RESTRICTED  ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  GPA/W/123 
29 novembre 2000 
 (00-5153) 
Comité des marchés publics Original:   anglais 
   
MODIFICATIONS DE L'APPENDICE I CONCERNANT LE JAPON 
 
Notifications du Japon au titre de l'article XXIV:6 a
)1 
  
 Le Secrétariat a reçu, le 11 novembre 2000, la notification ci-après de la Mission permanente 
du Japon, qui lui a demandé de la distribuer aux Parties à l'Accord sur les marchés publics (1994).  
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 Conformément à l'article XXIV, paragraphe 6 a), de l'Accord de l'OMC sur les marchés 
publics, le gouvernement japonais s ouhaite notifier au Comité des ma rchés publics la rectification de 
pure forme ci-après se rapportant à l'annexe 1 de l'Appendice I de l'Accord concernant le Japon. 
  Cette rectification s'impose en raison de la réorganisation du gouvernement central du Japon 
qui prendra effet le 6 janvier 2001, comme cela est i ndiqué ci-dessous.  Elle ne modifie pas le niveau 
du champ d'application mutuellement convenu de l'Accord.   En conséquence, les pages 1/3 et 2/3 de l'anne xe 1 de l'Appendice I con cernant le Japon, dans 
le document WT/Let/354 du 22 août 2000 devrai ent être modifiées comme cela est indiqué à 
l'annexe A du présent document (texte souligné).   L'annexe B contient les pages considérées du 
système à feuillets mobiles telles qu'elles se prés enteront une fois les modifications acceptées.
2 
                                                      
1 L'article XXIV:6 a) dispose ce qui suit:  "S'ils sont  de pure forme ou mineurs, les rectifications, 
transferts ou autres modifications pr endront effet à la condition qu'aucune objection n'ait été faite dans un délai 
de 30 jours.  Dans les autres cas, le Président du Comi té convoquera le Comité dans les moindres délais.  Le 
Comité examinera la proposition et toute demande d'ajustements compensatoires, afin de préserver l'équilibre 
des droits et des obligations et de maintenir le cham p d'application mutuellement convenu du présent accord à 
un niveau comparable à son niveau antérieur à la notific ation.  S'il n'est pas possible d'arriver à un accord, la 
question pourra être traitée ensuite selon les dispositions de l'article XXII."  
 
2 Les deux annexes sont en anglais seulement. 
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 ● House of Representatives 
 ● House of Councillors 
 ● Supreme Court 
 ● Board of Audit 
 ● Cabinet 
 ● National Personnel Authority 
 ● Imperial Household Agency 
 ● National Public Safety Commi ssion (National Policy Agency) 
 ● Financial Services Agency 
 ● Ministry of Justice 
 ● Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
 ● Ministry of Finance 
 ● Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 
 
 ● Defence
 Defense Agency (Rename) 
 ● Ministry of International  Economy, Trade and Industry (Rename) 
  ○ Environment Agency →● Ministry of Environment (Upgrade) 
  ○ Prime Minister's Office 
 ○ Okinawa Development Agency 
 ○ Economic Planning Agency 
 →● Cabinet Office 
  ○ Environment Disputes Co-ordination Commission 
 ○ Management and Coordination Agency 
 ○ Fair Trade Commission 
 ○ Ministry of Home Affairs 
 ○ Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications 
 →● Ministry of Public Management, Home  Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications 
 
 ○ Ministry of Education 
 ○ Science and Technology Agency 
 →● Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology 
  ○ Ministry of Health and Welfare 
 ○ Ministry of Labour 
 →● Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 
  ○ Hokkaido Development Agency 
 ○ National Land Agency 
 ○ Ministry of Transport 
 ○ Ministry of Construction 
 →● Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 
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APPENDIX 1 JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 1/3
 
 
22 August 2000 (WT/Let/354)  ATTACHMENT A 
JAPAN 
 
(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 thousand SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as follows:  
- House of Representatives 
- House of Councillors - Supreme Court 
- Board of Audit 
- Cabinet - National Personnel Authority 
-
 Prime Minister's Office  
- Cabinet Office  
- Fair Trade Commission   
- Imperial Household Agency  
- National Public Safety Commission  (National Police Agency) 
-
 Environmental Disputes Co -ordination  
 Commission  
- Defense Agency  
- Financial Services Agency  
- Imperial Household Agency  
- Management and Co -ordination Agency  
- Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, 
 Posts and Telecommunications  
- Hokkaido Development Agency  
- Defence Agency  
- Economic Planning Agency  
- Science and Technology Agency  
- Environment Agency  
- Okinawa Development Agency  
- National Land Agency  
- Ministry of Justice - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
- Ministry of Finance 
-
 Financial Services Agency  - Ministry of Education, Culture,  Sports, Science 
and Technology  
- Ministry of Health, Labour,  and Welfare 
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
- Ministry of International  Economy Trade and 
Industry 
- Ministry of Transport  
- Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications  
- Ministry of Labour  
- Ministry of Construction  
- Ministry of Home Affairs  
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport  
- Ministry of Environment  
 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 
Construction services :  4,500 thousand SDR 
 Architectural, engineering and other technical 
services covered by this Agreement:   
450 thousand SDR  
Other services :  130 thousand SDR 
 
List of Entities which procure the services, specified 
in Annex 4 : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as follows: 
 - House of Representatives 
- House of Councillors 
- Supreme Court - Board of Audit 
- Cabinet 
- National Personnel Authority -
 Prime Minister's Office  
- Cabinet Office  
- Fair Trade Commission  
- Imperial Household Agency  
- National Public Safety Commission 
 (National Police Agency) GPA/W/123 
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APPENDIX 1 JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 2/3
 
