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13 August  2016 (WT/Let/1191 ) ANNEX  3 
OTHER ENTITIES  
Threshold s: 
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 Gro up B 
 
Architectural, engineering   SDR 450,000  
and other technical services  
covered by this Agreement  
 
Other service s    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 Expresswa y 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 Corp oration ; 
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  Storage & 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 Municipaliti es; 
1.22.   Japan Foundation, The;  
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 National Tourism Organization;  
1.28. Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (Note 3.c.);  
1.29. Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers;  APPENDIX I  JAPAN  ANNEX 3  Page 2/4 
 
13 August  2016 (WT/Let/1191 ) 1.30.  Japan Post;  
1.31.  Japan Racing Association;  
1.32.  Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency ( Note 3. a.) (Note 3. d.) 
(Note 3.e.); 
1.33.  Japan Science and Technology Agency;  
1.34.  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science;  
1.35.  Japan Sport Council;  
1.36.  Japan Student Services Organization;  
1.37.  Japan Tobacco Inc. (Note 3.g.);  
1.38.  Japan Water Agency;  
1.39.  Keirin Promotion Association (A juridical person designated as such pursuant to the Bicycle 
Racing Law);  
1.40.  Kyushu Railway Company (Note 3.a.)  (Note 3.g.);  
1.41.  Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited;  
1.42.  Motorcycle R acing Promotion Association (A juridical person designated as such pursuant to 
the Auto Racing Law);  
1.43.  Mutual Aid Association for Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Organization Personnel;  
1.44.  Mutual Aid F und for Official Casualties and Retirement of  Volunteer Firefighters;  
1.45.  Narita International Airport Corporation;  
1.46.  National Association of Racing , The; 
1.47.  National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono;  
1.48.  National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan;  
1.49. New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization;  
1.50.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (Note 3.f.)  (Note 3.g.);  
1.51.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (Note 3.f.)  (Note 3.g.);  
1.52.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone W est Corporation (Note 3.f.)  (Note 3.g.);  
1.53.  Northern Territories Issue Association;  
1.54.  Okinawa Development Finance Corporation;  
1.55.  Open University of Japan Foundation, The;  
1.56.  Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation,  JAPAN;  
1.57.  Organization for Workers ' Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid ; 
1.58.  Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, The ; 
1.59.  RIKEN (Note 3.b.);  
1.60.  Shikoku Railway Company (Note 3.a.)  (Note 3.g.);  
1.61.  Tokyo Metro Co., Lt d. (Note 3.a.);  
1.62.  Urban Renaissance Agency ; 
1.63.  Welfare and Medical Service Agency;  
1.64.  West Nippon Expressway Company Limited.  
2  GROUP B  
2.1.  Building Research Institute;  
2.2. Civil Aviation College;  
2.3. Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center ; 
2.4. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute;  
2.5. Inter-University Research Institute Corporation;  
2.6. Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency ; 
2.7. Japan Health Insurance Association;  
2.8. Japan International Research Center for Agricult ural Sciences;  
2.9. Japan Mint;  
2.10.  Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety ; 
2.11. Japan Pension Service;  
2.12. Labor Management Organization for USFJ Employees;  
2.13. Marine Technical Education Agency;  
2.14. National Agency for Automobile a nd Land Transport Technology ; 
2.15. National Agriculture and Food Research Organization;  
2.16. National Archives of Japan;  
2.17. National Cancer Center;  
2.18. National Center for Child Health and Development;  APPENDIX I  JAPAN  ANNEX 3  Page 3/4 
 
13 August  2016 (WT/Let/1191 ) 2.19. National Center for Geriatrics and Geron tology;  
2.20. National Center for Global Health and Medicine;  
2.21. National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training;  
2.22. National Center for Teachers' Development;  
2.23. National Center for University Entrance Examinations;  
2.24. Nationa l Center of Neurology and Psychiatry;  
2.25. National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center;  
2.26. National Hospital Organization;  
2.27. National Institute for Environmental Studies;  
2.28. National Institute for Materials Science;  
2.29. National Institute of A dvanced Industrial Science and Technology;  
2.30. National Institute of Information and Communications Technology;  
2.31.  National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology ; 
2.32. National Institute of Special Needs Education;  
2.33. National Instit ute of Technology;  
2.34. National Institute of Technology and Evaluation;  
2.35. National Institutes for Cultural Heritage;  
2.36.  National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology ; 
2.37. National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, He alth and Nutrition (Note 3. h.); 
2.38.  National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education ; 
2.39. National Institution for Youth Education;  
2.40. National Livestock Breeding Center;  
2.41. National Museum of Art;  
2.42. National Museum of Nature and Science;  
2.43. National Printing Bureau;  
2.44. National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention;  
2.45. National Research Institute of Brewing;  
2.46. National Statistics Center;  
2.47. National University Corpora tion; 
2.48. National Women's Education Center;  
2.49. Nippon Export and Investment Insurance;  
2.50. Public Works Research Institute;  
2.51. Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry.  
Notes to Annex 3  
1. This Agreement does not cover  contracts to be awar ded 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 p rofit-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 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 . Procureme nt for safety -related 
activities aiming at utilization and management of radioactive materials and responding 
to emergencies of nuclear installation is not covered . 
c. Procurement related to geological and geophysical survey is not covered.  
 
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