ST.-PETERSBURG, July 6 - RAPSI. On July 9 the Constitutional Court will announce its ruling on the constitutional compliance of the as yet unratified protocol on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization.

The accession protocol was signed on December 16 and is pending ratification. According to the WTO standards, this procedure should be completed by July 23, thereafter Russia will become a full member of the WTO.

The applicants claim that the protocol submission to the lower house for ratification was in breach of regulations: the order in which the documents were presented was incorrect and regional authorities have not given their consent to the protocol.

In addition, the applicants have put in question some of the protocols provisions. They believe the provisions infringe on the right to qualified legal assistance and the administration of justice by government courts alone.