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Comité de Contratación Pública    
 
  
ADHESIÓN DE AUSTRALIA AL ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA  
Proyecto de Decisión del Comité de  [17 de octubre de 2018] 
Revisió n 
(para su  adopción, si así se conviene , en la reunión del Comité  
programada para el  miércoles 17 de octubre de 2018) 
 
_______________  
 
 
El Comité de Contratación Pública , 
Teniendo en cuenta  el párrafo 2 del artículo XXIV del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública 
hecho en Marrakech el 15 de abril de 1994 (el "Acuerdo de 1994"), y el párrafo 2 del artículo  XXII 
del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública de 1994 modificado por el Protocolo por el que se modifica 
el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública, hecho en Ginebra el 30 de marzo de 2012 (el "Acuerdo 
modifica do")1; 
Teniendo en cuenta  la Decisión del Comité de Contratación Pública sobre la adopción del texto 
del Protocolo por el que se modifica el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública, adoptada el 30  de marzo 
de 2012 (Apéndice 1 del documento GPA/113, de 2 de abri l de 2012), y en particular sus párrafos  3 
y 4; 
Consider ando la solicitud de adhesión al Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública presentada por 
Australia, que figura en el document o GPA/129 , de 2 de junio de 2015, las consultas celebradas con 
las Partes en el A cuerdo sobre Contratación Pública y la documentación adicional presentada por 
Australia y las Partes a tal efecto ; 
Decide  lo siguiente : 
1. De conformidad con las disposiciones del párrafo 2 del artículo XXIV del Acuerdo de 1994 y 
del párrafo 2 del artículo  XXII del Acuerdo modificado , Australia podrá adherirse al Acuerdo sobre 
Contratación Pública en las condiciones establecidas en la presente Decisión, incluidos sus anexos . 
2. Australia presentará su instrumento de adhesión en el plazo de 12 meses desde la  fecha de 
la presente Decisión, a menos que el Comité prorrogue el plazo para la  presentación del instrumento . 
3. El Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública entrará en vigor para Australia el trigésimo día siguiente 
a la fecha de su adhesión, es decir, la fecha en que el Director General reciba su instrumento de 
adhesión, en el que se reproducirán las condiciones estableci das en la presente Decisión, incluido su 
anexo A . 
                                                
1 En adelante, el Acuerdo de  1994 y el Acuerdo modificado se denominarán en conjunto "Acuerdo sobre 
Contratación Pública".  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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  4. De conformidad con el párrafo 4 de la Decisión del Comité de Contratación Pública sobre la 
adopción del texto del Protocolo por el que se modifica el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública, 
adoptada el 30 de  marzo de 2012 (Apéndice 1 del documento GPA/113, de 2 de abril de  2012), 
Australia estará obligada por dicho Protocolo a partir de la fecha de entrada en vigor del Acuerdo 
sobre Contratación Pública para ella . 
5. Australia proporcionará a todas las Partes  en el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública acceso a 
la contratación comprendida en el Apéndice I, que figura en el anexo A de la presente Decisión, a 
partir de la fecha de entrada en vigor del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública para ella. A partir de 
esa fe cha, las disposiciones que figuran en el anexo A pasarán a ser parte integrante del Acuerdo 
sobre Contratación Pública.  
6. Los Anexos del Apéndice I correspondientes a Islandia, Liechtenstein, Noruega y la Unión 
Europea con arreglo al Acuerdo modificado se rán aplicables con sujeción a las disposiciones que 
figuran en el anexo B de la presente Decisión, a partir de la fecha de entrada en vigor del Acuerdo 
sobre Contratación Pública para Australia. A partir de esa fecha, las disposiciones que figuran en el 
anexo B pasarán a ser parte integrante del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública.  
7. Los Anexos del Apéndice I del Acuerdo de 1994 correspondientes a Suiza serán aplicables 
entre Australia y Suiza a partir de la fecha de entrada en vigor del Acuerdo sobre Contr atación 
Pública para Australia hasta que el Protocolo por el que se modifica el Acuerdo sobre Contratación 
Pública, hecho en Ginebra el 30 de marzo de 2012, haya entrado en vigor para Suiza. Los Anexos 
del Apéndice I correspondientes a Suiza con arreglo al  Acuerdo modificado se aplicarán con sujeción 
a las disposiciones que figuran en el anexo C de la presente Decisión, a partir de la fecha de entrada 
en vigor del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública para Australia y, además, de la fecha de entrada en 
vigor d e dicho Protocolo para Suiza. A partir de esa fecha, las disposiciones que figuran en el anexo  C 
pasarán a ser parte integrante del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública.  
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ANEXO A  
CONDICIONES DE A DHESIÓN DE AUSTRALIA AL ACUERDO  
SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA REVISADO  
APÉNDICE I1 
AUSTRALIA  
(Authentic in the English Language only)  
ANNEX 1  
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT E NTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement covers procurement by entities listed in this Annex, 
subject to the following thresholds:  
 
Goods       SDR 130,000  
 
Services      SDR 130,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
 
List of Entities:  
1. Administrative Appeals Tribunal;  
2. Attorney -General's Department;  
3. Australian Aged Care Quality Agency;  
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics;  
5. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research;  
6. Australian Crime Commission (Australian Criminal Intelligence Comm ission);  
7. Australian Electoral Commission;  
8. Australian Federal Police;  
9. Australian Institute of Criminology;  
10. Australian Law Reform Commission;  
11. Australian National Audit Office;  
12. Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM);  
13. Australian Public Service Commission;  
14. Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA);  
15. Australian Research Council;  
16. Australian Taxation Office;  
17. Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade);  
18. Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC);  
19. Australian Transport Safety Bureau;  
20. Bureau of Meteorology;  
21. Commonwealth Grants Commission;  
22. Department of Agriculture and Water Resources;  
23. Department of Communications and the Arts;  
                                                
