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Reference: WLI/200-3 30January 1998
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING
THEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
DONE ATMARRAKESH ON15APRIL 1994
FOURTH PROTOCOL TOTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTRADE INSERVICES
DONE ATGENEVA ON15APRIL 1997
NOTIFICATION OFACCEPTANCES
ENTRY INTO FORCE
Ihavethehonourtoinformyouthattheabove-mentionedProtocolhasbeenaccepted
bythefollowing Members concerned onthedates indicated:
Dateofacceptance
Antigua andBarbuda ...........................15December 1997
Australia ....................................25November 1997
Austria .....................................28November 1997
Bangladesh ..................................30November 1997
Belize ......................................17December 1997
Brunei Darussalam ................................9January 1998
Bulgaria ....................................24December 1997
Canada .....................................10November 1997
Colombia .......................................23July1997
Côte d'Ivoire ..................................6November 1997
Czech Republic .................................20October 1997
Denmark ......................................17October 1997
Ecuador ....................................30November 1997
ElSalvador ......................................15April 1997
European Community ..........................30November 1997
Finland ......................................6November 1997
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Date ofacceptance
France .....................................28November 1997
Germany ....................................28November 1997
Greece .....................................28November 1997
Grenada .....................................4December 1997
Hong Kong, China ..................................2June 1997
Hungary .......................................1October 1997
Iceland .....................................25November 1997
India .......................................10November 1997
Indonesia ........................................3July1997
Ireland .....................................28November 1997
Israel ......................................27November 1997
Italy .......................................21November 1997
Jamaica ....................................28November 1997
Japan ...........................................4July1997
Korea ......................................27November 1997
Luxembourg .................................30November 1997
Malaysia ....................................20November 1997
Mauritius ...................................27November 1997
Mexico .....................................26November 1997
Morocco ......................................10October 1997
Netherlands (fortheKingdom inEurope) ..............24November 1997
New Zealand .....................................24July1997
Norway ....................................26September 1997
Pakistan .....................................4September 1997
Peru ............................................4June 1997
Portugal ......................................16January 1998
Romania ......................................28January 1998
Senegal ......................................24October 1997
Singapore .....................................31October 1997
Slovak Republic ...............................27November 1997
South Africa .................................28November 1997
Spain ......................................19December 1997
SriLanka ...................................27November 1997
Sweden ......................................20October 1997
Switzerland ..................................27November 1997
Thailand ....................................30November 1997
Trinidad andTobago ............................27November 1997
Tunisia .......................................18August 1997
Turkey .....................................17November 1997
United Kingdom ...............................11November 1997
United States ................................25November 1997
Venezuela ...................................30November 1997WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Pursuant totheDecision oftheCouncil forTrade inServices toextend thetime-limit
foracceptance oftheProtocol andpursuant totheDecision oftheMembers having accepted
theProtocol by1December 1997 todecide onthedateofentry intoforce oftheProtocol,
inaccordance withparagraph 3oftheProtocol andtheDecision oftheCouncil forTrade
inServices tore-establish themandate ofsuchMembers, theProtocol shallenter intoforce
fortheabove-mentioned Members concerned on5February 1998.
Thisnotification isfurnished inaccordance withparagraph 4oftheProtocol.
R.Ruggiero
Director-General