WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
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GPA/O/V/SGP/1 
1 February 2012 
 (12-0668) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
  
VERIFICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS 
UNDER ARTICLE XXIV:7 OF THE AGREEMENT 
ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
Communication from Singapore
1 
  
 The following submission, dated 31 January 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Singapore. 
 
 Comité des marchés publics  
 
 
VÉRIFICATION DES RÉSULTATS DES NÉGOCIATIONS 
AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE XXIV:7 DE L'ACCORD 
SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS 
 
Communication de Singapour
1 
   La communication ci-après, datée du 31 janvier  2012, est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation de Singapour. 
 
 Comité de Contratación Pública 
 
 
VERIFICACIÓN DE LOS RESULTADOS DE LAS NEGOCIACIONES 
PREVISTAS EN EL PÁRRAFO 7 DEL ARTÍCULO XXIV DEL 
ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA 
 
Comunicación de Singapur
1 
   La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 31 de enero de 2012, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de Singapur. 
 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.  GPA/O/V/SGP/1 
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SINGAPORE'S REQUEST ON THE EUROPEAN UNION'S REVISED MARKET 
ACCESS OFFER (GPA/W/315/ADD.3 OF 20 DECEMBER 2011) 
 
 
 Singapore would like to thank the European Union (EU) for its Third revised Offer of 
20 December 2011 (GPA/W/315/Add.3).  In line with  the GPA Chair's statement during the plenary 
session of 17 October 2011, Singapore would like to st ress that no GPA Party should be backtracking 
from its 1994 GPA commitments in order for negotia tions to be considered fully concluded.  
Singapore hereby submits a request for clarifica tion on entities which are missing from EU's revised 
Offer when compared against EU's 1994 commitme nts.  Singapore reserves the right to submit 
additional requests for improvements as necessary.  
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Annex 1 
 
 In Annex 1, Singapore found several discrepanci es with respect to missing entities in this 
revised offer when compared to EU's 1994 commitments.  Singapore re quests that EU reinstate these 
entities and provide the assurance that Singapore is getting 1994-equivalent coverage of entities from 
EU. 
 
Member-State Missing Entities1 and Questions 
Luxembourg 
(notification as of 
26 October 2010) 1. Is Ministère des Affaires Etr angères et de l'Immigration: 
Direction de la Défense (Armée) the same as Ministère de la 
Défense:  Armée as in the revised accession commitments 
notified in Let/746? 
2. Ministère de la Justice:  Etablissements Pénitentiaires 
Poland 
(notification as of 7 December 2010) 1. Instytut Pami ęci Narodowej - Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni 
Przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu (National Remembrance Institute - Commission for Prosecution of Crimes Against the Polish Nation) 
2. Naczelny S ąd Administracyjny (Supreme Administrative Court)
France 
(notification as of 7 December 2010) 1. Ministère des anciens Combattants et Victimes de Guerre 
2. Is Centre hospitalier national d'opthalmologie des Quinze-Vingt
included under Centre hospitalier national des Quinze-Vingts? 
3. Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire, Agroalimentaire et de 
l'Alimentation 
4. Syndicat des Transports Parisiens 
Hungary (notified as of 24 March 2011) 1. Ministry of Finance 
2. Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development 3. Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs 
Finland (notified as of 10 December 2010) 1. Henkilöstöosasto, VTML 
2. Personalavdelningen, Statens 3. Valtion vakuusrahasto – Statens säkerhetsfond 
                                                      
1 These are missing entities that should be offered to Singapore in EU's latest offer as they were 
committed under EU's 1994 GPA coverage. GPA/O/V/SGP/1 
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Missing Entities
2 and Questions 
(member-states without formal notification of modifications) 
Slovakia 1. Národný bezpe čnostný úrad (National Security Authority) 
2. Public Prosecution of the Slovak Republic 
3. The Office of the President of the Slovak Republic 
4. Ombudsman's Office 5. Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic 6. Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic 7. National Council of the Slovak Republic 
8. Post Office 
9. Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic 10. Office for Personal Data Protection 11. Office for the Finance Market 12. Constitutional Court of  the Slovak Republic 
Austria 1. Austrian Central Statistical Office 
2. Austrian Federal Academy of Public Administration  
Cyprus 1. Law Commissioner Office 
2. Central Information Service of the Ministry of Justice and 
Public Order 
3. Cyprus News Agency of the Ministry of Interior 
4. Game Fund of the Ministry of Interior  
Belgium 1. La Poste 
2. Régie des Bâtiments should not be an umbrella term but should 
be part of the entities committed?  
Estonia 1. Estonian Patent Information Centre 
2. Assay Office (Abolished but no succeeding entity was added for 
GPA)  
Malta 1. Uffi ċċju ta' l-Iskrivan tal-Kamr a tad-Deputati (Office of the 
Clerk to the House of Representatives) 
2. Uffi ċċju tal-President (Office of the President) 
Greece 1. Ministry for Press and Media 
2. Ministry to the Prime Minister 
3 Hellenic Post (EL.  TA.) 
Germany 1. Federal Chancellery 
Slovenia 1. Ministry of Information Society 
2. Higher Courts 
3. Judges of Minor Offenses 
                                                      
2 These are missing entities that should be offered to Singapore in EU's latest offer as they were 
committed under EU's 1994 GPA coverage.  GPA/O/V/SGP/1 
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  UK 1. Civil service college 
2. Office of public service 
3. The buying agency 
4. Central commuters and tel ecommunications agency (CCTA) 
5. Central council for education and training in social work 6. English national board for nursing, midwifery and health visitors 
7. U.K central council for nursing midwifery and health visiting 
8. Department of national heritage 9. Royal commission on historical manuscripts 10. Royal commission on historical monuments of England 11. Royal fine art commission (England) 12. Building research establishment agency 
13. Commons commission 
14. Valuation tribunal 15. Department of trade and industry 16. Domestic coal consumers' council 17. Central transport c onsultative committees 
18. Intervention board fo r agricultural produce 
19. Northern Ireland, departme nt of economic development 
20. Registry of friendly societies 21. Royal commission on historical manuscripts 22. Scotland, lord advocate's department 23. The Scottish office agriculture and fisheries department 
24. The Scottish office industry department 
25. The Scottish office education department 26. The Scottish office environment department 27. Royal fine art commission for Scotland 28. The Scottish office home and health departments 
29. Local health councils 
30. National board for nursing, midwifery and health visiting for 
Scotland 
31. Scottish council for postg raduate medical education 
32. Scottish criminal record office 
33. Scottish fire service training school 
34. Scottish national health service authorities and trusts 
35. Welsh national board for nursi ng, midwifery and health visiting 
Netherlands 1. CABINET FOR NETHERLANDS ANTILLEAN AND 
ARUBAN AFFAIRS 
2. Ministry of Transport, Pub lic Works and Water Management: 
Adviesdienst Verkeer en Vervoer (AVV) 
3. Ministry of Transport, Pub lic Works and Water Management: 
Bouwdienst 
4. Ministry of Transport, Pub lic Works and Water Management: 
Rijksinstituut voor Kunst en Zee (RIKZ) 
5. Ministry of Transport, Pub lic Works and Water Management: 
Rijksinstituut voor Integraal Zoetwaterbeheer en Afvalwaterbehandeling (RIZA) 
Italy 1. Ministero del Tesoro (Ministry of the Treasury) 
2. Ministero della Sanità  (Ministry of Health) 
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