WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG68/N/1
24 March 1999
(99-1199)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:  English
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN TURKEY AND
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Notification from the Parties to the Agreement
The following communication, dated 12 January 1999, has been received from the Permanent
Missions of Turkey and the Slovak Republic with the request that it be circulated to WTO Members.
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The Permanent Mission of Turkey to the World Trade Organization and the Permanent
Mission of the Slovak Republic to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations,
pursuant to Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994 and the Understanding on the Interpretation ofArticle XXIV of GATT 1994, wish to notify the Council for Trade in Goods that the two parties have
concluded a free trade agreement within the meaning of Article XXIV of GATT 1994.
The Turkey-Slovak Republic Free Trade Agreement was signed on 20 October 1997.  The
Agreement has entered into force on 1 September 1998.
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Both parties wish to express their willingness to contribute actively to the process of
examination in accordance with the procedures agreed upon in the Committee on Regional Trade
Agreement.
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1 The text of the Agreement is circulated in document WT/REG68/1.