WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIORESTRICTED 
GPA/O/CHE/1* 
1 March 2005 
 (05-0858) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   French/ 
 français/  francés 
 
 
 
NEGOTIATIONS ON EXTENSION OF COVERAGE AND ELIMINATION OF  
DISCRIMINATORY MEASURES AND PRACTICES PURSUANT TO  
ARTICLE XXIV:7(b) AND (c) OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
Communication from Switzerland 
 
 The following communication, dated 24 February 2005, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Switzerland. 
 
 
Comité des marchés publics  
 
 
NÉGOCIATIONS SUR L'EXTENSION DE LA PORTÉE DE L'ACCORD ET 
L'ÉLIMINATION DES MESURES ET PRATIQUES DISCRIMINATOIRES  
AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE XXIV: 7 b) ET c) DE L'ACCORD  
SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS 
 
Communication de la Suisse 
 
 La communication ci-après, datée du 24 février 2005, est distribuée à la demande de la délégation de la Suisse. 
 
 
Comité de Contratación Pública 
 
  
AMPLIACIÓN DEL ÁMBITO DE APLICACIÓN Y LA ELIMINACIÓN DE  
LAS MEDIDAS Y PRÁCTICAS DISCRIMINATORIAS EN CONFORMIDAD  
CON EL PÁRRAFO 7(b) Y (c) DEL ARTÍCULO XXIV DEL ACUERDO  
SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA 
 
Comunicación de Suiza
 
  La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 24 de fe brero de 2005, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de Suiza.  
                                                      
* This supplements the French language version of the same document (GPA/O/CHE/1) which was 
circulated on 1 March 2005.  It is being circulated in English in response to requests received from Parties to the 
Agreement on Government Procurement. GPA/O/CHE/1 
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NEGOTIATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XXIV:7(b) AND (c) OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
  Switzerland hereby submits its initial request on  government procurement to the other Parties 
to the Agreement on Government Procurement.  
 Within this initial request, Switzerland is seek ing to obtain improved market access for Swiss 
suppliers and to improve the transparency, clarity  and predictability of ma rket access commitments 
under the Agreement.   Switzerland reserves the right to revise and suppl ement its initial request.  This initial request 
does not prejudice Switzerland’s position in other ar eas currently under negotiation in the WTO, or 
any possible future offer on government procurement.     Switzerland further reserves the right to withdr aw, amend, reduce or extend the content of its 
initial request and any subsequent request that may follow.   GPA/O/CHE/1 
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SWITZERLAND’S INITIAL REQUEST TO ALL OTHER PARTIES TO THE 
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
  
Switzerland proposes that all Parties to the Agreement on Government Procurement revise 
their current GPA commitments in  accordance with the following: 
 
- That all Parties with entity lists that are not up-to-date immediately provide 
notifications to the Committee on Governme nt Procurement under Article XXIV:6 to 
update lists of central (Annex 1) and sub- central (Annex 2) government entities as all 
well as all other (Annex 3) entities that proc ure in accordance with the provisions of 
the Agreement on Government Procurement,  so as to ensure a common base for the 
negotiations; 
 - consider the presentation by all Parties of a single working definition for central 
government entities (Annex 1), for sub-centr al government entities (Annex 2) and for 
other entities (Annex 3); 
 - consider the presentation by all Parties of a single list, identical for all, of services 
covered under Annex 4, an d consider improving the coverage of services; 
 
- consider the presentation by all Parti es of services covered under Annex 4 and 
construction services covered under Annex 5 as a negative list; 
 - review all notes in Annexes 1 to 5 to determine whether they are still necessary. 
 
 GPA/O/CHE/1 
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SWITZERLAND’S INITIAL REQUESTS TO SPECIFIC PARTIES TO THE 
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
  This request should be read in conjunction with Switzerland's initial request to all other 
Parties to the Agreement on Government Procurement.  GPA/O/CHE/1 
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SWITZERLAND'S INITIAL REQUEST 
TO CANADA 
 
  Switzerland requests that Canada extend its c overage with respect to the Agreement on 
Government Procurement as follows: 
 
Annex 2 – Sub-central government entities 
 
1. Extend coverage to all provinces. 
 
2. Lower thresholds for goods and services to SDR 200,000.  
Annex 3 – Other entities 
 3. Provide coverage of the water sector. 
 4. Provide coverage of the electricity sector.  5. Provide coverage of the airport sector.  
6. Provide coverage of the port sector. 
 7. Provide coverage of the urban transport sector.  8. Provide coverage of govern ment procurement of the following products:  special industry 
machinery, general purpose automatic data processing equipment, software, supplies and 
support equipment (except ADPE configurations),  office machines, visible record equipment 
and ADP equipment, and communication, det ection and coherent radiation equipment. 
 
