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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ATTACHMENT B 
JAPAN 
(Authentic in the English Language only) 
ANNEX 1 
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES 
Thresholds: 
Goods       SDR 100,000 
 
Construction Services    SDR 4,500,000  Architectural, engineering    SDR 450,000 
and other technical services  
covered by this Agreement   
Other services     SDR 100,000 
List of Entities: All entities covered by the Accounts Law as follows: 
1. House of Representatives; 
2. House of Councillors; 
3. Supreme Court; 
4. Board of Audit; 
5. Cabinet; 
6. National Personnel Authority; 
7. Cabinet Office; 
8. Reconstruction Agency; 
9. Imperial Household Agency; 
10. Japan Fair Trade Commission; 
11. National Public Safety Commission (National Police Agency); 
12. Specific Personal Informat ion Protection Commission; 
13. Financial Services Agency; 
14. Consumer Affairs Agency; 
15. Ministry of Internal Af fairs and Communications; 
16. Ministry of Justice; 
17. Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 
18. Ministry of Finance; 
19. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; 
20. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; 
21. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; 
22. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; 
23. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; 
24. Ministry of the Environment; 
25. Ministry of Defense. 
Notes to Annex 1 1.  Entities covered by the Accounts Law includ e all their internal subdivisions, independent 
organs, attached organizations and other organizations and local branch offices provided for in the 
National Government Organization Law and the Law establishing the Cabinet Office. 
2.  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. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ANNEX 2 
SUB-CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES 
Thresholds: 
Goods       SDR 200,000 
 
Construction Services    SDR 15,000,000  
Architectural, engineering    SDR 1,500,000 
and other technical services  covered by this Agreement  
Other services     SDR 200,000 
List of Entities: All prefectural governments entitled "To", "Do", "Fu"  and "Ken", and all designated cities entitled 
"Shitei-toshi", covered by the Local Autonomy Law as follows: 
1. Hokkaido; 
2. Aomori-ken; 
3. Iwate-ken; 
4. Miyagi-ken; 
5. Akita-ken; 
6. Yamagata-ken; 
7. Fukushima-ken; 
8. Ibaraki-ken; 
9. Tochigi-ken; 
10. Gunma-ken; 
11. Saitama-ken; 
12. Chiba-ken; 
13. Tokyo-to; 
14. Kanagawa-ken; 
15. Niigata-ken; 
16. Toyama-ken; 
17. Ishikawa-ken; 
18. Fukui-ken; 
19. Yamanashi-ken; 
20. Nagano-ken; 
21. Gifu-ken; 
22. Shizuoka-ken; 
23. Aichi-ken; 
24. Mie-ken; 
25. Shiga-ken; 
26. Kyoto-fu; 
27. Osaka-fu; 
28. Hyogo-ken; 
29. Nara-ken; 
30. Wakayama-ken; 
31. Tottori -ken; 
32. Shimane
-ken; 
33. Okayama-ken; 
34. Hiroshima-ken; 
35. Yamaguchi-ken; 
36. Tokushima-ken; 
37. Kagawa-ken;
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) 38. Ehime-ken; 
39. Kochi-ken; 
40. Fukuoka-ken; 
41. Saga-ken; 
42. Nagasaki-ken; 
43. Kumamoto-ken; 
44. Oita-ken; 
45. Miyazaki-ken; 
46. Kagoshima-ken; 
47. Okinawa-ken; 
48. Osaka-shi; 
49. Nagoya-shi; 
50. Kyoto-shi; 
51. Yokohama-shi; 
52. Kobe-shi; 
53. Kitakyushu-shi; 
54. Sapporo-shi; 
55. Kawasaki-shi; 
56. Fukuoka-shi; 
57. Hiroshima-shi; 
58. Sendai-shi; 
59. Chiba-shi; 
60. Saitama-shi; 
61. Shizuoka-shi; 
62. Sakai-shi; 
63. Niigata-shi; 
64. Hamamatsu-shi; 
65. Okayama-shi; 
66. Sagamihara-shi. 
Notes to Annex 2 
1.  "To", "Do", "Fu", "Ken" and "Shitei-toshi" covered by the Local Autonomy Law include all 
internal subdivisions, attached organizations and branch offices of all their governors or mayors, 
committees and other organizations provided for in the Local Autonomy Law. 
2.  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. 
