WORLD TRADE WT/L/64
10April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0868)
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 5.1OFTHE AGREEMENT ONTRADE-RELATED
INVESTMENT MEASURES BYSTATES AND SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORIES
ELIGIBLE TOBECOME ORIGINAL WTO MEMBERS THAT ACCEPT THE WTO
AGREEMENT AFTER ITSENTRY INTO FORCE
Decision adopted bytheGeneral Council on3April 1995
1. States andseparate customs territories eligible tobecome original Members oftheWTO that
accept theWTO Agreement after1January 1995shallhaveaperiod of90daysafterthedateoftheir
acceptance oftheWTO Agreement tomake notifications under Article 5.1oftheAgreement onTrade-
Related Investment Measures.
2. Thisdecision relates onlytotheperiod within which notifications aretobemade under Article 5.1
oftheAgreement onTrade-Related Investment Measures anddoesnotconcern theduration ofthe
phase-out periods inArticle 5.2ortherequirements ofArticle 5.4,bothofwhich would continue to
begoverned byreference tothedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement itself.
3. Thisdecision shallnotaffect thesituation ofstates andseparate customs territories acceding to
theWTO Agreement under Article XIIofthatAgreement, which willbegoverned bytheirprotocols
ofaccession.