RESTRICTED  ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  GPA/W/128 
6 mars 2001 
 (01-1092) 
Comité des marchés publics Original:   anglais 
  
 
MODIFICATIONS DE L'APPENDICE I CONCERNANT LA CORÉE 
 
Notification de la Corée au titre de l'article XXIV:6 a
)1 
 
 
 Le Secrétariat a reçu, le 2 mars 2001, la notification ci-après de la Mission permanente de la Corée, qui lui a demandé de la distribuer aux Parties à l'Accord sur les marchés publics.  
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  Conformément à l'article XXIV, paragraphe 6 a), de l'Accord sur les marchés publics, je souhaite par la présente notifier des changements intervenus dans les noms des entités visées par l'Accord.  
 Veuillez noter que ces changements n'affectent en aucune manière l'équilibre des droits 
et des obligations ni ne modifient le niveau du champ d'application mutuellement convenu de l'Accord.  Il s'agit de changements de pure forme qui résultent des efforts entrepris par la Corée pour réorganiser sa structure gouvernementale et d'autres organismes.  
 Conformément aux procédures à suivre pour les futures modifications du système à 
feuillets mobiles pour les Appendices de l'Accord (GPA/W/110), les pages 1/4 et 2/4 de l'annexe 1 et la page 1/2 de l'annexe 3 de l'Appendice I concernant de la Corée, figurant dans le document WT/Let/330 du 1
er mars 2000, devraient être modifiées comme cela est indiqué à 
l'annexe A du présent document (texte souligné).  L'annexe B contient les pages considérées du système à feuillets mobiles telles qu'elles se présenteront une fois les modifications acceptées.
2 
 
 
                                                      
1 L'article XXIV:6 a) dispose ce qui suit:  "S'ils sont  de pure forme ou mineurs, les rectifications, 
transferts ou autres modifications pr endront effet à la condition qu'aucune objection n'ait été faite dans un délai 
de 30 jours.  Dans les autres cas, le Président du Comi té convoquera le Comité dans les moindres délais.  Le 
Comité examinera la proposition et toute demande d'ajus tements compensatoires, afin de préserver l'équilibre 
des droits et des obligations et de maintenir le cham p d'application mutuellement  convenu du présent accord à 
un niveau comparable à son niveau antérieur à la notific ation.  S'il n'est pas possible d'arriver à un accord, la 
question pourra être traitée ensuite selon les dispositions de l'article XXII."  
 
2 Les deux annexes sont en anglais seulement. GPA/W/128 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/4
 
 
1 March 2000(WT/Let/330)  ATTACHMENT A 
 
KOREA 
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 
- Board of Audit and Inspection 
- Prime Minister's Secretariat - Office of Administrative Coordination
Office for Government Policy Coordination  
- First Minister of Political Affairs  [Deleted – Entity no longer exists] 
- Second Minister of Political Affairs Ministry of Gender and Equality  
- Ministry of Finance and Economy 
- National Unification Board Ministry of Unification  
- Ministry of Government Administration Ministry of Government Administration and 
Home Affairs  
- Ministry of Science and Technology - Ministry of Informa
tionGovernment Information Agency  
- Government Legislation Agency 
- Patriots and Veterans Affairs Agency Patriots and Veterans Administration Agency  
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade  
- Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs  
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of National Defense 
- Ministry of Education  Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development  
- Ministry of Culture and Sports Ministry of Culture and Tourism  
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy  
- Ministry of Health and Welfare 
- Ministry of Labor 
- Ministry of Construction and Transportation - Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries - Ministry of Information and Communications - Ministry of Environment 
- Office of Supply (limited to purchases for entities in this list only.  Regarding procurement 
for entities in Annex 2 and Annex 3 in this list, the coverages and thresholds for such 
entities ther eunder shall be applied.) Public Procurement Service (limited to purchases for 
entities in this list only.  Regarding procurement for entities in Annex 2 and Annex 3 in 
this list, the coverages and thresholds for such entities thereunder shall be applied.)  GPA/W/128 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/4
 
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)   
- National Tax Administration National Tax Services  
- Customs Administration Customs Services  
- National Statistical Office - Korea Meteorological Administration - National Police Administration (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public 
order,  as provided in Article  XXIII of the Code)  National Policy Agency (except purchases 
for the purpose of maintaining public order, as provided in Article XXIII of the Code)  
- Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office - Military Manpower Administration - Rural Development Administration - Forestry Administration
Forest Service  
- Korea Industrial Property Office Korean Intellectual Property Office  
- Small and Medium Business Administration 
- Korea National Railroad Administration (The Korean Government plans to change the 
NRA into a public corporation in 1996, in which case the Korean Government has the right to transfer the NRA from Annex 1 to Annex 3 without any consultation and/or compensatory measures.) 
- National Maritime Police Agency (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public 
order, as provided in Article XXIII of the Agreement) 
 
