ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL
DUCOMMERCE DEL COMERCIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Référence: WLI/200 20November 1995
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING
THEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
DONE ATMARRAKESH ON15APRIL 1994
NOTIFICATION OFACCEPTANCE
Ihave thehonour toinform youthaton13November 1995 theGovernment of
Cameroondepositedwithmeaninstrumentofratificationoftheabove-mentionedAgreement,
thereby recognizing asfully binding thesignature affixed byitsplenipotentiary on
15April 1994.
Interms ofArticle XIV,paragraph 1,Cameroon shallbecome aMember oftheWorld
Trade Organization on13December 1995 andinterms ofArticle XI,paragraph 1,Cameroon
shallbedeemed anoriginal Member oftheWorld Trade Organization.
Ialsohavethehonour toinform youthatIreceived thefollowing communication from
theGovernment ofCameroon:
"The Government oftheRepublic ofCameroon, availing itself oftheprovisions of
Article 20,"Special andDifferential Treatment", paragraph 1,oftheAgreement on
Implementation ofArticle VIIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994,
formallynotifiesitsdecisiontodelaytheapplicationoftheprovisionsoftheAgreement
forfiveyears.
Furthermore, theGovernment oftheRepublic ofCameroon, availing itself ofthe
provisions ofArticle 20.2, formally notifies itsdecision todelay theapplication of
paragraph 2(b)(iii) ofArticle 1andArticle 6forthree years fromthedateofapplication
ofallother provisions oftheAgreement.
TheGovernment oftheRepublic ofCameroon reserves theright toprovide, with
respect toAnnex III,paragraph 3,thattherelevant provision ofArticle 4ofthe
Agreement shall apply onlywhen thecustoms authorities agree totherequest to
reverse theorder ofArticles 5and6.
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Withrespect toAnnex III,paragraph 4,theGovernment oftheRepublic ofCameroon
reserves theright toprovide thattheprovisions ofArticle 5,paragraph 2,ofthe
Agreement shallbeapplied inaccordance withtheprovisions oftherelevant note
thereto whether ornottheimporter sorequests.
TheGovernment oftheRepublic ofCameroon, inaccordance withfootnote 5to
paragraph 2ofArticle 2,"Import Licensing Procedures", formally notifies itsdecision
todelay theapplication ofsubparagraphs (a)(ii) and(a)(iii) foraperiod oftwoyears."
Thisnotification isfurnished inaccordance withparagraph 3ofArticle XIVofthe
Agreement.
R.Ruggiero
Director-General