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ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  
 
 
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Referencia:   WLI/100 23 de diciembre de  2003  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
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  autenticadas de las siguientes páginas 
sustitutivas del Apéndice I que contienen  las modificaciones certificadas: 
 
• páginas 1/5 y 3/5 del Anexo 3 
• página 1/1 del Anexo 5 
• página 1/1 de las Notas Generales 
 
 Las modificaciones corresponden al Japón y surten efecto a partir del 14 de octubre 
de 2003 . 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 Supachai Panitchpakdi  Director General 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
03-6708 WT/Let/452  
  
 
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 de los Anexos 1 y 5 y de las Notas Generales 
del Apéndice I del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública (1994) referentes al Japón  que se notificaron 
al Comité de Contratación Pública (GPA/W/255) en virtud del procedimiento previsto en el párrafo 6 
del artículo XXIV surten efecto desde el 14 de octubre de 2003 . 
  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 si stema de hojas amovibles (GPA/M/5), dichas 
modificaciones figuran en las página s sustitutivas del sistema de ho jas amovibles que se adjuntan a 
la presente.  En consecuencia, las páginas  adjuntas sustituyen a las páginas:   
 
• 1/5 y 3/5 del Anexo 3 
• 1/1 del Anexo 5 
• 1/1 de las Notas Generales 
 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 quedará depositada  en poder 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 Cert ificación será registrada de conformidad con las 
disposiciones del Artículo 102 de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas. 
  Hecha en Ginebra el quince de diciembre de dos mil tres. 
 
  
 
  
 Supachai Panitchpakdi 
 
 
 Copia autenticada: 
 
  
 
  
 
 Director General 
 APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/5
 
 
14 October 2003 (WT/Let/452) 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 
- Japan Post - 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 Foundation 
 
   
APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
 
 
14 October 2003 (WT/Let/452)  
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 :   
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, 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 
- Japan Post 
- 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 Center 
 
 APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 5 Page 1/1
 
 
14 October 2003 (WT/Let/452)  
ANNEX 5 
 
Construction Services  
  
Definition : 
  A construction services contract is a contract  which has as its objective the realization by 
whatever means of civil or building works, in the sense of Division 51 of the Central Product 
Classification (CPC).   
  List of Division 51, CPC :   
  All services list ed in Division 51. 
 
 Threshold : 4,500 thousand SDR for entities set out in ANNEX 1; 
  15,000 thousand SDR for those in ANNEX 2;   4,500 thousand SDR for Japan Post in Group A in ANNEX 3; 
  15,000 thousand SDR for all other entities in Group A in ANNEX 3;  and 
  4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B in ANNEX 3.  APPENDIX I JAPAN  GENERAL NOTES Page 1/1
 
  
 
GENERAL NOTES 
  1. For goods and services (including construction services) of Canada and suppliers of such goods 
and services, this Agreement does not  apply to procurement by the ent ities listed in Annexes 2 and 3 
(except for Japan Post in Group A and the entities in Group B set out in Annex 3).  2. In case Parties do not apply Article XX to supp liers or service providers of Japan in contesting 
the award of contract by entities, Japan may not apply the Article to suppliers or  service providers of the 
Parties in contesting the award of contracts by the same kind of entities.
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
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