RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  GPA/W/129 
19 March 2001 
 (01-1331) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English 
   
MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF JAPAN 
 
Notification from Japan under Article XXIV:6(a
)1 
  
 The following notification from the Permanent Mission of Japan was received on 
9 March 2001, with the request that it be circulat ed to the Parties to the Agreement on Government 
Procurement (1994).  
_______________ 
 
  Pursuant to Article XXIV , paragraph 6(a) of the WT O Agreement on Government 
Procurement, the Government of Japan wishes to  notify the Committee on Government Procurement 
of the following rectification of a purely formal  nature relating to Japan's Appendix I of the 
Agreement. 
 
 The above-mentioned rectification is necessar y as a result of the following organizational 
changes of central government entities in Annex 1 a nd two entities in Annex 3.  It does not alter the 
level of mutually agreed covera ge provided in the Agreement. 
 
 (1) As a part of Japan's central government  reform, 90 undertakings of the government 
which are now operated by central governmen t entities in Annex 1 will be conducted 
by 60 Independent Administrative Institu tions (IAIs).  Under the new 60 laws 
establishing an individual IAI, they will be legally independent from the central 
government to perform their undertakings  (e.g. operation of national museums, 
research institutes and inspection centers ) more effectively, efficiently and 
transparently. (cf. [English website] h ttp://www.mofa.go.jp/about/hq/central_gov/ 
gist.html;  [Japanese website] http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/chuo-syocho/). 
   Since 57 out of 60 IAIs
* are to be established and start operating on 1 April 2001, we 
decided to add these entities in Annex 3 regarding both supplies and services 
(cf. 57 underlined entities under Group B in the "List of Entities" and the "List of 
Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4" of Annex 3 of Attachment 
A to this document) so that the Agreemen t can be applied to them with the same 
thresholds and conditions as stipulated in  Annex 1 for central government entities. 
 
                                                      
1 Article XXIV:6(a) provides that "if the rectificati ons, transfers or other modifications are of a purely 
formal or minor nature, they shall become effective prov ided there is no objection within 30 days.  In other 
cases, the Chairman of the Committee shall promptly convene a meeting of the Committee.  The Committee 
shall consider the proposal and any cl aim for compensatory adjustments, with a view to maintaining a balance 
of rights and obligations and a comparable level of mutu ally agreed coverage provided in this Agreement prior 
to such notification.  In the event of agreement not being reached, th e matter may be pursued in accordance with 
the provisions contained in Article XXII". 
* The remaining three IAIs will be established afte r 1 April 2002.  In future, Japan will notify the 
Committee of similar rectifications of Annex 3 relating to these IAIs. GPA/W/129 
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   Accordingly, the necessary modifications sh all be made with regard to the threshold 
for construction services and Note 3 in A nnex 3 as well as to Annex 5 and General 
Notes as a result of inclusion of 57 IAIs in  Annex 3 (cf. the underlined parts o the 
relevant pages in Attachment A). 
 
 (2) "National Education Center" listed in A nnex 3 is to be abolished on 1 April 2001 and 
no entity is to be established to replace it.  Consequently, "National Education 
Center" shall be deleted from the "List of Entities" and the "List of Entities which 
procure the services, specified in Annex 4" of Annex 3. 
 
 (3) "Pension Welfare Service Public Corporati on" listed in Annex 3 is  to be abolished on 
1 April 2001 and its function is to be transferred to the "Government Pension 
Investment Fund".  Consequently, "Pensi on Welfare Service Public Corporation" 
shall be replaced by "Government Pension Inv estment Fund" in the "List of Entities" 
and "List of Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4" of Annex 3. 
 
