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GPA/MOD/SGP/6  
 
7 June 2018  
(18-3557) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
PROPOSED MODIFICATIO NS TO APPENDIX I OF SINGAPORE UNDER THE (1994)  
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNM ENT PROCUREMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM S INGAPORE PURSUANT TO  ARTICLE XXIV:6( a)1 OF THE GPA (1994)  
The following communication, dated 7 June 2018 , is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Singapore . 
 
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1. Pursuant to Article XXIV, paragraph 6(a) of the Agreement on Government Procurement, 
done at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the "1994 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 to the 1994 Agreement:  
 Delete "International Enterprise Singapore" and "Standards, Producti vity and Innovation 
Board" from "List of Entities"; and  
 Insert "Enterprise Singapore Board" to "List of Entities".  
2. The above modifications are necessary to reflect the reorganisation of entities within the 
Singapore administration. International Enterprise  Singapore and the Standards, Productivity and 
Innovation Board have been restructured and have merged to form Enterprise Singapore Board as 
of 5 February 2018.  
3. The modifications that Singapore is proposing do not affect the mutually agreed coverage 
provided under the 1994 Agreement.  
4. Attachment A to this document shows (in bold, strikeout or underlining) the proposed 
modifications by Singapore to page 1/1 of Annex 3 to Appendix I. Attachment B indicates how this 
page would appear after the proposed modific ations have been made.2 
                                                
1 Article XXIV:6(a)  of the 1994 Agreement  reads as follows: Rectifications  or Modifications  (a) 
Rectifications, transfers of an entity from one Annex to another or, in exceptional cases, other modifications 
relating to  Appendices  I through IV shall be notified to the Committee, along with information as to the likely 
consequences of the change f or the mutually agreed coverage provided in this Agreement. If the rectifications, 
transfers or other modifications are of a purely formal or minor nature, they shall become effective provided 
there is no objection within 30 days. In other cases, the Chair man of the Committee shall promptly convene a 
meeting of the Committee. The Committee shall consider the proposal and any claim for compensatory 
adjustments, with a view to maintaining a balance of rights and obligations and a comparable level of mutually 
agreed coverage provided in this Agreement prior to such notification. In the event of agreement not being 
reached, the matter may be pursued in accordance with the provisions contained in Article  XXII. 
2 Attachments A and B are in English only.  GPA/MOD/SGP/6  
 
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APPENDIX I  SINGAPORE  ANNEX 3  Page 1/1 
 
  ATTACHMENT A  
ANNEX 3  
 
All other Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Goods         Threshold : SDR 400,000  
 
Services  (specified in Annex 4)     Threshold : SDR 400,000  
 
Construction  (specified in Annex 5)     Threshold : SDR 5,000,000  
 
 
List of Entities:  
 
Agency for Sc ience, Technology and Research  
Board of Architects  
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore  
Building and Construction Authority  
Economic Development Board  
Enterprise Singapore  Board  
Housing and Development Board  
Info-communications Media Development Authority  
Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore  
International Enterprise Singapore  
Land Transport Authority of Singapore  
Jurong Town Corporation  
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore  
Monetary Authority of Singapore  
Nanyang Technological University  
National Parks  Board  
National University of Singapore  
Preservation of Monuments Board  
Professional Engineers Board  
Public Transport Council  
Sentosa Development Corporation  
Government Technology Agency  
Singapore Tourism Board  
Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board  
Urban Redevelopment Authority  
 
Note to Annex 3:  
 
1. The Agreement shall not apply to any procurement made by a covered entity on behalf of a 
non-covered entity.  GPA/MOD/SGP/6  
 
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APPENDIX I  SINGAPORE  ANNEX 3  Page 1/1 
 
  ATTACHMENT B  
ANNEX 3  
 
All other Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Goods         Threshold : SDR 400,000  
 
Services  (specified in Annex 4)     Threshold : SDR 400,000  
 
Construction  (specified in Annex 5)     Threshold : SDR 5,000,000  
 
 
List of Entities:  
 
Agency for Science, Technology and Research  
Board of Architects  
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore  
Building and Construction Authority  
Economic Development Board  
Enterprise Singapore Board  
Housing and Development Board  
Info-communications Media Development Authority  
Inland Revenue Authority of Si ngapore  
Land Transport Authority of Singapore  
Jurong Town Corporation  
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore  
Monetary Authority of Singapore  
Nanyang Technological University  
National Parks Board  
National University of Singapore  
Preservation of Monuments Board  
Professional Engineers Board  
Public Transport Council  
Sentosa Development Corporation  
Government Technology Agency  
Singapore Tourism Board  
Urban Redevelopment Authority  
 
Note to Annex 3:  
 
1. The Agreement shall not apply to any procurement made by a covered entity on behalf of a 
non-covered entity.  
 
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