Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei's Timeline

I. Overview
GATT application received	15/01/1992	—
GATT accession Working Party established	29/09/1992	C/M/259
GATT terms of reference & accession Working Party membership	05/10/1992	L/7095
WTO application received & WTO accession Working Party established	07/12/1995	WT/ACC/TPKM/1 (Request to transform the Working Party on the Accession of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (referred to as "Chinese Taipei") to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947 into a WTO accession Working Party. As per document WT/ACC/TPKM/1, the Working Party on the Accession 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/ACC/TPKM/1 also reproduced the name of the Chairperson and the terms of reference of the Working Party.)
WTO terms of reference & accession Working Party membership	11/03/1997	WT/ACC/TPKM/6  + ( revisions and corrigendum)
Chairperson of the Accession Working Party
1st	03/1997 - 11/2001	Ambassador Martin R. MORLAND (United Kingdom)
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	06/11/1992	GATT/AIR/3365	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	15/04/1993	GATT/AIR/3405	—	—	—	—	—
3rd	28/06/1993	GATT/AIR/3446	—	—	—	—	—
4th	12/10/1993	GATT/AIR/3491	—	—	—	—	—
5th	17/05/1994	GATT/AIR/3578	—	—	—	—	—
6th	26/07/1994	GATT/AIR/3616	—	—	—	—	—
7th	21/12/1994	GATT/AIR/3667	—	Spec(94)54	—	—	—
8th	28/02/1997		WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/1	—	—	—	—
9th	08/05/1998		—	—	—	—	—
10th	12/05/1999		—	—	—	—	—
11th	14/09/2001		—	—	—	—	News item
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)	29/10/1992	L/7097
Initial cycle(s) of Questions and Replies, following the circulation of the MFTR	26/03/1993	L/7189   (+  revision)
	27/04/1994	L/7429   (+  addendum)
Factual Summary of Points Raised	—	—
Additional Questions & Replies	09/02/1999	WT/ACC/TPKM/14   (+  addendum & corrigendum)
	16/05/1994	Spec(94)16
	16/05/1994	Spec(94)17
	16/05/1994	Spec(94)18
	16/05/1994	Spec(94)19
Elements of a Draft Report of the Working Party	—	—
Draft Report of the Working Party	13/03/1998	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/2  (+  revisions & corrigenda)
Agriculture (WT/ACC/22/Add.1), including Questions and Replies	01/06/1999	WT/ACC/TPKM/16; WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/7  (+  corrgigendum)
	03/07/1998	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/4  (+  revisions & corrigendum)
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)	—	—
Customs Valuation Checklist (WT/ACC/22 + revisions)	—	—
State-Trading Questionnaire (WT/ACC/22 + revisions)	—	—
Draft Subsidies Notification (WT/ACC/22/Add.2)	29/06/1998	WT/ACC/TPKM/8  (+  revisions)
	29/06/1998	WT/ACC/TPKM/9  (+  corrigendum & revisions)
Comprehensive Legislative Action Plan (LAP)	—	—
Rule-specific Action Plans	—	—
Legislation and implementing regulations	Click for details Hide details	Legislation notice		Notified legislation
	23/03/1993	L/7097/Add.4		Statue for Upgrading Industries  Regulations of the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs for Controlled Substances Pursuant to the Montreal Protocol  Statue for Development of Medium and Small Businesses  The Patent Law  The Trademark Law  The Commodity Inspection Law  The Enforcement Rules for the Commodity Inspection Law  Commodity Labelling Law  Statue for Establishment and Management of Export Processing Zones  Statue for Technical cooperation  Statute for Investment by Foreign Nationals  Rules Governing the Approval and Administration of Foreign Specialist and Technical Personnel Employed by Public or Private Enterprises and Ranking Executives Employed by Overseas Chinese or Foreign National Invested Enterprises  Statue for Prevention and Control of Infectious Livestock Diseases  Enforcement Rules of Statue for Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases  Regulations Governing Relief and Aid for Major Agricultural Products Damages by Importation  Statue for Agricultural Development  Customs Law  Rules Governing the Implementation of the Customs Law  Rules for Collection of Customs Fees  Implementing Regulation on the Imposition of Countervailing Duty and Anti-dumping Duty  Income Tax Law  Business Tax Law  Statue for Commodity Tax  The Securities and Exchange Law  Foreign Futures Trading Law  Banking Law  Statue for Foreign Exchange Regulation  Rules Governing Procuring Goods of Foreign Origin  Insurance Law  The Central Reinsurance Corporation Act  Fair Trade Law  The Motion Picture Law  Bylaws Governing the Execution of the Motion Picture law  Employment Service Act  Regulations Governing the Quarantine at International Ports  Foreign Trade Act  Regulations Governing registration and Administration of Exporters and Importers  Rules Governing Examination of Import of Commodities  Rules Governing Examination of Export of Commodities  Regulations Governing Import of Commodities by Firms  Regulations Governing Application for Export of Commodities by Firms  Regulations Governing Import of Commodities  Regulations Governing Export of Commodities  Regulations Governing Examination and Administration of Classification of Import/Export Commodities