 Accordingly, pages 1/4 to 4/4 of Annex 3;  page  1/1 of Annex 5;  and page 1/1 of the General 
Notes to Appendix I of Japan in WT/Let/330 of 1 March 2000 should be rectif ied as in Attachment A 
to this document (red-lined version).  Attachment B shows the relevant pages of the loose-leaf system 
as they would look after the acceptance of the present modifications.
2 
 
 
                                                      
2 Both Attachments are in English only.  GPA/W/129 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/5
 
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)  ATTACHMENT A 
 
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 
-
     Pension Welfare Service Public 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 East 
Co. (f) 
-- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Co. (f)1 
- 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 
 
                                                      
1 Note by the Secretariat :  Please note that this modification is not part of the present notification by 
Japan.  It reflects the rectification circulated by  the Secretariat in WT/Let/386, dated 16 March 2001. GPA/W/129 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/5
 
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)   
Supplies  (cont'd) 
  
-
     National Education Center  
- 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 In stitute 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 Ec onomy, 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  
 
 
  
 
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1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)  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  
 
 
Services  
 
Threshold :   
 Construction services :   
15,000 thousand SDR for 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 
-
     Pension Welfare Service Public 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 
-
     Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Co. (f)(g)1 
-     Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Co. (f)(g)1 
- 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  
 
                                                      
1 Note by the Secretariat :  Please note that this modification is not part of the present notification by 
Japan.  It reflects the rectification circulated by  the Secretariat in WT/Let/386, dated 16 March 2001. 
1 Note by the Secretariat :  Please note that this modification is not part of the present notification by 
Japan.  It reflects the rectification circulated by  the Secretariat in WT/Let/386, dated 16 March 2001. GPA/W/129 
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1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)    
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 -
     National Education Center  
- 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 In stitute 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  
  
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1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)    
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  
 
 
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 in 
accordance 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 of 
their daily profit-making activities which are exposed to competitive forces in markets.  This 
note shall not be used in a manner which 
circumvents 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 with 
the purpose of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or with 
international agreements on intellectual 
property rights is not included.  Procurement for safety-related activities aiming at 
utilization and management of radioactive 
materials and responding to emergencies of nuclear 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 of 
telecommunications is not included.   
  (g) Procurement of the services specified in 
Annex 4, other than construction services, is 
not included. 
 
 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 5 Page 1/1
 
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)    
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;  and   15,000 thousand SDR for those in Group A in ANNEX 3;  and
 
  4,500 thousand SDR for those in Group B  in ANNEX 3.   
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  GENERAL NOTES Page 1/1
 
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)  
  
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 those listed in Group B set out in Annex 3)
. 
 
2. In case Parties do not apply Article XX to suppliers or servic e 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 cont racts by the same kind of entities. 
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… 2001 (WT/Let/…) 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 East
 Co. (f) 
-     Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Co. (f)1 
- 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 
 
                                                      
1 Note by the Secretariat :  Please note that this modification is not part of the present notification by 
Japan.  It reflects the rectification circulated by  the Secretariat in WT/Let/386, dated 16 March 2001.  GPA/W/129 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/5
 
 
… 2001 (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 In stitute 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 Ec onomy, 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 
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… 2001 (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 
 
 Services  
 
Threshold :   
 
Construction services :   
15,000 thousand SDR for 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 
- 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 
-
     Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Co. (f)(g)1 
-     Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Co. (f)(g)1 
- 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 
 
 
                                                      
1 Note by the Secretariat :  Please note that this modification is not part of the present notification by 
Japan.  It reflects the rectification circulated by  the Secretariat in WT/Let/386, dated 16 March 2001. 
1 Note by the Secretariat :  Please note that this modification is not part of the present notification by 
Japan.  It reflects the rectification circulated by  the Secretariat in WT/Let/386, dated 16 March 2001.  GPA/W/129 
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… 2001 (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 In stitute 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 
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… 2001 (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 
 
 
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 in 
accordance 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 of 
their daily profit-making activities which are exposed to competitive forces in markets.  This 
note shall not be used in a manner which 
circumvents 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 with 
the purpose of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or with 
international agreements on intellectual 
property rights is not included.  Procurement for safety-related activities aiming at 
utilization and management of radioactive 
materials and responding to emergencies of nuclear 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 of 
telecommunications is not included.   
  (g) Procurement of the services specified in 
Annex 4, other than construction services, is 
not included. 
 
 
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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;  and   15,000 thousand SDR for those in Group A in ANNEX 3;  and   4,500 thousand SDR for those in Group B in ANNEX 3.   
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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 those listed in Group B set out in Annex 3). 
 
2. In case Parties do not apply Article XX to suppliers or servic e 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 cont racts by the same kind of entities. 
 
 
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