REPORT TO THE COUNCIL ON TRADE IN GOODS REGARDING THE STATUS
OF REGULAR/PERIODIC AND ONE‑TIME ONLY NOTIFICATIONS
IN THE GOODS AREA

REPORT BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING

1  Background

1.1.  On 15 April 2025, from the Chairperson of the Council for Trade in Goods (CTG) issued a communication to all CTG subsidiary bodies instructing them to consider compliance with notification obligations as well as the quality and timeliness of these notifications. This communication followed discussions in the CTG on a report by the Secretariat titled "Status of Regular/Periodic and One‑Time Only Notifications in the Goods Area (1995‑2024) (_G/C/W/859)".

1.2.  The present document provides an overview of the work undertaken by the Committee on Import Licensing to address these issues.