RESTRICTED 
WORLD TRADE WT/L/IO? 
L/7655 
ORGANIZATION 24 November 1995 
(95-3736) 
Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft 
REPORT (1995) OF THE COMMITTEE ON 
TRADE IN CIVIL AIRCRAFT 
1. This report is submitted under Article 8.2 of the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft and 
Article IV. 8 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. It sets out the 
activities of the Committee since November 1994. 
2. On 17 November 1995 there were 22 Signatories to the Agreement: Canada, the European 
Communities, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the 
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Japan, Macau1, Norway, Romania, 
Switzerland and the United States. Greece has signed the Agreement subject to ratification. The other 
countries with observer status in the Committee are: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, 
the Czech Republic, Finland, Gabon, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malta, Mauritius, Nigeria, Poland, 
Singapore, the Slovak Republic, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia and Turkey. In addition, 
China, the Russian Federation and Chinese Taipei have observer status in the Committee. The IMF 
and UNCTAD are also observers. 
3. The Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft held one meeting in the period under review, on 
17 November 1995. During that meeting, the Chairman informed the Committee of his views regarding 
the status of the Agreement as an agreement included in Annex 4 to the WTO Agreement. The Chairman 
was of the opinion that the situation was highly unsatisfactory because the application of the Agreement 
on Trade in Civil Aircraft in its present form was creating considerable legal uncertainty and, in addition, 
there was no effective dispute settlement procedure. Several delegations shared the Chairman's views 
and agreed to work with him with the aim of resolving this matter. The Chairman also reported to 
the Committee on the work of the Sub-Committee established to conduct negotiations under Article 8.3 
of the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft. 
4. On 17 November 1995, the Sub-Committee of the Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft was 
composed of 32 participants: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, 
Denmark, Egypt, the European Communities, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, 
Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Russian Federation, 
the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei, the United Kingdom and the 
United States. In the period under review, the Sub-Committee held one meeting, on 17 November 1995. 
At that meeting, it had before it replies to the questionnaire on government involvement in the civil 
aircraft sector (AIR/RN/11/Rev. 1). The Sub-Committee was not in a position to take any decision on 
how to continue its work. The Chairman will hold informal consultations on this matter. The Note 
on the Sub-Committee's meeting is contained in TCA/1. 
5. The Minutes of the Committee's meeting are contained in document TCA/M/1. 
"The Government of Macau accepted the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft, done at Geneva on 12 April 1979, on 
14 July 1995 (see: WT/Let/27, 19 July 1995). The Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft entered into force on 13 August 
1995 for the Government of Macau. 