At its meeting on 29 September-1 October 1992, the GATT 1947 Council of Representatives
established a Working Party, as reflected in the respective Minutes (document C/M/259), to examine the
application of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (hereinafter
referred to as "Chinese Taipei") to accede to the General Agreement 1947 under Article XXXIII, and
to submit to the Council recommendations which may include a Draft Protocol of Accession.
Membership of the Working Party was open to all contracting parties wishing to serve on it. Following
the request of Chinese Taipei, circulated in document WT/ACC/TPKM/1, and pursuant to the decision
of the General Council of 31 January 1995, the Working Party was transformed into a World Trade
Organization (WTO) Working Party to negotiate the terms of accession of Chinese Taipei to the
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (hereinafter referred to as the "WTO
Agreement") under Article XII of that Agreement.