Ukraine Joined WTO on May 16

Ukraine joined the WTO on May 16, 2008 as its 152nd member after concluding fourteen years of negotiations. Ukraine has offered extensive market-access liberalization and non-discriminatory treatment in areas including agriculture and industrial goods, service, intellectual property rights and other reforms.

Reference: JTASS web page (Japanese)
http://www.kanzei.or.jp/topic/international/2008/for20080222.htm

Reference: WTO press release (English)
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news08_e/acc_ukraine_apr08_e.htm

Source: Bryan Cave LLP bulletin No. 386 (English)
http://www.bryancave.com/bulletins/