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Vanuatu (1)

The Working Party on the Accession of Vanuatu was established on 11 July 1995. After a final meeting of the Working Party in October 2001, Vanuatu requested more time to consider its accession terms. In 2008, it indicated its interest to resume and conclude its WTO accession. The Working Party on the Accession of Vanuatu was reconvened informally on 4 April 2011 to discuss Vanuatu’s future WTO membership. The re-convened Working Party completed its mandate on 2 May 2011. The General Council formally approved the Accession Package of Vanuatu on 26 October 2011. On 24 August 2012, the WTO welcomed Vanuatu as its 157th member.

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1.	Application Received	7 July 1995
2.	Working Party Established Chairperson: —	11 July 1995
3.	Memorandum	30 November 1995
4.	Questions and Replies	9 May 1996 13 May 1996
5.	Meetings of the Working Party	3 July 1996 18 October 1999 29 October 2001 2 May 2011
6.	Other Documentation
	(a) Additional Questions & Replies	13 May 1998
	(b) Information on agriculture (WT/ACC/4)	22 September 1999 3 November 2010
	(c) Information on services (WT/ACC/5)
	(d) SPS/TBT checklists (WT/ACC/8)	16 March 2001
	(e) TRIPS checklist (WT/ACC/9)
	(f) Legislative Action Plan	2 May 2011
7.	Market Access Negotiations
	Goods (a) Initial offer (b) Goods Schedule	3 November 1997 11 May 2011
	Services (a) Initial offer (b) Services Schedule	3 November 1997 11 May 2011
8.	Accession Package Approved by the General Council (October 2011)
8.	Working Party Report Goods Schedule Services Schedule	5 December 2011 5 December 2011 5 December 2011

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