CPTPP/COM/2019/REPORT
2nd Meeting of the Commission of the Comprehensive andProgressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership
Auckland, New Zealand, 9 October 2019
COMMISSION REPORT1.
The Commission of the Comprehensive and Progressive TransPacific Partnership (CPTPP Commission) was held on 9 October 2019 inAuckland, New Zealand. Senior Officials from all CPTPP members
participated: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Mexico,Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, Peru and Viet Nam.
2.
A summary of the Commission’s discussion and outcomes agreed
under the respective agenda items is set out below.
3.
AGENDA ITEM 1: The Commission considered and adopted its
agenda attached at ANNEX A.
4.
AGENDA ITEM 2: The Chair briefed the Commission on businessarrangements for the meeting.
5.
AGENDA ITEM 3: The Commission considered and adopted Rulesof Procedure attached at ANNEX B.
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AGENDA ITEM 4: The Chair encouraged members to continue tokeep their contact points updated regularly in respect of any changes.
7.
AGENDA ITEM 5: The Commission acknowledged the work of the12 Committees that met in Auckland (listed in ANNEX C) and noted thereport backs received from these Committees, including the future work
programmes they foreshadowed. The Commission noted that someCommittees raised issues on which they sought guidance from theCommission. The Chair will compile a list of these points and convene a
Senior Officials process to address these by the end of this year.
8.
AGENDA ITEM 6: The Commission adopted the decision on Rosterof Panel Chairs attached at ANNEX D.
9.
AGENDA ITEM 7: The Commission noted the updates from those
CPTPP members in respect of the office they have designated to provide
administrative assistance as per Article 27.6. The Commission agreed toadd this item to its implementation monitoring process, with a view toCPTPP members providing these by March 2020.

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10. AGENDA ITEM 8: The Commission welcomed the information
provided by some CPTPP members on progress towards implementationof obligations subject to transition periods under the Agreement. TheCommission agreed to extend its implementation monitoring processes toinclude regular updates on progress under these transition periods.
11. AGENDA ITEM 9: The Commission noted the provisions in Annex
10A regarding the establishment of a Professional Services Working
Group, which is to report to the Commission within two years. Australia,with assistance from Canada and Chile, undertook to consult with otherinterested CPTPP members on arrangements for the Working Group tomeet.
12.
AGENDA ITEM 10: The Commission discussed arrangements forother institutional bodies under the Agreement and agreed to consult
further on practical arrangements for those bodies to meet. TheCommission also noted that individual CPTPP members with an interest in
particular areas could consult with other CPTPP members to determineinterest in convening discussions in these areas.
13. AGENDA ITEM 11: The Commission discussed the collection ofdata and information to support CPTPP members’ understanding of theoperation of this Agreement. CPTPP members agreed to begin apreliminary discussion among interested technical experts on this matter.
14. AGENDA ITEM 12: The Commission adopted this report of its 2nd
meeting and noted that the next CPTPP Commission and associatedmeetings was expected to be held in Mexico in mid-2020.
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CPTPP/COM/2019/REPORTANNEX A
2nd Meeting of the Commission of the Comprehensive andProgressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership
9 October 2019, Auckland, New Zealand
AGENDAAGENDA ITEM 1: Adoption of the Agenda
AGENDA ITEM 2: Business Arrangements
AGENDA ITEM 3: Adoption of Rules of Procedure
AGENDA ITEM 4: Confirm Contact Points (27.5)
AGENDA ITEM 5: Committee Reports
AGENDA ITEM 6: Roster of Panel Chairs (28.11)
AGENDA ITEM 7: Administration of Dispute Settlement
Proceedings (27.6)
AGENDA ITEM 8: Reporting on Transition Periods (27.7)
AGENDA ITEM 9: Professional Services Working GroupAGENDA ITEM 10: Arrangements for Institutional Bodies with No
Fixed Meeting Schedule
AGENDA ITEM 11: Data Collection
AGENDA ITEM 12: Commission Report

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CPTPP/COM/2019/REPORTANNEX B
Committees Meeting in Auckland, 7-9 October 2019

