RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  GPA/W/140 
27 June 2001 
 (01-3204) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English 
  
 
MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF KOREA 
 
Notification from Korea under Article XXIV:6(a
)1 
  
 The following notification from the Perman ent Mission of the Republic of Korea was 
received on 26 June 2001 with the request that it be  circulated to the Parties to the Agreement on 
Government Procurement.  
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  Pursuant to Article XXIV pa ragraph 6(a) of the Agreemen t on Government Procurement, 
Korea hereby wishes to notify the Committee on Gove rnment Procurement of the additions of entities 
and a change in the name of an entity covered by the Agreement. 
 
 Please note that these additions are the outcome of  reorganization of the Korean governmental 
structure and involve the transfer of some functi ons from existing entities to newly established ones.  
A change in the name of an entity, Office of the Prime Minister, is purely formal in nature. 
  In accordance with the procedur es for future changes to the l oose-leaf system for Appendices 
to the Agreement (GPA/W/110), pages 1/4 and 2/4 of  Annex 1 to Appendix I of Korea in WT/Let/330 
of 1 March 2000 should be rectif ied as in Attachment A to this  document (red-lined version).  
Attachment B shows the relevant pages of the loose-leaf system as they would look after the 
acceptance of the modifications.
2 
  
                                                     
 
1 Article XXIV:6(a) provides that "if the rectificati ons, transfers or other modifications are of a purely 
formal or minor nature, they shall become effective prov ided there is no objection within 30 days.  In other 
cases, the Chairman of the Committee shall promptly convene a meeting of the Committee.  The Committee 
shall consider the proposal and any cl aim for compensatory adjustments, with a view to maintaining a balance 
of rights and obligations and a comparable level of mutu ally agreed coverage provided in this Agreement prior 
to such notification.  In the event of agreement not being reached, th e matter may be pursued in accordance with 
the provisions contained in Article XXII". 
2 Both Attachments are in English only. GPA/W/140 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/4
 
 
1 March 2001 (WT/Let/330))  ATTACHMENT A 
 
KOREA 
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 
- Board of Audit and Inspection 
- Prime Minister's Secretatiat
Office of the Prime Minister  
- Office for Government Policy Coordination - Ministry of Gender Equality - Ministry of Finance and Economy 
- Ministry of Planning and Budget
 
- Financial Supervisory Commission  
- Ministry of Unification - Ministry of Government Ad ministration and Home Affairs 
- Civil Service Commission
 
- Ministry of Science and Technology 
- Government Information Agency 
- Government Legislation Agency - Patriots and Veterans  Administration Agency 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of National Defense 
- Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development 
- Ministry of Culture and Tourism - Cultural Properties Administration
 
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy 
- Ministry of Health and Welfare 
- Food and Drug Administration
 
- Ministry of Labor - Ministry of Construction and Transportation - Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 
- Ministry of Information and Communications 
- Ministry of Environment - Public Procurement Service (limited to purchases for entities in this list only.  Regarding 
procurement for entities in Annex 2 and Annex 3 in  this list, the coverages and thresholds for 
such entities thereunde r shall be applied.)  GPA/W/140 
 Page 3 
 
APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/4
 
 
1 March 200 1 (WT/Let/330))  - National Tax Service 
- Customs Service 
- National Statistical Office 
- Korea Meteorological Administration - National Police Agency (except purchases fo r the purpose of maintaining public order, as 
provided in Article XXIII of the Code.) 
- Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office 
- Military Manpower Administration 
- Rural Development Administration - Forest Service - Korean Intellectual Property Office - Small and Medium Bu siness Administration 
- Korea National Railroad Administration (The Korean Government plans to change the NRA 
into a public corporation in 1996, in which case th e Korean Government has the right to transfer 
the NRA from Annex 1 to Annex 3 without any consultation and/or compensatory measures.) 
- National Maritime Police Agency (except purc hases for the purpose of maintaining public 
order, as provided in Article XXIII of the Agreement.) 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 4 : 
 
Same as "Supplies" section  
Construction Services  
 
Threshold : 5,000,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 : 
 Same as "Supplies" section 
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. The above central government entities include  their subordinate linear organizations, special 
local administrative organs, and attached organs as prescribed in the Government Organization Act of the Republic of Korea. 
 
2. This Agreement does not apply to the products and services procured with a view to resale or to 
use in the production of goods or provision of services for sale. 
 3. This Agreement does not apply to the singl e tendering procurement including set-asides for 
small- and medium-sized busine sses according to the Act Relating to Contracts to which the 
State is a Party and its Presidential Decree, a nd the procurement of ag ricultural, fishery and 
livestock products according to the Foodgr ain Management Law, the Law Concerning 
Marketing and Price Stabilizati on of Agricultural and Fishery Pr oducts, and the Livestock Law. 
 GPA/W/140 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/4
 
 
… 2001 (WT/Let/…) 
 ATTACHMENT B 
 
KOREA 
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
  
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Supplies  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 
- Board of Audit and Inspection - Prime Minister's Secretariat
 Office of the Prime Minister  
- Office for Government Policy Coordination - Ministry of Gender Equality 
- Ministry of Finance and Economy 
- Ministry of Planning and Budget
 
- Financial Supervisory Commission  
- Ministry of Unification - Ministry of Government Ad ministration and Home Affairs 
- Civil Service Commission
 
- Ministry of Science and Technology 
- Government Information Agency - Government Legislation Agency - Patriots and Veterans  Administration Agency 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of National Defense - Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development 
- Ministry of Culture and Tourism - Cultural Properties Administration
 
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 
- Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy 
- Ministry of Health and Welfare - Food and Drug Administration
 
- Ministry of Labor - Ministry of Construction and Transportation 
- Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 
- Ministry of Information and Communications - Ministry of Environment  GPA/W/140 
 Page 5 
 
APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/4
 
 
… 2001 (WT/Let/…) - Public Procurement Service (limited to purchases for entities in this list only.  Regarding 
procurement for entities in Annex 2 and Annex 3 in  this list, the coverages and thresholds for 
such entities thereunde r shall be applied.) 
- National Tax Service - Customs Service - National Statistical Office - Korea Meteorological Administration 
- National Police Agency (except purchases fo r the purpose of maintaining public order, as 
provided in Article XXIII of the Code.) 
- Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office - Military Manpower Administration - Rural Development Administration - Forest Service 
- Korean Intellectual Property Office 
- Small and Medium Bu siness Administration 
- Korea National Railroad Administration (The Korean Government plans to change the NRA 
into a public corporation in 1996, in which case th e Korean Government has the right to transfer 
the NRA from Annex 1 to Annex 3 without any consultation and/or compensatory measures.) 
- National Maritime Police Agency (except purc hases for the purpose of maintaining public 
order, as provided in Article XXIII of the Agreement.) 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 4 : 
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
 
Construction Services  
 Threshold : 5,000,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 : 
 Same as "Supplies" section 
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. The above central government entities include  their subordinate linear organizations, special 
local administrative organs, and attached organs as prescribed in the Government Organization Act of the Republic of Korea. 
 
2. This Agreement does not apply to the products and services procured with a view to resale or to 
use in the production of goods or provision of services for sale. 
 
3. This Agreement does not apply to the singl e tendering procurement including set-asides for 
small- and medium-sized busine sses according to the Act Relating to Contracts to which the 
State is a Party and its Presidential Decree, a nd the procurement of ag ricultural, fishery and 
livestock products according to the Foodgr ain Management Law, the Law Concerning 
Marketing and Price Stabilizati on of Agricultural and Fishery Pr oducts, and the Livestock Law. 
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