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ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS 
FAIT À MARRAKECH LE 15 AVRIL 1994 
CERTIFICATION DE MODIFICATIONS APPORTÉES À L'ACCORD 
ENVOI DE COPIES CERTIFIÉES CONFO RMES DE PAGES DE REMPLACEMENT 
DU SYSTÈME À FEUILLETS MOBILES POUR LES APPENDICES 
CONTENANT LES MODIFICATIONS CERTIFIÉES 
 J'ai l'honneur de vous faire parvenir ci-joint une copie certifiée conforme des pages de 
remplacement 1/5 à 5/5 de l'Annexe 3 de l'Appendice I contenant les modifications certifiées. 
  Les modifications concernant le Japon  ont pris effet le 26 juin 2015 . 
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 Roberto Azevêdo 
 Directeur général 
  
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 15-3522 WT/Let/1047 
  
   
   
 
 
  ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS 
FAIT À MARRAKECH LE 15 AVRIL 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION DE MODIFICATIONS 
 
  ll est certifié par la présente que les modifications apportées à l'Annexe 3 de l'Appendice I 
de l'Accord sur les marchés publics (1994) concernant le  Japon , qui ont été notifiées au Comité 
des marchés publics (GPA/MOD/JPN/75) conformément aux procédures prévues à l'article XXIV:6, ont pris effet le 26 juin 2015 . 
 
 Conformément à la Décision du Comité des marchés publics adoptée le 4 juin 1996 
concernant l'établissement d'un système à feuillets mobiles ayant valeur juridique pour mettre périodiquement à jour les Appendices de l'A ccord sur les marchés publics (GPA/M/2) et les 
procédures relatives aux modifications du système à feuillets mobiles (GPA/M/5), ces modifications 
sont contenues dans les pages de remplacement ci-jointes du système à feuillets mobiles. 
En conséquence, les pages ci-jointes rempla cent les pages 1/5 à 5/5 de l'Annexe 3 de 
l'Appendice I du Japon  dans le système à feuillets mobiles pour les Appendices conformément aux 
décisions susmentionnées. 
 
 La présente notification est présentée conformé ment au paragraphe 14 de l'article XXIV de 
l'Accord.  
 Je remets par la présente une copie certifi ée conforme des modifications susmentionnées à 
chaque Membre de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce. La présente certification sera enregistrée conformément aux dispositions de l'article 102 de la Charte des Nations Unies. 
 
 Fait à Genève le sept juillet deux mille quinze. 
   
 
  Roberto Azevêdo 
 
 
Copie certifiée conforme:   
 
   
 
 Directeur général
  
 
 
   APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/5  
 
26 June 2015 (WT/Let/1047)  JAPAN  
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR 
  List of Entities : 
 
1. Group A  - Japan Water Agency 
- Japan Regional Development Corporation 
- Japan Railway Construction Public 
Corporation (a)(d) 
- Narita International Airport Corporation 
- East Nippon Expressway Company Limited 
- Central Nippon Expressway Company 
Limited 
- West Nippon Expressway Company Limited - Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited 
- Hanshin Expressway Company Limited 
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway 
Company Limited 
- Japan Expressway Holding and Debt 
Repayment Agency 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) - Japan Science and Technology Agency - Japan Atomic Energy Agency (b) 
- Japan Environmental Storage & Safety 
Corporation (h) 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - Welfare and Medical Service Agency 
- Government Pension Investment Fund 
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries 
Corporation 
- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National 
Corporation (c) 
 - Japan Small and Medium Enterprise 
Corporation 
- Japan Post 
- Japan Labour Health and Welfare 
Organization 
- Japan Organization for Employment of the 
Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job 
Seekers 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation - Japan Finance Corporation 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation 
- Japan Housing Finance Agency - Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities - Development Bank of Japan Inc. 
- Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (a) 
- Japan Tobacco Inc. - Hokkaido Railway Company (a) - Shikoku Railway Company (a) - Kyushu Railway Company (a) 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation 
(f) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East 
Corporation (f) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West 
Corporation (f) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association 
- National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan 
- RIKEN (b) - Environmental Restoration and Conservation 
Agency 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of 
the Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation, The - Japan Student Services Organization 
 
 APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/5  
 
26 June 2015 (WT/Let/1047)  Supplies  (cont'd)  
 
- Japan Arts Council 
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - The Open University of Japan Foundation - Japan Sport Council - Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- National Center for Persons with Severe 
Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono 
- Japan Racing Association 
- Mutual Aid Association for Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fishery Organization Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing 
- Farmers' Pension Fund 
- Keirin Promotion Association (A juridical 
person designated as such pursuant to the Bicycle Racing Law) 
- Japan External Trade Organization 
- Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association 
(A juridical person designated as such pursuant to the Auto Racing Law) 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology 
 Development Organization - Japan Alcohol Corporation - Japan National Tourism Organization 
- The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and 
Training 
- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firefighters 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation 
for Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement 
 Allowance Mutual Aid  2. Group B 
 
- National Archives of Japan - National Institute of Information and 
Communications Technology 
- National Research Institute of Brewing 
- National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations 
- National Institute of Special Needs 
Education 
 - National Institution for Youth Education 
- National Women's Education Center - National Museum of Nature and Science - National Institute for Materials Science - National Research Institute for Earth Science 
and Disaster Prevention 
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan - National Institute of Radiological Sciences - National Museum of Art 
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage 
- National Center for Teachers' Development - National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, 
Health and Nutrition (i) 
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and 
Health 
- Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection 
Center 
- National Center for Seeds and Seedlings 
- National Livestock Breeding Center - National Agriculture and Food Research 
Organization 
- National Fisheries University 
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences - National Institute for Agro-Environmental 
Sciences 
- Japan International Research Center for 
Agricultural Sciences 
- Forestry and Forest Products Research 
Institute 
- Fisheries Research Agency 
- Research Institute of Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- National Center for Industrial Property 
Information and Training 
- Nippon Export and Investment Insurance - National Institute of Advanced Industrial 
Science and Technology 
- National Institute of Technology and 
Evaluation 
- Public Works Research Institute - Building Research Institute 
- Japan Health Insurance Association 
- Japan Pension Service - National Cancer Center - National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center 
- National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry 
- National Center for Global Health and 
Medicine 
- National Center for Child Health and 
Development 
- National Center for Geriatrics and 
Gerontology 
 APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5  
 
26 June 2015 (WT/Let/1047)  Supplies (cont'd)  
  - National Traffic Safety and Environment  Laboratory 
- National Maritime Research Institute 
- Port and Airport Research Institute - Electronic Navigation Research Institute - Marine Technical Education Agency 
- National Institute for Sea Training 
- Civil Aviation College - National Institute for Environmental  Studies 
- Labor Management Organization for  USFJ 
 Employees - National Agency of Vehicle Inspection - National Statistics Center 
- Japan Mint 
- National Printing Bureau - National Hospital Organization - National University Corporation 
- Inter-University Research Institute 
 Corporation - National Institute of Technology - National Institution for Academic 
 Degrees  and University Evaluation 
- Center for National University Finance  and Management  
 
Services  
 Threshold : 
 
Construction services : 
4,500 thousand SDR for Japan Post in Group A 15,000 thousand SDR for all other entities in 
Group A 
4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B  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 : 
 
1. Group A  - Japan Water Agency 
- Japan Regional Development 
 Corporation  
  - Japan Railway Construction Public  Corporation  (a)(d) 
- Narita International Airport Corporation 
- East Nippon Expressway Company Limited - Central Nippon Expressway Company  Limited 
- West Nippon Expressway Company Limited 
- Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited - Hanshin Expressway Company Limited - Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway 
 Company Limited 
- Japan Expressway Holding and Debt  Repayment Agency - Urban Development Corporation (a) 
- Japan Science and Technology Agency 
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency (b) - Japan Environmental Storage & Safety 
Corporation (h) 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency 
- Welfare and Medical Service Agency - Government Pension Investment Fund - Agriculture and Livestock Industries 
 Corporation 
- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National  Corporation (c) - Japan Small and Medium Enterprise 
 Corporation 
- Japan Post - Japan Labour Health and Welfare  Organization 
- Japan Organization for Employment of the 
 Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job  Seekers - Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation - Japan Housing Finance Agency - Japan Finance Organization for 
 Municipalities 
- Development Bank of Japan Inc. - Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (a) - Japan Tobacco Inc. (g) 
- Hokkaido Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a)(g) - Kyushu Railway Company (a)(g)  
 APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 4/5  
 
