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GPA/ MOD/SGP/4  
 
2 November  2016 
(16-6016) 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 1 November  2016, 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 Sin gapore 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 "Info -communications Development Authority of Singapore" and "Media 
Development Autho rity" from "List of Entities "; and  
 Insert "Info -communications Media Development Authority" and "Government 
Technology Agency" to "List of Entities ". 
2.  The above modifications are necessary to reflect the reorganisation of entities within the 
Singapore admin istration. The Info -communications Development Authority of Singapore and the 
Media Development Authority have been restructured to form the Info -communications Media 
Development Authority and the Government Technology Agency as of 1 October 2016.  
3.  The modi fications 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 
modification s by Singapore  to page 1/1 of Annex  3 to Appendix  I. Attachment  B indicates how this 
page would appear after the proposed modification s have been made .2 
                                                
1 Article XXIV:6(a) reads as follows:  Rectifications  or Modifications   (a) Rectifications, transfers of an 
entity from one Annex to another or, in exceptional cases, other modifications relating t o Appendices  I through 
IV shall be notified to the Committee, along with information as to the likely consequences of the change for 
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 Chairman of the Committee shall promptly convene a meeting of the Committee.  
The Committee shall consider the proposal and any c laim 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 ma tter may be 
pursued in accordance with the provisions contained in Article  XXII. 
2 Attachments A and B are in English only.  GPA/MOD/SGP/4  
 
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2 November 2009 (WT/Let/661)  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 Science, Technology and Research  
Board of Architects  
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore  
Building and Construction Authority  
Economic Development Board  
Housing and Development Board  
Info–communications Development Authority of Singapore Info-communications Media 
Development Authority  
Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore  
International Enterprise Singap ore 
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 Boar d 
Professional Engineers Board  
Public Transport Council  
Sentosa Development Corporation  
Media Development Authority  Government Technology Agency  
Singapore Tourism Board  
Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board  
Urban Redevelopment Authority  
 
Note to Ann ex 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/4  
 
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APPENDIX I  SINGAPORE  ANNEX 3  Page 1/1 
 
… (WT/Let/ …) 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  
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 Transpo rt 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 cove red entity on behalf of a 
non-covered entity.  
 
 
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