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Report by Montenegro
Government of Montenegro applied for membership of the WTO on 23 December 2004 in line with Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the WTO. The General Council established Working Party (WP) on accession of Montenegro on 15 February 2005. The WP adopted the Report on its work and made the recommendation on accession of Montenegro to the WTO on 5 December 2011 after eight meetings had been held and finished the work under its mandate. Accession of Montenegro was approved by the Ministerial Conference during its eight meeting. The Protocol on accession was signed on 17 December 2011 in Geneva. Montenegro became a full-fledged WTO Member on 29 April 2012.
Introduction
The Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) was first established on a trial basis by the GATT contracting parties in April 1989. The Mechanism became a permanent feature of the World Trade Organization under the Marrakesh Agreement which established the WTO in January 1995.