RESTRICTED  ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  GPA/W/146 
29 de agosto de 2001 
 (01-4150) 
Comité de Contratación Pública Original:   inglés 
  
 
MODIFICACIONES DEL APÉNDICE I DEL JAPÓN 
Notificación del Japón de confor midad con el párrafo 6 b)
 
del artículo XXIV1 del ACP  
 Se ha recibido de la Misión Permanente del Japón la siguiente comunicación con fecha 23 de 
agosto de 2001, con el ruego de que se distribuya a las Partes en el Acuerdo sobre Contratación 
Pública. 
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1. De conformidad con el párrafo 6 b) de l artículo XXIV del Acuerdo de la OMC sobre 
Contratación Pública, el Gobierno del Japón desea notificar al Comité de Contratación Pública la siguiente modificación en relación con el Anexo 3 del Apéndice I del Acuerdo: 
 - supresión de "- West Japan Railway Company (a)" de la Lista de entidades;  y 
 - supresión de "- West Japan Railway Comp any (a) g) "de la Lista de entidades que 
contratan los servicios especificados en el anexo 4. 
2. Esa modificación se basa en el hecho de que el 15 de junio de 2001 la Dieta aprobó la 
Modificación de la Ley sobre las Compañías de Ferrocarriles de Pasajeros y la Compañía de Ferrocarriles de Carga del Japón (denominada en ad elante "la Ley modificada"), que se promulgó el 
22 de junio de 2001.  El Gobierno del Japón ha venido manteniendo un control efectivo sobre la 
Compañía de Ferrocarriles del Este del Japón (denominada en adelante "la Compañía") en el marco de 
la Ley sobre las Compañías de Ferrocarriles de Pasa jeros y la Compañía de Ferrocarriles de Carga del 
Japón (denominada en adelante "la Ley").  A partir  de la fecha de entrada en vigor de la Ley 
modificada, no se aplicará ya la Ley a la Compañía y quedará eliminada efectivamente la intervención 
o la influencia del Gobierno sobre ella. 
                                                     
 
1 En el párrafo 6 b) del artículo XXIV se establece lo siguiente: "En caso de que una Parte desee, en 
ejercicio de su derecho, retirar una entidad del Apéndice I, por haberse eliminado efectivamente el control o la 
influencia del gobierno sobre ella, di cha Parte lo notificará al Comité.  La  modificación de que se trate surtirá 
efecto el día siguiente a aquél en que finalice la siguiente reunión del Comité, siempre que ésta no se celebre 
antes de transcurridos 30 días desde la fecha de la notificación y que no se haya formulado ninguna objeción.  
En caso de que se formule una objeción, podrá llevarse adelante la cuestión con arreglo al procedimiento de consultas y solución de diferencias establecido en el ar tículo XXII.  Al examinar la propuesta modificación del 
Apéndice I y los eventuales arreglos compensatorios consiguientes, se tendrán debidamente en cuenta los 
efectos de apertura del mercado de la eliminación del control o la influencia del gobierno."  GPA/W/146 
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3. La Ley modificada entrará en vigor, a más tardar, seis meses después de la fecha de su promulgación (es decir, a más tardar, el 21 de di ciembre de 2001).  El Gobierno del Japón informará 
al Comité de la fecha de entrada en vigor de la Ley modificada a su debido tiempo.  Hasta esa fecha, la Compañía contratará bienes y servicios según las disposiciones del Acuerdo.  Posteriormente, su 
contratación se basará en los principios de mercado. 
4. Para más información, antes de la próxima reunión de octubre del Comité se presentarán los 
documentos en los que se explicará la transición de la Compañía a empresa privada en virtud de la 
Ley modificada. 
5. En consecuencia, habrá que modificar las páginas 1/4 a 4/4 del Anexo 3 del Apéndice I del 
Japón, en el documento WT/Let/330, de fecha 1º de marzo de 2000, y también en el anexo A del 
presente documento (versión subrayada).  En el ane xo B figuran las páginas pertinentes del sistema de 
hojas amovibles tal y como quedarán una vez aceptadas las presentes modificaciones.
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2 Ambos anexos existen únicamente en inglés. 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/4
 
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)  ATTACHMENT A 
 
JAPAN 
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR 
  
List of Entities : 
 - Water Resources Development Public 
Corporation 
- Japan Regional Development Corporation - Japan Green Resources Corporation 
- Japan National Oil Corporation (c) 
- Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a) (d) 
- New Tokyo International Airport Authority - Japan Highway Public Corporation 
- Metropolitan Expressway  Public Corporation 
- Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation - Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) 
- Japan Science and Technology Corporation - Japan Nuclear Cycle Development 
 Institute (b) 
- Japan Environment Corporation - Japan International Cooperation Agency 
- Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation 
- Pension Welfare Service Public Corporation - Agriculture and Livestock Industries 
 Corporation 
- Metal Mining Agency of Japan (c) - Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Postal Life Insurance Welfare Corporation 
-  Labour Welfare Corporation 
- Employment and Human Resources 
Development Organization of Japan 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- National Life Finance Corporation 
  - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance 
Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Small Business 
- Housing Loan Corporation - Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan - Japan Bank for International Cooperation 
- Teito Rapid Transit Authority (a) 
- Japan Tobacco Inc. - Hokkaido Railway Company (a) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a) 
- Central Japan Railway Company (a) 
-
 West Japan Railway Company (a)  
- Shikoku Railway Company (a) 
- Kyushu Railway Company (a) - Japan Freight Railway Company (a) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association - Japan Consumers Information Center 
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (b) 
- RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical 
Research) (b) 
- Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation 
Association 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of  
 the Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation 
- The Japan Scholarship Foundation 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/4
 
