RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/L/58
11April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0896)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFBULGARIA
Communication from Bulgaria
TheDirector-General hasreceived acommunication fromtheMinister ofForeign Affairs of
theRepublic ofBulgaria conveying thedecision taken bytheBulgarian Government tonegotiate the
terms ofaccession oftheRepublic ofBulgaria totheWorld Trade Organization under Article XIIof
theWTOAgreement.TheBulgarianGovernmenthasrequestedthattheWorkingPartyontheAccession
ofBulgaria totheGATT 1947betransformed intoaWTO Accession Working Party. TheBulgarian
Government hasexpressed itscommitment tocooperate withallrelevant WTO bodies withaview
toanearly andsuccessful conclusion oftheaccession oftheRepublic ofBulgaria totheWTO.
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Having regard tothedecision adopted bytheGeneral Council on31January 1995, theWorking
Party ontheaccession ofBulgaria totheGATT 1947 hasbeentransformed intoaWTO Accession
Working Party. Thename oftheChairman, themembership andtheterms ofreference oftheWorking
Party arereproduced onthefollowing page.
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WORKING PARTY ONTHE ACCESSION OFBULGARIA
Chairman: H.E. Mr.E.Selmer (Norway)
Membership:
Argentina Finland Poland
Australia Hungary Romania
Austria Iceland Slovak Republic
Canada India Sweden
Chile Japan Switzerland
Czech Republic Mexico Turkey
European Communities NewZealand United States
andMember States Norway
Terms ofReference:
Toexamine theapplication oftheGovernment ofBulgaria toaccede totheWorld Trade
Organization under Article XIIandtosubmit totheGeneral Council recommendations which may
include adraftProtocol ofAccession.