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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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