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GPA/MOD/JPN/97  
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Comité des marchés publics  Original:  anglais  
 
MODIFICATIONS PROJET ÉES DE L'APPENDICE I  CONCERNANT LE JAPON  
AU TITRE DE L'ACCORD  SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBL ICS RÉVISÉ  
COMMUNICATION PRÉSENTÉE PAR LE JAPON AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE XI X:11  
DE L'ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS RÉVISÉ  
La communication ci -après, datée  du 4 avril  2017, est distribuée à la demande de la délégation du 
Japon.  
 
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1.  Conformément au paragraphe 1 de l'article XIX de l'Accord sur les marchés publics tel qu'il a 
été modifié par le Protocole portant amendement de l'Accord sur les ma rchés publics (ci -après 
dénommé l'"Accord révisé"), le gouvernement japonais notifie au Comité des marchés publics les 
modifications ci -après se rapportant à l'Annexe 3 de l'Appendice I de l'Accord révisé concernant le 
Japon:  
a. Remplacer "2.22. National Cent er for Teachers' Development" par "2.28. National 
Institute for School Teachers and Staff Development"  dans "2 GROUP B" de la Liste des 
entités.  
b. Remplacer " 2.13. Marine Technical Education Agency " par " 2.6. Japan agency of Maritime 
Education and Training f or Seafarers " dans "2 GROUP B" de la Liste des entités.  
c. Remplacer "2.4. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute " par "2. 4. Forest 
Research and Management Organization " dans "2 GROUP B" de la Liste des entités.  
d. Renuméroter  les autres entités en cons équence.  
2.  Les modifications  susmentionnées découlent des changements suivants:  
a. Depuis le  1er avril 2017, le "National Center for Teachers' Development"  est chargé de 
donner des orientations techniques aux enseignants et de mener des recherches sur les 
qualifications du personnel des établissements d'enseignement , et a été réorganisé sous 
le nom de " National Institute for School Teachers and Staff Development ". 
b. Le 1er avril 2016, la "Marine Technical Education Agency" a été rebaptisée "Japan agency 
of Maritim e Education and Training for Seafarers".  
                                                
1 L'article XIX:1 dispose ce qui suit: Notification d'une modification projetée  – Une Partie notifiera au 
Comité tout projet de rectification, de transfert d'une entité d'une annexe à une autre, de retrait d'une entité 
ou autre modification des annexes de l'Appendice I la concernant (ci -après dénommé la "mo dification"). La 
Partie projetant la modification (ci -après dénommée la "Partie apportant la modification") inclura dans la 
notification: a) pour tout retrait projeté d'une entité des annexes de l'Appendice I la concernant dans l'exercice 
de ses droits au motif que le contrôle ou l'influence que le gouvernement exerce sur les marchés couverts de 
cette entité a été éliminé de manière effective, la preuve de cette élimination; ou b) pour toute autre 
modification projetée, des renseignements concernant les con séquences probables du changement pour le 
champ d'application mutuellement convenu du présent accord.  GPA/MOD/JPN/97  
 
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  c. Le 1er avril 2017, le " Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute"  est chargé de la 
mise en valeur des forêts humides, et a été réorganisé sous le nom de " Forest Research 
and Management  Organization ". 
3.  Les modif ications  proposées par le Japon ne réduisent pas le champ d'application mutuellement 
convenu de l'Accord révisé.  
4.  La pièce jointe A du présent document indique (en caractères gras, en texte barré ou en texte 
souligné) les modifications que le Japon propose d'apporter aux pages correspondantes (pages  2/4 
et 3/4) de l'Annexe  3 de l'Appendice  I. La pièce jointe  B contient ces pages telles qu'elles se 
présenteraient après acceptation des modifications.2 
 
                                                
2 Les pièces jointes A et B sont en anglais seulement.  GPA/MOD/JPN/97  
 
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ATTACHMENT A  
1.30.  Ja pan Post;  
1.31.  Japan Racing Association;  
1.32.  Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agenc y (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 S port 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.  Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited;  
1.41.  Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association (A juridical person designated as such pursuant to 
the Auto Racing Law);  
1.42.  Mutual Aid Association for Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Organization Personnel;  
1.43.  Mutual A id Fund for Official Casualties and Retirement of Volunteer Firefighters;  
1.44.  Narita International Airport Corporation;  
1.45.  National Association of Racing, The;  
1.46.  National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono;  
1.47.  National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan;  
1.48.  New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization;  
1.49.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (Note 3.f.) (Note 3.g.);  
1.50.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (Note 3 .f.) (Note 3.g.);  
1.51.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (Note 3.f.) (Note 3.g.);  
1.52.  Northern Territories Issue Association;  
1.53.  Okinawa Development Finance Corporation;  
1.54.  Open University of Japan Foundation, The;  
1.55.  Organiz ation for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN;  
1.56.  Organization for Workers' Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid;  
1.57.  Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, The;  
1.58.  RIKEN (Note 3.b.);  
1.59.  Shikoku R ailway Company (Note 3.a.) (Note 3.g.);  
1.60.  Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (Note 3.a.);  
1.61.  Urban Renaissance Agency;  
1.62.  Welfare and Medical Service Agency;  
1.63.  West Nippon Expressway Company Limited.  
 
