RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/L/24
10February 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0212)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFALBANIA
Communication from Albania
The following communication, dated 20January 1995, hasbeen received from the
Deputy-Minister ofIndustry, Transport andTrade ofAlbania.
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Regarding theAgreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organization which entered intoforce
on1January 1995, theGovernment ofAlbania would liketoexpress itsinterest foraccession pursuant
toArticle XII.Itwould behighly appreciated thattheexisting GATT 1947Working Party considers
thismatter asaWTO Working Party. Theadditional information concerning thismatter isunder
preparation andwillbesenttotheSecretariat assoonaspossible.
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HavingregardtotheDecisionadoptedbytheGeneralCouncilon31January1995,theWorking
Party ontheAccession ofAlbania totheGATT 1947 hasbeentransformed intoaWTO Accession
Working Party andtheGovernment ofAlbania willhaveobserver status intheGeneral Council and
itssubsidiary bodies. Thename oftheChairman andtheterms ofreference oftheWorking Party
arereproduced onthefollowing page.
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WORKING PARTY ONTHE ACCESSION OFALBANIA
Chairman: Mr.A.Pinto deLemos (Portugal)
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.