ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL
DUCOMMERCE DEL COMERCIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Télégramme: OMC/WTO, GENÈVE
Référence: WLI/202 15June 1995
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING
THEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
DONE ATMARRAKESH ON15APRIL 1994
NOTIFICATION OFACCEPTANCES
COMMUNICATIONS FROM BURKINA FASO AND CUBA
Ihave thehonour toinform youthatonthedates indicated Ireceived instruments
ofratification oftheabove-mentioned Agreement fromthefollowing Governments, thereby
recognizing asfullybinding thesignatures affixed bytheirplenipotentiaries on15April1994:
Date ofacceptance Entry intoforce
Egypt 31May1995 30June 1995
Thefollowing communication was
received from theGovernment of
Egypt:
"With reference tothespecial and
differential treatment fordeveloping
members under theWTO Agreement
onCustoms Valuation, Egypt wishes
tomake thefollowing notification:
-Theapplication ofalltheprovisions
oftheAgreement shallbedelayed for
aperiod offiveyears, inconformity
withArticle 21.1 oftheAgreement.
-Theapplication oftheprovisions of
paragraph 2(b)(iii) ofArticle 1and6,
shallbedelayed foraperiod ofthree
years following theapplication ofall
other provisions oftheAgreement.
-Atthesame timetheGovernment of
Egypt reserves therightto:
-Provide thattherelevant provision
ofArticle 4oftheAgreement shall
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Date ofacceptance Entry intoforce
(Egypt cont'd)
apply onlywhen thecustoms authorities
agree totherequest toreverse the
order ofArticle 5and6.
-Provide thatparagraph 2ofArticle 5
oftheAgreement shallbeapplied in
accordance withtheprovisions ofthe
relevant notethereto whether ornot
theimporter sorequests."
Poland 1June 1995 1July1995
ThePolish instrument was
accompanied bythefollowing
communication:
"Market access commitments
contained inPoland 'sSchedule
attached totheMarrakesh
Protocol andrelated toproducts
notcovered bytheAgreement on
Agriculture, areeffectively applied
byPoland since 1January 1995."
Switzerland 1June 1995 1July1995
TheSwiss instrument contained the
following declaration:
"1.Switzerland accords sub-
stantially thesame treatment toits
permanent residents asitaccords
toitsnationals inrespect of
measures affecting trade in
services. Switzerland assumes,
inaccordance withitslaws and
regulations, thesame responsibilities
withrespect toitspermanent
residents asitbears withrespect
toitsnationals.
2.Inaccordance withparagraph 3
ofArticle 1oftheAgreement on
Trade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual
Property Rights, Switzerland rejects
thecriterion offirstfixation provided
forinArticle 5,paragraph 1(b)of
theInternational Convention forthe
Protection ofPerformers, Producers
ofPhonograms andBroadcasting
Organizations, adopted on
26October 1961. Itwilltherefore
apply thecriterion offirstpublication."ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Ialsohave thehonour toinform youthaton31May1995 theabove-mentioned
Agreement entered intoforce forthefollowing Governments, having beenaccepted bytheir
Governments onthedates indicated, andafterapproval oftheirschedules on31May1995:
Date ofacceptance
Botswana 30December 1994
(Signature 27December 1994)
Central African Republic 15April 1994
Thefollowing communication hasbeen received
from theGovernment oftheCentral African Republic:
"The Central African Republic isoneofthe
member States which signed theAgreement
Establishing theWorld Trade Organization (WTO)
on15April 1994 atMarrakesh (Morocco).
Theadoption ofthistextimplies ourautomatic
accession totheGATT Agreement onCustoms
Valuation, which inprinciple entered intoforce
on1January 1995.
However, implementation ofthetextpresupposes
theestablishment, internally, ofasetofadministrative,
technical andlegal measures, aswellastraining and
information forofficials andthevarious parties
concerned.
