WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  
 
 
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Reference:    WLI/100       18 de noviembre de 2004 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA  
HECHO EN MARRAKECH EL 15 DE ABRIL DE 1994 
 
CERTIFICACIÓN DE MODIFICACIONES DEL ACUERDO  
 
ENVÍO DE COPIAS AUTENTICADAS DE LAS PÁGINAS SUSTITUTIVAS
 
DEL SISTEMA DE HOJAS AMOVIBLES PARA LOS APÉNDICES  
QUE CONTIENEN LAS MODIFICACIONES  
CERTIFICADAS DEL ACUERDO  
 
  Tengo el honor de remitirle adjuntas copias au tenticadas de las páginas su stitutivas 1/5 y 3/5 
del Anexo 3 del Apéndice I, que contiene n las modificaciones certificadas. 
  Las modificaciones corresponden al Japón y surten efecto a partir del 20 de octubre 
de 2004 . 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
  Supachai Panitchpakdi 
  Director General  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
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ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA 
HECHO EN MARRAKECH EL 15 DE ABRIL DE 1994 
 
CERTIFICACIÓN DE MODIFICACIONES DEL ACUERDO 
 
  Certifico por la presente que las modificaciones del Anexo 3 del Apéndice I del Acuerdo 
sobre Contratación Pública (1994) referentes al Japón , que se notificaron al Comité de Contratación 
Pública (documento GPA/MOD/JPN/ 15) en virtud del procedimiento previsto en el párrafo 6 del 
artículo XXIV, surten efecto desde el 20 de octubre de 2004 . 
 
 De conformidad con la Decisión adoptada por el Comité de Contratación Pública el 4 de junio 
de 1996 sobre el establecimiento de un sistema de hojas amovibles con efectos jurídicos para 
actualizar periódicamente los Apéndices del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública (GPA/M/2) y los 
procedimientos para las modificaciones del sistema de hojas amovibles (GPA/M/5), las 
modificaciones figuran en las páginas sustitutivas  del sistema de hojas amovibles que se adjuntan a 
la presente.  En consecuencia, las páginas adjunt as sustituyen a las páginas 1/5 y 3/5 del Anexo 3 
del Apéndice I del Japón en el sistema de hojas amovibles de los Apéndices, con sujeción a las 
Decisiones antes mencionadas. 
  La presente notificación se efectúa de conformidad con el párrafo 14 del artículo XXIV del 
Acuerdo. 
  La presente Certificación queda depositada en p oder del Director General de la Organización 
Mundial del Comercio, quien remitirá sin dilación una copia autenticada a cada parte en el Acuerdo 
sobre Contratación Pública.  La certificación será registrada de conformidad con las disposiciones del 
Artículo 102 de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas. 
 
 Hecha en Ginebra el nueve de octubre de dos mil cuatro.  
 
  
 
 
 Supachai Panitchpakdi 
  
 
Copia autenticada:  
 
  
 
  
 
Director General APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/5
 
20 October 2004 (WT/Let/484)  
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 130 thousand SDR 
 
 List of Entities : 
 
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) 
- Narita International Airport Corporation - 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 and Medium 
Enterprise 
- Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation 
- Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. (a) - Japan Tobacco Inc. 
- Hokkaido Railway Company (a) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a) - Central Japan Railway Company (a) 
- West Japan Railway Company (a) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a) 
- Kyushu Railway Company (a) 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association 
- National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (b) 
- RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical 
Research) (b) 
- Environmental Restoration and Conservation 
Agency 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the 
Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation 
- Japan Student Services Organization  
 APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
 
20 October 2004 (WT/Let/484) 
 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 
- National University Corporation - Inter-University Research  Institute Corporation 
- Institute of National Colleges of Technology, 
Japan 
- National Institution for Academic Degrees and 
University Evaluation 
- Center for National University Finance and 
Management 
- National Institute of Multimedia Education 
 
 
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, engineerin g 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) 
- Narita International Airport Corporation 
- 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 and Medium 
Enterprise 
- Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation - Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. (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 
 
 
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