minutesofthemeetingof9-10march2016.docVIP

minutes of the MEETING OF 9-10 march 2016 CHAIRPERSON: ms alana lanza Note by the Secretariat 1?? ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1 2?? IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT 1 2.1?? Statements from Members under Article 15.2 1 2.2?? Specific Trade Concerns (STCs) 2 2.2.1?? Withdrawn concerns 2 2.2.2?? New Concerns 2 2.2.3?? Previously Raised Concerns 12 2.3?? Exchange of information 67 2.3.1?? Thematic Sessions 67 2.3.2?? GRP paper 68 3?? twenty-first annual review 68 4?? technical cooperation activities 69 5?? updating by observers 69 6?? election of chairperson 70 7?? Date of Next Meeting 70 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The Committee adopted the agenda contained in WTO/AIR/TBT/4. IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT Statements from Members under Article 15.2 The Chairperson reminded the Committee of Members notification obligation under Article?15.2 of the TBT Agreement and further informed the Committee that the latest list of statements on implementation submitted under this provision were contained in document G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.15, issued 29?February 2016. She informed the Committee that since the last meeting in November 2015, Kazakhstan had submitted its statement. She further informed the Committee that since 1995, 132 Members had submitted at least one statement of implementation. Information on the list of statements is available at . The representative of South Africa informed the Committee that his delegation would soon submit a revision to its Statement on Implementation and Administration of the TBT Agreement. Specific Trade Concerns (STCs) Withdrawn concerns The Chairperson reported that the following STCs had been withdrawn from the agenda at the request of the concerned Member: European Union - Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related produc