RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/L/126
23January 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0233)
Original: English
ENLARGEMENT OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Negotiations under Article XXIV:6 ofGATT 1994
Communication from theEuropean Communities
Thefollowingcommunication,dated30November19951,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanent
Delegation oftheCommission oftheEuropean Communities.
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TheCommission oftheEuropean Communities wishes tonotify theWTO Members thatthe
European Communities agree totheprolongation ofallrights heldbyWTO Members under
Article XXVIII:3 ofGATT 1994 beyond 31December 1995 until31January 1996 inrespect of
Article XXIV:6 negotiations nowunder wayfollowing theaccession ofAustria, Finland andSweden
totheEuropean Union on1January 1995. Bilateral consultations andnegotiations willcontinue with
aviewtowards achieving afinalandmutually satisfactory solution ingoodtimebefore theendofthis
period.
1ApreviouscommunicationfromtheEuropeanCommunitiesconcerningthesameissuewascirculated
indocument WT/L/67, dated 19May1995.