RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE GPA/W/59
24October 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4661)
Original: English Committee onGovernment Procurement
MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX IOFKOREA
Notification from theRepublic ofKorea under Article XXIV:6(a)
Theattached notification*fromthePermanent Mission oftheRepublic ofKorea wasreceived
on16October 1997, withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheParties totheAgreement onGovernment
Procurement (1994). Inaccordance withArticle XXIV:6(a), anyParty withanobjection totheproposed
changes isinvited tonotify theSecretariat within 30daysfrom thedateofissue ofthisdocument.1
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Iamwriting toyouconcerning themodifications toAppendix IoftheGovernment Procurement
Agreement, which follow onfromthereorganization ofKorean government agencies andrevision of
therelevant law.
Pursuant toArticle XXIV, paragraph 6(a)oftheWTO Agreement onGovernment Procurement,
theGovernment oftheRepublic ofKorea wishes tonotify theCommittee onGovernment Procurement
ofthefollowing rectifications ofapurely formal nature relating toAnnex 1inAppendix IoftheWTO
Agreement onGovernment Procurement. Asisclearfrom thefollowing explanation, noneofthese
rectifications alters thecoverage which hasmutually beenagreed upon.
1. Delete "Economic Planning Board" and"Ministry ofFinance". Add"Ministry ofFinance
andEconomy", instead. Thisrectification isbased onthefactthatthe"Economic Planning Board"
andthe"Ministry ofFinance" havebeenmerged toform the"Ministry ofFinance andEconomy".
2. Delete"MinistryofAgriculture,ForestryandFisheries","FisheriesAdministration"and"Korea
Maritime andPortAdministration". Add"Ministry ofAgriculture andForestry" and"Ministry of
Maritime Affairs andFisheries", instead, respectively. These rectifications arebased onthefactthat
the"Fisheries Administration", the"Korea Maritime andPortAdministration" andtheBureau of
Fisheries ofthe"Ministry ofAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries" have beenmerged toform the
"MinistryofMaritimeAffairsandFisheries"andthattheremainingpartsofthe"MinistryofAgriculture,
Forestry andFisheries" havebeenreplaced bythe"Ministry ofAgriculture andForestry".
*English only
1Article XXIV:6(a) provides that"iftherectifications, transfers orother modifications areofapurely formal
orminor nature, theyshallbecome effective provided there isnoobjection within 30days. Inother cases, the
Chairman oftheCommittee shallpromptly convene ameeting oftheCommittee. TheCommittee shallconsider
theproposal andanyclaim forcompensatory adjustments, withaview tomaintaining abalance ofrights and
obligations andacomparable level ofmutually agreed coverage provided inthisAgreement prior tosuch
notification. Intheevent ofagreement notbeing reached, thematter maybepursued inaccordance withthe
provisions contained inArticle XXII".GPA/W/59
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3. Delete "Ministry ofConstruction" and"Ministry ofTransportation". Add"Ministry of
Construction andTransportation", instead. Thisrectification isbased onthefactthatthe"Ministry
ofConstruction" andthe"Ministry ofTransportation" havebeenmerged toform the"Ministry of
Construction andTransportation".
4. Delete "Industrial Advancement Administration". Add "Small andMedium Business
Administration", instead. Thisrectification isbased onthefactthatthe"Industrial Advancement
Administration" hasbeenreplaced bythe"Small andMedium Business Administration".
5. Add"National Maritime Police Agency (except purchases forthepurpose ofmaintaining public
order, asprovided inArticle XXIII oftheCode)". Thisrectification isbased onthefactthatthe
"National Maritime Police Agency" hasbeenseparated from the"National Police Administration".
6. Delete "Ministry ofHealth andSocial Affairs". Add"Ministry ofHealth andWelfare". This
rectification isbased onthefactthatthe"Ministry ofHealth andSocial Affairs" hasbeenrenamed
asthe"Ministry ofHealth andWelfare".
7. Korea newly enacted "theActRelating toContracts towhich theStateisaParty", inlinewith
theGPA, asthebasis regulation forgovernment procurement. Thus theBudget andAccount Law
shallbereplaced by"theActRelating toContracts towhich theStateisaParty" inNote 3toAnnex 1.GPA/W/59
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ATTACHMENT
Korea 'sNewListofCentral Government Entities (Annex 1)
- Board ofAudit andInspection
- Prime Minister 'sSecretariat
- Office ofAdministrative Coordination
- FirstMinister ofPolitical Affairs
- Second Minister ofPolitical Affairs
- Economic Planning Board (delete)
- Ministry ofFinance andEconomy (add)
- National Unification Board
- Ministry ofGovernment Administration
- Ministry ofScience andTechnology
- Ministry ofInformation
- Government Legislation Agency
- Patriots andVeterans Affairs Agency
- Ministry ofForeign Affairs
- Ministry ofHome Affairs
- Ministry ofFinance (delete)
- Ministry ofJustice
- Ministry ofNational Defense
- Ministry ofEducation
- Ministry ofCulture andSports
- Ministry ofAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries (delete)
- Ministry ofAgriculture andForestry (add)
- Ministry ofTrade, Industry andEnergy
- Ministry ofInformation andCommunication (rename)
- Ministry ofConstruction (delete)
- Ministry ofEnvironment (relocate)
- Ministry ofHealth andWelfare (rename)
- Ministry ofLabor
- Ministry ofTransportation (delete)
- Ministry ofConstruction andTransportation (add)
- Ministry ofMaritime Affairs andFisheries (add)
- Office ofSupply (limited topurchases forentities inthislistonly. Regarding procurement
forentities inAnnex 2andAnnex 3inthislist,thecoverages andthresholds forsuchentities
thereunder shallbeapplied.)
- National TaxAdministration (relocate)
- Customs Administration (relocate)
- National Statistical Office
- Korea Meteorological Administration
- National Police Administration (except purchases forthepurpose ofmaintaining public order,
asprovided inArticle XXIII oftheCode)
- Supreme Public Prosecutors 'Office
- Military Manpower Administration
- Rural Development Administration
- Forestry Administration
- Fisheries Administration (delete)
- Industrial Advancement Administration (delete)GPA/W/59
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- Small andMedium Business Administration (add)
- Korea Industrial Property Office
- Korea Maritime andPortAdministration (delete)
- Korea National Railroad Administration (TheKorean Government plans tochange theNRA
intoapublic corporation in1996, inwhich casetheKorean Government hastherighttotransfer
theNRA fromAnnex 1toAnnex 3without anyconsultation and/or compensatory measures.)
- Small andMedium Business Administration (add)
- National Maritime Police Agency (except purchases forthepurpose ofmaintaining public
order, asprovided inArticle XXIII oftheCode) (add)