Committee on Trade and Development - Dedicated session on preferential trade arrangements - Status of the work of the dedicated session - Status of the preparation of factual presentations - Report by the Chairman

status of the work of the dedicated session

status of the preparation of factual presentations

Report by the Chairman



Notifying Member

PTA Name/Description

Date of notification

Data for factual presentation initially due by

Status

China

Duty-free treatment for LDCs

14.10.2011

2.3.2012

All relevant and up-to-date regulations relating to the PTA have been submitted to the Secretariat in a WTO language. Import and tariff data have also been submitted. The Secretariat is in discussion with related parties to clarify some data observations and will then proceed to finalize the draft factual presentation.

 

India

Duty-Free Tariff Preference Scheme for LDCs

5.9.2011

23.1.2012

All relevant and up-to-date regulations relating to the PTA have been submitted to the Secretariat in a WTO language. Import and tariff data have also been submitted. The Secretariat is in the process of drafting the factual presentation.

 

Kazakhstan

Generalized System of Preferences

13.10.2020

23.12.2020

Regulations in a WTO language were provided with the notification in 2020. Tariff data received. Awaiting complete import data.

 

Montenegro

Duty-free treatment for LDCs

7.2.2020

1.5.2020

Tariff and import data received; latest 2022 preferential import data is outstanding. Regulations in a WTO language were provided with the notification in 2020; the Secretariat is awaiting the most up-to-date regulations in a WTO language.

 

Russian Federation

Generalized System of Preferences (1.1.2010 to 10.10.2016)

 

28.3.2013

7.6.2013

Regulations in a WTO language were provided with the notification in 2013. Awaiting complete import and tariff data.

Russian Federation

Generalized System of Preferences (as of 10.10.2016)

 

20.6.2019

26.9.2019

Regulations in a WTO language were provided with the notification in 2019. Awaiting complete import and tariff data.

Chinese Taipei

Duty-free treatment for LDCs

27.10.2011

16.3.2012

Import and tariff data received. Secretariat is awaiting the regulations in a WTO language before beginning to draft the factual presentation.

 

United Kingdom

Generalized System of Preferences (1.1.2021 to 18.6.2023)

28.1.2021

9.4.2021

The Secretariat is currently finalizing the draft factual presentation.

 

United Kingdom

Developing Countries Trading Scheme (as of 19.6.2023)

5.10.2023

14.12.2023

All relevant and up-to-date regulations relating to the PTA have been submitted to the Secretariat in a WTO language. Import and tariff data have also been submitted. The Secretariat is in the process of drafting the factual presentation.