3.  This Agreement does not cover contracts whic h the entities award for 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. 
4.  Procurement related to operational sa fety of transportati on is not covered. 
5.  Procurement related to the production, transport or distribution of electricity is not covered. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ANNEX 3 
OTHER ENTITIES 
Thresholds: 
Goods      SDR 130,000 
 
Construction services for   SDR 4,500,000 Japan Post in Group A  
 
Construction services for   SDR 15,000,000 all other entities in Group A  
Construction services for   SDR 4,500,000 
entities in Group B  
Architectural, engineering   SDR 450,000 
and other technical services covered by this Agreement 
 
Other services    SDR 130,000 
List of Entities: 1  GROUP A 
1.1.  Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation; 
1.2.  Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited; 1.3.  Development Bank of Japan Inc.; 
1.4.  East Nippon Expressway Company Limited; 
1.5.  Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency; 1.6.  Farmers' Pension Fund; 
1.7.  Fund for the Promotion and Development of the Amami Islands; 
1.8.  Government Pension Investment Fund; 1.9.  Hanshin Expressway Company Limited; 1.10.  Health Insurance Claims Review & Reimbursement Services; 
1.11.  Hokkaido Railway Company (Note 3.a.) (Note 3.g.); 
1.12.  Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited; 1.13.  Japan Alcohol Corporation; 
1.14.  Japan Arts Council; 
1.15.  Japan Atomic Energy Agency (Note 3.b.); 1.16.  Japan Bank for International Cooperation; 
1.17.  Japan Environmental Safety Corporation; 
1.18.  Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency; 1.19.  Japan External Trade Organization; 1.20.  Japan Finance Corporation; 
1.21.  Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities; 
1.22.  Japan Foundation; 1.23.  Japan Freight Railway Company (Note 3.a.) (Note 3.g.); 
1.24.  Japan Housing Finance Agency; 
1.25.  Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, The; 1.26.  Japan International Cooperation Agency; 
1.27.  Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization; 
1.28.  Japan National Tourism Organization; 1.29.  Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (Note 3.c.); 1.30.  Japan Organization for Employment of th e Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) 1.31.  Japan Post; 
1.32.  Japan Racing Association; 1.33.  Japan Railway Construction, Transport an d 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 pe rson 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 Corporat ion 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; 
2.14.  Japan Pension Service; 2.15.  Labor Management Organization for USFJ Employees; 
2.16.  Marine Technical Education Agency; 
2.17.  National Agency of Vehicle Inspection; 2.18.  National Agriculture and Food Research Organization; 
2.19.  National Archives of Japan; 
2.20.  National Cancer Center; 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) 2.21.  National Center for Child Health and Development; 
2.22.  National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology; 
2.23.  National Center for Global Health and Medicine; 
2.24.  National Center for Industrial  Property Information and Training; 
2.25.  National Center for Seeds and Seedlings; 2.26.  National Center for Teachers' Development; 2.27.  National Center for University Entrance Examinations; 
2.28.  National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry; 
2.29.  National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center; 2.30.  National Fisheries University; 2.31.  National Hospital Organization; 
2.32.  National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences; 
2.33.  National Institute for Environmental Studies; 2.34.  National Institute for Materials Science; 
2.35.  National Institute for Sea Training; 
2.36.  National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; 2.37.  National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences; 
2.38.  National Institute of Health and Nutrition; 
2.39.  National Institute of Information and Communications Technology; 2.40.  National Institute of O ccupational Safety and Health; 
2.41.  National Institute of Radiological Sciences; 
2.42.  National Institute of Special Needs Education; 
2.43.  National Institute of Technology and Evaluation; 2.44.  National Institutes for Cultural Heritage; 
2.45.  National Institution for Academ ic Degrees and University Evaluation; 
2.46.  National Institution for Youth Education; 
2.47.  National Livestock Breeding Center; 
2.48.  National Maritime Research Institute; 
2.49.  National Museum of Art; 2.50.  National Museum of Nature and Science; 2.51.  National Printing Bureau; 
2.52.  National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention; 
2.53.  National Research Institute of Brewing; 2.54.  National Statistics Center; 
2.55.  National Traffic Safety  and Environment Laboratory; 
2.56.  National University Corporation; 
2.57.  National Women's Education Center; 
2.58.  Nippon Export and Investment Insurance; 
2.59.  Port and Airport Research Institute; 2.60.  Public Works Research Institute; 2.61.  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-Proliferatio n 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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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) c. Procurement related to geological and geophysical survey is not covered. 
d. Procurement of advertising services, construction  services and real estate services is not 
covered. 
e. Procurement of ships to be jointly owned with private companies is not covered. 
f. Procurement of public electrical telecommunica tions equipment and of services related to 
operational safety of telecommunications is not covered. 
g. Procurement of the services specified in Annex 5, other than construction services, is not 
covered. 
