Republic of Armenia

Armenia's Timeline

I. Overview
GATT application received	29/11/1993	L/7334
GATT accession Working Party established	17/12/1993	C/M/268
GATT terms of reference & accession Working Party membership	30/01/1995	WT/L/25
WTO application received & WTO accession Working Party established	30/01/1995	WT/L/25 (+ corrigendum) (Request to transform the Working Party on the Accession of Armenia to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947 into a WTO accession Working Party. As per document WT/L/25, the Working Party on the Accession of Armenia to the GATT 1947 was transformed into a WTO Accession Working Party, in accordance with the decision adopted by the General Council on 31 January 1995. Document WT/L/25 also reproduced the name of the Chairperson and the terms of reference of the Working Party.)
WTO terms of reference & accession Working Party membership	01/02/1996	WT/ACC/ARM/3  + ( revisions)
Chairperson of the Accession Working Party
1st	01/1995 - 11/2002	Ambassador Donald KENYON (Australia)
Formal Meetings of the Working Party	Date of the meeting	Convening notice	Statement(s) by the Head of the Delegation	Statement(s) by Working Party members	Delegation list	Other documents for the meeting	News item
1st	24/01/1996		—	—	—	—	—
2nd	23-24/09/1996		—	—	—	—	—
3rd	14/05/1997		—	—	—	—	—
4th	24/06/1999		—	—	—	—	—
5th	21/11/2002		—	—	—	—	—
Informal Meetings of the Working Party	Date of the meeting	Convening fax	Statement(s) by the Head of the Delegation
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Plurilateral Meetings	Date of the meeting	Convening fax	Statement(s) by the Head of the Delegation
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II. Multilateral Negotiations
Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR)	10/04/1995	WT/ACC/ARM/1
Initial cycle(s) of Questions and Replies, following the circulation of the MFTR	27/09/1995	WT/ACC/ARM/2 (+  addendum & corrigendum)
Factual Summary of Points Raised	20/06/1994	Informal circulation.
Additional Questions & Replies	26/04/1996	WT/ACC/ARM/5
	03/04/1997	WT/ACC/ARM/8
Elements of a Draft Report of the Working Party	26/03/1997	WT/ACC/SPEC/ARM/1
Draft Report of the Working Party	01/12/1997	WT/ACC/SPEC/ARM/1/Rev.1  (+  revisions & corrigendum & addenda)
Agriculture (WT/ACC/22/Add.1), including Questions and Replies	12/02/1999	WT/ACC/SPEC/ARM/4  (+  revisions)
SPS Checklist (WT/ACC/22/Add.2)	28/07/1999	WT/ACC/ARM/11
TBT Checklist (WT/ACC/22/Add.2)	28/07/1999	WT/ACC/ARM/12
TRIPS Questionnaire (WT/ACC/22/Add.2)	28/07/1999	WT/ACC/ARM/13
Import Licensing Procedures Questionnaire (WT/ACC/22 + revisions)	—	—
Customs Valuation Checklist (WT/ACC/22 + revisions)	25/02/2002	WT/ACC/ARM/18
State-Trading Questionnaire (WT/ACC/22 + revisions)	—	—
Draft Subsidies Notification (WT/ACC/22/Add.2)	—	—
Legislative Action Plan (LAP)	—	—
Rule-specific Action Plans	—	—
Legislation and implementing regulations	Click for details Hide details	Legislation notice		Notified legislation
	10/04/1995	WT/ACC/ARM/1		I) Laws and Legal Acts Concerning Tariff and Non-Tariff Regulation of Foreign Trade  Decree of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 519 of 13 October 1993 On Regulation of Foreign Trade and Improvement of Accounting and Monitoring  Decree of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 520 of 13 October 1993 On Licensing and Allocation of Import and Export of Commodities (Jobs/Services)  Decree of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 615 of 6 December 1993 On Determining Customs Duties  - Order Confirmed by Decree No. 615 On Definition of Country of Origin for Commodities  - Regulation Confirmed by Decree No. 615 On Transmission of Goods by Citizens into the Customs Territory of Armenia  - Regulation Confirmed by Decree No. 615 On the Valuation of Goods for Customs duty Purposes  - Annex to Decree No. 615 On Customs Duty Rates  - List Confirmed by Decree No. 615 Of Goods Forbidden for Export  Customs Code of the Republic of Armenia (passed on 27 August 1993)  Law of Armenia of 18 August 1993 On Customs Tariff Rates  Decree of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 17 of 17 January 1995 On Licensing and Allocation of Import and Export of Commodities (Jobs/Services)  II) Laws and Legal Acts Concerning International Economic Activities and Intergovernmental Agreements Signed by the Republic of Armenia  Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Georgia on General Principles of Transit Trade (signed on 19 May 1993)  Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran On Frontier Trade between the Meghri Region of the Republic of Armenia and the Marand Province of the Islamic Republic of Iran (signed on 31 May 1994)  Agreement between the CIS countries on the Creation of a Free Trade Area (signed on 15 April 1994)  Agreement on Creation of the Economic Alliance (adopted on 24 September 1993)  Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Russian