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GPA/MOD/JPN/70  
 
14 February 2014  
(14-0929)  Page: 1/6  
Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
 PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO  APPENDIX I OF JAPAN 
COMMUNICATION FROM JAPAN PU RSUANT TO ARTICLE XXIV:6(a)1 OF THE GPA 
The following communication, dated 12 February 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan. 
 
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 1. Pursuant to Article XXIV, paragraph 6(a) of the Agreement on Government Procurement 
(hereinafter "the Agreement"), the Government of Japan hereby notifies the Committee on 
Government Procurement of the following modificati ons of a purely formal nature relating to its 
Annex 1 of Appendix I of the Agreement: 
Annex 1 
 
 Add "Specific Personal Information Protection Commission" and "Japan Fair Trade 
Commission" to " List of Entities"  and " List of Entities which procure the services, 
specified in Annex 4 ". 
2. The above modifications are th e result of the following: 
i. The Specific Personal Information Protection Commission was established as an 
independent organ under the Cabinet Office on 1 January 2014, in accordance with 
relevant national laws regarding the establishment of the Commission. The 
Commission aims at taking necessary measures such as giving guidance and advice to those who handle specific personal information in order to ensure appropriate 
handling of it, while taking into consideration the usefulness of such information. 
ii. Japan Fair Trade Commission has been an independent organ under the Cabinet 
Office since March 2003. As stipulated in Note 1 to Annex 1 of the Japanese 
Appendix I, Japan Fair Trade Commission is covered entity whether or not it is listed 
in Annex 1. Since all independent organs under the Cabinet Office (i.e. National Public Safety Commission, Financial Services Agency, Consumer Affairs Agency) are nevertheless listed in Annex 1, Japan Fair Trade Commission is added to Japanese 
Annex 1 for clarity. 
3. These modifications do not alter the level of the mutually agreed coverage provided in the 
Agreement. 
                                               
1 Article XXIV:6(a) reads as follows:  Rectifications or Modifications   (a) Rectifications, transfers of an 
entity from one Annex to another or, in exceptional cases,  other modifications relating to Appendices I through 
IV shall be notified to the Committee, along with info rmation as to the likely cons equences of the change for 
the mutually agreed coverage provided in this Agreement.   If the rectifications, tran sfers or other modifications 
are of a purely formal or minor nature, they shall beco me effective provided there is no objection within 30 
days.  In other cases, the Chairman of the Committee shall promptly convene a meeting of the Committee.  
The Committee shall consider the proposal and any cl aim for compensatory adjust ments, with a view to 
maintaining a balance of rights and obligations and a comparable level of mutually agreed coverage provided in 
this Agreement prior to such notification.  In the event of agreement not being reached, the matter may be pursued in accordance wi th the provisions contained in Article XXII. GPA/MOD/JPN/70 
 
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 4. Attachment A to this document shows the modifications proposed by Japan in this 
communication to the corresponding pages of Annex 1 (pages 1/3 and 2/3) of Appendix I. Attachment B indicates how these pages of Annex 1 of Japan's Appendix I would appear after the 
proposed modifications in this communication have been made. The modifications are highlighted 
in bold, and strikeout or underlining.
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5. Japan intends to notify the same modifications after its acceptance of the Protocol Amending 
the Agreement on Government Procurement, pursuant to Article XIX, paragraph 1 of the revised 
Agreement.
                                               
2 Attachments A and B are in English only. GPA/MOD/JPN/70 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 1/3  
 
18 January 2013 (WT/Let/877)  ATTACHMENT A 
JAPAN 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
ANNEX 1 
Central Government Entities which Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Supplies  
 Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR  
List of Entities : 
 All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows: 
 - House of Representatives - House of Councillors 
- Supreme Court 
- Board of Audit - Cabinet 
- National Personnel Authority 
- Cabinet Office - Reconstruction Agency 
- Imperial Household Agency 
- Japan Fair Trade Commission 
- National Public Safety Commission  (National Police Agency) 
- Specific Personal Information 
Protection Commission  
- Financial Services Agency 
- Consumer Affairs Agency 
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and  Communications 
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Finance - Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, 
Science and Technology 
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare  - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries 
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, 
Transport and Tourism 
- Ministry of the Environment 
- Ministry of Defense  
Services  
 Threshold : 
 
Construction services : 4,500 thousand 
SDR  
Architectural, engineering and other technical 
services covered by this Agreement:  450 thousand SDR 
 
Other services : 130 thousand SDR 
 List of Entities which procure the services, 
specified in Annex 4 : 
 All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows: 
 - House of Representatives 
- House of Councillors 
- Supreme Court - Board of Audit - Cabinet 
- National Personnel Authority 
- Cabinet Office - Reconstruction Agency 
- Imperial Household Agency 
- Japan Fair Trade Commission  
- National Public Safety Commission 
 (National Police Agency) 
 
 GPA/MOD/JPN/70 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 2/3  
 
18 January 2013 (WT/Let/877)   
Services  (cont'd)  
 - Specific Personal Information 
Protection Commission  
- Financial Services Agency 
- Consumer Affairs Agency 
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and 
 Communications - Ministry of Justice - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
- Ministry of Finance 
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,  Science and Technology 
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and  Fisheries 
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, 
Transport and Tourism 
- Ministry of the Environment 
- Ministry of Defense  
Notes to Annex 1  
 1. Entities covered by the Accounts Law 
include all their internal sub-divisions, 
independent organs, attached organizations and other organizations and local branch offices provided for in the National 
Government Organization Law and the Law 
establishing the Cabinet Office.  
2. Products and services procured with a 
v i e w  t o  r e s a l e  o r  w i t h  a  v i e w  t o  u s e  i n  t h e  production of goods for sale are not included.  
 
