ACCESSIONS
Ecuador
This page gathers key information on Ecuador's negotiations to join the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ. Ecuador became the 129th °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Member on 21 January 1996.
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ accession process in brief
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Ecuador's Timeline
I. Overview | |||||||
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Application received | 18/09/1992 | ![]() |
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Accession Working Party established | 29/09/1992 | ![]() |
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Terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 09/10/1992 | ![]() ![]() |
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14/03/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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Chairperson of the Accession Working Party | |||||||
1st | 02/1993 - 01/1996 | Ambassador Christer Manhusen (Sweden) | |||||
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 | 20/07/1993 | ![]() |
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2nd | 17/01/1994 | ![]() |
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3rd | 21/04/1994 | ![]() |
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4th | 20/09/1994 | ![]() |
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5th | 28/11/1994 | ![]() |
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6th | 30/11/1994 | ![]() |
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7th | 01/12/1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8th | 01/05/1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9th | 19/05/1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10th | 10/07/1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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) | 17/05/1993 | ![]() |
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Questions and Replies to the Memorandum on Foreign Trade Regime | 10/11/1993 | ![]() ![]() |
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Supplement and Corrigendum - Information submitted in response to additional questions | 04/02/1994 | ![]() |
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Factual Summary of Points Raised | — | — | |||||
Additional Questions & Replies | 22/06/1994 | ![]() ![]() |
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21/02/1994 | ![]() |
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21/04/1994 | ![]() ![]() |
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Questions and Replies supplementary | 25/11/1994 | ![]() |
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Elements of a Draft Report of the Working Party | — | — | |||||
Draft Report of the Working Party | 24/10/1994 | ![]() ![]() |
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01/06/1995 | ![]() |
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Agriculture (WT/ACC/22/Add.1), including Questions and Replies | — | — | |||||
Services (WT/ACC/22/Add.3) | — | — | |||||
SPS Checklist (WT/ACC/22/Add.2) ![]() |
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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) | — | — | |||||
Rule-specific Action Plans | — | — | |||||
Legislation and implementing regulations | Click for details | Legislation notice | Notified legislation | ||||
25/03/1994 | ![]() |
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02/11/1994 | ![]() |
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30/06/1994 | ![]() |
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05/08/1994 | ![]() |
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Consultation documents | Click for details | Consultation notice | Notified consultation document | ||||
27/05/1993 | ![]() |
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19/07/1993 | ![]() |
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26/05/1994 | ![]() |
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23/09/1994 | ![]() |
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05/08/1994 | ![]() |
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22/06/1994 | ![]() |
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24/04/1995 | ![]() |
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17/05/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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24/05/1995 | ![]() |
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20/03/1995 | ![]() |
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06/07/1995 | ![]() |
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13/12/1995 | ![]() |
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III. Bilateral Market Access Negotiations | ||||
Goods Offer(s) | — | — | |||||
Services Offer(s) | 28/11/1994 | ![]() |
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Register of Bilateral Market Access Agreements | |||||||
Draft Goods Schedule | 30/06/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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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 | 16/08/1995 | ![]() |
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Protocol of Accession | 22/08/1995 | ![]() |
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Report of the Working Party | 14/07/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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Goods Schedule (Schedule of Concessions and Commitments Annexed to the GATT 1994) | 20/07/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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Services Schedule (Schedule of Specific Commitments Annexed to the GATS) | 20/07/1995 | ![]() |
VI. Accessions Commitments Database (ACDB) | ||||
Specific Accession Commitments | 20/02/1997 | ![]() |
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25/02/1998 | ![]() |
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24/01/2000 | ![]() |
VII. Instrument of Acceptance | |||||
Notification of Acceptance and Entry Into Force of the Protocol of Accession | 22/12/1995 | ![]() |
VIII. Date of Membership | ||||
21/01/1996 | 129th Member | IX. Since 1995, this is the… | |||||
1st 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.