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WORLD TRADE GPA/W/46
12June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2425)
Committee onGovernment Procurement Original: English
MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX IOFNORWAY
Notification from Norway under Article XXIV:6(a)
Thefollowing notification from thePermanent Representative ofNorway wasreceived on
5June1997, withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheParties totheAgreement onGovernment
Procurement (1994). Inaccordance withArticle XXIV:6(a), themodifications relating toAppendix I
willbecome effective provided there isnoobjection within 30daysfrom thedateofissue ofthis
document.
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Withreference toAppendix I,Annexes 1-3ofNorway, please findenclosed alistofchanges
intheNorwegian entity list.
Under "ListofEntities" thepresent wording "Thefollowing contracting authorities oftheState"
should bechanged toread: "Central government entities including:".
Themainreason fortheadjustments isthereorganizing ofNorwegian governmental agencies.
Some agencies haveclosed down; some newoneshavebeenestablished andsome were leftoutin
theprevious notification duetoanoversight. Thelistisstillnotcomplete andwehavetherefore made
theabove-mentioned amendment oftheheading.GPA/W/46
Page2ANNEX 1
"The following contracting authorities oftheState" under "List ofEntities" shallbealtered to"Central government entities including:"
Changes intheentity list:
Existing name inNorwegian inAppendix I,
Annex 1Existing name inNorwegian inAppendix I,
Annex 1shall bechanged toEnglish name
Administrasjonsdepartementet Planleggings- ogsamordningsdepartementet Ministry ofNational Planning and
Coordination
Pristilsynet Konkurransetilsynet Norwegian Competition Authority
Newentity, notlisted inAppendix I,Annex 1Fylkesmannsembetene TheCounty Governors
Statsbygg, shallbelisted here, notintheend TheDirectorate ofPublic Construction and
Property
Forsvarsdepartementet Ministry ofDefence
Newentity, notlisted inAppendix I,Annex 1Forsvarets bygningstjeneste Norwegian Defence Construction Service
Newentity, notlisted inAppendix I,Annex 1Forsvarets tele-ogdatatjeneste Norwegian Defence Communications and
DataServices Administration
Justis- ogpolitidepartementet Ministry ofJustice (andthePolice)
Statsadvokatembetene: Statsadvokatembetene Offices oftheDistrict Public Prosecutor
Eidsivating
Vestfold ogTelemark
Agder
RogalandGPA/W/46
Page3Existing name inNorwegian inAppendix I,
Annex 1Existing name inNorwegian inAppendix I,
Annex 1shall bechanged toEnglish name
Hordaland
MøreogRomsdal, Sogn ogFjordane
Trondheim
Nordland ogFinnmark
Kirke- utdannings- og
forskningsdepartementetMinistry ofEducation, Research and
Church Affairs
Mellomkirkelig råd None -doesnolonger exist None -doesnolonger exist
Newentity, notlisted inAppendix I,Annex 1Bisped ømmerådet Diocesan Council
Newentity, notlisted inAppendix I,Annex 1Nidarosdomens restaureringsarbeider TheRestoration Workshop ofNidaros
Cathedral
Kommunal- ogarbeidsdepartementet Ministry ofLocal Government andLabour
Arbeidstilsynet Direktoratet forarbeidstilsynet Norwegian Directorate ofLabour Inspection
Newentity, notlisted inAppendix I,Annex 1Produkt- ogelektrisitetstilsynet TheNorwegian Directorate forProduct and
Electrical Safety
Kulturdepartementet Ministry ofCultural Affairs
Statsarkivene i: Statsarkivene National Archives
Oslo
Hamar
Kongsberg
KristiansandGPA/W/46
Page4Existing name inNorwegian inAppendix I,
Annex 1Existing name inNorwegian inAppendix I,
Annex 1shall bechanged toEnglish name
Stavanger
Bergen
Trondheim
Troms ø
Landbruksdepartementet Ministry ofAgriculture
Norsk institutt forskogforskning None -isnotanentity anylonger None -isnotanentity anylonger
Statens forskningsstasjoner forlandbruket None -isnotanentity anylonger None -isnotanentity anylonger
Statens tilsynsinstitusjoner forlandbruket Statens landbrukstilsyn Norwegian Agricultural Inspection Service
Statens naturskadefond None -isnotanentity None -isnotanentity
Newentity, notlisted inAppendix I,Annex 1Statens dyrehelsetilsyn Norwegian Animal Health Authority
Nærings- ogenergidepartementet Nærings- oghandelsdepartementet Ministry ofTrade andIndustry
Direktoratet formåleteknikk Justervesenet Norwegian Metrology andAccreditation
Service
Norges vassdrags- ogenergiverk Shall belisted under Ministry ofOiland
Energy
Oljedirektoratet Shall belisted under Ministry ofOiland
Energy
Newentity, notlisted inAppendix I,Annex 1Bergvesenet Directorate ofMining
Newentity, notlisted inAppendix I,Annex 1Skipsregistrene Norwegian International ShipRegister
Sjøfartsdirektoratet Shall belisted here, notunder theMinistry of
Foreign AffairsNorwegian Maritime DirectorateGPA/W/46
Page5Existing name inNorwegian inAppendix I,
Annex 1Existing name inNorwegian inAppendix I,
Annex 1shall bechanged toEnglish name
Olje- ogenergidepartementet Newministry, notlisted inAppendix I,
Annex 1Ministry ofOilandEnergy
Norges vassdrags- ogenergiverk Norwegian Water Resources andEnergy
Administration
Oljedirektoratet Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
Samferdselsdepartementet Ministry ofTransport andCommunication
Vegdirektoratet Statens vegvesen Public Roads Administration
Newentity, notlisted inAppendix I,Annex 1Statens teleforvaltning Norwegian Telecommunications Authority
Sosialdepartementet Ministry ofHealth andSocial Affairs
Helsedirektoratet Statens helsetilsyn Norwegian Board ofHealth
Newentity, notlisted inAppendix I,Annex 1Radiumhospitalet Norwegian Radium Hospital
Utenriksdepartementet Ministry ofForeign Affairs
Norimpod None -doesnotexistanymore None -doesnotexistanymore
Sjøfartsdirektoratet Shall nowbelisted under theMinistry of
Trade andIndustryNorwegian Maritime Directorate
Høyesterett Domstolene Courts oflawGPA/W/46
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ANNEX 2
Under categories anumber ofstatebanks arelisted up.Duetofrequent reorganizations of
thesebanks, omitthenames oftheindividual banks andjustkeeptheheading: statsbanker (State Banks).GPA/W/46
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ANNEX 3
Thetitle"List ofEntities" should bechanged to"List ofSectors".
Theasterisk (*)following thetitleAnnex 3*andthenotereferring toParliamentary approval
ofadditional EEA-legislation isnolonger valid andmust beremoved.