Annex 10 - Text of decisions on accession and accession protocols

Summary

WTO document WT/ACC/10/Rev.3 of 28 November 2005

ANNEX 10.1 GENERAL COUNCIL DECISIONS

The following text has been used until January 2001:

“The General Council,

Having regard to the results of the negotiations directed towards the establishment of the terms of accession of [name of applicant] to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization and having prepared a Protocol for the Accession of [name of applicant].

Decides, in accordance with Article XII of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, that [name of applicant] may accede to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization on the terms set out in the said Protocol”.

The text has been amended to be in line with other decision documents and from the accession of China onwards has read as follows:

“The General Council,

Having regard to paragraph 2 of Article XII and paragraph 1 of Article IX of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, and the Decision-Making Procedures under Articles IX and XII of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization agreed by the General Council (WT/L/93),

Taking note of the application of [name of applicant] for accession to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization dated 7 December 1995,

Noting the results of the negotiations directed toward the establishment of the terms of accession of [name of applicant] to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization and having prepared a Protocol on the Accession [name of applicant] (WT/ACC/ … /…), […]