RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/BTN/1
15 September 1999
(99-3783)
Original:  English
ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF BHUTAN
Communication from Bhutan
The Director-General has received the follo wing communication, dated 1 September 1999, from
the Ministry of Foreign Affair s of the Kingdom of Bhutan.
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On behalf of the Government and people of the Kingdom of Bhutan, I have the honour to
inform you that the Royal Government of Bhutan  has decided to apply for accession to the World
Trade Organization under Article XVII of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade
Organization.
The Royal Government of Bhutan remains at the disposal of the WTO Secretariat and at the
disposal of the governments of WTO Member States for any information that may be useful
concerning its application for accession.
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