The approval came after initial objections by Russia.

It carefully formulated its initial offer, including by going through an extensive stakeholder consultation process and through parliamentary approval.

Initial offers often use new classifications (even with respect to sectors that are not officially part of the WTO classification list) that have received no multilateral approval and are still under discussion.

The approval of the initial infrastructure costs does not imply endorsement of the proposal to appropriate a portion of up to 6 per cent of each new project budget for field office infrastructure.

Date of initial communication 4 December 1996 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 17 August 1998 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 8 October 1998 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 14 May 2001 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 22 July 1998 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 6 November 2000 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 22 July 1998 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 18 June 2002 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 14 October 2003 (initial submission)

Certification and approval

The rules vary among EU countries, but, in Germany, government approval implies parliamentary approval.

Initial step

Initial review

Initial capital

Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval, accession

Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession

Signature, ratification, acceptance or approval

SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL

Signature, ratification, acceptance and approval

SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL

6710 Selective approval of importers

Evaluation of initial proposals

Initial report of Greece

Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval and accession

This is called ETOPS type approval.

Argentina Conditional approval of telecommunications merger

k Subject to General Assembly approval.

Approval Georgia (9 December 2005)1

Approval of the report on credentials

For the initial review, the time frames for the initial check may serve as an indication.

The Advisory Committee recalls that in its report on the initial budget for 2004 05 it had recommended the approval of 126 new posts for the Electoral Assistance Division on the understanding that recruitment would be directly linked to developments in the electoral process.

The initial reviews are good.

Initial treatment involves pain management.

Initial testing began in 2000.

Initial report of Tajikistan (continued)

Initial checks of annual inventories

Initial report of Greece (continued)

Guidelines on initial reports 93

Initial report of Thailand (continued)

Initial appropriation 2004 05 709,123,200

Initial report of Greece (continued)