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GPA/MOD/JPN/98  
28 septembre  2017 
(17-5205) Page: 1/5 
Comité des marchés publics  Original:  anglais  
 
 
MODIFICATIONS PROJETÉES DE L'APPENDICE I CONCERNANT LE JAPON  
AU TITRE DE L'ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS (1994)  
COMMUNICATION PRÉSENTÉE PAR LE JAPON AU TITRE  
DE L'ARTICLE XXIV:6 A)1 DE L'AMP (1994)  
La communication ci -après, datée du 25  septembre  2017, est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation du Japon.  
 
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1. Conformément au paragraphe 6 a) de l'article XXIV de l'Accord sur les marchés publics, fait 
à Marrakech le 15  avril 1994 (ci -après dénommé l'"Accord de 1994"), le gouvernement japonais 
notifie au Comité des marchés publics les modifications ci -après se rapportant à l'Annexe 1 de 
l'Appendice I de l'Accord de 1994 concernant le Japon:  
 Remplacer "Specific Personal In formation Protection Commission" par "Personal 
Information Protection Commission" dans la Liste des entités et dans la Liste des entités 
qui passent des marchés portant sur les services spécifié es à l'Annexe  4, 
respectivement . 
2. Les modifications susmentionnées découlent des changements suivants:  
 Le 1er janvier  2016, la "Specific Personal Information Protection Commission" s'est vu 
confier la fonction additionnelle d'administration de la loi relative à la protection des 
renseignements personnels, q ui garantit le traitement approprié de ces renseignements, 
et a été réorganisée sous le nom de "Personal Information Protection Commission".  
3. Les modifications proposées par le Japon ne réduisent pas le champ d'application 
mutuellement convenu de l'Accord d e 1994.  
4. La pièce jointe A du présent document indique (en caractères gras, en texte barré ou en 
texte souligné) les modifications que le Japon projette d'apporter aux pages correspondantes 
(pages 1/3 et 2/3) de l'Annexe 1 de l'Appendice I.  La pièce jointe B contient ces pages telles 
qu'elles se présenteraient après acceptation des modifications  proposées .2 
 
                                                
1 L'article XXIV:6 a) de l'Accord de 1994 dispose ce qui suit:  Rectifications ou modifications  a) Les 
rectifications, les transferts d'une entité d'une annexe à une autre ou, dans des cas exceptionnels, les autres 
modifications se rapportant aux Appendices I à IV seront notifiés au Comité, accompagnés de renseignements 
concernant les conséquences p robables du changement pour le champ d'application mutuellement convenu du 
présent accord.  S'ils sont de pure forme ou mineurs, les rectifications, transferts ou autres modifications 
prendront effet à la condition qu'aucune objection n'y ait été faite dans  un délai de 30 jours.  Dans les autres 
cas, le Président du Comité convoquera le Comité dans les moindres délais.  Le Comité examinera la proposition 
et toute demande d'ajustements compensatoires, afin de préserver l'équilibre des droits et des obligations et 
de maintenir le champ d'application mutuellement convenu du présent accord à un niveau comparable à son 
niveau antérieur à la notification.  S'il n'est pas possible d'arriver à un accord, la question pourra être traitée 
ensuite selon les dispositions de l'article XXII.  
2 Les pièces jointes A et B sont en anglais seulement.  GPA/MOD/JPN/98  
 
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ATTACHMENT A  
JAPAN  
 
(Authentic in the English language only)  
 
 
ANNEX  1 
 
Central Government Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR  
 
List of Entities : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows:  
 
- House of Representatives  
- House of Councillors  
- Supreme Court  
- Board of Audit  
- Cabinet  
- National Personnel Authority  
- Cabinet Office  
- Reconstruction Agency  
- Imperial Household Agency  
- Japan Fair Trade C ommission  
- National Public Safety Commission  
 (National Police Agency)  
- Specific Personal Information 
 Protection Commissio n 
- Financial Services Agency  
- Consumer Affairs Agency  
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and 
 Communications  
- Ministry of Justice  
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
- Ministry of Finance  
- Ministry of Education, Culture,  Sports, 
 Science and Technology  
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare  - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
 Fisheries  
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and 
 Industry  
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, 
 Transport and Tourism  
- Ministry of the Environment  
- Ministry of Defense  
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 
Construction services : 4,500 thousand 
SDR 
 
