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Status of WTO Legal Instruments Legal of WTO Status Status WTO of Legal Instruments This publication covers the treaty instruments drawn up by WTO Members in relation to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the WTO and the multilateral and plurilateral Status of WTO trade agreements annexed to this Agreement. It lists the signature dates of WTO agreements and the dates of acceptance or amendments to these agreements. It also Legal Instruments provides the date of their entry into force as well as for other communications and declarations received by the WTO Director-General in his capacity as depositary. This publication reflects several WTO accessions and treaty amendments since the previous edition. Following a brief introduction, a dedicated section provides a comprehensive summary of the establishment of the WTO and the evolution of its treaty instruments. 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Table of Contents Table of Contents Disclaimer ..................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5 The WTO and its treaty instruments .............................................................................. 7 WTO Members ............................................................................................................ 23 Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ............................... 27 ACCEPTANCES ..................................................................................................................................32 ACCESSIONS .....................................................................................................................................91 Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods ............................................................... 171 PROCÈS-VERBAL TO THE MARRAKESH PROTOCOL ANNEXED TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994, CONCERNING SCHEDULES OF LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ............. 172 PROCÈS-VERBAL TO THE MARRAKESH PROTOCOL ANNEXED TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994, CONCERNING SCHEDULE XCVI – SLOVENIA ..................................... 174 GENEVA (1995) PROTOCOL TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 .......... 176 PROTOCOL AMENDING THE MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION – AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION ............................................................ 178 GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 – MODIFICATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS TO SCHEDULES OF CONCESSIONS ................................................................................................ 185 General Agreement on Trade in Services .................................................................... 195 PROCÈS-VERBAL TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES, CONCERNING SCHEDULES OF LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ....................................................... 196 PROCÈS-VERBAL TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES, CONCERNING SLOVENIA .. 198 SECOND PROTOCOL TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES................................... 200 THIRD PROTOCOL TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES ...................................... 205 FOURTH PROTOCOL TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES ................................... 209 FIFTH PROTOCOL TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES ....................................... 215 GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES – MODIFICATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS TO SCHEDULES OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS ................................................................................ 222 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ......................... 223 PROTOCOL AMENDING THE TRIPS AGREEMENT ........................................................................... 224 1 Status of WTO Legal Instruments – 2019 edition Trade Policy Review Mechanism ................................................................................ 229 DECISION AMENDING THE TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM .................................................... 230 Plurilateral Trade Agreements ................................................................................... 231 AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN CIVIL AIRCRAFT ................................................................................... 232 Protocol (2001) Amending the Annex to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft ................................................................................................................. 237 Protocol (2015) Amending the Annex to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft ................................................................................................................. 239 AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT ............................................................................. 241 Modifications and Rectifications to Appendices I-IV to the 1994 Agreement on Government Procurement ................................................................................... 246 Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement .................... 248 Modifications and Rectifications to Appendices I-IV to the Amended Agreement on Government Procurement ............................................................. 251 INTERNATIONAL DAIRY AGREEMENT ............................................................................................. 253 INTERNATIONAL BOVINE MEAT AGREEMENT ................................................................................. 256 2 Disclaimer Disclaimer This publication does not constitute an official or authoritative interpretation of the WTO agreements, or of any of the decisions, recommendations, and other documents referred to in this publication. Treaty texts reproduced in this publication do not have legal standing. Furthermore, this publication does not affect the rights and obligations of WTO Members. The references and terms contained within it do not constitute or imply an expression of opinion, judgment, official endorsement, or acceptance by the World Trade Organization of the legal status, boundary, or sovereignty of any Member or territory. References to geographical or other territories and groupings are based solely on terms provided to the WTO Secretariat by WTO Members. 3 Status of WTO Legal Instruments – 2019 edition 4 Introduction Introduction This publication concerns the legal instruments drawn up by WTO Members in relation to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO Agreement) and the Multi- and Plurilateral Trade Agreements annexed to that Agreement. The Director-General of the WTO, in his capacity as depositary,1 notifies Members of the signatures affixed, the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, accession, and withdrawal, the entry into force of WTO treaty instruments, and the
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