	22/06/1993	L/7097/Add.5		The Copyright Law  Law Governing Food Sanitation  Enforcement Rules of the Law Governing Food Sanitation  Law for the Control of Cosmetic Hygiene  The Law of Audit  Ordinance Concerning Inspection Procedure Governing Construction Work, Procurement and Disposal of Properties by Government Agencies  The Quarantine Regulations on Imported Fishery Products  Bylaws Governing the Execution of the Motion Picture Law  Agreement for the Protection of Copyright between the Coordination Council for North American Affairs and the American Institute in Taiwan  Agreement Concerning the Protection and Enforcement of Rights in Audiovisual Works between the Coordination Council for North American Affairs and the American Institute in Taiwan
	28/09/1993	L/7097/Add.6		Copyright Law and Regulations
	14/07/1994	Spec(94)28		List of Newly Promulgated/Revised Laws and Regulations:  - Enforcement Rules of the Foreign Trade Act (N)  - Regulations Governing the Process of Objections against Punishment on Violations of Foreign Trade Act (N)  - Regulations Governing Import of Commodities (N)  - Regulations Governing Export of Commodities (N)  - Regulations Governing Export and Import of High-Tech Commodities (N)  - Regulations Governing Registration and Administration of Exporters and Importers (N)  - Regulations Governing Revenue, Expenditure, Custody and Use of Trade Promotion Fund (N)  - Commodity Inspection Act (T)  - Implementation Rules of the Commodity Inspection Act (T)  - Quarantine Restrictions on the Importation of Plants and Plant Products  - Quarantine Regulations on Imported Fishery Products  - Provisions Standard for Hi-Fi and Stereo Equipment  - Copyright Law  - Agreement for the Protection of Copyright between the Coordination Council for North American Affairs and the American Institute in Taiwan (R)  - Income Tax Law  - Supplement to Customs Import Tariff and Classification of Import and Export commodities  List of abolished laws and regulations:  - Rules Governing Examination of Import of Commodities  - Rules Governing Examination of Export of Commodities  - Regulations Governing Import of Commodities by Firms  - Regulations Governing Application for Export of Commodities by Firms  - Regulations Governing Examination and Administration of classification of Import and Export Commodities
	22/08/1994	Spec(94)31		Draft Special Exchange Agreement between the Government of Chinese Taipei and the CONTRACTING PARTIES to the GATT/WTO
	04/10/1994	Spec(94)39		Draft Special Exchange Agreement between Chinese Taipei and the CONTRACTING PARTIES and the World Trade Organization
	19/05/1995	Spec(94)31/Add.1		Draft Special Exchange Agreement between the Government of Chinese Taipei and the CONTRACTING PARTIES to the GATT/WTO
	01/08/1995	Spec(95)8		Agro-Pesticide Act  Operating Rules for Screening Applications to Import Fishing Vessels Using New Fishing Methods  Feeds Control Act  Veterinary Drugs Control Act
	24/06/1996	WT/ACC/TPKM/3		Wildlife Conservation Law  Implementing Regulations of the Wildlife Conservation Law
	17/06/1997	WT/ACC/TPKM/7		Foreign Trade Act (Articles 6, 18, 20-1)  Commodity Inspection Law (Articles 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 27, 28)  Trademark Law (Articles 4, 5, 23, 25, 34, 37, 61)  Patent Law (Articles 21, 51, 56, 57, 78, 79, 80, 82, 88, 91, 105, 109, 117, 122)  Company Law (Articles 373, 383)  Customs Law (Articles 3-1, 4-3, 4-4, 11-1, 12, 12-4 to 12-6, 27, 27-1, 46-1 to 46-2, 47-2, 51)  Statute for Commodity Tax (Articles 3, 5, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 32)  Business Tax Law (Articles 16, 20)  Securities and Exchange Law (Articles 54, 95, 198)  Certified Public Accountants' Law (Article 47)  Commercial Port Law (Article 7)  Highway Law (Article 35)  Lawyers' Law (Articles 20-1, 42, 45, 46, 47-1 to 47-14, 48, 49, 50 50-1)  Architects' Law (Article 54)  Statute Governing Privileges and Immunities of the Foreign Mission and their Personnel in Chinese Taipei (Article 7-1)  Law of Pharmaceutical Affairs (Article 53)  Law Governing Food Sanitation (Article 17)  Publication Law (Article 8)  Central Bank Act (Article 23)  Banking Law (Article 42)
