ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL
DUCOMMERCE DEL COMERCIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Référence: WLI/200-1 5August 1996
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING
THEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
DONE ATMARRAKESH ON15APRIL 1994
SECOND PROTOCOL TOTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTRADE INSERVICES
DONE ATGENEVA ON6OCTOBER 1995
NOTIFICATION OFACCEPTANCES
ENTRY INTO FORCE
Ihave thehonour toinform youthattheabove-mentioned Protocol wasaccepted
bythefollowing Members, onthedates indicated:
Austria 27June 1996
Australia 27June 1996
Canada 27June 1996
Chile 13November 1995
Denmark 28June 1996
European Community 26June 1996
Finland 26June 1996
France 28June 1996
Germany 27June 1996
Hong Kong 26April 1996
Hungary 25June 1996
India 27June 1996
Indonesia 27June 1996
Ireland 27June 1996
Italy 28June 1996
Japan 8December 1995
Korea 27June 1996
Kuwait 17June 1996
Luxembourg 29June 1996
Malaysia 29June 1996
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Mexico 27June 1996
Morocco 6March 1996
Netherlands, fortheKingdom inEurope 28June 1996
Norway 28June 1996
Pakistan 30June 1996
Poland 28June 1996
Singapore 25June 1996
South Africa 28June 1996
Sweden 30June 1996
Switzerland 20May1996
Thailand 28June 1996
Turkey 23May1996
United Kingdom 27June 1996
Venezuela 28June 1996
Pursuant toparagraph 3oftheProtocol, andinaccordance withtheDecision taken on
31July1996 byMembers having accepted theProtocol priorto1July1996, theProtocol
shallenter intoforce fortheabove-mentioned Members on1September 1996.
Likewise, Ihave thehonour toinform youthaton5August 1996, theGovernment
oftheDominican Republic accepted theProtocol. Interms ofparagraph 3oftheProtocol,
andinaccordance withtheDecision taken on31July1996 byMembers having accepted
theProtocol prior to1July 1996, theProtocol shall enter into force forthe
Dominican Republic on4September 1996.
Ialsohave thehonour toinform youthaton14March 1996, theProtocol was
accepted byBrazil, subject toratification.
Furthermore,Ihavethehonourtoinformyouthaton30June1996,Belgiumaccepted
theProtocol subject toratification. Theacceptance byBelgium wasaccompanied bythe
following communication:
"Belgium intends tofulfiltheobligations thatareincumbent upon itandwhich are
already lawfully required ofitonthebasis oftheMarrakesh Agreement Establishing
theWorld Trade Organization, which entered intoforce on1January 1995. Asfar
asBelgium isconcerned, theobligations under theSecond Protocol areinallrespects
identical tothose accepted under theFinal ActoftheUruguay Round."
Inaddition, Ihavethehonour toinform youthaton28June 1996, Greece accepted
theProtocol, subject tointernal approval. Theacceptance byGreece wasaccompanied
bythefollowing communication:
"Until thecompletion oftheinternal approval procedures, Greece willapply the
commitments taken onitsbehalf intheEuropean Communities andtheirMember
States Schedule ofSpecific Commitments, annexed totheSecond Protocol annexed
totheGeneral Agreement onTrade inServices, fromthedateofitsentry intoforce."
On28June 1996, Portugal accepted theProtocol, subject tointernal approval. The
acceptance byPortugal wasaccompanied bythefollowing communication:ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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"Until completion oftheinternal approval procedures, Portugal willapply the
commitments taken onitsbehalf intheEuropean Communities andtheirMember
States Schedule ofSpecific Commitments, annexed totheSecond Protocol annexed
totheGeneral Agreement onTrade inServices, fromthedateofitsentry intoforce."
On28June 1996, Spain accepted theProtocol withthefollowing mention:
"ThissignatureissubjecttosubsequentauthorizationbyParliamentofthedeclaration
ofSpain 'sagreement toassume theobligations."
Thisnotification isfurnished inaccordance withparagraph 4oftheProtocol.
R.Ruggiero
Director-General