REPORT (2025) OF THE COMMITTEE ON MARKET ACCESS
TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS
REVISED DRAFT
At its formal
meeting of 15–16 October 2025, the Committee on Market Access agreed
to request the Secretariat to conduct a written procedure with a view to
finalising and adopting the annual report to the Council for Trade in Goods.
The revised draft reflects developments as of 20 October 2025. If no
objections are received in writing by close of business on Monday,
27 October 2025, the report will be deemed approved and submitted
to the CTG for appropriate action.
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1._
Since the last review[1], the Committee on Market
Access held three formal meetings (13‑14 May, 13 October, and 15-16 October)
and two informal meetings (4 March, 19 June). The
annotated agendas of the formal meetings were circulated in documents JOB/MA/181 and _JOB/MA/185,
and the minutes are contained in documents _G/MA/M/82,
_G/MA/M/83, and _G/MA/M/84 (to be
issued). In addition, the Committee organized two thematic sessions, one
on supply chain resilience, and one on Greening the Harmonized System (HS) and
the linkages to the WTO. A third informal meeting is scheduled to take place on
9 December.
2._ At its formal meeting of 13-14 May, the Committee took note
that the consultations in the Council for Trade in Goods concerning the
election of the Chairpersons of the subsidiary bodies remained ongoing and
agreed that the Secretariat would send a written communication with the
proposed candidate and set a deadline for objections. On 2 June, the
Secretariat informed Members that Mr Ninad Deshpande (India) had been
appointed as Chairperson. Following his reassignment and consultations held by
the Chairperson of the Council for Trade in Goods, on 13 October 2025
Mr Gaurav Gupta (India) was elected as the new Chairperson for the
remainder of the period. At its meeting of 15-16 October, the Committee
took note that the Chairperson would continue consultations on the appointment
of a vice-chairperson and would update the Committee as appropriate.