4. With regard to procurement by Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology 
Agency: 
a. Note 3.a. applies only to the railway construction-related activities; 
b. Note 3.d. applies only to the activities re lating to the settlement of the former Japan 
National Railways; 
c. Note 3.e. applies only to the shipbuilding activities. 
5. East Japan Railway Company (Note 3.a.) (Note 3.g.), Central Japan Railway Company 
(Note 3.a.) (Note 3.g.) and West Japan Railway Company (Note 3.a.) (Note 3.g.) shall be deemed 
to be included in Group A with respect to Goods and Services of this Annex until such time as the 
European Union withdraws its objection against the delisting of these companies. 
As soon as the European Union's notification of the withdrawal of its objection has been notified to 
the Committee on Government Procurement, this note shall cease to have effect.  
6. National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan shall be deemed to be included in Group B with 
respect to Goods and Services of this Annex until such time as the European Union and the United 
States withdraw their objections against the delisting of this abolished entity. 
As soon as the United States' and the European Union's notifications of the withdrawals of their 
objections have been notified to the Committee on Government Procurement, this note shall cease to have effect. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ANNEX 4 
GOODS 
1.  This Agreement covers procurement of all good s by the entities listed in Annexes 1 through 3, 
unless otherwise specified in this Agreement. 
2.  This Agreement covers procurement by the Mini stry of Defense of the following Federal Supply 
Classification (FSC) categories subject to the Japanese Government determinations under the 
provisions of Article III, paragraph 1: 
FSC    Description 
22    Railway Equipment; 
24    Tractors; 32    Woodworking Machinery and Equipment; 
34    Metalworking Machinery; 
35    Service and Trade Equipment; 36    Special Industry Machinery; 
37    Agricultural Machinery and Equipment; 
38    Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway  
Maintenance Equipment; 
39    Materials Handling Equipment; 40    Rope, Cable, Chain, and Fittings; 
41    Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air 
Circulating Equipment; 
43    Pumps and Compressors; 45    Plumbing, Heating and Sanitation Equipment; 46    Water Purification and Sewage Treatment  
Equipment; 
47    Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings; 48    Valves; 
51    Hand Tools; 
52    Measuring Tools; 55    Lumber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer; 61    Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution  
Equipment; 
62    Lighting Fixtures and Lamps; 65    Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment 
and Supplies; 
6630    Chemical Analysis Instruments; 6635    Physical Properties Testing Equipment; 
6640    Laboratory Equipment and Supplies; 
6645    Time Measuring Instruments; 6650    Optical Instruments; 6655    Geophysical and Astronomical Instruments; 
6660    Meteorological Instruments and Apparatus; 
 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) FSC    Description 
6670    Scales and Balances; 
6675    Drafting, Surveying, and Mapping Instruments; 6680    Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, and 
Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments; 
6685    Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measuring  
and Controlling Instruments; 
6695    Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments; 67    Photographic Equipment; 68    Chemicals and Chemical Products; 71    Furniture; 
72    Household and Commercial Furnishings and 
Appliances; 
73    Food Preparation and Serving Equipment; 74    Office Machines and Visible Record Equipment; 
75    Office Supplies and Devices; 76    Books, Maps, and Other Publications; 
77    Musical Instruments, Phonographs, and  
Home-type Radios; 
79    Cleaning Equipment and Supplies; 
80    Brushes, Paints, Sealers, and Adhesives; 
8110    Drums and Cans; 
8115    Boxes, Cartons, and Crates; 8125    Bottles and Jars; 
8130    Reels and Spools; 
8135    Packaging and Packing Bulk Materials; 85    Toiletries; 
87    Agricultural Supplies; 
93    Non-metallic Fabricated Materials; 94    Non-metallic Crude Materials; 99    Miscellaneous. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ANNEX 5 
SERVICES 
This Agreement covers the following services, whic h are identified in accordance with the United 
Nations Provisional Central Product Classification (CPC Prov.) 1991, as well as document 
MTN.GNS/W/120 for Telecommunications services: 
(Provisional Central 
Product Classification 
(CPC), 1991) 
6112     Maintenance and repair services of motor vehicles (Note 1) 
6122     Maintenance and repair services of motorcycles and  
