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GPA/MOD/KOR/18  
 
23 August 2013  
(13-4521)  Page: 1/6  
Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
 PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO APPEND IX I OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA UNDER ARTICLE XXIV:6(a)1 OF THE GPA 
The following communication, dated 23 August 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Korea. 
 
 
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Pursuant to Article XXIV:6(a) of the current Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), Korea hereby notifies the following proposed modifications to its Appendix I, Annex 1 of the GPA. 
 
As a result of a restructuring of central government operations, the government organizations were either renamed or combined, or their functions were moved to another government 
organization. Some of organizations also have been dissolved pursuant to the Government 
Organization Act amended on 23 March 2013 (Act No. 11690). All proposed modifications are in accordance with the provisions of the GPA. Plea se note that these changes affect neither the 
balance of rights and obligations in any way nor the level of mutually agreed coverage provided in 
the GPA and are of a purely formal nature rela ting to Korea's Annexes to Appendix I of the 
Agreement.  
Annex 1 
 1.  Delete "Office of the Prime Minister" from the Li st of Entities in Annex 1 as it was divided into 
two separate entities: "Office for Government Policy Coordination" and "Prime Minister's 
Secretariat". 
2.  Replace "Ministry of Public Administration and Security" with "Ministry of Security and Public 
Administration" as its name has been changed. 
3.  Replace "Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade" with "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" as its name has 
been changed and one of its functions moved to the "Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy". 
4.  Replace "Ministry of Education, Science and Technology" with "Ministry of Education" as its 
name has been changed and some of its functions moved to the "Ministry of Science, ICT and 
Future Planning". 
5.  Add "Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning" to the List of Entities in Annex 1. 
                                               
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 to Appendices I through 
IV shall be notified to the Committee, along with info rmation 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 cl aim 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 wi th the provisions contained in Article XXII. GPA/MOD/KOR/18 
 
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  6.  Replace "Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries" with "Ministry of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Affairs" as its name has been changed and one of its functions moved to the "Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries". 
7.  Replace "Ministry of Knowledge Economy" with "Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy" as its 
name has been changed. 
8.  Delete "Korea Food and Drug Administration" as its functions have been moved to "Ministry of 
Food and Drug Safety". 
9.  Add "Ministry of Food and Drug Safety " to the List of Entities in Annex 1. 
10.  Replace "Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs" with "Ministry of Land, Infrastructure 
and Transport" as its name has been changed and one of its functions moved to the "Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries". 
11.  Add "Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries" to the List of Entities in Annex 1. 
12.  Replace "Customs Service" with "Korea Cu stoms Service" as its name has been changed. 
13.  Replace "Forest Service" with "Korea Forest Service" as its name has been changed. 
Attachment A to this document shows the proposed modifications by Korea in this communication 
to pages 1/4 and 2/4 of Annex 1 of Appendix I. Attachment B shows how pages 1/4 and 2/4 of Annex 1 of Appendix I of Korea would appear after the proposed modifications in this 
communication have been made. The modifications are highlighted in bold, strikeout and 
underlining. 
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2 Attachments A and B are in English only. GPA/MOD/KOR/18 
 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/4  
 
13 October 2010 (WT/Let/685) ATTACHMENT A 
KOREA 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
ANNEX 1 
Central Government Entities which Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Supplies  
 Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities : 
 
- Board of Audit and Inspection 
- Office of the Prime Minister 
- Office for Government Policy Coordination 
- Prime Minister's Secretariat  
- Ministry of Gender Equality and Family 
- Ministry of Strategy and Finance - Financial Services Commission 
- Ministry of Unification 
- Ministry of  Public Administration and Security Security and Public Administration  
- Ministry of Government Legislation 
- Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs  and Trade 
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of National Defense 
- Ministry of Education , Science and Technology 
- Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Pl anning (except purchases for promotion of 
broadcasting and communication, and for radio regulation) 
- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism 
- Cultural Heritage  Administration 
- Ministry  for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fi sheries of Agriculture, Food and Rural 
Affairs 
- Ministry of  Knowledge Economy Trade, Industry and Energy  
- Ministry for Health and Welfare 
- Korea Food and Dr ug Administration 
- Ministry of Food and Drug Safety 
- Ministry of Employment and Labor 
- Ministry of Land,  Infrastructure and  Transport  and Maritime Affairs 
- Ministry of Ocea ns and Fisheries 
- Ministry of Environment 
- Public Procurement Service (limited to purchases for entities in this list only.  Regarding 
procurement for entities in Annex 2 and Annex 3 in this list, the coverages and thresholds for 
such entities thereunder shall be applied.) GPA/MOD/KOR/18 
 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/4  
 
13 October 2010 (WT/Let/685) - National Tax Service 
- Korea Customs Service 
- Statistics Korea 
- Korea Meteorological Administration 
- National Police Agency (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public order, as 
provided in Article XXIII of the Code.) 
- Supreme Prosecutors' Office 
- Military Manpower Administration 
- Rural Development Administration - Korea Forest Service 
- Korean Intellectual Property Office 
- Small and Medium Business Administration 
- Korea Coast Guard (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public order, as provided 
in Article XXIII of the Agreement.) 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 4 : 
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
 Construction Services  
 
Threshold : 5,000,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 : 
 Same as "Supplies" section  
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. The above central government entities include their subordinate linear organizations, special 
local administrative organs, and attached organs as prescribed in the Government Organization Act of the Republic of Korea. 
 
2. This Agreement does not apply to the products and services procured with a view to resale or to use in the production of goods or provision of services for sale.  GPA/MOD/KOR/18 
 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/4  
 
… 2013 (WT/Let/…) ATTACHMENT B 
KOREA 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
ANNEX 1 
Central Government Entities which Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Supplies  
 Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities : 
 
- Board of Audit and Inspection 
- Office for Government Policy Coordination - Prime Minister's Secretariat 
- Ministry of Gender Equality and Family 
- Ministry of Strategy and Finance - Financial Services Commission - Ministry of Unification 
- Ministry of Security and Public Administration 
- Ministry of Government Legislation - Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
- Ministry of Justice - Ministry of National Defense 
- Ministry of Education 
- Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (except purchases for promotion of broadcasting 
and communication, and for radio regulation) 
- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism 
- Cultural Heritage  Administration 
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs - Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy 
- Ministry for Health and Welfare 
- Ministry of Food and Drug Safety - Ministry of Employment and Labor 
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 
- Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries - Ministry of Environment - Public Procurement Service (limited to purchases for entities in this list only.  Regarding 
procurement for entities in Annex 2 and Annex 3 in this list, the coverages and thresholds for 
such entities thereunder shall be applied.) GPA/MOD/KOR/18 
 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/4  
 
… 2013 (WT/Let/…)  - National Tax Service 
- Korea Customs Service 
- Statistics Korea - Korea Meteorological Administration 
- National Police Agency (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public order, as 
provided in Article XXIII of the Code.) 
- Supreme Prosecutors' Office 
- Military Manpower Administration 
- Rural Development Administration - Korea Forest Service - Korean Intellectual Property Office 
- Small and Medium Business Administration 
- Korea Coast Guard (except purchases for the purpose of maintaining public order, as provided 
in Article XXIII of the Agreement.) 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 4 : 
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
 Construction Services  
 
Threshold : 5,000,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 : 
 Same as "Supplies" section  
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. The above central government entities include their subordinate linear organizations, special 
local administrative organs, and attached organs as prescribed in the Government Organization Act of the Republic of Korea. 
 
2. This Agreement does not apply to the products and services procured with a view to resale or to use in the production of goods or provision of services for sale.  
 
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