KINGDOM – DRAFT GOODS SCHEDULE AND PROPOSED 
UK TRQ COMMITMENTS: SYSTEMIC CONCERNS – REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA, BRAZ IL, 
CANADA, CHINA, NEW ZEALAND, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SWITZERLAND, THE UNITED 
STATES, AND URUGUAY  
10. ENLARGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO INCLUDE CROATIA: NEGOTIATIONS 
UNDER ARTICLE XXIV:6 OF THE GATT 1994 – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
11. MEASU RES TO ALLOW GRADUATED LDCS, WITH GNP BELOW USD 1,000, BENEFITS 
PURSUANT TO ANNEX VII(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING 
MEASURES – REQUEST FROM CHAD ON BEHALF OF THE LDC GROUP (WT/GC/W/742 -
G/C/W/752)  
12. UNITED STATES – IMPORT RESTRICTION S ON APPLES AND PEARS – REQUEST FROM 
THE EUROPEAN UNION  
13. MEXICO – FRONT OF PACK NUTRITION LABELING (NOM -51) – REQUEST FROM THE 
UNITED STATES  
14. EUROPEAN UNION - CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (THE EUROPEAN 
GREEN DEAL OF DECEMBER 2019) – REQUEST FRO M THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
15. UNITED STATES - EXECUTIVE ORDER ON SECURING THE BULK -POWER SYSTEM - 
REQUEST FROM CHINA  
16. EUROPEAN UNION – SAFEGUARD MEASURES ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN STEEL 
PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
17. EUROPEAN UNION – IMPL EMENTATION OF NON -TARIFF BARRIERS ON 
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, 
COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, 
NICARAGUA, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, THE UNITED STATES, AND URUGUAY 
(G/C/W /767/REV.1)  
18. KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 
OMAN, AND QATAR – SELECTIVE TAX ON CERTAIN IMPORTED PRODUCTS – REQUEST 
FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, SWITZERLAND, AND THE UNITED STATES  
19. INDONESIA – IMPORT AND EXPORT REST RICTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES – 
REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, AND NEW ZEALAND  
20. EUROPEAN UNION – QUALITY SCHEMES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND 
FOODSTUFFS – THE REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN TERMS OF CHEESE AS GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATIONS – REQUEST FROM ARGENTINA, THE UNITED STATES, AND URUGUAY  
21. EGYPT – MANUFACTURER REGISTRATION SYSTEM – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN 
UNION AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
22. MONGOLIA – MEASURES APPLIED WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FED ERATION  
23. CHINA – MEASURES RESTRICTING THE IMPORT OF SCRAP MATERIALS – REQUEST 
FROM THE UNITED STATES  
24. INDIA – RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PULSES – REQUEST FROM 
AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, UKRAINE, AND 
THE UNITED STATES  
25. CHINA – CUSTOMS DUTIES ON CERTAIN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS – REQUEST FROM 
THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, AND THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, 
PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU  G/C/W/781  
 
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  26. EUROPEAN UNION – DRAFT IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS REGARDING PROTECTED  
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, TRADITIONAL TERMS, 
LABELLING AND PRESENTATION OF CERTAIN WINE SECTOR PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM 
THE UNITED STATES  
27. CHINA – NEW EXPORT CONTROL LAW IN DRAFT – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN 
UNION AND JAPAN  
28. UNITED STATES – PROHIBITIVE MEASURES ON COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT OR 
SERVICES RELEASED BY THE FCC – REQUEST FROM CHINA  
29. AUSTRALIA – DISCRIMINATORY MARKET ACCESS PROHIBITION ON 5G EQUIPMENT 
– REQUEST FROM CHINA  
30. UNITED STATES – MEASURES REGARDING MARKE T ACCESS PROHIBITION FOR 
ICT PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM CHINA  
31. UNITED STATES – EXPORT CONTROL MEASURES FOR ICT PRODUCTS – REQUEST 
FROM CHINA  
32. EUROPEAN UNION – REGULATION EC NO. 1272/2008 (CLP REGULATION) – 
REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
33. THE RUS SIAN FEDERATION – TRADE RESTRICTING PRACTICES – REQUEST FROM 
THE EUROPEAN UNION  
34. EUROPEAN UNION – REGULATION (EU) 2017/2321 AND 
REGULATION  (EU)  2018/825 – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
35. EUROPEAN UNION – AMENDMENTS TO THE DIRECTIVE 2009/28/EC, RENEWABLE 
ENERGY DIRECTIVE – REQUEST FROM COLOMBIA AND MALAYSIA  
36. ANGOLA – IMPORT RESTRICTING PRACTICES – STATEMENT BY THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION AND THE UNITED STATES  
37. BETTER FUNCTIONING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS AND SUBSIDIARY 
COMMIT TEES – REPORT BY THE CHAIRPERSON ON THE INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS  
38. WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE  
39. OTHER BUSINESS  
40. ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
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