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GPA/MOD/JPN/79  
 
28 June 2016  
(16-3480)  Page: 1/12  
Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF JAPAN UNDER THE (1994)  
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
COMMUNICATION FROM JAPAN PU RSUANT TO ARTICLE XXIV:6(a)1 OF THE GPA (1994) 
The following communication, dated 27 June 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan.  
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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 Japan hereby notifies the Committee on Govern ment Procurement of the following modifications 
relating to its Annex 3, Appendix I to the 1994 Agreement: 
a. Replace "Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization" in "1. Group A" and "National 
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health" in "2. Group B" with "Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety" in "2. Group B" of List of Entities and List of Entities 
which procure the services, specified in Annex 4, respectively. 
b. Replace "Center for National University Finance and Management" and "National 
Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation" with "National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education" in "2. Group B" of List 
o f  E n t i t i e s  a n d  L i s t  o f  E n t i t i e s  w h i c h  p r ocure the services, specified in Annex 4, 
respectively. 
c. Replace "Electronic Navigation Research Institute," "National Maritime Research 
Institute" and "Port and Airport Research Institute" with "National Institute of Maritime, 
Port and Aviation Technology" in "2. Group B" of List of Entities and List of Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4, respectively. 
d. Replace "Fisheries Research Agency" and "National Fisheries University" with "Japan 
Fisheries Research and Education Agency" in "2. Group B" of List of Entities and List of 
Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4, respectively. 
e. Replace "National Institute for Sea Training" with "Marine Technical Education Agency" in 
"2. Group B" of List of Entities and List of Entities which procure the services, specified in 
Annex 4, respectively. 
                                               
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 natu re, they shall become effective provid ed there is no objection within 30 
days. In other cases, the Chairman of the Committee sh all promptly convene a meeting of the Committee. The 
Committee shall consider the propos al and any claim 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/JPN/79 
 
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  f. Replace "National Agency of Vehicle Inspection" and "National Traffic Safety and 
Environment Laboratory" with "National Agency for Automobile and Land Transport T e c h n o l o g y "  i n  " 2 .  G r o u p  B "  o f  L i s t  o f  E n t i t i e s  a n d  L i s t  o f  E n t i t i e s  w h i c h  p r o c u r e  t h e  services, specified in Annex 4, respectively. 
g. Replace "National Center for Seeds and Seedlings," "National Institute for Agro-
Environmental Sciences" and "National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences" with "National Agriculture and Food Research Organization" in "2. Group B" of List of Entities 
and List of Entities which procure the serv ices, specified in Annex 4, respectively. 
h. Replace "National Institute of Radiological Sciences" with "National Institutes for 
Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology" in "2. Group B" of List of Entities and List of Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4, respectively. 
2.  The above-mentioned modifications ar e the results of the following changes: 
a. On 1 April 2016, the National Institute of O ccupational Safety and Health was merged 
with the Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization, and was reorganized under the 
name of "Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety." 
b. On 1 April 2016, the Center for National University Finance and Management was 
merged with the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, 
and was reorganized under the name of "National Institution for Academic Degrees and 
Quality Enhancement of Higher Education." 
c. On 1 April 2016, the Port and Airport Research Institute and the Electronic Navigation 
Research Institute were merged with the National Maritime Research Institute, and were 
reorganized under the name of "National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation 
Technology." 
d. On 1 April 2016, the National Fisheries University was merged with the Fisheries 
Research Agency, and was reorganized under th e name of "Japan Fisheries Research and 
Education Agency." 
e. On 1 April 2016, the National Institute for Sea Training was merged with the Marine 
Technical Education Agency. 
f. On 1 April 2016, the National Traffic Safety  and Environment Laboratory was merged 
with the National Agency of Vehicle Inspec tion, and was reorganized under the name of 
"National Agency for Automobile and Land Transport Technology." 
g. On 1 April 2016, the National Center for Seeds and Seedlings, the National Institute of 
Agrobiological Sciences and the National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences were merged with the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization. 
h. On 1 April 2016, the National Institute of Ra diological Sciences assumed the charge of 
quantum science and technology, and was reorganized under the name of "National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology." 
3.  The modifications that Japan is proposing do not reduce the mutually agreed coverage under 
the 1994 Agreement. 
4.  Attachment A to this document shows (in bold, strikeout or underlining) the proposed 
modifications by Japan to the corresponding pages (pages 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5 and 5/5) of Annex 3 
to Appendix I. Attachment B indicates how these pages would appear after the proposed 
modifications have been accepted.
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2 Attachments A and B are in English only. GPA/MOD/JPN/79 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/5  
 
