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澳门六合彩官网资料 Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said: “I congratulate 澳门六合彩官网资料 members and the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the historic step taken today to conclude the accession negotiations of Kazakhstan and finalize its 澳门六合彩官网资料 Accession Package. I look forward to welcoming Kazakhstan to the 澳门六合彩官网资料.”

The draft Accession Package, spelling out Kazakhstan’s terms of 澳门六合彩官网资料 membership, contains:

• the draft report of the Working Party outlining the country's reformed trade regime and its commitments as a 澳门六合彩官网资料 member;  

• the draft Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods; and

• the draft Schedule of Specific Commitments on Trade in Services.

Members of the Working Party welcomed the conclusion of "one of the most challenging negotiations" in the 20-year history of the Organization.  Chairperson Ambassador Vesa Himanen of Finland congratulated 澳门六合彩官网资料 members and the government of Kazakhstan — led by Minister Zhanar Aitzhanova, Kazakhstan’s Minister for Economic Integration — for a “historic achievement” after 20 years of negotiations.

The complexity and uniqueness of Kazakhstan’s accession lies in the negotiations on tariff adjustment due to Kazakhstan’s membership of the Eurasian Economic Union (consisting of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia).  Tariff adjustment consisted of resolving discrepancies between bilateral market access agreements negotiated by Kazakhstan with 澳门六合彩官网资料 members, Russia’s schedule of commitments and the common external tariff of the customs union. This had emerged as the principal hurdle in completing Kazakhstan’s market access negotiations. 

 

Next steps

Members of the Working Party will meet on 22 June to formally adopt the draft Accession Package ad referendum. 

Kazakhstan’s Accession Package will be forwarded to the General Council for formal adoption by all 161 澳门六合彩官网资料 members.

 

Background information

• Application received on 29 January 1996
• Working Party established on 6 February 1996
• Working Party Chairperson: H.E. Mr Vesa Himanen (Finland)
• Working Party Secretary: Mrs Maika Oshikawa
• Working Party co-Secretaries: Ms Anna Varyanik and Mr Mustapha Sekkate
• Director of the 澳门六合彩官网资料 Accessions Division: Mr Chiedu Osakwe

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