ACCESSIONS
Georgia
This page gathers key information on Georgia's negotiations to join the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ. Georgia became the 137th °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Member on 14 June 2000.
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ accession process in brief
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Georgia's Timeline
I. Overview | |||||||
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Application received | 03/07/1996 | ![]() |
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Accession Working Party established | 18/07/1996 | ![]() |
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Terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 28/04/1997 | ![]() ![]() |
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Chairperson of the Accession Working Party | |||||||
2nd | 11/1998 - 08/1999 | Ambassador Anne ANDERSON (Ireland) | |||||
1st | 04/1997 - 03/1998 | Ambassador Eveline HERFKENS (Netherlands) | |||||
Formal Meetings of the Working Party | 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 | 03-04/03/1998 | — | — | — | — | — | |
2nd | 13/10/1998 | — | — | — | — | — | |
3rd | 28/07/1999 | — | — | — | — | — | |
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) | 07/04/1997 | ![]() |
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Initial cycle(s) of Questions and Replies, following the circulation of the MFTR | 13/10/1997 | ![]() ![]() |
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13/02/1998 | ![]() |
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27/02/1998 | ![]() |
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19/06/1998 | ![]() |
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Factual Summary of Points Raised | 01/09/1998 | Informal circulation | |||||
Additional Questions & Replies | 04/02/1999 | ![]() |
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Elements of a Draft Report of the Working Party | 24/02/1999 | ![]() |
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Draft Report of the Working Party | 18/05/1999 | ![]() ![]() |
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22/07/1999 | ![]() |
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Agriculture (WT/ACC/22/Add.1), including Questions and Replies | 28/11/1997 | ![]() ![]() |
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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) | 07/07/1998 | ![]() |
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Rule-specific Action Plans | 05/03/1999 | ![]() |
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Legislation and implementing regulations | Click for details | Legislation notice | Notified legislation | ||||
08/04/1997 | ![]() |
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08/09/1997 | ![]() |
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19/02/1998 | ![]() ![]() |
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01/05/1998 | ![]() |
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13/05/1998 | ![]() |
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28/07/1998 | ![]() |
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05/11/1998 | ![]() |
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09/12/1998 | ![]() |
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14/01/1999 | ![]() |
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11/01/1999 | ![]() |
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25/02/1999 | ![]() |
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10/03/1999 | ![]() |
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04/08/1999 | ![]() |
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14/09/1999 | ![]() |
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Consultation documents | Click for details | Consultation notice | Notified consultation document | ||||
21/11/1997 | ![]() |
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03/02/1998 | ![]() |
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13/10/1998 | ![]() |
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18/12/1998 | ![]() |
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05/03/1999 | ![]() |
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III. Bilateral Market Access Negotiations | ||||
Goods Offer(s) | 19/02/1998 | ![]() ![]() |
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Services Offer(s) | 02/02/1998 | ![]() ![]() |
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Register of Bilateral Market Access Agreements | |||||||
Draft Goods Schedule | 26/07/1999 | ![]() ![]() |
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Draft Services Schedule | 22/07/1999 | ![]() ![]() |
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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 | 06/10/1999 | ![]() |
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Protocol of Accession | 06/10/1999 | ![]() |
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Report of the Working Party | 31/08/1999 | ![]() |
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Goods Schedule (Schedule of Concessions and Commitments Annexed to the GATT 1994) | 31/08/1999 | ![]() |
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Services Schedule (Schedule of Specific Commitments Annexed to the GATS) | 30/08/1999 | ![]() |
VI. Accessions Commitments Database (ACDB) | ||||
Specific Accession Commitments | ![]() |
VII. Instrument of Acceptance | |||||
Notification of Acceptance and Entry Into Force of the Protocol of Accession | 15/05/2000 | ![]() |
VIII. Date of Membership | ||||
14/06/2000 | 137th Member | News item | IX. Since 1995, this is the… | ||||
9th 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.