 
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)  Supplies  (cont'd)  
 
- National Education Center - Japan Arts Council 
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 
- University of the Air Foundation 
- National Stadium and School Health Center of 
Japan 
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund 
- Association for Welfare of the Mentally and 
Physically Handicapped 
- Japan Racing Association 
- Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fishery Corporation Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing 
- Farmers' Pension Fund 
- Japan Keirin Association - Japan External Trade Organization 
- Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology 
Development Organization 
- Japan National Tourist Organization 
- Japan Institute of Labour - Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for 
Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement 
 Allowance Mutual Aid  
 
Services  
 
Threshold :   
 Construction services :  15,000 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 :   
 
- Water Resources Development Public Corporation 
- Japan Regional Development Corporation 
- Japan Green Resources Corporation - Japan National Oil Corporation (c) 
- Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation (a) 
(d) 
- New Tokyo International Airport Authority 
- Japan Highway Public Corporation 
- Metropolitan Expressway  Public Corporation 
- Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation 
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) - Japan Science and Technology Corporation 
- Japan Nuclear Cycle Development 
 Institute (b) - Japan Environmental Corporation 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency 
- Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation - Pension Welfare Service Public Corporation 
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation 
- Metal Mining Agency of Japan (c) 
- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Postal Life Insurance Welfare Corporation - Labour Welfare Corporation 
- Employment and Human Resources Development 
Organization of Japan 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- National Life Finance Corporation 
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance 
 Corporation 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/4
 
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)  Services  (cont'd)  
 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Small Business - Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation 
- Teito Rapid Transit Authority (a) - Japan Tobacco Inc. (g) 
- Hokkaido Railway Company (a)(g) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a)(g) - Central Japan Railway Company (a)(g)  
- 
West Japan Railway Company (a)(g)  
- Shikoku Railway Company (a)(g) - Kyushu Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a)(g) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f)(g) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association 
- Japan Consumers Information Center - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (b) 
- RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical 
Research) (b) 
- Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation 
Association 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the 
Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation 
- The Japan Scholarship Foundation - National Education Center 
- Japan Arts Council 
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - University of the Air Foundation 
- National Stadium and School Health Center of 
Japan 
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund 
- Association for Welfare of the Mentally and 
Physically Handicapped 
- Japan Racing Association - Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fishery Corporation Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing 
- Farmers' Pension Fund - Japan Keirin Association 
- Japan External Trade Organization 
- Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization - New Energy and Industrial Technology 
Development Organization 
- Japan National Tourist Organization - Japan Institute of Labour 
- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for 
Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement  Allowance Mutual Aid 
 
 
Notes to Annex 3  
 
1. 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. 
 2. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts to be 
awarded to co-operatives or associations in 
accordance with laws and regulations existing at the time of the entry into force of this Agreement for 
Japan.   
 3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts which 
the entities award for purposes of their daily profit-
making activities which are exposed to competitive 
forces in markets.  This note shall not be used in a 
manner which circumvents the provisions of this Agreement. 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 4/4
 
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)   
Notes to Annex 3  (cont'd)  
 
 4. Notes to specific entities:   
 
 (a) Procurement related to operational safety 
of transportation is not included.  
  (b) Procurement which could lead to the 
disclosure of information incompatible 
with the purpose of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or with 
international agreements on intellectual 
property rights is not included.  Procurement for safety-related activities 
aiming at utilization and management of 
radioactive materials and responding to emergencies of nuclear installation is not 
included.   
  (c) Procurement related to geological and 
geophysical survey is not included.   
  (d) Procurement of advertising services, 
construction services and real estate 
services is not included. 
 
 (e) Procurement of ships to be jointly owned 
with private companies is not included.   
 
 (f) Procurement of public electrical tele-
communications equipment and of 
services related to operational safety of 
telecommunications is not included.   
 