Federation on Free Trade (signed in 1992)  Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Russian Federation on Trade and Economic Commercial Cooperation in 1994  Resolution of the Government of Armenia No. 58 of 31 January 1994 On Accomplishment of the Intergovernmental Reciprocal Commodity Deliveries in 1994  Decree of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 40 of 13 February 1993 On Additional Measures on State Regulation of International Economic Activities. (Not available)  Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 88 of 23 February 1994 On the Order of Submitting Statistical Reports Regarding the Importation and Exportation of Services in the Republic of Armenia  - Appendix to the Resolution No. 88 List of those Services About the Exportation and Importation of Which Statistical Reports are Required  Decree of the Government of Armenia No. 422 of 12 August 1993 On Provision of Intergovernmental Agreements Signed by the Republic of Armenia in 1994  III) Laws and Legal Acts Concerning Foreign Investments  Law of Armenia of 31 July 1994 On Foreign Investments  Decree of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 474 of 17 September 1993 On the Establishment of the National Financial-Investment Corporation  Law of Armenia On Enterprises with Foreign Capital  Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 162 of 05 March 1991 On Confirmation of the Joint-Stock Companies and Limited Liability Companies Regulations  IV) Laws and Legal Acts Concerning Trade-Related Matters.  Law of Armenia On Taxes and Duties  Law of Armenia On Profits Tax  Law of Armenia On Excise Tax  Law of Armenia On Value-Added Tax  Law of Armenia On Income Tax  Law of Armenia On Privatization and Denationalization of State Enterprises and Uncompleted Constructions  Law of Armenia On Competition and Monopolistic Activity (draft)  Law of Armenia of 14 March 1992 On Enterprises and Entrepreneurial Activities  Law of Armenia On Bankruptcy of the Enterprise (draft)  Law of Armenia of 2 September 1993. On Currency Regulations and Exchange Controls  Law of Armenia of 31 July 1994 On Foreign Investments  Law of Armenia of 27 April 1993. On the Bank of the Republic of Armenia  Law of Armenia On Enterprises with Foreign Capital  Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 606 of 29 December 1994 On Rates of the Excise Tax  Rules of the Arrangement and Placement of the Government Order of 1995
	18/09/1995	WT/ACC/ARM/1/Add.1		Decree of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 40 of 13 February 1993 - Additional Measures on State Regulation of International Economic Activities
	29/09/1995	WT/ACC/ARM/2/Add.1		Law on Amendments and Additions to the Republic of Armenia Law on the "Value-Added Tax"  Law of the Republic of Armenia on Property Tax  Law on Making Amendments in the Republic of Armenia Law on Excise Tax  Law on Pledge Collateral  Law on Bankruptcy of Enterprises and Individual Entrepreneurs  Law on Making Amendments in the Republic of Armenia Law on Corporation Tax  Draft Law on Standardization and Certification  Law on Patents  Law on Income Tax  Law on Land Tax  Law on State Agrarian Inspections  Statute of the Peasant and Collective Peasant Farms  Land Code  Supreme Council Resolution on the maximum sizes of the land lots in property of the Peasant and Peasant Collective Farms  Resolution No. 581 of December, 1994 - Yerevan - On Corroboration of the Temporary Regulations for Auditing Activities in the Republic of Armenia  Government Decision of January 17, 1995 - Yerevan - On the Procedure of Granting Licences for Importation and Exportation of Goods (Works, Services) in the Republic of Armenia  Government Resolution No. 67 of February 8, 1995 - Yerevan - On the State Procurement Order of 1995 of the Republic of Armenia  Government Resolution No. 4 of August 19, 1995 - Yerevan - On Confirmation of the Temporary Regulations for Trademarks and Service Marks  Government Resolution No. 606 of December 29, 1994 - Yerevan - On Rates of the Excise Tax  Government Resolution No. 88 of February 23, 1994 - Yerevan - On the Order of Submitting Statistical Reports Regarding the Importation and Exportation of Services in the Republic of Armenia  Council of Ministers Resolution No. 161 of March 5, 1991 - Yerevan - On the Order of Exercising Diverse Types of Economic Activities on the Territory of the Republic of Armenia
	07/02/1996	WT/ACC/ARM/4		Decree of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 124 of 29 December 1995 On Non-Tariff Regulation of the Commodities (Operations, Services) Import and Export in the Republic of Armenia  Statement of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia on Joining to Article VIII of the IMF Agreement
