WTO | Accession status: Viet Nam

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For an explanation, see: “How to become a member of the WTO”

1.	Application Received	4 January 1995
2.	Working Party Established Chairpersons: 1998–2004, H.E. Mr Seung Ho (Republic of Korea); 2005–2006, H.E. Mr Eirik Glenne (Norway)	31 January 1995
3.	Memorandum	24 September 1996
4.	Questions and Replies	4 March 1998 12 March 1998 20 August 1998
5.	Meetings of the Working Party	30-31 July 1998 3 December 1998 22-23 July 1999 30 November 2000 10 April 2002 12 May 2003 10 December 2003 15 June 2004 15 December 2004 15 September 2005 27 March 2006 19 July 2006 9 October 2006 26 October 2006
6.	Other Documentation
	(a) Additional Questions & Replies	20 April 1999 16 July 1999 26 June 2000 6 August 2001 6 March 2003 30 October 2003 28 April 2004 13 October 2004 7 April 2005 7 April 2005 26 July 2005 2 September 2005 20 December 2005 9 June 2006 28 September 2006 3 October 2006 12 October 2006
	(b) Agriculture (WT/ACC/4)	5 November 2002 28 April 2004 28 April 2004 13 October 2004 20 May 2005 2 August 2006 21 July 2005
	(c) Services (WT/ACC/5)	24 August 1998
	(d) SPS/TBT (WT/ACC/8)	26 June 2000 11 October 2004 31 October 2002 23 April 2004
	(e) TRIPS (WT/ACC/9)	26 June 2000 5 November 2001 23 April 2004
	(f) Legislative Action Plan	26 June 2000 23 April 2004 5 November 2001 23 December 2002 15 May 2003 26 June 2001 31 October 2003 5 December 2001 26 April 2004 24 October 2002 4 November 2003 4 November 2003 14 July 2006
7.	Market Access Negotiations
	(a) Goods Offer	7 January 2002 27 April 2004 26 July 2005
	(b) Draft Goods Schedule	11 August 2006 5 October 2006
	(a) Services Offer	7 January 2002 27 April 2004
	(b) Draft Services Schedule	10 October 2006 19 October 2006
8.	Factual Summary	19 September 2001
9.	Draft Working Party Report	22 November 2004 19 October 2006
	Accession Package Adopted by the General Council Working Party Report Goods Schedule Services Schedule	7 November 2006 7 November 2006 7 November 2006

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THE COMMITMENTS

The package of Viet Nam’s accession documents consists of:

> Viet Nam’s commitments on goods — the 560-page list (or “schedule”) of tariffs, quotas and ceilings on agricultural subsidies, and in some cases the timetable for phasing in the cuts.
> download:
WT/ACC/VNM/48/Add.1
WT/ACC/VNM/48/Add.1 Part 2

> Viet Nam’s commitments on services — the 60-page document (also a “schedule”) describing in which services it is giving access to foreign service providers and any additional conditions, including limits on foreign ownership
> download: WT/ACC/VNM/48/Add.2

> The working party’s 260-page report — describing Viet Nam’s legal and institutional set up for trade, along with commitments it has made in many of these areas.
> download: WT/ACC/VNM/48

CASE STUDIES

> Preparation by Viet Nam's Banking Sector for WTO Accession