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Comité de Contratación Pública  Original: inglés  
 
MODIFICACIONES DEL APÉNDICE I PROPUESTAS POR 
EL JAPÓN EN EL MARCO DEL ACUERDO SOBRE 
CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA REVISADO 
COMUNICACIÓN DEL JAPÓN DE CONFORMIDAD CON 
EL PÁRRAFO 1 DEL ARTÍCULO XIX1 DEL ACUERDO 
SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA REVISADO 
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 12 de junio de 2014, se distribuye a petición de la delegación 
del Japón.  
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 De conformidad con el párrafo 1 del artículo XIX del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública 
modificado por el Protocolo por el que se modifica el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública 
(denominado en adelante el "Acuerdo revisado"), el Gobierno del Japón notifica por la presente 
al Comité de Contratación Pública las siguientes modificaciones de carácter puramente formal en 
relación con su Anexo 3 del Apéndice I del Acuerdo revisado. 
 Anexo 3 
 Suprímase "2.13 Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization" de la lista de entidades 
(grupo B) y renumérense las demás entidades en consecuencia. 
Las modificaciones mencionadas obedecen a lo siguiente: 
 La Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization  (Organización de Seguridad de la Energía 
Nuclear del Japón), una institución administrativa independiente, se disolvió y fusionó el 1º de marzo de 2014 con la Nuclear Regulation Authority  (Autoridad de 
Reglamentación Nuclear), un órgano independiente adscrito al Ministerio de Medio 
Ambiente y que figura como entidad abarcada en el Anexo 1. 
Estas modificaciones no cambian la cobertura mutuamente convenida prevista en el Acuerdo. 
En el suplemento A del presente documento se muestran las modificaciones de las páginas 
correspondientes del Anexo 3 (páginas 2/4 y 3/4) del Apéndice I del Acuerdo revisado propuestas 
por el Japón en esta comunicación. En el suplemento B se indica cómo quedarían dichas páginas del Anexo 3 del Apéndice I del Japón una vez introducidas las modificaciones propuestas en esta 
comunicación. Las modificaciones se señalan en negrita y tachado o subrayado.
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1 El texto del párrafo 1 del artículo XIX ( Notificación de propuestas de modificación ) es el siguiente: 
Toda Parte notificará al Comité las rectificaciones prop uestas, las transferencias de una entidad de un anexo a 
otro, el retiro de una entidad, u otras modificaciones de sus Anexos del Apéndice I (las que se denominan en 
adelante "modificación"). La Parte qu e proponga la modificación (denominad a en adelante "Parte modificante") 
incluirá en la notificación: a) en caso de que proponga el retiro de una entidad de sus Anexos del Apéndice I, 
en ejercicio de sus derechos, por haberse eliminado efecti vamente el control o la influencia del gobierno sobre 
las contrataciones abarcadas que realice esa entidad, las pruebas de esa eliminación; o b) en caso de que 
proponga cualquier otra modificación, información so bre las probables consecuencias del cambio en la 
cobertura mutuamente convenida prevista en el presente Acuerdo. 
2 Los suplementos A y B existen únicamente en inglés. GPA/MOD/JPN/73 
 
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12 June 2014 (WT/Let/952) ATTACHMENT A 
1.31.  Japan Post; 
1.32.  Japan Racing Association; 1.33.  Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (Note 3.a.) (Note 3.d.) 
(Note 3.e.); 
1.34.  Japan Science and Technology Agency; 1.35.  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; 
1.36.  Japan Sport Council; 
1.37.  Japan Student Services Organization; 1.38.  Japan Tobacco Inc. (Note 3.g.); 1.39.  Japan Water Agency; 
1.40.  Keirin Promotion Association (A juridical person designated as such pursuant to the Bicycle 
Racing Law); 1.41.  Kyushu Railway Company (Note 3.a.) (Note 3.g.); 
1.42.  Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited; 
1.43.  Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association (A juridical person designated as such pursuant to the Auto Racing Law); 
1.44.  Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture,  Forestry and Fishery Corporation Personnel; 
1.45.  Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualti es and Retirement of Volunteer Firefighters; 
1.46.  Narita International Airport Corporation; 1.47.  National Association of Racing, The; 
1.48.  National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono; 
1.49.  National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan; 1.50.  New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization; 
1.51.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (Note 3.f.) (Note 3.g.); 
1.52.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (Note 3.f.) (Note 3.g.); 1.53.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (Note 3.f.) (Note 3.g.); 
1.54.  Northern Territories Issue Association; 
1.55.  Okinawa Development Finance Corporation; 1.56.  Open University of Japan Foundation, The; 1.57.  Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN; 
1.58.  Organization for Workers' Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid; 
1.59.  Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, The; 1.60.  RIKEN (Note 3.b.); 
1.61.  Shikoku Railway Company (Note 3.a.) (Note 3.g.); 
1.62.  Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (Note 3.a.); 1.63.  Urban Renaissance Agency; 
