WTO: 2013 NEWS ITEMS

ACCESSIONS


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Bosnia and Herzegovina is completing its reforms to bring its trade regime in line with WTO rules and is finalising market access negotiations.

Members reviewed the draft Working Party report (revised version 5) containing the reforms undertaken by Bosnia and Herzegovina to its trade regime. Talks revolved around issues such as import licensing requirements, export regulations, technical barriers to trade as well as sanitary and phytosanitary measures. 

Members also evaluated the progress made in the bilateral negotiations on market access for goods and services. Bosnia and Herzegovina has so far signed 11 bilateral market access agreements and intends to finalize the remaining ones by the end of April 2013.

The next meeting is envisaged for June 2013.

 

Background information on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s accession:

Last Working Party meeting: 31 October 2012
Working Party Chairperson: Ambassador István Major (Hungary)
Working Party established: 15 July 1999
Latest revision of the Draft Working Party Report (Revision 5):  21 February 2013
Secretary of the Working Party: Ms Petra Beslać
Co-Secretary: Ms Onosetale Ayewoh
Director of the WTO Accessions Division: Mr Chiedu Osakwe

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