ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL
DUCOMMERCE DEL COMERCIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Référence: WLI/200-1 5December 1996
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING
THEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
DONE ATMARRAKESH ON15APRIL 1994
SECOND PROTOCOL TOTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTRADE INSERVICES
DONE ATGENEVA ON6OCTOBER 1995
NOTIFICATION OFACCEPTANCES
ENTRY INTO FORCE
Ihave thehonour toinform youthattheabove-mentioned Protocol wasaccepted by
thefollowing Members concerned onthedates indicated. Pursuant toparagraph 3ofthe
Protocol, andinaccordance withtheDecision taken on30July1996 byMembers having
accepted theProtocol priorto1July1996, theProtocol entered intoforce forthefollowing
Members concerned on1September 1996:
Austria 27June 1996
Australia 27June 1996
Canada 27June 1996
Chile 13November 1995
Denmark 28June 1996
European Community 26June 1996
Finland 26June 1996
France 28June 1996
Germany 27June 1996
Hong Kong 26April 1996
Hungary 25June 1996
India 27June 1996
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Indonesia 27June 1996
Ireland 27June 1996
Italy 28June 1996
Japan 8December 1995
Korea 27June 1996
Kuwait 17June 1996
Luxembourg 29June 1996
Malaysia 29June 1996
Mexico 27June 1996
Morocco 6March 1996
Netherlands, fortheKingdom inEurope 28June 1996
Norway 28June 1996
Pakistan 30June 1996
Poland 29June 1996
Singapore 25June 1996
South Africa 28June 1996
Sweden 30June 1996
Switzerland 20May1996
Thailand 28June 1996
Turkey 23May1996
United Kingdom 27June 1996
Venezuela 28June 1996
Ialsohave thehonour toinform youthattheProtocol wasaccepted bythefollowing
Members concerned and,pursuant toparagraph 3oftheProtocol andinaccordance with
theDecision taken on30July1996 byMembers having accepted theProtocol priorto1July
1996, theProtocol entered intoforce forthose Members concerned onthedates indicated:
Date ofacceptance Entry intoforce
Czech Republic 28August 1996 27September 1996
Dominican Republic 5August 1996 4September 1996
Philippines 26August 1996 25September 1996
Slovak Republic 12August 1996 11September 1996
Furthermore, Ihave thehonour toinform youthaton25November 1996 the
Government ofSpain withdrew thestatement "Signature subject tosubsequent authorization
byParliament ofthedeclaration ofSpain 'sagreement toassume theobligations" made at
thetimeofitssignature oftheProtocol, thereby recognizing asfullybinding thesignature
affixed byitsplenipotentiary on28June 1996. Interms ofparagraph 3oftheProtocol and
inaccordance withtheDecision taken on30July1996 byMembers having accepted the
Protocol priorto1July1996, theProtocol shallenter intoforce forSpain on25December
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Likewise, Ihavethehonour toinform youthaton28November 1996 theGovernment
ofGreece accepted theProtocol, thereby recognizing asfullybinding thesignature affixed
byitsplenipotentiary on28June 1996. Atthetime ofsignature oftheProtocol, the
Government ofGreece made thefollowing declaration:
"Until thecompletion oftheinternal approval procedures, Greece willapply the
commitmentstakenonitsbehalfintheEuropeanCommunitiesandtheirMemberStates
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments, annexed totheSecond Protocol annexed tothe
General Agreement onTrade inServices, from thedateofitsentry intoforce."
Interms ofparagraph 3oftheProtocol andinaccordance withtheDecision taken on30July
1996 bytheMembers having accepted theProtocol priorto1July1996, theProtocol shall
enter intoforce forGreece on28December 1996.
Inaddition,Ihavethehonourtoinformyouthaton29November1996theGovernment
ofPortugal accepted theProtocol, thereby recognizing asfullybinding thesignature affixed
byitsplenipotentiary on28June 1996. Atthetime ofsignature oftheProtocol, the
Government ofPortugal made thefollowing declaration:
"Until completion oftheinternal approval procedures, Portugal willapply the
commitmentstakenonitsbehalfintheEuropeanCommunitiesandtheirMemberStates
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments, annexed totheSecond Protocol annexed tothe
General Agreement onTrade inServices, from thedateofitsentry intoforce."
Interms ofparagraph 3oftheProtocol andinaccordance withtheDecision taken on30July
1996 bytheMembers having accepted theProtocol priorto1July1996, theProtocol shall
enter intoforce forPortugal on29December 1996.
On29November 1996 theGovernment ofEgypt accepted theProtocol. Interms
ofparagraph 3oftheProtocol andinaccordance withtheDecision taken on30July1996
bytheMembers having accepted theProtocol priorto1July1996, theProtocol shallenter
intoforce forEgypt on29December 1996.
Thisnotification isfurnished inaccordance withparagraph 4oftheProtocol.
R.Ruggiero
Director-General