	24/06/1998	WT/ACC/TPKM/7/Add.1		Tobacco Hazard Prevention Act
	20/07/1998	WT/ACC/TPKM/11		Copyright Law
	21/05/1999	WT/ACC/TPKM/15		The Motion Picture Law  The Enforcement Rules of the Motion Picture Law  Broadcasting and Television Law  Law for the Control of Cosmetic Hygiene  Quarantine Regulations on Imported Fishery Products of Cholera  Regulations Governing the Quarantine at International Port  Law Governing Food Sanitation  Enforcement Rules of the Law Governing Food Sanitation  Customs Law  Insurance Law  Admission Standards and Administrative Rules Governing Foreign Insurers  Banking Law  Business Tax Law  Commodity Inspection Act  Revised Articles 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 27, 28 and 38 of the Commodity Inspection Act  Implementation Rules of the Commodity Inspection Act  Revised Articles 27 and 52 of the Implementation Rule of the Commodity Inspection Act  Statute for Upgrading Industries  Regulation of Controlled Chemical Substances Pursuant to the Montreal Protocol  Trademark Law  Patent Law  Rules for Handling Import Relief Cases  Regulations Governing Export of Commodities  Enforcement Rules of the Foreign Trade  Foreign Trade Act  Statute governing privileges and immunities of the Foreign Missions and their personnel  Law of Pharmaceutical Affairs  Copyright Intermediary Organization Act  Statute for Establishment and Management of Export Processing Zones  Law for the Administration of National Enterprises
	20/06/2000	WT/ACC/TPKM/17		Rules for Handling Import Relief Cases (1 June 1994, amended 30 December 1998)  Rules for Handling Import Relief Cases Regarding Textiles and Clothing (2 June 1999)
	22/09/2000	WT/ACC/TPKM/17/Rev.1		Rules for Handling Import Relief Cases (1 June 1994, amended 21 June 2000)
Consultation documents	Click for details Hide details	Consultation notice		Notified consultation document
	25/01/1993	L/7097/Add.2		Chinese Taipei's import statistics for January 1989 up to June 1992
	23/03/1993	L/7097/Add.4		Aeronautics and Space Industries Development Program  Quarantine Restrictions on the Importation of Plants and Plant Products  Provisional Standard for Hi-Fi and stereo Equipment  Negative List for Investment by Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals  Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Animals and Animal Products  Guideline for the Screening and Approval of the Establishment of Branches and Representative Offices by Foreign Banks  Insurance Company Establishment Criteria
	22/06/1993	L/7097/Add.5		Automotive Industry Development Policy  Requirements for Imported Drug Registration  Negative List for Investment by Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals
	14/07/1994	Spec(94)28		Quarantine Restrictions on the Importation of Plants and Plant Products  Provisions Standard for Hi-Fi and Stereo Equipment  Supplement to Customs Import Tariff and Classification of Import and Export commodities
	22/07/1994	Spec(94)27 (+  corrigendum)		Checklist of Accession Issues
	05/08/1994	Spec(94)30		Description of Service Sectors (Including Telecommunications, Insurance, Banking, Securities, Air Transport and Road Transport)
	11/08/1994	Spec(94)33		Checklist of Accession Issues (responses by Chinese Taipei)
	22/08/1994	Spec(94)31 (+  addendum)		Draft Special Exchange Agreement between the Government of Chinese Taipei and the CONTRACTING PARTIES to the GATT/WTO
	04/10/1994	Spec(94)39		Draft Special Exchange Agreement between Chinese Taipei and the CONTRACTING PARTIES and the World Trade Organization
	14/10/1994	Spec(94)41		Status Repor of Bilateral Negotiations Held by the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu in Conjunction with its GATT/WTO Accession
	31/01/1995	Spec(95)1 (+  corrigendum)		Checklist of Accession Issues (responses by Chinese Taipei)
	01/08/1995	Spec(95)8		Operating Procedures Governing Applications to Import Wheat and Operation of the Stabilization Fund  Operating Procedures Governing Applications to Import Wheat Flour and Operation of the Stabilization Fund  Guidelines Governing Food Companies Applying to Import Raw Glutinous Rice/Powder for Processing for Export  Guidelines Governing Applications to Import Adzuki Beans  Guidelines Governing the Application for and Issuance of Fertilizer Registration Certificate  Guidelines for Screening Applications for Letter of Approval for the Importation of Livestock and Poultry
