RESTRICTED  ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  GPA/W/128 
6 de marzo de 2001 
 (01-1092) 
Comité de Contratación Pública Original:   inglés 
 
 
 
ENMIENDAS DEL APÉNDICE I DE COREA 
 
Notificación de Corea de conformidad con el apartado a) del  
párrafo 6 del artículo XXIV1 
 
 El 2 de marzo de 2001 se recibió de la Mi sión Permanente de la República de Corea la 
siguiente notificación, con el ruego de que se di stribuyera a las Partes en el Acuerdo sobre 
Contratación Pública. 
 
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 De conformidad con el apartado a) del pá rrafo 6 del artículo XXIV del Acuerdo sobre 
Contratación Pública, deseo notificar por la presente cambios en los nombres de las entidades 
abarcadas por el Acuerdo. 
 Sírvanse tomar nota de que estos cambios en  los nombres no afectan en modo alguno al 
equilibrio de derechos y obligaciones, ni alteran el  nivel del alcance mutuamente convenido previsto 
en el Acuerdo.  Estos cambios son de carácter puramente formal, puesto que son el resultado de los 
esfuerzos emprendidos por Corea para reorganizar  la estructura gubernamental y otros órganos. 
 De conformidad con el proced imiento para futuros cambios en el sistema de hojas amovibles 
para los Apéndices del Acuerdo (GPA/W/110), habrá que modificar las páginas 1/4 y 2/4 del anexo 1 
y la página 1/2 del anexo 3 del Apéndice I de Core a en el documento WT/Let/330, de 1º de marzo 
de 2000, y también en el anexo A del presente documen to (versión subrayada).  En el anexo B figuran 
las páginas pertinentes del sistema de hojas am ovibles tal y como quedarán una vez aceptadas las 
modificaciones.2 
 
                                                      
1 En el párrafo 6 a) del artículo XXIV se establece lo  siguiente:  "las rectificaciones, transferencias o 
enmiendas de otro tipo de carácter puramente formal o menores surtirán efecto a condición de que en un plazo 
de 30 días no se presente objeción a ellas.  De no ser así, el Presidente del Comité convocará prontamente una 
reunión del Comité.  El Comité examinará la propuesta y las posibles demandas de arreglos compensatorios, con el fin de mantener un equilibrio de derechos y obligaciones y un nivel comparable del alcance mutuamente 
convenido previsto en el presente Acue rdo antes de la notificación de que se tr ate.  En caso de que no se llegue a 
un acuerdo, podrá llevarse adelante la cuestión con arreglo a las disposiciones del artículo XXII". 
 
2 Ambos anexos existen únicamente en inglés. GPA/W/128 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/4
 
 
1 March 2000 (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 Secretariat 
- Office of Administrative Coordination
Office for Government Policy Coordination  
- First Minister of Political Affairs  [Deleted – Entity no longer exists] 
- Second Minister of Political  Affairs Ministry of Gender Equality  
- Ministry of Finance and Economy 
- National Unification Board Ministry of Unification  
- Ministry of Government Administration Ministry of Government Administration and Home 
Affairs  
- Ministry of Science and Technology - M
inistry of Information Government Information Agency  
- Government Legislation Agency 
- Patriots and Veterans Affairs Agency Patriots and Veterans Administration Agency  
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade  
- Ministry of Home Affa irs 
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of National Defense 
- Ministry of Education Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development  
- Ministry of Culture and Sports Ministry of Culture and Tourism  
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Ministry of Trade
, Industry and Energy Ministry of Commerce, Energy and Industry  
- Ministry of Health and Welfare 
- Ministry of Labor 
- Ministry of Construction and Transportation - Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries - Ministry of Information and Communications - Ministry of Environment 
- Office of Supply (limited to purchases for entiti es in this list only.  Regarding procurement for 
entities in Annex 2 and Annex 3 in this list, th e coverages and thresholds for such entities 
thereunder shall be applied.) Public Procurement Service (limited to purchases for entities in this 
list only. Regarding procurement for entities in An nex 2 and Annex 3 in this list, the coverages 
and thresholds for such entities thereunder shall be applied.)  GPA/W/128 
Página 3 
 
APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/4
 
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)  - National Tax Administration National Tax Service  
- Customs Administration Customs Service  
- National Statistical Office 
- Korea Meteorological Administration - National Police Administration (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public order, 
as provided in Article  XXIII of the Code )National Polic e Agency (except purchases for the 
purpose of maintaining public order, as provided in Article XXIII of the Code)  
- Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office 
- Military Manpower Administration - Rural Development Administration - Forestry Administr
ation Forest Service  
- Korea Industrial Property Office 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/128 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 3 Page 1/2
 
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)   
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Supplies  
 
Threshold : 450,000 SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 
- Korea Development Bank 
- Small and Medium Industry Bank
Industrial Bank of Korea  
- Citizens National Bank Kookmin Bank  
- Korea Housing Bank Housing and Commer cial Bank (H&CB)  
- Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation 
- Korea Security Printing and Minting Corporation Korean Minting and Security Printing 
Corporation  
- Korea Electric Power Corpor ation (except purchases of pr oducts in the categories of 
HS Nos. 8504, 8535, 8537 and 8544) 
- Dai Han Coal Corporation Korea Coal Corporation  
- Korea Mining Promotion Corporation Korea Resources Corporation  
- Korea Petroleum Development Corporation Korea National Oil Corporation  
- Korea General Chemical Corporation - Korea Trade Promotion Corporation
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency  
- Korea Highway Corporation - Korea National Housing Corporation 
- Korea Water Resources Corporation 
- Korea Land Development Corporation
Korea Land Corporation  
- Rural Development Corporation Korea Agriculture and Rural Infrastructure Corporation  
- Agricultural and Fishery Marketing Corporation - Korea Telecom (except purchases of comm on telecommunications commodity products and 
telecommunications network equipment) 
- Korea National Tourism Corporation
Korea National Tourism Organization  
- National Text book Ltd. Daehan Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd.  
- Korea Labor Welfare Corporation - Korea Gas Corporation  
 
Construction Services  
 
Threshold : 15,000,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 :   
 Same as "Supplies" section  GPA/W/128 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/4
 
 
… 2000 (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 for Government Policy Coordination 
- Ministry of Gender Equality 
- Ministry of Finance and Economy - Ministry of Unification - Ministry of Government Ad ministration and Home Affairs 
- 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 - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy - Ministry of Health and Welfare - 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.) 
- National Tax Service - Customs Service - National Statistical Office GPA/W/128 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/4
 
 
… 2001 (WT/Let/…) - 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/128 
 Página 7 
 
 
  
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Supplies  
 Threshold : 450,000 SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 - Korea Development Bank 
- Industrial Bank of Korea 
- Kookmin Bank - Housing and Commercial Bank (H&CB) - Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation - Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation - Korea Electric Power Corporation (except pur chases of products in the categories of 
HS Nos. 8504, 8535, 8537 and 8544) 
- Korea Coal Corporation - Korea Resources Corporation - Korea National Oil Corporation - Korea General Chemical Corporation 
- Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency 
- Korea Highway Corporation - Korea National Housing Corporation - Korea Water Resources Corporation - Korea Land Corporation - Korea Agriculture and Rural Infrastructure Corporation 
- Agricultural and Fishery Marketing Corporation 
- Korea Telecom (except purchases of comm on telecommunications commodity products and 
telecommunications network equipment) 
- Korea National Tourism Organization - Daehan Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. 
- Korea Labor Welfare Corporation 
- Korea Gas Corporation   
Construction Services  
 Threshold : 15,000,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 :   
 Same as "Supplies" section 
 
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