RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  GPA/W/128 
6 March 2001 
 (01-1092) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English 
  
 
MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF KOREA 
 
Notification from Korea under Article XXIV:6(a
)1 
  
 The following notification from the Perman ent Mission of the Republic of Korea was 
received on 2 March 2001 with the request that it be  circulated to the Parties to the Agreement on 
Government Procurement.  
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  Pursuant to Article XXIV paragraph 6(a) of  the Agreement on Government Procurement, I 
hereby wish to notify changes in the na mes of entities covered by the Agreement. 
  Please note that these changes in names affect in no way the balance of rights and obligations 
nor do they alter the level of mutually agreed cove rage provided in the Agreement.  Such changes are 
purely formal in nature, as they are the outcome of  efforts by Korea to re -organize its governmental 
structure and other bodies.   In accordance with the procedur es for future changes to the l oose-leaf system for Appendices 
to the Agreement (GPA/W/110), pages 1/4 and 2/ 4 of Annex 1 and page 1/2 of Annex 3 to 
Appendix I of Korea in WT/Let/330 of 1 March 2000 s hould be rectified as in Attachment A to this 
document (red-lined version).  Attachment B shows the relevant pages of the loose-leaf system as they would look after the acceptance of the modifications.
2 
  
                                                     
 
1 Article XXIV:6(a) provides that "if the rectificati ons, transfers or other modifications are of a purely 
formal or minor nature, they shall become effective prov ided there is no objection within 30 days.  In other 
cases, the Chairman of the Committee shall promptly convene a meeting of the Committee.  The Committee 
shall consider the proposal and any cl aim for compensatory adjustments, with a view to maintaining a balance 
of rights and obligations and a comparable level of mutu ally agreed coverage provided in this Agreement prior 
to such notification.  In the event of agreement not being reached, th e matter may be pursued in accordance with 
the provisions contained in Article XXII". 
2 Both Attachments are in English only. 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 Information
Government 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 Admi nistration 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 entiti es in this list only.  Regarding procurement for 
entities i n Annex 2 and Annex 3 in this list, the c overages and thresholds for such entities 
thereunder 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 
Page 3 
 
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 - Nation
al Police Administration (except purchases fo r 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 Bu siness Administration 
- Korea National Railroad Administration (The Korean Government plans to change the NRA 
into a public corporation in 1996, in which case th e 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 purc hases 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 singl e tendering procurement including set-asides for 
small- and medium-sized busine sses according to the Act Relating to Contracts to which the 
State is a Party and its Presidential Decree, a nd the procurement of ag ricultural, fishery and 
livestock products according to the Foodgr ain Management Law, the Law Concerning 
Marketing and Price Stabilizati on of Agricultural and Fishery Pr oducts, and the Livestock Law. GPA/W/128 
Page 4  
APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 3 Page 1/2
 
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)   
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 Commer cial Bank (H&CB)  
- Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation 
- Korea Security Printing and Minting Corporation Korea Minting and Security Printing 
Corporation  
- Korea Electric Power Corpora tion (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 Corporation
Korea Trade Promotion Agency  
- Korea Highway Corporation - Korea National Housing Corporation 
- Korea Water Resources Corporation 
- Korea Land Development Corporat
ionKorea Land Corporation  
- Rural Development 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 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 
Page 5 
 
APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/4
 
 
… 2000 (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 Ad ministration 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 Ad ministration 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 thereunde r shall be applied.) 
- National Tax Service - Customs Service GPA/W/128 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/4
 
 
… 2001 (WT/Let/…) - National Statistical Office 
- Korea Meteorological Administration 
- National Policy Agency (except purchases fo r 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 Bu siness Administration 
- Korea National Railroad Administration (The Korean Government plans to change the NRA 
into a public corporation in 1996, in which case th e 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 purc hases 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 singl e tendering procurement including set-asides for 
small- and medium-sized busine sses according to the Act Relating to Contracts to which the 
State is a Party and its Presidential Decree, a nd the procurement of ag ricultural, fishery and 
livestock products according to the Foodgr ain Management Law, the Law Concerning 
Marketing and Price Stabilizati on of Agricultural and Fishery Pr oducts, and the Livestock Law. 
  GPA/W/128 
 Page 7 
 
APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 3 Page 1/2
 
 
… 2001 (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 - 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 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  
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