APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/2  
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162) REPUBLIC OF  KOREA 
(Authentic in the English Language only) 
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 and Finance; 
5. Ministry of Education; 
6. Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning; 
7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 
8. Ministry of Unification; 
9. Ministry of Justice; 
10. Ministry of Nati onal Defense; 
11. Ministry of the Interior; 
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; 
21. Fair Trade Commission; 
22. Financial Services Commission; 
23. Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission; 
24. Korea Communications Commission; 
25. National Human Rights Commission; 
26. Ministry of Public Safety and Security (exc ept 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 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; APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/2  
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162) 38. National Police Agency (except purchases for th e purpose of maintaining public order, as 
provided in Article III of the Agreement); 39. Cultural Heritage Administration; 
40. Rural Development Administration; 
41. Korea Forest Service; 
42. Small and Medium Business Administration; 
43. Korean Intellectual Property Office; 
44. Korea Meteorological Administration; 
45. National Agency for Administrative City Construction. 
Notes to Annex 1 1.  The above 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. APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 2 Page 1/2  
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162) ANNEX 2 
SUB-CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES 
Thresholds: 
Goods      SDR 200,000 Group A 
      SDR 400,000 Group B 
 Services     SDR 200,000 Group A 
      SDR 400,000 Group B 
 Construction Services   SDR 15,000,000  
Build-operate-transfer (BOT)  SDR 15,000,000 
List of Entities: 1  GROUP A: 
1.1.  Seoul Metropolitan Government; 
1.2.  Busan Metropolitan City; 1.3.  Daegu Metropolitan City; 
1.4.  Incheon Metropolitan City; 
1.5.  Gwangju Metropolitan City; 1.6.  Daejeon Metropolitan City; 1.7.  Ulsan Metropolitan City; 
1.8.  Gyeonggi-do; 
1.9.  Gangwon-do; 1.10.  Chungcheongbuk-do; 
1.11.  Chungcheongnam-do; 
1.12.  Jeollabuk-do; 1.13.  Jeollanam-do; 
1.14.  Gyeongsangbuk-do; 
1.15.  Gyeongsangnam-do; 1.16.  Jeju Special Self-Governing Province. 
2  GROUP B: 
2.1.  Local governments in Seoul Metropolitan Government: 
2.1.1. Jongno-gu; 2.1.2. Jung-gu; 
2.1.3. Yongsan-gu; 
2.1.4. Seongdong-gu; 2.1.5. Gwangjin-gu; 
2.1.6. Dongdaemun-gu; 
2.1.7. Jungnang-gu; 2.1.8. Seongbuk-gu; 2.1.9. Gangbuk-gu; 
2.1.10. Dobong-gu; 
2.1.11. Nowon-gu; 2.1.12. Eunpyeong-gu; 
2.1.13. Seodaemun-gu; 
2.1.14. Mapo-gu; 2.1.15. Yangcheon-gu; 
2.1.16. Gangseo-gu; 
2.1.17. Guro-gu; 2.1.18. Geumcheon-gu;APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 2 Page 2/2  
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162) 2.1.19. Yeongdeungpo-gu; 