 (g) Procurement of the services specified in 
Annex 4, other than construction services, is not included.  
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/4
 
 
… 2001 (WT/Let/…) ATTACHMENT B 
 
JAPAN 
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR 
  
List of Entities : 
 - Water Resources Development Public 
Corporation 
- Japan Regional Development Corporation - Japan Green Resources Corporation 
- Japan National Oil Corporation (c) 
- Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a)(d) 
- New Tokyo International Airport Authority - Japan Highway Public Corporation 
- Metropolitan Expressway  Public Corporation 
- Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation - Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) 
- Japan Science and Technology Corporation - Japan Nuclear Cycle Development 
 Institute (b) 
- Japan Environment Corporation - Japan International Cooperation Agency 
- Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation 
- Pension Welfare Service Public Corporation - Agriculture and Livestock Industries 
 Corporation 
- Metal Mining Agency of Japan (c) - Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Postal Life Insurance Welfare Corporation 
-  Labour Welfare Corporation 
- Employment and Human Resources 
Development Organization of Japan 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- National Life Finance Corporation 
  - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance 
Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Small Business 
- Housing Loan Corporation - Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan - Japan Bank for International Cooperation 
- Teito Rapid Transit Authority (a) 
- Japan Tobacco Inc. - Hokkaido Railway Company (a) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a) 
- Central Japan Railway Company (a) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a) 
- Kyushu Railway Company (a) - Japan Freight Railway Company (a) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association - Japan Consumers Information Center 
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (b) 
- RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical 
Research) (b) 
- Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation 
Association 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of  
 the Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation - The Japan Scholarship Foundation 
 
 GPA/W/146 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/4
 
 
… 2001 (WT/Let/…) Supplies  (cont'd)  
 
- National Education Center - Japan Arts Council 
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 
- University of the Air Foundation - National Stadium and School Health Center of 
Japan 
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund - Association for Welfare of the Mentally and 
Physically Handicapped 
- Japan Racing Association - Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fishery Corporation Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing 
- Farmers' Pension Fund 
- Japan Keirin Association - Japan External Trade Organization 
- Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology 
Development Organization 
- Japan National Tourist Organization 
- Japan Institute of Labour - Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for 
Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement 
 Allowance Mutual Aid 
  
Services  
 
Threshold :   
 
Construction services :  15,000 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 :   
 
- Water Resources Development Public Corporation - Japan Regional Development Corporation 
- Japan Green Resources Corporation 
- Japan National Oil Corporation (c) - Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation (a) 
(d) 
- New Tokyo International Airport Authority - Japan Highway Public Corporation 
- Metropolitan Expressway  Public Corporation 
- Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation 
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) - Japan Science and Technology Corporation 
- Japan Nuclear Cycle Development 
 Institute (b) - Japan Environmental Corporation 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency 
- Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation - Pension Welfare Service Public Corporation 
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation 
- Metal Mining Agency of Japan (c) - Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Postal Life Insurance Welfare Corporation 
- Labour Welfare Corporation - Employment and Human Resources Development 
Organization of Japan 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation - National Life Finance Corporation 
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance 
 Corporation 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/4
 
 
… 2001 (WT/Let/…) Services  (cont'd)  
 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Small Business - Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation 
- Teito Rapid Transit Authority (a) - Japan Tobacco Inc. (g) 
- Hokkaido Railway Company (a)(g) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a)(g) - Central Japan Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Kyushu Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f)(g) - Northern Territories Issue Association 
- Japan Consumers Information Center 
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (b) - RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical 
Research) (b) 
- Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation 
Association 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the 
Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation 
- The Japan Scholarship Foundation 
- National Education Center - Japan Arts Council 
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 
- University of the Air Foundation - National Stadium and School Health Center of 
Japan 
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund - Association for Welfare of the Mentally and 
Physically Handicapped 
- Japan Racing Association - Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fishery Corporation Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing 
- Farmers' Pension Fund - Japan Keirin Association 
- Japan External Trade Organization 
- Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization - New Energy and Industrial Technology 
Development Organization 
- Japan National Tourist Organization - Japan Institute of Labour 
- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for 
Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement  Allowance Mutual Aid 
 
 
Notes to Annex 3  
 
1. 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. 
 2. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts to be 
awarded to co-operatives or associations in 
accordance with laws and regulations existing at the time of the entry into force of this Agreement for 
Japan.   
 3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts which 
the entities award for purposes of their daily profit-
making activities which are exposed to competitive 
forces in markets.  This note shall not be used in a 
manner which circumvents the provisions of this Agreement. 
 
 
 GPA/W/146 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 4/4
 
 
… 2001 (WT/Let/…)  
Notes to Annex 3  (cont'd)  
 
 4. Notes to specific entities:   
 
 (a) Procurement related to operational safety 
of transportation is not included.  
  (b) Procurement which could lead to the 
disclosure of information incompatible 
with the purpose of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or with 
international agreements on intellectual 
property rights is not included.  Procurement for safety-related activities 
aiming at utilization and management of 
radioactive materials and responding to emergencies of nuclear installation is not 
included.   
  (c) Procurement related to geological and 
geophysical survey is not included.   
  (d) Procurement of advertising services, 
construction services and real estate 
services is not included. 
 
 (e) Procurement of ships to be jointly owned 
with private companies is not included.   
 
 (f) Procurement of public electrical tele-
communications equipment and of 
services related to operational safety of 
telecommunications is not included.   
 
 (g) Procurement of the services specified in 
Annex 4, other than construction services, is not included.  
 
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