26 June 2015 (WT/Let/1047)  Services  (cont'd)  
 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a)(g) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone 
Corporation (f)(g) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East 
Corporation (f)(g) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West 
Corporation (f)(g) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association - National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan  - RIKEN (b) 
- Environmental Restoration and 
Conservation Agency 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development 
of the Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation, The 
- Japan Student Services Organization - Japan Arts Council - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 
- The Open University of Japan Foundation 
- Japan Sport Council - Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- National Center for Persons with Severe 
Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono 
- Japan Racing Association - Mutual Aid Association for Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fishery Organization  
Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing - Farmers' Pension Fund 
- Keirin Promotion Association (A juridical 
person designated as such pursuant to the Bicycle Racing Law) 
- Japan External Trade Organization 
- Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association 
(A juridical person designated as such pursuant to the Auto Racing Law) 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology 
Development Organization 
- Japan Alcohol Corporation - Japan National Tourism Organization - The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and 
Training 
- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firefighters 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation 
for Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement 
 Allowance Mutual Aid 
 2. Group B 
 
- National Archives of Japan 
- National Institute of Information and 
Communications Technology 
- National Research Institute of Brewing 
- National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations 
- National Institute of Special Needs Education - National Institution for Youth Education 
- National Women's Education Center 
- National Museum of Nature and Science - National Institute for Materials Science - National Research Institute for Earth Science 
and Disaster Prevention 
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan - National Institute of Radiological Sciences - National Museum of Art 
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage 
- National Center for Teachers' Development - National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, 
Health and Nutrition (i) 
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and 
Health 
- Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection 
Center 
- National Center for Seeds and Seedlings 
- National Livestock Breeding Center - National Agriculture and Food Research 
Organization 
- National Fisheries University 
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences - National Institute for Agro-Environmental 
Sciences 
- Japan International Research Center for 
Agricultural Sciences 
- Forestry and Forest Products Research 
Institute 
- Japan Health Insurance Association 
- Japan Pension Service - National Cancer Center - National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center 
- National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry 
- National Center for Global Health and 
Medicine 
- National Center for Child Health and 
Development 
- National Center for Geriatrics and 
Gerontology 
 APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 5/5  
 
26 June 2015 (WT/Let/1047)  
 Services  (cont'd) 
 
 
- Fisheries Research Agency 
- Research Institute of Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- National Center for Industrial Property 
Information and Training 
- Nippon Export and Investment Insurance - National Institute of Advanced Industrial 
Science and Technology 
- National Institute of Technology and 
Evaluation 
- Public Works Research Institute 
- Building Research Institute 
- National Traffic Sa fety and Environment 
Laboratory 
- National Maritime Research Institute 
- Port and Airport Research Institute 
- Electronic Navigation Research Institute - Marine Technical Education Agency - National Institute for Sea Training 
- Civil Aviation College 
- National Institute for Environmental 
Studies 
- Labor Management Organization for USFJ 
Employees 
- National Agency of Vehicle Inspection - National Statistics Center - Japan Mint 
- National Printing Bureau 
- National Hospital Organization - National University Corporation - Inter-University Research Institute 
Corporation 
- National Institute of Technology - National Institution for Academic Degrees 
and University Evaluation 
- Center for National University Finance and 
Management 
 
 
Notes to Annex 3  
 
1. Products and services procured with a view 
to resale or with a view to use in the 
production of goods for sale are not included. 
 
2. 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. 
 3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts 
which 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. 
 
4. Notes to specific entities: 
 
 (a) Procurement related to operational 
safety of transportation is not included. 
 
 (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 agreements on 
intellectual property rights is not 
included.  Procurement for safety-related activities aiming at utilization and management of radioactive 
materials and responding to 
emergencies of nuclear installation is not included. 
 
 (c) Procurement related to geological and 
geophysical survey is not included. 
 
 (d) Procurement of advertising services, 
construction services and real estate services is not included. 
 
 (e) Procurement of ships to be jointly 
owned with private companies is not included. 
 
 (f) Procurement of public electrical tele-
communications equipment and of 
services related to operational safety of telecommunications is not included. 
 
 (g) Procurement of the services specified in 
Annex 4, other than construction 
services, is not included. 
 
(h) Procurement related to interim storage 
is not included. 
 
(i) Procurement related to the functions on 
biomedical innovation that have been transferred from the former National Institute of Biomedical Innovation is not 
included. 
 
 
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