RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/LBN/1
4 February 1999
(99-0423)
Original: English
ACCESSION OF THE LEBANESE REPUBLIC
The Director-General has received the following communication, dated 30 January 1999, from
the Ministry of Economy and Trade of the Lebanese Republic.
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I am very pleased to transmit herewith the not ification on the decision of my country to seek
accession to the World Trade Organization under Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing
the WTO.
On behalf of the Lebanese Government, I would like to inform you that the Republic of
Lebanon wishes to accede to the WTO and hereby request you to submit this communication to the
WTO General Council for consideration in the agenda of its next meeting.
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