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GPA/MOD/EEC/26  
 
23 May 2014  
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Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
 PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF THE EUROPEAN UNION UNDER THE 
REVISED AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XIX:11 OF THE  
REVISED AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
The following communication, dated 8 May 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union. 
 
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 1.  Pursuant to Article XIX:1 of the Annex to the Protocol Amending the Agreement on 
Government Procurement (the "revised GPA"), and following the Chairman's fax of 10 April 2014, 
the European Union proposes the following modifications to the Annexes of the Final Appendix I Offer of the European Union: 
a. Modifications reflecting the accessi on of Croatia to the Agreement  by its 
accession to the EU, as certified by the De cision of the GPA Committee of 27 June 2013 
(GPA/118). Annexes 1 to 4 and Annex 7 of the Final Appendix I of the European Union to 
the revised GPA have been modified accordingly. 
b. Correction of clerical mistakes : 
i. Annex 1: Poland,  point 21.68:  the European Union proposes a correction of a 
typographical error in the name of the entity: "Granicxnej" should be corrected to 
"Granicznej", therefore the current name of the entity "Komenda G łówna Stra ży 
Granicxnej" should read now: "Komenda G łówna Stra ży Granicznej" (The Chief 
Border Guards Command). 
ii. Annex 1: Poland, point 21.84 : the European Union proposes a correction of a 
typographical error in the name of the entity  "Polska (EN: Polish), should be changed 
to Państwowa (EN: State). The current "Polska Agencja Rozwi ązywania Problemów 
Alkoholowych (State Agency for Prevention of Alcohol Related Problems) should be 
changed to "Pa ństwowa Agencja Rozwi ązywania Problemów Alkoholowych (State 
Agency for Prevention of Alcohol Related Problems) - English name unchanged. 
iii. Annex 7, nr.4:  the word "enlargment" is corrected to "enlargement". 
iv. Correction of various typos related to dots and commas , details can be found 
in the "track-changes" version. 
c. Adopting the WTO Secretariat Formatting:  The European Union proposes to revise 
its schedule to implement formatting requirements proposed by the GPA Secretariat. 
                                               
1 Article XIX: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 anothe r, 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 influenc e 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 agr eed coverage provided for in this Agreement. GPA/MOD/EEC/26 
 
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  2.  Attachment A to this document contains Anne xes 1 to 7 of the Final Appendix I Offer of the 
European Union - track changes versions - showing the proposed modifications to those Annexes, in comparison with GPA/113. Attachment B contai ns Annexes 1 to 7 of the Final Appendix I Offer 
of the European Union - clean versions - showing how those Annexes would appear after the 
proposed modifications have been made.
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2 Attachments A and B are in original language only. GPA/MOD/EEC/26 
 
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