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On 30 November 2015, the WTO announced that Kazakhstan became the 162nd WTO member, closing the 20-year long chapter of negotiating its accession terms with WTO members. By depositing the “Instrument of Acceptance” of its membership terms with Director-General Roberto Azevêdo on 31 October 2015, Kazakhstan activated the 30-day countdown to its WTO membership, which became effective on 30 November 2015. Kazakhstan’s Accession Package was approved by the Working Party members on 22 June 2015 and ultimately by the General Council on 27 July 2015. |
