RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/L/25
10February 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0213)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFARMENIA
Communication from Armenia
Thefollowing communication, addressed totheDirector-General bythePrime Minister of
theRepublic ofArmenia wasreceived on31January 1995.
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Onbehalf ofmyGovernment, Ihavethehonour toexpress thewishoftheRepublic ofArmenia
tobecome amember oftheWorld Trade Organization under Article XIIoftheMarrakesh Agreement
Establishing theWorld Trade Organization.
InviewofthefactthattheRepublic ofArmenia previously submitted anapplication toaccede
totheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade (GATT 1947), andthataWorking Party wasestablished
forthatpurpose, Ialsowishformally torequest thatthisWorking Party modify itsterms ofreference
soastoexamine theRepublic ofArmenia 'srequest toaccede totheWorld Trade Organization.
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HavingregardtotheDecisionadoptedbytheGeneralCouncilon31January1995,theWorking
Party ontheAccession ofArmenia totheGATT 1947 hasbeentransformed intoaWTO Accession
Working Party andtheGovernment ofArmenia willhaveobserver status intheGeneral Council and
itssubsidiary bodies. Thename oftheChairman andtheterms ofreference oftheWorking Party
arereproduced onthefollowing page.
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WORKING PARTY ONTHE ACCESSION OFARMENIA
Chairman: H.E. Mr.D.Kenyon (Australia)
Membership:
Themembership isopentoallMembers indicating theirwishtoserve ontheWorking Party.
Terms ofReference:
Toexamine theapplication oftheGovernment ofAlbania toaccede totheWorld Trade
Organization under Article XII,andtosubmit totheGeneral Council recommendations which may
include adraftProtocol ofAccession.