Before accepting the WTO Agreement, participants which are not contracting parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade must first have concluded negotiations for their accession to the General Agreement and become contracting parties thereto.

• 在接受《WTO协定》之前，不属关税与贸易总协定缔约方的参加方必须首先完成它们加入总协定的谈判并成为其缔约方。