ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL
DUCOMMERCE DEL COMERCIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Référence: WLI/200-2 5December 1996
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING
THEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
DONE ATMARRAKESH ON15APRIL 1994
THIRD PROTOCOL TOTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTRADE INSERVICES
DONE ATGENEVA ON6OCTOBER 1995
NOTIFICATION OFACCEPTANCES
ENTRY INTO FORCE
Ihave thehonour toinform youthattheabove-mentioned Protocol wasaccepted by
thefollowing Members concerned andinterms ofparagraph 3oftheProtocol, itentered
intoforce forthose Members concerned onthedates indicated:
Date ofacceptance Entry intoforce
Australia 27June 1996 27July1996
Austria 27June 1996 27July1996
Canada 27June 1996 27July1996
Denmark 28June 1996 28July1996
European Community 26June 1996 26July1996
Finland 26June 1996 26July1996
France 28June 1996 28July1996
Germany 27June 1996 27July1996
India 27June 1996 27July1996
Ireland 27June 1996 27July1996
96-5268 WT/Let/127ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Date ofacceptance Entry intoforce
Italy 28June 1996 28July1996
Luxembourg 29June 1996 29July1996
Netherlands, fortheKingdom
inEurope 28June 1996 28July1996
Norway 28June 1996 28July1996
Sweden 30June 1996 30July1996
United Kingdom 27June 1996 27July1996
Ialsohave thehonour toinform youthaton25November 1996 theGovernment of
Spain withdrew thestatement "Signature subject tosubsequent authorization byParliament
ofthedeclaration ofSpain 'sagreement toassume theobligations", made atthetimeofits
signature oftheProtocol on28June 1996, thereby recognizing asfullybinding thesignature
affixed byitsplenipotentiary on28June 1996. Interms ofparagraph 3oftheProtocol and
inaccordance withtheDecision oftheCouncil forTrade inServices adopted on30July1996,
theProtocol shallenter intoforce forSpain on25December 1996.
Furthermore, Ihave thehonour toinform youthaton28November 1996 the
GovernmentofGreeceacceptedtheProtocol,therebyrecognizingasfullybindingthesignature
affixed byitsplenipotentiary on28June 1996. Atthetimeofitssignature oftheProtocol
on28June 1996, theGovernment ofGreece made thefollowing declaration:
"Until thecompletion oftheinternal approval procedures, Greece willapply the
commitmentstakenonitsbehalfintheEuropeanCommunitiesandtheirmemberStates
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments, annexed totheThird Protocol totheGeneral
Agreement onTrade inServices, from thedateofitsentry intoforce."
Interms ofparagraph 3oftheProtocol andinaccordance withtheDecision oftheCouncil
forTrade inServices adopted on30July1996, theProtocol shallenter intoforce forGreece
on28December 1996.
Inaddition,Ihavethehonourtoinformyouthaton29November1996theGovernment
ofPortugal accepted theProtocol, thereby recognizing asfullybinding thesignature affixed
byitsplenipotentiary on28June1996. Atthetimeofitssignature oftheProtocol on28June
1996, theGovernment ofPortugal made thefollowing declaration:
"Until thecompletion oftheinternal approval procedures, Portugal willapply the
commitmentstakenonitsbehalfintheEuropeanCommunitiesandtheirmemberStates
Schedule ofSpecific Commitments, annexed totheThird Protocol annexed tothe
General Agreement onTrade inServices, from thedateofitsentry intoforce."ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Interms ofparagraph 3oftheProtocol andinaccordance withtheDecision oftheCouncil
forTrade inServices adopted on30July1996, theProtocol shallenter intoforce forPortugal
on29December 1996.
Ialsohave thehonour toinform youthaton29November 1996, theGovernment
ofSwitzerland accepted theProtocol. Interms ofparagraph 3oftheProtocol andin
accordance withtheDecision oftheCouncil forTrade inServices adopted on30July1996,
theProtocol shallenter intoforce forSwitzerland on29December 1996.
Thisnotification isfurnished inaccordance withparagraph 4oftheProtocol.
R.Ruggiero
Director-General