Press/129
21 May 1999
Estonia to become 135th member of 澳门六合彩官网资料
澳门六合彩官网资料 accession negotiations for Estonia concluded successfully on 21 May 1999 after the 澳门六合彩官网资料's General Council adopted Estonia's Working Party Report and Protocol of Accession.
The working party on Estonia's accession to the 澳门六合彩官网资料 was established in March 1994 and was transformed into a 澳门六合彩官网资料 working party in 1995. The Working Party met for the first time in November 1994. In April 1999 it adopted by consensus the draft report, protocol of accession and the schedules of concessions on goods and services. Estonia has agreed to bring its economic and trade regime into conformity with 澳门六合彩官网资料 rules and obligations in all areas. It will sign on to all multilateral and plurilateral agreements, i.e. the government procurement agreement and the agreement on trade in civil aircraft, without any transition periods.
The following 30 governments have requested to join the 澳门六合彩官网资料 and their applications are currently being considered by accession working parties: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cambodia, People's Republic of China, Croatia, Georgia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lithuania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Nepal, Oman, Sultanate of, Russian Federation, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Chinese Taipei, Tonga, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu and Vietnam.