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GPA/ACC/MDA/8 
20 December 2012 
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Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English 
  
 
ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA TO THE  
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
Communication from the  United States 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 18 December 2012, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States.  
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REQUEST OF THE UNITED STATES FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN   
MOLDOVA'S REVISED OFFER  
 
 
The United States appreciates Moldova's Re vised Offer (GPA/ACC/MDA/6), which was 
circulated to the Committee on 13 September 2012.  The United States hereby submits its request for 
improvements in, and its comments on, Moldova's Revised Offer.  The United States reserves the 
right to modify or expand its request for improvements.  
1. The United States recommends the following revi sions of Note 1 to Annex 1, Annex 2, and 
Annex 3 to clarify Moldova's intention to  apply a two-year transitional threshold:  
 
Note to Annex 1 
 
 Thresholds in respect of goods and services are subject to a three year two-year transition 
period.  In the first year following accession, the thresholds for both goods and services will be 
SDR 300,000, and in the second year following accessi on, they will be SDR 200,000.  In From the 
beginning of the third year following accession, the thresholds will be and will thereafter remain at 
SDR 130,000 as set out in this Annex. 
 
Note to Annex 2 
 
 Thresholds in respect of goods and services are subject to a three year two-year transition 
period.  In the first year following accession, the thresholds for both goods and services will be 
SDR 400,000, and in the second year following accessi on, they will be SDR 300,000.  In From the 
beginning of the third year following accession, the thresholds will be and will thereafter remain at 
SDR 200,000 as set out in this Annex. 
 
Note to Annex 3 
 
Thresholds in respect of goods and services are subject to a three year two-year transition 
period.  In the first year following accession, the thresholds for both goods and services will be 
SDR 600,000, and in the second year following accessi on, they will be SDR 500,000.  In From the GPA/ACC/MDA/8 
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  beginning of the third year following accession, the thresholds will be and will thereafter remain at 
SDR 400,000 as set out in this Annex. 
 
2. The United States recommends that the following entities be moved from Annex 3 to 
Annex 1: 
 
- Civil Aviation Administration - National Library - Tribunals - Law Courts 
- Courts of Appeal 
- High Court of the Republic of Moldova - Penitentiaries - Prosecutor's Offices - Military courts 
- Police inspectorates 
 3. With respect to the listing of Military units in Annex 3, if they covered by Note 2 to Annex 1 
as subordinate organizations under the Ministry of De fense, is there a reason to list them separately 
from the Ministry?  If they are not under the Ministry  of Defense, they should be listed in Annex 1, 
rather than Annex 3. 
 
4. The United States recommends that the following note in Annex 3 be deleted, as the list will 
need to be finalized before Moldova's accession is completed: [This list is provisional.  The schedule could provid e that the final list to be established within three 
years after the conclusion of the Moldova' s accession to WTO Government Procurement 
Agreement. ] 
 5. The United States requests the addition of the following services:  
 CPC Description 
 
641-643 Hotel and restaurant services 
 
7471 Travel agencies and tour operators services 
 
7512 Courier services 
 
752 Telecommunications services 
 
81 Financial Services 
 
821 Real estate services  
 
831 Leasing or rental services concerning machinery and equipment without 
operator 
 
861 Legal services 
 
863 Taxation services 
 
872 Placement and supply services of personnel 
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  87304 Armoured Car Services 
 
876 Packaging Services 
 
879 Other business services 
 
881 Consulting services  
 
883 Services incidental to mining 
 
884, 885 Services incidental to manufacturing  
 
 6. With respect to the General Note 12 in Annex 7, please provide an explanation of the need for 
the Note. 
 
7. The Note on offsets should be revised to be consistent with Article V:3(b) of the Revised 
Agreement, in particular, by specify ing a deadline for the termination of  the use of offsets.  The Note 
should also specify the types of offsets that would be applied and narrow the scope of the offsets, for 
example, through the reduction of the period for the a pplication of offsets and the initial percentage of 
the offsets. 
 
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