RESTRICTEDORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL
DEL COMERCIOGPA/W/254
25 de febrero de 2003
(03-1151)
Comité de Contratación Pública Original:  inglés
MODIFICACIONES DEL APÉNDICE I PROPUESTAS POR EL JAPÓN
Notificaciones del Japón de conformidad con el apartado a)
del párrafo 6 del artículo XXIV1 del ACP
El 22 de febrero de 2003 se recibió la siguiente notificación de la Misión Permanente del
Japón, con la petición de que se distribuyera a las Partes en el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública.
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De conformidad con el apartado a) del párrafo 6 del artículo XXIV del Acuerdo sobre
Contratación Pública, el Gobierno del Japón des ea notificar al Comité de Contratación Pública las
siguientes rectificaciones de carácter puramente formal del Anexo 3 del Apéndice I del Acuerdo
(véase WT/Let/425/Rev.1):
- añádase "National Printing Bureau"  después de "National Agency for Vehicle
Inspection"  en el Grupo B de la "Lista de entidades" y
- añádase "National Printing Bureau"  después de "National Agency for Vehicle
Inspection"  en el Grupo de B de la "Lista de las entidades que contratan los servicios
especificados en el Anexo 4".
Estas rectificaciones obedecen al siguiente cambio organizativo de una entidad del Gobierno
central que figura en el anexo 1.  Las rectificaciones no modifican la cobertura mutuamente convenidaprevista en el Acuerdo.
1) En el proceso de reforma del Gobierno central del Japón, parte de las empresas del
Gobierno que estaban a cargo de la Oficina de la Imprenta (Printing Bureau),
organismo adscrito al Ministerio de Hacienda que figura en el Anexo 1, serán
dirigidas por la Oficina de la Imprenta Nacional (National Printing Bureau).  De
                                                     
1 En el apartado a) del párrafo 6 del artículo XXIV se establece lo siguiente: "Las rectificaciones, las
transferencias de entidades de un Anexo a otro o, en casos excepcionales, las enmien das de otro tipo que afecten
a los Apéndices I a IV serán notificadas al Comité, y en la notificación se facilitará información en cuanto a lasprobables consecuencias del cambio en el alcance mutuamente convenido previsto en el Acuerdo.
Las rectificaciones, 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 presen te 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 comparable del alcance mutuamente convenido previsto en el presente Acuerdo antes de la notificación deque se trate.  En caso de que no se llegue a un acuerdo, podrá llevarse adelante la cuestión con arreglo a lasdisposiciones del artículo XXII."GPA/W/254
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conformidad con la Ley relativa la Oficina de la Imprenta Nacional (Ley Nº 41 de
10 de mayo de 2002) y las órdenes pertinentes, este cambio organizativo surtirá efecto
a partir del 1º de abril de 2003. La Oficina de la Imprenta Nacional se constituirá
como Institución Administrativa Independiente, jurídicamente independiente del
Gobierno y que dirigirá las empresas transferidas de manera eficiente y eficaz.  (En elanexo A se adjunta una breve descripción de esta entidad.)
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 Lista de entidades y en la Lista de entidades
que contratan los servicios especificados en el Anexo 4).  De este modo, se le puedeaplicar 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 2003, esta entidad dispondrá de normas de contabilidad
para aplicar los umbrales y procedimientos pertinentes de conformidad con el
Acuerdo. El procedimiento de impugnación previsto en el artículo XX del Acuerdo seaplicará a las contrataciones realizadas por esta entidad, que estará bajo el control del
Ministerio de Hacienda.
4) Las rectificaciones mencionadas supra  son compatibles con la rectificación pertinente
notificada por el Japón (documento GPA/W/ 129, de 19 de marzo de 2001), que entró
en vigor el 5 de septiembre de 2001 (WT/Let/400).
En el Anexo B
2 se incluye un resumen de las modificaciones propuestas por el Japón al
Anexo 3 del Apéndice I.  En el Anexo C2 se indica cómo quedaría redactado el Anexo 3 del
Apéndice I una vez introducidas las modificaciones.
