Reference:  WLI/101                                                                                      31 July 2024

PROTOCOL ON THE ACCESSION OF the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste TO THE MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
DONE AT Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, ON 26 February 2024

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE AND ENTRY INTO FORCE

            I have the honour to inform you that on 31 July 2024, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste deposited with me an instrument of acceptance of the above-mentioned Protocol, thereby recognizing as fully binding the signature affixed to the Protocol by its plenipotentiary on 26 February 2024.

            Pursuant to its paragraph 8, the Protocol shall enter into force and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste shall become a Member of the World Trade Organization on 30 August 2024.

            This notification is furnished in accordance with paragraph 9 of the Protocol. As stipulated in its paragraph 10, the Protocol shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

                                                                               Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

                                                                                  Director-General