ACCESSIONS
Samoa
This page gathers key information on Samoa's negotiations to join the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ. Samoa became the 155th °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ member on 10 May 2012.
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ accession process in brief
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Samoa's Timeline
I. Overview | |||||||
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Application received | 15/04/1998 | ![]() |
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Accession Working Party established | 15/07/1998 | ![]() |
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Terms of reference & accession Working Party membership | 15/01/1999 | ![]() ![]() |
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Chairperson of the Accession Working Party | |||||||
4th | 02/2011 - 10/2011 | Mr Atsuyuki OIKE (Japan) | |||||
3rd | 07/2010 - 02/2011 | Ambassador Shinichi KITAJIMA (Japan) | |||||
2nd | 05/ 2009 - 07/2010 | Ms Kuni SATO (Japan) | |||||
1st | 01/1999 - 05/2009 | AmbassadorMr Yoichi SUZUKI (Japan) | |||||
Formal Meetings of the Working Party | Date of the meeting | 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 | 12/03/2002 | — | — | — | — | — | |
2nd | 28/10/2011 | — | — | — | — | News item | |
Informal Meetings of the Working Party | Date of the meeting | Convening fax | Statement(s) by the Head of the Delegation | ||||
24/11/2006 | — | — | |||||
16/06/2008 | — | — | |||||
28/10/2009 | — | — | |||||
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) | 17/02/2000 | ![]() |
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Initial cycle(s) of Questions and Replies, following the circulation of the MFTR | 30/08/2001 | ![]() ![]() |
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12/06/2003 | ![]() ![]() |
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Factual Summary of Points Raised | — | — | |||||
Additional Questions & Replies | 07/12/2005 | ![]() |
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16/06/2008 | ![]() |
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11/05/2009 | ![]() |
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29/04/2010 | ![]() |
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29/04/2010 | ![]() |
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18/11/2010 | ![]() |
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10/02/2011 | ![]() |
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31/05/2011 | ![]() |
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25/07/2011 | ![]() |
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Elements of a Draft Report of the Working Party | — | — | |||||
Draft Report of the Working Party | 12/06/2003 | ![]() ![]() |
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Agriculture (WT/ACC/22/Add.1), including Questions and Replies | 30/08/2001 | ![]() ![]() |
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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) | 26/05/2009 | ![]() |
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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) | 15/12/2010 | ![]() |
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Draft Subsidies Notification (WT/ACC/22/Add.2) | — | — | |||||
Comprehensive Legislative Action Plan (LAP) | 29/04/2010 | ![]() ![]() |
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Rule-specific Action Plans | 23/06/2008 | ![]() |
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06/10/2009 | ![]() |
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Legislation and implementing regulations | Click for details | Legislation notice | Notified legislation | ||||
21/11/2000 | ![]() |
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30/08/2001 | ![]() |
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12/02/2007 | ![]() |
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06/02/2007 | ![]() |
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17/06/2008 | ![]() |
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15/09/2008 | ![]() |
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24/10/2008 | ![]() |
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05/08/2009 | ![]() |
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29/04/2010 | ![]() |
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29/04/2010 | ![]() |
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28/06/2010 | ![]() |
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22/11/2010 | ![]() |
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14/12/2010 | ![]() |
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04/02/2011 | ![]() |
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04/05/2011 | ![]() |
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06/05/2011 | ![]() |
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31/05/2011 | ![]() |
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07/07/2011 | ![]() |
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22/07/2011 | ![]() |
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04/08/2011 | ![]() |
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15/08/2011 | ![]() |
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07/09/2011 | ![]() |
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20/10/2011 | ![]() |
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24/10/2011 | ![]() |
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04/11/2011 | ![]() |
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Consultation documents | Click for details | Consultation notice | Notified consultation document | ||||
30/08/2001 | ![]() |
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29/04/2010 | ![]() |
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14/12/2010 | ![]() |
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14/12/2010 | ![]() |
III. Bilateral Market Access Negotiations | |||||
Goods Offer(s) | 30/08/2001 | ![]() |
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Services Offer(s) | 30/08/2001 | ![]() ![]() |
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Register of Bilateral Market Access Agreements | |||||||
Draft Goods Schedule | 23/09/2011 | ![]() |
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Draft Services Schedule | 23/09/2011 | ![]() |
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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 | 17/12/2011 | ![]() |
News item | ||||
Protocol of Accession | 17/12/2011 | ![]() |
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Report of the Working Party | 01/11/2011 | ![]() ![]() |
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Goods Schedule (Schedule of Concessions and Commitments Annexed to the GATT 1994) | 01/11/2011 | ![]() ![]() |
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Services Schedule (Schedule of Specific Commitments Annexed to the GATS) | 01/11/2011 | ![]() ![]() |
VI. Accessions Commitments Database (ACDB) | ||||
Specific Accession Commitments | ![]() |
VII. Instrument of Acceptance | |||||
Notification of Acceptance and Entry Into Force of the Protocol of Accession | 10/04/2012 | ![]() |
VIII. Date of Membership | ||||
10/05/2012 | 155th Member | News item | IX. Since 1995, this is the… | ||||
27th 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.