Timetable for accession negotiations by chapter and by country (1998-2004)

Caption: Timetable for negotiations on accession to the European Union, concerning the 31 chapters of the Community acquis, started on 31 March 1998 with the six
countries of the Luxembourg group (Hungary, Poland, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Cyprus), continued on 15 February 2000 with the six countries of
the Helsinki group (Romania, the Slovak Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Malta), and brought to a close in December 2002 with 10 countries (Cyprus, the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia) and in December 2004 with Bulgaria and Romania.
Source: Enlargement - Progress in the negociations - Chapters. [ON-LINE]. [Brussels]: European Commission, [22.06.2005]. Available on
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/negotiations/chapters/index.htm.
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Timetable for accession negociations by chapter and by country (1998-2004)

BG CZ EE CY LV LT HU MT PL RO SI SK
Chapter 1: 05.2001- 06.1999- 06.1999- 06.1999- 03.2001- 05.2001- 06.1999- 05.2001- 06.1999- 03.2002- 06.1999- 03.2001-
Free Movement (06.2002) (12.1999) (12.2000) (11.2000) (03.2001) (05.2001) (05.2001) (05.2001) (03.2001) (06.2003) (03.2001) (03.2001)
of Goods 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 2: 10.2001- 05.2000- 05.2000- 05.2000- 06.2001- 06.2001- 05.2000- 06.2001- 05.2000- 03.2002- 05.2000- 06.2001-
Free Movement (06.2002) (10.2001) (03.2002) (06.2001) (06.2001) (11.2001) (06.2001) (06.2001) (12.2001) (12.2003) (12.2001) (06.2001)
for Persons 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 3: 01.2001- 07.1999- 08.1999- 07.1999- 08.2000- 07.2000- 07.1999- 01.2001- 07.1999- 12.2002- 07.1999- 07.2000-
Freedom to (11.2001) (03.2001) (03.2001) (05.2001) (06.2001) (06.2001) (02.2001) (05.2001) (11.2000) (09.2004) (11.2000) (05.2001)
Provide Services 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 4: autumn autumn autumn autumn autumn autumn autumn autumn autumn spring autumn autumn
Free Movement 2000- 1999- 1999- 1999- 2000- 2000- 1999- 2000- 1999- 2001- 1999- 2000-
of Capital (07.2001) (spring (spring (spring (spring (spring (spring (12.2001) (03.2002) (06.2003) (spring (spring
12.2004 2001) 2000) 2001) 2001) 2001) 2001) 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 2001) 2001)
12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 5: 05.2000- 12.1998- 09.1998- 12.1998- 07.2000- 07.2000- 09.1998- 09.2000- 12.1998- 03.2001- 12.1998- 11.2000-
Company Law (06.2001) (06.2001) (06.2000) (06.2001) (06.2001) (06.2001) (06.2001) (11.2000) (12.2001) (12.2001) (06.2000) (06.2001)
12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 6: 03.2001- 05.1999- 05.1999- 05.1999- 05.2000- 05.2000- 05.1999- 11.2000- 05.1999- 11.2000- 05.1999- 05.2000-
Competition (06.2004) (10.2002) (11.2001) (06.2002) (11.2001) (11.2001) 12.2002 (10.2002) 12.2002 12.2004 (11.2001) (10.2002)
Policy 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 7: 03.2002- 06.2000- 06.2000- 06.2000- 06.2001- 06.2001- 06.2000- 12.2001- 06.2000- 11.2002- 06.2000- 06.2001-
Agriculture (06.2004) 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 (06.2004) 12.2002 12.2002
12.2004 12.2004
Chapter 8: 03.2001- 04.1999- 04.1999- 04.1999- 10.2000- 03.2001- 04.1999- 10.2000- 04.1999- 05.2001- 04.1999- 10.2000-
Fisheries (05.2001) (05.1999) (04.2000) (04.2000) (10.2001) (05.2001) (04.1999) (06.2002) (06.2002) (06.2001) (04.1999) (10.2000)
12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 9: 06.2001- 11.1999- 11.1999- 11.1999- 11.2000- 11.2000- 11.1999- 03.2001- 11.1999- 06.2001- 11.1999- 11.2000-
Transport Policy (06.2003) 12.2002 (03.2002) (05.2001) (12.2001) (12.2001) (12.2001) (10.2001) (06.2002) (12.2003) (12.2001) (04.2002)
12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002