                                                     
2 Los anexos B y C existen únicamente en inglés.GPA/W/254
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ANEXO A
DESCRIPCIÓN SUCINTA DEL INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADÍSTICA
(PRINTING BUREAU NATIONAL)
(ENTRADA EN VIGOR PREVISTA EL 1º DE ABRIL DE 2003)
A. F INES
1) Contribuir a la estabilidad del sistema monetario nacional mediante la impresión de
billetes de banco y la aplicación de otras medidas.
2) Publicar información útil para el público (Gaceta Oficial, etc.).
3) Imprimir bonos del Estado y cualesquiera otros materiales impresos destinados al
público (como timbres, sellos de correos, etc.).
B. Á MBITO DE TRABAJO
1) Impresión de los billetes de banco del Japón, bonos del Estado, timbres, sellos de
correos, etc.
2) Edición, impresión y distribución de la Gaceta Oficial y de otras publicaciones.
C. O RGANIZACIÓN
Sede:  Tokio
Sucursales:  diez en todo el país
D. R ELACIÓN CON EL GOBIERNO CENTRAL
El ministerio competente para esta orga nización será el Ministerio de Hacienda.GPA/W/254
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APPENDIX I JAPAN ANNEX 3 Page 1/5
ATTACHMENT B
JAPAN
(Authentic in the English language only)
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)
- 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 Environment Corporation
- Japan International Cooperation Agency- Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation- Government Pension Investment Fund- Agriculture and Livestock Industries
Corporation
- Metal Mining Agency of Japan (c)
- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation- Postal Life Insurance Welfare Corporation- 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.
- 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- Japan Consumers Information Center- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (b)
- RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical
Research) (b)
- Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation
Association
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the
Amami Islands
- Japan Foundation
- The Japan Scholarship FoundationGPA/W/254
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Supplies  (cont'd)
- Japan Arts Council
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- University of the Air Foundation- National Stadium and School Health Center of
Japan
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund
- Association for Welfare of the Mentally and
Physically Handicapped
- Japan Racing Association- Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fishery Corporation Personnel
- The National Association of Racing
- Farmers' Pension Fund
- Japan Keirin Association- Japan External Trade Organization- Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization- New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization
- Japan National Tourist Organization
- Japan Institute of Labour- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and
Technology (e)
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for
Private Schools of Japan
- Organization for Workers' Retirement
Allowance Mutual Aid
2. Group B
- National Archives of Japan
- Communications Research Laboratory- National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster- National Research Institute of Brewing
- National Center for University Entrance
Examinations
- National Institute of Special Education- National Olympics Memorial Youth Center- National Women's Education Center- National Youth Houses
- National Children's Centers
- The National Institute for Japanese Language- National Science Museum
- National Institute for Materials Science
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and
Disaster Prevention
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan- National Institute of Radiological Sciences
- National Museum of Art
- National Museum- National Research Institute for Cultural Properties- National Center for Teachers' Development- National Institute of Health and Nutrition- National Institute of Industrial Safety
- National Institute of Industrial Health
- Center for Food Quality, Labeling and Consumer
Services
- National Center for Seeds and Seedlings- National Livestock Breeding Center- Fertilizer and Feed Inspection Station
- Agricultural Chemicals Inspection Station
- National Farmers Academy- Forest Tree Breeding Center- National Salmon Resources Center- National Fisheries University- National Agricultural Research Organization
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences- National Institute for Rural Engineering- National Food Research Institute- Japan International Research Center for
Agricultural Sciences
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute- 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 InstituteGPA/W/254
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APPENDIX I JAPAN ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
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 Printing Bureau
Services
Threshold :
Construction services :
15,000 thousand SDR for entities in Group A4,500 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- Metal Mining Agency of Japan (c)- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation- Postal Life Insurance Welfare Corporation
- 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 CenterGPA/W/254
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APPENDIX I JAPAN ANNEX 3 Page 4/5
Services  (cont'd)
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (b)
- RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical
Research) (b)
- Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation
Association
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the
Amami Islands
- Japan Foundation- The Japan Scholarship Foundation- Japan Arts Council
