ACCESSIONS
Albania
This page gathers key information on Albania's negotiations to join the WTO. Albania became the 138th WTO Member on 8 September 2000.
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Albania's Timeline
I. Overview | ||||||||
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GATT application received | 20/11/1992 | L/7120 | ||||||
GATT accession Working Party established | 2-3/12/1992 | L/7120 | ||||||
GATT terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 16/12/1992 | L/7154 | ||||||
WTO application received & WTO accession Working Party established | 20/01/1995 | WT/L/24 (Request to transform the Working Party on the Accession of Albania to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947 into a WTO accession Working Party. As per document WT/L/24, the Working Party on the Accession of Albania 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/24 also reproduced the name of the Chairperson and the terms of reference of the Working Party.) | ||||||
WTO terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 06/05/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/5 + ( revisions) | ||||||
Chairperson of the Accession Working Party | ||||||||
1st | 02/1995 - 07/2000 | Mr Antonio PINTO DE LEMOS (Portugal) | ||||||
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 | 30/04/1996 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2nd | 26/10/1996 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
3rd | 27/01/1999 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
4th | 30/04/1999 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
5th | 09/07/1999 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
6th | 30/07/1999 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
7th | 17/09/1999 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
8th | 03/07/2000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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 | |||||
— | — | — | II. Multilateral Negotiations | |||||
Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR) | 25/01/1995 | L/7613 (+ corrigendum) | ||||||
updated information | 26/08/1998 | WT/ACC/ALB/25 | ||||||
Initial cycle(s) of Questions and Replies, following the circulation of the MFTR | 13/09/1995 | WT/ACC/ALB/3 | ||||||
13/02/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/4 (+ corrigendum) | |||||||
08/10/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/8/Add.1 | |||||||
11/10/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/8/Add.2 | |||||||
14/10/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/8 | |||||||
14/10/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/8/Add.3 | |||||||
14/10/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/8/Add.4 | |||||||
14/10/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/8/Add.5 | |||||||
14/10/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/8/Add.6 | |||||||
14/10/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/8/Add.7 | |||||||
16/10/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/8/Add.8 | |||||||
23/10/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/8/Add.9 | |||||||
04/08/1997 | WT/ACC/ALB/23 | |||||||
22/04/1998 | WT/ACC/ALB/23/Rev.1 | |||||||
30/03/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/29 | |||||||
Factual Summary of Points Raised | 13/04/1999 | Informal circulation. | ||||||
Additional Questions & Replies | 05/07/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/39 | ||||||
20/08/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/39/Add.1 | |||||||
05/10/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/49 | |||||||
Elements of a Draft Report of the Working Party | — | — | ||||||
Draft Report of the Working Party | 05/07/1999 | WT/ACC/SPEC/ALB/6 (+ revisions & corrigenda) | ||||||
Agriculture (WT/ACC/22/Add.1), including Questions and Replies | 25/08/1998 | WT/ACC/SPEC/ALB/4 (+ revisions & corrigenda) | ||||||
31/05/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/9 | |||||||
30/07/1996 | WT/ACC/SPEC/ALB/1 (+ addendum & corrigendum) | |||||||
SPS Checklist (WT/ACC/22/Add.2) | 30/03/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/31 (+ revisions) | ||||||
TBT Checklist (WT/ACC/22/Add.2) | 30/03/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/32 (+ revisions) | ||||||
TRIPS Questionnaire (WT/ACC/22/Add.2) | 03/03/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/36 | ||||||
Import Licensing Procedures Questionnaire (WT/ACC/22 + revisions) | 09/10/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/19 | ||||||
Customs Valuation Checklist (WT/ACC/22 + revisions) | 24/09/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/16 | ||||||
State-Trading Questionnaire (WT/ACC/22 + revisions) | 23/09/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/13 (+ addendum) | ||||||
Draft Subsidies Notification (WT/ACC/22/Add.2) | — | — | ||||||
Comprehensive Legislative Action Plan (LAP) | 30/03/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/33 (+ revisions & corrigenda) | ||||||
Rule-specific Action Plans | — | — | ||||||
Legislation and implementing regulations | Click for details | Legislation notice | Notified legislation | |||||
13/03/1995 | WT/L/56 |
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14/09/1995 | WT/ACC/ALB/3/Add.1 |
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13/05/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/6 |
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25/07/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/12 |
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06/11/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/20 |
