Having carried out
negotiations under the terms of the Ministerial Decision on Negotiations on Basic
Telecommunications adopted at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994,Having regard to the Annex on
Negotiations on Basic Telecommunications,
Agree as
follows:
Upon the
entry into force of this Protocol, a Schedule of Specific Commitments and a List of
Exemptions from Article II concerning basic telecommunications annexed to this
Protocol relating to a Member shall, in accordance with the terms specified therein,
supplement or modify the Schedule of Specific Commitments and the List of Article II
Exemptions of that Member.
This Protocol
shall be open for acceptance, by signature or otherwise, by the Members concerned until 30
November 1997.
The Protocol
shall enter into force on 1 January 1998 provided it has been accepted by all Members
concerned. If by 1 December 1997 the Protocol has not been accepted by all Members
concerned, those Members which have accepted it by that date may decide, prior to 1
January 1998, on its entry into force.
This Protocol
shall be deposited with the Director-General of the WTO. The Director-General of the WTO
shall promptly furnish to each Member of the WTO a certified copy of this Protocol and
notifications of acceptances thereof.
This Protocol
shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter of the
United Nations.
Done at
Geneva on 15 April One thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven, in a single copy in the
English, French and Spanish languages, each text being authentic, except as otherwise
provided for in respect of the Schedules annexed hereto. |
