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