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21/05/1997 | WT/ACC/ALB/22 | Unofficial translation of the Law on State Enterprises | ||||||
22/04/1998 | WT/ACC/ALB/23/Rev.1 |
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25/08/1998 | WT/ACC/ALB/24 |
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14/12/1998 | WT/ACC/ALB/26 |
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26/01/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/26/Add.1 |
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27/01/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/26/Add.2 |
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01/02/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/26/Add.3 |
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05/02/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/27 | |||||||
29/04/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/33/Add.1 |
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30/04/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/37/Add.1 |
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08/06/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/38 |
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28/06/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/41 |
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30/09/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/47 |
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30/09/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/48 |
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23/06/2000 | WT/ACC/ALB/50 |
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Consultation documents | Click for details | Consultation notice | Notified consultation document | |||||
16/05/1995 | WT/ACC/ALB/1 (+ revisions) |
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17/05/1995 | WT/ACC/ALB/2 |
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24/06/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/10 |
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30/05/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/7 |
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10/07/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/11 |
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24/09/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/15 |
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24/09/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/14 |
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25/09/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/17 |
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09/10/1996 | WT/ACC/ALB/18 |
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26/08/1998 | WT/ACC/ALB/25 |
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30/03/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/28 |
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30/03/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/30 |
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30/03/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/34 (+ corrigendum & revision) |
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30/03/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/35 (+ revision) |
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30/03/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/36 |
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29/04/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/37 |
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23/06/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/40 (+ revisions) |
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02/07/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/42 |
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03/09/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/43 |
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17/09/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/44 |
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30/09/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/46 |
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01/10/1999 | WT/ACC/ALB/45 |
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III. Bilateral Market Access Negotiations | |||||
Goods Offer(s) | 14/05/1997 | WT/ACC/SPEC/ALB/3 (+ revisions, addendum & corrigendum) | ||||||
Services Offer(s) | 14/05/1997 | WT/ACC/SPEC/ALB/2 | ||||||
Register of Bilateral Market Access Agreements | ||||||||
Draft Goods Schedule | 14/05/1997 | WT/ACC/SPEC/ALB/3/Rev.6 (+ corrigenda) | ||||||
Draft Services Schedule | 25/08/1998 | WT/ACC/SPEC/ALB/5 (+ revisions & corrigenda) | ||||||
Goods and Services Technical Verification Meetings | — | — | IV. Summary of Final Meeting of the Working Party | |||||
— | — | V. Accession Package (Terms of Accession, de-restricted) | ||||||
Ministerial Conference/General Council Decision on the Accession | 17 /07/2000 | WT/ACC/ALB/52 (+ corrigendum) | ||||||
Protocol of Accession | 17 /07/2000 | WT/ACC/ALB/53 (+ corrigendum) | ||||||
Report of the Working Party | 14/07/2000 | WT/ACC/ALB/51 (+ corrigendum) | ||||||
Goods Schedule (Schedule of Concessions and Commitments Annexed to the GATT 1994) | 06/07/2000 | WT/ACC/ALB/51/Add.1 | ||||||
Services Schedule (Schedule of Specific Commitments Annexed to the GATS) | 13/07/2000 | WT/ACC/ALB/51/Add.2 (+ corrigenda) | VI. Accessions Commitments Database (ACDB) | |||||
Specific Accession Commitments | http://acdb.wto.org/ click on “Report by Member”, select “Albania” 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 | 09/08/2000 | WT/LET/353 | VIII. Date of Membership | |||||
08/09/2000 | 138th Member | News item | IX. Since 1995, this is the… | |||||
10th 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.