【正文】 een parties to that Agreement shall be governed by the provisions of that Agreement.Article XIVAcceptance, Entry into Force and Deposit1. This Agreement shall be open for acceptance, by signature or otherwise, by contracting parties to GATT 1947, and the European Communities, which are eligible to bee original Members of the WTO in accordance with Article XI of this Agreement. Such acceptance shall apply to this Agreement and the Multilateral Trade Agreements annexed hereto. This Agreement and the Multilateral Trade Agreements annexed hereto shall enter into force on the date determined by Ministers in accordance with paragraph 3 of the Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations and shall remain open for acceptance for a period of two years following that date unless the Ministers decide otherwise. An acceptance following the entry into force of this Agreement shall enter into force on the 30th day following the date of such acceptance.2. A Member which accepts this Agreement after its entry into force shall implement those concessions and obligations in the Multilateral Trade Agreements that are to be implemented over a period of time starting with the entry into force of this Agreement as if it had accepted this Agreement on the date of its entry into force.3. Until the entry into force of this Agreement, the text of this Agreement and the Multilateral Trade Agreements shall be deposited with the DirectorGeneral to the CONTRACTING PARTIES to GATT 1947. The DirectorGeneral shall promptly furnish a certified true copy of this Agreement and the Multilateral Trade Agreements, and a notification of each acceptance thereof, to each government and the European Communities having accepted this Agreement. This Agreement and the Multilateral Trade Agreements, and any amendments thereto, shall, upon the entry into force of this Agreement, be deposited with the DirectorGeneral of the WTO.4. The acceptance and entry into force of a Plurilateral Trade Agreement shall be governed by the provisions of that Agreement. Such Agreements shall be deposited with the DirectorGeneral to the CONTRACTING PARTIES to GATT 1947. Upon the entry into force of this Agreement, such Agreements shall be deposited with the DirectorGeneral of the WTO.Article XVWithdrawal1. Any Member may withdraw from this Agreement. Such withdrawal shall apply both to this Agreement and the Multilateral Trade Agreements and shall take effect upon the expiration of six months from the date on which written notice of withdrawal is received by the DirectorGeneral of the WTO.2. Withdrawal from a Plurilateral Trade Agreement shall be governed by the provisions of that Agreement.Article XVIMiscellaneous Provisions1. Except as otherwise provided under this Agreement or the Multilateral Trade Agreements, the WTO shall be guided by the decisions, procedures and customary practices followed by the CONTRACTING PARTIES to GATT 1947 and the bodies established in the framework of GATT 1947.2. To the extent practicable, the Secretariat of GATT 1947 shall bee the Secretariat of the WTO, and the DirectorGeneral to the CONTRACTING PARTIES to GATT 1947, until such time as the Ministerial Conference has appointed a DirectorGeneral in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article VI of this Agreement, shall serve as DirectorGeneral of the WTO.3. In the event of a conflict between a provision of this Agreement and a provision of any of the Multilateral Trade Agreements, the provision of this Agreement shall prevail to the extent of the conflict.4. Each Member shall ensure the conformity of its laws, regulations and administrative procedures with its obligations as provided in the annexed Agreements.5. No reservations may be made in respect of any provision of this Agreement. Reservations in respect of any of the provisions of the Multilateral Trade Agreements may only be made to the extent provided for in those Agreements. Reservations in respect of a provision of a Plurilateral Trade Agreement shall be governed by the provisions of that Agreement.6. This Agreement shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.DONE at Marrakesh this fifteenth day of April one thousand nine hundred and ninetyfour, in a single copy, in the English, French and Spanish languages, each text being authentic.Explanatory Notes:The terms country or countries as used in this Agreement and the Multilateral Trade Agreements are to be understood to include any separate customs territory Member of the WTO.In the case of a separate customs territory Member of the WTO, where an expression in this Agreement and the Multilateral Trade Agreements is qualified by the term national, such expression shall be read as pertaining to that customs territory, unless otherwise specified.LIST OF ANNEXESANNEX 1ANNEX 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in GoodsGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994Agreement on AgricultureAgreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary MeasuresAgreement on Textiles and ClothingAgreement on Technical Barriers to TradeAgreement on TradeRelated Investment MeasuresAgreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994Agreement on Preshipment InspectionAgreement on Rules of OriginAgreement on Import Licensing ProceduresAgreement on Subsidies and Countervailing MeasuresAgreement on SafeguardsANNEX 1B: General Agreement on Trade in Services and AnnexesANNEX 1C: Agreement on TradeRelated Aspects of Intellectual Property RightsANNEX 2Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of DisputesANNEX 3Trade Policy Review MechanismANNEX 4Plurilateral