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ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS 
FAIT À MARRAKECH LE 15 AVRIL 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION DE MODIFICAT IONS APPORTÉES À L'ACCORD 
 
ENVOI DE COPIES CERTIFIÉES CONFOR MES DE PAGES DE REMPLACEMENT 
DU SYSTÈME À FEUILLETS MOBILES POUR LES APPENDICES CONTENANT 
LES MODIFICATIONS CERTIFIÉES APPORTÉES À L'ACCORD 
 
 
 J'ai l'honneur de vous faire parvenir ci-joint des copies certifiées conformes des pages de 
remplacement 3/5 et 5/5 de l'Annexe 3 de l'Appen dice I contenant les modifications certifiées. 
 
 Ces modifications concernent le Japon  et ont pris effet le 7 mai 2004 . 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  Supachai Panitchpakdi   Directeur général 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
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ACCORD SUR LES MARCHES PUBLICS 
FAIT A MARRAKECH LE 15 AVRIL 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION DE MODIFICAT IONS APPORTEES A L'ACCORD 
 
  Il est certifié par la présente que les modifications apportées à l'Annexe 3 de l'Appendice I de 
l'Accord sur les marchés publics (1994), concernant le Japon , qui ont été notifiées au Comité des 
marchés publics (GPA/MOD/JPN/4) conformément aux procédures prévues à l'article XXIV:6, ont pris 
effet le 7 mai 2004 . 
 
 Conformément à la Décision du Comité des marchés publics adoptée le 4 juin 1996 concernant l'établissement d'un système à feuille ts mobiles ayant valeur juridique pour mettre 
périodiquement à jour les Appendices de l'Accord  sur les marchés publics (GPA/M/2) et les 
procédures relatives aux modifications du système à feuillets mobiles (GPA/ M/5), ces modifications 
sont contenues dans les pages de remplacement ci-j ointes du système à feuillets mobiles.  En 
conséquence, les pages ci-jointes remplacent les pages 3/5 et 5/5 de l'Annexe 3 de l'Appendice I du 
Japon  dans le système à feuillets mobiles pour les Appendices conformément aux décisions 
susmentionnées.  
  La présente notification est présentée confor mément au paragraphe 14 de l'article XXIV de 
l'Accord. 
  La présente certification est déposée auprès du Directeur général de l'Organisation mondiale 
du commerce, qui en remettra, dans les moindres délais, une copie certifiée conforme à chaque 
partie à l'Accord sur les marchés publics.  Elle sera enregistrée conformément aux dispositions de 
l'article 102 de la Charte des Nations Unies. 
 
 Fait à Genève le vingt-quatre mai deux mille quatre.  
 
  
 
  Supachai Panitchpakdi   
 
 
 
  
Copie certifiée conforme: 
  
 
  
 
  
Directeur général 
 APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
 
7 May 2004 (WT/Let/473)  JAPAN 
 
Supplies (cont'd)  
 
- National Traffic Safety and Environment 
Laboratory 
- National Maritime Research Institute 
- Port and Airport Research Institute - Electronic Navigation Research Institute 
- Civil Engineering Research Institute of 
Hokkaido 
- Marine Technical College 
- National Institute for Sea Training 
- Schools for Seafarers Training - Civil Aviation College 
- National Institute for Environmental Studies 
- Labor Management Organization for USFJ 
Employees 
- National Agency for Vehicle Inspection 
- National Statistics Center 
- Japan Mint 
- National Printing Bureau - Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization 
- National Hospital Organization 
 
 
Services  
 
Threshold :   
 
Construction services :   
4,500 thousand SDR for Japan Post in Group A 
15,000 thousand SDR for all other entities in 
Group A 
4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B 
 
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 : 
 
1. Group A 
 - 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 Safety Corporation 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency 
- Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation - Government Pension Investment Fund 
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation 
- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (c) - Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Japan Post 
- Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization 
- 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. (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 
- National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan 
  
APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 5/5
 
 
7 May 2004 (WT/Let/473)  Services  (cont'd)  
 
- Fisheries Research Agency 
- Research Institute of  Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- National Center for Industrial Property 
Information 
- Nippon Export and Investment Insurance 
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial 
Science and Technology 
- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation 
- Public Works Research Institute - Building Research Institute 
- National Traffic Safety and Environment 
Laboratory 
- National Maritime Research Institute 
- Port and Airport Research Institute 
- Electronic Navigation Research Institute - Civil Engineering Research Institute of 
Hokkaido 
- Marine Technical College - National Institute for Sea Training 
- Schools for Seafarers Training 
- Civil Aviation College - National Institute for Environmental Studies 
- Labor Management Organization for USFJ 
Employees 
- National Agency for Vehicle Inspection 
- National Statistics Center - Japan Mint 
- National Printing Bureau 
- Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization 
- National Hospital Organization 
 
 
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 in Group A award for purposes of their daily profit-making activities which are exposed to 
competitive forces in market s.  This note shall not be 
used in a manner which circumvents the provisions 
of this Agreement. 
 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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