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NEWS: 1995 PRESS RELEASES PRESS/14 31 May 1995 WTO adds 10 new members as general council approves schedules for goods and services The WTO gained 10 more members today following the approval by the General Council of their schedules of concessions on goods and commitments on services. The new members are listed below. |
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 Botswana Malawi Central African Republic Mali Djibouti Maldives Guinea Bissau Mauritania Lesotho Togo The General Council also approved the schedules of 10 other countries which must still ratify the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization. Countries in this group are: Angola Haiti Burundi Mozambique Chad Rwanda Gambia Sierra Leone Guinea Zaire With today's new additions, the WTO now has 96 members. Note to Editors The schedules of the above countries were approved today in accordance with the April 1994 Ministerial Decision on Measures in Favour of Least-Developed Countries. The Decision extended the deadline for these countries to submit their schedules to 15 April 1995. |
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