Committee on Trade in Goods
Committee on Agricultural Trade
Rules of Origin Committee
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee
Technical Barriers to Trade CommitteeState Owned Enterprises Committee
Labour Council
Environment Committee
Committee on Cooperation and Capacity Building
Committee on Competitiveness and Business Facilitation
Committee on Development
Committee on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

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ANNEX C
Rules of Procedure
These rules of procedure are established according to Article 27.4.4 of theComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership(CPTPP) (the “Agreement”) and will apply to the conduct of work by theCommission. These rules also apply, mutatis mutandis, to a committee,working group, or other subsidiary body established under theAgreement, unless those groups or subsidiary bodies adopt specific rules.
1. Meetings: Recalling Article 27.4.1, the Commission will meet within
one year of the date of entry into force of the Agreement andthereafter as Parties (as defined in Article 1.3) may decide.
2. In accordance with Article 27.4.3, the Commission will carry out its
work through whatever means are appropriate, which may include byemail or videoconferencing. Where ongoing work does not requireParties to convene a meeting of the Commission, Parties may
conduct work through the exchange of information between
designated overall contact points (as set out in Article 27.5) or otherworking-level contacts.
3. Delegations: Each Party will endeavour to notify its intended
delegation at least 2 weeks in advance of each meeting of theCommission.
4. Agendas: A provisional agenda for each meeting will be drafted by
the Chair, in consultation with the Parties. The Chair will endeavour
to send the first draft of the agenda, together with relevant
supporting documents, to each Party as early as possible, or at least
10 days before the meeting.
5. If a Party wishes to add an item to the agenda, the Party should
notify the Chair as early as possible, but no later than 5 days before
the meeting. The Parties will adopt a final agenda at the start of eachmeeting.
6. Report: After each meeting, the Chair will draft a report of thediscussions as well as key decisions, recommendations, or follow-up
actions made by the Parties. The Chair will endeavour to submit thereport to the Commission for adoption at the end of the day of themeeting. After adoption, the Chair will make public the Commission
report and, following consideration by the Commission, Committee
reports, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.
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7. Decisions: In accordance with Article 27.3 of the Agreement, theCommission will adopt decisions, recommendations, andinterpretations by consensus among the Parties, unless otherwise
provided for in the Agreement or as decided by the Parties. If
applicable, each decision should provide a date for which a decision,
recommendation, or interpretation comes into effect. Decisions by
the Commission will be made publicly available, unless otherwise
agreed by the Parties.
8. Documents: All documents submitted to and produced by theCommission will be assigned a serial number and dated by the Chair.
Documents will be circulated to each Party’s relevant contact points
or other working-level contacts.

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ANNEX CCPTPP/COM/2019/D006
9 October 2019
Decision by the Commission of the Comprehensive andProgressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership regarding
the Establishment of a Roster of Panel Chairs under Chapter 28 on
Dispute Settlement
The Commission decides as follows:
1. In accordance with Article 28.11, the Commission establishes a Rosterof Panel Chairs set out in Annex I.
2. Individuals on this Roster of Panel Chairs nominated by a signatory tothe Agreement still in the process of completing its applicable legal
procedures may not be appointed as a panel chair or a panellist untilafter the Agreement enters into force for that particular nominating
signatory.
3. The Roster of Panel Chairs will be reviewed in accordance with Article
27.2(1)(g) and Article 28.11.

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Annex I to CPTPP/COM/2019/D006
Roster of Panel Chairs
Bacchus, James Leonard
Greenwood, Christopher John
Ha, Hung Cuong
Hahn, Michael Johannes1
Hillman, Jennifer Anne
Hughes, Valerie
Lim, George
Mamdouh, Abdel-Hamid1
Mavroidis, Petros Constantinos
Pauwelyn, Joost
Perezcano Díaz, Hugo ManuelPierola Castro, Noe Fernando Nicolás
Ridings, Penelope JaneShimizu, Akio
Stoler, Andrew Lynn

1

Pending entry into force of the Agreement for the nominating signatory.

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