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Treaty Data Kingdom Parties
Reservation, declarations and objections Relations
Treaty Data
Title Second Protocol to the General Agreement on Trade in Services
Number 007379
Date of conclusion October 6, 1995
Place of conclusion Genève
Entry into force September 1, 1996
Treaty Series 1996-353
Consolidated text 0001230
Kingdom
Country Provisional application Entry into force Termination
The Netherlands
- in Europe September 1, 1996
- Bonaire
- Sint Eustatius
- Saba
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten
Parties
Party Signature Ratification Type Entry into Reservation Objections Termination
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force /
declaration
Australia June 27,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Austria June 27,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Belgium June 30,
1996 September1, 1998 R September1, 1998 Yes No
Brazil March 14,
1996
No No
Canada June 27,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Chile November
13, 1995 R September1, 1996 No No
Czech Republic
August 28, 1996
R September
27, 1996
No No
Denmark June 28,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Dominican
Republic August 5,1996 R September4, 1996 No No
Egypt November
29, 1996
R December
29, 1996
No No
EU (European
Union) June 26,1996 R September1, 1996 No No
Finland June 26,
1996 R September1, 1996 No No
France June 28,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Germany June 27,
1996 R September1, 1996 No No
Greece June 28,
1996
November 28, 1996
R December
28, 1996
Yes No
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
April 26,
1996 R September1, 1996 No No
Hungary June 25,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
India June 27,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Indonesia June 27,
1996 R September1, 1996 No No
Ireland June 27,
1996
R September
1, 1996
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Italy April 3,
1996
June 28, 1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Japan December 8,
1995 R September1, 1996 No No
Kuwait June 17,
1996 R September1, 1996 No No
Luxembourg June 29,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Malaysia June 29,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Mexico June 27,
1996 R September1, 1996 No No
Morocco March 6,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
June 28,
1996 R September1, 1996 No No
Norway June 28,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Pakistan June 30,
1996 R September1, 1996 No No
Philippines August 26,
1996
R September
25, 1996
No No
Poland June 28,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Portugal June 28,
1996
November 29, 1996
R December
29, 1996
Yes No
Republic of
Korea, the June 27,1996 R September1, 1996 No No
Singapore June 25,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Slovakia August 12,
1996
R September
11, 1996
No No
South Africa June 28,
1996 R September1, 1996 No No
Spain June 28,
1996
November 25, 1996
R December
25, 1996
No No
Sweden June 30,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Switzerland May 20,
1996 R September1, 1996 No No
Thailand June 28,
1996
R September
1, 1996
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Turkey May 23,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
United
Kingdom June 27,1996 R September1, 1996 No No
Venezuela June 28,
1996
R September
1, 1996
No No
Reservation, declarations and objections
Belgium June 30, 1996
Belgium intends to fulfil the obligations that are incumbent upon it and which are already lawfully required of it on the basis of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, which entered into force on 1 January 1995. As far as Belgium is concerned, the obligations under the Second Protocol are in all respects identical to those accepted under the Final Act of the Uruguay Round.
Reservation, declarations and objections
Greece June 28, 1996
Until the completion of the internal approval procedures, Greece will apply the commitments taken on its behalf in the European Communities and their Member States Schedule of Specific Commitments, annexed to the Second Protocol annexed to the General Agreement on Trade in Services, from the date of its entry into force.
Reservation, declarations and objections
Portugal June 28, 1996
Until the completion of the internal approval procedures, Portugal will apply the commitments taken on its behalf in the European Communities and their Member States Schedule of Specific Commitments, annexed to the Second Protocol annexed to the General Agreement on Trade in Services, from the date of its entry into force.
Relations
Mother Convention(s)
Date of conclusion Title Place of conclusion
April 15, 1994 General Agreement on Trade in Services Marrakesh
