ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL
DUCOMMERCE DEL COMERCIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Référence: WLI/201 26September 1997
AGREEMENT ONGOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
DONE ATMARRAKESH ON15APRIL 1994
TRANSMISSION OFCERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF
TERMS OFACCESSION OFSINGAPORE
NOTIFICATION OFACCEPTANCE
Ihave thehonour tofurnish herewith acertified truecopy oftheTerms ofAccession
ofSingapore totheabove-mentioned Agreement.
Ialsohave thehonour toinform youthaton20September 1997 Ireceived fromthe
Government ofSingapore aninstrument ofaccession totheabove-mentioned Agreement.
Interms ofparagraph 2ofitsArticle XXIV, theAgreement shallenter intoforce for
Singapore on20October 1997.
Thisnotification isfurnished inaccordance withparagraph 14ofArticle XXIV ofthe
Agreement.
R.Ruggiero
Director-General
97-4082 WT/Let/179TERMS OFACCESSION OFSINGAPORE TOTHEAGREEMENT
ONGOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT (1994)
APPENDIX I
ANNEXES 1-5SETOUTTHESCOPE OFTHEAGREEMENT
ANNEX 1
Central Government Entities which Procure inAccordance with
theProvisions ofthisAgreement
Goods Threshold: SDR130,000
Services (specified inAnnex 4) Threshold: SDR130,000
Construction (specified inAnnex 5) Threshold: SDR5,000,000
ListofEntities:
Auditor-General 'sOffice
Attorney-General 'sOffice
Cabinet Office
Istana
Judicature
Ministry ofCommunications
Ministry ofCommunity Development
Ministry ofEducation
Ministry ofEnvironment
Ministry ofFinance
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
Ministry ofHealth
Ministry ofHome Affairs
Ministry ofInformation andtheArts
Ministry ofLabour
Ministry ofLaw
Ministry ofNational Development1
Ministry ofTrade andIndustry
Parliament
Presidential Councils
Prime Minister 'sOffice
Public Service Commission
Ministry ofDefence
1Includes Public Works Department-2-
ThisAgreementwillgenerallyapplytopurchasesbytheSingaporeMinistryofDefence
ofthefollowing FSCcategories (others being excluded) subject totheGovernment of
Singapore 'sdeterminations under theprovision ofArticle XXIII, paragraph 1.
FSC Description
22 Railway Equipment
23 Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers andCycles
24 Tractors
25 Vehicular Equipment Components
26 Tires andTubes
29 Engine Accessories
30 Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment
31 Bearings
32 Woodworking Machinery andEquipment
34 Metalworking Machinery
35 Service andTrade Equipment
36 Special Industry Machinery
37 Agricultural Machinery andEquipment
38 Construction, Mining, Excavating andHighway Maintenance Equipment
39 Materials Handling Equipment
40 Rope, Cable, Chain andFittings
41 Refrigeration, AirConditioning andAirCirculating Equipment
42 FireFighting, Rescue andSafety Equipment
43 Pumps andCompressors
44 Furnace, Steam Plant andDrying Equipment
45 Plumbing, Heating andSanitation Equipment
46 Water Purification andSewage Treatment Equipment
47 Pipe, Tubing, Hose andFittings
48 Valves
51 Handtools
52 Measuring Tools
53 Hardware andAbrasives
54 Prefabricated Structures andScaffolding
55 Lumber, Millwork, Plywood andVeneer
56 Construction andBuilding Materials
61 Electric Wire, andPower andDistribution Equipment
62 Lighting, Fixtures andLamps
63 Alarm, Signal andSecurity Detection Systems
65 Medical, Dental andVeterinary Equipment andSupplies
67 Photographic Equipment
68 Chemicals andChemical Products
69 Training AidsandDevices
70 General Purpose Automatic Data Processing Equipment, Software, Supplies
andSupport Equipment
71 Furniture
72 Household andCommercial Furnishings andAppliances
73 Food Preparation andServing Equipment
74 Office Machines, TextProcessing Systems andVisible Record Equipment
75 Office Supplies andDevices
76 Books, Maps andother Publications
77 Musical Instruments, Phonographs andHome-Type Radios
78 Recreational andAthletic Equipment
79 Cleaning Equipment andSupplies
80 Brushes, Paints, Sealers andAdhesives
81 Containers, Packaging andPacking Supplies
83 Textiles, Leather, Furs, Apparel andShoe Findings, Tents andFlags-3-
84 Clothing, Individual Equipment, andInsignia
85 Toiletries
87 Agricultural Supplies
88 LiveAnimals
89 Subsistence
91 Fuels, Lubricants, OilsandWaxes
93 Non-metallic Fabricated Materials
94 Non-metallic Crude Materials
95 Metal Bars, Sheets andShapes
96 Ores, Minerals, andtheirPrimary Products
99 Miscellaneous
Notes toAnnex 1:
1. TheAgreement shallnotapply toanyprocurement inrespect of:
(a) construction contracts forchanceries abroad andheadquarters buildings made
bytheMinistry ofForeign Affairs; and
(b) contracts made bytheInternal Security Department, Criminal Investigation
Department, Security Branch andCentral Narcotics Bureau oftheMinistry of
Home Affairs aswellasprocurement thathavesecurity considerations made
bytheMinistry.
