REPORT (2019) OF THE COMMITTEE ON MARKET ACCESS
to the council for trade in goods

1. Since the last review^[1], the Committee on Market Access has held three formal meetings (9 April, 28 May and 11 November 2019) and seven informal meetings (10 October 2018, 6 November 2018, 21 February 2019, 9 April 2019, 13 May 2019, 17 July 2019 and 24 September 2019). The minutes of the formal meetings are contained in documents G/MA/M/69, G/MA/M/70 and G/MA/M/71 (to be issued).

2. At its formal meeting of 28 May 2019, the Committee took note that the consultations in the Council for Trade in Goods concerning the Chairpersons of the subsidiary bodies remained ongoing, and agreed that, once the issue had been resolved, the Secretariat would send a communication with the proposed candidate and set a deadline for objections. On 5 June 2019, the Secretariat sent an e-mail informing that Mr Fernando Bruno ESCOBAR PACHECO (Bolivia) had been nominated, and on 7 June 2019 a second e-mail confirmed that he had been elected. At its meeting of 11 November 2019, the Committee elected Mr Christopher O'TOOLE (Canada) as Vice‑Chairperson.