WORLD TRADE WT/L/70
12June1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1556)
APPROVAL BYTHE GENERAL COUNCIL OFSCHEDULES ONGOODS
AND SERVICES PURSUANT TOTHE MARRAKESH DECISION
INFAVOUR OFLEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
Atitsmeeting on31May1995, theGeneral Council approved theschedules ongoods andservices
submitted bytheleast-developed countries listed intheannex which hadbeendulyfinalized pursuant
totheterms oftheMarrakesh Decision inFavour ofLeast-Developed Countries.
Upon approval oftheschedules, theChairman oftheGeneral Council stated that"theapproval
ofschedules ongoods andservices inrespect tothetwenty countries listed intheannex completes
theprocess envisioned byMinisters inparagraph 1oftheMarrakesh Decision onMeasures infavour
ofLeast-Developed Countries. Accordingly, these least-developed countries have fulfilled the
requirements ofmembership pursuant toArticle XIoftheWTO Agreement. Inrespect oftenofthese
countries, namely Botswana, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Malawi,
Mali, Maldives, Mauritania andTogo, which havealready accepted theWTO Agreement, membership
takes effect immediately. Inrespect oftheother least-developed countries forwhich schedules have
beenapproved today, membership shalltakeeffect onthe30thdayfollowing thedateofacceptance,
inaccordance withArticle XIV:1 oftheWTO Agreement, assuming thatthese countries accept the
WTO Agreement within thetwo-year period provided forinArticle XIV:1."
./.ANNEX
LIST OFSCHEDULES OFLEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES APPROVED BYTHE
GENERAL COUNCIL ON31MAY 1995
Country Goods Services
Angola Schedule CXXIX (129) -dated May1995 S/P/24
Botswana Schedule CI(101)- dated April 1995 S/P/18
Burundi Schedule LV(55)- dated December 1994 PC/W/21
Central African
Rep.Schedule CIV(104) -dated March 1995 S/P/2
Chad1S/P/17
Djibouti Schedule CXXXVII (137) -dated March 1995 S/P/9
TheGambia2S/P/21
Guinea Schedule CXXXVI (136) -dated March 1995 S/P/5
Guinea Bissau Schedule CXXX (130) -dated April 1995 S/P/19
Haiti Schedule XXVI (26)-dated May1995 S/P/20
Lesotho Schedule CXV (115) -dated April 1995 S/P/23
Malawi Schedule LVIII (58)-dated April 1995 S/P/1
Mali3S/P/14
Maldives Schedule CXVI (116)- dated March 1995 S/P/4
Mauritania4S/P/22
Mozambique Schedule CXIX (119) -dated November 19945
Rwanda Schedule LVI(56)-dated April 1995 S/P/16
Sierra Leone Schedule CXX (120) -dated April 1995 S/P/13
Togo Schedule CXXV (125) -dated March 1995 S/P/15
Zaire Schedule LXVIII (68)-dated March 1995 and
corrigendum dated April 1995S/P/7
1Schedule onGoods -CV(105) dated March 1995 -approved bytheGeneral Council atitsmeeting on3April 1995.
2Schedule onGoods -CX(110) dated February 1995 -approved bytheGeneral Council atitsmeeting on3April 1995.
3Schedule onGoods -XCIV (94)dated July1994 -verified andapproved in1994 under aprocess agreed bythe
Preparatory Committee fortheWTO inpursuance toitsmandate inparagraph 8(b)(i) oftheMarrakesh Decision establishing
thePreparatory Committee.
4Schedul eonGoods -L(50)datedApril1994-verifiedandapprovedunder aprocess agreedbythePreparatoryCommi ttee
fortheWTOinpursuance toitsmandat einparagraph8(b)(i)oftheMarrakesh DecisionestablishingthePreparatoryCommi ttee.
5Schedule onServices -GATS/SC/58 dated April 1994-submitted priortotheMarrakesh Ministerial meeting andalready
annexed totheGeneral Agreement onTrade inServices.