3. This Agreement shall not apply to 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.  
4. This Agreement will generally apply to 
procurement by the Ministry of Defense of the following Federal Supply Classification 
(FSC) categories subject to the Japanese 
Government determinations under the provisions of Article XXIII, paragraph 1:   
 FSC Description  
 
22 Railway Equipment 24 Tractors 
32 Woodworking Machinery and 
Equipment 
34 Metalworking Machinery 35 Service and Trade Equipment 
36 Special Industry Machinery 
37 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment 38 Construction, Mining, Excavating, and 
Highway Maintenance Equipment 
39 Materials Handling Equipment 40 Rope, Cable, Ch ain, and Fittings 
41 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air 
Circulating Equipment 
43 Pumps and Compressors 45 Plumbing, Heating and Sanitation 
Equipment 
46 Water Purification and Sewage 
Treatment Equipment 
47 Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings 
48 Valves 51 Hand Tools 
52 Measuring Tools 
55 Lumber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer 61 Electric Wire, and Power and 
Distribution Equipment 
62 Lighting Fixtures and Lamps 
65 Medical, Dental, and Veterinary 
Equipment and Supplies 
6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments 
6635 Physical Properties Testing Equipment 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies 
6645 Time Measuring Instruments 
6650 Optical Instruments 6655 Geophysical and Astronomical 
Instruments GPA/MOD/JPN/70 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 1/3  
 
… 2014 (WT/Let/…)  ATTACHMENT B 
JAPAN 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
ANNEX 1 
Central Government Entities which Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows:  
- House of Representatives 
- House of Councillors - Supreme Court 
- Board of Audit 
- Cabinet - National Personnel Authority - Cabinet Office 
- Reconstruction Agency 
- Imperial Household Agency - Japan Fair Trade Commission 
- National Public Safety Commission 
 (National Police Agency) - Specific Personal Information 
Protection Commission 
- Financial Services Agency - Consumer Affairs Agency - Ministry of Internal Affairs and 
 Communications 
- Ministry of Justice - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
- Ministry of Finance 
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, 
Science and Technology 
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 
 - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries 
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, 
Transport and Tourism 
- Ministry of the Environment - Ministry of Defense 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 Construction services : 4,500 thousand 
SDR 
 Architectural, engineering and other technical services covered by this Agreement:  
450 thousand SDR 
 Other services : 130 thousand SDR 
 
List of Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4 : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as follows:  
- House of Representatives 
- House of Councillors - Supreme Court 
- Board of Audit 
- Cabinet - National Personnel Authority 
- Cabinet Office 
- Reconstruction Agency - Imperial Household Agency - Japan Fair Trade Commission 
- National Public Safety Commission 
 (National Police Agency) GPA/MOD/JPN/70 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 2/3  
 
… 2014 (WT/Let/…)   
Services  (cont'd)  
 - Specific Personal Information 
Protection Commission 
- Financial Services Agency - Consumer Affairs Agency 
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and 
 Communications - Ministry of Justice - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
- Ministry of Finance 
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,  Science and Technology 
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and  Fisheries 
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, 
Transport and Tourism 
- Ministry of the Environment 
- Ministry of Defense  
Notes to Annex 1  
 1. Entities covered by the Accounts Law 
include all their internal sub-divisions, 
independent organs, attached organizations and other organizations and local branch offices provided for in the National 
Government Organization Law and the Law 
establishing the Cabinet Office.  
2. Products and services procured with a 
v i e w  t o  r e s a l e  o r  w i t h  a  v i e w  t o  u s e  i n  t h e  production of goods for sale are not included.  
 
3. This Agreement shall not apply to 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.  
4. This Agreement will generally apply to 
procurement by the Ministry of Defense of the following Federal Supply Classification 
(FSC) categories subject to the Japanese 
Government determinations under the provisions of Article XXIII, paragraph 1:   
 
FSC Description  
 
22 Railway Equipment 
24 Tractors 32 Woodworking Machinery and 
Equipment 
34 Metalworking Machinery 35 Service and Trade Equipment 36 Special Industry Machinery 
37 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment 
38 Construction, Mining, Excavating, and 
Highway Maintenance Equipment 
39 Materials Handling Equipment 
40 Rope, Cable, Ch ain, and Fittings 
41 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air 
Circulating Equipment 
43 Pumps and Compressors 45 Plumbing, Heating and Sanitation 
Equipment 
46 Water Purification and Sewage 
Treatment Equipment 
47 Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings 
48 Valves 
51 Hand Tools 52 Measuring Tools 
55 Lumber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer 
61 Electric Wire, and Power and 
Distribution Equipment 
62 Lighting Fixtures and Lamps 
65 Medical, Dental, and Veterinary 
Equipment and Supplies 
6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments 
6635 Physical Properties Testing Equipment 
6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies 6645 Time Measuring Instruments 
6650 Optical Instruments 
6655 Geophysical and Astronomical 
Instruments 
 
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