Council for Trade in Goods - 7 July 2025 - Proposed agenda

PROPOSED AGENDA

The following items are proposed for the Agenda:

1._        Notification of Regional Trade Agreements

            1.1.      Türkiye United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Goods and Services (_WT/REG492/N/1, _S/C/N/1181)

            1.2.      Free Trade Agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and its Member States (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation) and Iran, Goods (_WT/REG493/N/1)

            1.3.      Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and the Republic of Moldova, Goods and Services – Entry into Force for the Republic of Moldova and Liechtenstein, and Switzerland (_WT/REG490/N/3, _S/C/N/1171/Add.2)

            1.4.      Interim Trade Agreement between the European Union and Chile, Goods and Services (_WT/REG494/N/1, _S/C/N/1184)

            1.5.      Association Agreement between the European Union and Chile, Goods and Services – Termination of Agreement (_WT/REG164/N/2, _S/C/N/360/Add.1)

Notification of Changes to Existing RTAs

            1.6.      Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and North Macedonia, Goods (_WT/REG117/N/1/Add.5)

            1.7.     Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Goods (_WT/REG360/N/1/Add.1, _WT/REG360/N/1/Add.2)

2.     Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Procedures under Article XXVIII:3 of GATT 1994 – Communication from the European Union (_G/L/1385/Add.8)

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.     United States – Request for a Waiver – Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (as Amended) (_G/C/W/870)

6.     Communications from the United States in Response to the Notifications by the European Union, India, Japan, and the United Kingdom Proposing to Suspend Concessions under Article 8.2 of the Agreement on Safeguards – Request from the United States (_G/C/W/863, _G/C/W/864, _G/C/W/865, _G/C/W/866)

7.     Fragmentation of Global Trade Through Tariffs and the Global Costs – Request from Canada, the European Union, and Norway

8.     Improving the Functioning of the Council for Trade in Goods

            8.1.      Report by the Chairperson on His Consultations with Members (_JOB/CTG/70)

            8.2.      Draft Decision on the Recording of the Resolution of Trade Concerns (_JOB/CTG/64/Rev.1)

Trade Concerns:

New Trade Concerns

9.     India – Cotton Bales (Quality Control Order) 2023 – Request from Australia

Previously Raised Trade Concerns

10.   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

11.   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) (ID 224) – Request from Japan and the United States

12.   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, Indonesia, and the United States

13.   European Union – Implementation of Non‑Tariff Barriers on Agricultural Products (ID 137) – Request from Australia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Paraguay, the United States, and Uruguay

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

15.   Egypt – Halal Certification Requirements for Imported Food and Beverage Products (ID 191) – Request from the European Union and the United States

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

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

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

19.   Indonesia – Export Restricting Policies and Practices (ID 51) – Request from the European Union and Japan

20.   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

21.   European Union – Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (ID 148) – Request from China and Indonesia

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

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

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

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.   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

28.   Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States – Unilateral Trade Restrictive Measures against Russia (ID 189) – Request from the Russian Federation

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

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

31.   Philippines – Export Restrictions on Minerals in Their Raw Form (ID 226) – Request from Japan

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

33.   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

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

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

36.   United States – Reciprocal Tariffs and Other Tariff Measures (ID 227) – Request from China

37.   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

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

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

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

41.   India – Import Restriction on Air Conditioners (ID 161) – Request from Thailand

42.   India – Measures That May Have Unintended Results Equivalent to Quantitative Restrictions on the Import of Wooden Boards and Viscose Staple Fibre (ID 225) – Request from Thailand

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

44.   Other Business

            44.1.    Tentative Annual Plan of Meetings – Subsidiary Bodies of the Council for Trade in Goods (_JOB/CTG/68)

            44.2.    Date of Next Meeting


Annex 1

Agenda Item 3

Members' Non-Responsiveness to Questions Posed by Other Members –
Request from the United States