PROPOSED AGENDA

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA:

1.     NOTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS

        NOTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS

1.1.   FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN KAZAKHSTAN AND AZERBAIJAN, GOODS (_WT/REG481/N/1)

1.2.   TRADE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN TÜRKIYE AND THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA, GOODS (_WT/REG480/N/1)

1.3.   PARTNERSHIP, TRADE AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SERBIA, GOODS AND SERVICES – ENTRY INTO FORCE FOR ALL PARTIES (_WT/REG455/N/1/ADD.1 – S/C/N/1056/ADD.1)

1.4.   FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHINA AND CAMBODIA, GOODS AND SERVICES (_WT/REG479/N/1 – S/C/N/1159)

1.5.   EARLY HARVEST ARRANGEMENT OF THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHINA AND NICARAGUA, GOODS AND SERVICES (_WT/REG478/N/1 – S/C/N/1155)

1.6.   FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC AND AZERBAIJAN, GOODS (_WT/REG477/N/1)

1.7.   FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (2003) BETWEEN TÜRKIYE AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, GOODS – TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT (_WT/REG157/N/2)

1.8.   FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (2021) BETWEEN TÜRKIYE AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, GOODS AND SERVICES (_WT/REG476/N/1 – S/C/N/1154)

1.9.   PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MOZAMBIQUE AND INDONESIA, GOODS (_WT/REG474/N/1)

1.10. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP, TRADE AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA, GOODS AND SERVICES – CORRIGENDUM (_WT/REG439/N/1/CORR.1 – S/C/N/1034/CORR.1)

1.11. FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS AND THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, GOODS AND SERVICES – NOTIFICATION BY THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU (_WT/REG283/N/4/REV.1 – S/C/N/544/ADD.3/REV.1)

1.12. FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND NEW ZEALAND, GOODS AND SERVICES (_WT/REG484/N/1 – S/C/N/1162)

2.     STATUS OF NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENTS IN ANNEX 1A OF THE WTO AGREEMENT (_G/L/223/REV.31)

3.     MEMBERS' NON‑RESPONSIVENESS TO QUESTIONS POSED BY OTHER MEMBERS – REQUEST FROM THE UNITED STATES (SEE ANNEX 1)

4.     MEMBERS' NON‑NOTIFICATION OF ITEMS PURSUANT TO CERTAIN WTO AGREEMENTS – REQUEST FROM THE UNITED STATES (SEE ANNEX 2)

5.     MEASURES TO ALLOW GRADUATED LDCS, WITH GNP BELOW USD 1,000, BENEFITS PURSUANT TO ANNEX VII(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES – REQUEST FROM DJIBOUTI ON BEHALF OF THE LDC GROUP (_G/C/W/752)

6.     APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS

TRADE CONCERNS

NEW TRADE CONCERNS

NIL

PREVIOUSLY RAISED TRADE CONCERNS

7.     EUROPEAN UNION – CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (ID 148) – REQUEST FROM CHINA, INDONESIA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

8.     INDIA – IMPORT POLICIES ON TYRES (ID 165) – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, INDONESIA, THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU AND THAILAND

9.     EUROPEAN UNION – DEFORESTATION FREE COMMODITIES (ID 203) – REQUEST FROM COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, INDONESIA, PARAGUAY AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

10.   INDIA – VISCOSE STAPLE FIBER (VSF) IMPORT (ID 213) – REQUEST FROM INDONESIA

11.   PERU – TAX TREATMENT OF PISCO (ID 211) – REQUEST FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM

12.   KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, THE STATE OF KUWAIT, OMAN, AND QATAR – SELECTIVE TAX ON CERTAIN IMPORTED PRODUCTS (ID 120) – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, SWITZERLAND, AND THE UNITED STATES

13.   EUROPEAN UNION – COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/334 REGARDING MAXIMUM RESIDUE LEVELS FOR CLOTHIANIDIN AND THIAMETHOXAM IN OR ON CERTAIN PRODUCTS (ID 200) – REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR AND THE UNITED STATES

14.   EUROPEAN UNION – IMPLEMENTATION OF NON‑TARIFF BARRIERS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (ID 137) – REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA, CANADA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, PARAGUAY AND THE UNITED STATES

15.   CHINA – ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES FOR REGISTRATION OF OVERSEAS PRODUCERS OF IMPORTED FOODS (ID 174) – REQUEST FROM THE UNITED STATES

16.   CHINA – COSMETICS SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS (CSAR) (ID 169) – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, AND THE UNITED STATES

