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JOB/ACC/COM/18  
 
9 October  2023 
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Working Party on the Accession of  
the Union of the Comoros  Original: English  
 
  
ACCESSION OF THE UNION OF THE COMOROS  
9TH MEETING OF THE WORKING PARTY, 5 OCTOBER  2023 
Next steps1 
Multilateral discussions  
• Members are invited  to submit questions/comments/draft commitment language  to the 
Secretariat  by 19 October .  
• Comoros is invited to provide replies to the questions raised by Members by the end of 
October .  
• The Secretariat is requested to produce the sixth revision of the dr aft Report of the Working 
Party. The goal for this document is to include a final set of commitment paragraphs.  
• Comoros is invited to revise  the Supporting Tables on agriculture domestic support .  
Bilateral market access negotiations  
• The Secretariat is re quested to produce an updated version of the draft Goods Schedule which 
takes into account the  agreed  timetable for the elimination of ODCs and the definitive version 
of the Supporting Tables on agriculture domestic support.   
Legislation  
• Comoros is invited to adopt the remaining pieces of accession -related legislation and to submit 
a revised legislative action plan.  
• Comoros is requested to revise the  "Action Plans to ensure the WTO consistency of national 
laws" by the end of October.  
Next meeting  
• The Chairperson will consult on the timing of the final meeting of the Working Party as soon 
as the above -mentioned actions are completed.  
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1 Compiled by the Secretariat on the basis of the statement made by the Chairperson of the Working 
Party under Item 2 (iv) of the airgram issued in WTO/AIR/ACC/ 40. 