1 En inglés solamente.  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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24. Department of Defence (Note 4);  
25. Department of Education and Training;  
26. Department of Employment;  
27. Department of Finance;  
28. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade;  
29. Department of Health;  
30. Department of Human Services;  
31. Department of Immigration and Border Protection;  
32. Department of Industry, Inn ovation and Science;  
33. Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development;  
34. Department of Parliamentary Services;  
35. Department of Social Services;  
36. Department of the Environment and Energy;  
37. Department of the House of Representatives;  
38. Department of the Prime M inister and Cabinet;  
39. Department of the Senate;  
40. Department of the Treasury;  
41. Department of Veterans' Affairs;  
42. Fair Work Commission;  
43. Federal Court of Australia;  
44. Geoscience Australia;  
45. Inspector -General of Taxation;  
46. IP Australia;  
47. National Archives of Australia;  
48. National Blood Authority;  
49. National Capital Authority;  
50. National Competition Council;  
51. Office of Parliamentary Counsel;  
52. Office of the Australian Accounting Standards Board;  
53. Office of the Australian Information Commissioner;  
54. Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsm an; 
55. Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;  
56. Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman;  
57. Office of the Inspector -General of Intelligence and Security;  
58. Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor -General;  
59. Productivity Commission;  
60. Professional Services Rev iew Scheme;  
61. Royal Australian Mint;  
62. Safe Work Australia;  
63. Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare Authority);  
64. Workplace Gender Equality Agency.  
Notes to Annex 1  
1. This Agreement only covers those entities listed (including an office within a listed entity) in 
this Annex.  
2. Until 1 January 2019, this Agreement does not cover the procurement of motor vehicles by 
any entity listed in this Annex.  
3. This Agreement does not cover procurement by or on behalf of the Australian Government 
Solicitor.  
4. Department of Defence : 
a. This Agreement does not cover Department of Defence procurement of the following goods 
due to paragraph 1 of Article III (Security and General Exceptions):  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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FSC Reference No.    Description  
1. 10      Weapons;  
2. 12      Fire Control Equipment;  
3. 13      Ammunition and Explosives;  
4. 14      Guided Missiles;  
5. 15      Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components;  
6. 16      Aircraft Components and Accessories;  
7. 17      Aircraft Launching, Landing, and  
Ground Handling Equipment;  
8. 18      Space Vehicles;  
9. 19      Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons and Floating  
Docks;  
10. 20      Ship and Marine Equipment;  
11. 23      Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles,  
Trailers, and Cycles;  
12. 28      Engines, Turbines, and Components;  
13. 29      Engines Accessories;  
14. 31      Bearings;  
15. 46      Water Purification and Sewage  
Treatment Equipment;  
16. 48      Valves;  
17. 49      Maintenance and Rep air Shop Equipment;  
18. 54      Prefabricated Structures and Scaffolding;  
19. 58      Communication, Detection, and  
Coherent Radiation Equipment;  
20. 59      Electrical and Electronic Equipment  
Components;  
21. 60      Fiber Optics Materials, Components,  
Assemblies, and  Accessories;  
22. 61      Electric Wire, and Power and  
Distribution Equipment;  
23. 63      Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems;  
24. 66      Instruments and Laboratory Equipment;  
25. -      Specialty Metals.  
Note: Whether a good is included within the scope of this Note shall be determined solely 
according to the descriptions provided in the right column above. U.S. Federal Supply Codes 
are provided for reference purposes only. (For a complete listing of the U nited States Federal 
Supply Codes, to which the Australian categories are approximately equivalent, see 
http://www.fbo.gov ). 
 
b. This Agreement does not cover the following services, as elaborated in the Common 
Classificatio n System and the WTO system of classification - MTN.GNS/W/120, due to 
paragraph 1 of Article III (Security and General Exceptions) (For a complete listing of 
Common Classification System, see: " http://www.sice.oas.org/trade/nafta/chap -
105.asp "). 
i. design, development, integration, test, evaluation, maintenance, repair, modification, 
rebuilding and installation of military systems and equipment (approximately 
equivalent to relevant parts of U.S. Product Service Codes A & J);  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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ii. operation of Government -owned Facilities (approximately equivalent to U.S. Product 
Service Code M);  
iii. space services (AR, B4 & V3); and  
iv. services in support of military forces overseas.  
c. This Agreement does not cover the procurement of goods and services by, or on behalf 
of, the Defence Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Signals Directorate, or the 
Australian Geospatial -Intelligence Organisation.  
d. In respect of paragraphs 1 and 2 (No n-Discrimination) of Article IV of the Agreement 
(General Principles) the Australian Government reserves t he right, pursuant to 
paragraph  1 of Article III (Security and General Exceptions) to maintain the Australian 
industry capability program and its succ essor programs and policies.  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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ANNEX 2  
SUB-CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement  covers procurement by entities listed in this Annex, 
subject to the following thresholds:  
 
