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ORGANIZATION  GPA/MOD/JPN/11 
17 September 2004 
 (04-3912) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English 
   
 
PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF JAPAN  
 
Communication from Japan pursuant to Article XXIV:6(a)
1 of the GPA  
  
 
 The following communication, dated 14 September 2004, from the Delegation of Japan is being circulated to the Parties to the Agreement on Government Procurement.  
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  1. Pursuant to Article XXIV, paragraph 6(a) of the Agreement on Government Procurement, the 
Government of Japan wishes to notify the Comm ittee on Government Procurement the following 
modification of a purely formal nature relating to Annex 1 of Appendix I of the Agreement on 
Government Procurement: 
(a)  Delete Ministry of Public Management , Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications 
from “List of Entities” and “List of Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4”; 
(b)  Add Ministry of Internal Affairs and Co mmunications to “List of Entities” and “List of 
Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4". 
2. The above modification is simply the result of renaming of Ministry of Public Management, 
Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications as of September 7, 2004.  Thus, the proposed modification does not alter the level of the mutually  agreed coverage provided under the Agreement. 
3. Attachment A provides a summary of the modi fication proposed by Japan to pages 1/3 and 
2/3 of Annex 1 of Appendix I.  Attachment B indicates how pages 1/3 and 2/3 of Annex 1 of 
Appendix I would appear after the proposed modification has been made.
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 1 Article XXIV:6(a) reads as follows:  Rectifications or  Modifications   (a) Rectifications, transfers of an entity 
from one Annex to another or, in exceptional cases, other modifi cations relating to Appendices I through IV shall be notified 
to the Committee, along with information as to the likely cons equences of the change for the mutually agreed coverage 
provided in this Agreement.  If the rectifications, transfers or  other modifications are of a pur ely formal or minor nature, th ey 
shall become effective provided there is no objection within 30 days.  In other case s, the Chairman of the Committee shall 
promptly convene a meeting of the Committee.  The Committee shall consider the proposal and any claim for compensatory 
adjustments, with a view to maintaini ng a balance of rights and obligations and a comparable level of mutually agreed 
coverage provided in this Agreement prior to such notification.   In the event of agreement not being reached, the matter may 
be pursued in accordance with the provisions contained in Article XXII. 
2 Attachments A and B are in English only. GPA/MOD/JPN/11 
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ATTACHMENT A 
 
JAPAN 
 
(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 thousand SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as follows: 
 
- House of Representatives - House of Councillors 
- Supreme Court 
- Board of Audit - Cabinet 
- National Personnel Authority 
- Cabinet Office 
- Imperial Household Agency 
- National Public Safety Commission  (National Police Agency) 
- Defense Agency 
- Financial Services Agency - Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, 
Posts and Telecommunications  Ministry of 
Internal Affairs and Communications  
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
- Ministry of Finance - Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science 
 and Technology 
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare  - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport - Ministry of Environment 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 Construction services :  4,500 thousand SDR 
 
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 : 
 All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows: 
 - House of Representatives 
- House of Councillors 
- Supreme Court - Board of Audit 
- Cabinet 
- National Personnel Authority - Cabinet Office 
- Imperial Household Agency 
- National Public Safety Commission  (National Police Agency) 
 GPA/MOD/JPN/11 
Page 3 
 
APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 2/3
 
 
29 December 2000 (WT/Let/367 )  
 
Services  (cont'd)  
 
- Defense Agency 
- Financial Services Agency - Ministry of Public
 Management, Home 
Affairs, Posts and T elecommunications  
Ministry of Internal Affairs and 
Communications  
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Finance 
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, 
 Science and Technology 
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 
-  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and  Fisheries 
-  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and  Transport 
- Ministry of Environment 
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. Entities covered by the Accounts Law 
include all their internal sub-divisions, 
independent organs, attached organizations 
and other organizations and local branch offices provided for in the National 
Government Organization Law and the Law 
establishing the Cabinet Office. 
 
