In article the current situation according to the accession of Ukraine to the WTO is shined. And about coming in October of this year parliamentary hearings on a subject A condition of preparation of the introduction of Ukraine in the World Trade Organization.
The Minister of Economic Affairs of Ukraine Vladimir Zhmykh reported that at this stage the Ukrainian party practically finished negotiations on signing of bilateral agreements with other countries. Today there was only one state with which aren’t agreed yet – Kirgyzstan.
Vladimir Zhmykh considers that Kirgyzstan’s requirements within signing with Ukraine of the bilateral agreement about mutual access on commodity markets and the services, the Ukrainian state necessary for the accession to the World Trade Organization, don’t answer WTO rules.
He declared it on Thursday, October 12 of this year, during a meeting with the European Business Association. The minister emphasized that Kirgyzstan’s position is "quite specific concerning consideration of the contents of the agreement on accession to WTO".
"These requirements from Kirgyzstan haven’t something in common with WTO rules. Therefore we are sure that we will find a normal way out of the created situation with this country" – the Oil cake told.
The question of the introduction of Ukraine in the World Trade Organization (WTO) now is in government and parliament hands.
Let’s remind, on October 6, addressing to representatives of foreign diplomatic corps, Victor Yanukovych declared that before the government it is necessary to accelerate as much as possible a task the work directed on the introduction of Ukraine to the WTO.
In this regard the Ministry has intention to give great value to appropriate protection of domestic market, and also minimization of negative consequences for the Ukrainian economy.
In turn, the head of subcommittee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine concerning eurointegration Vladimir Lanovoy declared that the accession of Ukraine to the WTO hangs by a thread. The government promised till October 20 to submit parliament 21 bills necessary for accession to WTO. To time for consideration of bills remained a little as till the end of November the report of the working group concerning readiness of the introduction of Ukraine in the WTO should be complete.
"We have only a calendar month, namely 11 working days to process and adopt 21 bills" – Lanovoy noted.
"Time adjusts us, after all we can’t "read" laws repeatedly and should accept them from the first therefore bills should be faultless. In case one bill isn’t adopted at least, Ukraine this year won’t be considered as the candidate for accession to WTO. Thus there are two bills which the government meanwhile at all didn’t consider" – the deputy emphasized.
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For accession to WTO it is necessary to accelerate acceptance more than 20 bills of VR of Ukraine
On October 13 meeting of the working group of Committee on questions of economic policy on which questions of preparation of parliamentary hearings concerning the accession of Ukraine to the WTO were considered took place. About it it became known from the message of Information management of the Verkhovna Rada. According to People’s Deputies, for the purpose of ensuring harmonization of the national legal system to requirements of agreements of the WTO it is necessary to adopt more than 20 bills which consideration should be accelerated. Among them:
"About modification of the Law of Ukraine "About export (export) duty on live cattle and leather raw materials" concerning reduction of a rate of export duty;
"About modification of the Law of Ukraine "About veterinary medicine" concerning reduction of legislative and standard and legal base of Ukraine in branch of veterinary control in compliance with the international standards and requirements of agreements of the WTO, in particular Agreements in application of sanitary and fytosanitory actions;
"About establishment of the tariff quota on import to Ukraine of sugar raw from a reed";
"About modification of the Law of Ukraine "About foreign economic activity" concerning reduction of standards of the law in compliance with Agreements of the WTO of rather non-tariff regulation of an import other. Let’s remind, parliamentary hearings on a subject: "A condition of preparation of the introduction of Ukraine in the World Trade Organization (WTO), problems and prospects" will take place on October 18, 2006 at 15:00.
Information source: www.proagro.com.ua.