Goods       SDR 355,000  
 
Services      SDR 355,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1  AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY  
1.1.  ACT Auditor -General;  
1.2.  ACT Gambling and Racing Commission;  
1.3.  ACT Insurance Authority;  
1.4.  ACTION;  
1.5.  Capital Metro Authority;  
1.6.  Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate;  
1.7.  Community Services Directorate;  
1.8.  Cultural Facilities Corporation;  
1.9.  Education and Training Directorate;  
1.10.   Environment and Planning Directorate;  
1.11.   Health Directorate;  
1.12.   Housing ACT;  
1.13.   Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission;  
1.14.   Justice and Community Safety Directorate;  
1.15.   Legal Aid Commission;  
1.16.   Ombudsman of the ACT;  
1.17.   Territory and Municipal Services Directorate.  
1.18.   For the entities listed for the Australian Capital Territory, this Agreement does not cover the 
procurement of health and welfare services, education services, utility services or motor vehicles.  
2  NEW SOUTH WALES  
2.1.  Advocate for Children and Young People;  
2.2.  Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards;  
2.3.  Crown Solicitor's Office;  
2.4.  Department of Education;  
2.5.  Department of Family and Community Services;  
2.6.  Department of Finance, Services and Innovation;  
2.7.  Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development;  
2.8.  Department of Justice;  
2.9.  Department of Planning and Environment;  
2.10.   Department of Premier and Cabinet;  
2.11.   Environment Protection Authority;  
2.12.   Fire and Rescue NSW;  
2.13.   Health Care Complaints Commission;  
2.14.   Information and Privacy Commission (Note 2.37.c.);  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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2.15.   Legal Aid Commission;  
2.16.   Ministry of Health;  
2.17.   Multicultural NSW;  
2.18.   New South Wales Crime Commission;  
2.19.   New South Wales Electoral Commission;  
2.20.   NSW Food Authority;  
2.21.   New South Wales Ombudsman;  
2.22.   NSW Rural Assistance Authority;  
2.23.   New South Wales Rural Fire Service;  
2.24.   Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW;  
2.25.   Office of Environment and Heritage;  
2.26.   Office of Local Government;  
2.27.   Parliamentary Counsel's Office;  
2.28.   Police Integrity Commission;  
2.29.   Public Service Commission;  
2.30.   State Emergency Service;  
2.31.   State Insurance Regulatory Authority;  
2.32.   Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority;  
2.33.   Sydney Olympic Park Authority;  
2.34.   The Audit Office of New South Wales;  
2.35.   The Treasury;  
2.36.   Transport for NSW (Note 2.37.d.).  
2.37.   For entities listed for New South Wales, this Agreement does not cover:  
a. procurement of health and welfare services, education services or motor vehicles;  
b. procurements undertaken by a covered entity on behalf of a non -covered entity;  
c. procurement related to the functions of the Privacy Commission by the Information and 
Privacy Commission ; or 
d. procurement by Transport for NSW, related to the functions  of the Transport Construction 
Authority, and The Country Rail Infrastructure Authority or its successor agencies.  
3  NORTHERN TERRITORY  
3.1.  Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority;  
3.2.  Auditor General's Office;  
3.3.  Department of the Attorney -General and Justice;  
3.4.  Department of the Chief Minister;  
3.5.  Department of Environment and Natural Resources;  
3.6.  Department of Housing and Community Development;  
3.7.  Department of Health;  
3.8.  Department of the Legislative Assembly;  
3.9.  Department of Primary Industry and Resources;  
3.10.   Department of To urism and Culture;  
3.11.   Department of Trade, Business and Innovation;  
3.12.   Department of Treasury and Finance;  
3.13.   Health and Community Services Complaints Commission;  
3.14.   Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory;  
3.15.   Land Development Corporation;  
3.16.   Northern Territory Ele ctoral Commission;  
3.17.   Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services;  
3.18.   Northern Territory Training Commission;  
3.19.   Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment;  
3.20.   Ombudsman's Office;  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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3.21.   Racing Commission;  
3.22.   Remuneration  Tribunal;  
3.23.   Strehlow Research Centre;  
3.24.   Territory Families;  
3.25.   Utilities Commission of the Northern Territory;  
3.26.   Work Health Authority.  
3.27.   For entities listed for the Northern Territory, this Agreement does not cover set -asides on 
behalf of the Charles Darwin Univers ity pursuant to Partnership Agreements between the Northern 
Territory Government and Charles Darwin University.  
4  QUEENSLAND  
4.1.  Entities declared to be departments pursuant to section 14 of the Public Service Act 2008 (Qld) ; 
4.2.  Motor Accident Insurance Commission;  
4.3.  Nominal Defendant;  
4.4.  Public Safety Business Agency;  
4.5.  Public Service Commission;  
4.6.  Public Trust Office.  
4.7.  For the entities listed for Queensland this Agreement does not cover:  
a. procurement by covered entities on behalf of non -covered entities;  
b. procurement undertaken by departments, or parts of departments, which deliver health, 
education, training or arts services ; or 
c. procurement of health services, education services, training services, arts services, 
welfare services, government advertising and motor vehi cles. 
4.8.  For the entities listed for Queensland, Article XVI.2 (Transparency of Procurement Information  
- Publication of Award Information) does not apply for a period of three years from the date of entry 
to force of the Agreement so as to allow time for the  entities listed for Queensland to make the 
necessary modifications to electronic means to enable publication of such information.  
5  SOUTH AUSTRALIA  
5.1.  Attorney -General's Department;  
5.2.  Auditor -General's Department;  
5.3.  Country Fire Service;  
5.4.  Courts Administration Auth ority;  
5.5.  Defence SA;  
5.6.  Department for Communities and Social Inclusion;  
5.7.  Department for Correctional Services;  
5.8.  Department of Education and Child Development;  
5.9.  Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources;  
5.10.   Department of Health and Ageing;  
5.11.   Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure;  
5.12.   Department of Primary Industries and Regions;  
5.13.   Department of State Development;  
5.14.   Department of the Premier and Cabinet;  
5.15.   Department of Treasury and Finance;  
5.16.   Electoral Commission SA;  
5.17.   Environment Protection Authority;  
5.18.   Independent Gambling Authority;  
5.19.   Parliament of South Australia;  
5.20.   South Australia Police;  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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5.21.   South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission;  
5.22.   South Australian Metropolitan Fire Services;  
5.23.   South Australian Tourism Commission;  
5.24.   State Emergency Service;  
5.25.   State Procurement Board;  
5.26.   TAFE SA.  
5.27.   For the entities listed for South Australia, this Agreement does not cover the procurement of 