26 June 2015 (WT/Let/1047)  ATTACHMENT A 
JAPAN  
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR   List of Entities : 
 
1. Group A  - Japan Water Agency - Japan Regional Development Corporation - Japan Railway Construction Public 
Corporation (a)(d) 
- Narita International Airport Corporation - East Nippon Expressway Company Limited - Central Nippon Expre ssway Company Limited 
- West Nippon Expressway Company Limited - Metropolitan Expre ssway Company Limited 
- Hanshin Expressway Company Limited 
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge  Expressway Company 
Limited 
- Japan Expressway Holding and Debt 
Repayment Agency 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) 
- Japan Science and Technology Agency 
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency (b) - Japan Environmental Storage & Safety 
Corporation (h) 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - Welfare and Medical Service Agency 
- Government Pension Investment Fund 
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries 
Corporation 
- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National 
Corporation (c) 
 - Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Japan Post 
- Japan Labour Health and Welfare 
Organization 
- Japan Organization for Employment of the 
Elderly, Persons with  Disabilities and Job 
Seekers 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation - Japan Finance Corporation - Japan Bank for International Cooperation - Japan Housing Finance Agency - Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities 
- Development Bank of Japan Inc. 
- Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (a) - Japan Tobacco Inc. - Hokkaido Railway Company (a) - Shikoku Railway Company (a) - Kyushu Railway Company (a) 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Te lephone Corporation (f) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East 
Corporation (f) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West 
Corporation (f) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association 
- National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan - RIKEN (b) - Environmental Restoration and Conservation 
Agency 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the 
Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation, The - Japan Student Services Organization  GPA/MOD/JPN/79 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/5  
 
26 June 2015 (WT/Let/1047)  Supplies  (cont'd)  
 
 
- Japan Arts Council 
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 
- The Open University of Japan Foundation - Japan Sport Council - Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- National Center for Persons with Severe 
Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono 
- Japan Racing Association - Mutual Aid Association for Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fishery Organization Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing - Farmers' Pension Fund 
- Keirin Promotion Association (A juridical 
person designated as such pursuant to the Bicycle Racing Law) 
- Japan External Trade Organization - Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association (A 
juridical person designat ed as such pursuant 
to the Auto Racing Law) 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology  Development Organization - Japan Alcohol Corporation - Japan National Tourism Organization - The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and 
Training 
- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firefighters 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for 
Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement  Allowance Mutual Aid  2. Group B 
 
- National Archives of Japan - National Institute of Information and 
Communications Technology 
- National Research Institute of Brewing 
- National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations 
- National Institute of Special Needs Education  - National Institution for Youth Education 
- National Women's Education Center 
- National Museum of Nature and Science - National Institute for Materials Science - National Research Institute for Earth Science 
and Disaster Prevention 
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan 
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences 
National Institutes for Quantum and 
Radiological Science and Technology 
- National Museum of Art 
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage - National Center for Teachers' Development 
- National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, 
Health and Nutrition (i) 
- National Institute of Occupational Safety 
and Health Japan Organization of 
Occupational Health and Safety 
- Food and Agricultural  Materials Inspection 
Center 
- National Center for Seeds and Seedlings 
- National Livestock Breeding Center - National Agriculture and Food Research 
Organization 
- National Fisheries University 
- National Institute of Agrobiological 
Sciences 
- National Institute fo r Agro-Environmental 
Sciences 
- Japan International Research Center for 
Agricultural Sciences 
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute - Fisheries Research Agency Japan Fisheries 
Research and Education Agency 
- Research Institute of Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- National Center for Industrial Property 
Information and Training 
- Nippon Export and In vestment Insurance 
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial 
Science and Technology 
- National Institute of Te chnology and Evaluation 
- Public Works Research Institute 
- Building Research Institute - Japan Health Insurance Association - Japan Pension Service - National Cancer Center - National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center 
- National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry 
- National Center for Glob al Health an d Medicine 
- National Center for Child Health and 
Development 
- National Center for Ge riatrics and Gerontology GPA/MOD/JPN/79 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5  
 