	13/02/1996	WT/ACC/TPKM/2		HS numbers and descriptions of the products concerned as well as the tariff rates before and such reduction
	24/06/1996	WT/ACC/TPKM/3		Guidelines for Screening Applications for Written Import/Export Approvals Regarding Wild Fauna and Flora Deserving Conservation  Guidelines for the Issuance of Written Approvals Regarding the Importation of Aquatic Animals  Screening Procedures and Criteria Governing the Issuance of Written Approvals for the Importation of Dried Betel Nuts (Ta Fu Tzu)
	11/12/1996	WT/ACC/TPKM/4		Customs Import Tariff and Classification of Import and Export Commodites (August 1995 revised edition)
	26/03/1997	WT/ACC/TPKM/5		Check List of Documents
	26/03/1997	WT/ACC/TPKM/5/Rev.1		Check List of Documents
	03/07/1998	WT/ACC/TPKM/10		Communication concerning the adoption of Codex standards
	03/07/1998	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/5  (+  corrigenda)		Proposed Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Regime
	28/10/1998	WT/ACC/TPKM/12		Standards for Agricultural and Processed Agricultural Products (Volume 1 and 2).
	25/11/1998	WT/ACC/TPKM/13		List of Commodities Subject to Export Restriction and List of Commodities Entrusted to Customs for Export Examination (revised June 1997)
	07/12/1998	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/6  (+  corrigendum)		CODEX Standards
	09/02/1999	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/8  (+  corrigendum)		Responses to questions concerning Proposed Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Regime
	04/05/1999	WT/ACC/TPKM/5/Rev.2		Check List of Documents
	06/05/1999	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/8/Add.1		Responses to questions concerning Proposed Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Regime
	07/05/1999	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/9		Information concerning the draft proposals of Chinese Taipei's TRQ system and SSG scheme
	21/05/1999	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/15		Guidelines for the Reviewing of Foreign Banks' Applications for the Establishment of Branch and Representative Offices  Aeronautics and Space Industries Development Program  Establishment Criteria of Securities Firm  Customs Import Tariff and Classification of Import and Export Commodities (June 1998 Revised Edition)  Customs Import Tariff and Classification of Import and Export Commodities
	08/06/1999	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/10		Information Concerning Domestic Support and Export Subsidies
	23/06/1999	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/11		Preliminary List of Concessions in Goods
	22/07/1999	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/5/Rev.1		Proposed Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Regime
	22/07/1999	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/10/Rev.1		Information Concerning Domestic Support and Export Subsidies
	29/07/1999	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/9/Rev.1		Information concerning the draft proposals of Chinese Taipei's TRQ system and SSG scheme
III. Bilateral Market Access Negotiations
Goods Offer(s)	—	—
Services Offer(s)	28/09/1994	Spec(94)37 (+  Rev.1, Rev.2)
	06/05/1998	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/3  (+  revisions & corrigenda)
Register of Bilateral Market Access Agreements
Draft Goods Schedule	31/07/2001	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/13 (+  revision & corrigendum)
Draft Services Schedule	16/02/2001	WT/ACC/SPEC/TPKM/12  (+  corrigenda)
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	11/11/2001	WT/L/433			News item
Protocol of Accession	11/11/2001	WT/L/433
Report of the Working Party	05/10/2001	WT/ACC/TPKM/18
	11/11/2001	WT/MIN(01)/4
Goods Schedule (Schedule of Concessions and Commitments Annexed to the GATT 1994)	05/10/2001	WT/ACC/TPKM/18/Add.1
	11/11/2001	WT/MIN(01)/4/Add.1 (Note: This document reprints the document distributed as WT/ACC/TPKM/18/Add.1 on 5 October 2001.)
Services Schedule (Schedule of Specific Commitments Annexed to the GATS)	05/10/2001	WT/ACC/TPKM/18/Add.2
	11/11/2001	WT/MIN(01)/4/Add.2 (Note: This document reprints the document distributed as WT/ACC/TPKM/18/Add.2 on 5 October 2001.)
VI. Accessions Commitments Database (ACDB)
Specific Accession Commitments	http://acdb.wto.org/ click on “Report by Member”, select “Chinese Taipei” 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	02/12/2001	WT/LET/411
VIII. Date of Membership
	01/01/2002	144th Member			News item
IX. Since 1995, this is the…
16th 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.