The Fourth RCEP Joint Committee (RJC) was held in Surabaya, Indonesia on 18-19 July 2023, co-chaired by Indonesia and Australia. Mr Ravi Kewalram, First Assistant Secretary, FTA and Stakeholder Engagement Division, co-chaired the meeting for Australia. Australia’s delegation was led by Mr Peter Nagy, acting Assistant Secretary, FTA Policy and Economic Cooperation Branch, FTA and Stakeholder Engagement Division.
Under Article 18.3 of the Agreement, the RJC considers all matters related to the implementation and operation of RCEP, including supervision of the subsidiary bodies tasked with the technical work necessary to advance RCEP’s built-in agenda.
At the meeting, the RJC endorsed the Rules of Procedure of the Committee on Sustainable Growth and continued preparations for the Second RCEP Ministers’ Meeting held in Semarang, Indonesia on the sidelines of the 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meetings.