Services  
 Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 4 :   
 Same as "Supplies" section  Construction Services  
 
Threshold : 5,000,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 :   
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. The above central government entities include their subordinate linear organizations, 
special local administrative organs, and attached organs as prescribed in the Government 
Organization Act of the Republic of Korea.   
 2. 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.   GPA/W/128 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/4
 
 
1 March 2000(WT/Let/330)   
3. This Agreement does not apply to the single tendering procurement including set-asides 
for small- and medium-sized businesses according to the Act Relating to Contracts to 
which the State is a Party and its Presidential Decree, and the procurement of agricultural, fishery and livestock products according to the Foodgrain Management Law, the Law Concerning Marketing and Price Stabilization of Agricultural and Fishery Products, and the Livestock Law. GPA/W/128 
Page 5 
 
APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/4
 
 
… 2000 (WT/Let/…)  
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 
- Small and Medium Industry Bank
Industrial Bank of Korea  
- Citizens National Bank Kookmin Bank  
- Korea Housing Bank Housing and Commercial Bank (H&CB)  
- Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation 
- Korea Security Printing and Minting Corporation Korea Minting and Security Printing 
Corporation  
- Korea Electric Power Corporation (except purchases of products in the categories of 
HS Nos. 8504, 8535, 8537 and 8544) 
- Dai Han Coal Corporation Korea Coal Corporation  
- Korea Mining Promotion Corporation Korea Resources Corporation  
- Korea Petroleum Development Corporation Korea National Oil Corporation  
- Korea General Chemical Corporation - Korea Trade Promotion Corpo
ration Korea Trade Promotion Agency  
- Korea Highway Corporation - Korea National Housing Corporation 
- Korea Water Resources Corporation 
- Korea Land Development Corporation
Korea Land Corporation  
- Rural Development Corporation Korea Agriculture and Rural Infrastructure Corporation  
- Agricultural and Fishery Marketing Corporation - Korea Telecom (except purchases of common telecommunications commodity products 
and telecommunications network equipment) 
- Korea National Tourism Corporation
Korea National Tourism Organization  
- National Textbook Ltd. 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  GPA/W/128 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/4
 
 
… 2001 (WT/Let/…)  
ATTACHMENT B 
 
KOREA 
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
 
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
  
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities : 
 - Board of Audit and Inspection - Prime Minister's Secretariat - Office for Government Policy Coordination 
- Ministry of Gender Equality 
- Ministry of Finance and Economy - Ministry of Unification - Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs - Ministry of Science and Technology - Government Information Agency 
- Government Legislation Agency 
- Patriots and Veterans Administration Agency - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs - Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of National Defense 
- Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development - Ministry of Culture and Tourism - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy - Ministry of Health and Welfare 
- Ministry of Labor 
- Ministry of Construction and Transportation - Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries - Ministry of Information and Communications - Ministry of Environment 
- Public Procurement Service (limited to purchases for entities in this list only.  Regarding 
procurement for entities in Annex 2 and Annex 3 in this list, the coverages and thresholds for such entities thereunder shall be applied.) 
- National Tax Service - Customs Service GPA/W/128 
Page 7 
 
APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/4
 
 
… 2000 (WT/Let/…) - National Statistical Office 
- Korea Meteorological Administration 
- National Policy Agency (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public order, as 
provided in Article XXIII of the Code) 
- Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office - Military Manpower Administration - Rural Development Administration 
- Forest Service 
- Korean Intellectual Property Office - Small and Medium Business Administration - Korea National Railroad Administration (The Korean Government plans to change the 
NRA into a public corporation in 1996, in which case the Korean Government has the right to transfer the NRA from Annex 1 to Annex 3 without any consultation and/or 
compensatory measures.) 
- National Maritime Police Agency (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public 
order, as provided in Article XXIII of the Agreement) 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 4 :   
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
 
Construction Services  
 
Threshold : 5,000,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 :   
 Same as "Supplies" section 
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. The above central government entities include their subordinate linear organizations, 
special local administrative organs, and attached organs as prescribed in the Government Organization Act of the Republic of Korea.   
 2. 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.   
 3. This Agreement does not apply to the single tendering procurement including set-asides 
for small- and medium-sized businesses according to the Act Relating to Contracts to which the State is a Party and its Presidential Decree, and the procurement of 
agricultural, fishery and livestock products according to the Foodgrain Management Law, 
the Law Concerning Marketing and Price Stabilization of Agricultural and Fishery Products, and the Livestock Law. 
  GPA/W/128 
 Page 9 
 
 
  
 
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 - Housing and Commercial Bank (H&CB) - Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation - Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation - Korea Electric Power Corporation (except purchases of products 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 common 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 
 
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