2. 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.   
 3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts 
to be awarded to co-operatives or 
associations in accord ance with laws and 
regulations existing at the time of the entry 
into force of this Agreement for Japan.   
 4. This Agreement will generally apply to 
procurement by the Defence Agency of the 
following Federal Supply Classification (FSC) categories subject to the Japanese 
Government determinations under the 
provisions of Article XXIII, paragraph 1: 
  
 
FSC Description  
 22 Railway Equipment 
24 Tractors 
32 Woodworking Machinery and Equipment 34 Metalworking Machinery 
35 Service and Trade Equipment 
36 Special Industry Machinery 37 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment 
38 Construction, Mining, Excavating, and 
Highway Maintenance Equipment 
39 Materials Handling Equipment 
40 Rope, Cable, Chain, and Fittings 41 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air 
Circulating Equipment 
43 Pumps and Compressors 45 Plumbing, Heating and Sanitation 
Equipment 
46 Water Purification and Sewage Treatment 
Equipment 
47 Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings 
48 Valves 51 Hand Tools 
52 Measuring Tools 
55 Lumber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer 61 Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution 
Equipment 
62 Lighting Fixtures and Lamps 65 Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment 
and Supplies 
6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments 
6635 Physical Properties Testing Equipment 
6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies 6645 Time Measuring Instruments 
6650 Optical Instruments 
6655 Geophysical and Astronomical Instruments 
 GPA/MOD/JPN/11 
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ATTACHMENT B 
 
JAPAN 
 
(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 thousand SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as follows: 
 
- House of Representatives - House of Councillors 
- Supreme Court 
- Board of Audit - Cabinet 
- National Personnel Authority 
- Cabinet Office 
- Imperial Household Agency 
- National Public Safety Commission  (National Police Agency) 
- Defense Agency 
- Financial Services Agency - Ministry of Internal Affairs and 
Communications 
- Ministry of Justice - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
- Ministry of Finance 
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science  and Technology 
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 
 - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport - Ministry of Environment 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 Construction services :  4,500 thousand SDR 
 
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 : 
 All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows: 
 - House of Representatives 
- House of Councillors 
- Supreme Court - Board of Audit 
- Cabinet 
- National Personnel Authority - Cabinet Office 
- Imperial Household Agency 
- National Public Safety Commission  (National Police Agency) 
 GPA/MOD/JPN/11 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 2/3
 
 
...  (WT/Let/...)   
Services  (cont'd)  
 - Defense Agency 
- Financial Services Agency 
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and 
Communications  
- Ministry of Justice - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
- Ministry of Finance 
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,  Science and Technology 
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 
-  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and  Fisheries 
-  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and  Transport 
- Ministry of Environment 
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. Entities covered by the Accounts Law 
include all their internal sub-divisions, 
independent organs, attached organizations 
and other organizations and local branch 
offices provided for in the National 
Government Organization Law and the Law establishing the Cabinet Office. 
 
2. 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.   
 3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts 
to be awarded to co-operatives or 
associations in accord ance with laws and 
regulations existing at the time of the entry 
into force of this Agreement for Japan.   
 4. This Agreement will generally apply to 
procurement by the Defence Agency of the 
following Federal Supply Classification (FSC) categories subject to the Japanese 
Government determinations under the 
provisions of Article XXIII, paragraph 1: 
  
 FSC Description  
 
22 Railway Equipment 
24 Tractors 
32 Woodworking Machinery and Equipment 34 Metalworking Machinery 
35 Service and Trade Equipment 
36 Special Industry Machinery 37 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment 
38 Construction, Mining, Excavating, and 
Highway Maintenance Equipment 
39 Materials Handling Equipment 
40 Rope, Cable, Chain, and Fittings 
41 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air 
Circulating Equipment 
43 Pumps and Compressors 
45 Plumbing, Heating and Sanitation 
Equipment 
46 Water Purification and Sewage Treatment 
Equipment 
47 Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings 
48 Valves 
51 Hand Tools 
52 Measuring Tools 
55 Lumber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer 61 Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution 
Equipment 
62 Lighting Fixtures and Lamps 65 Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment 
and Supplies 
6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments 6635 Physical Properties Testing Equipment 
6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies 
6645 Time Measuring Instruments 6650 Optical Instruments 
6655 Geophysical and Astronomical Instruments 
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