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GPA/MOD/SGP/5  
 
2 November  2016 
(16-6020) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
 PROPOSED MODIFICATIO NS TO APPENDIX I OF SINGAPORE  UNDER THE REVISED 
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNM ENT PROCUREMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM SINGAPORE  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XIX:11 OF THE REVISED AGREEMENT 
ON GOVERNMENT PROCUR EMENT  
The following communication, dated 1 November  2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Singapore . 
 
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1.  Pursuant to Article XIX, paragraph 1 (b) of the revised Agreement on Government Procurement 
which entered into force on 6 April 2014 (hereinafter referred to as "the revised Agreement "), the 
Government of Singapore hereby notifies the Committee on Government Procurement of the 
following proposed modifications relating to its Annex 3 of Appendix I of the revised Agreement:  
 Delete "Info -communications Development Auth ority of Singapore" and "Media 
Development Authority" from "List of Entities "; and  
 Insert "Info -communications Media Development Authority" and "Government 
Technology Agency" to "List of Entities ". 
2.  The above modifications are necessary to reflect the reorg anisation of entities within the 
Singapore administration. The Info -communications Development Authority of Singapore and the 
Media Development Authority have been restructured to form the Info -communications Media 
Development Authority and the Government Technology Agency as of 1 October 2016.  
3.  The modifications that Singapore is proposing do not affect the mutually agreed coverage 
provided under the revised Agreement.  
4.  Attachment  A to this document shows (in bold, strikeout or underlining) the proposed 
modification s by Singapore  to page 1/1 of Annex  3 to Appendix  I. Attachment  B indicates how this 
page would appear after the proposed modification s have been made .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 a n 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 prop osed 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 ot her 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/SGP/5  
 
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9 June 2014 (WT/Let/951)  ATTACHMENT A  
ANNEX 3  
OTHER ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 400,000  
 
Services      SDR 400, 000 
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. Agency for Science, Technology and Research;  
2. Board of Architects;  
3. Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore;  
4. Building and Construction Authority;  
5. Economic Development Board;  
6. Housing  and Development Board;  
7. Info–communications Development Authority of Singapore Info-communications 
Media Development Authority ; 
8. Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore;  
9. International Enterprise Singapore;  
10. Land Transport Authority of Singapore;  
11. Jurong Town Corporation;  
12. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore;  
13. Monetary Authority of Singapore;  
14. Nanyang Technological University;  
15. National Parks Board;  
16. National University of Singapore;  
17. Preservation of Monuments Board;  
18. Professional Engineers Board;  
19. Public Transport Council;  
20. Sentosa Development Corporation;  
21. Media Development Authority  Government Technology Agency ; 
22. Singapore Tourism Board;  
23. Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board;  
24. Urban Redevelopm ent Authority.  
 GPA/MOD /SGP/5  
 
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APPENDIX I  SINGAPORE  ANNEX 3  Page 1/1 
 
… 2016  (WT/Let/ …) ATTACHMENT B  
ANNEX 3  
OTHER ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 400,000  
 
Services      SDR 400,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. Agency for Science, Technology and Research;  
2. Board of Architects;  
3. Civil Avia tion Authority of Singapore;  
4. Building and Construction Authority;  
5. Economic Development Board;  
6. Housing and Development Board;  
7. Info-communications Media Development Authority ; 
8. Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore;  
9. International Enterprise Singapore;  
10. Land Transport Authority of Singapore;  
11. Jurong Town Corporation;  
12. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore;  
13. Monetary Authority of Singapore;  
14. Nanyang Technological University;  
15. National Parks Board;  
16. National University of  Singapore;  
17. Preservation of Monuments Board;  
18. Professional Engineers Board;  
19. Public Transport Council;  
20. Sentosa Development Corporation;  
21. Government Technology Agency ; 
22. Singapore Tourism Board;  
23. Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board;  
24. Urban Redevelopment Authority.  
 
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