ACCESSIONS
Bulgaria
This page gathers key information on Bulgaria's negotiations to join the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ. Bulgaria became the 130th °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ member on 1 December 1996. As of 1 January 2007 it is a member State of the European Union (more info). All EU member States are °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ members, as is the EU (until 30 November 2009 known officially in the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ as the European Communities for legal reasons) in its own right.
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ accession process in brief
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Bulgaria's Timeline
I. Overview | |||||||
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GATT application received | 08/09/1986 | ![]() |
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- revised | 17/10/1986 | ![]() |
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GATT Accession Working Party established | 05/11/1986 | ![]() |
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GATT Terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 20/02/1990 | ![]() |
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- updated | 10/04/1990 | ![]() |
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ application received & °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ accession Working Party established | 11/04/1995 | ![]() |
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 05/08/1996 | ![]() |
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Chairperson of the Accession Working Party | |||||||
2nd | 11/1990 - 12/1996 | Ambassador Erik CARLSON SELMER (Norway) | |||||
1st | 04/1990 - 10/1990 | Ambassador Michael LILLIS (Ireland) | |||||
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 (GATT) | 15/07/1991 | ![]() |
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2nd (GATT) | 12/07/1993 | ![]() |
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3rd (GATT) | 04/11/1993 | ![]() |
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4th (GATT) | 28/03/1994 | ![]() |
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5th (GATT) | 07/07/1994 | ![]() |
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6th (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ) | 05/07/1995 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7th (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ) | 10/07/1996 | — | — | — | — | — | |
8th (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ) | 29/07/1996 | — | — | — | — | — | |
9th (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ) | 17/09/1996 | — | — | — | — | — | |
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 | ||||
— | — | — | — | II. Multilateral Negotiations | |||
Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR) | 22/06/1988 | ![]() |
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- updated | 01/07/1993 | ![]() |
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Initial cycle(s) of Questions and Replies, following the circulation of the MFTR | 04/05/1990 | ![]() |
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26/06/1991 | ![]() |
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26/06/1991 | ![]() |
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12/07/1991 | ![]() |
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Factual Summary of Points Raised | — | — | |||||
Additional Questions & Replies | 28/10/1993 | ![]() |
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Elements of a Draft Report of the Working Party | — | — | |||||
Draft Report of the Working Party | 31/05/1994 | ![]() ![]() |
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Agriculture-specific (WT/ACC/22/Add.1), Questions and Replies | 12/06/1995 | ![]() |
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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) | — | — | |||||
Comprehensive Legislative Action Plan (LAP) | 08/06/1989 | ![]() |
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Rule-specific Action Plans | — | — | |||||
Legislation and implementing regulations | Click for details | Legislation notice | Notified legislation | ||||
05/11/1987 | ![]() |
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14/06/1989 | ![]() |
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22/07/1991 | ![]() |
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09/07/1993 | ![]() |
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09/08/1993 | ![]() |
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Consultation documents | Click for details | Consultation notice | Notified consultation document | ||||
25/11/1977 | ![]() ![]() |
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17/07/1979 | ![]() |
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23/10/1986 | ![]() |
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05/11/1987 | ![]() |
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12/07/1991 | ![]() |
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04/09/1992 | ![]() |
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16/10/1992 | ![]() |
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20/01/1995 | ![]() |
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24/05/1995 | ![]() |
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29/05/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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18/07/1996 | ![]() |
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III. Bilateral Market Access Negotiations | ||||
Goods Offer(s) | 30/06/1979 | ![]() |
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30/06/1979 | ![]() |
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28/11/1979 | ![]() |
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21/02/1995 | ![]() |
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additional information related to agriculture | 21/02/1995 | ![]() |
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Services Offer(s) | 26/10/1994 | ![]() |
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revised | 21/02/1995 | ![]() |
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Register of Bilateral Market Access Agreements | |||||||
Draft Goods Schedule | — | — | |||||
Draft Services Schedule | — | — | |||||
Goods and Services Technical Verification Meetings | — | — | IV. Summary of Final Meeting of the Working Party | ||||
— | — | — | V. Accession Package (“Terms of Accession”, de-restricted) | ||||
Ministerial Conference/General Council Decision on the Accession | 02/10/1996 | ![]() ![]() |
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Protocol of Accession | 11/10/1996 | ![]() |
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Report of the Working Party | 20/09/1996 | ![]() ![]() |
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Goods Schedule (Schedule of Concessions and Commitments Annexed to the GATT 1994) | 20/09/1996 | ![]() |
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Services Schedule (Schedule of Specific Commitments Annexed to the GATS) | 20/09/1996 | ![]() |
VI. Accessions Commitments Database (ACDB) | ||||
Specific Accession Commitments | ![]() |
VII. Instrument of Acceptance | |||||
Notification of Acceptance and Entry Into Force of the Protocol of Accession | 01/11/1996 | ![]() |
VIII. Date of Membership | ||||
01/12/1996 | 130th Member | WT/MIN(96)/ST/101 | IX. Since 1995, this is the… | ||||
2nd economy that joined the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ 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.