 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/REG164/N/1 
18 February 2004 
 
 (04-0680) 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:   English 
  
 
EC-CHILE INTERIM AGREEMENT 
 
Notification from the Parties
 
 
 
 The following joint communication, dated 3 Februa ry 2004, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegations of the European Communities and of Chile. 
 
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Notification Pursuant To Article XXIV:7(a) Of GATT 1994  
 
 The Permanent Delegations of the Europ ean Communities and the Permanent Mission of 
Chile to the WTO have the honour to inform the Me mbers of the WTO of the provisional application 
of certain provisions of the Association Agreem ent between the European Community and Chile 
which was signed on 18 November 2002. This provisi onal application includes provisions relating to 
trade in goods that are of releva nce to the Members of the WTO. 
 
 The provisional application of certain provisions of the Association Agreement inter alia  
establish a free trade area between the European Co mmunity and Chile in the sense of Article XXIV 
of the GATT 1994. These provisions entere d into force on 1 February 2003.1 
  The joint notification is presented to the Counc il for Trade in Goods pursuant to part (a) of 
paragraph 7 of Article XXIV of GATT 1994 and the U nderstanding on the Interpretation of       
Article XXIV of GATT 1994.   Article 198(3) of the Association Agreement iden tifies the articles that entered into force on  
1 February 2003.  
 The European Community and Chile wish to  express their willingness to the process of 
examination in accordance with the procedures agreed upon in the Committee on Regional Trade 
Agreements.  
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1 The text of the Association Agreement will be circulated in document WT/REG164/1. 