2  GROUP B  
2.1.  Building Research Institute;  
2.2.  C ivil Aviation College;  
2.3.  Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center;  
2.4.  Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute  Forest Research and Management 
Organization ; 
2.5.  Inter -University Research Institute Corporation;  
2.6.  Japan agency of Maritime Education and Training for Seafarers ; 
2.67.  Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency;  
2.78.  Japan Health Insurance Association;  
2.89.  Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences;  
2.910.  Japan Mint;  
2.1011.  Japan Organiz ation of Occupational Health and Safety;  
2.1112.  Japan Pension Service;  
2.1213.  Labor Management Organization for USFJ Employees;  
2.13.  Marine Technical Education Agency;  
2.14.  National Agency for Automobile and Land Transport Technology;  GPA/MOD/JPN/97  
 
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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;  
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2.19.  Natio nal Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology;  
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;  
2.2322.  National Center for Univer sity Entrance Examinations;  
2.2423.  National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry;  
2.2524.  National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center;  
2.2625.  National Hospital Organization;  
2.2726.  National Institute for Environmental Studies;  
2.2827.  National Instit ute for Materials Science;  
2.28.  National Institute for School Teachers and Staff Development ; 
2.29.  National Institute of Advanced 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 Institute 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, Health and Nutrition (Note 3.h.);  
2.38.  National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Educati on; 
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 Scien ce and Disaster Prevention;  
2.45.  National Research Institute of Brewing;  
2.46.  National Statistics Center;  
2.47.  National University Corporation;  
2.48.  National Women's Education Center;  
2.49.  Nippon Export and Investment Insurance;  
2.50.  Public Wor ks Research Institute;  
2.51.  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 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 profit -making activities which are exposed to competitive forces in markets. This note 
shall not be use d 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 wi th the 
purpose of the Treaty on the Non -Proliferation 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 material s and responding 
to emergencies of nuclear installation is not covered.  
c. Procurement related to geological and geophysical survey is not covered.  GPA/MOD/JPN/97  
 
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ATTACHMENT B  
1.30.  Japan Post;  
1.31.  Japan Racing Association;  
1.32.  Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agenc y (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 Organi zation;  
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.  Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited;  
1.41.  Motorcycle Raci ng Promotion Association (A juridical person designated as such pursuant to 
the Auto Racing Law);  
1.42.  Mutual Aid Association for Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Organization Personnel;  
1.43.  Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and Retirement of Volunteer Firefighters;  
1.44.  Narita International Airport Corporation;  
1.45.  National Association of Racing, The;  
1.46.  National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono;  
1.47.  National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan;  
1.48.  New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization;  
1.49.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (Note 3.f.) (Note 3.g.);  
1.50.  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (Note 3.f.) (Note 3.g.);  
1.51.  Nippon Telegraph and Tele phone West Corporation (Note 3.f.) (Note 3.g.);  
1.52.  Northern Territories Issue Association;  
1.53.  Okinawa Development Finance Corporation;  
1.54.  Open University of Japan Foundation, The;  
1.55.  Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN;  
1.56.  Organization for Workers' Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid;  
1.57.  Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, The;  
1.58.  RIKEN (Note 3.b.);  
1.59.  Shikoku Railway Company (Note 3.a.) (Note 3.g.);  
1.60.  Tok yo Metro Co., Ltd. (Note 3.a.);  
1.61.  Urban Renaissance Agency;  
1.62.  Welfare and Medical Service Agency;  
1.63.  West Nippon Expressway Company Limited.  
 
3  GROUP B  
2.1.  Building Research Institute;  
2.2.  Civil Aviation College;  
2.3.  Food and Agricultural  Materials Inspection Center;  
2.4.  Forest Research and Management Organization ; 
2.5.  Inter -University Research Institute Corporation;  
2.6.  Japan agency of Maritime Education and Training for Seafarers;  
2.7.  Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency ; 
2.8.  Japan Health Insurance Association;  
2.9.  Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences;  
2.10.  Japan Mint;  
2.11.  Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety;  
2.12.  Japan Pension Service;  
2.13.  Labor Management Organizat ion for USFJ Employees;  
2.14.  National Agency for Automobile and Land Transport Technology;  GPA/MOD/JPN/97  
 
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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;  GPA/MOD/JPN/97  
 
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2.19.  National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology;  
2.20.  National Center for Global Health and Medicine;  
2.21.  National Center for Industrial Property Info rmation and Training;  
2.22.  National Center for University Entrance Examinations;  
2.23.  National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry;  
2.24.  National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center;  
2.25.  National Hospital Organization;  
2.26.  National Institute for Environmental Studies;  
2.27.  National Institute for Materials Science;  
2.28.  National Institute for School Teachers and Staff Development;  
2.29.  National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology;  
2.30.  National Institute of Information a nd Communications Technology;  
2.31.  National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology;  
2.32.  National Institute of Special Needs Education;  
2.33.  National Institute 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, Health and Nutrition (Note 3.h.);  
2.38.  National Institution for Academic Degr ees 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 Corporation;  
2.48.  National Women's Education Center;  
2.49.  Nippon Expor t 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 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.  
2. This Agreement does not cover contracts which the entities in Group A 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.  
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. Procurement for safety -related 
activities aiming at utili zation 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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