RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/ACC/PAN/22
30June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2667)
Original: Spanish Working Party ontheAccession ofPanama
ACCESSION OFPANAMA
Communication from Panama
Thefollowing communication hasbeenreceived fromtheMinister ofFinance andtheTreasury
andPresident oftheForeign Trade Council.
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Ihavethehonour totransmit herewith theinitial offerofPanama foritsaccession totheWTO
Agreement onGovernment Procurement, together withtherespective appendices andannexes, for
submission through youtotheCommittee onProcurement.
Asestablished intheProtocol fortheAccession ofPanama, thePanamanian Government
undertook tonotify itsintention toaccede totheWTO Agreement onGovernment Procurement with
thesubmission ofaninitial offerby30June1997, andtoconclude negotiations bytheendofthisyear,
provided theoutcome wassatisfactory toitsinterests.
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Theinitial offerofPanama willbecirculated toMembers oftheAgreement onGovernment
Procurement.