ACCESSIONS
Lithuania
This page gathers key information on Lithuania's negotiations to join the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ. Lithuania became the 141st °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Member on 31 May 2001. 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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Lithuania's Timeline
I. Overview | |||||||
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GATT application received | 18/01/1994 | ![]() |
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GATT Accession Working Party established | 22/02/1994 | ![]() |
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GATT terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 14/03/1994 | ![]() |
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14/12/1994 | ![]() |
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ application received & °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ accession Working Party established | 02/02/1995 |
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 11/04/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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Chairperson of the Accession Working Party | |||||||
1st | 04/1995 - 05/2001 | Mr. Peter WITT (Germany) | |||||
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 | 10/11/1995 | — | — | — | — | — | |
2nd | 25/03/1996 | WT/ACC/LTU/9 | — | WT/ACC/LTU/8 | — | — | |
3rd | 07/10/1996 | WT/ACC/SPEC/LTU/5 | — | — | — | — | |
4th | 26/03/1997 | — | — | WT/ACC/LTU/14 | — | — | |
5th | 02/10/2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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) | 14/12/1994 | ![]() |
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Initial cycle(s) of Questions and Replies, following the circulation of the MFTR | 12/09/1995 | ![]() |
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30/07/1996 | ![]() |
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13/06/2000 | ![]() |
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01/11/1995 | ![]() |
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27/02/1996 | ![]() ![]() |
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Factual Summary of Points Raised | — | — | |||||
Additional Questions & Replies | 24/02/1997 | ![]() |
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13/06/1997 | ![]() |
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26/10/2000 | ![]() |
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Elements of a Draft Report of the Working Party | 07/02/1997 | ![]() |
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Draft Report of the Working Party | 23/06/1997 | ![]() ![]() |
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Agriculture (WT/ACC/22/Add.1), including Questions and Replies | 30/07/1996 | ![]() |
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12/06/1997 | ![]() ![]() |
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SPS Checklist (WT/ACC/22/Add.2) | 29/09/1999 | ![]() |
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TBT Checklist (WT/ACC/22/Add.2) | 29/09/1999 | ![]() |
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TRIPS Questionnaire (WT/ACC/22/Add.2) | 29/09/1999 | ![]() |
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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) | 12/04/1999 | ![]() |
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26/05/1999 | ![]() |
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15/06/1999 | ![]() |
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02/08/1999 | ![]() |
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13/10/1999 | ![]() |
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13/04/2000 | ![]() |
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Rule-specific Action Plans | — | — | |||||
Legislation and implementing regulations | Click for details | Legislation notice | Notified legislation | ||||
12/09/1995 | ![]() |
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29/02/1996 | ![]() |
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28/03/1996 | ![]() |
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25/07/1996 | ![]() |
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24/02/1997 | ![]() |
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13/06/1997 | ![]() |
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13/03/1998 | ![]() |
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06/04/1998 | ![]() |
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14/12/1998 | ![]() |
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16/02/1999 | ![]() |
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31/05/1999 | ![]() |
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26/06/1999 | ![]() |
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01/07/1999 | ![]() |
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26/07/1999 | ![]() |
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14/09/1999 | ![]() |
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12/10/1999 | ![]() |
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10/02/2000 | ![]() |
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11/04/2000 | ![]() |
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08/06/2000 | ![]() |
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20/06/2000 | ![]() |
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11/08/2000 | ![]() |
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29/09/2000 | ![]() |
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04/10/2000 | ![]() |
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Consultation documents | Click for details | Consultation notice | Notified consultation document | ||||
12/09/1995 | ![]() |
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13/10/1995 | ![]() |
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02/11/1995 | ![]() |
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27/11/1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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07/03/1996 | ![]() |
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01/10/1996 | ![]() |
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24/02/1997 | ![]() |
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14/03/1997 | ![]() |
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09/10/1997 | ![]() |
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01/10/1997 | ![]() ![]() |
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23/01/1998 | ![]() |
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10/02/1998 | ![]() |
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14/05/1998 | ![]() |
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17/03/1999 | ![]() |
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14/05/1998 | ![]() |
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25/06/1998 | ![]() |
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04/09/1998 | ![]() |
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07/09/1998 | ![]() |
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12/11/1998 | ![]() |
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17/03/1999 | ![]() |
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04/06/1999 | ![]() |
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15/06/1999 | ![]() ![]() |
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14/10/1996 | ![]() ![]() |
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30/09/1997 | ![]() |
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16/10/1997 | ![]() |
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06/01/1998 | ![]() |
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14/05/1998 | ![]() |
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03/02/2000 | ![]() |
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28/07/2000 | ![]() |
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11/08/2000 | ![]() |
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III. Bilateral Market Access Negotiations | ||||
Goods Offer(s) | 14/10/1996 | ![]() ![]() |
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Services Offer(s) | 30/07/1996 | ![]() ![]() |
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Register of Bilateral Market Access Agreements | |||||||
Draft Goods Schedule | 29/09/2000 | ![]() ![]() |
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Draft Services Schedule | 28/09/2000 | ![]() |
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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 | 08/12/2000 | ![]() |
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Protocol of Accession | 08/12/2000 | ![]() |
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Report of the Working Party | 07/11/2000 | ![]() |
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Goods Schedule (Schedule of Concessions and Commitments Annexed to the GATT 1994) | 17/11/2000 | ![]() ![]() |
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Services Schedule (Schedule of Specific Commitments Annexed to the GATS) | 17/11/2000 | ![]() |
VI. Accessions Commitments Database (ACDB) | ||||
Specific Accession Commitments | ![]() |
VII. Instrument of Acceptance | |||||
Notification of Acceptance and Entry Into Force of the Protocol of Accession | 01/05/2001 | ![]() |
VIII. Date of Membership | ||||
31/05/2001 | 141st Member | IX. Since 1995, this is the… | |||||
13th 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.