ACCESSIONS
Latvia
This page gathers key information on Latvia's negotiations to join the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ. Latvia became the 134th °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Member on 10 February 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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Latvia's Timeline
I. Overview | |||||||
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GATT application received | 08/11/1993 | ![]() |
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GATT Accession Working Party established | 17/12/1993 | ![]() |
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GATT terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 23/12/1993 | ![]() ![]() |
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ application received & °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ accession Working Party established | 30/01/1995 |
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 03/04/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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~revised | 17/11/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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Chairperson of the Accession Working Party | |||||||
1st | 03/1995 - 02/1999 | Mr Finn THEILGAARD (Denmark) | |||||
Formal Meetings of the Working Party | Date of the meeting | 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 | 28/03/1995 | WT/SPEC/6 | — | — | — | — | |
2nd | 13/11/1995 | — | — | WT/ACC/LVA/7 | — | — | |
3rd | 22/03/1996 | — | — | WT/ACC/LVA/10 | — | — | |
4th | 16/09/1996 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5th | 27/02/1997 | — | — | WT/ACC/LVA/19 | — | — | |
6th | 29/09/1998 | — | — | — | — | — | |
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) | 29/08/1994 | ![]() |
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~additional information | 19/04/1995 | ![]() |
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Initial cycle(s) of Questions and Replies, following the circulation of the MFTR | 22/02/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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28/07/1995 | ![]() |
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01/08/1995 | ![]() |
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19/02/1996 | ![]() ![]() |
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15/07/1996 | ![]() |
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Factual Summary of Points Raised | — | — | |||||
Additional Questions & Replies | 16/12/1996 | ![]() |
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Elements of a Draft Report of the Working Party | 05/12/1996 | ![]() ![]() |
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Draft Report of the Working Party | 02/05/1997 | ![]() ![]() |
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25/09/1998 | ![]() ![]() |
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Agriculture (WT/ACC/22/Add.1), including Questions and Replies | 12/02/1997 | ![]() ![]() |
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13/01/1999 | ![]() |
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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) | 23/09/1997 | ![]() |
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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) | 14/05/1998 | ![]() |
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Rule-specific Action Plans | — | — | |||||
Legislation and implementing regulations | Click for details | Legislation notice | Notified legislation | ||||
09/03/1995 | ![]() |
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24/03/1995 | ![]() |
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20/04/1995 | ![]() |
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01/08/1995 | ![]() |
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31/08/1995 | ![]() |
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15/03/1996 | ![]() |
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05/06/1996 | ![]() |
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05/07/1996 | ![]() |
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11/07/1996 | ![]() ![]() |
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18/09/1996 | ![]() |
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19/02/1997 | ![]() |
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24/02/1997 | ![]() |
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11/04/1997 | ![]() |
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25/04/1997 | ![]() |
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19/06/1997 | ![]() |
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08/07/1997 | ![]() |
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23/07/1997 | ![]() |
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25/07/1997 | ![]() |
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15/10/1997 | ![]() |
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14/04/1998 | ![]() |
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13/07/1998 | ![]() |
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21/09/1998 | ![]() |
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29/09/1998 | ![]() |
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Consultation documents | Click for details | Consultation notice | Notified consultation document | ||||
09/03/1995 | ![]() |
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16/05/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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24/03/1995 | ![]() |
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20/04/1995 | ![]() |
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23/05/1995 | ![]() |
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21/03/1997 | ![]() |
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01/10/1998 | ![]() |
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III. Bilateral Market Access Negotiations | ||||
Goods Offer(s) | 24/03/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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Services Offer(s) | 24/03/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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Register of Bilateral Market Access Agreements | |||||||
Draft Goods Schedule | 22/09/1998 | ![]() ![]() |
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Draft Services Schedule | 22/09/1998 | ![]() ![]() |
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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 | 14/10/1998 | ![]() |
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Protocol of Accession | 14/10/1998 | ![]() |
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Report of the Working Party | 30/09/1998 | ![]() |
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Goods Schedule (Schedule of Concessions and Commitments Annexed to the GATT 1994) | 30/09/1998 | ![]() ![]() |
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Services Schedule (Schedule of Specific Commitments Annexed to the GATS) | 30/09/1998 | ![]() |
VI. Accessions Commitments Database (ACDB) | ||||
Specific Accession Commitments | ![]() |
VII. Instrument of Acceptance | |||||
Notification of Acceptance and Entry Into Force of the Protocol of Accession | 11/01/1999 | ![]() |
VIII. Date of Membership | ||||
10/02/1999 | 134th Member | IX. Since 1995, this is the… | |||||
6th 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.