ACCESSIONS
Nepal
This page gathers key information on the Kingdom of Nepal's negotiations to join the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ. The Kingdom of Nepal became the 147th °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ member on 23 April 2004. Nepal is the first LDC to join the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ through the full working party negotiation process.
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ accession process in brief
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Nepal's Timeline
I. Overview | |||||||
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GATT application received | 16/05/1989 | ![]() |
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GATT Accession Working Party established | 21/06/1989 | ![]() |
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GATT terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 04/07/1989 | ![]() ![]() |
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ application received & °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ accession Working Party established | 05/12/1995 |
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Accession Working Party established | 19/12/1995 | ![]() |
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 19/12/1995 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Chairperson of the Accession Working Party | |||||||
2nd | 10/2002 - 04/2004 | Ambassador Pierre-Louis GIRARD (Switzerland) | |||||
1st | 01/2000 - 10/2002 | Ambassador Roger FARREL (New Zealand) | |||||
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 | 22/05/2000 | — | — | — | — | — | |
2nd | 12/09/2002 | — | — | — | — | — | |
3rd | 15/08/2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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) | 10/08/1998 | ![]() ![]() |
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Initial cycle(s) of Questions and Replies, following the circulation of the MFTR | 08/06/1999 | ![]() ![]() |
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Factual Summary of Points Raised | — | — | |||||
Additional Questions & Replies | 15/10/2001 | ![]() |
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Elements of a Draft Report of the Working Party | — | — | |||||
Draft Report of the Working Party | 20/06/2003 | ![]() ![]() |
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Agriculture (WT/ACC/22/Add.1), including Questions and Replies | 17/09/1998 | ![]() |
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08/07/1999 | ![]() ![]() |
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SPS Checklist (WT/ACC/22/Add.2) | 12/04/2000 | ![]() |
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TBT Checklist (WT/ACC/22/Add.2) | 12/04/2000 | ![]() |
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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) | 21/05/2002 | ![]() ![]() |
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Rule-specific Action Plans | 12/04/2000 | ![]() ![]() |
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05/05/2003 | ![]() |
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Legislation and implementing regulations | Click for details | Legislation notice | Notified legislation | ||||
08/06/1999 | ![]() ![]() |
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14/06/1999 | ![]() |
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Consultation documents | Click for details | Consultation notice | Notified consultation document | ||||
25/09/1998 | ![]() |
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08/06/1999 | ![]() |
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14/06/1999 | ![]() |
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20/04/2000 | ![]() ![]() |
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16/09/2002 | ![]() |
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28/08/2003 | ![]() |
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III. Bilateral Market Access Negotiations | ||||
Goods Offer(s) | 07/07/2000 | ![]() ![]() |
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Services Offer(s) | 07/07/2000 | ![]() ![]() |
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Register of Bilateral Market Access Agreements | |||||||
Draft Goods Schedule | 12/08/2003 | ![]() ![]() |
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Draft Services Schedule | 15/08/2003 | ![]() ![]() |
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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 | 11/09/2003 | ![]() |
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Protocol of Accession | 11/09/2003 | ![]() |
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Report of the Working Party | 28/08/2003 | ![]() |
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Goods Schedule (Schedule of Concessions and Commitments Annexed to the GATT 1994) | 28/08/2003 | ![]() |
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Services Schedule (Schedule of Specific Commitments Annexed to the GATS) | 28/08/2003 | ![]() |
VI. Accessions Commitments Database (ACDB) | ||||
Specific Accession Commitments | ![]() |
VII. Instrument of Acceptance | |||||
Notification of Acceptance and Entry Into Force of the Protocol of Accession | 24/03/2004 | ![]() |
VIII. Date of Membership | ||||
23/04/2004 | 147th Member | ![]() |
IX. Since 1995, this is the… | ||||
19th 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.