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- University of the Air Foundation- National Stadium and School Health Center of
Japan
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund
- Association for Welfare of the Mentally and
Physically Handicapped
- Japan Racing Association- Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fishery Corporation Personnel
- The National Association of Racing
- Farmers' Pension Fund
- Japan Keirin Association- Japan External Trade Organization- Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization- New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization
- Japan National Tourist Organization
- Japan Institute of Labour- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and
Technology (e)
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for
Private Schools of Japan
- Organization for Workers' Retirement
Allowance Mutual Aid
2. Group B
- National Archives of Japan
- Communications Research Laboratory- National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster- National Research Institute of Brewing- National Center for University Entrance
Examinations
- National Institute of Special Education- National Olympics Memorial Youth Center
- National Women's Education Center
- National Youth Houses- National Children's Centers- The National Institute for Japanese Language- National Science Museum- National Institute for Materials Science
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and
Disaster Prevention
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan- National Institute of Radiological Sciences- National Museum of Art
- National Museum
- National Research Institute for Cultural Properties- National Center for Teachers' Development- National Institute of Health and Nutrition- National Institute of Industrial Safety- National Institute of Industrial Health
- Center for Food Quality, Labeling and Consumer
Services
- National Center for Seeds and Seedlings- National Livestock Breeding Center- Fertilizer and Feed Inspection Station- Agricultural Chemicals Inspection Station
- National Farmers Academy
- Forest Tree Breeding Center- National Salmon Resources Center- National Fisheries University- National Agricultural Research Organization
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences- National Institute for Rural Engineering- National Food Research Institute- Japan International Research Center for
Agricultural Sciences
- Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteGPA/W/254
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APPENDIX I JAPAN ANNEX 3 Page 5/5
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 Printing Bureau
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 inaccordance 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 oftheir daily profit-making activities which are
exposed to competitive forces in markets.  This
note shall not be used in a manner whichcircumvents 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 withthe purpose of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or withinternational agreements on intellectual
property rights is not included.  Procurement
for safety-related activities aiming atutilization and management of radioactivematerials and responding to emergencies ofnuclear 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 oftelecommunications is not included.
(g) Procurement of the services specified in
Annex 4, other than construction services, is
not included.GPA/W/254
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APPENDIX I JAPAN ANNEX 3 Page 1/5
… 2003 (WT/Let/…)ATTACHMENT C
JAPAN
(Authentic in the English language only)
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)
- 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 Environment Corporation- Japan International Cooperation Agency- Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation- Government Pension Investment Fund
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries
Corporation
- Metal Mining Agency of Japan (c)- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation- Postal Life Insurance Welfare Corporation- 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.- 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- Japan Consumers Information Center
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (b)
- RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical
Research) (b)
- Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation
Association
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the
Amami Islands
- Japan Foundation- The Japan Scholarship FoundationGPA/W/254
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APPENDIX I JAPAN ANNEX 3 Page 2/5
… 2003 (WT/Let/…)Supplies  (cont'd)
- Japan Arts Council
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science- University of the Air Foundation- National Stadium and School Health Center of
Japan
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund
- Association for Welfare of the Mentally and
Physically Handicapped
- Japan Racing Association- Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fishery Corporation Personnel
- The National Association of Racing
- Farmers' Pension Fund- Japan Keirin Association- Japan External Trade Organization- Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization
- New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization
- Japan National Tourist Organization- Japan Institute of Labour- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and
Technology (e)
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for
Private Schools of Japan
- Organization for Workers' Retirement
Allowance Mutual Aid
2. Group B
- National Archives of Japan
- Communications Research Laboratory
- National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster
- National Research Institute of Brewing- National Center for University Entrance
Examinations
- National Institute of Special Education- National Olympics Memorial Youth Center
