WORLD TRADE G/L/140/Rev.1
24March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1221)
INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Requests forobserver status intheCouncil forTrade inGoods
Revision
Thisdocument liststheinternational intergovernmental organizations which haverequested
observer status intheCouncil forTrade inGoods.
I. International intergovernmental organizations granted observer status1
Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO)*
International Monetary Fund (IMF)*
International Textiles andClothing Bureau (ITCB)
Organization forEconomic Cooperation andDevelopment (OECD)*
United Nations (UN)*
United Nations Conference onTrade andDevelopment (UNCTAD)*
World Bank*
World Customs Organization (WCO)
II. International intergovernmental organizations whose requests forobserver status havenotyet
beenconsidered2
African, Caribbean andPacific Group ofStates (ACP Group)*
Arab Monetary Fund*
Economic Commission forEurope (ECE)*
European Bank forReconstruction andDevelopment (EBRD)*
European FreeTrade Association (EFTA)*
Latin American Economic System (SELA)*
Organization ofAmerican States (OAS)*
Organization ofAfrican Unity (OAU)
Organization oftheIslamic Conference (OIC)
Secretariat oftheGeneral Treaty onCentral American Economic Integration (SIECA)*
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Union duMaghreb Arabe
1TheInternational Monetary Fund andtheWorld Bank haveobserver status asprovided forintheirrespective agreements
(WT/L/195).
2Member swishingtoconsul tthecommuni cationssenttotheSecretariatbytheinternationalintergover nment alorganizations
areinvited tocontact SujaRishikesh (Market Access Division), office 3130.
*Observer intheGATT 1947 Council.