WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO
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Reference: WLI/200-3 30 November 1997
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION DONE AT MARRAKESH ON 15 APRIL 1994
FOURTH PROTOCOL TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES DONE AT GENEVA ON 15 APRIL 1997
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCES
I have the honour to inform you that the above-mentioned Protocol has been accepted by the following Members concerned on the dates indicated:
Date of acceptance
Australia ...... 25 November 1997 Austria ...... 28 November 1997 Bangladesh ...... 30 November 1997 Canada ...... 10 November 1997 Colombia ...... 23 July 1997 Côte d'Ivoire ...... 6 November 1997 Czech Republic ...... 20 October 1997 Denmark ...... 17 October 1997 Ecuador ...... 30 November 1997 El Salvador ...... 15 April 1997 European Community ...... 30 November 1997 Finland ...... 6 November 1997 France ...... 28 November 1997 Germany ...... 28 November 1997 Greece ...... 28 November 1997
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Date of acceptance
Hong Kong, China ...... 2 June 1997 Hungary ...... 1 October 1997 Iceland ...... 25 November 1997 India ...... 10 November 1997 Indonesia ...... 3 July 1997 Ireland ...... 28 November 1997 Israel ...... 27 November 1997 Italy ...... 21 November 1997 Jamaica ...... 28 November 1997 Japan ...... 4 July 1997 Korea ...... 27 November 1997 Luxembourg ...... 30 November 1997 Malaysia ...... 20 November 1997 Mauritius ...... 27 November 1997 Mexico ...... 26 November 1997 Morocco ...... 10 October 1997 Netherlands (for the Kingdom in Europe) ...... 24 November 1997 New Zealand ...... 24 July 1997 Norway ...... 26 September 1997 Pakistan ...... 4 September 1997 Peru ...... 4 June 1997 Senegal ...... 24 October 1997 Singapore ...... 31 October 1997 Slovak Republic ...... 27 November 1997 South Africa ...... 28 November 1997 Sri Lanka ...... 27 November 1997 Sweden ...... 20 October 1997 Switzerland ...... 27 November 1997 Thailand ...... 30 November 1997 Trinidad and Tobago ...... 27 November 1997 Tunisia ...... 18 August 1997 Turkey ...... 17 November 1997 United Kingdom ...... 11 November 1997 United States ...... 25 November 1997 Venezuela ...... 30 November 1997. WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO
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I also have the honour to inform you that the Protocol has been accepted subject to ratification by the following Members concerned on the dates indicated:
Brazil (subject to ratification) ...... 24 June 1997 Ghana (subject to ratification) ...... 26 November 1997 Philippines (subject to ratification) ...... 26 November 1997 Romania (subject to ratification) ...... 27 November 1997.
Furthermore, I have the honour to inform you that on 14 October 1997 the Government of the Dominican Republic accepted the Protocol ad referendum.
On 16 October 1997 the Government of Portugal accepted the Protocol subject to approval at the internal level.
This notification is furnished in accordance with paragraph 4 of the Protocol.
R. Ruggiero Director-General