WORLD TRADE WT/REG55/N/1
30March 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-1257)
Original: English Committee onRegional Trade Agreements
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CROATIA AND SLOVENIA
Notification from theRepublic ofSlovenia
Thefollowing communication hasbeen received withtherequest thatitbedistributed to
WTO Members.
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TheDelegation oftheRepublic ofSlovenia hasthehonour toinform theMembers oftheWorld
Trade Organization thataFreeTrade Agreement between theRepublic ofCroatia andtheRepublic
ofSlovenia, onthebasis ofArticle XXIV oftheGATT 1994, wassigned on12December 1997 and
thatitcame intoforce onaprovisional basis on1January 1998. ThisAgreement willbeapplied
provisionally untilitisratified bybothParties totheAgreement.
TheAgreement contains provisions relating totradeingoods thatareofrelevance toMembers
oftheWorld Trade Organization.
TheAgreement provides fortheestablishment ofafree-trade areabetween theRepublic of
Croatia andtheRepublic ofSlovenia onthebasis ofArticle XXIV oftheGATT 1994, which willbe
established bytheendoftheyear2000, atthelatest. Atthattime,duties andotherrestrictive regulations
ofcommerce willhavebeeneliminated onsubstantially allthetrade between thesignatories ofthe
Agreement.
ThetextoftheAgreement willbesubmitted totheMembers induecourse.
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