RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/ACC/SYC/1
31May1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1433)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFTHE REPUBLIC OFSEYCHELLES
Request foraccession pursuant toArticle XII
TheDirector-General hasreceived thefollowing communication, dated 8May1995, from
theGovernment oftheRepublic ofSeychelles.
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...theSeychelles Government hasbeen closely following theUruguay Round oftrade
negotiations andishappy withitssuccessful completion andthefinaloutcome.
Inthisregard, aswearelooking forward totheprospect ofourfullintegration intotheworld
economy inorder tobenefit fromthedynamism generated byfreetrade, theGovernment oftheRepublic
ofSeychelles would hereby liketoofficially apply foradmission tomembership intheWorld Trade
Organization under theprovisions ofArticle XIIoftheWTO Agreement.
Inaddition, wewould highly appreciate ifyouwould kindly circulate ourrequest toallmembers
oftheWTO before itssubmission totheGeneral Council forconsideration.
Inclosing, wewould liketounderline theimportance thattheSeychelles Government attaches
tothevitalroleoftheWTO andtheintegral needforamore dynamic andopentrading system. We
arelooking forward toSeychelles membership intheWTO inaverynearfuture.