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GPA/MOD/NZL/6  
 
26 February 2018  
(18-1238) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
PROPOSED MODIFICATIO NS TO APPENDIX I OF NEW ZEALAND UNDER TH E REVISED 
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNM ENT PROCUREMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM N EW ZEALAND PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XIX:11 OF THE  
REVISED AGREEMENT ON  GOVERNMENT PROCUREME NT 
The following communication, dated 22 February 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of New Zealand.  
 
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1.  Pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article XIX of the revised Agreement on Government Procurement 
(hereinafter "the revised Agreement"), New Zealand hereby notif ies the Committee on 
Government Procurement of the following modifications to its Annex 1, Appendix I of the revised 
Agreement:  
a. Replace  "Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki " with "Oranga Tamariki –
Ministry for Children " in the List of Entities . 
2.  The above modification  arises from the following:  
a. On 18 January 2018, the name of the Minis try for Vulnerable Children, Or anga Tamariki, 
which is listed in Annex 1, was changed to Oranga Tamariki –Ministry for Children in 
accordance with the State Sector (Oranga Tamariki –Ministry for Children) Order 2017.   
3.  The above modifications do not alter the level of mutually agreed coverage provided in New 
Zealand's Appendix 1 .  
4.  Attachment A to this document shows (in strikeout or underlining) the proposed modificati ons 
by New Zealand to the corresponding page of Annex 1 of Appendix I. Attachment B indicates how 
this page would appear after the proposed modifications have been accepted.2 
 
                                                
1 Article X IX:1 reads as follows: Notification of Proposed  Modification  A Party shall notify the Committee 
of any proposed rectification, transfer of an entity from one annex to another, withdrawal of an entity or other 
modification of its annexes to Appendix I (any of which is hereinafter referred to as "modification"). The Party 
proposing the modification (hereinafter referred to as "modifying Party") shall include in the notification: (a) for 
any proposed withdrawal of an entity from its annexes to Appendix I in exercise of its rights on the grounds 
that government control or influence over the entity's covered procurement has been effectively eliminated, 
evidence of such elimination; or (b) for any other proposed modification, information as to the likely 
consequences of the change for the mutually agreed coverage provided for in this Agreement.  
2 Attachments A and B are in English only.  GPA/MOD/NZL/6  
 
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26 June 2017 (WT/Let/1269)  APPENDIX I  NEW ZEALAND  ANNEX 1  Page 1 /1 
ATTACHMENT A  
NEW ZEALAND  
(Authentic in the English Language)  
ANNEX 1  
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT E NTITIES  
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement covers procurement by entities listed in this Annex, 
subject to the following thresholds:  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 130,000  
 
Services      SDR 130,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. Ministry for Primary Industries;  
2. Department of Conservation;  
3. Department of Corrections;  
4. Crown Law Office;  
5. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment;  
6. Ministry for Culture and Heritage;  
7. Ministry of Defence;  
8. Ministry of Education;  
9. Education Review Office;  
10. Ministry for the Environment;  
11. Ministry of Fo reign Affairs and Trade;  
12. Government Communications Security Bureau;  
13. Ministry of Health;  
14. Inland Revenue Department;  
15. Department of Internal Affairs;  
16. Ministry of Justice;  
17. Land Information New Zealand;  
18. Te Puni Kōkiri Ministry of Māori Development;  
19. New Zealand Customs Service;  
20. Ministry for Pacific Peoples;  
21. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet;  
22. Serious Fraud Office;  
23. Ministry of Social Development;  
24. State Services Commission;  
25. Statistics New Zealand;  
26. Ministry of Transport;  
27. The Treasury;  
28. Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki Oranga Tamariki –Ministry for 
Children ; 
29. Ministry for Women;  
30. New Zealand Defence Force;  
31. New Zealand Police.  GPA/MOD/NZL/6  
 
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Note to Annex 1  
All agencies subordinate to the  above listed central government entities are covered.  GPA/MOD/NZL/6  
 
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ATTACHMENT B  
NEW ZEALAND  
(Authentic in the English Language)  
ANNEX 1  
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES  
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement covers procurement by entities listed in this Annex, 
subject to the following thresholds:  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 130,000  
 
Services      SDR 130,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. Ministry for Primary Industries;  
2. Department of Conservation;  
3. Department of Corrections;  
4. Crown Law Office;  
5. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment;  
6. Ministry for Culture and Heritage;  
7. Ministry of Defence;  
8. Ministry of Education;  
9. Education Review Office;  
10. Ministry for the Environment;  
11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade;  
12. Government Communications Security Bureau;  
13. Ministry of Health;  
14. Inland Revenue Department;  
15. Department of Internal Affairs;  
16. Ministry of Justice;  
17. Land Information Ne w Zealand;  
18. Te Puni Kōkiri Ministry of Māori Development;  
19. New Zealand Customs Service;  
20. Ministry for Pacific Peoples;  
21. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet;  
22. Serious Fraud Office;  
23. Ministry of Social Development;  
24. State Services Commission;  
25. Statistics Ne w Zealand;  
26. Ministry of Transport;  
27. The Treasury;  
28. Oranga Tamariki –Ministry for Children ; 
29. Ministry for Women;  
30. New Zealand Defence Force;  
31. New Zealand Police.  
 GPA/MOD/NZL/6  
 
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Note to Annex 1  
All agencies subordinate to the above listed central government entities are covered.  
 
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