50th Ratification of Trade Facilitation Agreement received

The WTO received the 50th ratification of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) after the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia deposited its instrument of acceptance on 19 October.

The TFA will enter into force once two-thirds of the WTO membership has formally accepted the Agreement.  In addition to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the following  WTO members have also accepted the agreement: Hong Kong China, Singapore, the United States, Mauritius, Malaysia, Japan, Australia, Botswana, Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Korea, Nicaragua, Niger, Belize, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei, China, Liechtenstein, Lao PDR, New Zealand, Togo, Thailand, and  the European Union (on behalf of its 28 member states).