RESTRICTED WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOGPA/W/51/Add.2
23 October 1998
(98-4140)
Committee on Government Procurement Original: English/
Anglais/
Inglés
MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDICES I-IV OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Addendum
The following communication, dated 7 October 1998, has been received from the Permanent
Delegation of the European Community with the request  that it be circulated to the Parties to the
Agreement on Government Procurement.
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Concerning the updating of Appendices I to IV of the Government Procurement Agreement
for the European Communities, as presented in document GPA/W/51, the EC is pleased to presentherewith an explanatory note to this document.
Comité des marchés publics
MODIFICATIONS DES APPENDICES I À IV CONCERNANT
LA COMMUNAUTÉ EUROPÉENNE
Addendum
La Délégation permanente de la Commission européenne a fait parvenir au Secrétariat la
communication suivante, datée du 7 octobre 1998, en lui demandant de la distribuer aux Parties à
l'Accord sur les marchés publics.
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La Communauté européenne a l'honneur de vous communiquer ci-joint une note explicative
relative à la mise à jour des Appendices I à IV de l'Accord sur les marchés publics concernant lesCommunautés européennes, présen tée dans le document GPA/W/51.
Comité de Contratación Pública
ENMIENDAS A LOS APÉNDICES I A IV DE
LA COMUNIDAD EUROPEA
Addendum
Se ha recibido de la Delegación Permanen te de la Comunidad Europea la siguiente
comunicación, de fecha 7 de octubre de 1998, con la petición de que se distribuya a las Partes en el
Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública.
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En relación con la actualización de los Apéndices I a IV de las Comunidades Europeas al
Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública, como figura en el documento GPA/W/51, complace a la CE
presentar adjunta una nota explicativa a este documento.GPA/W/51/Add.2
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APPENDIX I
ANNEX 1
2. Contracting Authorities of the State
- Denmark (p. 10)
The "Ministry of Transport" should be included in the list.
The "Ministry of Housing" should be replaced by "Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs".
- Sweden (p. 51)
"National Fund for Administrative Developmen t and Training for Government Employees"
(p. 44) should be replaced by:  "National Fund for Administrative Development" ("Statens
Förnyelsefond").
"Central Services Office for the Ministries" (p. 45) should be replaced by "Governmental
Central Services Office" ("Regeringskansliets förvaltningsavdelning ").
3. List of Supplies and equipment purchased by Ministries of Defence (…) that are coveredby the Agreement (p. 55)
- The words "Not for Sweden" should be inserted after the products (p. 55):
- ex 38.19
- ex 39.03
- ex 40.11
- L'expression "sauf pour la Suède" doit figurer après la mention des produits suivants
(p. 61):
- ex 38.19
- ex 39.03
- ex 40.11
- La expresión "salvo Suecia" debe figurar después de la mención de los productos
siguientes (p. 67):
- ex 38.19
- ex 39.03
- ex 40.11GPA/W/51/Add.2
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APPENDIX I
ANNEX 2
In addition to the entities listed in Annex I of Directive 93/37/EEC (pages 92-101 of
document GPA/W/51), the following entities shall be regarded as bodies governed by public law
within the sense of such Directive:
Austria: "Austrian State Printing Office"
Denmark: "Copenhagen Hospital Corporation" ("Hovedstandens Sygehusfaellesskab ")
Ireland: "Forbas";  "Forbairt "
Luxembourg: "L'entreprise des Postes et Télécomunications (Postal business only)"
Portugal:
"INGA (National Agricultural Intervention and Guarantee Institute/Instituto
Nacional de Intervenção e Garantia Agrícola)"
"Institute for the Consumer / Instituto do Consumidor"
"Institute for Meteorology / Instituto de Meteorologia"
"Institute for Natural Conservation / Instituto da Conservação da Natureza"
"Water Institute / Instituto da Agua"
"ICEP / Instituto de Comércio Externo de Portugal"
"Portuguese Blood Institute / Instituto do Sangue"
United Kingdom: "Ordnance Survey"
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