WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/L/506
17 December 2002
(02-6874)
ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Decision of 10 December 2002
The General Council
Having regard to  paragraph 2 of Article XII and paragraph 1 of Article IX of the Marrakesh
Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (the "WTO Agreement"), and the Decision-
Making Procedures under Articles IX and XII of the WTO Agreement agreed by the General Council
(WT/L/93);
Conducting  the functions of the Ministerial Conference in the interval between meetings
pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article IV of the WTO Agreement;
Noting  the results of the negotiations directed toward the establishment of the terms of
accession of the Republic of Armenia to the WTO Agreement and having prepared a Protocol on the
Accession of the Republic of Armenia;
Decides  as follows:
1. The Republic of Armenia may accede to the WTO Agreement on the terms and conditions set
out in the Protocol annexed to this Decision.
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PROTOCOL ON THE ACCESSION OF
THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Preamble
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 AgreementEstablishing the World Trade Organization (hereinafter referred to as the "WTO Agreement "), and
Armenia,
Taking note of the Report of the Working Part y on the Accession of the Republic of Armenia to
the WTO Agreement reproduced in docum ent WT/ACC/ARM/23, dated 22 November 2002
(hereinafter referred to as the "Working Party Report"),
Having regard to the results of the negotiations on the accession of the Republic of Armenia to
the WTO Agreement,
Agree as follows:
PART I -  GENERAL
1. Upon entry into force of this Protocol pursu ant to paragraph 8, the Republic of Armenia 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 the Republic of Armenia accedes shall be the WTO Agreement,
including the Explanatory Notes to that Agreement, as rectified, amended or otherwise modified by such
legal instruments 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 218 of the Working Party
Report, shall be an integral part of the WTO Agreement.
3. Except as otherwise provided for in para graph 218 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 the Republic of Armenia as if it had accepted that Agreement on the date of its entry
into force.
4. The Republic of Armenia may maintain a measure inconsistent with paragraph 1 of Article II of
the GATS provided that such a measure was recorded in  the list of Article II Exemptions annexed to this
Protocol and meets the conditi ons of the Annex to the GATS on Article II Exemptions.
PART II - SCHEDULES
5. The Schedules reproduced in Annex I to th is Protocol shall become the Schedule of
Concessions and Commitments annexed to th e General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
(hereinafter referred to as the "GATT 1994") and the Schedule of Specific Commitments annexed to the
General Agreement on Trade in Services (hereinafter referred to as "GATS") relating to the Republic of
Armenia.  The staging of the concessions and commit ments listed in the Schedules shall be implemented
as specified in the relevant parts of the respective Schedules.WT/L/506
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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 Commitments
annexed 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 the Republic of
Armenia until 10 May 2003.
8. This Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the day upon which it shall
have been accepted by the Republic of Armenia.
9. This Protocol shall be deposited with the Dire ctor-General of the WTO.  The Director-General
of the WTO shall promptly furnish a certified copy of this Protocol and a notification of acceptance by
the Republic of Armenia thereto pursuant to paragraph 7 to each Member of the WTO and to theRepublic of Armenia.
This Protocol shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter
of the United Nations.
Done at Geneva this tenth day of December two thousand and two  in a single copy in the
English, French and Spanish languages, each text being authentic, except that a Scheduleannexed hereto may specify that it is authentic in only one of these languages.
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ANNEX
SCHEDULE CLV – REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Authentic only in the English language.
(Circulated in document WT/ACC/ARM/23/Add.1)
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SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS ON SERVICES
LIST OF ARTICLE II EXEMPTIONS
Authentic only in the English language.
(Circulated in document WT/ACC/ARM/23/Add.2)
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