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23 January 2016 (WT/Let/ 1131) ANNEX  3 
OTHER ENTITIES  
Threshold s: 
Goods       SDR 130,000  
 
Construction services for   SDR 4,500,000  
Japan Post in Group A   
 
Construction services for   SDR 15,000,000  
all other entities in Group A  
 
Construction services for   SDR 4,500,000  
entities in Gro up B 
 
Architectural, engineering   SDR 450,000  
and other technical services  
covered by this Agreement  
 
Other service s    SDR 130,000  
List of Entities:  
1  GROUP A  
1.1.  Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation;  
1.2.  Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited;  
1.3.  Development Bank of Japan Inc.;  
1.4.  East Nippon Expressway Company Limited;  
1.5.  Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency;  
1.6.  Farmers' Pension Fund;  
1.7.  Fund for the Promotion and Development of the Amami Islands;  
1.8.  Government Pension Investment Fund;  
1.9.  Hanshin Expresswa y Company Limited;  
1.10.   Health Insurance Claims Review & Reimbursement Services;  
1.11.   Hokkaido Railway Company (Note 3.a.)  (Note 3.g.);  
1.12.   Honshu -Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited;  
1.13.   Japan Alcohol Corp oration ; 
1.14.   Japan Arts Council;  
1.15.   Japan Atomic Energy Agency (Note 3.b.);  
1.16.   Japan Bank for International Cooperation;  
1.17.   Japan Environmental  Storage & Safety Corporation ; 
1.18.   Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency;  
1.19.   Japan External Trade Organization;  
1.20.   Japan Finance Corporation;  
1.21.   Japan Finance Organization for Municipaliti es; 
1.22.   Japan Foundation, The;  
1.23.   Japan Freight Railway Company (Note 3.a.)  (Note 3.g.);  
1.24.   Japan Housing Finance Agency;  
1.25.   Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training , The; 
1.26.   Japan International Cooperation Agency;  
1.27.   Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization;  
1.28.   Japan  National Tourism Organization;  
1.29.   Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (Note 3.c.);  
1.30.   Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job 
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23 January 2016 (WT/Let/ 1131) 1.31.   Japan Post;  
1.32.   Japan Racing Association;  
1.33.   Japan Railway Construction, Trans port and Technology Agency ( Note 3. a.) (Note 3. d.) 
(Note 3.e.); 
1.34.   Japan Science and Technology Agency;  
1.35.   Japan Society for the Promotion of Science;  
1.36.   Japan Sport Council;  
1.37.   Japan Student Services Organization;  
1.38.   Japan Tobacco Inc. (Note 3.g.);  
1.39.   Japan Water Agency;  
1.40.   Keirin Promotion Association (A juridical person designated as such pursuant to the Bicycle 
Racing Law);  
1.41.   Kyushu Railway Company (Note 3.a.)  (Note 3.g.);  
1.42.   Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited;  
1.43.   Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association (A juridical person des ignated as such pursuant to 
the Auto Racing Law);  
1.44.   Mutual Aid Association for Agricultur al, Forestry and Fishery Organization  Personnel;  
1.45.   Mutual Aid F und for Official Casualties and Retirement of Volunteer Firefighters;  
1.46.   Narita International Airport Corporati on; 
1.47.   National Association of Racing , The; 
1.48.   National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono;  
1.49.   National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan;  
1.50.   New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization;  
1.51.   Nippon Telegraph and Telepho ne Corporation (Note 3.f.)  (Note 3.g.);  
1.52.   Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (Note 3.f.)  (Note 3.g.);  
1.53.   Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (Note 3.f.)  (Note 3.g.);  
1.54.   Northern Territories Issue Association;  
1.55.   Okinawa Development Finance Co rporation;  
1.56.   Open University of Japan Foundation, The;  
1.57.   Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN;  
1.58.   Organization for Workers ' Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid ; 
1.59.   Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, T he; 
1.60.   RIKEN (Note 3.b.);  
1.61.   Shikoku Railway Company (Note 3.a.)  (Note 3.g.);  
1.62.   Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (Note 3.a.);  
1.63.   Urban Renaissance Agency ; 
1.64.   Welfare and Medical Service Agency;  
1.65.   West Nippon Expressway Company Limited.  
2  GROUP B  
2.1.  Building Research Institute;  
2.2.  Center for  National University Finance and Management;  
2.3.  Civil Aviation College;  
2.4.  Electronic Navigation Research Institute;  
2.5.  Fisheries Research Agency;  
2.6.  Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center;  
2.7.  Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute;  
2.8.  Inter-University R esearch Institute Corporation;  
2.9.  Japan Health Insurance Association;  
2.10.   Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences;  
2.11.   Japan Mint;  
2.12.   Japan Pension Service;  
2.13.   Labor Management Organization for USFJ Employees;  
2.14.   Marine Technical Education Agency;  
2.15.   Nation al Agency of Vehicle Inspection;  
2.16.   National Agriculture and Food Research Organization;  
2.17.   National Archives of Japan;  
2.18.   National Cancer Center;  
2.19.   National Center for Child Health and Development;  APPENDIX I  JAPAN  ANNEX 3  Page 3/4 
 
