ACCESSIONS
Estonia
This page gathers key information on Estonia's negotiations to join the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ. Estonia became the 135th °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Member on 13 November 1999. As of 1 May 2004 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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Estonia's Timeline
I. Overview | |||||||
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GATT application received | 10/03/1994 | ||||||
GATT Accession Working Party established | 23/03/1994 | ||||||
GATT Terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 06/04/1994 | ||||||
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ application received & °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ accession Working Party established | 27/02/1995 |
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 21/11/1995 | WT/ACC/EST/7 (+ revision) | |||||
updated | 17/02/1997 | WT/ACC/EST/14 | |||||
Chairperson of the Accession Working Party | |||||||
1st | 01/11/1995 | Ambassador Donald KENYON (Australia) | |||||
Formal Meetings of the Working Party | Convening notice/fax | Statement(s) by the Head of the Delegation | Statement(s) by Working Party members | Delegation list | Other documents for the meeting | News item | |
1st | 25/11/1994 | — | — | — | — | — | |
2nd | 06/06/1995 | — | — | — | — | — | |
3rd | 14/11/1995 | — | — | WT/ACC/EST/8 | — | — | |
4th | 28/03/1996 | — | — | WT/ACC/EST/10 | — | — | |
5th | 18/09/1996 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6th | 11/02/1997 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7th | 24/03/1999 | — | — | — | — | — | |
8th | 07/04/1999 | — | — | — | — | — | |
9th | 24/04/1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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) | 28/03/1994 | ||||||
Initial cycle(s) of Questions and Replies, following the circulation of the MFTR | 13/10/1994 | ||||||
02/11/1994 | |||||||
20/01/1995 | |||||||
23/05/1995 | WT/ACC/EST/2 | ||||||
Factual Summary of Points Raised | — | — | |||||
Additional Questions & Replies | 21/08/1995 | WT/ACC/EST/4 | |||||
15/02/1996 | (+ corrigendum) | ||||||
28/03/1996 | WT/ACC/EST/9/Rev.1 | ||||||
21/06/1996 | WT/ACC/EST/11 | ||||||
28/08/1996 | WT/ACC/EST/12 | ||||||
11/09/1996 | WT/ACC/EST/12/Corr.1 | ||||||
03/09/1997 | WT/ACC/SPEC/EST/3 | ||||||
Elements of a Draft Report of the Working Party | 11/09/1996 | WT/ACC/SPEC/EST/1 | |||||
Draft Report of the Working Party | 18/12/1996 | WT/ACC/SPEC/EST/2 (+ revisions & corrigendum)) | |||||
~updated | 18/03/1999 | WT/ACC/SPEC/EST/7 (+ revision) | |||||
Agriculture (WT/ACC/22/Add.1), including Questions and Replies | 12/02/1999 | WT/ACC/SPEC/EST/4 | |||||
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) | 03/09/1997 | WT/ACC/EST/20 | |||||
Comprehensive Legislative Action Plan (LAP) | — | — | |||||
Rule-specific Action Plans | — | — | |||||
Legislation and implementing regulations | Click for details | Legislation notice | Notified legislation | ||||
28/03/1994 |
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11/11/1994 |
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21/08/1995 | WT/ACC/EST/5 |
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21/04/1995 | WT/L/60 |
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18/05/1995 | WT/L/60/Add.1 |
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04/12/1996 | WT/ACC/EST/13 |
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14/02/1997 | WT/ACC/EST/15 |
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10/03/1997 | WT/ACC/EST/16 |
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05/05/1997 | WT/ACC/EST/18 |
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09/10/1997 | WT/ACC/EST/21 |
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22/01/1998 | WT/ACC/EST/22 |
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05/11/1998 | WT/ACC/EST/23 |
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11/02/1999 | WT/ACC/EST/24 |
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24/02/1999 | WT/ACC/EST/26 |
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30/03/1999 | WT/ACC/EST/27 |
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Consultation documents | Click for details | Consultation notice | Notified consultation document | ||||
04/04/1995 | WT/L/59 |
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21/04/1995 | WT/L/60 |
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16/05/1995 | WT/ACC/EST/1 |
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18/05/1995 | WT/L/60/Add.1 |
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21/08/1995 | WT/ACC/EST/5 |
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02/09/1996 | WT/ACC/EST/1/Rev.1 |
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04/12/1997 | WT/ACC/EST/13 |
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10/03/1997 | WT/ACC/EST/16 |
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11/04/1997 | WT/ACC/EST/17 | Draft Notification | |||||
05/05/1997 | WT/ACC/EST/18 |
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30/05/1997 | WT/ACC/EST/19 | Information on national enquiry points | |||||
22/01/1998 | WT/ACC/EST/22 | Customs Tariff of Estonia | |||||
05/11/1998 | WT/ACC/EST/23 |
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16/02/1999 | WT/ACC/EST/25 | Summary report on Privatization in Estonia 1993-1998 | |||||
24/02/1999 | WT/ACC/EST/26 |
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25/02/1999 | WT/ACC/SPEC/EST/5 (+ corrigenda) |
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25/02/1999 |
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15/03/1999 | WT/ACC/EST/7/Rev.1 |
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III. Bilateral Market Access Negotiations | ||||
Goods Offer(s) | 21/08/1995 | WT/ACC/EST/3 | |||||
Services Offer(s) | 21/08/1995 | WT/ACC/EST/6 | |||||
Register of Bilateral Market Access Agreements | |||||||
Draft Goods Schedule | 19/03/1999 | WT/ACC/SPEC/EST/7/Add.1 | |||||
Draft Services Schedule | 19/03/1999 | WT/ACC/SPEC/EST/7/Add.2 | |||||
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 | 21/05/1999 | WT/ACC/EST/29 | |||||
Protocol of Accession | 21/05/1999 | WT/ACC/EST/30 | |||||
Report of the Working Party | 09/04/1999 | WT/ACC/EST/28 | |||||
Goods Schedule (Schedule of Concessions and Commitments Annexed to the GATT 1994) | 06/04/1999 | WT/ACC/EST/28/Add.1 | |||||
Services Schedule (Schedule of Specific Commitments Annexed to the GATS) | 07/04/1999 | WT/ACC/EST/28/Add.2 (+ corrigendum) | VI. Accessions Commitments Database (ACDB) | ||||
Specific Accession Commitments | click on “Report by Member”, select “Estonia” in drop down list then click on “View Report” | VII. Instrument of Acceptance | |||||
Notification of Acceptance and Entry Into Force of the Protocol of Accession | 14/10/1999 | WT/LET/313 | VIII. Date of Membership | ||||
13/11/1999 | 135th Member | News item | IX. Since 1995, this is the… | ||||
7th 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.