G/L/1153  
G/TRIMS/6  
 
19 October 2016  
(16-5672) Page: 1/6 
    
 
 REPORT (201 6) OF THE COMMITTEE O N  
TRADE -RELATED INVESTMENT M EASURES  
(ADOPTED 17 OCTOBER 2016)  
1   GENERAL  
1.1.  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 Goods. The 
Report covers the period 6 October 2015 – 17 October 2016.  
1.2.  The Committee met formally on 13 June and 17 October 2016 under the Chairpersonship  of 
Ms Marine Willemetz  (Switzerland).1 The minutes of these meetings may be found in documents 
G/TRIMS/M/40 and G/TRIMS/M/41, respectively. Both meetings were open to all Members, 
governments with observer status in the WTO and international intergovernme ntal organizations to 
which the Committee 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  
2.1.  Pursuant to Articl e 5.1 of the TRIMs Agreement, Members 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 el imination 
of measures notified under 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 Mem bers that accepted the 
WTO Agreement 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 governe d by reference to the date of entry into force of the WTO 
Agreement.2 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 not ified that they do not apply any TRIM inconsistent with the Agreement. Annex  2 lists all 
Members that have made such notifications.  
2.2.  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 notifications. Since the last report, 
notifications were received from Kazakhstan and Seychelles. As agreed by the Committee at its 
meeting on 20 May 2009, the Secretariat has circulated a reminder3 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, wi thout delay. The latest updated 
list of notifications has been circulated in document G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.26.   
                                                
1 Ms. Willemetz served as Chair at the 13 June 2016 meeting because her predecessor, Mr. Al -Qatarneh 
(Jordan) had left Geneva.  
2 WT/L/64.  
3 The reminder for 2016 was circulated in document G/TRIMS/W /165. G/L/1153 • G/TRIMS/6  
 
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  3  COMMUNICATIONS BY ME MBERS AND RELATED DI SCUSSIONS  
3.1.  Three issues were raised for the first time during this reporting period, while discussion s also 
continued on five issues previously raised in the Committee.  
3.2.  The three new issues considered by the Committee for the first time during this reporting 
period were: (i) Argentina – Act 27,263 on the development and strengthening regime of the 
Argentine auto partism (item requested by Mexico); (ii) China – provisions on insurance system 
automatization (item requested by the United States);4 and (iii) Russian Federation – measures 
implementing Russia's import substitution policy (item requested by the European Union and the 
United States).5   
3.3.   In addition, the Committee, per requests from delegations, continued consideration of five 
issues that had first been discussed in previous reporting periods. These issues were: (i) Indonesia 
– local content requirements f or 4G LTE mobile devices (item requested by Canada, the European 
Union, Japan, Chinese Taipei and the United States);6 (ii) Indonesia – Minimum local product 
requirement for modern retail sector (item requested by the European Union, Japan and the United 
States);7 (iii) Indonesia – Newly adopted Industry Law and Trade law (item requested by the 
European Union, Japan and the United States;8 (iv) 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);9 (v) Indonesia – Certain measures addressing local content in investment in 
the telecommunications sector (item requested by Japan and the United States).10 
3.4.   The Chair indicated that, in light of paragraph 2 9 of the Nairobi Ministerial Declaration, she 
intended to hold consultations to seek Members' views on whether there were ways to improve the 
operation of the Committee.  
4  ELECTION OF OFFICERS  
At its meeting of 13 June 2016, the Committee elected Ms Marine W illemetz (Switzerland) as Chair 
and Mr. Muhammed de Gama (South Africa) as Vice -Chair for the period 2016 -2017.  
                                                
4 G/TRIMS/Q/CHN/1 . 
5 G/TRIMS/Q/RUS/4, G/TRIMS/RUS/5.  
6 G/TRIMS/W/148, G/TRIMS/W/162 . 
7 G/TRIMS/W/139, G/TRIMS/W/141, G/TRIMS/W/159, G/TRIMS/W/161 . 
8 G/TRIMS/W/138, G/TRIMS/W/140, G/TRIMS/W/157 , G/TRIMS/W/ 158. 
9 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 . 
10 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 and G/TRIMS/W/160 . G/L/1153 • G/TRIMS/6  
 
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  ANNEX 1  
MEMBERS THAT HAVE SU BMITTED NOTIFICATION S UNDER ARTICLE 5.1  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE -RELATED INVESTMENT M EASURES  
Member  Document Symbo l 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 Dec ember 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/TRI MS/N/1/PAK/1  30 March 1995  
                                                
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 establishing import control mechanisms for certain 
agricultural products had been repealed (G/TRIMS/N/1/COL/3).   
4 Costa Rica subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it intended to eliminate meas ures 
notified under Article 5.1 in advance of the expiry 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 sub mitted a notification indicating that all provisions 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 the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission Decree 1995 
(G/TRIMS/N/1/NGA/1/Add.1).  G/L/1153 • G/TRIMS/6  
 
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  Member  Document Symbo l Date of Communication  
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 Federation  G/TRIMS/N/1/RUS/1/Add.1  11 February 2013  
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, Bolivarian Republic of  G/TRIMS/N/1/VEN/1  31 March 1995  
 
                                                
10 Poland subsequently submitted a notification indicating that it has eliminated measures notified under 
Article 5.1 (G/TRI MS/N/1/POL/1/Add.1).  G/L/1153 • G/TRIMS/6  
 
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  ANNEX 2  
NOTIFICATIONS INDICA TING THAT NO TRIMS I NCONSISTENT WITH THE  AGREEMENT ON TRADE -
RELATED INVESTMENT M EASURES ARE MAINTAIN ED 
 
 
Member   Document Symbol  Date o f 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 Se ptember 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 Febr uary 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 Taip ei   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/1153 • G/TRIMS/6  
 
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  ANNEX 3  
MEMBERS THAT HAVE SU BMITTED NOTIFICATION S UNDER ARTICLE 6.2 OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
TRADE -RELATED INVESTMENT M EASURES  
 
Alban ia Lesotho  
Angola  Liechtenstein  
Argentina  Macao, China  
Armenia  Madagascar  
Australia  Malaysia  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  Maldives  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of   Mali 
Botswana  Mauritius  
Brazil  Mexico  
Brunei Darussalam  Moldova, Republic of  
Burkina Faso  Montenegro  
Burundi  Mongolia  
Cameroon  Namibia  
Canada  New Zealand  
Chad Nicaragua  
Chile Nigeria  
China  Norway  
Colombia  Oman  
Congo  Panama  
Costa Rica  Paraguay  
Côte d'Ivoire  Peru 
Cuba Philippines  
Dominica  Qatar  
Dominican Republic  Russian Federation  
Ecuador  Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  
El Salvador  Seychelles  
European Union (including the member States)  Senegal  
Fiji  Singapore  
Gabon  South Africa  
The Gambia  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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