17.   EGYPT – HALAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORTED FOOD AND BEVERAGE PRODUCTS (ID 191) – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED STATES

18.   INDIA – ORDER RELATED TO REQUIREMENT OF NON‑GM CUM GM FREE CERTIFICATE ACCOMPANIED WITH IMPORTED FOOD CONSIGNMENT (ID 175) – REQUEST FROM THE UNITED STATES

19.   MEXICO – CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE UNDER MEXICAN OFFICIAL STANDARD NOM‑223‑SCFI/SAGARPA‑2018, "CHEESE NAMES, SPECIFICATIONS, COMMERCIAL INFORMATION, AND TEST METHODS", PUBLISHED ON 31 JANUARY 2019 (ID 162) – REQUEST FROM THE UNITED STATES

20.   FRANCE – REVISED ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) SUBSIDY SCHEME (ID 210) – REQUEST FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

21.   CHINA; HONG KONG, CHINA; MACAO, CHINA; AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION – RESTRICTION ON IMPORTS OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN AFTER DISCHARGE OF ALPS TREATED WATER INTO THE SEA (ID 212) – REQUEST FROM JAPAN

22.   INDONESIA – IMPORT AND EXPORT RESTRICTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES (ID 51) – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN AND NEW ZEALAND

23.   INDIA – IMPORT RESTRICTION ON AIR CONDITIONERS (ID 161) – REQUEST FROM JAPAN AND THAILAND

24.   CHINA – DRAFT OF CHINESE RECOMMENDED NATIONAL STANDARD (GB/T) FOR OFFICE DEVICES (INFORMATION SECURITY TECHNOLOGY‑SECURITY SPECIFICATION FOR OFFICE DEVICES) (ID 201) – REQUEST FROM JAPAN

25.   CHINA – DRAFT REVISION OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT LAW (ID 202) – REQUEST FROM JAPAN

26.   CHINA – EXPORT CONTROL LAW AND RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE IN STRATEGIC PRODUCTS (ID 112) – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND JAPAN

27.   INDONESIA – COMMODITY BALANCE MECHANISM (ID 173) – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES

28.   EUROPEAN UNION – THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL (ID 171) – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

29.   EUROPEAN UNION – REGULATION (EU) 2017/2321 AND REGULATION (EU) 2018/825 (ID 144) – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

30.   CHINA – IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADE DISRUPTIVE AND RESTRICTIVE MEASURES (ID 152) – REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA

31.   INDIA – RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PULSES (ID 125) – REQUEST FROM AUSTRALIA AND CANADA

32.   UNITED STATES – IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON APPLES AND PEARS (ID 146) – REQUEST FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION

33.   INDIA – IMPLEMENTATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT POLICY THROUGH QUALITY CONTROL ORDERS (QCOS) IN VARIOUS SECTORS (ID 206) – REQUEST FROM CANADA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

34.   AUSTRALIA, CANADA, EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, SWITZERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES – UNILATERAL TRADE RESTRICTIVE MEASURES AGAINST RUSSIA (ID 189) – REQUEST FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

35.   EUROPEAN UNION – THE ANTI‑SUBSIDY INVESTIGATION AGAINST THE IMPORTS OF BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES FROM CHINA (ID 208) – REQUEST FROM CHINA

36.   UNITED STATES – SECTION 301 TARIFFS ON CERTAIN GOODS FROM CHINA (ID 117) – REQUEST FROM CHINA

37.   UNITED STATES, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS – US‑JAPAN‑NETHERLANDS AGREEMENT ON CHIP EXPORT RESTRICTIONS (ID 204) – REQUEST FROM CHINA

38.   INDIA – IMPORT LICENSING MEASURES ON PCS, TABLETS, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS (ID 207) – REQUEST FROM CHINA

39.   UNITED STATES – A SERIES OF DISRUPTIVE POLICY MEASURES ON THE GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY CHAIN AND SUPPLY CHAIN (ID 195) – REQUEST FROM CHINA

40.   UNITED STATES – DISRUPTIVE AND RESTRICTIVE MEASURES IN THE NAME OF NATIONAL SECURITY (ID 205) – REQUEST FROM CHINA

41.   EUROPEAN UNION – QUALITY SCHEMES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FOODSTUFFS – THE REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN TERMS OF CHEESE AS GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (ID 119) – REQUEST FROM NEW ZEALAND

42.   OTHER BUSINESS

42.1. TENTATIVE ANNUAL PLAN OF MEETINGS – SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS (_JOB/CTG/45)

42.2. IMPROVING THE FUNCTIONING OF THE CTG – REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT

42.3. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

43.   ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS

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