PROPOSED AGENDA

The following items are proposed for the Agenda:

1._        Regional Trade Agreements:

a._         Notification of Regional Trade Agreements

_                                 i._      Interim Agreement Between the Eurasian Economic Union and Its Member States (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation) and Iran, Goods – Notification of Termination (_WT/REG401/N/2)

_                                ii._      New Zealand – United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Goods and Services (_WT/REG495/N/1/Rev.1, _S/C/N/1194/Rev.1)

_                               iii._      United Arab Emirates – Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Goods and Services (_WT/REG496/N/1, _S/C/N/1195)

_                               iv._      Australia – United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Goods and Services (_WT/REG497/N/1, _S/C/N/1197)

b._         Notification of Changes to Existing RTAs

_                                 i._      Free Trade Agreement Between the EFTA States and Peru, Goods (_WT/REG295/N/1/Add.1)

_                                ii._      Free Trade Agreement Between the EFTA States and Georgia, Goods (_WT/REG386/N/1/Add.1, _WT/REG386/N/2/Add.1)

2._        Market Access Issues

a._         Introduction of Harmonized System Changes into the WTO Schedules of Concessions – Extension of Collective Waiver Decisions

_                                 i._      HS 2002 (_G/C/W/875)

_                                ii._      HS 2007 (_G/C/W/876)

_                               iii._      HS 2012 (_G/C/W/877)

_                               iv._      HS 2017 (_G/C/W/878/Rev.1)

_                                v._      HS 2022 (_G/C/W/879/Rev.2)

3._        Reports to the Council for Trade in Goods on the Status of Notifications – Reports by the Subsidiary Bodies and the Chairperson (_G/C/W/886/Rev.1)

4._        Future Work of the Council – Report by the Chairperson (_JOB/CTG/74)

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._        Accession of the Republic of Armenia to the Eurasian Economic Union: Procedures Under Article XXVIII:3 of GATT 1994 – Communication from Armenia (_G/L/1110/Add.11)

8._        Accession of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Eurasian Economic Union: Procedures Under Article XXVIII:3 of GATT 1994 – Communication from the Kyrgyz Republic (_G/L/1137/Add.10)

9._        Fragmentation of Global Trade Through Tariffs and the Global Costs — Statements by Australia, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland

10._      Trade Concerns

a._         Reports on Resolution of Trade Concerns

_                                 i._      Resolution of Trade Concerns Raised in the Council for Trade in Goods – Report by the Secretariat (_G/C/W/884)

_                                ii._      Reports by Members

b._         New Trade Concerns

_                                 i._      United Kingdom – Steel Safeguard Measure – Request from the Republic of Korea

_                                ii._      European Union – Cumulative Trade Restrictive Measures on Steel Products – Request from Japan

_                               iii._      United Kingdom – Issues with the Final Report of Negotiations Under Article XXVIII of the GATT in _G/SECRET/44/Add.1 – Request from India

_                               iv._      European Union – Proposed Steel TRQ Measure – Request from China

c._         Previously Raised Trade Concerns

_                                 i._      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) – Requests from Japan and the United States

_                                ii._      European Union – Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/334 Regarding Maximum Residue Levels for Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam in or on Certain Products (ID 200) – Requests from Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, and the United States

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

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

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

_                               vi._      China – Cosmetics Supervision and Administration Regulations (CSAR) (ID 169) – Requests from Japan and the United States

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

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

_                               ix._      European Union – Quality Schemes for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs – The Registration of Certain Terms of Cheese as Geographical Indications (ID 119) – Requests from New Zealand and Uruguay

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

_                               xi._      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) – Requests from the European Union, Switzerland, and the United States

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

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

_                             xiv._      European Union – Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (ID 148) – Requests from Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Thailand

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

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

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

_                           xviii._      India – Implementation of Conformity Assessment Policy Through Quality Control Orders (QCOS) In Various Sectors (ID 206) – Requests from the European Union, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom

_                             xix._      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

_                              xx._      Indonesia – Commodity Balance Mechanism and Import Restricting Policies and Practices (ID 173) – Requests from Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom

_                             xxi._      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

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

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

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

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

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

_                          xxvii._      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

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

_                           xxix._      Indonesia – Export Restricting Policies and Practices (ID 51) – Request from Japan

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

11._      Reports to the General Council

a._         Consideration of Annual Reports of the Subsidiary Bodies of the Council for Trade in Goods

b._         Adoption of the Annual Report of the Council for Trade in Goods to the General Council (_G/C/W/885)

12._      Other Business

a._         Tentative Annual Plan of Meetings – Subsidiary Bodies of the Council for Trade in Goods (_JOB/CTG/73/Rev.2)

b._         Date of Next Meeting