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GPA/MOD/KOR/21  
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Comité des marchés publics  Original:  anglais  
 
  
MODIFICATIONS PROJETÉES DE L'APPENDICE I CONCERNANT LA RÉPUBLIQUE  
DE CORÉE AU TITRE DE L'ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS RÉVISÉ  
COMMUNICATION PRÉSENTÉE PAR LA RÉPUBLIQUE DE CORÉE  
La communication ci-après , datée du 4 novembre  2020, est distribuée à la demande de la délégation 
de la République de Corée.  
 
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Conformément au paragraphe 1 de l'article XIX de l'Accord sur les marchés publics révisé (ci -après 
dénommé l'"Accord révisé"), la République de Corée notifie au Comité d es marchés publics les 
modifications ci -après se rapportant aux Annexes 1 et 3 de l'Appendice I de l'Accord révisé 
concernant la République de Corée.  
 
Partie notifiante  RÉPUBLIQUE DE CORÉE 
Fondement juridique   Article XIX:1 a) de l'Accord révisé  
 Article XIX:1 b) de l'Accord révisé  
Annexe(s) de 
l'Appendice I 
concernés  • Entités du gouvernement central (Annexe 1)  
• Autre s entités (Annexe 3)  
Description des modifications projetées  
 
ANNEXE 1 – ENTITÉS DU GOUVERNEMENT CENTRAL  
 
a. remplacer  "Ministry of Strategy and Finance" par "Ministry of Economy and Finance" , 
l'appellation de cette entité ayant été modifiée ; 
 
b. remplacer  "Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning" par "Ministry of Science and 
ICT", l'appellation de cette entité ayant été modifiée  et certaines de ses fonct ions ayant  été 
transférées au "Ministry of SMEs and Startups";  
 
c. supprimer "Ministry of Public Safety and Security (except purchases for the purpose 
of maintaining public order, as provided  in Article III of the Agreement)" étant donné que 
cette entité a été abolie , que la "National Fire Agency" et la "Korea Coast Guard" ont été 
créées à partir de cette entité, et que certaines de ses fonctions ont été transférées au 
"Ministry of the Interio r and Safety";  
 
d. remplacer  "Ministry of the Interior" par "Ministry of the Interior and Safety" étant 
donné que certaines fonctions du "Ministry of Public Safety and Security"  lui ont été 
transférées ; 
 
e. ajouter "National Fire Agency" à la Liste des ent ités de l'Annexe 1;  
 
f. ajouter "Korea Coast Guard (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public 
order, as provided in Article III of the Agreement)" à la Liste des entité s de l'Annexe 1;  GPA/MOD/KOR/21  
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 g. remplacer "Fair  Trade Commission" par "Korea Fair Trade Commission", l'appellation 
de cette entité ayant été modifiée ; 
 
h.  remplacer "Small and Medium Business Administration" par "Ministry of SMEs  and 
Startups", cette entité ayant été érigée en ministère et son appellation ayant été modifiée ; 
et 
 
i modifier l'ordre de la Liste des entités et renuméroter celles -ci en fonction des 
modifications ci -dessus.  
 
ANNEXE  3 – AUTRES ENTITÉS  
 
a. remplacer "Kor ea Minting and Security Printing Corporation" par "Korea Minting, 
Security Printing and ID Card Operating Corporation", l'appellation de cette entité ayant 
été modifiée ; 
 
b. remplacer "Korea Labor Welfare Corporation" par "Korea Workers' Compensation & 
Welfare Service", l'appellation de cette entité ayant été modifiée ; 
 
c. remplacer "Incheon Metro" par "Incheon Transit Corporation", l'appellation de cette 
entité ayant été modifiée . 
Renseignements concernant les conséquences probables du changement pour le 
champ d'application mutuellement convenu prévu par l'Accord:  
 
Les modifications ci -dessus n'ont aucun effet sur le champ d'application mutuellement convenu 
prévu à l'Appendice I concernant la République de Corée au titre de l'Accord révi sé. 
Pièces jointes1: 
• La pièce jointe A  du présent document indique (en caractères gras, en texte barré ou 
en texte souligné) les modifications projetées aux pages correspondantes des 
Annexes  1 et 3 de l'Appendice I concernant la République de Corée au titre de l'AMP 
révisé.  
• La pièce jointe B  contient les pages en question telles qu'elles se présenteront après 
les modifications.  
 
