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GPA/ACC/GBR/22  
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Comité de Contratación Pública   
 
  
ADHESIÓN DEL REINO U NIDO AL ACUERDO SOBR E  
CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA  POR DERECHO PROPIO  
PROYECTO DE DECISIÓN  RELATIVO A LA PRÓRR OGA DEL PLAZO PARA L A  
PRESENTACIÓN DEL INS TRUMENTO DE ADHESIÓN  DEL REINO UNIDO  
AL ACUERDO Y DE LAS MODIFICACIONES CONSI GUIENTES DEL  
REINO UNIDO AL APÉND ICE I DERIVADAS DE L A ENTRADA  
EN VIGOR DEL ACUERDO  PARA AUSTRALIA  
Proyecto de Decisión del Comité de Contratación Pública d e [26 de junio de  2019]  
(para su adopción , si así se conviene, en la reunión formal  
del Comité de 26 de junio de  2019, a las 10 h)  
 
 
El Comité de Contratación Pública,  
Teniendo en cuenta  la Decisión del Comité (GPA/CD/2), adoptada el 27 de febrero de  2019, 
relativa a la adhesión del Reino Unido al Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública por derecho propio;  
Teniendo en cuenta  la solicitud de prórroga del plazo para la presentación del instrumento de 
adhesión del Reino Unido de conformidad con la Decisión antes m encionada que presentó 
el Reino  Unido; y  
Teniendo en cuenta  la entrada en vigor del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública para Australia 
el 5 de mayo de  2019;  
Decide  lo siguiente:  
1. El plazo para la presentación del instrumento de adhesión del Reino Unido de co nformidad con 
el apartado 3.b. de la Decisión de 27 de febrero de  2019 (GPA/CD/2) se prorroga seis  meses, hasta 
el 27 de febrero de  2020, a menos que el Comité lo vuelva a prorrogar.  
2. A fin de reflejar las modificaciones consiguientes derivadas de la entrad a en vigor del Acuerdo 
sobre Contratación Pública para Australia con posterioridad a la Decisión adoptada el 27 de febrero 
de 2019 (GPA/CD/2), el anexo A de esa Decisión se modifica según se establece en el anexo 1 de la 
presente Decisión. Se entenderá que  todas las referencias al anexo A de la Decisión adoptada 
el 27 de febrero de  2019 (GPA/CD/2) incluyen las modificaciones consiguientes relativas a Australia 
que figuran en el anexo 1 de la presente Decisión.  
3. En todos los demás aspectos, los términos de la  Decisión adoptada el 27 de febrero de  2019 
(GPA/CD/2) se mantienen sin cambios.  
 
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  ANEXO  11 
UNITED KINGDOM'S CON SEQUENTIAL CHANGES A RISING FROM THE ENTR Y INTO FORCE OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNM ENT PROCUREMENT FOR AUSTRALIA  
Having regard to the entry into force of the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) for 
Australia on 5  May 2019, Attachment A to the Decision of the Committee taken on 27 February 2019 
(GPA/CD/2) is hereby amended as follows:  
1. Point 2 of Section  1 ("The  Central Government Contracting Authorities of the United Kingdom") 
of Annex  1 to Appendix I of the United Kingdom shall read as follows:  
"2. For the goods, services, suppliers and service providers of Israel; Montenegro; 
the Republic of Moldova; Ukraine;  the United States; Canada; Japan; Hong Kong, China; 
Singapore; Korea; Armenia; the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen 
and Matsu; New Zealand; and Australia, procurement by the following central 
government contracting authorities."  
2. Note 2  of the Notes to Annex 1 to Appendix I of the United Kingdom shall read as follows:  
"2. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers 
of Japan, Korea, the US and Australia in contesting the award of contracts to a suppl ier 
or service provider of Parties other than those mentioned, which are small or medium 
sized enterprises as defined in Regulation 112(4) of the Public Contracts Regulations 
2015, until such time as the United Kingdom accepts that they no longer operate 
discriminatory measures in favour of certain domestic small and minority businesses."  
3. Note 1 of the Notes to Annex 2 to Appendix I of the United Kingdom shall include the following 
points after point g.:  
"h. procurement by regional and local contracting au thorities (contracting authorities 
of administrative units listed under Territorial Units 2 and 3 as described in Note 3 of 
the General Notes in Annex 7 and smaller administrative units) in regard of goods, 
services, suppliers and service providers from Au stralia;  
i. procurement between 200,000 SDR and 355,000 SDR by regional contracting 
authorities and between 200,000 SDR and 400,000 SDR for bodies governed by public 
law covered under this Annex of goods and services for suppliers and service providers 
from Australia;  
j. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of:  
i. motor vehicles, as described in the Chapters of the Combined Nomenclature (CN) 
specified below:  
CN Chapter    Description  
1. 8702   Motor vehicles for the transport  
 of ten or more  persons, including the driver;  
2. 8703   Motor cars and other motor vehicles  
 principally designed for the transport  
 of persons (other than those of heading  
 8702), including station wagons and  
 racing cars;  
3. 8704   Motor vehicles for the transport of goo ds;  
4. 8705   Special purpose motor vehicles, other than  
 those principally designed for the transport  
 of persons or goods (for example, breakdown  
 lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles,  
                                                
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   concrete -mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries,  
 spraying lo rries, mobile workshops, mobile  
 radiological units);  
5. 8711   Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles  
 fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or  
 without side -cars; side cars;  
6. 8713   Carriages for disabled persons, whether or  
 not motorised or otherwise mechanically  
 propelled.  
ii. components for motor vehicles, as described in the Chapters of the Combined 
Nomenclature (CN) specified below:  
CN Chapter    Description  
1. 8706 00  Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles  
 of headings 8701 to 8705;  
2. 8707 Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles  
of headings 8701 to 8705;  
3. 8708 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles  
of headings 8701 to 8705;  
4. 8714 Parts and accessories of vehicles of  
headings 8711 to 8713;  
5. 8716 Trailers and semi -trailers; other vehicles,  
not mechanically propelled; parts thereof.  
in regard of suppliers and service providers from Australia."  
4. Note 2 of the Notes to Annex 2 to Appendix I of the United Kingdom shall read as follows:  
"2. The provis ions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers 
of Japan, Korea, the US and Australia  in contesting the award of contracts to a supplier 
or service provider of Parties other than those mentioned, which are small or medium 
sized enterprises as defined in Regulation 112(4) of the Public Contracts Regulations 
2015, until such time as the United Kingdom accepts that they no longer operate 
discriminatory measures in favour of certain domestic small and minority businesses."  
5. Note 6 of the Notes to Annex 3 to Appendix I of the United Kingdom shall include the following 
points after point r.:  
"s. procurement by procuring entities operating in the fields of:  
i. production, transport or distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex;  
ii. production, transport or distribution of electricity covered under this Annex;  
iii. airport facilities covered under this Annex;  
iv. maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities covered under this Annex;  
v. urban railway, tramway, trolley bus or bus services  covered under this Annex; 
 and  
vi. transport by railways covered under this Annex.  
in regard of supplies, services, suppliers and service providers from Australia."  
 
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