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Referencia:
  WLI/100        29 de septiembre de 2000 
  
 
  
ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA 
HECHO EN MARRAKECH EL 15 DE ABRIL DE 1994  
 
CERTIFICACIÓN DE LAS PÁGINAS SUSTITUTORIAS DEL SISTEMA  
DE HOJAS AMOVIBLES PARA LOS APÉNDICES DEL ACUERDO  
 
 
ENVÍO DE COPIA AUTENTICADA  
  
 Tengo el honor de remitirle adjunta una copia aut enticada de la Certificación de las páginas 
sustitutorias 1/3 y 2/3 del Apéndice I, Anexo 1, Japón , de fecha 22 de agosto de 2000. 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 Mike Moore 
 Director General 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
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ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA HECHO 
EN MARRAKECH EL 15 DE ABRIL DE 1994 
 
CERTIFICACIÓN DE MODIFICACIONES AL ACUERDO 
 
 
 Certifico por la presente que las modificaci ones del Apéndice I, Anexo 1 del Acuerdo sobre 
Contratación Pública (1994) relativas al Japón, que se notificaron al Comité de Contratación Pública 
(GPA/W/115) en virtud del procedimiento previsto en el párrafo 6 del artículo XXIV, entraron en vigor 
el 22 de agosto de 2000, dado que no se presentó ninguna objeción a las modificaciones propuestas 
dentro del plazo de 30 días contados a partir de la fecha de distribución de dicho documento. 
  En virtud de la Decisión adoptada por el Comité de Contratación Pública el 4 de junio 
de 1996 con respecto al establecimiento de un sistem a de hojas amovibles con efectos jurídicos para 
actualizar periódicamente los apéndices del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública (GPA/M/2) así como 
los procedimientos para las modificaciones del sistema de hojas amovibles (GPA/M/5), estas 
modificaciones figuran en las páginas sustitutoria s del sistema de hojas amovibles que se adjuntan.  
Por consiguiente, las páginas adjuntas sustituyen a las páginas 1/3 y 2/3 del Anexo 1 del Apéndice I 
del Japón en el sistema de hojas amovibles de los apéndices de conformidad con las Decisiones 
mencionadas supra . 
 
 La presente Certificación será depositada en poder del Director General de la Organización 
Mundial del Comercio, quien remitirá sin dilación una copia autenticada a cada Parte en el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública, de conformidad con el párrafo 14 del artículo XXIV de dicho Acuerdo.  La 
Certificación será registrada de conformidad con la s disposiciones del Artículo 102 de la Carta de las 
Naciones Unidas.  
 Hecho en Ginebra, el veintidós de agosto de dos mil. 
  
 
  
 
         M i k e  M o o r e   
 
 
 
Copia autenticada:  
 
  
 
  
Director General 
 
 
 
  
 
APPENDIX 1 JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 1/3
 
 
22 August 2000 (WT/Let/354)  
 
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 
- Fair Trade Commission  - National Public Safety Commission  
 (National Police Agency)  
- Environmental Disputes Co-ordination  Commission 
- Imperial Household Agency 
- Management and Co-ordination Agency - 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 
- Ministry of Health and Welfare 
 - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
- Ministry of International Trade and Industry - Ministry of Transport 
- Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications 
- Ministry of Labour - Ministry of Construction 
- Ministry of Home Affairs 
 
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 
- Fair Trade Commission 
- National Public Safety Commission 
 (National Police Agency) 
 
 
  
 
   
 
APPENDIX 1 JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 2/3
 
 
 
22 August 2000 (WT/Let/354) Services  (cont'd)  
 - Environmental Disputes Co-ordination 
 Commission 
- Imperial Household Agency - Management and Co-ordination Agency 
- 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 
- Ministry of Health and Welfare -  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
  Fisheries 
-  Ministry of International Trade and Industry - Ministry of Transport 
- Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications 
- Ministry of Labour - Ministry of Construction 
- Ministry of Home Affairs 
 
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.   
 
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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