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1 Les pièces jointes A et B sont en anglais uniquement.  GPA/MOD/KOR/21  
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APPENDIX I  KOREA  ANNEX 1  Page 1/2 
 
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162)  ATTACHMENT A  
ANNEX  1 
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 130,000 
 
Services      SDR 130,000 
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
 
Build-operate -transfer (BOT)   SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. Board of Audit and Inspection;  
2. Office for Government Policy Coordination;  
3. Prime Minister's Secretariat;  
4. Ministry of Strategy  Economy  and Finance;  
5. Ministry of Education;  
6. Ministry of Science , and ICT and Future Planning ; 
7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs;  
8. Ministry of Unification;  
9. Ministry of Justice;  
10. Ministry of National Defense;  
11. Ministry of the Interior and Safety ; 
12. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism;  
13. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs;  
14. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy;  
15. Ministry of Health and Welfare;  
16. Ministry of Environment;  
17. Ministry of Employment and Labor;  
18. Ministry of Gender Equality and Family;  
19. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport;  
20. Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries;  
4221. Small and Medium Business Administration  Ministry of SMEs and Startups ; 
2122. Korea Fair Trade Commission;  
2223. Financial Services Commission;  
2324. Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission;  
2425. Korea Communications Commission;  
2526. National Human Rights Commission;  
26.  Ministry of Public Safety and Security (except purchases for the purpose of 
maintaining public order, as provided in Article III of the Agreement);  
27. Ministry of Personnel Management;  
28.  Ministry of Government Legislation;  
29. Ministry of Patriots and Vet erans Affairs;  
30. Ministry of Food and Drug Safety;  
31. National Tax Service;  
32. Korea Customs Service;  
33. Public Procurement Service (Note 3);  
34. Statistics Korea;  
35. Supreme Prosecutors' Office;  
36. Military Manpower Administration;  
37. Defense Acquisition Program Administration;  GPA/MOD/KOR/21  
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APPENDIX I  KOREA  ANNEX 1  Page 1/2 
 
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162)  38. National Police Agency (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public order, as 
provided in Article III of the Agreement);  
39. National Fire Agency;  
3940. Cultural Heritage Administration;  
4041. Rural Development Administration;  
4142. Korea Forest Service;  
43. Korean Intellectual Property Office ; 
44. Korea Meteorological Administration;  
45. Korea Coast Guard (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public order, 
as provided in Article III of the Agreement);  
4546. National Agency for Administrative City Construction.  
Notes to Annex 1  
1.  The a bove central government entities cover their "subordinate linear organizations", "special 
local administrative agencies" and "attached organs", as prescribed in the relevant provisions of the 
Government Organization Act of the Republic of Korea . Any entity  with a separate legal personality 
that is not listed in this Annex is not covered.  
2.  This Agreement does not apply to  any set-asides for small - and medium -sized businesses 
according to the Act Relating to Contracts to Which the State is a Party and its Presidential Decree, 
and the procurement of agricultural, fishery and livestock products according to the Grain 
Management Act, the Act on Distribution and Price Stabilization of Agricultural and Fishery Products, 
and the Livestock Industry Act.  
3.  Where the Public Procurement Service conducts procurement on behalf of an entity listed in 
Annex 2 or Annex 3, the scope of coverage and threshold for such entity applies.  GPA/MOD/KOR/21  
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APPENDIX I  KOREA  ANNEX 3  Page 1/2 
 
 
21 July 2019 (WT/Let/1445)  ANNEX  3 
OTHER ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 400,000 
 
Services      SDR 400,000 
 
Construction Services    SDR 15,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. Korea Development Bank;  
2. Industrial Bank of Korea;  
3. Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation Korea Minting, Security Printing and 
ID Card Operating Corporation ; 
4. Korea Electric Power Corporation (except purchases of products in the categories of 
HS Nos. 8504, 8535, 8537 and 8544) (Note 3);  
5. Korea Coal Corporation;  
6. Korea Resources Corporation;  
7. Korea National Oil Corporation;  
8. Korea Trade -Investment Promotion Agency;  
9. Korea Expressway Corporation;  
10. Korea Land and Housing Corporation;  
11. Korea Water Resources Corporation;  
12. Korea  Rural Community Corporation;  
13. Korea Agro -Fisheries Trade Corporation;  
14. Korea Tourism Organization;  
15. Korea Labor Welfare Corporation Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service ; 
16. Korea Gas Corporation (Note 3);  
17. Korea Railroad Corporation;  
18. Korea Rail Network Authority (Note 4);  
19. Seoul Metro;  
20. Incheon Metro Incheon Transit Corporation ; 
21. Busan Transportation Corporation;  
22. Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation;  
23. Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation;  
24. Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation.  
Notes to Annex 3  
1.  This Agreement does not apply to any set -asides for small - and medium -sized businesses 
according to the Act on the Management of Public Institutions, the Rule on Contract Business of 
Public Institutions and Quasi -governmental Institutions, the L ocal Public Enterprises Act and the 
Enforcement Regulations of the Local Public Enterprises Act.  
2.  This Agreement does not cover procurement of the transportation services that form a part of, 
or are incidental to, a procurement contract.  GPA/MOD/KOR/21  
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APPENDIX I  KOREA  ANNEX 1  Page 1/2 
 