1.64.  Welfare and Medical Service Agency; 
1.65.  West Nippon Expressway Company Limited. 
2.  GROUP B 2.1.  Building Research Institute; 
2.2.  Center for National University Finance and Management; 
2.3.  Civil Aviation College; 2.4.  Electronic Navigation Research Institute; 
2.5.  Fisheries Research Agency; 
2.6.  Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center; 2.7.  Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute; 
2.8.  Institute of National Colleges of Technology, Japan; 
2.9.  Inter-University Research Institute Corporation; 2.10.  Japan Health Insurance Association; 2.11.  Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences; 
2.12.  Japan Mint; 
2.13.  Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization; 
2.1413 .  Japan Pension Service; 
2.1514 .  Labor Management Organization for USFJ Employees; 
2.1615 .  Marine Technical Education Agency; 
2.1716 .  National Agency of Vehicle Inspection; 
2.1817 .  National Agriculture and Food Research Organization; 
2.1918 .  National Archives of Japan; 
2.2019 .  National Cancer Center; GPA/MOD/JPN/73 
 
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12 June 2014 (WT/Let/952) 2.2120 .  National Center for Child Health and Development; 
2.2221 .  National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology; 
2.2322 .  National Center for Gl obal Health and Medicine; 
2.2423 .  National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training; 
2.2524 .  National Center for Seeds and Seedlings; 
2.2625 .  National Center for Teachers' Development; 
2.2726 .  National Center for University Entrance Examinations; 
2.2827 .  National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry; 
2.2928 .  National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center; 
2.3029 .  National Fisheries University; 
2.3130 .  National Hospital Organization; 
2.3231 .  National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences; 
2.3332 .  National Institute for Environmental Studies; 
2.3433 .  National Institute for Materials Science; 
2.3534 .  National Institute for Sea Training; 
2.3635 .  National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; 
2.3736 .  National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences; 
2.3837 .  National Institute of Health and Nutrition; 
2.3938 .  National Institute of Information and Communications Technology; 
2.4039 .  National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health; 
2.4140 .  National Institute of Radiological Sciences; 
2.4241 .  National Institute of Special Needs Education; 
2.4342 .  National Institute of Technology and Evaluation; 
2.4443 .  National Institutes for Cultural Heritage; 
2.4544 .  National Institution for Academic  Degrees and University Evaluation; 
2.4645 .  National Institution for Youth Education; 
2.4746 .  National Livestock Breeding Center; 
2.4847 .  National Maritime Research Institute; 
2.4948 .  National Museum of Art; 
2.5049 .  National Museum of Nature and Science; 
2.5150 .  National Printing Bureau; 
2.5251 .  National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention; 
2.5352 .  National Research Institute of Brewing; 
2.5453 .  National Statistics Center; 
2.5554 .  National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory; 
2.5655 .  National University Corporation; 
2.5756 .  National Women's Education Center; 
2.5857 .  Nippon Export and Investment Insurance; 
2.5958 .  Port and Airport Research Institute; 
2.6059 .  Public Works Research Institute; 
2.6160 .  Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry. 
Notes to Annex 3 
1. This Agreement does not cover contracts to be awarded to co-operatives or associations in 
accordance with laws and regulations existing at th e time of the entry into force of this Agreement 
for Japan. 
2. This Agreement does not cover contracts which the entities in Group A award for purposes of 
their daily profit-making activities which are expose d to competitive forces in markets. This note 
shall not be used in a manner which circumvents the provisions of this Agreement. 
3. Notes to specific entities: 
a. Procurement related to operational safety of transportation is not covered. 
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 covered. Procurement for safety-related 
activities aiming at utilization and management of radioactive materials and responding 
to emergencies of nuclear installation is not covered. GPA/MOD/JPN/73 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/4  
 
… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ATTACHMENT B 
1.31.  Japan Post; 
1.32.  Japan Racing Association; 1.33.  Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (Note 3.a.) (Note 3.d.) 
(Note 3.e.); 
1.34.  Japan Science and Technology Agency; 1.35.  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; 
1.36.  Japan Sport Council; 
1.37.  Japan Student Services Organization; 1.38.  Japan Tobacco Inc. (Note 3.g.); 1.39.  Japan Water Agency; 
1.40.  Keirin Promotion Association (A juridical person designated as such pursuant to the Bicycle 
Racing Law); 1.41.  Kyushu Railway Company (Note 3.a.) (Note 3.g.); 
1.42.  Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited; 
1.43.  Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association (A juridical person designated as such pursuant to the Auto Racing Law); 
1.44.  Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture,  Forestry and Fishery Corporation Personnel; 
1.45.  Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualti es and Retirement of Volunteer Firefighters; 
1.46.  Narita International Airport Corporation; 1.47.  National Association of Racing, The; 
1.48.  National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono; 
1.49.  National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan; 1.50.  New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization; 
1.51.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (Note 3.f.) (Note 3.g.); 
1.52.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (Note 3.f.) (Note 3.g.); 1.53.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (Note 3.f.) (Note 3.g.); 
1.54.  Northern Territories Issue Association; 
1.55.  Okinawa Development Finance Corporation; 1.56.  Open University of Japan Foundation, The; 1.57.  Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN; 
1.58.  Organization for Workers' Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid; 
1.59.  Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, The; 1.60.  RIKEN (Note 3.b.); 
1.61.  Shikoku Railway Company (Note 3.a.) (Note 3.g.); 
1.62.  Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (Note 3.a.); 1.63.  Urban Renaissance Agency; 
1.64.  Welfare and Medical Service Agency; 
1.65.  West Nippon Expressway Company Limited. 
2.  GROUP B 2.1.  Building Research Institute; 
2.2.  Center for National University Finance and Management; 
2.3.  Civil Aviation College; 2.4.  Electronic Navigation Research Institute; 
2.5.  Fisheries Research Agency; 
2.6.  Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center; 2.7.  Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute; 
2.8.  Institute of National Colleges of Technology, Japan; 
2.9.  Inter-University Research Institute Corporation; 2.10.  Japan Health Insurance Association; 2.11.  Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences; 
2.12.  Japan Mint; 
2.13.  Japan Pension Service; 2.14.  Labor Management Organization for USFJ Employees; 
2.15.  Marine Technical Education Agency; 
2.16.  National Agency of Vehicle Inspection; 2.17.  National Agriculture and Food Research Organization; 
2.18.  National Archives of Japan; 
2.19.  National Cancer Center; GPA/MOD/JPN/73 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) 2.20.  National Center for Ch ild Health and Development; 
2.21.  National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology; 
2.22.  National Center for Global Health and Medicine; 
2.23.  National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training; 
2.24.  National Center for Seeds and Seedlings; 
2.25.  National Center for Teachers' Development; 2.26.  National Center for University Entrance Examinations; 
2.27.  National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry; 
2.28.  National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center; 
2.29.  National Fisheries University; 2.30.  National Hospital Organization; 
2.31.  National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences; 
2.32.  National Institute for Environmental Studies; 2.33.  National Institute for Materials Science; 
2.34.  National Institute for Sea Training; 
2.35.  National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; 2.36.  National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences; 
2.37.  National Institute of Health and Nutrition; 
2.38.  National Institute of Inform ation and Communications Technology; 
2.39.  National Institute of O ccupational Safety and Health; 
2.40.  National Institute of Radiological Sciences; 
2.41.  National Institute of Special Needs Education; 
2.42.  National Institute of Technology and Evaluation; 2.43.  National Institutes for Cultural Heritage; 
2.44.  National Institution for Academ ic Degrees and University Evaluation; 
2.45.  National Institution for Youth Education; 2.46.  National Livestock Breeding Center; 
2.47.  National Maritime Research Institute; 
2.48.  National Museum of Art; 2.49.  National Museum of Nature and Science; 2.50.  National Printing Bureau; 
2.51.  National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention; 
2.52.  National Research Institute of Brewing; 2.53.  National Statistics Center; 
2.54.  National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory; 
2.55.  National University Corporation; 2.56.  National Women's Education Center; 
2.57.  Nippon Export and Investment Insurance; 
2.58.  Port and Airport Research Institute; 2.59.  Public Works Research Institute; 2.60.  Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry. 
Notes to Annex 3 
1. This Agreement does not cover contracts to be awarded to co-operatives or associations in 
accordance with laws and regulations existing at th e time of the entry into force of this Agreement 
for Japan. 
2. This Agreement does not cover contracts which the entities in Group A award for purposes of 
their daily profit-making activities which are expose d to competitive forces in markets. This note 
shall not be used in a manner which circumvents the provisions of this Agreement. 
3. Notes to specific entities: 
a. Procurement related to operational safety of transportation is not covered. 
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 covered. Procurement for safety-related 
activities aiming at utilization and management of radioactive materials and responding 
to emergencies of nuclear installation is not covered. 
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