	25/07/1996	WT/ACC/ARM/6		The Law of the Republic of Armenia of 30 June 1996 On Central Bank of Armenia  The Law of the Republic of Armenia of 30 June 1996 On Banks and Banking  The Law of the Republic of Armenia of 10 June 1996 On Bankruptcy of Banks  Decree of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 124 of 29 December 1995 On Non-Tariff Regulation of the Commodities (Operations, Services) Import and Export in the Republic of Armenia  Amendments to the Law On Privatization and Denationalization of State-Owned Enterprises and Unfinished Construction Sites  List 2 of the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 415 of 1995 On types of Activities that are Subject to Licensing in the Territory of the Republic of Armenia  Statute of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia of 20 June 1996 On Issuing Inferences on Minimal Pricing of Exports of Products from Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals not Produced in Armenia, as well as their Scrap  Statute of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia of 20 June 1996 On Issuing Inferences on Import and Export of Pharmaceuticals into and from the Republic of Armenia  Statute of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Armenia of 20 June 1996 On Issuing Inferences on Export of Wild Animals and Plants Included in the Red Book (Endangered Species Listing) of the Republic of Armenia  Statute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Armenia of 20 June 1996 On Issuing Inferences on Import of Plant Protection Agents into the Republic of Armenia  Decree of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia On Regulation of Pharmaceutical Activity and Ensuring the Quality of Drugs and Medical Facilities  Program of the Government of the Republic of Armenia On Privatization of State Enterprises and Unfinished Construction sites of the Republic of Armenia for 1996-1997  Amendment of 1 May 1996 to Annex N 1 to Decree of the Government of the Republic of Armenia No. 615 of 6 December 1993 On Determining the Customs Duties
	30/05/1997	WT/ACC/ARM/9		Law on the Customs Tariff Rates
	07/01/1999	WT/ACC/ARM/10		Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Customs Duties"  Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Customs User Fees"  Decree of the Government of Armenia "To Define the Rules for Determining the Country of Origin of Goods"  Civil Code of the Republic of Armenia  Civil Procedure Code  Criminal Procedure Code  Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Trade Names"  Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Trade and Service Marks and Appellations of Origin of Goods"  Patent Law  Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Copyright and Neighbouring Rights"  Law of the Republic of Armenia "Protection of Secret Information"  Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Protection of Selection Achievements"  Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Legal Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits"  Draft Proposals on the Amendments in the Armenian Law on Patents Dealing with the Provisions of the WTO Component Agreement TRIPS  Regulation "On Importation of Goods Subject to Certification in the Republic of Armenia into the Customs Territory of the Republic of Armenia"  Decree No. 15 of the Government of the Republic of Armenia "On Compulsory Certification of Goods and Services in the Republic of Armenia"  Regulation "On Application of Certificate of Compliance when Realising and Advertising (Rendering Services) the Certified Goods Subject to Compulsory Certification in the Republic of Armenia"  Regulation "On Fees for the Compulsory Certification in the Republic of Armenia"  Decree No. 171 of the Republic of Armenia "On Establishment of Agrarian Regulations"  List of Toxic and Biological Means Permitted for the Use in the Republic of Armenia to Struggle Against Pests, Diseases and Weeds of Agricultural Cultivated Plants, Forestry and Ornamental Plants  List of Quarantine Pests, Diseases of Plants and Weeds for the Republic of Armenia  List of Quarantine Plants, Food, Seeds and Seedlings of Plant Origin for Quarantine Protection Purposes  Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Agrarian State Inspections"  Regulation "On Cooperation Between the Customs Authorities, Border Veterinary Inspection Stations and State Plant Quarantine Services of the Republic of Armenia"  Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine"  Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Veterinary Medicine"  Government Decree No. 26 of the Republic of Armenia "On the Measures to Ensure the Implementation of the Separate Articles of the Laws of the Republic of Armenia on "Standardization and Certification" and the "Uniformity of Measures"  Decree of the Government of Armenia No. 26 "Procedure on the Implementation of State Metrology Control Over the Quantity of Withdrawn Commodities"
