WORLD TRADE WT/REG43/N/1
30June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2665)
Original: English Committee onRegional Trade Agreements
EURO-MEDITERRANEAN INTERIM ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT ONTRADE
AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE
PALESTINE LIBERALISATION ORGANISATION FOR THE BENEFIT OFTHE
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY OFTHE WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP
Thefollowing communication, dated 29May1997, hasbeenreceived from theDelegation
oftheEuropean Commission withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheWTO Members.
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TheDelegation oftheEuropean Commission onbehalf oftheEuropean Community hasthe
honour toinform theMembers oftheWTO thattheEuropean Community hasconcluded theEuro-
Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement onTrade andCo-operation between theEuropean
Community andthePalestine Liberalisation Organisation forthebenefit ofthePalestinian Authority
oftheWest Bank andGaza Strip. Thisagreement forms afree-trade areabetween thetwoparties
within thesense ofArticle XXIV ofGATT 1994. Theagreement willenter intoforce shortly.1
1ThetextoftheAgreement isbeing circulated asWT/REG43/1.