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DUCOMMERCE DEL COMERCIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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AGREEMENT ONGOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
DONE ATMARRAKESH ON15APRIL 1994
CERTIFICATION OFMODIFICATIONS
Itishereby certified thatthemodifications toAppendix IoftheAgreement on
Government Procurement (1994), which areattached hereto, have been notified tothe
Committee onGovernment Procurement on12June 1997 indocument GPA/W/46, in
accordance withtheprovisions ofparagraph 6(a)ofArticle XXIV oftheAgreement. As
noobjections totheproposed modifications were received within thirty daysfromthedate
ofissue oftheabove-mentioned document, themodifications have become effective as
of12July1997.
Thisnotification isfurnished inaccordance withparagraph 14ofArticle XXIV ofthe
Agreement.
R.Ruggiero
Director-General
97-3449 WT/Let/163ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX 1 NorwayANNEX 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 1shallbechanged toEnglish name
Administrasjonsdepartementet Planleggings- og
samordningsdepartementetMinistry ofNational Planning and
Coordination
Pristilsynet Konkurransetilsynet Norwegian Competition Authority
New entity, notlisted inAppendix I,
Annex 1Fylkesmannsembetene TheCounty Governors
Statsbygg, shallbelisted here, notinthe
endTheDirectorate ofPublic Construction
andProperty
Forsvarsdepartementet Ministry ofDefence
New entity, notlisted inAppendix I,
Annex 1Forsvarets bygningstjeneste Norwegian Defence Construction Service
New entity, notlisted inAppendix I,
Annex 1Forsvarets tele-ogdatatjeneste Norwegian Defence Communications
andData Services Administration
Justis- ogpolitidepartementet Ministry ofJustice (andthePolice)
Statsadvokatembetene: Statsadvokatembetene Offices oftheDistrict Public Prosecutor
Eidsivating
Vestfold ogTelemark
AgderORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX 1 NorwayExisting name inNorwegian inAppendix
I,Annex 1Existing name inNorwegian inAppendix
I,Annex 1shallbechanged toEnglish name
Rogaland
Hordaland
MøreogRomsdal, Sogn og
Fjordane
Trondheim
Nordland ogFinnmark
Kirke- utdannings- og
forskningsdepartementetMinistry ofEducation, Research and
Church Affairs
Mellomkirkelig råd None -does nolonger exist None -does nolonger exist
New entity, notlisted inAppendix I,
Annex 1Bisped ømmerådet Diocesan Council
New entity, notlisted inAppendix I,
Annex 1Nidarosdomens restaureringsarbeider TheRestoration Workshop ofNidaros
Cathedral
Kommunal- ogarbeidsdepartementet Ministry ofLocal Government and
Labour
Arbeidstilsynet Direktoratet forarbeidstilsynet Norwegian Directorate ofLabour
Inspection
New entity, notlisted inAppendix I,
Annex 1Produkt- ogelektrisitetstilsynet TheNorwegian Directorate forProduct
andElectrical Safety
Kulturdepartementet Ministry ofCultural Affairs
Statsarkivene i: Statsarkivene National ArchivesORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX 1 NorwayExisting name inNorwegian inAppendix
I,Annex 1Existing name inNorwegian inAppendix
I,Annex 1shallbechanged toEnglish name
Oslo
Hamar
Kongsberg
Kristiansand
Stavanger
Bergen
Trondheim
Troms ø
Landbruksdepartementet Ministry ofAgriculture
Norsk institutt forskogforskning None -isnotanentity anylonger None -isnotanentity anylonger
Statens forskningsstasjoner for
landbruketNone -isnotanentity anylonger None -isnotanentity anylonger
Statens tilsynsinstitusjoner for
landbruketStatens landbrukstilsyn Norwegian Agricultural Inspection
Service
Statens naturskadefond None -isnotanentity None -isnotanentity
New entity, notlisted inAppendix I,
Annex 1Statens dyrehelsetilsyn Norwegian Animal Health Authority
Nærings- ogenergidepartementet Nærings- oghandelsdepartementet Ministry ofTrade andIndustry
Direktoratet formåleteknikk Justervesenet Norwegian Metrology andAccreditation
ServiceORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX 1 NorwayExisting name inNorwegian inAppendix
I,Annex 1Existing name inNorwegian inAppendix
I,Annex 1shallbechanged toEnglish name
Norges vassdrags- ogenergiverk Shall belisted under Ministry ofOiland
Energy
Oljedirektoratet Shall belisted under Ministry ofOiland
Energy
New entity, notlisted inAppendix I,
Annex 1Bergvesenet Directorate ofMining
New entity, notlisted inAppendix I,
Annex 1Skipsregistrene Norwegian International ShipRegister
Sjøfartsdirektoratet Shall belisted here, notunder the
Ministry ofForeign AffairsNorwegian Maritime Directorate
Olje-ogenergidepartementet New ministry, notlisted inAppendix I,
Annex 1Ministry ofOilandEnergy
Norges vassdrags- ogenergiverk Norwegian Water Resources andEnergy
Administration
Oljedirektoratet Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
Samferdselsdepartementet Ministry ofTransport and
Communication
Vegdirektoratet Statens vegvesen Public Roads Administration
New entity, notlisted inAppendix I,
Annex 1Statens teleforvaltning Norwegian Telecommunications
Authority
Sosialdepartementet Ministry ofHealth andSocial Affairs
Helsedirektoratet Statens helsetilsyn Norwegian Board ofHealthORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX 1 NorwayExisting name inNorwegian inAppendix
I,Annex 1Existing name inNorwegian inAppendix
I,Annex 1shallbechanged toEnglish name
New entity, notlisted inAppendix I,
Annex 1Radiumhospitalet Norwegian Radium Hospital
Utenriksdepartementet Ministry ofForeign Affairs
Norimpod None -does notexist anymore None -does notexist anymore
Sjøfartsdirektoratet Shall nowbelisted under theMinistry of
Trade andIndustryNorwegian Maritime Directorate
Høyesterett Domstolene Courts oflawORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX 1 Norway
ANNEX 2
Under categories anumber ofstate banks arelisted up. Due tofrequent
reorganizations ofthese banks, omitthenames oftheindividual banks andjustkeep the
heading: statsbanker (State Banks).ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX 1 Norway
ANNEX 3
Thetitle"List ofEntities" should bechanged to"List ofSectors".
Theasterisk (*)following thetitleAnnex 3*andthenotereferring toParliamentary
approval ofadditional EEA-legislation isnolonger valid andmust beremoved.