. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/20 
23 October 2009 
 (09-5269) 
Committee on Import Licensing  
  
 
REPORT TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS 
ON CHINA'S TRANSITIONAL REVIEW  
 
 
1. The Committee on Import Licensing, at its meeting on 19 October 2009, carried out the 
Eighth Transitional Review of China pursuant to Pa ragraph 18 of the Protocol on the Accession of the 
People's Republic of China (WT/L/432).  2. The information provided by China to the Committee and related to the Eighth Transitional 
Review as required by Paragraph IV:3 of Annex 1A of the Protocol of Accession, was circulated in 
document G/LIC/W/35.   
  3. The discussions that took place under the transitional review are contained in the minutes of that meeting (G/LIC/M/30, paragraphs 3.1 – 3.7) and are annexed hereto.  
 G/LIC/20 
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  3. Eighth Transitional Review Under Paragraph 18 Of The Protocol On The Accession Of 
The People's Republic Of China (WT/L/432). 
 
3.1 The Chairperson
 recalled that the seventh transitional review of the implementation by China 
of the WTO Agreement and of the related provisi ons of the Protocol, under paragraph 18 of the 
Protocol of Accession of China (WT/L/432), had been  carried out in 2008 by the subsidiary bodies of 
the WTO, including the Committee on Import Licens ing, which had a mandate covering China's 
commitments under the WTO Agreement or China's Pr otocol of Accession.  The Committee's report 
to the Council for Trade in Goods on that revi ew was circulated in document G/LIC/19.  The 
Committee would conduct the Eighth Transitional Review  at this meeting.  She also informed the 
Committee that, since the last meeting, the Secretaria t had received, after the airgram and its revision 
convening this meeting had been issued, a communication from China containing information required by paragraph IV:3 of Annex 1A of the Pr otocol of Accession which has been circulated in 
document G/LIC/W/35.  
3.2 The communication of the People's Republic of China stated that no major changes had 
occurred on China's import licensing regime since 2008;  that the  Catalogue of Goods Subject to 
Automatic Import Licensing of 2009 , published in MOFCOM and GAC Joint Announcement No.103 
of 2008;  and, the Catalogue of Goods Subject to Import License Administration of 2009 , published in  
MOFCOM, GAC and AQSIQ Joint Announcement No. 99 of 2008, list all the products subject to 
import licensing procedures, except for those under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) administration. All the 
administrative rules could be found in China Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Gazette  and 
could also be obtained from MOFCOM website: ( WWW.MOFCOM.GOV.CN
) 
  3.3. The Committee took note
 of the communication circulated by China. 
 
3.4 The Chairperson  suggested that, to conclude th e Eighth Transitional Review under 
Paragraph 18 of the Protocol of Accession of th e People's Republic of China, a factual report on 
China's transitional review be submitted to the Coun cil for Trade in Goods (CTG).  As had been done 
previously, this factual report would refer to the rele vant paragraphs of the minutes of this meeting as 
well as to the information received from China.  The relevant paragraphs of the minutes which 
reflected the discussion would be annexed to this report.   
 
3.7 The Committee so agreed .  The report to the CTG on the Eighth Transitional Review was 
circulated in document G/LIC/20.  
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