2. TheAgreement shallnotapply toanyprocurement made byacovered entity onbehalf
ofanon-covered entity.-4-
ANNEX 2
Sub-Central Entities which Procure inAccordance
withtheProvisions oftheAgreement
Non-applicable forSingapore (Singapore does nothave anySub-central Governments).-5-
ANNEX 3
Allother Entities which Procure inAccordance
withtheProvisions ofthisAgreement
Goods Threshold: SDR400,000
Services (specified inAnnex 4) Threshold: SDR400,000
Construction (specified inAnnex 5) Threshold: SDR5,000,000
ListofEntities:
Board ofArchitects
CivilAviation Authority ofSingapore
Construction Industry Development Board
Economic Development Board
Housing andDevelopment Board
Inland Revenue Authority ofSingapore
Land Transport Authority ofSingapore
Jurong Town Corporation
Maritime andPortAuthority ofSingapore
Monetary Authority ofSingapore
National Computer Board
National Science &Technology Board
Nanyang Technological University
National Parks Board
National University ofSingapore
Preservation ofMonuments Board
Professional Engineers Board
Public Transport Council
Sentosa Development Corporation
Singapore Broadcasting Authority
Singapore Productivity andStandards Board
Singapore Tourist Promotion Board
Telecommunication Authority ofSingapore
Trade Development Board
Urban Redevelopment Authority
Note toAnnex 3:
1. TheAgreement shallnotapply toanyprocurement made byacovered entity onbehalf
ofanon-covered entity.-6-
ANNEX 4
Services
ThefollowingservicesascontainedindocumentMTN.GNS/W/120areoffered(others
being excluded):
Threshold: SDR130,000 forentities assetoutinAnnex 1
SDR400,000 forentities assetoutinAnnex 3
CPC Description
862 Accounting, Auditing andBook-keeping Services
8671 Architectural Services
865 Management Consulting Services
874 Building-Cleaning Services
641-643 Hotels andRestaurants (incl. catering)
74710 Travel Agencies andTourOperators
7472 Tourist Guide Services
843 Data Processing Services
844 Database Services
932 Veterinary Services
84100 ConsultancyServicesRelatedtotheInstallationofComputerHardware
84210 Systems andSoftware Consulting Services
87905 Translation andInterpretation Services
7523 Electronic Mail
7523 Voice Mail
7523 On-Line Information andDatabase Retrieval
7523 Electronic Data Interchange
96112 Motion Picture orVideo Tape Production Services
96113 Motion Picture orVideo Tape Distribution Services
96121 Motion Picture Projection Services
96122 Video Tape Projection Services
96311 Library Services
8672 Engineering Services
7512 Courier Services
- Biotechnology Services
- Exhibition Services
- Commercial Market Research
- Interior Design Services, Excluding Architecture
- Professional,AdvisoryandConsultingServicesRelatingtoAgriculture,Forestry,
Fishing andMining, Including Oilfield Services
Notes toAnnex 4:
1. Theoffer regarding services issubject tothelimitations andconditions specified in
theGovernment ofSingapore 'soffer under theGATS negotiations.
2. TheAgreement shallnotapply toanyprocurement made byacovered entity onbehalf
ofanon-covered entity.-7-
ANNEX 5
Construction Services
Thefollowing construction services inthesense ofDivision 51oftheCentral Product
ClassificationascontainedindocumentMTN.GNS/W/120areoffered(othersbeingexcluded):
Threshold: SDR5,000,000 forentities assetoutinAnnex 1
SDR5,000,000 forentities assetoutinAnnex 3
Listofconstruction services offered:
CPC Description
512 General construction work forbuildings
513 General construction work forcivilengineering
514, 516 Installation andassembly work
517 Building completion andfinishing work
511, 515, 518 Others
Notes toAnnex 5:
1. Theofferregarding construction services issubject tothelimitations andconditions
specified intheGovernment ofSingapore 'soffer under theGATS negotiations.
2. TheAgreement shallnotapply toanyprocurement made byacovered entity onbehalf
ofanon-covered entity.-8-
GENERAL NOTE:
1. Taking intoaccount theconcerns expressed byGPAMembers, Singapore willreview
itscurrent compulsory registration system withtheviewtoremoving anyunintended effects
ofdiscriminationandoflimitedtenderinginitsopentendersystemthattheexistingregistration
system mayhave onGPAMembers within aperiod ofthree years after itsaccession.-9-
APPENDIX II
PUBLICATIONS UTILIZED BYPARTIES FORTHEPUBLICATION OF
NOTICES OFINTENDED PROCUREMENTS -PARAGRAPH 1
OFARTICLE IX,AND OFPOST-AWARD NOTICES -
PARAGRAPH IOFARTICLE XVIII
SINGAPORE
TheRepublic ofSingapore Government Gazette
APPENDIX III
PUBLICATIONS UTILIZED BYPARTIES FORTHEPUBLICATION ANNUALLY OF
INFORMATION ONPERMANENT LISTS OFQUALIFIED SUPPLIERS INTHECASE OF
SELECTIVE TENDERING PROCEDURES -PARAGRAPH 9OFARTICLE IX
SINGAPORE
TheRepublic ofSingapore Government Gazette
APPENDIX IV
PUBLICATIONS UTILIZED BYPARTIES FORTHEPUBLICATION OFLAWS,
REGULATIONS, JUDICIAL DECISIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE RULINGS OFGENERAL
APPLICATION AND ANY PROCEDURE REGARDING GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
COVERED BYTHIS AGREEMENT -PARAGRAPH 1OFARTICLE XIX
SINGAPORE
TheRepublic ofSingapore Government Gazette
Certified truecopy:
Director-General