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Any Member of the WTO and any State or separate customs territory in process of acceding to the WTO may become a Member of the Centre by acceding to this Agreement on terms and conditions agreed between it and the Centre. Accessions shall be effected by an instrument of accession approved by the General Assembly. The General Assembly shall approve the instrument of accession only if the Management Board advises it that the accession would cause neither financial nor operational problems for the Centre. This Agreement shall enter into force for the acceding Member of the WTO or for the State or separate customs territory in process of acceding to the WTO on the 30th day following the date on which the instrument of accession was deposited with the depositary.