ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  RESTRICTED 
GPA/ACC/NZL/1 
1º de octubre de 2012 
 
 (12-5316) 
Comité de Contratación Pública Original: inglés 
 
 
 
SOLICITUD DE ADHESIÓN AL ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN  
PÚBLICA Y OFERTA INICIAL PARA EL APÉNDICE I 
 
Comunicación de Nueva Zelandia 
  
 La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 28 de septiembre de 2012, se ha recibido de la delegación de Nueva Zelandia. 
 
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 Tengo el honor de presentar adjunta la solicit ud de Nueva Zelandia de adhesión al Acuerdo 
sobre Contratación Pública (ACP), que comprende las respuestas de Nueva Zelandia a la lista 
recapitulativa de preguntas para la presentación de  información relativa a la adhesión al Acuerdo 
sobre Contratación Pública (documento GPA/35, de fecha 21 de junio de 2000)
1 y la oferta inicial de 
Nueva Zelandia para el Apéndice 1.2 
 
 La presente oferta se distribuye únicamente a efectos de su debate.  Nueva Zelandia se reserva 
el derecho de revisarla en cualquier momento, incluso para corregir cualquier error, omisión o 
inexactitud.  
 Nueva Zelandia formula la presente solicitud de adhesión con respecto al texto revisado del 
ACP adoptado por las Partes el 30 de marzo de 2012 (según figura en el documento GPA/113, de 
fecha 2 de abril de 2012). 
 
 Le agradeceré que tenga a bien disponer la  distribución de la presente comunicación a los 
Miembros y Observadores del Comité de Contratación Pública. 
 
  
John Adank 
Embajador Representante Permanente de Nueva Zelandia ante la OMC 
 
 
                                                      
1 Se distribuirá por separado con la signatura GPA/ACC/NZL/2. 
2 Incluida en el presente documento (véase infra ). GPA/ACC/NZL/1 
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  INITIAL APPENDIX I OFFER OF NEW ZEALAND 
WITHOUT PREJUDICE 
(SEPTEMBER 2012) 
 
 
 This document comprises New Zealand's initial Appendix I offer relating to its accession to 
the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.  It  is New Zealand's intention to complete its 
accession with reference to the revised text of th e GPA adopted by the Parties on 30 March 2012 (as 
contained in GPA/113 of 2 April 2012). 
  New Zealand reserves the right to propose a dditions, deletion sand ot her modifications or 
amendments to this offer. 
 
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APPENDIX I
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NEW ZEALAND 
 
(Authentic in the English Language) 
  
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities 
 
 
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement c overs procurement by entities listed in this 
Annex, subject to the following thresholds: 
  Thresholds: 
 Goods (specified in Annex 4)     SDR 130,000 
 Services  (specified in Annex 5)     SDR 130,000 
 
Construction Services  (specified in Annex 6)   SDR 5,000,000 
 
 
List of Entities: 
 
1. Ministry for Primary Industries 
2. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority 3. Department of Conservation 
4. Department of Corrections 
5. Crown Law Office 6. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment 
7. Ministry for Culture and Heritage 
8. Ministry of Defence 
                                                      
* In English only.  GPA/ACC/NZL/1 
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  9. Ministry of Education 
10. Education Review Office 
11. Ministry for the Environment 12. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
13. Government Communications Security Bureau 
14. Ministry of Health 
15. Inland Revenue Department 
16. Department of Internal Affairs 17. Ministry of Justice 
18. Land Information New Zealand 
19. Ministry of M āori Development 
20. New Zealand Customs Service 
21. Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs 
22. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 23. Serious Fraud Office 
24. Ministry of Social Development  
25. State Services Commission 26. Statistics New Zealand 
27. Ministry of Transport 
28. The Treasury 29. Ministry of Women's Affairs 
30. New Zealand Defence Force 
31. New Zealand Police GPA/ACC/NZL/1 
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  ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Government Entities 
  
 Not applicable – New Zealand does not have Sub-Central Government entities. 
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  ANNEX 3 
 
Other Entities 
  
 None. GPA/ACC/NZL/1 
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  ANNEX 4 
 
Goods 
  
 Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement c overs procurement of all goods by the entities 
listed in Annexes 1 through 3. 
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  ANNEX 5 
 
Services 
  
1. Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement c overs procurement of all services by the entities 
listed in Annexes 1 through 3. 
 2. This Agreement does not cover any of the fo llowing services as identified in accordance with 
the Provisional Central Product Classification (CPC) as set out in document MTN.GNS/W/120: 
 
(a) procurement of research and development services (CPC 851-853); 
 
(b) procurement of public health services (CPC 931, including 9311, 9312 and 9319); 
 
(c) procurement of education services (CPC 921, 922, 923, 924, and 929); 
 
(d) procurement of welfare services (CPC 933 and 913);  and 
 
(e) procurements listed in Annex 7. GPA/ACC/NZL/1 
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  ANNEX 6 
 
Construction Services 
  
 Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement cove rs procurement of all construction services in 
Division 51 of the Provisional Central Produc t Classification (CPC) as set out in document 
MTN.GNS/W/120.   GPA/ACC/NZL/1 
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  ANNEX 7 
 
General Notes 
  
 The following General Note applies without exception to this Agreement, including to 
Annexes 1 through 6. 
  This Agreement does not cover: 
 
(i) governmental provision of goods and services; 
 
(ii) procurement of goods or services in  respect of contracts for construction, 
refurbishment or furnishi ng of chanceries abroad; 
 
(iii) procurement of goods or services outside the territory of New Zealand for 
consumption outside the territory of New Zealand; 
 
(iv) commercial sponsorship arrangements; 
 
(v) any procurement made by an entity c overed under this Appendi x on behalf of an 
organization that is not an en tity covered under this Appendix; 
 
(vi) procurement by an entity covered under this Appendix from another entity covered 
under this Appendix. 
 
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