health and welfare services, education services, advertising services, or motor vehicles.  
6  TASMANIA  
6.1.  Department of Education;  
6.2.  Department of Health and Human Services;  
6.3.  Department of Justice;  
6.4.  Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management;  
6.5.  Department of Premier and Cabinet;  
6.6.  Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment;  
6.7.  Departm ent of State Growth;  
6.8.  Department of Treasury and Finance;  
6.9.  House of Assembly;  
6.10.   Legislative Council;  
6.11.   Legislature -General;  
6.12.   Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;  
6.13.   Office of the Governor;  
6.14.   Office of the Ombudsman;  
6.15.   Tasmanian Audit Office;  
6.16.   Tasmanian Health Service;  
6.17.   Tourism Tasmania.  
6.18.   For the entities listed for Tasmania, this Agreement does not cover procurement of health and 
welfare services, education services, or advertising services.  
7  VICTORIA  
7.1.  Commission for Children and Young People;  
7.2.  Department of Education and Training;  
7.3.  Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources;  
7.4.  Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning;  
7.5.  Department of Health and Human Services;  
7.6.  Department of Justice and Regulation;  
7.7.  Department of Premier and Cabinet ; 
7.8.  Department of Treasury and Finance;  
7.9.  Essential Services Commission;  
7.10.   Game Management Authority;  
7.11.   Independent Broad -Based Anti -corruption Commission;  
7.12.   Office of Public Prosecutions;  
7.13.   Office of the Chief Commissioner of Police (Victoria Police);  
7.14.   Office of the C ommissioner for Environmental Sustainability;  
7.15.   Office of the Fire Services Levy Monitor;  
7.16.   Office of the Freedom of Information Commissioner;  
7.17.   Office of the Legal Services Commissioner;  
7.18.   Office of the Ombudsman;  
7.19.   Office of the Privacy Commissioner;  
7.20.   Office of the  Road Safety Camera Commissioner;  
7.21.   Office of the Victorian Inspectorate;  
7.22.   Taxi Services Commission;  
7.23.   Victorian Auditor -General's Office;  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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7.24.   Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation;  
7.25.   Victorian Electoral Commission;  
7.26.   Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission;  
7.27.   Victorian Public Sector Commission;  
7.28.   Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation.  
7.29.   For the entities listed for Victoria, this Agreement does not cover:  
a. the procurement of motor vehicles ; or 
b. procurement by covered entities on behalf of non -covered entities.  
8  WESTERN AUSTRALIA  
8.1.  Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority;  
8.2.  Corruption and Crime Commission (Western Australia);  
8.3.  Country High Schools Hostels Authority;  
8.4.  Department of Aboriginal Affairs;  
8.5.  Departm ent of Agriculture and Food;  
8.6.  Department for Child Protection and Family Support;  
8.7.  Department of Commerce;  
8.8.  Department of Corrective Services;  
8.9.  Department of Culture and the Arts;  
8.10.   Department of Education;  
8.11.   Department of Education Services;  
8.12.   Department of Environ ment Regulation;  
8.13.   Department of Fire and Emergency Services;  
8.14.   Department of Finance (Note 8.75.);  
8.15.   Department of Fisheries;  
8.16.   Department of Health;  
8.17.   Department of Lands;  
8.18.   Department of Local Government and Communities;  
8.19.   Department of Mines and Petroleum;  
8.20.   Department of Parks and Wildlife;  
8.21.   Department of Planning;  
8.22.   Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor;  
8.23.   Department of Regional Development;  
8.24.   Department of Sport and Recreation;  
8.25.   Department of State Development;  
8.26.   Department of Training and Workforce Development;  
8.27.   Department of Transport  
8.28.   Department of Treasury;  
8.29.   Department of Water;  
8.30.   Department of the Attorney -General;  
8.31.   Department of the Premier and Cabinet;  
8.32.   Department of the Registrar Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission;  
8.33.   Disability Services Commission;  
8.34.   Equal Opportunity Commission;  
8.35.   Gascoyne Development Commission;  
8.36.   Goldfields Esperance Development Commission;  
8.37.   Governor's Establishment;  
8.38.   Great Southern Development Commission;  
8.39.   Heritage Council of Western Australia;  
8.40.   Housing Authority;  
8.41.   Kimberley Development Com mission;  
8.42.   Law Reform Commission of Western Australia;  
8.43.   Legislative Assembly;  
8.44.   Legislative Council;  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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8.45.   Main Roads Western Australia;  
8.46.   Mid West Development Commission;  
8.47.   Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia;  
8.48.   National Trust of Australia (WA);  
8.49.   Office of the Auditor General;  
8.50.   Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;  
8.51.   Office of the Information Commissioner;  
8.52.   Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services;  
8.53.   Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrati ve Investigations;  
8.54.   Parliamentary Services Department;  
8.55.   Peel Development Commission;  
8.56.   Pilbara Development Commission;  
8.57.   Public Sector Commission;  
8.58.   Public Transport Authority;  
8.59.   Rottnest Island Authority;  
8.60.   Rural Business Development Corporation;  
8.61.   Salaries and Allowances Tribunal;  
8.62.   School Curriculum and Standards Authority;  
8.63.   Small Business Development Corporation;  
8.64.   South West Development Commission;  
8.65.   State Library of Western Australia;  
8.66.   Swan River Trust;  
8.67.   Western Australia Police;  
8.68.   Western Australian Electoral Commissi on; 
8.69.   Western Australian Land Information Authority (Landgate);  
8.70.   Western Australian Planning Commission;  
8.71.   Western Australian Sports Centre Trust (trading as VenuesWest);  
8.72.   Western Australian Tourism Commission;  
8.73.   Wheatbelt Development Commission;  
8.74.   Zoological Parks Authority.  
8.75.   For greater certainty, consistent with Article IX.11, in relation to procurements from the 
Department of Finance, Building Management and Works' Prequalification Scheme ; and Main Road's 
'National Prequalification System for Civil (Road and Bridg e) Construction Contracts' Scheme, 
requests for participation in a procurement from suppliers not already prequalified at the time of 
tender release will not be considered due to the time and complexity involved in assessing requests . 
This does not preclud e suppliers from applying at any time to become prequalified . Prequalification 
ensures the financial security of building and construction contractors and does not discriminate 
between local suppliers and the suppliers of other Parties.  
Note to Annex 2  
This Agreement only covers those entities listed in this Annex.  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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ANNEX 3  
OTHER ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement covers procurement by entities in this Annex, subject to 
the following thresholds:  
 