Annex 4 – Services 
 9. Provide coverage of  the following services: 
  - land transport services (CPC 712)  - air transport services (CPC 73)  - financial services (insurance services, banking and investment services) (CPC 812 
and 814) 
 - accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services (CPC 862)  - market research and public opinion polling services (CPC 864)  - advertising services (CPC 871)  - publishing and printing services (CPC 88442)  - financial management consulting services (CPC 86502) 
 - other management consulting services (CPC 86509) 
 - related scientific and technical consulting services (CPC 8675)  - property management services (CPC 82201 to 82206).  GPA/O/CHE/1 
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SWITZERLAND'S INITIAL REQUEST 
TO THE UNITED STATES 
 
 
 Switzerland requests that the United States extend its coverage with respect to the Agreement 
on Government Procurement as follows: 
 
Annex 2 – Sub-central government entities 
 
1. Extend coverage to all states. 
 
2. Lower thresholds for goods and services to SDR 200,000. 
 
Annex 3 – Other entities 
 3. Provide coverage of the water sector. 
 4. Provide coverage of the airport sector.  5. Provide coverage of the urban transport sector.  
6. Provide coverage of gove rnment procurement of air traffic control equipment. 
 
Annex 4 – Services 
 
7. Provide coverage of  the following services: 
 
 - transport services (CPC 712)  - publishing and printing services (CPC 88442).  
General Notes 
 8. Remove the exception to coverage in General Note 1 that reads: " Notwithstanding the above, 
this Agreement will not apply to set asid es on behalf of small and minority businesses ". 
  GPA/O/CHE/1 
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SWITZERLAND'S INITIAL REQUEST 
TO HONG KONG, CHINA 
 
  Switzerland requests that Hong Kong, China, extend its coverage with respect to the 
Agreement on Government Procurement as follows: 
 
Annex 4 – Services 
 
1. Provide coverage of  the following services: 
 
 - financial services (insurance services, banking and investment services) (CPC 812 
and 814) 
 - accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services (CPC 862)  - management consulting services and related services (CPC 865, 866) 
 - architectural and engineering services (CPC 867) 
 - publishing and printing services (CPC 88442)  - sanitation and similar services (CPC 9403)  - cleaning services of exhaust gases (CPC 9404)  - noise abatement services (CPC 9405)  - nature and landscape protection services (CPC 9406) 
 - other environmental protection services (CPC 9409) 
 - property management services (CPC 82201 to 82206). GPA/O/CHE/1 
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SWITZERLAND'S INITIAL REQUEST 
TO ISRAEL 
 
  Switzerland requests that Israel extend its coverage with respect to the Agreement on 
Government Procurement as follows: 
 
Annex 1 – Central government entities 
 
1. Lower thresholds for constr uction services to SDR 5,000,000. 
 Annex 2 – Sub-central government entities  
2. Lower thresholds for goods and services to SDR 200,000. 
 3. Lower thresholds for constr uction services to SDR 5,000,000. 
 
Annex 3 – Other entities 
 
4. Provide coverage of the urban transport sector. 
 5. Lower thresholds for constr uction services to SDR 5,000,000. 
 
Annex 4 – Services 
 
6. Provide coverage of  the following services: 
 
 - land transport services (CPC 712) 
 - passenger transportation services (CPC 73)  - telecommunication services (CPC 752)  - financial services (insurance services, banking and investment services) (CPC 812 
and 814) 
 - computer and related services (CPC 84) 
 - engineering services (CPC 8672 and 8673) 
 - nature protection services and other environmental protection services (CPC 9406 
and 9409). 
 
Annex 5 – Construction services 
 
7. Lower thresholds for constr uction services to SDR 5,000,000. 
  GPA/O/CHE/1 
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SWITZERLAND'S INITIAL REQUEST 
TO JAPAN 
 
  Switzerland requests that Japan extend its c overage with respect to the Agreement on 
Government Procurement as follows: 
 
Annex 1 – Central government entities 
 
1. Extend coverage to all central government entities. 
 
Annex 2 – Sub-central government entities 
 
2. Extend coverage to all Japanese provinces.  
3. Lower thresholds for construction-re lated goods and serv ices to SDR 200,000. 
 4. Lower thresholds for constr uction services to SDR 5,000,000. 
 
