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G/TRIMS/13  
 
28 November 2022  
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Council for Trade in Goods  
Committee on Trade -Related Investment Measures    
 
WTO RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC  
REPORT TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE -RELATED INVESTMENT MEASURES  
The following report is being submitted by the Chairperson of the Committee on Trade -Related 
Investment Measures (TRIMs Committee), Mrs Debora PONCE, at the request of the Chairperson of 
the Council for Trade in Goods1, and was prepared with the assistance of the Secretariat.  
1  INFORMATION FOR THE CTG REPORT ON COVID -19 RELATED ACTION S 
1.1  Committee work  
At the 17 April 2020 meeting of the Heads of Delegations, the DG urged Chairs to consult with 
Members on how to proceed with the work of the regular Committees in the context of the COVID -19 
pandemic. Upon the call by the DG, the Chairpers on of the TRIMs  Committee  initiated informal 
consultations with Members.  
During these consultations the Chair (i) explained that she was reaching out to see how to proceed 
with the work of the Committee; and (ii) informed Members about the items on the ag enda and 
asked whether it would be agreeable to have virtual meetings to discuss any, some, or all of these 
items or to have a written process for certain agenda items.  
On 6 May 2020, however, the Chairperson of the Committee informed Members2 that the Committee 
meeting scheduled for 27 May 2020 was cancelled and that she would continue consulting Members 
on possible ways to deal with the items on the agenda. She encouraged Members to continue 
submitting questions, so the Committee could review them at the earliest opportunity.  
As the sanitary situation improved, the Committee held its first (and only) meeting of 2020 on 
15 September 2020. Since then, the TRIMs Committee meetings have taken place in hybrid mode, 
with some delegates attending in person and others joining via a virtual platform.  
1.2  Transparency  
No notification or counter -notification of TRIMs directly related to the COVID -19 pandemic was 
placed on the agenda of the TRIMs Committee by Members.  
 
1.3  Dedicated COVID -19 related activities or  discussions in the Committee  
The Committee did not undertake activities dedicated to COVID -19. 
 
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1 JOB/CTG/18.  
2 Communication sent by the Chairperson of the Committee dated 6 May 2020.  