Goods       SDR 400,000  
 
Services      SDR 400,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. Australian Communications and Media Authority;  
2. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission;  
3. Australian Financial Security Authority;  
4. Australian Fisheries Management Authority;  
5. Australian Human Rights Commission;  
6. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare;  
7. Australian Institute of Marine Science;  
8. Australian Maritime Safety Authority;  
9. Australian National Maritime Museum;  
10. Austral ian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation;  
11. Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority;  
12. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority;  
13. Australian Securities and Investments Commission;  
14. Australian War Memorial (Note 3);  
15. Comcare;  
16. Commonwealth  Scientific and Industrial Research Organization;  
17. Export Finance and Insurance Corporation;  
18. Grains Research and Development Corporation;  
19. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority;  
20. National Gallery of Australia;  
21. National Museum of Australia;  
22. Old Parliament House;  
23. Reserve Bank of Australia;  
24. Sydney Harbour Federation Trust;  
25. The Director of National Parks;  
26. Tourism Australia.  
Notes to Annex 3  
1. This Agreement only covers those entities listed in this Annex.  
2. Until 1 January 2019, this Agreement does not cover the procurement of motor vehicles  by 
any entity listed in this Annex . 
3. This Agreement  does not cover procurement of telecommunications services by the Australian 
War Memorial.  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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ANNEX 4  
GOODS  
1. Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement covers procurement of all goods by the entities 
listed in Annexes 1, 2 and 3.  
2. This Agreement does not cover the procurement of blood and blood -related products, including 
plasma derived products.  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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  APPENDI X I AUSTRALIA  ANNEX 5  Page 1/1 
ANNEX 5  
SERVICES  
1. Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement covers all services procured by the entities listed 
in Annexes 1, 2 and 3.  
2. This Agreement  does not cover the procurement of:  
a. plasma fractionation services;  
b. government advertising services;  
c. health and welfare services ; and 
d. research and development services.  
Note to Annex 5  
Procurement of services by entities listed in Annexes 1, 2 and 3 is a covered procurement in regard 
of a particular Party's supplier of a s ervice only to the extent that such a Party has covered that 
service under its annexes to its Appendix I.  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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ANNEX 6  
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES  
List of Construction Services (Division 51, CPC Prov.):  
Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, including in this Annex, this Agreement covers 
procurement of all construction services in Division 51 of the United Nations Provisional Central 
Product Classification (CPC Prov.) and the WTO system of classifi cation - MTN.GNS/W/120, procured 
by the entities in Annexes 1, 2 and 3.  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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ANNEX 7  
GENERAL NOTES  
The following General Notes apply without exception to this Agreement, including to Annexes 1 
through 6.  
 
