RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONS/C/W/209
17 May 2002
(02-2729)
Council for Trade in Services Original: English
COMMUNICATION FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Acceptance of the Fourth Protocol
The attached communication has been received from the delegation of Papua New Guinea
with the request that it be circulated to Members of the Council for Trade in Services.
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The Government of Papua New Guinea wishes to confirm that it is now in a position to accept
the Fourth Protocol to the General Agreement on Trad e in Services. To this end, the Government has
deposited its instrument of acceptance with the Director-General of the WTO.  The Governmentwould like to request the Council for Trade in Services to re-open the Fourth Protocol for acceptance
to give legal effect to the commitments assumed by Papua New Guinea in that instrument.
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