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Chapter 10: 07.2001- 11.1999- 11.1999- 11.1999- 05.2001- 05.2001- 11.1999- 06.2001- 11.1999- 10.2001- 11.1999- 06.2001-
Taxation (05.2002) (12.2001) (96.2002) (04.2002) (06.2002) (03.2002) (06.2001) 12.2002 (03.2002) (06.2003) (12.2001) (03.2002)
12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 11: 03.2002- first half of first half of first half of second half first half of first half of second half first half of 06.2002- first half of first half of
Economic and (04.2002) 1999- 1999- 1999- of 2000- 2001- 1999- of 2000- 1999- (06.2002) 1999- 2001-
Monetary Union 12.2004 (end of (end of (end of (end of (first half (end of (end of (end of 12.2004 (end of (first half
(EMU) 1999) 1999) 1999) 2000) of 2001) 1999) 2000) 1999) 1999) of 2001)
12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 12: 10.2000- 03.1999- 03.1999- 03.1999- 04.2000- 04.2000- 03.1999- 10.2000- 03.1999- 10.2000- 03.1999- 05.2000-
Statistics (12.2000) (06.1999) (06.1999) (06.1999) (04.2000) (04.2000) (06.1999) (12.2000) (06.1999) (12.2000) (06.1999) (06.2000)
12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 13: 10.2001- 09.1999- 09.1999- 09.1999- 02.2001- 11.2000- 09.1999- 11.2001- 09.1999- 10.2001- 09.1999- 02.2001-
Employment and (04.2002) (05.2001) (10.2000) (03.2000) (06.2001) (03.2001) (11.2000) (11.2001) (03.2001) (04.2002) (11.2000) (05.2001)
social policy 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 14: second half second half second half second half first half of first half of second half first half of second half first half of second half first half of
Energy of 2001- of 1999- of 1999- of 1999- 2001- 2001- of 1999- 2001- of 1999- 2002- of 1999- 2001-
(second (first half (07.2002) (first half (second (first half (second (first half (second (second (first half (second
half of of 2001) 12.2002 of 2001) half of of 2002) half of of 2001) half of half of of 2001) half of
2002) 12.2002 12.2002 2001) 12.2002 2000) 12.2002 2001) 2004) 12.2002 2001)
12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002
Chapter 15: second half second half second half second half second half second half second half first half of second half second half second half second half
Industrial Policy of 2001- of 1998- of 1998- of 1998- of 2000- of 2000- of 1998- 2000- of 1998- of 2002- of 1998- of 2000-
(second (first half (first half (second (second (second (first half (first half (first half (07.2002) (first half (second
half of of 1999) of 1999) half of half of half of of 1999) of 2000) of 1999) 12.2004 of 1999) half of
2001) 12.2002 12.2002 1998) 2000) 2000) 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 2000)
12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 16: 05.2000- 10.1998- 10.1998- 10.1998- 05.2000- 05.2000- 10.1998- 05.2000- 10.1998- 05.2000- 10.1998- 05.2000-
Small and (05.2000) (11.1998) (11.1998) (11.1998) (05.2000) (05.2000) (11.1998) (05.2000) (11.1998) (05.2000) (11.1998) (05.2000)
Medium-sized 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Enterprises
(SMEs)
Chapter 17: first half of second half second half second half first half of first half of second half first half of second half first half of second half first half of