1. The Agreement does not apply to:  
a. any form of preference to benefit small and medium enterprises;  
b. measures to protect national treasures of artistic, historic, or archaeological value;  
c. measures for the health and welfare of Indigenous people;  
d. measures for the economic and social advancement of Indigenous people ; and 
e. procurement of goods and services outside the territory of the procuring Party for 
consumption outside the territory of the procuring Party.  
2. For greater certainty:  
a. the Agreement does not apply t o procurement funded by grants and sponsorship payments 
received from persons not listed in Annexes 1, 2 or 3;  
b. the Agreement does not apply to procurement by a procuring entity from another 
government entity;  
c. nothing in this Agreement precludes the procuri ng Party, or its procuring entities, from 
preparing, adopting or applying technical specifications required to protect sensitive 
government information, including specifications that may affect or limit the storage, 
hosting or processing of such informatio n outside the territory of the procuring Party ; and 
d. a procuring entity may use limited tendering procedures for unsolicited innovative 
proposals under Article XIII:1.  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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  APÉNDICE II  
MEDIO ELECTRÓNICO O IMPRESO UTILIZADO POR LAS PARTES PARA LA  
PUBLICACIÓN DE LAS LEYES, REGLAMENTOS, DECISIONES JUDICIALES,  
RESOLUCIONES ADMINISTRATIVAS DE APLICACIÓN GENERAL,  
CLÁUSULAS CONTRACTUALES MODELO Y PROCEDIMIENTOS  
RELATIVOS A LA CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA ABARCADAS  
POR EL PRESENTE ACUERDO, DE CONFORMIDAD  
CON EL ARTÍCULO VI  
AUSTRALIA  
1. Legislación y reglamentación del Gobierno de Australia : http://www.comlaw.gov.au ; 
2. Legislación del Territorio de la Capital de Australia : http://www.legislation.act.gov.au ; 
3. Procedimientos  de contratación pública del Territorio de la Capital de Australia : 
http://www.procurement.act.gov.au ; 
4. Legislación de Nueva Gales del Sur: http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au ; 
5. Procedimientos  de contratación pública de Nueva Gales del Sur: 
https://www.procurepoint.nsw.gov.au ; 
6. Legislación del Territorio Sept entrional:  https://legislation.nt.gov.au ; 
7. Procedimientos de contratación pública del Territorio Septentrional:  
https://nt.gov.au/industry/government ; 
8. Legislación de Queensland : https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au ; 
9. Procedimientos de contratación pública de Queensland : 
https://www.forgov.qld.gov.au/pro curement ; 
10. Legislación de Australia Meridional: https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/index.aspx ; 
11. Procedimientos de contratación pública de Australia  Meridional: http://www.spb.sa.gov.au ; 
12. Legislación de Tasmania : https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au ; 
13. Procedimientos de contratación pública de Tasmania : https://www.p urchasing.tas.gov.au ; 
14. Legislación de Victoria : http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au ; 
15. Procedimientos de contratación pública de Victoria : 
http://www.procur ement.vic.gov.au/Home ; 
16. Legislación de Australia Occidental: https://www.slp.wa.gov.au/Index.html ; 
17. Procedimientos de contratación pública de Australia  Occidental: 
http://www.finance.wa.gov.au/cms/State_Supply_Commission/Procurement_Policy/Procure
ment_Policy.aspx ; GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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  18. Las decisiones judiciales relativas a la contratación pública están disponibles a través de  las 
páginas de inicio de los sitios web  del Tribunal Federal y el Tribunal Federal de Apelación , en 
el caso del Gobierno federal,  y de los Tribunales Supremos de cada estado y ter ritorio . Se 
puede consultar una compilación de las bases de datos de estos tribunales en la siguiente 
dirección:  http://www.austlii.edu.au . 
 
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APÉNDICE  III 
MEDIO ELECTRÓNICO O IMPRESO U TILIZADO POR LAS PARTES PARA LA  
PUBLICACIÓN DE LOS ANUNCIOS PREVISTOS EN EL ARTÍCULO VII,  
EN EL PÁRRAFO 7 DEL AR TÍCULO IX Y EN EL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL  
ARTÍCULO XVI, DE CONFORMIDAD CON EL ARTÍCULO VI  
AUSTRALIA  
1. Sistema de licitación del Gobierno de Australia : https://www.tenders.gov.au ; 
2. Territorio de la Capital de Australia:  http://tenders.act.gov.au ; 
3. Nueva Gales del Sur:  https://tenders.nsw.gov.au ; 
4. Territorio  Septentrional:  https://tendersonline.nt.gov.au ; 
5. Queensland : https://www.hpw.qld.gov.au/qtenders/ ; 
6. Australia Meridional:  https://www.tenders.sa.gov.au ; 
7. Tasmania : https://www.tenders.tas.gov.au ; 
8. Victoria : https://www.tenders.vic.gov.au ; 
9. Australia  Occidental:  https://www .tenders.wa.gov.au . 
 
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  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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APÉNDICE  IV 
DIRECCIÓN O DIRECCIONES DE LOS SITIOS WEB EN QUE LAS PARTES PUBLIQUEN  
LAS ESTADÍSTICAS DE CONTRATACIÓN DE CONFORMIDAD CON EL  
PÁRRAFO 5 DEL ARTÍCULO  XVI Y LOS ANUNCIOS RELATIVOS A  
LOS CONTRATOS  ADJUDICADOS DE CONFORMIDAD CON  
EL PÁRRAFO 6 DEL ARTÍCULO XVI  
AUSTRALIA  
1. Estadísticas de contratación del Gobierno de Australia : https://www.finance.gov.au ; 
2. Anuncios relativos a la adjudicación de contratos del Gobierno de Australia : 
https://www.tenders.gov.au ; 
3. Territorio de la Capital de Australia:  http://www.procureme nt.act.gov.au ; 
4. Nueva Gales del Sur:  https://tenders.nsw.gov.au ; 
5. Territorio  Septentrional:  https://tendersonline.nt.gov.au ; 
6. Queensland : https://www.hpw.qld.gov.au/qtenders  y  
http://qcd.hpw.qld.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx ; 
7. Australia  Meridional:  https://www.tenders.sa.gov.au ; 
8. Tasmania : https://www.tenders.tas.gov.au ; 
9. Victoria : https://www.tenders.vic.gov.au ; 
10. Australia  Occidental:  https://www.tenders.wa.gov.au . 
 
