WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/MOL/40
16 May 2001
(01-2492)
ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
On 8 May 2001 the General Council adopted a de cision (WT/ACC/MOL/39) to the effect that
the Government of the Republic of Moldova may accede to the WTO Agreement on the terms set outin the Protocol for the Accession of the Republic of Moldova, the text of which was approved at the
General Council meeting on 8 May 2001 (WT/GC/M/65).  The text of the Protocol is annexed hereto.
The Schedules of Concessions on Goods and of Specific Commitments on Services are reproduced in
documents WT/ACC/MOL/37/Add.1 and WT/ACC/MOL/37/Add.2 respectively.
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On 8 May 2001, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, H.E. Mr. Vasile Tarlev
signed, subject to ratification, the Protocol of Accession.WT/ACC/MOL/40
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PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION OF MOLDOVA
TO THE MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
The World Trade Organization (hereinafter referred to as the "WTO"), pursuant to the
approval of the General Council of the WTO accorded under Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement
Establishing the World Trade Organization (hereinafter referred to as "WTO Agreement"), and the
Republic of Moldova (hereinafter referred to as "Moldova"),
Taking note of the Report of the Working Party on the Accession of Moldova to the WTO in
document WT/ACC/MOL/37 and Corr.1-4 (hereinafter referred to as the "Working Party Report"),
Having regard to the results of the negotiations on the accession of Moldova to the WTO,
Agree as follows:
Part I – General
1. Upon entry into force of this Protocol, Moldova accedes to the WTO Agreement pursuant to
Article XII of that Agreement and thereby becomes a Member of the WTO.
2. The WTO Agreement to which Moldova accedes shall be the WTO Agreement as rectified,
amended or otherwise modified by such legal instru ments as may have entered into force before the
date of entry into force of this Protocol. This Protocol, which shall include the commitments referred
to in paragraph 237 of the Working Party Report, shall be an integral part of the WTO Agreement.
3. Except as otherwise provided for in the paragraphs referred to in paragraph 237 of the Working
Party Report, those obligations in the Multilateral Trade Agreements annexed to the WTO Agreement
that are to be implemented over a period of time starting with the entry into force of that Agreement
shall be implemented by Moldova as if it had accepted that Agreement on the date of its entry into
force.
4. Moldova may maintain a measure inconsistent with paragraph 1 of Article II of the GATS
provided that such a measure is recorded in the list of Article II Exemptions annexed to this Protocol
and meets the conditions of the Annex to the GATS on Article II Exemptions.
Part II - Schedules
5. The Schedules annexed to this Protocol shall become the schedule of Concessions and
Commitments annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (hereinafter referred to
as the "GATT 1994") and the Schedule of Specific Commitments annexed to the General Agreementon Trade in Services (hereinafter referred to as "GATS") relating to Moldova. The staging of
concessions and commitments listed in the Schedules shall be implemented as specified in the
relevant parts of the respective Schedules.
6. For the purpose of the reference in paragraph 6(a) of Article II of the GATT 1994 to the date of
that Agreement, the applicable date in respect of the Schedules of Concessions and Commitmentsannexed to this Protocol shall be the date of entry into force of this Protocol.
Part III - Final Provisions
7. This Protocol shall be open for acceptance, by signature or otherwise, by Moldova until
1 July 2001.
8. This Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the day of its acceptance.WT/ACC/MOL/40
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9. This Protocol shall be deposited with the Director-General of the WTO. The Director-General of
the WTO shall promptly furnish a certified copy of this Protocol and a notification of acceptance
thereto pursuant to paragraph 7 to each member of the WTO and Moldova.
10. This Protocol shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter of
the United Nations.
Done at Geneva this eighth day of May two thousand and one, in a single copy in the English,
French and Spanish languages each text being authentic, except that a Schedule annexed hereto may
specify that it is authentic in only one or more of these languages.
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