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12 August 2015 (WT/Let/1066) THE EUROPEAN UNION 
ANNEX 1 
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES 
Thresholds: 
Goods     SDR 130,000 
 
Services    SDR 130,000 
 
Construction Services   SDR 5,000,000 
List of entities: 
1  EUROPEAN UNION ENTIT IES 
1. The Council of the European Union; 
2. The European Commission; 
3. European External Action Service (EEAS). 
2  THE CENTRAL GOVERNME NT CONTRACTING AUTHO RITIES OF EU MEMBER STATES  
1. For the goods, services, suppliers and service providers of Liechtenstein, Switzerland, 
Iceland, Norway, The Netherlands with respect to Aruba, procurement by all central government 
contracting authorities of EU member States. The list below is indicative. 
2. For the goods, services, suppliers and service providers of Israel and Montenegro , 
procurement by the following central government contracting authorities. 
3. For the goods, services, suppliers and service providers of the United States; Canada; 
Japan; Hong Kong, China; Singapore; Korea; Armenia; the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu and New Zealand, procurement by the following central government 
contracting authorities, provided they are not marked by an asterisk. 
4. Without prejudice to item 3., for the goods, services, suppliers and service providers of the 
United States, Japan and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 
procurement by the following central government contracting authorities of EU Member States 
provided that they are marked by a double asterisk. 
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12 August  2015 (WT/Let/1066 ) e. procurement between 200,000 SDR and 355,000 SDR by proc uring entities covered 
under this Annex of goods and services for suppliers and service providers from Canada;  
f. procurement by local contracting authorities (contracting authorities of administrative 
units listed under NUTS 3 and smaller administrative unit s, as referred to in Regulation 
1059/2003 (as amended)) in regard of goods, services, suppliers and service providers 
from New Zealand;  
g. procurement by contracting authorities of administrative units listed under NUTS 1 and 2 
as referred to in Regulation 10 59/2003 (as amended), in regard of goods, services, 
suppliers and service providers from New Zealand, unless their procurement is covered 
under the EU Annex 3 ;  
until such time as the EU has accepted that the Parties concerned provide satisfactory reciproc al 
acess to EU goods, suppliers, services and service providers to their own procurement markets.  
2. The provisions  of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of Japan, 
Korea and the US in contesting the award of contracts to a suppli er or service provider of Parties 
other than those mentioned, which are small or medium sized enterprises under the relevant 
provisions of EU law, until such time as th e EU accepts that they no longer operate discriminatory 
measures in favour of certain do mestic small and minority businesses.  
3. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to Japan and Korea in contesting the award of 
contracts by entities listed under Annex 2 paragraph 2, until such time as the EU accepts that they 
have completed coverage of sub -central entities.  
4. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to Japan and Korea in contesting that award of 
contracts by EU entities, whose value is less than the threshold applied for the same category of 
contracts awarded by these Parties.  APPENDIX I  EUROPEAN  
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12 August  2015 (WT/Let/ 1066) h. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of railways covered under this 
Annex in regard of goods, suppliers, services and service providers from Armenia;  
Canada;  Japan;  the United States;  Hong Kong, China;  Singapore and the Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu;  
i. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of high -speed railways and high -
speed railways infrastructure in regard of goods, suppliers , services and service 
providers from Korea;  
j. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of good or service 
components of procurement which are not themselves covered procurement in regard of 
suppliers and service providers from the United S tates;  
k. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport or 
distribution of electricity covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers and services 
providers from Japan;  
l. procurement by procuring entities operating in the fi eld of production, transport and 
distribution of electricity covered under this Annex of HS Nos . 8504, 8535, 8537 and 
8544 (electrical transformers, plugs, switches and insulated cables) in regard of 
suppliers from Korea;  
m. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport and 
distribution of electricity covered under this Annex of HS Nos . 85012099, 85015299, 
85015199, 85015290, 85014099, 85015390, 8504, 8535, 8536, 8537, and 8544 in 
regard of suppliers from Israel;  
n. procurement  by procuring entities operating in the field of bus services covered under 
this Annex in regard of suppliers and service providers from Israel;  
o. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport or 
distribution of drinking w ater covered under this Annex in regard of supplies, services 
and service providers from New Zealand;  
p. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of airport facilities covered under 
this Annex in regard of supplies, services, and service provi ders from New Zealand;  
q. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of the provision of maritime or 
inland port or other terminal facilities covered under this Annex in regard of supplies, 
services, and service providers from New Zealand;  
r. procu rement by regional or local contracting authorities operating in the fields covered 
by this Annex, in regard of supplies, services, and service providers from New Zealand, 
with the exception of procurement by contracting authorities of administrative units  
listed under NUTS 1 and 2 (as referred to in Regulation 1059/2003, as amended) 
operating in the field of transport by urban railway, automatic systems, tramw ay, trolley 
bus, bus and cable;  
until such time, the EU has accepted that the Parties concerned pr ovide satisfactory reciprocal 
access to EU goods, suppliers, services and service providers to their own procurement markets.  
 
7. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of Japan, 
Korea and the US in contesting the a ward of contracts to a supplier or service provider of Parties 
other than those mentioned, which are small or medium sized enterprises under the relevant 
provisions of EU law, until such time as the EU accepts that they no longer operate discriminatory 
measures in favour of certain domesti c small and minority businesses.  
The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to Japan and Korea in contesting that award of 
contracts by EU entities, whose value is less than the threshold applied for the same category  of 
contracts awarded by these Parties.  APPENDIX I  EUROPEAN  
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12 August 2015  (WT/Let/ 1066) 8. The following shall not be considered as covered procurement:  
a. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of urban transport covered  
under this Annex of the following goods and services:  
i. H.S. 44.06 Rail way or tramway sleepers of (cross -ties) wood;  
ii. H.S. 68.10 Railway or tramway sleepers of concrete and concrete guide -track 
sections for hovertrains;  
iii. H.S. 73.02 Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the 
following:  rails, check -rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods 
and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross -ties), fish -plates, chairs, chair wedges, 
sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for 
jointing or fixing ra ils; 
iv. H.S. 85.30.10 Electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, 
tramways;  
v. H.S. Chapter 86 - Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling -stock and parts thereof;  
railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mecha nical 
(including electro -mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds;  
vi. Construction work for civil engineering for railways falling under CPC prov. 51310 
(Construction work for civil engineering for highways (except elevated highways), 
streets, ro ads, railways and airfield runways);  
vii. Construction work for civil engineering for railway tunnels and subways falling under 
CPC prov. 51320 (Construction work for civil engineering for bridges, elevated 
highways, tunnels and subways);  
viii. Repair and maintenance  services of locomotives (including reconditioning), rolling 
stock (including reconditioning), railway tracks, traffic signals and installation 
services of railway engines falling under CPC prov. 88680 (Repair services of other 
transport equipment, on a fe e or contract basis).  
in regard of suppliers and service providers from Japan,  
 
until such time as the EU has accepted that Japan has fully open its procurement of urban 
transport to EU suppliers, supplies, service providers and services.  
 
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