Iran and the World Trade Organization
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Status of accession working party
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WTO accession step - Iran | Date |
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1. Application Received | 19 July 1996 |
2. Working Party Established | 26 May 2005 |
3. Memorandum | 24 November 20091 |
4. Questions and Replies | |
5. Meetings of the Working Party | |
6. Recently submitted documentation | |
7. Market Access Negotiations | |
8. Factual Summary | |
9. Draft Working Party Report |
1 New updated memorandum to be submitted by 2017.
Economic Reform
Iran has an observer status at the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 2005. The United States has consistently blocked Iran's bid to join the WTO since Tehran first asked for membership several years ago.[4] Iran has allocated $20 billion in loans to launch 20 trade centers in other countries.[5]
Exports
The WTO in its report "World Trade 2011" has praised Iran’s export growth in 2011, noting that while world trade expanded in 2011 by only 5 percent, Iran’s exports raised more than 30 percent.[6]
According to the report, Iran exported more than 131 billion dollars of merchandise in 2011, ranking as the 23rd biggest exporter in the world. The country’s exports in 2010 stood at 101 billion dollars, the report further said.[7] Iran's non-oil exports increased over 500% in between 2005 and 2011.[8] Iran's main non-oil exports are petroleum gases, liquefied gas hydrocarbons, liquefied propane, methanol, mineral fuels, chemical products, plastics, fruits, nuts, fertilizers, and carpets.[9]
Free trade zones
IRGC
The lack of financial transparency and accountability into Iran’s inner economic workings empowers and supports the
WTO copyright laws
Iran's government has not agreed to be bound by
Iran may change this status if and when it becomes a full member of
See also
- Economy of Iran
- Labor and tax laws in Iran
- Privatization in Iran
- Iranian Economic Reform Plan
- Intellectual property in Iran
- Foreign Direct Investment in Iran
- International rankings of Iran
- Iran Chamber of Commerce Industries and Mines
- World Trade Organization accession and membership
- Middle East economic integration
- Economic Cooperation Organization
- List of Iranian companies
- Group of 15
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation
- International trade
- Iran-United States relations
- South-South Cooperation
References
- ^ "IRAN TRADE LAW| process 3". Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ^ "IRAN TRADE LAW| process 4". Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ^ "Iran Gearing up to Join the WTO-Again". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
- ^ WTO Membership Archived 2009-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
- ^ Iran Plans to Open Trade Centers Abroad Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "Iran exports surge 30% in 2011 despite sanctions, says WTO - Tehran Times". Archived from the original on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- ^ "Iran exports surge 30% in 2011 despite sanctions, says WTO - Tehran Times". Archived from the original on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- ^ "Iran's non-oil exports increase over 500% in 6 years". Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ "Iran's non-oil exports increase over 500% in 6 years". Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
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- ^ "Business Monitor International: Iran Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q2, 2009". Archived from the original on 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
External links
- WTO accession status - Iran
- Memorandum of the foreign trade regime of Iran (145-page document describing all aspects of Iran's trade and economic policies that have a bearing on WTO agreements, including the lists of trade agreements and preferences exchanged between Iran and other countries)
- Australian Trade: Doing Business in Iran in 2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2006) - Many practical information and sector specific reports, with useful websites and resources (login required for sector reports)
- Iran's Process of Accession to WTO
- Trade Promotion Organization of Iran - affiliated to the Ministry of Commerce (Iran)
- Challenges of Iran's agriculture sector in accession Process to the WTO - Omid Gilanpour (2006)
- Accession of Iran to the World Trade Organization: A Legal-Political Overview - S. Jalal Alavi (2010)