AstheCentral African Republic hasnotyet
implemented these instruments, andwithreference
totheprovisions ofArticle 21oftheAgreement, I
have thehonour torequest thatitbegranted a
transitional period offive(5)years toenable it
tolaunch anadequate programme ofpreparation."
Djibouti 30March 1995
Guinea Bissau 15April 1994
Lesotho 21December 1994
Malawi 3January 1995
Maldives 12October 1994
Mali 15April 1994
Mauritania 15April 1994ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Date ofacceptance
Togo 19April 1995
(Signature 9August 1994)
Thefollowing communication wasreceived from
theGovernment ofTogo:
"The Government oftheTogolese Republic wishes
toavail itself ofthefollowing provisions ofthe
Agreement onImplementation ofArticle VIIofthe
General Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994
relating tospecial anddifferential treatment for
developing countries:
-paragraph 1ofArticle 20concerning the
possibility ofdelaying application oftheprovisions
oftheAgreement foraperiod offive(5)years;
-paragraph 2ofArticle 20concerning the
possibility ofdelaying theapplication ofpara-
graph 2(b)(iii) ofArticle 1andArticle 6fora
period ofthree years from thedatewhen Togo shall
have applied allother provisions oftheAgreement.
TheGovernment oftheTogolese Republic also
wishes tomake thefollowing reservations:
-under theterms ofparagraph 2ofAnnex III,
theGovernment oftheTogolese Republic intends
toretain officially established minimum values;
-under theterms ofparagraph 3ofAnnex III,
theGovernment oftheTogolese Republic reserves
therighttoprovide thattherelevant provision of
Article 4oftheAgreement shallapply onlywhen
thecustoms authorities agree totherequest to
reverse theorder ofArticles 5and6;
-under theterms ofparagraph 4ofAnnex III,
theGovernment oftheTogolese Republic reserves
therighttoprovide thatparagraph 2ofArticle 5
oftheAgreement shallbeapplied inaccordance
withtheprovisions oftherelevant notethereto
whether ornottheimporter sorequests;
-theGovernment oftheTogolese Republic
reserves therighttodecide whether ornot
tohave recourse topreshipment inspection
asprovided forintherelevant Agreement."
IntermsofArticleXI,paragraph1,theforegoingGovernmentsshallbedeemedoriginal
Members oftheWorld Trade Organization.ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Furthermore, Ihave thehonour toinform youthatIhave received thefollowing
communication from theGovernment ofBurkina Faso:
"1.TheGovernmentofBurkinaFasowishestodelaytheapplicationoftheAgreement
andreserve itsrights under theterms oftheprovisions relating tospecial and
differential treatment fordeveloping countries, inaccordance withtheprovisions of
paragraphs 1,2and3ofArticle 20andparagraphs 2,3and4ofAnnex IIIofthe
World Trade Organization Agreement onCustoms Valuation.
Inaddition, theGovernment ofBurkina Faso wishes toavailitself ofthepossibility
ofmaking reservations onbehalf ofdeveloping countries, asprovided forintheWorld
Trade Organization Agreement onImport Licensing Procedures.
Tothisend,theGovernment ofBurkina Fasowilldelay foraperiod oftwoyears the
application ofsubparagraphs (a)(ii) and(a)(iii) ofArticle 2,paragraph 2,ofthe
Agreement onImport Licensing Procedures, inaccordance withfootnote 5ofthat
Agreement."
Ialsohave thehonour toinform youthatthefollowing communication hasbeen
received from theGovernment ofCuba:
"Asadeveloping country andnon-member oftheAgreement onImplementation of
Article VIIofGATT 1947 (Customs Valuation), Cuba wishes toavail itself ofthe
provisions ofArticle 20.1oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIIofGATT
1994, withthepurpose ofdelaying theapplication oftheprovisions ofthisAgreement
foraperiod ofnotmore thanfive(5)years."
Thisnotification isfurnished inaccordance withparagraph 3ofArticle XIVofthe
Agreement.
R.Ruggiero
Director-General