ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  RESTRICTED 
GPA/MOD/JPN/64 
6 septembre 2011 
 
 (11-4342) 
Comité des marchés publics Original:   anglais 
  
 
MODIFICATIONS PROPOSÉES DE L'APPENDICE I 
CONCERNANT LE JAPON 
 
Communication présentée par le Japon au titre de l'article XXIV:6 a)
1 de 
l'Accord sur les marchés publics 
   La communication ci-après, datée du 1
er septembre 2011, est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation du Japon.  
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 1. Conformément à l'article XXIV, paragraphe 6 a), de l'Accord de l'OMC sur les marchés 
publics (ci-après l'"Accord"), le gouvernement du Ja pon notifie au Comité des marchés publics les 
modifications ci-après se rapportant à l' Annexe 3 de l'Appendice I de l'Accord: 
 - Supprimer " Employment and Human Resources Development Organization of Japan " 
de la " Liste des entités (Groupe A) " et de la " Liste des entités qui passent des marchés 
portant sur les services spécifiés à l'Annexe 4 (Groupe A)", respectivement. 
 - Ajouter " Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with 
Disabilities and Job Seekers " à la " Liste des entités (Groupe A) " et à la " Liste des 
entités qui passent des marchés portant sur les services spéc ifiés à l'Annexe 4 
(Groupe A) ". 
2. Les modifications susmentionnées découlent des changements suivants.  Conformément aux 
dispositions de la Loi portant  suppression de la Employment and Human Resources Development 
Organization of Japan, la  Employment and Human Resources Development Organization of Japan  
sera supprimée à compter du 1
er octobre 2011.  Ses activités seront reprises par les entités suivantes: 
 - Les activités de développement des re ssources humaines seront reprises par la Japan 
Organization for Employment of the Eld erly, Persons with Disabilities and Job 
                                                      
1 L'article XXIV:6 a) 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 se ront notifiés au Comité, accompagnés de renseignements concernant les 
conséquences probables du changement  pour le champ d'application mutue llement 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 compar able à son niveau antérieur à la 
notification.  S'il n'est pas possible d'arriver à un acco rd, la question pourra être  traitée ensuite selon les 
dispositions de l'article XXII. GPA/MOD/JPN/64 
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  Seekers , une entité qui sera incluse dans la lis te du Groupe A de l'Annexe 3 une fois 
la modification apportée. 
 - Les activités encourageant la constitution d'un capital-retraite par les travailleurs 
seront reprises par l' Organization for Workers Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid , une 
entité du Groupe A de l'Annexe 3. 
 - Les activités concernant les subventions acco rdées pour la gestion de l'emploi seront 
reprises par les Prefectural Labour Offices , un organisme indépendant relevant du 
Ministère de la santé, du travail et de la protection sociale (MHLW) énuméré à l'Annexe 1. 
3. Ces modifications n'altèrent pas le niveau du champ d'application mutuellement convenu 
prévu dans l'Accord. 
4. La pièce jointe A du présent document indique (en texte barré et souligné) les modifications à 
apporter aux pages correspondantes de l' Annexe 3 (pages 1/5 et 3/5) de l'Appendice I, sur la base de la 
présente notification du gouvernement du Japon.  La pièce jointe B contient les pages en question 
telles qu'elles se présenteront après que les modifications proposées y auront été apportées.
2 
                                                      
2 Les pièces jointes A et B sont en anglais seulement. GPA/MOD/JPN/64 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/5
 
 
29 April 2010 (WT/Let/673) ATTACHMENT A 
 
JAPAN 
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement 
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR 
 
 List of Entities : 
 
1. Group A  
- Japan Water Agency 
- Japan Regional Development Corporation - Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a)(d) 
- Narita International Airport Corporation - East Nippon Expressway Company Limited 
- Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited 
- West Nippon Expressway Company Limited - Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited 
- Hanshin Expressway Company Limited 
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company 
Limited 
- Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment 
Agency 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) 
- Japan Science and Technology Agency - Japan Atomic Energy Agency (b) 
- Japan Environmental Safety Corporation 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - Welfare and Medical Service Agency 
- Government Pension Investment Fund 
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries 
Corporation 
- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation 
(c) 
 - Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Japan Post 
- Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization 
- Employment and Human Resources Development 
Organization of Japan 
- Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, 
Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation 
- Japan Housing Finance Agency 
- Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities - Development Bank of Japan Inc. 
- Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. (a) 
- Japan Tobacco Inc. - Hokkaido Railway Company (a) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a) 
- Central Japan Railway Company (a) - West Japan Railway Company (a) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a) 
- Kyushu Railway Company (a) - Japan Freight Railway Company (a) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Co. (f) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Co. (f) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association - National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan 
- RIKEN (b) 
- Environmental Restoration and Conservation 
Agency 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the 
Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation 
- Japan Student Services Organization 
  GPA/MOD/JPN/64 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
 