 
2020 (WT/Let/… ) ATTACHMENT B  
 
ANNEX  1 
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 130,000 
 
Services      SDR 130,000 
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
 
Build-operate -transfer (BOT)   SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. Board of Audit and Inspection;  
2. Office for Government Policy Coordination;  
3. Prime Minister's Secretariat;  
4. Ministry of Economy and Finance;  
5. Ministry of Education;  
6. Ministry of Science and ICT;  
7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs;  
8. Ministry of Unification;  
9. Ministry of Justice;  
10. Ministry of National Defense;  
11. Ministry of the Interior and Safety;  
12. Ministry of Culture, Sport s and Tourism;  
13. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs;  
14. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy;  
15. Ministry of Health and Welfare;  
16. Ministry of Environment;  
17. Ministry of Employment and Labor;  
18. Ministry of Gender Equality and Famil y; 
19. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport;  
20. Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries;  
21.  Ministry of SMEs and Startups;  
22. Korea Fair Trade Commission;  
23. Financial Services Commission;  
24.  Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission;  
25.  Korea Communications Commission;  
26.  National Human Rights Commission;  
27. Ministry of Personnel Management;  
28.  Ministry of Government Legislation;  
29. Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs;  
30. Ministry of Food and Drug Safety;  
31. National Tax Service;  
32. Korea Customs Service;  
33. Public Procurement Service (Note 3);  
34. Statistics Korea;  
35. Supreme Prosecutors' Office;  
36. Military Manpower Administration;  
37. Defense Acquisition Program Administration;GPA/MOD/KOR/21  
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APPENDIX I  KOREA  ANNEX 1  Page 1/2 
 
 
2020 (WT/Let/… ) 38. National Police Agency (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public order, as 
provided in Article III of the Agreement);  
39. National Fire Agency;  
40. Cultural Heritage Administration;  
41. Rural Development Administration;  
42. Korea Forest Service;  
43. Korean Intellectual Property Office;  
44. Korea Meteorological Administration;  
45. Korea Coast Guard (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public order, as provided 
in Article III of the Agreement);  
46. National Agency for Administrative City Construction.  
Notes to Annex 1  
1.  The above central government entit ies cover their "subordinate linear organizations", "special 
local administrative agencies" and "attached organs", as prescribed in the relevant provisions of the 
Government Organization Act of the Republic of Korea . Any entity with a separate legal person ality 
that is not listed in this Annex is not covered.  
2.  This Agreement does not apply to  any set-asides for small - and medium -sized businesses 
according to the Act Relating to Contracts to Which the State is a Party and its Presidential Decree, 
and the proc urement of agricultural, fishery and livestock products according to the Grain 
Management Act, the Act on Distribution and Price Stabilization of Agricultural and Fishery Products, 
and the Livestock Industry Act.  
3.  Where the Public Procurement Service conducts procurement on behalf of an entity listed in 
Annex 2 or Annex 3, the scope of coverage and threshold for such entity applies.GPA/MOD/KOR/21  
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APPENDIX I  KOREA  ANNEX 3  Page 1/2 
 
2020 (WT/Let/… ) ANNEX  3 
OTHER ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 400,000 
 
Services      SDR 400,000 
 
Construction Services    SDR 15,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. Korea Development Bank;  
2. Industrial Bank of Korea;  
3. Korea Minting, Secu rity Printing and ID Card Operating Corporation;  
4. Korea Electric Power Corporation (except purchases of products in the categories of 
HS Nos. 8504, 8535, 8537 and 8544) (Note 3);  
5. Korea Coal Corporation;  
6. Korea Resources Corporation;  
7. Korea National Oil Corporation;  
8. Korea Trade -Investment Promotion Agency;  
9. Korea Expressway Corporation;  
10. Korea Land and Housing Corporation;  
11. Korea Water Resources Corporation;  
12. Korea Rural Community Corporation;  
13. Korea Agro -Fisheries Trade Corp oration;  
14. Korea Tourism Organization;  
15. Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service;  
16. Korea Gas Corporation (Note 3);  
17. Korea Railroad Corporation;  
18. Korea Rail Network Authority (Note 4);  
19. Seoul Metro;  
20. Incheon Transit Corporation;  
21. Busan Transportation Corporation;  
22. Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation;  
23. Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation;  
24. Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation.  
Notes to Annex 3  
1.  This Agreement does not apply to any s et-asides for small - and medium -sized businesses 
according to  the Act on the Management of Public Institutions, the Rule on Contract Business of 
Public Institutions and Quasi -governmental Institutions, the Local Public Enterprises Act and the 
Enforcement R egulations of the Local Public Enterprises Act.  
2.  This Agreement does not cover procurement of the transportation services that form a part of, 
or are incidental to, a procurement contract.  
 
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