Council for Trade in Goods - Status of regular/periodic and one-time only notifications in the goods area - 1995 - 2024 - Report by the Secretariat

COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS

STATUS OF REGULAR/PERIODIC AND ONE‑TIME ONLY NOTIFICATIONS IN THE GOODS AREA
(1995‑2024)

Report by the Secretariat[1]

This report has been prepared by the Secretariat at the request of the Council for Trade in Goods (CTG, or the Council) and follows the agreed "Outline of a Possible Analysis of the Status of Notifications in the Goods Area", document _JOB/CTG/57.[2]

 

1   GENERAL OVERVIEW OF NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IN THE
GOODS AREA. 2

2   SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY. 3

2.1   Scope. 3

2.2   Methodology to calculate submission rates. 3

2.3   Methodology to calculate the number of submissions per year 4

3   ANALYSIS. 4

3.1   Submission rates. 4

3.2   Evolution in the number of one‑time only and regular/periodic notifications. 8

3.2.1   Number of submissions (1995‑2024) 8

3.2.2   Total number of submissions, by notification requirement (1995‑2024) 9

3.2.3   Number of Members submitting notifications. 11

4   CONCLUSION.. 12

ANNEX 1 ADDITIONAL METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION AND LIST OF
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS INCLUDED IN THE ANALYSIS. 13

A. Calculation of numerators and denominators. 13

B. List of one-time only notifications. 14

C. List of recurrent/periodic notifications. 17

ANNEX 2 NUMBER OF ONE-TIME ONLY AND REGULAR/PERIODIC NOTIFICATIONS
IN THE GOODS AREA, SUBMITTED BY ALL MEMBERS, PER NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT AND YEAR (1995-2024). 20

A. All Members, 1995‑2009. 20

B. All Members, 2010‑2024. 22

ANNEX 3 NUMBER OF ONE‑TIME ONLY AND REGULAR/PERIODIC NOTIFICATIONS
IN THE GOODS AREA, SUBMITTED BY LDC MEMBERS, PER NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT AND YEAR (1995‑2024). 24

A. LDC Members, 1995‑2009. 24

B. LDC Members, 2010‑2024. 26

ANNEX 4 NUMBER OF UNIQUE MEMBERS SUBMITTING NOTIFICATIONS IN THE
GOODS AREA, ALL MEMBERS, BY REQUIREMENT AND YEAR (1995-2024). 28

A. All Members, 1995‑2009. 28

B. All Members, 2010‑2024. 30

ANNEX 5 NUMBER OF UNIQUE LDC MEMBERS SUBMITTING NOTIFICATIONS IN
THE GOODS AREA,  BY REQUIREMENT AND YEAR (1995‑2024). 32

A. LDC Members, 1995‑2009. 32

B. LDC Members, 2010‑2024. 34

ANNEX 6 LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED. 36



[1] This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.

[2] See document _G/L/1558. Decision adopted through written procedures on 19 December 2024.