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4 August 2014 (WT/Let/9 81) 1.31.   Japan Post;  
1.32.   Japan Racing Association;  
1.33.   Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Techno logy 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 F und for Official Casualties and Retirement of Volunteer Firefighters;  
1.46.   Narita International Airport Corporation;  
1.47.   National Assoc iation 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 (No te 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 Un iversity 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 Universi ty 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 Te chnology, 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;  
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4 August  2014 (WT/Let/9 81) 2.20.   National Center for Child Health and Development ; 
2.21.   National Center for Geriatrics a nd 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 Ex aminations ; 
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 St udies ; 
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 Inst itute 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 Muse um 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 Univ ersity 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 fo r purposes of 
their daily profit -making activities which are exposed 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 operationa l 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 right s 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 .