PREPARATORY COMMITTEE PC/10 
FOR THE L/7581 
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 13 December 1994 
(94-2768) 
IMPLEMENTATION CONFERENCE 
8 DECEMBER 1994 
TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 
PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS OF WTO BODIES BY CERTAIN SIGNATORIES OF 
THE FINAL ACT ELIGIBLE TO BECOME ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE WTO 
Decision of 8 December 1994 adopted by the Preparatory Committee for the WTO 
and noted by the CONTRACTING PARTIES to GATT 1947 
The PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, 
invites the General Council of the World Trade Organization to take the following decision at its first 
meeting: 
The GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, 
Noting that some of the Signatories of the Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round 
of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (hereinafter referred to as "Final Act") that are eligible to become 
original Members of the WTO have not been able to complete their domestic procedures for the approval 
of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (hereinafter referred to as 
"WTO Agreement") before the date of entry into force of that Agreement; 
Noting further that some of the Ministerial Decisions included in the Final Act envisage the participation 
of non-Members of the WTO in the negotiations initiated under them; 
Desiring to enable certain Signatories of the Final Act that are eligible to become original Members 
of the WTO to participate in the deliberations of the bodies of the WTO; 
Decides as follows: 
During a period of seven months following the date of entry into force of the 
WTO Agreement Signatories of the Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay 
Round that are contracting parties to the GATT 1947 as of the date of this Decision 
and are eligible to become original Members of the WTO 
may be present and speak at formal or informal meetings of the bodies 
established under the WTO Agreement other than the Textiles Monitoring Body, 
and 
shall have access to all documents made available to Members of the WTO 
for such meetings. 
Such Signatories shall not have the right to participate in the decision-making of the 
bodies established under the WTO Agreement. 