26 June 2015 (WT/Let/1047)  Supplies (cont'd)  
 
 - National Traffic Safety and Environment 
Laboratory 
- National Maritime Research Institute 
National Institute of Maritime, Port and 
Aviation Technology 
- Port and Airport Research Institute 
- Electronic Navigation Research Institute 
- Marine Technical Education Agency 
- National Institute for Sea Training 
- Civil Aviation College - National Institute for Environmental Studies - Labor Management Organization for USFJ 
Employees 
- National Agency of Vehicle Inspection 
National Agency for Automobile and Land 
Transport Technology 
- National Statistics Center 
- Japan Mint - National Printing Bureau - National Hospital Organization 
- National University Corporation 
- Inter-University Research Institute  Corporation - National Institute of Technology - National Institution for Academic Degrees 
and University Evaluation National 
Institution for Academic Degrees and 
Quality Enhancement of Higher Education 
- Center for National  University Finance  
and Management 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 Construction services : 
4,500 thousand SDR for Japan Post in Group A 
15,000 thousand SDR for all other entities in Group A 
4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B 
 Architectural, engineering and other technical 
services covered by this Agreement: 
450 thousand SDR   
Other services :  130 thousand SDR 
 List of Entities which procure the services, 
specified in Annex 4 : 
 1. Group A 
 
- Japan Water Agency - Japan Regional Development   Corporation
  
 
 - Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a)(d) 
- Narita International Airport Corporation - East Nippon Expressway Company Limited 
- Central Nippon Expre ssway Company Limited 
- West Nippon Expressway Company Limited - Metropolitan Expre ssway Company Limited 
- Hanshin Expressway Company Limited - Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company 
Limited 
- Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment 
Agency 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) - Japan Science and Technology Agency - Japan Atomic Energy Agency (b) 
- Japan Environmental Storage & Safety 
Corporation (h) 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - Welfare and Medical Service Agency - Government Pension Investment Fund - Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation 
- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (c) 
- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation - Japan Post - Japan Labour Health and Welfare 
Organization 
- Japan Organization for Employment of the  Elderly, 
Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation - Japan Finance Corporation - Japan Bank for International Cooperation - Japan Housing Finance Agency - Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities 
- Development Bank of Japan Inc. 
- Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (a) - Japan Tobacco Inc. (g) - Hokkaido Railway Company (a)(g) - Shikoku Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Kyushu Railway Company (a)(g) 
 GPA/MOD/JPN/79 
 
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26 June 2015 (WT/Let/1047)  Services  (cont'd)  
 
 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone 
Corporation (f)(g) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East 
Corporation (f)(g) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West 
Corporation (f)(g) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association 
- National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan  - RIKEN (b) - Environmental Restoration and Conservation 
Agency 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of 
the Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation, The - Japan Student Services Organization - Japan Arts Council - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - The Open University of Japan Foundation 
- Japan Sport Council 
- Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- National Center for Persons with Severe 
Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono 
- Japan Racing Association 
- Mutual Aid Association for Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fishery Organization  Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing 
- Farmers' Pension Fund - Keirin Promotion Association (A juridical 
person designated as such pursuant to the 
Bicycle Racing Law) 
- Japan External Trade Organization - Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association (A 
juridical person designated as such pursuant to the Auto Racing Law) 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology 
Development Organization 
- Japan Alcohol Corporation - Japan National Tourism Organization - The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and 
Training 
- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firefighters 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for 
Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement 
 Allowance Mutual Aid  2. Group B 
 
- National Archives of Japan - National Institute of Information and 
Communications Technology 
- National Research Institute of Brewing 
- National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations 
- National Institute of Special Needs Education - National Institution for Youth Education - National Women's Education Center - National Museum of Nature and Science - National Institute for Materials Science 
- National Research Institute for Earth Science 
and Disaster Prevention 
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan - National Institute of Radiological Sciences 
National Institutes for Quantum and 
Radiological Science and Technology 
- National Museum of Art 
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage - National Center for Teachers' Development 
- National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, 
Health and Nutrition (i) 
- National Institute of Occupational Safety 
and Health Japan Organization of 
Occupational Health and Safety  
- Food and Agricultural  Materials Inspection 
Center 
- National Center for Seeds and Seedlings 
- National Livestock Breeding Center - National Agriculture and Food Research 
Organization 
- National Fisheries University 
- National Institute of Agrobiological 
Sciences 
- National Institute fo r Agro-Environmental 
Sciences  
- Japan International Research Center for 
Agricultural Sciences 
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute - Japan Health Insurance Association 
- Japan Pension Service 
- National Cancer Center - National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center - National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry - National Center for Glob al Health an d Medicine 
- National Center for Child Health and 
Development 
- National Center for Ge riatrics and Gerontology GPA/MOD/JPN/79 
 
