RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/ACC/JOR/1
4October 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2943)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFJORDAN
Communication from Jordan
TheDirector-General hasreceived thefollowing communication, dated 25September 1995,
from thePermanent Mission oftheHachemite Kingdom ofJordan.
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Upon instructions ofmygovernment, Ihavethehonour toinform youthattheHashemite
Kingdom ofJordan requests accession totheWorld Trade Organization (WTO) under Article XIIof
theWTO Agreement andtheconsequent transformation oftheexisting Working Party forJordan 's
accession toGATT 1947 intoaWTO Accession Working Party.
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Having regard tothedecision adopted bytheGeneral Council on31January 1995,
theWorking Party ontheAccession ofJordan totheGATT 1947 hasbeentransformed intoaWTO
Accession Working Party andtheGovernment ofJordan willhaveobserver status intheGeneral Council
anditssubsidiary bodies. Thename oftheChairman andtheterms ofreference oftheWorking Party
arereproduced onthefollowing page.
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WORKING PARTY ONTHE ACCESSION OFJORDAN
Chairman: H.E. Mr.K.Kesavapany (Singapore)
Membership:
Themembership isopentoallMembers indicating theirwishtoserve ontheWorking Party.
Terms ofReference:
Toexamine theapplication oftheGovernment ofJordan toaccede totheWorld Trade
Organization under Article XII,andtosubmit totheGeneral Council recommendations which may
include adraftProtocol ofAccession.