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  ANEXO B1 
PART 1  
EUROPEAN UNION'S TER MS OF AUSTRALIA'S AC CESSION TO THE GPA  
1. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, point 3 of Section  2 
("The Central Government Contracting Authorities of EU Member States") of Annex  1 to Appendix I 
Commitments of the European Union under the amended Agreement shall read as follows:  
"3. For the goods, services, suppliers a nd service providers of 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 contractin g authorities, provided they 
are not marked by an asterisk."  
2. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 2 of the Notes 
to Annex 1 to Appendix I Commitments of the European Union under the amended Agreement shall 
read as fol lows:  
"2. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers 
of Japan, Korea, 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 under the relevant provisions of EU law, until such time as the EU accepts 
that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain domestic small 
and minority businesses."  
3. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreemen t on Government Procurement, Note 1 of the Notes 
to Annex 2 to Appendix I Commitments of the European Union under the amended Agreement shall 
include the following points after the point g.:  
"h. procurement by regional and local contracting authorities (c ontracting authorities 
of administrative units listed under NUTS 2 and 3 and smaller administrative units, as 
referred to in Regulation 1059/2003 (as amended)) in regard of goods, services, 
suppliers and service providers from Australia;  
i. procurement bet ween 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;  
                                                
1 En inglés solamente.  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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  3. 8704   Motor vehicles for the transport of goods;  
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,  
 concrete -mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries,  
 spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mo bile 
 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. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 2 of the Notes 
to Annex 2 to Appendix I Commitments of the European Union unde r the amended Agreement shall 
read as follows:  
"2. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers 
of Japan, Korea, 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 under the relevant provisions of EU law, until such time as the EU accepts 
that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain domestic small 
and minority businesses."  
5. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 6 of the Notes 
to Annex 3 to Appendix I Commitments of the European Union under the amended Agreement shall 
include the following points after the 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;  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
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  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 se rvice providers from Australia."  
 
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  PART 2  
ICELAND'S TERMS OF AUSTRALIA'S ACCESSION TO THE GPA  
1. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 4 of the Notes 
to Annex 1 of Appendix I of Iceland under the amen ded Agreement shall read as follows:  
"4. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of 
Australia, Japan, Korea and the United States in contesting the award of contracts to a 
supplier or service provider of Parties o ther than those mentioned, which are small - or 
medium -sized enterprises under the relevant provisions of Icelandic law, until such time 
as Iceland accepts that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of 
certain domestic small and minority businesses."  
2. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 1 of the Notes 
to Annex 2 of Appendix  I of Iceland under the amended Agreement shall include the following after 
the point d:  
"e. procurement between 200,000 SDR and 355,000 SDR by procuring entities 
covered under this Annex of goods and services for suppliers and service providers from 
Australia."  
3. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 3 of the Notes 
to Annex 2 of Appendix I of Iceland under the amended Agreement shall read as follows:  
"3. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service provi ders of 
Australia, Japan, Korea and the United States 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 under the relevant provisions of Icelandic law,  until such time 
as Iceland accepts that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of 
certain domestic small and minority businesses."  
4. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 6 of the Notes 
to Annex 3 of A ppendix I of Iceland under the amended Agreement shall include the following after 
the point n:  
"o. procurement by procuring entities operating in the fields of:  
i. production, transport or distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex;  
ii. produ ction, 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 ; and 
v. urban railway, tramway, trolley bus or bus  services covered under this Annex  
in regard of goods, services, suppliers and service providers from Australia."  
5. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 7 of the Notes 
to Annex 3 of Appendix I of Iceland under the amend ed Agreement shall read as follows:  
"7. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers 
of Australia, Japan, Korea, and the United States in contesting the award of contracts 
to a supplier or service provider of Parties o ther than those mentioned, which are small 
or medium sized enterprises under the relevant provisions of Icelandic law, until such 
time as Iceland accepts that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour 
of certain domestic small and minority b usinesses."  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
 
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  PART 3  
LIECHTENSTEIN'S TERMS OF AUSTRALIA'S ACCESSION TO THE GPA  
1. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 3 of the Notes 
to Annex 1 of Appendix I of Liechtenstein under the amended Agreement shall read as follows:  
"3. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of 
Australia, Japan, Korea and the United States of America in contesting the award of 
contracts to a su pplier or service provider of Parties other than those mentioned, which 
are small - or medium -sized enterprises under the relevant provisions of the law of 
Liechtenstein until such time as the Principality of Liechtenstein accepts that they no 
longer operat e discriminatory measures in favour of certain domestic small and minority 
businesses."  
2. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 1 of the Notes 
to Annex 2 of Appendix I of Liechtenstein under the amended Agreement shall i nclude the following 
after lit. c:  
"d. procurement by Public Authorities at local level in regard of goods, services, 
suppliers and service providers from Australia;"  
3. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, points b and c of 
Note 2 of the Notes to Annex 2 of Appendix I of Liechtenstein under the amended Agreement shall 
read as follows:  
"b. Australia, Israel, Japan and Korea in contesting the award of contracts by entities 
of the Principality of Liechtenstein, whose value is le ss than the threshold applied for 
the same category of contracts awarded by these Parties;  
c. Australia, Japan, Korea and the United States of America in contesting the award 
of contracts to a supplier or service provider of Parties other than those mentio ned, 
which are small - or medium -sized enterprises under the relevant provisions of the law 
of Liechtenstein until such time as the Principality of Liechtenstein accepts that they no 
longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain domestic small  and minority 
businesses."  
4. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 9.a. of the 
Notes to Annex 3 of Appendix I of Liechtenstein under the amended Agreement shall read as follows:  
"a. procurement by procuring entities oper ating in the fields of:  
i. production, transport or distribution of drinking water covered under this 
Annex in regard of suppliers and service providers of Australia, Canada and 
the United States of America;  
ii. electricity in regard of suppliers and servi ce providers of Australia, Canada 
and Japan;  
iii. urban railway, tramway, trolley bus or bus services covered under this 
Annex in regard of goods, services, suppliers and service providers from 
Australia, Canada, Japan and the United States;  
iv. bus servic es under this Annex in regard of suppliers and service providers 
from Australia, Israel and Korea;"  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
 