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26 June 2015 (WT/Let/1047)  Services  (cont'd) 
 
 
- Fisheries Research Agency Japan 
Fisheries Research and Education 
Agency  
- Research Institute of  Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- National Center for Industrial Property 
Information and Training 
- Nippon Export and In vestment Insurance 
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial 
Science and Technology 
- National Institute of Technology and 
Evaluation 
- Public Works Research Institute - Building Research Institute - National Traffic Safety and Environment 
Laboratory 
- National Maritime Research Institute 
National Institute of Maritime, Port 
and Aviation Technology  
- Port and Airport Research Institute 
- Electronic Navigation Research Institute  
- Marine Technical Education Agency 
- National Institute for Sea Training 
- Civil Aviation College - National Institute for Environmental Studies - Labor Management Organization for USFJ 
Employees 
- National Agency of Vehicle Inspection 
National Agency for Automobile and 
Land Transport Technology 
- National Statistics Center 
- Japan Mint 
- National Printing Bureau 
- National Hospital Organization - National University Corporation - Inter-University Research Institute 
Corporation 
- National Institute of Technology 
- National Institution for Academic 
Degrees and University Evaluation 
National Institution for Academic 
Degrees and Quality Enhancement of 
Higher Education 
- Center for National University Finance 
and Management  
 
 
Notes to Annex 3  
 
1. Products and services procured with a view to 
resale or with a view to use in the production of goods for sale are not included. 
 2. This Agreement shall not apply to 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. 3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts 
which the entities in Group A award for purposes of their daily profit-making activities which are exposed to competitive forc es in markets.  This 
note shall not be used in a manner which 
circumvents the provisions of this Agreement. 
 4. Notes to specific entities:  
(a) Procurement related to operational safety 
of transportation is not included. 
 (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 included.  Procurement for safety-related activities aiming at utilization and management of radioactive materials and responding to emergencies of nuclear installation is not 
included. 
 (c) Procurement related to geological and 
geophysical survey is not included. 
 (d) Procurement of advertising services, 
construction services and real estate 
services is not included. 
 (e) Procurement of ships to be jointly owned 
with private companies is not included. 
 
(f) Procurement of public electrical tele-
communications equipment and of services related to operational safety of telecommunications is not included. 
 
(g) Procurement of the services specified in 
Annex 4, other than construction services, is not included. 
 
(h) Procurement related to interim storage is 
not included. 
 
(i) Procurement related to the functions on 
biomedical innovation that have been transferred from the former National Institute of Biomedical Innovation is not included. GPA/MOD/JPN/79 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/5  
 
… 2016 (WT/Let/…)  ATTACHMENT B 
JAPAN  
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 130 thousand SDR   List of Entities : 
 
1. Group A  - Japan Water Agency - Japan Regional Development Corporation - Japan Railway Construction Public 
Corporation (a)(d) 
- Narita International Airport Corporation - East Nippon Expressway Company Limited - Central Nippon Expre ssway Company Limited 
- West Nippon Expressway Company Limited - Metropolitan Expre ssway Company Limited 
- Hanshin Expressway Company Limited 
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge  Expressway Company 
Limited 
- Japan Expressway Holding and Debt 
Repayment Agency 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) 
- Japan Science and Technology Agency 
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency (b) - Japan Environmental Storage & Safety 
Corporation (h) 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency 
- Welfare and Medical Service Agency 
- Government Pension Investment Fund - Agriculture and Livestock Industries 
Corporation 
- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National 
Corporation (c) 
 - Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Japan Post - Japan Organization for Employment of the 
Elderly, Persons with  Disabilities and Job 
Seekers 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation - Japan Housing Finance Agency - Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities - Development Bank of Japan Inc. - Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (a) 
- Japan Tobacco Inc. 
- Hokkaido Railway Company (a) - Shikoku Railway Company (a) - Kyushu Railway Company (a) - Japan Freight Railway Company (a) - Nippon Telegraph and Te lephone Corporation (f) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East 
Corporation (f) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West 
Corporation (f) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association - National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan 
- RIKEN (b) 
- Environmental Restoration and Conservation 
Agency 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the 
Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation, The 
- Japan Student Services Organization  GPA/MOD/JPN/79 
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/5  
 