 
29 April 2010 (WT/Let/673) Services  (cont'd) 
 
 
- National Traffic Safety and Environment 
Laboratory 
- National Maritime Research Institute - Port and Airport Research Institute 
- Electronic Navigation Research Institute 
- Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido - Marine Technical Education Agency 
- National Institute for Sea Training 
- Civil Aviation College - National Institute for Environmental Studies 
- Labor Management Organization for USFJ 
Employees 
- National Agency for Vehicle Inspection 
- National Statistics Center 
- Japan Mint - National Printing Bureau 
- Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization 
- National Hospital Organization - National University Corporation 
- Inter-University Research  Institute Corporation 
- Institute of National Colleges of Technology, 
Japan 
- National Institution for Academic Degrees and 
University Evaluation 
- Center for National University Finance and 
Management 
 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 Construction services : 
4,500 thousand SDR for Japan Post in Group A 
15,000 thousand SDR for all other entities in 
Group A 
4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B 
 Architectural, engineerin g 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 : 
 
1. Group A  
- Japan Water Agency 
- Japan Regional Development Corporation - Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a)(d) 
- Narita International Airport Corporation - East Nippon Expressway Company Limited 
- Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited 
- West Nippon Expressway Company Limited - Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited 
- Hanshin Expressway Company Limited 
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company 
Limited 
- Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment 
Agency 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) 
- Japan Science and Technology Agency 
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency (b) 
- Japan
 Environmental Safety Corporation 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - Welfare and Medical Service Agency 
- Government Pension Investment Fund 
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation - Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (c) 
- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Japan Post - Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization 
- Employment and Human Resources Development 
Organization of Japan 
- Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, 
Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation 
- Japan Housing Finance Agency 
- Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities - Development Bank of Japan Inc. 
- Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. (a) 
- Japan Tobacco Inc. (g) - Hokkaido Railway Company (a)(g) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Central Japan Railway Company (a)(g)  
- West Japan Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a)(g) - Kyushu Railway Company (a)(g) 
 
 GPA/MOD/JPN/64 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/5
 
 
... 2011 (WT/Let/...)  ATTACHMENT B 
 
JAPAN 
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement 
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR 
 
 List of Entities : 
 
1. Group A  
- Japan Water Agency 
- Japan Regional Development Corporation - Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a)(d) 
- Narita International Airport Corporation - East Nippon Expressway Company Limited 
- Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited 
- West Nippon Expressway Company Limited - Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited 
- Hanshin Expressway Company Limited 
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company 
Limited 
- Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment 
Agency 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) 
- Japan Science and Technology Agency - Japan Atomic Energy Agency (b) 
- Japan Environmental Safety Corporation 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - Welfare and Medical Service Agency 
- Government Pension Investment Fund 
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries 
Corporation 
- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation 
(c) 
 - Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Japan Post 
- Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization 
- Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, 
Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation 
- Japan Housing Finance Agency - Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities 
- Development Bank of Japan Inc. 
- Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. (a) - Japan Tobacco Inc. 
- Hokkaido Railway Company (a) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a) - Central Japan Railway Company (a) 
- West Japan Railway Company (a) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a) - Kyushu Railway Company (a) 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Co. (f) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Co. (f) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association 
- National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan 
- RIKEN (b) - Environmental Restoration and Conservation 
Agency 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the 
Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation 
- Japan Student Services Organization  
 GPA/MOD/JPN/64 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
 
 
... 2011 (WT/Let/...)  
 Services  (cont'd) 
 
 
- National Traffic Safety and Environment 
Laboratory 
- National Maritime Research Institute - Port and Airport Research Institute 
- Electronic Navigation Research Institute 
- Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido - Marine Technical Education Agency 
- National Institute for Sea Training 
- Civil Aviation College - National Institute for Environmental Studies 
- Labor Management Organization for USFJ 
Employees 
- National Agency for Vehicle Inspection 
- National Statistics Center 
- Japan Mint - National Printing Bureau 
- Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization 
- National Hospital Organization - National University Corporation 
- Inter-University Research  Institute Corporation 
- Institute of National Colleges of Technology, 
Japan 
- National Institution for Academic Degrees and 
University Evaluation 
- Center for National University Finance and 
Management 
 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 Construction services : 
4,500 thousand SDR for Japan Post in Group A 
15,000 thousand SDR for all other entities in 
Group A 
4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B 
 Architectural, engineerin g 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 : 
 
1. Group A  
- Japan Water Agency 
- Japan Regional Development Corporation - Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a)(d) 
- Narita International Airport Corporation - East Nippon Expressway Company Limited 
- Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited 
- West Nippon Expressway Company Limited - Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited 
- Hanshin Expressway Company Limited 
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company 
Limited 
- Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment 
Agency 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) 
- Japan Science and Technology Agency 
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency (b) 
- Japan
 Environmental Safety Corporation 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - Welfare and Medical Service Agency 
- Government Pension Investment Fund 
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation - Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (c) 
- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Japan Post - Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization 
- Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, 
Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation 
- Japan Housing Finance Agency - Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities 
- Development Bank of Japan Inc. 
- Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. (a) - Japan Tobacco Inc. (g) 
- Hokkaido Railway Company (a)(g) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a)(g) - Central Japan Railway Company (a)(g)  
- West Japan Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Kyushu Railway Company (a)(g) 
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