RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/FRY/1
24 January 2001
(01-0365)
Original:  English
ACCESSION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
Request for Accession Pursuant to Article XII
The Director-General has received the followin g communication from the Government of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with the request that it be included on the agenda of the next General
Council.
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I have the honour to express the wish of the Government of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia to be admitted to the membership of the World Trade Organization on the basis of
Article XII of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.
Deeply respectful of the role of the World Trade Organization in the process of globalization
of the world economy and international trade, and its importance for the development and growth of
the world economy, membership in the World Trade Organization is one of the priorities of the
Yugoslav Government's foreign economic policy.
The Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia remains at your disposal and at the
disposal of the Governments of WTO Members for any information that may be useful concerning itsapplication for accession.
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