Mongolia

Mongolia

This page gathers key information on Mongolia's negotiations to join the WTO.  Mongolia became the 131st WTO Member on 29 January 1997.

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Accession status:

Member

Current status in the accession process

Multilateral process
Plurilateral process
Bilateral process
Working Party established
Memorandum of the Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR)
Factual Summary
Draft Working Party Report (DWPR)
Agriculture
Any other area of WTO rules, as necessary
Technical Verification of Goods and Services Schedules / Small Group Consultation
Agreed elements are added to draft Report (DWPR) & draft Schedules, as applicable
Initial goods offer
Initial services offer
Bilateral Market Access Negotiations on Goods
Bilateral Market Access Negotiations on Services
Draft Goods Schedule
Draft Services Schedule
Draft Accession Package adopted, ad referendum, by the Working Party
Formal action by General Council/Ministerial Conference
Acceptance by Acceding Government
Notification of acceptance
Membership
I. Overview
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Application received
L/6886
Accession Working Party established
C/M/252
Terms of Reference & accession Working Party membership
L/6919
(+ revisions 1, 2, 3)
Application received
Terms of Reference & accession Working Party membership
WT/ACC/MNG/8
Chairpersons
Order Presiding between Chairperson
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06/1993 - 06/1996
Chairperson
Ambassador Winfried LANG (Austria)
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Formal meetings
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
Date of the meeting
-
Convening notice

GATT/AIR/3436
Statement(s) by the Head of the Delegation
Statement(s) by Working Party members
Delegation list
Other documents for the meeting
News item
2nd
Date of the meeting
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Convening notice

GATT/AIR/3536
Statement(s) by the Head of the Delegation
Statement(s) by Working Party members
Delegation list
Other documents for the meeting
News item
3rd
Date of the meeting
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Convening notice

GATT/AIR/3585
Statement(s) by the Head of the Delegation
Statement(s) by Working Party members
Delegation list
Other documents for the meeting
News item
4th
Date of the meeting
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Convening notice

GATT/AIR/3638
Statement(s) by the Head of the Delegation
Statement(s) by Working Party members
Delegation list
Other documents for the meeting
News item
5th
Date of the meeting
Convening notice

WTO/AIR/365
Statement(s) by the Head of the Delegation
Statement(s) by Working Party members
Delegation list
Other documents for the meeting
News item
Plurilateral Meetings
Date of the meeting Convening notice Statement(s) by the Head of the Delegation
Date of the meeting
Convening notice
Statement(s) by the Head of the Delegation
II. Multilateral Negotiations
Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR)
L/6943
(+ corrigendum)
Initial cycle(s) of Questions and Replies, following the circulation of the MFTR
L/7043
L/7043/Rev.1
Spec(93)28
Spec(94)4
WT/ACC/MNG/1
WT/ACC/MNG/2
Factual Summary of Points Raised
Additional Questions & Replies
WT/ACC/MNG/2
Elements of a Draft Report of the Working Party
Draft Report of the Working Party
Spec(94)14
(+ Revisions 1, 2)
Agriculture including Questions & Replies (WT/ACC/22/Add.1)
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)
WT/ACC/MNG/1
Customs Valuation Checklist (WT/ACC/22 + revisions)
State-Trading Questionnaire (WT/ACC/22 + revisions)
WT/ACC/MNG/6
Draft Subsidies Notification (WT/ACC/22/Add.2)
Legislative Action Plan (LAP)
Rule-specific Action Plans
Legislation and implementing regulations
Legislation notice Notified legislation
L/6943/Add.1
  • Customs Law including Customs Tariff on Export and Import of Goods
  • Tax Law
  • Foreign Investment Law
L/6943/Add.2
  • Banking Law
L/7242
  • Customs Law
  • General Law of Taxation
  • Personal Income Tax Law
  • Economic Entity and Organization Income Tax Law
  • Transport Facilities and Vehicles Tax Law
  • Sales Tax Law
  • Foreign Investment Law
L/7242/Add.1
  • Copyright Law
WT/ACC/MNG/3
  • Partnership and Company Law of Mongolia
Consultation documents
Consultation notice Notified consultation document
Spec(93)50

 On tariff negotiations
Spec(94)43

 Information on Main Service Sectors of Mongolia
Spec(94)47
(+ revision)

 Revised Draft Schedule of the Republic of Mongolia concerning initial commitments on trade in services
Spec(94)48

 Draft schedule of agricultural commitments (Schedule CXXXIV - Mongolia)
WT/ACC/MNG/2

 Communication from Mongolia:
   – Information on Technical Barriers to Trade
   – Information on Implementation and Administration of the Customs Valuation Agreement
   – Information on State-owned Enterpreises
WT/ACC/MNG/4
  • Summary of Legislation concerning Company Law and Intellectual Property Rights in Mongolia
WT/ACC/MNG/7
  • Mongolia's assurance to conclude WTO accession processes
WT/SPEC/30

 List of Items Subject to Licensing
WT/SPEC/31

 List of Items Subject to Quality Certificates
WT/SPEC/34

 Draft Notification on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
WT/SPEC/36

 Draft Notification on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
WT/SPEC/37

 Draft Notification on Rules for Determining the Customs Value of Imported Goods
WT/SPEC/38

 Draft Notification on Technical Barriers to Trade
WT/ACC/MNG/12
  • Information regarding the Privatization Program of Mongolia During 1997-2000
III. Bilateral Market Access Negotiations
Goods Offer(s)
See the for related negotiating inputs circulated as part of Mongolia's GATT and WTO accession processes
Services Offer(s)
See the for related negotiating inputs circulated as part of Mongolia's GATT and WTO accession processes.
Register of Bilateral Market Access Agreements
Register
Draft Goods Schedule
Draft Services Schedule
WT/ACC/MNG/5
Goods and Services Technical Verification Meetings
IV. Accession Package (“Terms of Accession”, de-restricted)
Ministerial Conference/General Council Decision on the Accession
WT/ACC/MNG/10
Protocol of Accession
WT/ACC/MNG/11
Report of the Working Party
WT/ACC/MNG/9
(+ corrigendum)
Goods Schedule (Schedule of Concessions and Commitments Annexed to the GATT 1994)
WT/ACC/MNG/9/Add.1
(+ corrigendum)
Services Schedule (Schedule of Specific Commitments Annexed to the GATS)
WT/ACC/MNG/9/Add.2
V. Instrument of Acceptance
Notification of Acceptance and Entry Into Force of the Protocol of Accession
WT/LET/130

VI. Date of Membership: on the 29/01/1997, Mongolia became the 131st WTO member.

VII. Since 1995, this is the 3rd economy that joined the WTO pursuant to Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement.

All documents on the accession of Mongolia in Documents Online by date of circulation
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.