2012年7月23日，俄罗斯向WTO秘书处提交了其入世批准书，总干事拉米对此表示欢迎，并期待俄罗斯下个月22日成为WTO第156个正式成员，成为这个贸易大家庭中的正式一员。拉米感言：“俄罗斯为实现这一目标走过了漫长的岁月，今天终于跨过了最后一个栏杆，8月22日她将在贸易大家庭的圆桌旁获得她真正的一席之地……”。

俄罗斯议会下院（杜马）和上院（联邦委员会）分别于7月10日和7月18日通过了俄罗斯入世执行立法，随后，俄罗斯总统普京与7月21日签署了法令。

2011年，俄罗斯已是世界第9大出口国，出口商品5220亿美元和服务540亿美元，进口商品和服务分别达3230亿美元和900亿美元。

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law 21 July Parliamentary legislation bringing Russia’s trading laws into compliance with the international standards set under the WTO. The presidential approval follows passage of accession implementation legislation 18 July by the Federal Council, the upper house of Parliament and by the lower house, the Duma, on 10 July. Today, Russia officially notified the WTO Secretariat that the ratification process was completed thereby clearing the way for the country to become the organization’s 156th member on 22 August.

“It has been a long road to reach this destination but today, Russia has cleared the final hurdle and on 22 August it will take its rightful place at the table with family of trading nations, becoming the WTO 156th member. I look forward to Russia joining us next month,” said Mr. Lamy.

In 2011, Russia was the world’s ninth largest exporter, shipping $522 billion in goods and $54 billion in services to its trading partners. Last year, Russians imported $323 billion in goods and $90 billion in services.

Russia’s terms of membership, including the Working Party Report for Russia’s Accession, the Protocol of Accession were adopted by the WTO at the eighth Ministerial Conference on 15-17 December 2011.

The last accessions to the WTO: Montenegro (29 April 2012), Samoa (10 May 2012).

For more information on the Russia accession follow this link on the WTO website.

For more information about the WTO decision at the eighth Ministerial Conference on 15-17 December 2011

                           《世界贸易组织动态与研究》编辑部2012.07.24