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GPA/MOD/JPN/92  
 
10 August 2016  
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Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
 PROPOSED MODIFICATIO NS TO APPENDIX I OF JAPAN UNDER THE REVI SED 
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNM ENT PROCUREMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM J APAN  
Replies from Japan to q uestions from the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu,  
Kinmen and Matsu  (GPA/MOD/JPN/89)  to its proposed modifications circulated in  
(GPA/MOD/JPN/82)  
The following communication, dated 10 August  2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan  
 
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RESPONSE FROM JAPAN TO QUESTIONS FROM TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY O F 
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINM EN, AND MATSU (GPA/M OD/JPN/8 9) TO ITS PROPOSED 
MODIFICATIONS CIRCUL ATED IN GPA/MOD/JPN/ 82 
 
Please find below Japan's response to questions from the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (GPA/MOD/JPN/8 9) regard ing the proposed modification to Appendix I 
of Japan under the revised GPA  (GPA/MOD/JPN/82) related to Kyus hu Railway Company.  
 
1. Please provide the annual statistics in terms of value/number of procurement 
covered by the GPA from Kyushu Railway Company i n the past three years.  
 
The t otal number of the GPA covered procurement in the past three years is seven (2013: two, 
2014: three, 2015: two), which includes the procurement of multiple -tie tampers from overseas. 
The data of the value is undisclosed in ord er to avoid prejudicing legitimate commercial interests.  
 
2. When will the tenures of the government -appointed managers or directors be 
terminated? Have their terms of service already expired since 1 April 2016? Do such 
appointments no more exist since 1 A pril 2016?  
 
The Government of Japan  (GOJ)  had no authority to appoint directors even before the 
enforcement of the Amendment to the Law concerning Passenger Railway Companies and Japan 
Freight Company (Amendment Law). On the other hand, the Minister of Lan d, Infrastructure, 
Transport and Tourism has authority to approve the appointment of representative s of Passenger 
Railway Compan ies and Japan Freight Railway Company in accordance with the Amendment Law. 
However, the GOJ no longer  has such authority on the  approval over Kyushu Railway Company 
since the enforcement of the Amendment Law.  
 
All 19 directors were appointed in the ordinary general meeting of shareholders on 21 June 2016 
and the representative director was appointed in the following board meeting . Therefore there is 
no representative director who was approved by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport 
and Tourism.  
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  3. Currently, what is the percentage of the whole shares of the Kyushu Railway 
Company owned by the Japanese government? Does the government own less than 50% 
of the whole shares of the company?  
 
The Japan Railway Construction Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT) holds the whole share of 
the Kyushu Railway Company and the GOJ holds no share. The share held by JRTT is supposed t o 
sell in a package as stated in the proposed modification to Appendix 1 of Japan under the revised 
GPA(GPA/MOD/JPN/82) related to Kyushu Railway Company.  
 
 
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