ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL
DUCOMMERCE DEL COMERCIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Référence: WLI/200 24March 1995
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
DONE ATMARRAKESH ON15APRIL 1994
NOTIFICATION OFACCEPTANCES
COMMUNICATIONS FROM KENYA AND TUNISIA
IhavethehonourtoinformyouthatonthedatesindicatedIhavereceivedinstruments
ofratification oftheabove-mentioned Agreement fromthefollowing Governments, thereby
recognizing asfullybinding thesignatures affixed bytheirplenipotentiaries on15April1994:
Date ofacceptance Entry intoforce
(Article XIV,paragraph 1)
Cuba 21March 1995 20April 1995
Israel 22March 1995 21April 1995
IntermsofArticleXI,paragraph1,theabove-mentionedGovernmentsshallbedeemedoriginal
Members oftheWorld Trade Organization.
Ialsohavethehonour toinform youthatIhavereceived thefollowing communication
from theGovernment ofKenya:
"The Government oftheRepublic ofKenya wishes toreserve itsright under the
provision concerning Special andDifferential Treatment fordeveloping country
Members under theWTO Agreement pursuant totheprovision ofArticles 20.1, 20.2,
andparagraphs 2,3and4ofAnnex IIItotheWTO Agreement onCustoms Valuation
andtodelay theapplication ofthisAgreement accordingly."
Furthermore, Ihave thehonour toinform youthatIhave received thefollowing
communication from theGovernment ofTunisia:
"The Tunisian Government wishes todelay theapplication oftheAgreement and
reserve itsrights under theprovisions relating tospecial anddifferential treatment
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fordeveloping countries inaccordance withparagraphs 1,2and3ofArticle 20and
paragraphs 2,3and4ofAnnex IIIoftheAgreement onCustoms Valuation ofthe
World Trade Organization."
Thefollowing communication wasalsoreceived from theGovernment ofTunisia:
"The Tunisian Government wishes toavail itself ofthepossibilities tomake
reservations established intheframework ofspecial anddifferential treatment for
developing countries provided forintheAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures
oftheWorld Trade Organization.
Tothisend,theTunisian Government willdelay, foraperiod oftwoyears fromthe
dateofentry intoforce oftheAgreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organization,
theapplication ofsubparagraphs 2(a)(ii) and2(a)(iii) ofArticle 2oftheAgreement
onImportLicensingProcedures,inaccordancewithfootnote5oftheabove-mentioned
Agreement."
Inaddition, Ihave thehonour toinform youthatthefollowing communication was
received from theGovernment ofTurkey:
"Turkeyreservestherighttodelaytheapplicationofsub-paragraphs2(a)(ii)and2(a)(iii)
ofArticle2oftheAgreementonImportLicensingProceduresforaperiodoftwoyears,
asforeseen infootnote 5oftheAgreement."
Thisnotification isfurnished inaccordance withparagraph 3ofArticle XIVofthe
Agreement.
Peter D.Sutherland
Director-General