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  5. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 9.c. of the 
Notes to Annex 3 of Appendix I of Liechtenstein under the amended Ag reement shall read as follows:  
"c. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of air traffic control 
equipment in regard of suppliers and service providers from Australia and the 
United States;"  
6. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement o n Government Procurement, Note 10.b. of the 
Notes to Annex 3 of Appendix I of Liechtenstein under the amended Agreement shall read as follows:  
"b. Australia, Japan, Korea and the United States of America in contesting the award 
of contracts to a supplier o r service provider of Parties other than those 
mentioned, which are small - or medium -sized enterprises under the relevant 
provisions of the law of Liechtenstein until such time as the Principality of 
Liechtenstein accepts that they no longer operate discri minatory measures in 
favour of certain domestic small and minority businesses."  GPA/ACC/AUS/39/Rev.1  
 
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  PART 4  
NORWAY'S TERMS OF AUSTRALIA'S ACCESSION TO THE GPA  
1. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 1 of the Notes 
to Annex 2  of Appendix I of Norway under the amended Agreement shall include the following after 
the point c .: 
"d. procurement between 200,000 SDR and 355,000 SDR by procuring entities 
covered under this Annex of goods and services for suppliers and service 
provider s from Australia;"  
2. Upon Australia's  accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 3 of the Notes 
to Annex 2 of Appendix I of Norway under the amended Agreement shall read as follows:  
"3. In regard of goods, services, suppliers and service prov iders from Australia and 
Canada this Annex shall only apply to procurement by sub -central government entities 
operating at regional level (counties)."  
3. Upon Australia's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 6 of the Notes 
to Annex 3 of Appendix I of Norway under the amended Agreement shall include the following after 
the point g .: 
"h. 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 ; and 
v. urban railway, tramway, trolley bus or bus services covered under this Annex  
in regard of goods, services, suppliers and service providers from Australia;"  
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  ANEXO C  
ADHESIÓN DE AUSTRALIA AL ACP - DISPOSICIONES DE SUIZA1 
1. En el momento de la adhesión de Australia al Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública y, además, 
en la fecha de entrada en vigor para Suiza del Protocolo por el que se modifica el Acuerdo sobre 
Contratación Pública, hecho en Ginebra el 30 de marzo de 2012, la línea 2 de la nota  1 de la sección  A 
("Dérogations spécifiques par pays ") del Anexo  7 del Apéndice I de Suiza en el marco del Acuerdo 
modificado dirá lo siguiente2: 
"- en ce qui concerne les marchés passés par les entités mentionnées à l'Annexe 3 dans 
les secteurs suivants:  
 
(a) eau: aux fournisseurs de produits et de services de l 'Australie, du Canada, des 
Etats-Unis d'Amérique et du Singapour;  
 
(b) électricité:  aux fournisseurs de produits et de services de l 'Australie, du Canada, 
du Japon et du Singapour ; 
 
(c) aéroports:  aux fournisseurs de produits et de services de l 'Australie, du Canada, 
de la Corée et des Etats -Unis d'Amérique;  
 
(d) ports:  aux fournisseurs de produits et de services de l 'Australie et du Canada;  
 
(e) transports urbains:  aux fournisseur s de produits et de services de l 'Australie, du 
Canada, d'Israël, du Japon et des Etats -Unis d'Amérique; " 
 
2. En el momento de la adhesión de Australia al Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública y, además, 
en la fecha de entrada en vigor para Suiza del Protocolo p or el que se modifica el Acuerdo sobre 
Contratación Pública, hecho en Ginebra el 30 de marzo de 2012, las líneas 2 y 3 de la nota  2 de la 
sección  A ("Dérogations spécifiques par pays ") del Anexo 7 del Apéndice  I de Suiza en el marco del 
Acuerdo modificado dirá lo siguiente2: 
"- Japon, Corée, Etats -Unis d'Amérique et Australie en ce qui concerne les recours intentés 
contre l'adjudication de marchés à un fournisseur de produits ou de services d'autres 
Parties au pr ésent Accord, lorsque ledit fournisseur est une entreprise petite ou 
moyenne au sens du droit suisse, tant que la Suisse n'aura pas constaté que ces pays 
n'appliquent plus de mesures discriminatoires pour favoriser certaines petites 
entreprises nationales ou certaines entreprises nationales détenues par les minorités;  
 
- Israël, Japon, Corée et Australie en ce qui concerne les recours intentés contre 
l'adjudication par des entités suisses de marchés dont la valeur est inférieure au seuil 
appliqué à la même catégorie de marchés par lesdites Parties."  
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1 Las disposiciones de Suiza con respecto a la adhesión de Australia están sujetas a los procedimientos 
internos pertinentes de Suiza. En caso de que el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública entre en vigor para 
Australia antes de que el Protocolo por el que se  modifica el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública, hecho en 
Ginebra el 30 de marzo de  2012, lo haga para Suiza, se entiende que esas disposiciones se aplicarán, 
mutatis  mutan dis, a los Anexos del Apéndice I de Suiza en el marco del Acuerdo de  1994. Para mayo r claridad, 
Suiza no hará extensivos los beneficios previstos en las disposiciones del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública a 
Australia en el caso de la contratación pública de las autoridades u organismos de derecho público a nivel 
comunal y de distrito.  
2 En francés solamente.