 
22 August 2000 (WT/Let/354)   
Services  (cont'd)  
 -
 Environmental Disputes Co -ordination  
 Commission  
- Defense Agency  
- Financial Services Agency  
- Imperial Household Agency  
- Management and Co -ordination Agency  
- Ministry of Public Management, Home 
 Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications  
- Hokkaido Development Agency  
- Defence Agency  
- Economic Planning Agency  
- Science and Technology Agency  
- Environment Agency  
- Okinawa Development Agency  
- National Land Agency  
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Finance 
-
 Financial Services Agency  
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, 
Science and Technology  
- Ministry of Health, Labour  and Welfare 
-  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and   Fisheries 
-  Ministry of International
 Economy  Trade 
and Industry 
- Ministry of Transport  
- Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications  
- Ministry of Labour  
- Ministry of Construction  
- Ministry of Home Affairs  
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and 
 Transport  
- Ministry of Environment  
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. Entities covered by the Accounts Law 
include all their internal sub-divisions, 
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. Products and services procured with a view 
to resale or with a view to use in the 
production of goods for sale are not included.   
  3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts 
to be awarded to co-operatives or associations in accord ance with laws and 
regulations existing at the time of the entry 
into force of this Agreement for Japan.   
 
4. This Agreement will generally apply to 
procurement by the Defence Agency of the following Federal Supply Classification 
(FSC) categories subject to the Japanese 
Government determinations under the provisions of Article XXIII, paragraph 1:  
 
FSC Description  
 
22 Railway Equipment 24 Tractors 
32 Woodworking Machinery and Equipment 
34 Metalworking Machinery 35 Service and Trade Equipment 
36 Special Industry Machinery 
37 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment 38 Construction, Mining, Excavating, and 
Highway Maintenance Equipment 
39 Materials Handling Equipment 40 Rope, Cable, Chain, and Fittings 
41 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air 
Circulating Equipment 
43 Pumps and Compressors 
45 Plumbing, Heating and Sanitation 
Equipment 
46 Water Purification and Sewage Treatment 
Equipment 
47 Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings 48 Valves 
51 Hand Tools 
52 Measuring Tools 
55 Lumber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer 
61 Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution 
Equipment 
62 Lighting Fixtures and Lamps 
65 Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment 
and Supplies 
6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments 
6635 Physical Properties Testing Equipment 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies 
6645 Time Measuring Instruments 
6650 Optical Instruments 6655 Geophysical and Astronomical Instruments 
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APPENDIX 1 JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 1/3
 
 
… 2000 (WT/Let/…)  
ATTACHMENT B 
 
JAPAN 
 
(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 thousand SDR 
 
List of Entities : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows:  
- House of Representatives 
- House of Councillors - Supreme Court 
- Board of Audit 
- Cabinet - National Personnel Authority 
- Cabinet Office 
- Imperial Household Agency - National Public Safety Commission 
 (National Police Agency) 
- Defense Agency 
- Financial Services Agency 
- Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs,  Posts and Telecommunications 
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Finance 
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science 
 and Technology - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 
 - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 
- Ministry of Environment  
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 
Construction services :  4,500 thousand SDR 
 
Architectural, engineering and other technical 
services covered by this Agreement:   450 thousand SDR 
 
Other services :  130 thousand SDR 
 
List of Entities which procure the services, 
specified in Annex 4 : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows: 
 
- House of Representatives - House of Councillors 
- Supreme Court 
- Board of Audit - Cabinet 
- National Personnel Authority 
- Cabinet Office - Imperial Household Agency 
- National Public Safety Commission 
 (National Police Agency) GPA/W/123 
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APPENDIX 1 JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 2/3
 
 
… 2000 (WT/Let/…)  
Services  (cont'd)  
 - Defense Agency 
- Financial Services Agency 
- Ministry of Public Management, Home  Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications 
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Finance 
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, 
 Science and Technology - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 
-  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
 Fisheries 
-  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and  Transport 
- Ministry of Environment 
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. Entities covered by the Accounts Law 
include all their internal sub-divisions, 
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. Products and services procured with a view 
to resale or with a view to use in the production of goods for sale are not included.   
 
3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts 
to be awarded to co-operatives or 
associations in accord ance with laws and 
regulations existing at the time of the entry 
into force of this Agreement for Japan.   
 4. This Agreement will generally apply to 
procurement by the Defence Agency of the 
following Federal Supply Classification (FSC) categories subject to the Japanese 
Government determinations under the 
provisions of Article XXIII, paragraph 1: 
  
 FSC Description  
 
22 Railway Equipment 24 Tractors 
32 Woodworking Machinery and Equipment 
34 Metalworking Machinery 35 Service and Trade Equipment 
36 Special Industry Machinery 
37 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment 38 Construction, Mining, Excavating, and 
Highway Maintenance Equipment 
39 Materials Handling Equipment 
40 Rope, Cable, Chain, and Fittings 
41 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air 
Circulating Equipment 
43 Pumps and Compressors 
45 Plumbing, Heating and Sanitation 
Equipment 
46 Water Purification and Sewage Treatment 
Equipment 
47 Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings 
48 Valves 
51 Hand Tools 52 Measuring Tools 
55 Lumber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer 
61 Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution 
Equipment 
62 Lighting Fixtures and Lamps 
65 Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment 
and Supplies 
6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments 
6635 Physical Properties Testing Equipment 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies 
6645 Time Measuring Instruments 
6650 Optical Instruments 
6655 Geophysical and Astronomical Instruments 
 
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