MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS

11 July 2013

Chairperson: H.E. Ambassador Joakim Reiter (sweden)

The meeting of the Council for Trade in Goods (CTG) was convened by airgram WTO/AIR/4153; the proposed agenda for the meeting was contained in document G/C/W/680.  The meeting proceeded on the basis of the following agenda:

1   election of the Chairperson of the council for trade in goods. 2

2   notification of regional trade agreements. 2

3   COMMITTEE ON market access issues. 3

4   Philippines – REQUEST FOR A WAIVER RELATING TO SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR RICE OF THE Philippines (G/C/W/665/Rev.1). 3

5   Brazil – indirect taxation: conditions to obtain tax benefits in various sectors – statements by the European Union and japan.. 4

6   Japan – wood use points programme – request from canda and the european union   5

7   Ukraine – import tariffs on automobiles – statement by Japan.. 7

8   Russian Federation – implementation of wto accession commitments – request from the European Union, Japan and the United States. 10

9   INDONESIA'S IMPORT RESTRICTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE United States. 11

10   Nigeria – local content measures in oil and gas – request from the European Union and the united states. 15

11   Ukraine's coking coal import quota – request from the European Union and the United States. 17

12   Ukraine's Article XXVIII notification - statements by ASEAN; Australia; Canada; Chile; Egypt; the European Union; Guatemala; Hong Kong, China; Iceland; Israel; Japan; Korea; Mexico;  New Zealand; Norway; Turkey and the United States. 18

13   work programme on electronic commerce. 22

14   other business. 23

14.1   Room Document RD/CTG/1. 23

14.2   Date of next meeting. 24