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Ukraine WTO Accession: What Now?

Valeriy PyatnytskiyCommissioner for European Integration,

Ambassador

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WTO Members in 2012

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20082012

Way of Ukraine to the WTO

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How it was

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Average tariff before and after accession to WTO

agricultural goods

all goods

industrial goods before changes

after changes

final bound (WTO)

11,16

6,28

4,85

9,13

4,94

3,71

13,84

6,51

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before changes

after changes

final bound(WTO)

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TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES(2006-2011)

45,9 48,8

-2,9

58,365,5

-7,2

78,7

92,2

-13,5

49,2 50,6

-1,4

63,2 66,2

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82,188,9

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ExportImportBalance

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DYNAMICS OF BALANCE OF TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES IN UKRAINE

-6,7-11,30

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Balance of trade in goods

3,8 4,15,0

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Balance of trade in services

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GEOGRAPHICAL STRUCTURE OF IMPORT OF GOODS (2006-2011)

36,0

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33,4

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31,4

36,5

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othercountries

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EU (27)

According to the data of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine

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Cross-border supply

No limitations

80% Partial limitations

16%

Unbound4%

Consumption abroad

No limitations

97%Partial

limitations1%

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Commercial presence

No limitations

85% Partial limitations

10%

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Commitments in services

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Transition Periods and Special Conditions of Market Access for Services

Branches of foreign insurance companies – in 5 years from WTO accession date

Insurance intermediation with foreign companies – in 5 years from WTO accession date

Distribution of printed editions – in 5 years from accession to eliminate limitation of 30% for foreign investment

Internal waterways transport – 8 years of gradual elimination of limitations in the framework of bilateral agreements (access and freight rights)

Railway transport services – bilateral agreements preserved

Exclusive right of a national operator to handle addressed written communication less than 50 gr

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Domestic Support to agriculture of Ukraine (base period 2004-2006)

Description Average 2004–2006, mln UAH

1. Aggregated Measurement of Support (AMS) for “yellow box” commitments 3 043,4

2. Product specific support, not exceeding 5% of total value of agricultural production not taken into account in AMS 613,4

3. Non-product specific support, not exceeding 5% of total value of agricultural production and not taken into account in AMS

3 051,3

4. “Green box” programs (no reduction commitments, the level may be increased) 2 424,1

Total amount of support 9 132,2

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Commitments of Ukraine in the Working Party Report– Foreign exchange and payments;– Investment regime; – privatization; – Pricing policies; – Competition policy; – Framework for making and enforcing

policies;– Fees and charges for imports;– Customs valuation; – Rules of origin; – Other customs formalities; – State-owned, state controlled and other

enterprises granted exclusive or special privileges;

– Policies affecting trade in goods; – Trading rights;– Tariff rate quotas, tariff exemptions; – Fees and charges for services rendered; – Internal taxes on imports (VAT); – Quantitative import restriction;

– Import licensing; – Anti-dumping, countervailing duties and

safeguards; – Export regulation (tariffs, fess and charges,

internal taxes for exports); – Technical barriers to trade; – Sanitary, phyto-sanitary measures; – Government procurement; – Transit; – Export restrictions; – Export subsidies; – Industrial policy and subsidies;– TRIMS; – Free and special economic zones ; – Counter-trade and barter; – Trade in civil aircraft; – Agricultural policies; – TRIPS,and policies affecting trade in services– Transparency; – Trade agreements

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General benefits of WTO accession for Ukraine

integration into the international market economy establishing legal foundations for a stable and predictable business climatefostering a favorable climate for foreign investment a wider choice of hight quality goods and servicessimplification procedure for conduction FTA and Regional Agreementsaccess to WTO transparency system and trade dispute settlement mechanismharmonization of national legislation to international standards

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Coordination

Central government

Enquiry Point and Information

Processing Centre of Ukraine

Ministry of Economy of

Ukraine

Regional and local authorities

Manufactures/producers

Consumers

Importers/exporters

WTO Secretariat

National EP& NAs of WTO members