Mongolia

Mongolia's Timeline

I. Overview
GATT application received	17/06/1991	L/6886
GATT accession Working Party established	08/10/1991	C/M/252
GATT terms of reference & accession Working Party membership	15/10/1991	L/6919 (+ revisions 1, 2, 3)
WTO application received & WTO accession Working Party established	In pursuance of the decision adopted by the General Council on 31 January 1995, the Working Party on the Accession of Mongolia to the GATT 1947 was transformed into a WTO Accession Working Party.
WTO terms of reference & accession Working Party membership	21/06/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/8
Chairperson of the Accession Working Party
1st	06/1993 - 06/1996	Ambassador Winfried LANG (Austria)
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	03-04/06/1993	GATT/AIR/3436	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	01-02/02/1994	GATT/AIR/3536	—	—	—	—	—
3rd	24-25/05/1994	GATT/AIR/3585	—	—	—	—	—
4th	03-04/11/1994	GATT/AIR/3638	—	—	—	—	—
5th	26/06/1996		—	—	—	—	—
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)	22/01/1992	L/6943 (+ corrigendum)
Initial cycle(s) of Questions and Replies, following the circulation of the MFTR	07/07/1992	L/7043
	04/05/1993	L/7043/Rev.1
	09/08/1993	Spec(93)28
	10/03/1994	Spec(94)4
	06/12/1995	WT/ACC/MNG/1
	10/01/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/2
Factual Summary of Points Raised	—	—
Additional Questions & Replies	10/01/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/2
Elements of a Draft Report of the Working Party	—	—
Draft Report of the Working Party	03/05/1994	Spec(94)14 (+ Revisions 1, 2)
Agriculture (WT/ACC/22/Add.1), including Questions and Replies	—	—
Services (WT/ACC/22/Add.3)	—	—
SPS Checklist (WT/ACC/22/Add.2)	—	—
TBT Checklist (WT/ACC/22/Add.2)	—	—
TRIPS Questionnaire (WT/ACC/22/Add.2)	—	—
Import Licensing Procedures Questionnaire (WT/ACC/22 + revisions)	06/12/1995	WT/ACC/MNG/1
Customs Valuation Checklist (WT/ACC/22 + revisions)	—	—
State-Trading Questionnaire (WT/ACC/22 + revisions)	07/02/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/6
Draft Subsidies Notification (WT/ACC/22/Add.2)	—	—
Comprehensive Legislative Action Plan (LAP)	—	—
Rule-specific Action Plans	—	—
Legislation and implementing regulations	Click for details Hide details	Legislation notice		Notified legislation
	14/02/1992	L/6943/Add.1		Customs Law including Customs Tariff on Export and Import of Goods  Tax Law  Foreign Investment Law
	23/01/1992	L/6943/Add.2		Banking Law
	11/06/1993	L/7242		Customs Law  General Law of Taxation  Personal Income Tax Law  Economic Entity and Organization Income Tax Law  Transport Facilities and Vehicles Tax Law  Sales Tax Law  Foreign Investment Law
	17/02/1994	L/7242/Add.1		Copyright Law
	22/01/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/3		Partnership and Company Law of Mongolia
Consultation documents	Click for details Hide details	Consultation notice		Notified consultation document
	12/10/1993	Spec(93)50		On tariff negotiations
	24/10/1994	Spec(94)43		Information on Main Service Sectors of Mongolia
	31/10/1994	Spec(94)47 (+ revision)		Revised Draft Schedule of the Republic of Mongolia concerning initial commitments on trade in services
	02/11/1994	Spec(94)48		Draft schedule of agricultural commitments (Schedule CXXXIV - Mongolia)
	10/01/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/2		Communication from Mongolia:    – Information on Technical Barriers to Trade    – Information on Implementation and Administration of the Customs Valuation Agreement    – Information on State-owned Enterpreises
	19/01/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/4		Summary of Legislation concerning Company Law and Intellectual Property Rights in Mongolia
	20/02/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/7		Mongolia's assurance to conclude WTO accession processes
	22/04/1996	WT/SPEC/30		List of Items Subject to Licensing
	22/04/1996	WT/SPEC/31		List of Items Subject to Quality Certificates
	07/05/1996	WT/SPEC/34		Draft Notification on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
	15/05/1996	WT/SPEC/36		Draft Notification on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
	15/05/1996	WT/SPEC/37		Draft Notification on Rules for Determining the Customs Value of Imported Goods
	15/05/1996	WT/SPEC/38		Draft Notification on Technical Barriers to Trade
	11/05/2001	WT/ACC/MNG/12		Information regarding the Privatization Program of Mongolia During 1997-2000
III. Bilateral Market Access Negotiations
Goods Offer(s)	See the consultation document section for related negotiating inputs circulated as part of Mongolia's GATT and WTO accession processes
Services Offer(s)	See the consultation document section for related negotiating inputs circulated as part of Mongolia's GATT and WTO accession processes.
Register of Bilateral Market Access Agreements
Draft Goods Schedule	—	—
Draft Services Schedule	22/01/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/5
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	18/07/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/10
Protocol of Accession	18/07/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/11
Report of the Working Party	27/06/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/9  (+  corrigendum)
Goods Schedule (Schedule of Concessions and Commitments Annexed to the GATT 1994)	27/06/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/9/Add.1 (+  corrigendum)
Services Schedule (Schedule of Specific Commitments Annexed to the GATS)	27/06/1996	WT/ACC/MNG/9/Add.2
VI. Accessions Commitments Database (ACDB)
Specific Accession Commitments	http://acdb.wto.org/ click on “Report by Member”, select “Mongolia” 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	30/12/1996	WT/LET/130
VIII. Date of Membership
	29/01/1997	131st Member
IX. Since 1995, this is the…
3rd 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.