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.