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 : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows:  
 
- House of Representatives  
- House of Councillors  
- Supreme Court  
- Board of Audit  
- Cabinet  
- National Personnel Authority  
- Cabinet Office  
- Reconstruction Agency  
- Imperial Household Agency  
- Japan  Fair Trade C ommission  
- National Public Safety Commission  
 (National Police Agency)  GPA/MOD/JPN/98  
 
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16 March 2014 (WT/Let/939)  APPENDIX I  JAPAN  ANNEX 1  Page 2/3 
 
 
Services  (cont'd)  
 
- Specific Personal Information 
 Protection Commission  
- Financial Services Agency  
- Consumer Affairs Agency  
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and 
 Communications  
- Ministry of Justice  
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
- Ministry of Finance  
- Ministry of Education, Culture,  Sports, 
 Science and Technology  
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare  
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and  
 Fisheries  
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and 
 Industry  
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, 
 Transport and Tourism  
- Ministry of the Environment  
- Ministry of Defense  
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. Entities covered by the Accounts Law 
include all their internal sub -divisions, 
independent organs, attached organizations 
and other organizations and local branch 
offices provided for in the National 
Government Organization Law and t he Law 
establishing the Cabinet Office.  
 
2. 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.  
 
3. 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.  
 
4. This Agreement will generally apply to 
procurement by the Ministry of Defense of 
the following Federal Supply Classification 
(FSC) categories subject to the Japanese 
Government determinations under the 
provisions of Article  XXIII, 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 Conditi oning, 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, Mi llwork, 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  GPA/MOD/JPN/98  
 
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ATTACHMENT B  
JAPAN  
 
(Authentic in the English language only)  
 
 
ANNEX  1 
 
Central Government Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR  
 
List of Entities : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows:  
 
- House of Representatives  
- House of C ouncillors  
- Supreme Court  
- Board of Audit  
- Cabinet  
- National Personnel Authority  
- Cabinet Office  
- Reconstruction Agency  
- Imperial Household Agency  
- Japan Fair Trade C ommission  
- National Public Safety Commission  
 (National Police Agency)  
- Personal Information Protection 
 Commission  
- Financial Services Agency  
- Consumer Affairs Agency  
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and 
 Communications  
- Ministry of Justice  
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
- Ministry of Finance  
- Ministry of Education, Culture,  Sports, 
 Science and Technology  
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare  - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
 Fisheries  
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and 
 Industry  
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, 
 Transport and Tourism  
- Ministry of the Environment  
- Ministry of Defense  
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 
Construction services : 4,500 thousand 
SDR 
 
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 : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows:  
 
- House of Representatives  
- House of Councillors  
- Supreme Court  
- Board of Audit  
- Cabinet  
- National Personnel Authority  
- Cabinet Office  
- Reconstruction Agency  
- Imperial Household Agency  
- Japan Fair Trade C ommission  
- National Public Safety Commission  
 (National Police Agency)  GPA/MOD/JPN/98  
 
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Services  (cont'd)  
 
- Personal Information Protection 
 Commission  
- Financial Services Agency  
- Consumer Affairs Agency  
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and 
 Communications  
- Ministry of Justice  
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
- Ministry of Finance  
- Ministry of Education, Culture,  Sports, 
 Science and Technology  
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare  
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and  
 Fisheries  
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and 
 Industry  
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, 
 Transport and Tourism  
- Ministry of the Environment  
- Ministry of Defense  
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. Entities covered by the Accounts Law 
include all their internal sub -divisions, 
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. 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.  
 
3. This Agreement shall not apply to 
contracts to be awarded to co -operatives or 
association s in accordance with laws and 
regulations existing at the time of the entry 
into force of this Agreement for Japan.  
 
4. This Agreement will generally apply to 
procurement by the Ministry of Defense of 
the following Federal Supply Classification 
(FSC) categ ories subject to the Japanese 
Government determinations under the 
provisions of Article  XXIII, 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 Equ ipment and Supplies  
6645 Time Measuring Instruments  
6650 Optical Instruments  
6655 Geophysical and Astronomical 
 Instruments  
 
 
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