… 2016 (WT/Let/…)  Supplies  (cont'd)  
 
 - Japan Arts Council 
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 
- The Open University of Japan Foundation - Japan Sport Council 
- Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- National Center for Persons with Severe 
Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono 
- Japan Racing Association 
- Mutual Aid Association for Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fishery Organization 
Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing - Farmers' Pension Fund 
- Keirin Promotion Association (A juridical 
person designated as such pursuant to the Bicycle Racing Law) 
- Japan External Trade Organization 
- Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association 
(A juridical person designated as such pursuant to the Auto Racing Law) 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology 
 Development Organization - Japan Alcohol Corporation 
- Japan National Tourism Organization 
- The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and 
Training 
- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firefighters 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation 
for Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement 
 Allowance Mutual Aid 
 2. Group B  
- National Archives of Japan 
- National Institute of Information and 
Communications Technology 
- National Research Institute of Brewing 
- National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations 
- National Institute of Special Needs 
Education 
 - National Institution for Youth Education 
- National Women's Education Center 
- National Museum of Nature and Science - National Institute for Materials Science 
- National Research Institute for Earth Science 
and Disaster Prevention 
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan - National Institutes for Quantum and 
Radiological Science and Technology  
- National Museum of Art - National Institutes for Cultural Heritage 
- National Center for Teachers' Development 
- National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, 
Health and Nutrition (i) 
- Japan Organization of Occupational Health 
and Safety  
- Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection 
Center 
- National Livestock Breeding Center 
- National Agriculture and Food Research 
Organization 
- Japan International Research Center for 
Agricultural Sciences 
- Forestry and Forest Products Research 
Institute 
- Japan Fisheries Research and Education 
Agency  
- Research Institute of Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- National Center for Industrial Property 
Information and Training 
- Nippon Export and Investment Insurance 
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial 
Science and Technology 
- National Institute of Technology and 
Evaluation 
- Public Works Research Institute - Building Research Institute 
- Japan Health Insurance Association 
- Japan Pension Service - National Cancer Center 
- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center 
- National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry - National Center for Global Health and 
Medicine 
- National Center for Child Health and 
Development 
- National Center for Geriatrics and 
Gerontology GPA/MOD/JPN/79 
 
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… 2016 (WT/Let/…)  Supplies (cont'd)  
 
 
- National Institute of Maritime, Port and 
Aviation Technology 
- Marine Technical Education Agency 
- Civil Aviation College - National Institute for Environmental Studies - Labor Management Organization for USFJ 
Employees 
- National Agency for Automobile and Land 
Transport Technology 
- National Statistics Center 
- Japan Mint - National Printing Bureau 
- National Hospital Organization 
- National University Corporation - Inter-University Research Institute 
Corporation 
- National Institute of Technology 
- National Institution for Academic Degrees 
and Quality Enhancement of Higher 
Education 
 
Services  
 Threshold : 
 
Construction services : 
4,500 thousand SDR for Japan Post in Group A 15,000 thousand SDR for all other entities in Group A 
4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B 
 Architectural, engineering and other technical services covered by this Agreement: 450 thousand SDR  
 
Other services :  130 thousand SDR 
 List of Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4 : 
 
1. Group A 
 - Japan Water Agency - Japan Regional Development  
Corporation  
 
 
- Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a)(d) 
- Narita International Airport Corporation 
- East Nippon Expressway Company Limited - Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited - West Nippon Expressway Company Limited 
- Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited 
- Hanshin Expressway Company Limited - Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company 
Limited 
- Japan Expressway Holding and Debt 
Repayment Agency 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) 
- Japan Science and Technology Agency - Japan Atomic Energy Agency (b) - Japan Environmental Storage & Safety 
Corporation (h) 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - Welfare and Medical Service Agency 
- Government Pension Investment Fund 
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries 
Corporation 
- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation 
(c) 
- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise 
Corporation 
- Japan Post 
- Japan Organization for Employment of the 
Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job 
Seekers 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation - Japan Finance Corporation 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation 
- Japan Housing Finance Agency - Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities - Development Bank of Japan Inc. 
- Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (a) 
- Japan Tobacco Inc. (g) - Hokkaido Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Kyushu Railway Company (a)(g) 
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… 2016 (WT/Let/…)  Services  (cont'd)  
 
