HANDBOOK ON ACCESSION TO THE WTO

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Preface
Introduction and summary
Chapter 1 — Accession in perspective
Chapter 2 — The basic rules
2.1 Basic WTO provision
2.2 Other relevant WTO provisions
2.3 Ministerial Declarations
2.4 Guidelines on the accession of Least-Developed countries
2.5 Test Questions
Chapter 3 — Technical assistance and training for acceding countries
3.1 Introduction
3.2 WTO Secretariat
3.3 WTO Members and other organizations
3.4 Test Questions
Chapter 4 — The accession process — the procedures and how they have been applied
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Application for membership and establishment of Working Party
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4.3 The Working Party process
4.4 Provision of factual Information on the applicant’s trade regime
4.5 Working Party examination of applicant’s trade regime
4.6 Negotiation of terms on which the applicant will accede
4.7 Completion of Working Party Mandate
4.8 Invocation of Article XIII of the WTO
4.9 Adoption of Report by General Council / Ministerial Conference
4.10 Accession of applicant
4.11 Test Questions
Chapter 5 — Substance of accession negotiations
5.0 Substance of Accession Negotiations
5.1 General points
5.2 Rules
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5.3 Negotiation of market access concessions and commitments
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Annexes
Annex 1 — Statistical survey
Annex 2 WTO provisions on accession
Annex 3 — Ministerial declarations (accession related paragraphs)
Annex 4 — Guidelines for accession of least-developed countries
Annex 5 — Documentation and timeline for completed accessions
Annex 6 — Basic factual information to be supplied
Annex 7 — Supplementary factual information
Annex 8 — Formats for initial tariff offer and for schedule of concessions and commitments on goods
Annex 9 — Drafting a services schedule
Annex 10 — Text of decisions on accession and accession protocols
Annex 11 — List of WTO agreements and associated legal instruments
Annex 12 — Overview of protocol commitments
Annex 13 — Suggested formats for legislative action plans
Annex 14 — Agricultural tariff rate quotas and special safeguards
Annex 15 — Sectoral initiatives

 

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