ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL
DUCOMMERCE DEL COMERCIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Référence: WLI/200 24April 1995
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
DONE ATMARRAKESH ON15APRIL 1994
NOTIFICATION OFACCEPTANCE
COMMUNICATION FROM MAURITIUS AND MYANMAR
Ihave thehonour toinform youthaton7April1995 theGovernment ofElSalvador
deposited withmeaninstrument ofratification oftheabove-mentioned Agreement, thereby
recognizing asfullybinding thesignature affixed byitsplenipotentiary on15April1994.
Theinstrument ofratification wasaccompanied bythefollowing communication:
"TheGovernment ofElSalvador, inexercise ofitsrights under PartIII,SPECIAL AND
DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT, paragraph 1ofArticle 20oftheAgreement onthe
Implementation ofArticle VIIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994, officially
notifies itsdecision todelay application oftheprovisions oftheabove-mentioned Agreement
foraperiod offiveyears.
Furthermore, theGovernment ofElSalvador, availing itself ofitsrights under
paragraph 2ofArticle 20,officially notifies itsdecision todelay application of
paragraph 2(b)(iii) ofArticle 1andArticle 6foraperiod ofthree years from thedateof
application ofallother provisions oftheabove-mentioned Agreement.
TheGovernmentofElSalvadorreservestherighttoprovidethattherelevantprovision
ofArticle 4oftheAgreement shallapply onlywhen theCustoms authorities agree tothe
request toreverse theorder ofArticles 5and6(Annex III,paragraph 3).
Likewise,theGovernmentofElSalvadorreservestherighttoprovidethatparagraph2
ofArticle 5oftheAgreement shall beapplied inaccordance withtheprovisions ofthe
relevant notethereto whether ornottheimporter sorequests (Annex III,paragraph 4)."
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Thefollowing communication wasalsoreceived fromtheGovernment ofElSalvador:
"The Government oftheRepublic ofElSalvador, inaccordance withFootnote 5to
paragraph 2ofArticle 2,AUTOMATIC IMPORT LICENSING, hereby officially notifies the
CommitteeonImportLicensingofitsdecisiontodelaytheapplicationofsubparagraphs(a)(ii)
and(a)(iii) oftheabove-mentioned paragraph foraperiod oftwoyears from thedateof
entry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement forElSalvador."
Interms ofArticle XIV,paragraph 1,ElSalvador shallbecome aMember oftheWorld
Trade Organization on7May1995 andinterms ofArticle XI,paragraph 1,ElSalvador shall
bedeemed anoriginal Member oftheWorld Trade Organization.
IalsohavethehonourtoinformyouthatIhavereceivedthefollowingcommunication
from theGovernment ofMauritius:
"Iamdirected toinform youthattheGovernment ofMauritius hasdecided totake
advantage oftheprovision ofArticle 20.1oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VII
oftheGATT 1994 ontherulesofCustoms valuation withaviewtodelaying theapplication
ofthesaidAgreement."
Furthermore, Ihave thehonour toinform youthatIhave received thefollowing
communication from theGovernment ofMyanmar:
"The Government oftheUnion ofMyanmar wishes todelay application ofcertain
requirements linked toautomatic licensing procedures fortwoyears under Footnote 5to
Article 2:2oftheAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures."
Thisnotification isfurnished inaccordance withparagraph 3ofArticle XIVofthe
Agreement.
Peter D.Sutherland
Director-General