	13/09/2000	WT/ACC/ARM/14		Law on the Conformity Assessment of Products and Services to Normative Requirements of 9 November 1999  Law on Trademarks and Service Marks, Appellations of Origin of Goods of 20 March 2000  Law on Standardization of 9 November 1999  Law on Veterinary of 26 October 1999  Law on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine of 20 March 2000  Law on Food Safety of 8 December 1999  Law on Trade Names of 23 November 1999  Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights of 8 December 1999  Decree No. 9 on the Approval of the Procedure of Preparation, Adoption and Application of Technical Regulations of 11 January 2000
	10/10/2000	WT/ACC/ARM/15		Decree No. 239 on Compulsory Conformity Assessment of Products and Services in the Republic of Armenia of 12 May 2000  Decree No. 247 on the Measures Ensuring the Implementation of the Separate Articles of the Law of the Republic of Armenia on “The Conformity Assessment of the Products and Services to the Normative Requirements” of 18 May 2000  The Customs Code of the Republic of Armenia of 6 July 2000
	26/10/2000	WT/ACC/ARM/16		Law on Patents of 26 November 1999  Law on Legal Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits of 3 February 1998
	13/03/2001	WT/ACC/ARM/17		The Customs Code of the Republic of Armenia of 1 January 2001
	22/08/2002	WT/ACC/ARM/19		Draft Law on Making Changes and Amendments in the "Criminal Code" of the Republic of Armenia  Draft Law on Making Changes and Amendments in the Law of the Republic of Armenia on "Copyright and Neighbouring Rights"  Draft Law on Making Amendments in the Law of the Republic of Armenia on "Value Added Tax"  Draft Law on Making Amendments in the Law of the Republic of Armenia on "Excise Tax"
	14/10/2002	WT/ACC/ARM/20		Law on Making Amendments and Addendum to the Republic of Armenia's Customs Code of 25 September 2002
	29/10/2002	WT/ACC/ARM/21		Law on Making Amendments in the Law of the Republic of Armenia on "Value Added Tax" of 25 September 2002
	05/12/2002	WT/ACC/ARM/21/Add.1		Law of the Republic of Armenia on Amendments to the Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights of 20 November 2002  Law of the Republic of Armenia on Amendments to the Customs Code of the Rrepublic of Armenia of 20 November 2002
	09/12/2002	WT/ACC/ARM/21/Add.2		Decree of the Government of Armenia On Making Amendments to the Republic of Armenia Government Decree No. 581 of 20 September 2000
Consultation documents	Click for details Hide details	Consultation notice		Notified consultation document
	25/07/1996	WT/ACC/ARM/5/Add.1		Proposed Dates for Entry into Force of Certain provisions Relevant to Armenia’s WTO Membership
	02/09/1996	WT/ACC/ARM/7 (+  revision)		Documents Checklist
	20/11/2002	WT/ACC/ARM/22		Confirmation of Armenia’s understanding of the application of the terms and conditions of WTO membership
III. Bilateral Market Access Negotiations
Goods Offer(s)	15/01/1999	WT/ACC/SPEC/ARM/3
Services Offer(s)	02/10/1998	WT/ACC/SPEC/ARM/2  (+  revisions & corrigendum)
Register of Bilateral Market Access Agreements
Draft Goods Schedule	13/11/2002	WT/ACC/SPEC/ARM/1/Rev.8/Add.1
Draft Services Schedule	13/11/2002	WT/ACC/SPEC/ARM/1/Rev.8/Add.2
Goods and Services Technical Verification Meetings	—	—
IV. Summary of Final Meeting of the Working Party
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V. Accession Package (“Terms of Accession”, de-restricted)
Ministerial Conference/General Council Decision on the Accession	10/12/2002	WT/L/506
Protocol of Accession	10/12/2002	WT/L/506
Report of the Working Party	26/11/2002	WT/ACC/ARM/23 (+  corrigendum)
Goods Schedule (Schedule of Concessions and Commitments Annexed to the GATT 1994)	26/11/2002	WT/ACC/ARM/23/Add.1
Services Schedule (Schedule of Specific Commitments Annexed to the GATS)	06/12/2002	WT/ACC/ARM/23/Add.2
VI. Accessions Commitments Database (ACDB)
Specific Accession Commitments	http://acdb.wto.org/ click on “Report by Member”, select “Republic of Armenia” in drop down list then click on “View Report”
VII. Instrument of Acceptance
Notification of Acceptance and Entry Into Force of the Protocol of Accession	06/01/2003	WT/LET/436
VIII. Date of Membership
	05/02/2003	145th Member
IX. Since 1995, this is the…
17th economy that joined the WTO pursuant to Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement.

Note:
The de-restriction of documents is a key component of the transparency obligations of the Multilateral Trading System.  Paragraphs 1 and 2(e) of the Ministerial Council Decision WT/L/452 of 14 May 2002 provide that “documents relating to working parties on accession shall be restricted and shall be automatically de-restricted upon the adoption of the report of the working party” by the Ministerial Conference/General Council.  The time of completion of the de-restriction process depends on the amount and complexities of the documents involved.  Prior to 2002, the de-restriction of accession-related documents was governed by a different set of rules (i.e. General Council Decision WT/L/160/Rev.1 of 26 July 1996), which only affect documents circulated prior to 2002.