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2._ Decisions taken at
the meeting:
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1._ Under Agenda Item 2.2, the
Council took note of document _G/C/W/859 on the "Notifications Status of
Regular/Periodic and One‑Time Only Notifications in the Goods Area (1995‑2024)
– Report by the Secretariat". In addition, Members indicated their
willingness for the Council to play a coordinating role with a view to improving the status of
such notifications. The incoming CTG Chair will write to the
Chairpersons of the Subsidiary Bodies and request them to take into account
the new information and discuss what can be done to improve the status of the
notification requirements that they oversee, and to report back to the
Council before the end of the year.
2._ Under Agenda Item 3, "Appointment
of Officers to the Subsidiary Bodies of the Council for Trade in Goods",
the Chairperson reported that although there was not yet consensus on the
slate of names, she was optimistic that a solution would be found in the
coming days. The Council agreed to suspend the agenda item and to reconvene
when a solution is found.
3._ Under Agenda Item 4, "Future
Work of the Council", Members gave their initial consideration to
document _JOB/CTG/64, a "Draft Decision on the
Recording of the Resolution of Trade Concerns". The Council agreed to
hold consultations on this issue and Members were asked to submit specific
textual modifications to the Secretariat no later than Friday, 25 April,
so that a revised draft version of the draft Decision could be prepared.
4._ Under Agenda Item 44,
"Election of the Chairperson of the Council for Trade in Goods",
the Council elected H.E. Ambassador Mr Gustavo LUNAZZI (Argentina)
as its new Chairperson for the period 2025‑2026.
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4._ Key dates for the
upcoming meeting:
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Following a
request made at the meeting, please take note of the revised tentative dates
concerning the CTG's next formal meeting:
Date of the
meeting: Monday, 7 and Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Circulation
of the meeting's initial convening notice: Friday, 6 June 2025
Activation
of the meeting's eAgenda: Friday,
6 June 2025
Closure of
the meeting's agenda: Friday, 20 June 2025
Circulation
of the meeting's revised convening notice: Monday, 23 June 2025
Circulation
of the meeting's annotated agenda: by Wednesday, 25 June 2025
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5._ Guidance on how to
add items to the agenda of the next meeting
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_Members can add
items to the agenda in two ways:
1._
Directly through
the Collaborative
Agenda section of the eAgenda[2]; or
2._
By sending an email
to the CTG team (Roy.Santana@wto.org, Arti.Daswani@wto.org and Craig.James@wto.org). For transparency, the Secretariat will also include any such
request in the eAgenda.
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6._ Agreed items reverted
to by the Council, and standing items
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At the upcoming meeting, the Council will consider the following
standing agenda item:
1._
Notification of Regional Trade Agreements.
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