2.1.20. Dongjak-gu; 2.1.21. Gwanak-gu; 2.1.22. Seocho-gu; 
2.1.23. Gangnam-gu; 
2.1.24. Songpa-gu; 2.1.25. Gangdong-gu. 
2.2.  Local governments in Busan Metropolitan City: 
2.2.1. Jung-gu; 2.2.2. Seo-gu; 2.2.3. Dong-gu; 
2.2.4. Yeongdo-gu; 
2.2.5. Busanjin-gu; 2.2.6. Dongnae-gu; 
2.2.7. Nam-gu; 
2.2.8. Buk-gu; 2.2.9. Haeundae-gu; 
2.2.10. Saha-gu; 
2.2.11. Geumjeong-gu; 2.2.12. Gangseo-gu; 2.2.13. Yeonje-gu; 
2.2.14. Suyeong-gu; 
2.2.15. Sasang-gu; 2.2.16. Gijang-gun. 
2.3.  Local governments in Incheon Metropolitan City: 
2.3.1. Jung-gu; 2.3.2. Dong-gu; 
2.3.3. Nam-gu; 
2.3.4. Yeonsu-gu; 2.3.5. Namdong-gu; 2.3.6. Bupyeong-gu; 
2.3.7. Gyeyang-gu; 
2.3.8. Seo-gu; 2.3.9. Ganghwa-gun; 
2.3.10. Ongjin-gun. 
Notes to Annex 2 1. The above sub-central administrative government entities cover "subordinate organizations 
under direct control", "offices" and "branch offices", as prescribed in the relevant provisions of the 
Local Autonomy 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 the Act Relating to Contracts to Which the Local Government is a Party and its 
Presidential Decree. APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 3 Page 1/2  
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162) 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; 
4. Korea Electric Power Corporation (except purc hases 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; 
16. Korea Gas Corporation (Note 3); 
17. Korea Railroad Corporation; 
18. Korea Rail Network Authority (Note 4); 
19. Seoul Metro; 
20. Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation; 
21. Incheon Metro; 
22. Busan Transportation Corporation; 
23. Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation; 
24. Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation; 
25. 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 Local 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. 
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8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162) 3.  This Agreement does not cover procurement by the Korea Electric Power Corporation and the 
Korea Gas Corporation of the following services: 
Description    CPC Prov. Reference No. MTN.GNS/W/120 
1. Engineering services   8672     1.A.e. 
2. Integrated engineering   8673     1.A.f. 
services 
3. Computer and related services  84     1.B. 
4. Composition and purity   86761    1.F.e. 
testing and analysis services 
5. Technical inspection services  86764    1.F.e. 
6. Related scientific and    8675     1.F.m. 
technical consulting services 
7. Repair services incidental to  633,     1.F.n. 
metal products, machinery  8861-8866 
and equipment 
8. Management consulting service 865     1.F.c. 
9. Project management services  86601    1.F.d. 
10. Telecommunication services  7523     2.C. 
(including code and protocol  conversion) 
4.  For procurement by the Korea Rail Network Authority, this Agreement only covers the 
following: 
a. Construction and procurement of conventional railroad facilities; 
b. Engineering service including co nventional railroad design; 
c. Supervision of conventional railroad facilities; 
d. Management of conventional railroad facilities. APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 4 Page 1/2  
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162) ANNEX 4 
GOODS 
1. This Agreement covers procurement of all goods procured by the entities listed in Annexes 1 
through 3, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement. 
2. Subject to the decision of the Korean Government under the provisions of paragraph 1, 
Article III, for procurement by the Ministry of National Defense and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, this Agreement covers the following FSC categories only: 
FSC Reference No.   Description 
1. 2510      Vehicular cab, body, and frame structural 
components; 
2. 2520      Vehicular power transmission components; 
3. 2540      Vehicular furniture and accessories; 
4. 2590      Miscellaneous vehicular components; 
5. 2610      Tires and tubes, pneumatic, except aircraft; 
6. 2910      Engine fuel system components, non-aircraft; 
7. 2920      Engine electrical system components,  
non-aircraft; 
8. 2930      Engine cooling system components, non-aircraft; 
9. 2940      Engine air and oil filters, strainers and cleaners, 
non-aircraft; 
10. 2990      Miscellaneous engine accessories, non-aircraft; 
11. 3020      Gears, pulleys, sprockets and transmission  
chain; 
12. 3416      Lathes; 
13. 3417      Milling machines; 
