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Reference:    WLI/100        4 February 2004 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
DONE AT MARRAKESH ON 15 APRIL 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT 
 
TRANSMISSION OF CERTIFIED TR UE COPIES OF REPLACEMENT PAGES
 
IN THE LOOSE-LEAF SYSTEM  FOR APPENDICES CONTAINING  
THE CERTIFIED MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT  
 
 
 I have the honour to furnish herewith certified true copies of replacement pages 1/2 and 2/2 of 
Annex 3 to Appendix I containing the certified modifications.  
 
 The modifications concern Korea  and became effective as of 18 March 2003 . 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
                 Supachai Panitchpakdi 
         D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l  
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
0 4 - 0 3 9 8           W T / L e t / 4 5 6   
  
 
 
 
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
DONE AT MARRAKESH ON 15 APRIL 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT 
 
  It is hereby certified that one of the modifica tions to Annex 3 to Appendix I of the Agreement 
on Government Procurement (1994) concerning Korea , which was notified to the Committee on 
Government Procurement (GPA/W/250) pursuant to  the procedures of Article XXIV:6, became 
effective as of 18 March 2003 . 
  
 Pursuant to the Decision of the Commi ttee on Government Procurement adopted on 
4 June 1996 regarding the establishment of a loose-le af system with legal effect to periodically update 
the Appendices to the Agreement on Government  Procurement (GPA/M/2) and procedures with 
respect to the modifications to the loose-leaf sy stem (GPA/M/5), these modifications are contained in 
the attached replacement pages to the loose-leaf sy stem.  Accordingly, the attached pages replace 
pages 1/2 and 2/2 of Annex 3 to Appendix I of Korea in the Loose-Leaf System of Appendices in 
conformity with the aforementioned Decisions. 
 
 This notification is furnished in accordance with paragraph 14 of Article XXIV of the Agreement. 
 
 The certification is deposited with the Direct or-General of the World Trade Organization, who 
hereby furnishes a certified true copy to each part y to the Agreement on Government Procurement.  It 
shall be registered in accordance with the provis ions of Article 102 of the Charter of the United 
Nations.  
 Done at Geneva this fifth day of February, two thousand and four. 
  
 
  
 
 Supachai Panitchpakdi  
 
 
Certified true copy: 
  
 
  
 
  
Director-General 
 
APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 3 Page 1/2
 
 
 
18 March 2003 (WT/Let/456) 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 - Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation - Korea 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) 
- 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 
  
 
APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 3 Page 2/2
 
 
 
18 March 2003 (WT/Let/456)  Notes to Annex 3  
 1. 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.   
 2. This Agreement does not apply to the singl e tendering procurement including set-asides for 
small and medium-sized businesses accordi ng to the Government Invested Enterprise 
Management Law and Accounting Regulations  on Government Invested Enterprise. 
 3. This Agreement does not apply to the procurem ent of satellites according to the Aviation and 
Space Industry Development Promotion Law for five years from its entry into force for Korea.