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GPA/MOD/JPN/73  
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Comité des marchés publics  Original: anglais  
 
  MODIFICATIONS PROJETÉES DE L'A PPENDICE I CONCERNANT LE JAPON 
AU TITRE DE L'ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS RÉVISÉ 
COMMUNICATION PRÉSENTÉE PAR LE JAPON AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE XIX:11 
DE L'ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS RÉVISÉ 
La communication ci-après, datée du 12 juin 2014, est distribuée à la demande de la délégation du 
Japon. 
 
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Conformément au paragraphe 1 de l'article XIX de l'Accord sur les marchés publics tel qu'il a été 
amendé par le Protocole portant amendement de l'Accord sur les marchés publics (ci-après dénommé l'"Accord révisé"), le gouvernement japo nais notifie au Comité des marchés publics les 
modifications de pure forme ci-après se rapportant à l'Annexe 3 de l'Appendice I de l'Accord révisé 
concernant le Japon. 
Annexe 3 
 Supprimer "2.13 Japan Nuclear Energy Safety  Organization" de la "Liste des entités 
(Groupe B)", et renuméroter les autres entités en conséquence. 
Les modifications susmentionnées découlent de ce qui suit: 
 La "Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization", un organisme administratif indépendant, 
a été supprimée et a fusionné, le 1
er mars 2014, avec la "Nuclear Regulation Authority" 
qui, en tant qu'organe indépendant relevant du Ministère de l'environnement, fait partie des entités couvertes énumérées à l'Annexe 1. 
Ces modifications n'altèrent pas le champ d'application mutuellement convenu de l'Accord. La 
pièce jointe A du présent document indique les modifications que le Japon propose, dans la 
présente communication, d'apporter aux pages correspondantes de l'Annexe 3 (pages 2/4 et 3/4) 
de l'Appendice I de l'Accord révisé. La pièce jointe B contient les pages pertinentes de l'Annexe 3 
de l'Appendice I concernant le Japon, telles qu'elles se présenteront après que les modifications proposées dans la présente communication y auront été apportées. Les modifications sont signalées en caractères gras et en texte barré ou souligné.
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1 L'article XIX:1 est libellé comme suit: Notification d'une mo dification projetée . Une Partie notifiera au 
Comité tout projet de rectification, de transfert d'une entité d'une annexe à une autre, de retrait d'une entité ou autre modification des annexes de l'Appendice I la concernant (ci-après dénommé la "modification"). La Partie projetant la modification (c i-après dénommée la "Partie apportant la modification") inclura dans la 
notification: a) pour tout retrait projeté d'une entité de s annexes de l'Appendice I la concernant dans l'exercice 
de ses droits au motif que le contrô le ou l'influence que le gouvernement  exerce sur les marchés couverts de 
cette entité a été éliminé de manière effective, la preuve de cette élimination; ou b) pour toute autre 
modification projetée, des renseignem ents concernant les conséquences probables du changement pour le 
champ d'application mu tuellement convenu du présent accord. 
2 Les pièces jointes A et B sont en anglais seulement. 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 Offi cial Casualties 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 Global 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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… 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 Offi cial Casualties 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 Gl obal 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 Information and Communications Technology; 
2.39. National Institute of Occupational 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 Academic  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 the 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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