 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone 
Corporation (f)(g) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East 
Corporation (f)(g) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West 
Corporation (f)(g) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association 
- National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan  - RIKEN (b) - Environmental Restoration and Conservation 
Agency 
- Fund for the Promotio n and Development of 
the Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation, The - Japan Student Services Organization - Japan Arts Council - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - The Open University of Japan Foundation 
- Japan Sport Council 
- Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- National Center for Persons with Severe 
Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono 
- Japan Racing Association 
- Mutual Aid Association for Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fishery Organization  Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing 
- Farmers' Pension Fund - Keirin Promotion Association (A juridical 
person designated as such pursuant to the 
Bicycle Racing Law) 
- Japan External Trade Organization - Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association (A 
juridical person designat ed as such pursuant 
to the Auto Racing Law) 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology 
Development Organization 
- Japan Alcohol Corporation - Japan National Tourism Organization - The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and 
Training 
- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firefighters 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for 
Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement 
 Allowance Mutual Aid  2. Group B 
 
- National Archives of Japan - National Institute of Information and 
Communications Technology 
- National Research Institute of Brewing 
- National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations 
- National Institute of Special Needs Education - National Institution for Youth Education - National Women's Education Center - National Museum of Nature and Science - National Institute for Materials Science 
- National Research Institute for Earth Science 
and Disaster Prevention 
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan - National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological 
Science and Technology  
- National Museum of Art 
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage 
- National Center for Teachers' Development 
- National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, 
Health and Nutrition (i) 
- Japan Organization of Occupational Health and 
Safety 
- Food and Agricultural  Materials Inspection 
Center 
- National Livestock Breeding Center - National Agriculture and Food Research 
Organization 
- Japan International Research Center for 
Agricultural Sciences 
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute - Japan Health Insurance Association - Japan Pension Service - National Cancer Center 
- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center 
- National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry - National Center for Glob al Health an d Medicine 
- National Center for Child Health and 
Development 
- National Center for Ge riatrics and Gerontology GPA/MOD/JPN/79 
 
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… 2016 (WT/Let/…)  Services  (cont'd) 
 
 
- Japan Fisheries Research and Education 
Agency 
- Research Institute of  Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- National Center for Industrial Property 
Information and Training 
- Nippon Export and In vestment Insurance 
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial 
Science and Technology 
- National Institute of Technology and 
Evaluation 
- Public Works Research Institute - Building Research Institute 
- 
National Institute of Maritime, Port and 
Aviation Technology  
- Marine Technical Education Agency 
- Civil Aviation College - National Institute for Environmental Studies - Labor Management Organization for USFJ 
Employees 
- National Agency for Automobile and Land 
Transport Technology  
- National Statistics Center - Japan Mint - National Printing Bureau - National Hospital Organization 
- National University Corporation 
- Inter-University Research Institute 
Corporation 
- National Institute of Technology - National Institution for Academic Degrees 
and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education 
 
 
Notes to Annex 3  
 1. Products and services procured with a view to 
resale or with a view to use in the production 
of goods for sale are not included. 
 2. This Agreement shall not apply to 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. 3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts 
which the entities in Group A award for purposes of their daily profit-making activities which are exposed to competitive forc es in markets.  This 
note shall not be used in a manner which 
circumvents the provisions of this Agreement. 
 4. Notes to specific entities:  
(a) Procurement related to operational safety 
of transportation is not included. 
 (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 included.  Procurement for safety-related activities aiming at utilization and management of radioactive materials and responding to emergencies of nuclear installation is not 
included. 
 (c) Procurement related to geological and 
geophysical survey is not included. 
 (d) Procurement of advertising services, 
construction services and real estate 
services is not included. 
 (e) Procurement of ships to be jointly owned 
with private companies is not included. 
 
(f) Procurement of public electrical tele-
communications equipment and of services related to operational safety of telecommunications is not included. 
 
(g) Procurement of the services specified in 
Annex 4, other than construction services, is not included. 
 
(h) Procurement related to interim storage is 
not included. 
 
(i) Procurement related to the functions on 
biomedical innovation that have been transferred from the former National Institute of Biomedical Innovation is not included. 
 
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