For Accession we have terms and definitions in 5 topics. The topics are Customs, Historical Study, International Economics, Real Estate and Shipping.

Accession (Customs)

The process of adhering to a legal instrument. In the case of GATT, the prospective Contracting Party enters into accession negotiations with the Contracting Parties to determine the concessions (trade liberalization) or other specific obligations it must undertake before accession is concluded. Prospective members may be accorded "provisional accession," which obligates them to apply GATT rules in their commercial relationships with other Contracting Parties, but not to make tariff concessions. Accession to GATT does not automatically involve adherence to the Codes of Conduct negotiated during the Tokyo Round.
See also: Concession, Contracting Party, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Grandfather Clause, Protocol of Accession, Protocol of Provisional Application, dd, http://www.asycuda.org,

Accession (Historical Study)

The date when a record is accepted into an archive's collection.

Accession (International Economics)

The process of adding a country to an international agreement, such as the GATT, WTO, EU, or NAFTA.

Accession (Real Estate)

Acquiring title to additions or improvements to real property as a result of the annexation of fixtures or the accretion of alluvial deposits along the banks of streams.

Accession (Shipping)

1. "Accession is the process by which a country becomes a member of an international agreement, such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) or the European Community. Accession to the GATT involves negotiations to determine the specific obligat"
2. "This refers, in general, to the process of a country joining the GATT. During accession to the GATT, a country accords tariff and other concessions that are its 'price of admission' to the GATT. Although accession to the GATT binds a country to the Genera"

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