14. 3510      Laundry and dry cleaning equipment; 
15. 4110      Refrigeration equipment; 
16. 4230      Decontaminating and impregnating equipment; 
17. 4520      Space and water heating equipment; 
18. 4940      Miscellaneous maintenance and repair shop 
specialized equipment; 
19. 5120      Hand tools, nonedged, non-powered; 
20. 5410      Prefabricated and portable buildings; 
21. 5530      Plywood and veneer; 
22. 5660      Fencing, fences, gates and components; 
23. 5945      Relays and solenoids; 
24. 5965      Headsets, handsets, microphones and speakers; 
25. 5985      Antennas, waveguide, and related equipment; 
26. 5995      Cable, cord, and wire assemblies:  
communication equipment; 
27. 6505      Drugs and biologicals; 
28. 6220      Electric vehicular lights and fixtures; 
29. 6840      Pest control agents disinfectants; 
 APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 4 Page 2/2  
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162) FSC Reference No.   Description 
30. 6850      Miscellaneous chemical specialties; 
31. 7310      Food cooking, baking, and serving equipment; 
32. 7320      Kitchen equipment and appliances; 
33. 7330      Kitchen hand tools and utensils; 
34. 7350      Tableware; 
35. 7360      Sets, kits, outfits, and modules, food preparation  
and serving; 
36. 7530      Stationery and record forms; 
37. 7920      Brooms, brushes, mops, and sponges; 
38. 7930      Cleaning and polishing compounds and  
Preparations; 
39. 8110      Drums and cans; 
40. 9150      Oils and greases: cutting, lubricating, and  
hydraulic; 
41. 9310      Paper and paperboard. APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 5 Page 1/3  
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162) ANNEX 5 
SERVICES 
Of the Universal List of Services, as contai ned in document MTN.GNS/W/120, the following 
services are covered: 
 
Description    CPC Prov. Reference No. MTN.GNS/W/120 
1. Accounting, auditing and   862     1.A.b. 
bookkeeping services 
2. Taxation services    863     1.A.c. 
3. Architectural services   8671     1.A.d. 
4. Engineering services   8672     1.A.e. 
5. Integrated engineering    8673     1.A.f. 
services 
6. Urban planning and    8674     1.A.g. 
landscape architectural  
services 
7. Computer Services   84     1.B. 
8. Consultancy services related   841     1.B.a. 
to the installation of computer hardware 
9. Software implementation   842     1.B.b. 
services 
10. Data processing services   843     1.B.c. 
11. Data base services   844     1.B.d. 
12. Maintenance and repair    845     1.B.e. 
services of office  machinery and equipment 
(including computers) 
13. Rental/leasing services without  83103    1.E.a. 
operators relating to ships 
14. Rental/leasing services without  83104    1.E.b. 
operators relating to aircraft 
15. Rental/leasing services without  83101, 83105*   1.E.c. 
operators relating to other 
transport equipment (only  
passenger vehicles for less  than fifteen passengers) 
16. Rental/leasing services   83106, 83108,    1.E.d. 
without operators relating to  83109 other machinery and  equipment 
17. Rental/leasing services   83107 
without operator relating to  construction machinery and  
equipment 
18. Advertising agency services  8711, 8719    1.F.a. 
19. Market research and public  864     1.F.b. 
opinion polling services 
20. Management consulting    865     1.F.c. 
servicesAPPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 5 Page 2/3  
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162) Description    CPC Prov. Reference No. MTN.GNS/W/120 
21. Project management services  86601    1.F.d. 
22. Composition and purity testing  86761*    1.F.e. 
and analysis services (only 
inspection, testing and analysis 
services of air, water, noise level and vibration level) 
23. Technical inspection services  86764 
24. Consulting services relating to   8811*, 8812*   1.F.f. 
agriculture and animal husbandry 
25. Services incidental to forestry  8814* 
(excluding aerial fire fighting  
and disinfection) 
26. Consulting services relating   882*     1.F.g. 
to fishing 
27. Consulting services relating   883*     1.F.h. 
to mining 
28. Related scientific and technical  86751, 86752   1.F.m. 
consulting services 
29. Maintenance and repair of   633, 8861, 8862, 8863,  1.F.n. 
equipment     8864, 8865, 8866 
30. Photographic services   875     1.F.p. 
31. Packaging services   876     1.F.q. 
32. Printing (screen printing,   88442*    1.F.r. 
gravure printing, and services  
relating to printing) 