snowmobiles (Note 1) 
633     Repair services of personal and household goods 642     Food serving services (Note 5) 643     Beverage serving services (Note 5) 
712     Other land transport services  
(except 71235 Mail transportation by land) 
7213     Rental services of  sea-going vessels with operator 7223     Rental services of non-sea-going vessels with operator 
73     Air transport services (except 73210 Mail transportation  
by air) 
748     Freight transport agency services 
7512     Courier services (Note 2) 
Telecommunications services 
MTN.GNS/W/120 
Corresponding CPC 
2.C.h. 7523 Electronic mail; 
2.C.i. 7521 Voice mail; 
2.C.j.  7523 On-line information and data base retrieval; 
2.C.k.  7523 Electronic data interchange (EDI); 2.C.l. 7529 Enhanced facsimile services; 2.C.m.  7523 Code and protocol conversion; 
2.C.n. 7523 On-line information and/or data processing (including transaction  
processing) 
83106 to 83108   Leasing or rental services concerning agricultural machinery 
and equipment without operator (Note 5) 
83203    Leasing or rental services concerning furniture and other  
household Appliances (Note 5) 
83204    Leasing or rental services concerning pleasure and leisure  
equipment (Note 5) 
83209    Leasing or rental services concerning other personal or  
household goods (Note 5) 
84     Computer and related services 
864     Market research and public opinion polling services 865     Management consulting services (Note 5) 
866     Services related to management consulting (except  
86602 Arbitration and conciliation services) (Note 5) 
867     Architectural, engineering and other technical services 
(Note 3) 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) (Provisional Central 
Product Classification (CPC), 1991) 
871     Advertising services 
87304    Armoured car services 
874     Building-cleaning services 
876     Packaging services (Note 5) 
8814     Services incidental to forestry and logging, including 
forest management 
88442    Publishing and printing services (Note 4) 
886     Repair services incidental to metal products,  
machinery and equipment 
921     Primary education services 922     Secondary education services 
923     Higher education services 
924     Adult education services 94     Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and other  
environmental protection services 
9611     Motion picture and video tape production and distribution  
services (except 96112 Motion picture or video tape  
production services) 
Notes to Annex 5 
1.  Maintenance and repair services are not covered with respect to those motor vehicles, 
motorcycles and snowmobiles which are specifically modified and inspected to meet regulations of 
the entities. 
2.  Courier services are not covered with respect to letters. 3.  Architectural, engineering and other technical services related to construction services, with the 
exception of the following services when procured independently, are covered: 
a. Final design services of CPC 86712 Architectural design services; 
b. CPC 86713 Contract administration services; 
c. Design services consisting of one or a combination of final plans, specifications and cost estimates of either CPC 86722 Engineering de sign services for the construction of 
foundations and building structures, or CPC 86723 Engineering design services for 
mechanical and electrical installations for buildings, or CPC 86724 Engineering design 
services for the construction of civil engineering works; and 
d. CPC 86727 Other engineering services during th e construction and installation phase. 
4.  Publishing and printing services are not covered with respect to materials containing 
confidential information. 
5.  With respect to these services, this Agreement does not cover procurement by the entities 
listed in Annexes 2 and 3. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ANNEX 6 
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 
List of Division 51, Provisional Central Product Cla ssification (CPC Prov.), 1991: 
All services listed in Division 51. 
Note to Annex 6 
Procurement with regard to a construction project within the scope of the Act on Promotion of 
Private Finance Initiative as of 30 November 2011 is covered. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ANNEX 7 
GENERAL NOTES 
1.  Notwithstanding the Note to Annex 6, procurement with regard to a project within the scope of 
the Act on Promotion of Private Finance Initiative as of 10 December 2010 is covered. 
2.  In case Parties do not apply Article XVIII to su ppliers or service providers of Japan in contesting 
the award of contract by entities, Japan may not ap ply the Article to suppliers or service providers 
of the Parties in contesting the award of contracts by the same kind of entities.  
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