RESTRICTED  ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  GPA/MOD/JPN/2 
15 mars 2004 
 
 (04-1130) 
Comité des marchés publics Original:   anglais 
  
 
 
MODIFICATION PROPOSÉE DE L'APPENDICE I 
CONCERNANT LE JAPON 
 
Communication du Japon au titre de l'article XXIV:6 a
)1 
de l'Accord sur les marchés publics  
  
 La communication ci-après, datée du 12 mars 2004 et adressée par la délégation du Japon, est 
distribuée aux Parties à l'Accord sur les marchés publics. 
 
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 1. Conformément à l'article XXIV, paragraphe 6 a) de l'Accord sur les marchés publics, le 
gouvernement japonais souhaite notifier au Comité des marchés publics les modifications de pure 
forme ci-après se rapportant à l'Anne xe 3 de l'Appendice I de l'Accord: 
- supprimer "Labour Welfare Corporation" de la  "Liste des entités" et de la "Liste des 
entités qui passent des marchés portant sur des services spécifiés à l'Annexe 4". 
- ajouter "Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization" à la "Liste des entités" et à 
la "Liste des entités qui passent des marc hés portant sur des services spécifiés à 
l'Annexe 4". 
2. Les modifications susmentionnées découlent d es changements organisationnels suivants: 
Le "Labour Welfare Corporation" (Fonds d'ai de sociale pour les travailleurs) doit être 
supprimé le 1
er avril 2004.  Parmi les activités exercées pa r le "Labour Welfare Corporation", les prêts 
garantis par hypothèque sur fonds de retraite ser ont transférés à la "Welfare and Medical Service 
Agency" (Agence des services médico-sociaux), qui est aussi une entité japonaise figurant à 
l'Annexe 3, créée le 1er octobre 2003, comme le Japon l'a notif ié aux Parties le 8 octobre 2003 
                                                      
1 L'article XXIV:6 a) dispose ce qui suit: " Rectifications ou modifications a) Les rectifications, les 
transferts d'une entité d'une annexe à une autre ou, dans  des cas exceptionnels, les autres modifications se 
rapportant aux Appendices I à IV seront notifiés au Co mité, accompagnés de renseignements concernant les 
conséquences probables du changement  pour le champ d'application mutue llement convenu du présent accord.  
S'ils sont de pure forme ou mineurs, les rectifications, transferts ou autres modifications prendront effet à la 
condition qu'aucune objection n'y ait été faite dans un délai de 30 jours.  Dans les autres cas, le Président du 
Comité convoquera le Comité dans les moindres délais.  Le Comité examinera la proposition et toute demande d'ajustements compensatoires, afin de préserver l'équilibre des droits et des obligations et de maintenir le champ 
d'application mutuellement convenu du présent accord à un niveau compar able à son niveau antérieur à la 
notification.  S'il n'est pas possible d'arriver à un acco rd, la question pourra être  traitée ensuite selon les 
dispositions de l'article XXII." 
 GPA/MOD/JPN/2 
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 (GPA/W/276).
2  Il sera définitivement mis fin le 1er avril 2004 à deux autres activités - services 
financiers liés à la sécurité et à la santé au trav ail, et établissement et exploitation de centres de 
loisirs/assurance contre les accidents du travail – dont s'occupait le "Labour Welfare Corporation".  La 
"Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization" (O rganisation japonaise d'aide médico-sociale pour 
les travailleurs), qui doit être créée le même jour , mènera toutes les autres activités conduites par le 
"Labour Welfare Corporation", à l'exclusion des activités susmentionnées. 
3. La pièce jointe A3 indique les modifications que le Japon propose d'apporter aux pages 1/5 et 
3/5 de l'Annexe 3 de l' Appendice I.  La pièce B2 reprend les pages 1/5 et 3/5 de l'Annexe 3 de 
l'Appendice I telles qu'elles se présenteront après la modification. 
 
 
                                                      
2 Le Japon a notifié aux Parties l'établissement de la "Welfare and Medical Service Agency" le 
1er octobre 2003, et que celle-ci était une entité japonaise relevant de l'Annexe 3 visée par l'Accord;  toutefois, 
cette notification n'a pas pris effet en raison des objec tions qu'elle a suscitées de la part d'autres Parties. 
 
3 Les pièces jointes A et B sont en anglais seulement. GPA/MOD/JPN/2 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/5
 
 
 
14 October 2003 (WT/Let/452/Rev.1)  ATTACHMENT A 
 
JAPAN 
 
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
Japan Labour 
Health and Welfare Organization  
 - 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  GPA/MOD/JPN/2 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
 
 
 
14 October 2003 (WT/Let/452/Rev.1)  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 Statistics Center 
- Japan Mint 
- 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
Japan Labour Health 
and Welfare Organization  
- 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  
 GPA/MOD/JPN/2 
Page 5 
 
APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/5
 
 
 
... (WT/Let/...)  ATTACHMENT B 
 
JAPAN 
 
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 
- Japan Labour Health an Welfare Organization 
 - 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  GPA/MOD/JPN/1 
Page 6  
APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
 
 
 
... (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 Statistics Center 
- Japan Mint 
- 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 - Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization 
- 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 
 
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