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Science and 2000- of 1998- of 1998- of 1998- 2000- 2000- of 1998- 2000- of 1998- 2000- of 1998- 2000-
Research (05.2000) (10.1998) (10.1998) (10.1998) (05.2000) (05.2000) (10.1998) (05.2000) (10.1998) (05.2000) (10.1998) (05.2000)
12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 18: first half of second half second half second half first half of first half of second half first half of second half first half of second half first half of
Education and 2000- of 1998- of 1998- of 1998- 2000- 2000- of 1998- 2000- of 1998- 2000- of 1998- 2000-
Training (05.2000) (10.1998) (10.1998) (10.1998) (05.2000) (05.2000) (10.1998) (05.2000) (10.1998) (05.2000) (10.1998) (05.2000)
12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 19: 10.2000- 10.1998- 10.1998- 10.1998- 03.2001- 10.2000- 10.1998- 05.2000- 10.1998- 11.2000- 10.1998- 11.2000-
Telecom and (10.2001) (04.1999) (04.1999) (04.1999) (04.2002) (03.2001) (05.2000) (05.2000) (05.1999) (11.2002) (06.1999) (04.2001)
information 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
technologies
Chapter 20: 05.2000- 10.1998- 10.1998- 09.1998- 05.2000- 05.2000- 11.1998- 05.2000- 11.1998- 10.2000- 10.1998- 05.2000-
Culture and (11.2000) (06.2001) (10.2000) (10.1998) (03.2001) (12.2000) (07.2002) (10.2000) (12.2000) (12.2002) (05.2001) (11.2000)
Audiovisual 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Policy
Chapter 21: 11.2001- 04.2000- 04.2000- 04.2000- 03.2001- 03.2001- 04.2000- 03.2001- 04.2000- 03.2002- 04.2000- 03.2001-
Regional policy (06.2004) (04.2002) (06.2002) (04.2002) (06.2002) (06.2002) (07.2002) (07.2002) (10.2002) (09.2004) (07.2002) (07.2002)
and co-ordination 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
of structural
instruments
Chapter 22: 07.2001- 12.1999- 12.1999- 12.1999- 03.2001- 11.2000- 12.1999- 06.2001- 12.1999- 03.2002- 12.1999- 03.2001-
Environment (06.2003) (06.2001) (06.2001) (07.2001) (11.2001) (06.2001) (06.2001) (10.2002) (10.2001) (11.2004) (03.2001) (12.2001)
12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 23: 10.2000- 04.1999- 04.1999- 04.1999- 10.2000- 02.2001- 04.1999- 10.2000- 04.1999- 07.2001- 04.1999- 10.2000-
Consumers and (10.2000) (05.1999) (05.1999) (05.1999) (10.2000) (02.2001) (06.1999) (10.2000) (05.1999) (07.2001) (05.1999) (10.2000)
Health Protection 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 24: 06.2001- 05.2000- 05.2000- 05.2000- 06.2001- 06.2001- 05.2000- 06.2001- 05.2000- 04.2002- 05.2000- 06.2001-
Justice and Home (10.2003) (12.2001) (03.2002) (12.2001) (06.2002) (04.2002) (11.2001) (03.2002) (07.2002) (12.2004) (12.2001) (06.2002)
Affairs 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 25: 06.2001- 05.1999- 05.1999- 03.1999- 03.2001- 03.2001- 05.1999- 05.2001- 05.1999- 05.2001- 05.1999- 10.2000-
Customs Union (07.2002) (first half (03.2002) (first half (second (second (first half (second (first half (11.2002) (second (first half
12.2004 of 2000) 12.2002 of 1999) half of half of of 2001) half of of 2001) 12.2004 half of of 2001)

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12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 26: first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of
External 2000- 1999- 1999- 1999- 2000- 2000- 1999- 2000- 1999- 2000- 1999- 2000-
Relations (second (first half (first half (first half (first half (first half (second (first half (second (first half (first half (first half
half of of 2000) of 2000) of 1999) of 2000) of 2000) half of of 2000) half of of 2000) of 2001) of 2000)
2000) 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 2000) 12.2002 1999) 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 27: first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of
Common Foreign 2000- 1998- 1998- 1998- 2000- 2000- 1998- 2000- 1998- 2000- 1998- 2000-
and Security (second (first half (first half (first half (first half (first half (first half (first half (first half (first half (first half (first half
Policy (CFSP) half of of 2000) of 2000) of 2000) of 2000) of 2000) of 2000) of 2000) of 2000) of 2000) of 2000) of 2000)
2000) 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
12.2004
Chapter 28: second half first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of
Financial Control of 2001- 2000- 2000- 2000- 2001- 2001- 2000- 2001- 2000- 2002- 2000- 2001-
(second (second (second (first half (second (second (first half (first half (first half (10.2003) (first half (second
half of half of half of of 2000) half of half of of 2000) of 2001) of 2000) 12.2004 of 2000) half of
2002) 2001) 2001) 12.2002 2001) 2001) 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 2001)
12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 29: second half first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of 12.2002- first half of first half of
Finance and of 2001- 2000- 2000- 2000- 2001- 2001- 2000- 2001- 2000- (06.2004) 2000- 2001-
Budgetary (06.2004) 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Provisions 12.2004
Chapter 30: first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of first half of
Institutions 2002- 2002- 2002- 2002- 2002- 2002- 2002- 2002- 2002- 2002- 2002- 2002-
12.2004 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2002 12.2004 12.2002 12.2002
Chapter 31:
Other
Each box contains the opening and closing dates of the negotiating chapter concerned as well as, in brackets, the date of provisional closure. Chapters are
closed definitively only when negotiations in their entirety have been concluded for each applicant country.

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