RESTRICTED  ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  GPA/MOD/JPN/4 
7 de abril de 2004 
 
 (04-1567) 
Comité de Contratación Pública  Original:   inglés 
  
 
ENMIENDAS PROPUESTAS POR EL JAPÓN AL APÉNDICE I 
Comunicación del Japón de conformidad con el
 
párrafo 6 a) del artículo XXIV1 del ACP  
 La siguiente comunicación de la delegación de l Japón, de fecha 3 de abril de 2004, se 
distribuye a las Partes en el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública. 
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1. De conformidad con el párrafo 6 a) del artículo XXIV del Acuerdo sobre Contratación 
Pública, el Gobierno del Japón desea notificar al  Comité de Contratación Pública las siguientes 
enmiendas de carácter puramente formal en rel ación con el Anexo 3 del Apéndice I del Acuerdo: 
- Añádase "National Hospital Organization" después de "National Printing Bureau" en 
el grupo B de la lista de entidades y la lis ta de entidades que contratan los servicios 
indicados en el Anexo 4. 
2. La enmienda anterior obedece a los siguientes cambios orgánicos en relación con una entidad 
del Gobierno central en el Anexo 1.  No se m odifica el nivel del alcance mutuamente convenido, 
previsto en el Acuerdo: 
1) En el proceso de reforma del Gobier no central del Japón, 154 hospitales nacionales 
(es decir, organizaciones adscritas al Ministerio de Sanidad, Trabajo y Seguridad 
Social en el Anexo 1) quedan reorganiza dos para constituir la "National Hospital 
Organization" (con sede en Tokio).  Los demás hospitales nacionales (13 sanatorios nacionales de leprología y 6 centros nacionales de atención médica avanzada y especializada) siguen siendo organizaciones adscritas al Ministerio de Sanidad, 
Trabajo y Seguridad Social en el Anexo 1).  En virtud de la Ley relativa a la 
organización de hospitales nacionales (Ley Nº  191 de 20 de diciembre de 2002) y de 
los reglamentos pertinentes, este cambio orgá nico se aplica a partir del 1º de abril 
                                                     
 
1 En el párrafo 6 a) del artículo XXIV ("Rectif icaciones o enmiendas") se establece lo siguiente:  
Rectificaciones o enmiendas  a) Las rectificaciones, las transferencias de entidades de un Anexo a otro o, en casos 
excepcionales, las enmiendas de otro tipo que afecten a los Apéndices I a IV serán notificadas al Comité, y en la 
notificación se facilitará informaci ón en cuanto a las probables consecu encias del cambio en el alcance 
mutuamente convenido previsto en el Acuerdo.  Las rectif icaciones, transferencias o enmiendas de otro tipo de 
carácter puramente formal o menores surtirán efecto a condición de que en un plazo de 30 días no se presente 
objeción a ellas.  De no ser así, el Presidente del Comité convocará prontamente una reunión del Comité.  
El Comité examinará la propuesta y las posibles demandas de  arreglos compensatorios, con el fin de mantener un 
equilibrio de derechos y obligaciones y un nivel compar able del alcance mutuamente convenido previsto en el 
presente Acuerdo antes de la notificación de que se trate.   En caso de que no se llegue a un acuerdo, podrá llevarse 
adelante la cuestión con arreglo a las disposiciones del artículo XXII. 
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 de 2004.  La "National Hospital Organi zation" se constituye como institución 
administrativa autónoma y jurídicamente independiente del Gobierno. 
2) Dado que esta nueva organización no figura entre las entidades del Gobierno central 
sujetas a la Ley de Cuentas del Estado y no está prevista en la Ley Orgánica del Gobierno Nacional ni en la Ley por la que se establece el Consejo de Ministros, el 
Japón ha decidido añadir esta entidad al Anexo 3 relativo tanto a los suministros 
como a los servicios (en el grupo B de la Li sta de entidades y en la Lista de entidades 
que contratan los servicios especificados en el Anexo 4).  De este modo, se le puede 
aplicar el Acuerdo con los mismos umbrales y condiciones estipulados en el Anexo 1 para las entidades del Gobierno central. 
 3) A partir del 1º de abril de 2004, esta entidad dispondrá de normas de contabilidad 
para aplicar los umbrales y procedimient os pertinentes de conformidad con el 
Acuerdo.  El procedimiento de impugnación previsto en el artículo XX del Acuerdo 
se aplicará a las contrataciones realizadas por  esta entidad, que estará bajo el control 
del Ministerio de Sanidad, Trabajo y Seguridad Social. 
 En el Anexo A
2 se incluye un resumen de las modificaciones propuestas por el Japón que 
figuran en las páginas 3/5 y 5/5 del Anexo 3 del Apéndice I.  En el Anexo B2 se indica cómo 
quedarían redactadas las páginas 3/5 y 5/5 del Anexo 3 del Apéndice I una vez introducidas las 
notificaciones. 
                                                      
2 Los anexos A y B existen únicamente en inglés. 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
 
 
4 March 2004 (WT/Let/463)  ATTACHMENT A 
 
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 
- 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 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 
- Labour Welfare Corporation 
- 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 
- Japan Consumers Information Center 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 5/5
 
 
4 March 2004 (WT/Let/463)   
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 
- 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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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
 
 
... 2004 (WT/Let/...)  ATTACHMENT B 
 
 
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 
- 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 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 
- Labour Welfare Corporation - 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 - Japan Consumers Information Center 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 5/5
 
 
... 2004 (WT/Let/...)  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 - 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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