Annex 3 – Other entities 
 5. Provide coverage of the electricity sector. 
 6. Provide coverage of the urban transport sector.  7. Lower thresholds for constr uction services to SDR 5,000,000. 
 
Annex 4 – Services 
 
8. Provide coverage of  the following services: 
  - financial services (insurance services, banking and investment services) (CPC 812 
and 814) 
 - property management services (CPC 82201 to 82206)  - accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services (CPC 862).  
Annex 5 – Construction services 
 
9. Lower thresholds for constr uction services to SDR 5,000,000. 
 GPA/O/CHE/1 
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SWITZERLAND'S INITIAL REQUEST 
TO KOREA 
 
  Switzerland requests that Korea extend its c overage with respect to the Agreement on 
Government Procurement as follows: 
 
Annex 1 – Central government entities 
 
1. Extend coverage to all central government entities. 
 
Annex 2 – Sub-central government entities 
 
2. Extend coverage to all sub-central government entities. 
 
3. Lower thresholds for constr uction services to SDR 5,000,000. 
 
Annex 3 – Other entities 
 
4. Provide coverage of the airport sector.  
5. Provide coverage of the urban transport sector. 
 6. Provide coverage of government procurem ent of the following products:  electrical 
transformers, plugs, switches and insulated cables. 
 
7. Lower thresholds for goods and services to SDR 400,000. 
 8. Lower thresholds for constr uction services to SDR 5,000,000. 
 
Annex 4 – Services 
 9. Provide coverage of  the following services: 
 
- land transport services, armoured car services and courier services, except transport of 
mail (CPC 712) (except freight transpor tation (CPC 7212) and transportation of 
containerized freight (CPC 71233)) 
- air transport services (CPC 73) 
- other computer services (CPC 849) - other management services (CPC 86609) - building-cleaning services (CPC 874) - property management services (CPC 82201 to 82206) - financial services (insurance services, banking and investment services) (CPC 812 
and 814) 
 - sanitation and similar services (CPC 9403).  
 Annex 5 – Construction services 
  10. Provide coverage of renting services rela ted to equipment for construction (CPC 518). 
  11. Lower thresholds for cons truction services to SDR 5,000,000.  GPA/O/CHE/1 
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SWITZERLAND'S INITIAL REQUEST 
TO THE NETHERLANDS (FOR ARUBA) 
 
  Switzerland requests that the Netherlands (for Ar uba) extend its coverage with respect to the 
Agreement on Government Procurement as follows: 
 
Annex 4 – Services 
 
1. Provide coverage of  the following services: 
 
 - maintenance and repair services (CPC 6112, 6122, 633)  - courier services, except transport of mail (CPC 7512)  - air transport services (CPC 73)  - telecommunication services (CPC 752) 
 - market research and public opinion polling services (CPC 864) 
 - services related to management consulting (CPC 866)  - architectural services (CPC 8671)  - advertising services (CPC 871) 
- building-cleaning services and property management services (874, and 82201 to 
82206) 
- publishing and printing services (CPC 88442) 
- sewage and refuse disposal services (CPC 94). 
 
Annex 5 – Construction services 
 2. Provide coverage of the following construction services: 
  - pre-erection work at construction sites (CPC 511)  - general construction work fo r civil engineering (CPC 513) 
 - assembly and erection of prefabricated constructions (CPC 514)  - special trade construction work (CPC 515) 
 - installation work (CPC 516) 
 - building completion and finishing work (CPC 517)  - all other services (CPC 518).  GPA/O/CHE/1 
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SWITZERLAND'S INITIAL REQUEST 
TO SINGAPORE 
 
  Switzerland requests that Singapore extend its coverage with respect to the Agreement on 
Government Procurement as follows: 
 
Annex 3 – Other entities 
 
1. Provide coverage of the electricity sector.  Annex 4 – Services 
 
2. Provide coverage of  the following services: 
 
 - maintenance and repair services (CPC 6112, 6122, 633) 
 - land transport services (CPC 712)  - financial services (insurance services, banking and investment services) (CPC 812 
and 814) 
- maintenance and repair services of o ffice machinery and equipment, including 
computers (CPC 845) 
- other computer services (CPC 849) 
 - market research and public opinion polling services (CPC 864)  - integrated engineering services, urban pl anning and landscape architectural services, 
related scientific and technical consulting services, technical testing and analysis 
services (CPC 8673 to 8676) 
 - publishing and printing services (CPC 88442) 
 - sewage and refuse disposal services (CPC 94).  
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