PROPOSED AGENDA

The following items are proposed for the Agenda:

1._        Notification of Regional Trade Agreements

1.1   Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – Accession of the United Kingdom, Goods and Services (_WT/REG491/N/1, _S/C/N/1176)

Notification of Changes to Existing RTAs

1.2     Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and the Republic of Korea, Goods (_WT/REG217/N/1/Add.7, _WT/REG217/N/1/Add.8)

1.3     Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and Albania, Goods
(_WT/REG292/N/1-3/Add.1, _WT/REG292/N/1-3/Add.2)

1.4     Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and Montenegro, Goods (_WT/REG323/N/1/Add.1)

2._        Status of Notifications

2.1     Status of Notifications under the Provisions of the Agreements in Annex IA of the WTO Agreement (_G/L/223/Rev.32)

2.2     Notifications Status of Regular/Periodic and One-Time Only Notifications in the Goods Area (1995‑2024) – Report by the Secretariat (_G/C/W/859)

3._        Appointment of Officers to the Subsidiary Bodies of the Council for Trade in Goods

4._        Future Work of the Council – Report by the Chairperson (_JOB/CTG/62, _JOB/CTG/64)

5._        Members' Non‑Responsiveness to Questions Posed by Other Members – Request from the United States (See Annex 1)

6._        Members' Non‑Notification of Items Pursuant to Certain WTO Agreements – Request from the United States (See Annex 2)

7._        Communication from the United States to the Council for Trade in Goods Regarding Systemic Concerns About the Secretariat Properly Informing and Consulting with Members Prior to Undertaking Certain Activities (_G/C/W/860)

Trade Concerns:

New Trade Concerns

8._        European Union – Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (F-gas), Amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and Repealing Regulation (EU) No. 517/2014 (COM (2022)) – Request from the United States

9._        India – Measures That May Have Unintended Results Equivalent to Quantitative Restrictions on the Import of Wooden Boards and Viscose Staple Fibre – Request from Thailand

10._      Philippines – Export Restrictions on Minerals in Their Raw Form – Request from Japan

11._      United States – Reciprocal Tariffs and Other Tariff Measures – Request from China

Previously Raised Trade Concerns

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, Brazil and the United States

14._      Indonesia – Commodity Balance Mechanism and Import Restricting Policies and Practices (ID 173) – Request from Canada, the European Union, Japan, New Zealand and the United States

15._      United States – Import Restrictions on Apples and Pears (ID 146) – Request from the European Union

16._      Peru – Tax Treatment of Pisco (ID 211) – Request from the European Union and the United Kingdom

17._      European Union – Implementation of Non-Tariff Barriers on Agricultural Products (ID 137) – Request from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Paraguay, the United States and Uruguay

18._      China – Administrative Measures for Registration of Overseas Producers of Imported Foods (ID 174) – Request from the United States

19._      Egypt – Halal Certification Requirements for Imported Food and Beverage Products (ID 191) – Request from the European Union, New Zealand and the United States

20._      China – Cosmetics Supervision and Administration Regulations (CSAR) (ID 169) – Request from the European Union, Japan and the United States

21._      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 and Uruguay

22._      India – Restrictions on Imports of Certain Pulses (ID 125) – Request from Australia, Canada and the European Union

23._      European Union – Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (ID 148) – Request from Brazil, China, Indonesia and the Russian Federation

24._      France – Revised Electric Vehicle (EV) Subsidy Scheme (ID 210) – Request from the Republic of Korea

25._      China – Export Control Law and Restrictions on Trade in Strategic Products (ID 112) – Request from the European Union and Japan

26._      India – Import Policies on Tyres (ID 165) – Request from the European Union, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu and Thailand

27._      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

28._      Indonesia – Export Restricting Policies and Practices (ID 51) – Request from the European Union, Japan and the United States

29._      India – Implementation of Conformity Assessment Policy Through Quality Control Orders (QCOs) In Various Sectors (ID 206) – Request from the European Union and the United Kingdom

30._      India – Import Restriction on Air Conditioners (ID 161) – Request from Japan and Thailand

31._      European Union – Deforestation Free Commodities (ID 203) – Request from Brazil, Indonesia, Paraguay, the Russian Federation and Thailand

32._      European Union – Proposed Modification of TRQ Commitments: Systemic Concerns (ID 127) – Request from Uruguay

33._      United Kingdom – Draft Goods Schedule and Proposed UK TRQ Commitments: Systemic Concerns (ID 145) – Request from Uruguay

34._      European Union – The European Green Deal (ID 171) – Request from the Russian Federation

35._      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

36._      China – Draft Revision of Chinese Government Procurement Law (ID 202) – Request from Japan

37._      European Union – Regulation (EU)  2017/2321 and Regulation (EU) 2018/825 (ID 144) – Request from the Russian Federation

38._      India – Quality Control Order (2023) (ID 222) – Request from Indonesia

39._      United States – New Section 301 Tariffs on Certain Goods from China and New Investigation on Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding industry of China (ID 219) – Request from China

40._      United States – Disruptive and Restrictive Measures in the Name of National Security (ID 205) – Request from China

41._      United States – A Series of Disruptive Policy Measures on the Global Semiconductor Industry Chain and Supply Chain (ID 195) – Request from China

42._      Panama – Import Restricting Practices (ID 155) – Request from Costa Rica

43._      Other Business

43.1   Tentative Annual Plan of Meetings – Subsidiary Bodies of the Council for Trade in Goods (_JOB/CTG/63/Rev.1)

43.2   Date of Next Meeting