RESTRICTED  ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  GPA/W/123 
29 de noviembre de 2000 
 (00-5153) 
Comité de Contratación Pública Original:   inglés 
  
 
ENMIENDAS DEL APÉNDICE I DEL JAPÓN 
Notificaciones del Japón de conformidad con el
 
apartado a) del párrafo 6 del artículo XXIV1 
 El 11 de noviembre de 2000 se recibió la si guiente notificación de la Misión Permanente del 
Japón, con la petición de que se distribuyera a las Partes en el Acuerdo sobre Contratación 
Pública (1994). 
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 De conformidad con el apartado a) del pá rrafo 6 del artículo XXI V del Acuerdo sobre 
Contratación Pública, el Gobierno del Japón desea notificar al Comité de Contratación Pública la siguiente rectificación de carácter puramente form al al Anexo 1 del Apéndice I del Acuerdo sobre 
Contratación Pública. 
 Esta rectificación es necesaria a causa de la reorganización del Gobierno central del Japón, 
con efecto a partir del 6 de enero de 2001, tal co mo se indica a continuación.  Esta rectificación no 
modifica el alcance mutuamente convenido previsto en este Acuerdo. 
 En consecuencia, habrá que modificar las páginas 1/3 y 2/3 del Anexo 1 del Apéndice I del 
Japón, en el documento WT/Let/354 de fecha 22 de  agosto de 2000, y también en el anexo A del 
presente documento (versión subrayada).  En el ane xo B figuran las páginas pertinentes del sistema de 
hojas amovibles tal y como quedarán una vez aceptadas las modificaciones.
2 
 
                                                      
1 En el párrafo 6 a) del artículo XXIV se establece lo  siguiente:  "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 presente 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 Acue rdo antes de la notificación de que se tr ate.  En caso de que no se llegue a 
un acuerdo, podrá llevarse adelante la cuestión con arreglo a las disposiciones del artículo XXII". 
 
2 Ambos anexos existen únicamente en inglés. 
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 ● House of Representatives 
 ● House of Councillors 
 ● Supreme Court 
 ● Board of Audit 
 ● Cabinet 
 ● National Personnel Authority 
 ● Imperial Household Agency 
 ● National Public Safety Commi ssion (National Policy Agency) 
 ● Financial Services Agency 
 ● Ministry of Justice 
 ● Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
 ● Ministry of Finance 
 ● Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 
 
 ● Defence
 Defense Agency (Rename) 
 ● Ministry of International  Economy, Trade and Industry (Rename) 
  ○ Environment Agency →● Ministry of Environment (Upgrade) 
  ○ Prime Minister's Office 
 ○ Okinawa Development Agency 
 ○ Economic Planning Agency 
 →● Cabinet Office 
  ○ Environment Disputes Co-ordination Commission 
 ○ Management and Coordination Agency 
 ○ Fair Trade Commission 
 ○ Ministry of Home Affairs 
 ○ Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications 
 →● Ministry of Public Management, Home  Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications 
 
 ○ Ministry of Education 
 ○ Science and Technology Agency 
 →● Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology 
  ○ Ministry of Health and Welfare 
 ○ Ministry of Labour 
 →● Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 
  ○ Hokkaido Development Agency 
 ○ National Land Agency 
 ○ Ministry of Transport 
 ○ Ministry of Construction 
 →● Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 
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APPENDIX 1 JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 1/3
 
 
22 August 2000 (WT/Let/354)  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 
-
 Prime Minister's Office  
- Cabinet Office  
- Fair Trade Commission   
- Imperial Household Agency  
- National Public Safety Commission  (National Police Agency) 
-
 Environmental Disputes Co -ordination  
 Commission  
- Defense Agency  
- Financial Services Agency  
- Imperial Household Agency  
- Management and Co -ordination Agency  
- Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, 
 Posts and Telecommunications  
- Hokkaido Development Agency  
- Defence Agency  
- Economic Planning Agency  
- Science and Technology Agency  
- Environment Agency  
- Okinawa Development Agency  
- National Land Agency  
- Ministry of Justice - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
- Ministry of Finance 
-
 Financial Services Agency  - Ministry of Education, Culture,  Sports, Science 
and Technology  
- Ministry of Health, Labour,  and Welfare 
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
- Ministry of International  Economy Trade and 
Industry 
- Ministry of Transport  
- Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications  
- Ministry of Labour  
- Ministry of Construction  
- Ministry of Home Affairs  
- 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 -
 Prime Minister's Office  
- Cabinet Office  
- Fair Trade Commission  
- Imperial Household Agency  
- National Public Safety Commission 
 (National Police Agency) GPA/W/123 
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APPENDIX 1 JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 2/3
 
 
22 August 2000 (WT/Let/354)   
Services  (cont'd)  
 -
 Environmental Disputes Co -ordination  
 Commission  
- Defense Agency  
- Financial Services Agency  
- Imperial Household Agency  
- Management and Co -ordination Agency  
- Ministry of Public Management, Home 
 Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications  
- Hokkaido Development Agency  
- Defence Agency  
- Economic Planning Agency  
- Science and Technology Agency  
- Environment Agency  
- Okinawa Development Agency  
- National Land Agency  
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Finance 
-
 Financial Services Agency  
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, 
Science and Technology  
- Ministry of Health, Labour  and Welfare 
-  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and   Fisheries 
-  Ministry of International
 Economy  Trade 
and Industry 
- Ministry of Transport  
- Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications  
- Ministry of Labour  
- Ministry of Construction  
- Ministry of Home Affairs  
- 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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APPENDIX 1 JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 1/3
 
 
… 2000 (WT/Let/…)  
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 Public Management, Home Affairs,  Posts and Telecommunications 
- 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/W/123 
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APPENDIX 1 JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 2/3
 
 
… 2000 (WT/Let/…)  
Services  (cont'd)  
 - Defense Agency 
- Financial Services Agency 
- Ministry of Public Management, Home  Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications 
- 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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