RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/L/18
20January 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0113)
GENERAL COUNCIL
31January 1995
REQUEST BYTHE REPUBLIC OFCROATIA FOR OBSERVER STATUS INWTO BODIES
Thefollowing communication, dated 19January 1995, hasbeenreceived bythepermanent
Mission oftheRepublic ofCroatia totheUnited Nations Office atGeneva.
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Ihavethehonour toinform youthattheRepublic ofCroatia requests theobserver status at
theMinisterial Conference, General Council oftheWorld Trade Organization anditssubsidiary bodies.
Allow metoremind youthattheRepublic ofCroatia isintheprocess ofaccession totheWTO
andthatitenjoys theobserver status totheGATT since May1993.
Iwould kindly askthattheGeneral Council examines ourrequest andtakes apositive decision
atitsnextmeeting on31January 1995.