The Working Party on the accession of Tajikistan was established by the General Council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on 18 July 2001. Tajikistan completed its membership negotiations on 26 October 2012 when the Working Party adopted the accession package. The General Council approved the accession on 10 December 2012. Tajikistan will become the 159th WTO member on 02 March 2013. The WTO paved the way for Tajikistan’s membership by approving its accession package on 10 December 2012. Tajikistan applied for WTO membership on 29 May 2001 and the Working Party concluded the negotiations on 26 October 2012. Tajikistan’s accession package contains the Working Party report outlining its reformed trade regime and its commitments as a WTO member, its market access schedules on goods and services, the General Council Decision and the Protocol of Accession. As a result of the negotiations, Tajikistan has agreed to undertake a series of important commitments to further liberalise its trade regime and accelerate its integration in the world economy.