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GPA/MOD/JPN/102  
 
22 November 2019  
(19-7979) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
 
PROPOSED MODIFICATIO N TO APPENDIX I OF JAPAN  UNDER THE REVISED  
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNM ENT PROCUREMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM JAPAN  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  XIX:11 OF THE  
REVISED AGREEMENT ON  GOVERNMENT PROCUREM ENT 
The following communication, dated 18 November 2019 , is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan . 
 
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1.  Pursuant to Article XIX, paragraph 1 of the Agreement on Government Procurement as amended 
by the Protocol Amending the A greement on Government Procurement (hereinafter referred to as 
"the revised Agreement"), the Government of Japan hereby notifies the Committee on Government 
Procurement of the following modification relating to its Annex 1, Appendix Ⅰto the revised 
Agreemen t: 
Annex 1  
 
• Add "Japan Casino Regulatory Commission" to "List of Entities".  
2.  The above -mentioned modifications are the results of the following changes:  
• The Japan Casino Regulatory Commission will be established as an independent organ 
under the Cabinet Off ice on 7 January 2020, in accordance with relevant national laws 
regarding the establishment of the Commission. The Commission aims at taking necessary 
measures such as licensing, supervising and auditing to casino operation in Japan to 
maintain order and secure safety in casino facility.  
3.  The modifications that Japan is proposing do not reduce the mutually agreed coverage under the 
revised Agreement.  
4.  Attachment A to this document shows (in bold, strikeout or underlining) the proposed 
modification by Japan to the corresponding page  (page  1/1) of Annex 1  to Appendix I . Attachment 
B indicates how this page  would appear after the proposed modification ha s become effective .2. 
 
                                                
1 Article X IX:1 of the revised Agreement reads as follows: Notification of Proposed  Modification  A Party 
shall notify the Committee of any proposed rectification, transfer of an entity from one  annex to another, 
withdrawal of an entity or other modification of its annexes to Appendix I (any of which is hereinafter referred 
to as "modification"). The Party proposing the modification (hereinafter referred to as "modifying Party") shall 
include in the notification: (a) for any proposed withdrawal of an entity from its annexes to Appendix I in exercise 
of its rights on the grounds that government control or influence over the entity's covered procurement has been 
effectively eliminated, evidence of s uch elimination; or (b) for any other proposed modification, information as 
to the likely consequences of the change for the mutually agreed coverage provided for in this Agreement.  
2 Attachments A and B are in English only.  GPA/MOD/JPN/102  
 
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12 November 2017 (WT/Let/1322)  APPENDIX I  JAPAN  ANNEX 1  Page 1/1 
ATTACHMENT  A 
JAPAN 
(Authentic in the English Language only ) 
ANNEX  1 
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT E NTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods        SDR 100,000 
 
Construction Services     SDR 4,500,000  
 
Architectural, engineering    SDR 450,000  
and other technical services  
covered by this  Agreement   
 
Other services      SDR 100,000 
List of Entities:  
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as follows:  
1. House of Representatives;  
2. House of Councillors;  
3. Supreme Court;  
4. Board of Audit;  
5. Cabinet;  
6. National Personnel Authority;  
7. Cabinet Office;  
8. Reconstruction Agency;  
9. Imperial Household Agency;  
10. Japan Fair Trade C ommission ; 
11. National Public Safety Commission (National Police Agency);  
12. Personal Information Protection Commission ; 
13. Japan Casino Regulatory Commission;  
1314. Financial Services Agency;  
1415. Consumer Affairs Agency;  
1516. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications;  
1617. Ministry of Justice;  
1718. Ministry of Foreign Affairs;  
1819. Ministry of Finance;  
1920. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology;  
2021. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;  
2122. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries;  
2223. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry;  
2324. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and To urism;  
2425. Ministry of the Environment;  
2526. Ministry of Defense.  
 
 
 
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12 November 2017 (WT/Let/1322)  APPENDIX I  JAPAN  ANNEX 1  Page 1/1 
Notes to Annex 1  
1.  Entities covered by the Accounts Law include all their internal subdivisions, independent organs, 
attached organizations and other organizations and local branch offices provided for in the National 
Government Organization Law and the Law establishing the Cabinet Office.  
2.  This Agreement does not cover  contracts to be awarded to co -operatives or associations in 
accordance with laws and regulations existing at the time of the entry into force of this Agreement 
for Japan.  GPA/MOD/JPN/102  
 
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… 2020 (WT/Let/ …) APPENDIX I  JAPAN  ANNEX 1  Page 1/1 
ATTACHMENT  B 
JAPAN 
(Authentic in the English Language only ) 
ANNEX  1 
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT E NTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods        SDR 100,000 
 
Construction Services     SDR 4,500,000  
 
Architectural, engineering    SDR 450,000  
and other technical services  
covered by this  Agreement   
 
Other services      SDR 100,000 
List of Entities:  
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as follows:  
1. House of Representatives;  
2. House of Councillors;  
3. Supreme Court;  
4. Board of Audit;  
5. Cabinet;  
6. National  Personnel Authority;  
7. Cabinet Office;  
8. Reconstruction Agency;  
9. Imperial Household Agency;  
10. Japan Fair Trade C ommission ; 
11. National Public Safety Commission (National Police Agency);  
12. Personal Information Protection Commission ; 
13. Japan Casino Regulatory Commission;  
14. Financial Services Agency;  
15. Consumer Affairs Agency;  
16. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications;  
17. Ministry of Justice;  
18. Ministry of Foreign Affairs;  
19. Ministry of Finance;  
20. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology;  
21. Ministry  of Health, Labour and Welfare;  
22. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries;  
23. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry;  
24. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism;  
25. Ministry of the Environment;  
26. Ministry of Defense.  GPA/MOD/JPN/102  
 
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… 2020 (WT/Let/ …) APPENDIX I  JAPAN  ANNEX 1  Page 1/1 
Notes to Annex 1  
1.  Entities covered by the Accounts Law include all their internal subdivisions, independent organs, 
attached organizations and other organizations and local branch offices provided for in the National 
Government Organization Law and the Law establishing the Cabinet Office.  
2.  This Agreement does not cover  contracts to be awarded to co -operatives or associations in 
accordance with laws and regulations existing at the time of the  entry into force of this Agreement 
for Japan.  
 
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