Committee on Import Licensing - Report to the Council for Trade in Goods on China's Transitional Review

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 Paragraph 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. 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 transition