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Studies in Trade and Investment No. 49. Facilitating the Accession of ESCAP Developing Countries to WTO through Regional Cooperation
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| Author(s):
Trade and Investment Division (TID)
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| Economic Sector(s):
(1) Global trade policies |
| ESCAP Reference
No.: ST/ESCAP/2215 |
| Division/Office:
Trade and Investment |
| Published Date:
2002 |
| Country:
{Non-country Specific Publication} |
| Hard Copy Price:
US$ 20.00
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| This paper looks at the current status of the World Trade Organization (WTO) accession process and the experience of ESCAP developing members undergoing WTO accession: Bhutan, Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nepal, Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga and Viet Nam. It explores some of the major obstacles to WTO membership, together with lessons learnt and suggests possible improvements in the efficiency of the accession process. The Uruguay Round provisions on special and differential treatment for developing countries are examined and their relevance to accession is assessed. The development of a regional network among acceding countries and the role that ESCAP could play are discussed. |
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- SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND REGOMMENDATIONS
- CURRENT STATUS OF THE WTO ACCESSION PROCESS
AND THE EXPERIENCE OF ESCAP ACCEDING COUNTRIES
Introduction
- Benefits of World Trade Organization accession
- WTO accession process
- Experiences with the accession process
- Perceived problems with the accession process for
developing and least developed countries
- Facilitating accession of developing countries
- Relevance of special and differential treatment provisions
to accession
- So what can be done?
- Improving the accession process for developing countries
- What can be done to help ESCAP developing countries
accede?
- Conclusion
Annexes
- COUNTRY PAPERS
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- Fiji
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
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