RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/L/50
27February 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0414)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFESTONIA
Communication from Estonia
Thefollowing communication hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent Mission oftheRepublic
ofEstonia.
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Ihavethehonnour toexpress thewishoftheRepublic ofEstonia toaccede totheWorld Trade
Organization under Article XIIoftheMarrakesh Agreement establishing theWorld Trade Organization.
TheGovernment ofEstonia hopes thattheWorking Party, established toexamine Estonia 's
request fortheaccession totheGATT willbetransformed intoaWTO Accession Working Party.
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HavingregardtotheDecisionadoptedbytheGeneralCouncilon31January1995,theWorking
Party ontheAccession ofEstonia totheGATT 1947 hasbeentransformed intoaWTO Accession
Working Party andtheGovernment ofEstonia willhaveobserver status intheGeneral Council and
itssubsidiary bodies. Theterms ofreference oftheWorking Party arereproduced onthefollowing
page.
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WORKING PARTY ONTHE ACCESSION OFESTONIA
Chairman: H.E. Mr.D.Kenyon (Australia)
Membership:
Themembership isopentoallMembers indicating theirwishtoserve ontheWorking Party.
Terms ofReference:
Toexamine theapplication oftheGovernment ofEstonia toaccede totheWorld Trade
Organization under Article XII,andtosubmit totheGeneral Council recommendations which may
include adraftProtocol ofAccession.