RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/L/21
27January 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0159)
GENERAL COUNCIL
31January 1995
REQUESTS BYTHE REPUBLIC OFBELARUS FOR ACCESSION TOTHE WTO
AND FOR OBSERVER STATUS INWTO BODIES
Thefollowing twocommunications, dated 18January 1995and25January 1995respectively,
havebeenreceived from theGovernment oftheRepublic ofBelarus andthepermanent Mission of
theRepublic ofBelarus totheUnited Nations Office andother International Organizations atGeneva,
withtherequest thattheybecirculated toallWTO Members.
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TheGovernment oftheRepublic ofBelarus presents itscompliments totheDirector-General
oftheWorld Trade Organization andhasthehonour toinform himofthefollowing.
TheGovernment oftheRepublic ofBelarus hereby expresses itsintention toaccede tothe
World Trade Organization asitsfull-fledged member inaccordance withArticle XIIoftheAgreement
Establishing theWorld Trade Organization.
Accordingly, theGovernment oftheRepublic ofBelarus would liketheexisting Working Party
ontheAccession oftheRepublic ofBelarus totheGATT 1947tobeempowered toexamine therelevant
areaswhichneedtobeconsideredinconnectionwithBelarus'accessiontotheWorldTradeOrganization.
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Thepermanent Mission oftheRepublic ofBelarus totheUnited Nations Office andother
International Organizations atGeneva presents itscompliments totheDirector-General oftheWorld
Trade Organization andhasthehonour toinform himofthefollowing.
TheGovernment oftheRepublic ofBelarus would liketobeaccorded observer status atthe
meetings oftheWTO General Council anditssubsidiary bodies.