23 January 2016 (WT/Let/ 1131) 2.20.   National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology;  
2.21.   National Center for  Global Health and Medicine;  
2.22.   National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training;  
2.23.   National Center for Seeds and Seedlings;  
2.24.   National Center for Teachers' Development;  
2.25.   National Center for University Entrance Examinations;  
2.26.   National Center of Neur ology and Psychiatry;  
2.27.   National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center;  
2.28.   National Fisheries University;  
2.29.   National Hospital Organization;  
2.30.   National Institute for Agro -Environmental Sciences;  
2.31.   National Institute for Environmental Studies;  
2.32.   National Institute for Mater ials Science;  
2.33.   National Institute for Sea Training;  
2.34.   National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology;  
2.35.   National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences;  
2.36.   National Institute of Information and Communications Technology;  
2.37.   National Institute of Occup ational Safety and Health ; 
2.38.   National Institute of Radiological Sciences;  
2.39.   National Institute of Special Needs Education;  
2.40.   National Institute of Technology;  
2.41.   National Institute of Technology and Evaluation;  
2.42.   National Institutes for Cultural Heritage;  
2.43.   National In stitutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (Note 3. h.); 
2.44.   Ntional Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation;  
2.45.   National Institution for Youth Education;  
2.46.   National Livestock Breeding Center;  
2.47.   National Maritime Research Institute;  
2.48.   National Museum of Art;  
2.49.   National Museum of Nature and Science;  
2.50.   National Printing Bureau;  
2.51.   National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention;  
2.52.   National Research Institute of Brewing;  
2.53.   National Statistics Center;  
2.54.   National Traffic Safety and Env ironment Laboratory;  
2.55.   National University Corporation;  
2.56.   National Women's Education Center;  
2.57.   Nippon Export and Investment Insurance;  
2.58.   Port and Airport Research Institute;  
2.59.   Public Works Research Institute;  
2.60.   Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry.  
Notes to Annex 3  
1. This Agreement does not cover  contracts to be awarded to co -operatives or associations in 
accordance with laws and regulations existing at the time of the entry into force of this Agreement 
for Japan.  
2. This Agreement does not cover  contracts whic h the entities in Group A award for purposes of 
their daily profit -making activities which are exposed to competitive forces in markets. This note 
shall not be used in a manner which circumvents the provisions of this Agreement.  
3. Notes to specific entities:  
a. Procurement related to operational safety of transportation is not covered . 
b. Procurement which could lead to the disclosure of information incompatible with the 
purpose of the Treaty on the Non -Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or with international 
agreeme nts on intellectual property rights is not covered . Procurement for safety -related 
activities aiming at utilization and management of radioactive materials and responding 
to emergencies of nuclear installation is not covered . 
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23 January 2016 (WT/Let/ 1131) d. Procurement of advertising services, construction services and real estate services is not 
covered . 
e. Procurement of ships to be jointly owned with private companies is not covered . 
f. Procurement of public electrical telecommunications equipment and of services related to 
operational safety of telecommunications is not covered . 
g. Procurement of the services specified in Annex  5, other than construction services, is not 
covered . 
h. Procurement other than that conducted for t he National Institute of Health and Nutrition 
is not covered.  
4. With regard to procurement by Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology 
Agency : 
a. Note 3 .a. applies only to the railway  construction -related activities ; 
b. Note 3 .d. applies only to the ac tivities relating to the settlement of the former Japan 
National Railways ; 
c. Note 3 .e. applies only to the shipbuilding activities.  
5. East Japan Railway Company ( Note 3. a.) (Note 3. g.), Central Japan Railway Company 
(Note 3.a.) (Note 3. g.) and West Japan Railw ay Company ( Note 3. a.) (Note 3. g.) shall be deemed 
to be included in Group A with respect to Goods and Services of this Annex until such time as the 
European Union withdraws its objection against the delisting of these companies.  
As soon as the European Un ion's notification of the withdrawal of its objection has been notified to 
the Committee on Government Procurement, this note shall cease to have effect.  
 
6. National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan shall be deemed to be included in Group B with 
respect to Good s and Services of this Annex until such time as the European Union and the United 
States withdraw their objections against the delisting of this abolished entity.  
As soon as the United States' and the European Union's notifications of the withdrawals of their 
objections have been notified to the Committee on Government Procurement, this note shall cease 
to have effect.  
 
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