PRESS/14
31May1995
WTO ADDS 10NEW MEMBERS ASGENERAL COUNCIL APPROVES
SCHEDULES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES
TheWTO gained 10more members today following theapproval bytheGeneral Council of
theirschedules ofconcessions ongoods andcommitments onservices. Thenewmembers are:
Botswana Malawi
Central African Republic Mali
Djibouti Maldives
Guinea Bissau Mauritania
Lesotho Togo
TheGeneral Council alsoapproved theschedules of10other countries which muststillratify
theagreement establishing theWorld Trade Organization. Countries inthisgroup are:
Angola Haiti
Burundi Mozambique
Chad Rwanda
Gambia Sierra Leone
Guinea Zaire
With today'snewadditions, theWTO nowhas96members.
Note toEditors
Theschedules oftheabove countries wereapproved today inaccordance withtheApril 1994
Ministerial Decision onMeasures inFavour ofLeast-Developed Countries. TheDecision extended
thedeadline forthese countries tosubmit theirschedules to15April 1995.
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