- National Women's Education Center
- National Youth Houses- National Children's Centers- The National Institute for Japanese Language- National Science Museum
- National Institute for Materials Science- National Research Institute for Earth Science and
Disaster Prevention
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences
- National Museum of Art- National Museum- National Research Institute for Cultural Properties- National Center for Teachers' Development- National Institute of Health and Nutrition
- National Institute of Industrial Safety
- National Institute of Industrial Health- Center for Food Quality, Labeling and Consumer
Services
- National Center for Seeds and Seedlings
- National Livestock Breeding Center
- Fertilizer and Feed Inspection Station- Agricultural Chemicals Inspection Station- National Farmers Academy- Forest Tree Breeding Center- National Salmon Resources Center
- National Fisheries University
- National Agricultural Research Organization- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences- National Institute for Rural Engineering- National Food Research Institute
- Japan International Research Center for
Agricultural Sciences
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute- 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 InstituteGPA/W/254
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APPENDIX I JAPAN ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
… 2003 (WT/Let/…)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 Printing Bureau
Services
Threshold :
Construction services :
15,000 thousand SDR for entities in Group A4,500 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- Metal Mining Agency of Japan (c)- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation- Postal Life Insurance Welfare Corporation
- 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 CenterGPA/W/254
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APPENDIX I JAPAN ANNEX 3 Page 4/5
… 2003 (WT/Let/…)Services  (cont'd)
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (b)
- RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical
Research) (b)
- Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation
Association
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the
Amami Islands
- Japan Foundation- The Japan Scholarship Foundation- Japan Arts Council
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- University of the Air Foundation- National Stadium and School Health Center of
Japan
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund
- Association for Welfare of the Mentally and
Physically Handicapped
- Japan Racing Association- Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fishery Corporation Personnel
- The National Association of Racing
- Farmers' Pension Fund
- Japan Keirin Association- Japan External Trade Organization- Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization- New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization
- Japan National Tourist Organization
- Japan Institute of Labour- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and
Technology (e)
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for
Private Schools of Japan
- Organization for Workers' Retirement
Allowance Mutual Aid
2. Group B
- National Archives of Japan
- Communications Research Laboratory- National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster- National Research Institute of Brewing- National Center for University Entrance
Examinations
- National Institute of Special Education- National Olympics Memorial Youth Center
- National Women's Education Center
- National Youth Houses- National Children's Centers- The National Institute for Japanese Language- National Science Museum- National Institute for Materials Science
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and
Disaster Prevention
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan- National Institute of Radiological Sciences- National Museum of Art
- National Museum
- National Research Institute for Cultural Properties- National Center for Teachers' Development- National Institute of Health and Nutrition- National Institute of Industrial Safety- National Institute of Industrial Health
- Center for Food Quality, Labeling and Consumer
Services
- National Center for Seeds and Seedlings- National Livestock Breeding Center- Fertilizer and Feed Inspection Station- Agricultural Chemicals Inspection Station
- National Farmers Academy
- Forest Tree Breeding Center- National Salmon Resources Center- National Fisheries University- National Agricultural Research Organization
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences- National Institute for Rural Engineering- National Food Research Institute- Japan International Research Center for
Agricultural Sciences
- Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteGPA/W/254
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APPENDIX I JAPAN ANNEX 3 Page 5/5
… 2003 (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 Printing Bureau
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 inaccordance 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 oftheir daily profit-making activities which are
exposed to competitive forces in markets.  This
note shall not be used in a manner whichcircumvents 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 withthe purpose of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or withinternational agreements on intellectual
property rights is not included.  Procurement
for safety-related activities aiming atutilization and management of radioactivematerials and responding to emergencies ofnuclear 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 oftelecommunications is not included.
(g) Procurement of the services specified in
Annex 4, other than construction services, is
not included.
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