33. Stenography services   87909*    1.F.s. 
34. Convention agency services 
35. Translation and interpretation  87905    1.F.t. 
services 
36. On-line information and    7523*    2.C.j. 
data-base retrieval 
37. Electronic data interchange  7523*    2.C.k. 
38. Enhanced/value-added   7523*    2.C.l. 
facsimile services including  
store and forward, store and  retrieve 
39. Code and protocol conversion -     2.C.m. 
40. On-line information and/or  843*     2.C.n. 
data processing (including transaction processing) 
41. Motion picture and video   96112*, 96113*   2.D.a. 
tape production and  distribution services (excluding 
those services for cable 
TV broadcasting) 
42. Record production and -     2.D.e.  
distribution services (sound  
recording) 
43. Refuse water disposal   9401*    6.A. 
services (only collection  
and treatment services  
of industrial waste water) APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 5 Page 3/3  
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162) Description    CPC Prov. Reference No. MTN.GNS/W/120 
44. Industrial refuse disposal  9402*    6.B. 
services (only collection, transport, and disposal  
services of industrial refuse) 
45. Cleaning services of exhaust  9404*, 9405*   6.D. 
gases and noise abatement  
services (services other  
than construction work  services) 
46. Environmental testing and   9406*, 9409* 
assessment services (only  
environmental impact  assessment services) 
47. Hotel and other lodging services 641     9.A. 
48. Food serving services   642     9.A. 
49. Beverage serving services  6431     9.A. 
without entertainment  
(Excluding rail and air transport related facilities  in CPC 6431) 
50. Travel agency and tour   7471     9.B. 
operator services (except  Government Transportation 
Request) 
51. International transport,   7212*    11.A.b. 
excluding cabotage 
52. Maintenance and repair    8868*    11.A.d. 
of vessels 
53. Transportation of containerized  71233*    11.F.b. 
freight, excluding cabotage 
54. Freight transport agency services 748*     11.H.c 
a. Maritime agency services 
b. Maritime freight forwarding  
services 
c. Shipping brokerage services 
d. Air cargo transport agency  
services 
e. Customs clearance services 
55. Freight forwarding for rail -     11.I. 
transport 
Note to Annex 5 
Asterisks (*) designate "part of" as described in detail in the Revised Conditional Offer of the 
Republic of Korea Concerning Initial Commitments on Trade in Services. APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 6 Page 1/1  
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162) ANNEX 6 
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 
Definition: 
1. 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 Provisional Central 
Product Classification (CPC Prov.). Such a contract includes a build-operate-transfer contract, to which BOT threshold applies. 
2. A build-operate-transfer contract is any contractual arrangement the primary purpose of 
which is to provide for the construction or rehabilitation of physical infrastructures, plants, buildings, facilities, or other government-owned works and under which, as consideration for a supplier's execution of a contractual arrangement, a procuring entity grants to the supplier, for a 
specified period of time, temporary ownership or a right to control and operate, and demand 
payment for the use of such works for the duration of the contract. 
List of Construction Servic es (Division 51, CPC Prov.): 
Description     CPC Prov. Reference No. 
1. Construction work     51 
Note to Annex 6 
This Agreement does not apply to any set-asides for small- and medium-sized businesses 
according to the Act on Private Participation in Infrastructure. APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 7 Page 1/1  
 
8 May 2016 (WT/Let/1162) ANNEX 7 
GENERAL NOTES 
1.  Korea will not extend the benefits of this  Agreement as regards procurement by the Korea 
Railroad Corporation and the Korea Rail Network Authority, to the suppliers and service providers 
o f  N o r w a y  a n d  S w i t z e r l a n d ,  u n t i l  s u c h  t i m e  a s  K o r e a  h a s  a c c e p t e d  t h a t  t h o s e  c o u n t r i e s  g i v e  
comparable and effective access for Korean undertakings to their relevant markets. 
2.  A service listed in Annex 5 is covered with respect to a particular party only to the extent that 
such party has included that service in its Annex 5. 
3.  This Agreement does not cover procurement in furtherance of human feeding programmes. 4.  For greater clarity, procurement for airports is not covered under this Agreement.  
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