WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIORESTRICTED 
GPA/O/V/KOR/2 
23 February 2012 
 (12-1063) 
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 the Republic of Korea
1 
  
 The following submission, dated 23 February 2012,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Korea. 
 
 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 la République de Corée
1 
   La communication ci-après, datée du 23 février 2012, est distribuée à la demande de la délégation de la République de Corée. 
 
 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 la República de Corea
1 
   La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 23 de fe brero de 2012, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de la República de Corea. 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.   
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  KOREA'S RESPONSE TO COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS BY PARTIES 
 
  Korea appreciates the comments and suggestions made by some Parties on Korea's Annexes to Appendix I of the Revised GPA.  The follo wing are the major changes to Korea's Annexes 
following consideration of the comments and suggesti ons, with rectifications either underlined or 
struck out. 
 
1. In Annex 1, Annex 2, and Annex 3, the thresholds for goods, services, and construction 
services are set out together and appear before th e lists of entities, and the recurring phrase "Same as 
'Supplies' section" has been deleted as unnecessary. 
 2. The sentences in parentheses following the Anne x 1 entity, Public Procurement Service, have 
been deleted and moved to Note 3 in Annex 1 and revised as:  "Where  the Public Procurement Service 
conducts procurement on behalf of an  entity listed in Annex 2 or Anne x 3, the scope of coverage and 
threshold for such entity applies." 
 3. The following changes have been made fo r the sake of greater clarity and uniformity: 
 (a) in Note 2, Note 3, and Note 4 of Annex 3, "apply to the" and "applies to" have been 
changed to "cover" and "covers", respectively; 
 
(b) in Note 4 of Annex 3, "the purchases of " has been changed to "procurement by"; 
 (c) in paragraph 1 of Anne x 4, "will apply to" has been changed to "covers"; 
 
(d) in paragraph 2 of Annex 4, "the purchas es of" has been changed to "procurement by", 
and "will generally apply to" h as been changed to "covers"; 
 (e) in Annex 5, "included (others being excluded)" has been changed to "covered"; 
 (f) in paragraph 1 of Annex 7, "the awar d of contracts" has been changed to 
"procurement"; 
 (g) in paragraph 3 of Annex 7, "shall not appl y to" has been changed to "does not cover". 
 
4. In Annex 2, the covered entities Jeollabuk-do and Jeollanam-do have been placed before the 
covered entities Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do in order to re flect the sequence as appears 
in relevant domestic provisions.  5. In Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3, and Annex 6,  "Threshold" has been changed to "Thresholds". 
 6. In Annex 6, "offered" has been deleted fro m "List of construction services offered" as 
unnecessary. 
 7. In Annex 3 and Annex 7, the article "the" has been inserted before the covered entities Korea 
Railroad Corporation, Korea Rail Network Authorit y, Korea Electric Power Corporation, and Korea 
Gas Corporation. GPA/O/V/KOR/2 
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  KOREA  
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
  
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement 
  
Thresholds : 130,000 SDR  Goods 
  130,000 SDR  Services 
  5,000,000 SDR  Construction Services 
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities : 
 
1. Board of Audit and Inspection 
2. Office of th e Prime Minister 
3. Ministry of Strategy and Finance 4. Ministry of Educati on, Science and Technology 
5. Ministry of Fore ign Affairs and Trade 
6. Ministry of Unification 
7. Ministry of Justice 8. Ministry of National Defense 9. Ministry of Public Ad ministration and Security 
10. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism 11. Ministry of Food, Agricult ure, Forestry and Fisheries 
12. Ministry of Knowledge Economy 
13. Ministry of Health and Welfare 14. Ministry of Environment 15. Ministry of Employment and Labor 16. Ministry of Gender Equality 
17. Ministry of Land, Tran sport and Maritime Affairs 
18. Ministry of Government Legislation 19. Ministry of Patriots  and Veterans Affairs 
20. Fair Trade Commission 21. Financial Services Commission 22. Anti-corruption and Civi l Rights Commission of Korea 
23. Korea Communications Commission 
24. National Human Right s Commission of Korea 
25. National Tax Service 26. Korea Customs Service 27. Public Procurement Service (limited to purchases for entities in this list only. Regarding 
procurement for entities in Annex 2 and Annex 3 in this list, the coverages and thresholds for 
such entities thereunde r shall be applied.) 
28. Statistics Korea 
29. Supreme Prosecutors' Office  30. Military Manpower Administration  GPA/O/V/KOR/2 
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  31. Defense Acquisition Program Administration 
32. National Police Agency (except purchases fo r the purpose of maintaining public order, as 
provided in Article I II of the Agreement.) 
33. National Emergency Management Agency 34. Cultural Heritage Administration 
35. Rural Development Administration 
36. Korea Forest Service 37. Small and Medium Bu siness Administration 
38. Korean Intellectual Property Office 39. Korea Food and Drug Administration 
40. Korea Meteorological Administration 
41. Korea Coast Guard (except purchases for the pur pose of maintaining public order, as provided 
in Article III of the Agreement.) 
42. Multifunctional Administra tive City Construction Agency 
 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 : 
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
 
 
Construction Services  
 
Threshold : 5,000,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 6 : 
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
  Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. The above central government entities cover thei r "subordinate linear organizations", "special 
local administrative agencies" and "attached organs",  as prescribed in the relevant provisions of the 
Government Organization Act of the Republic of Ko rea.  Any entity with a separate legal personality 
that is not listed in this Annex is not covered.  2. This Agreement does not apply to  any set-asides for small- an d medium-sized businesses 
according to the Act Relating to Contracts to Which the State is a Party and its Presidential Decree, and 
the procurement of agricultural, fi shery and livestock products accordi ng to the Grain Management Act, 
the Act on Distribution and Price Stabilization of Ag ricultural and Fishery Products, and the Livestock 
Industry Act.  3. Where the Public Procuremen t Service conducts procurement on behalf of an entity listed in 
Annex 2 or Annex 3, the scope of coverage  and threshold for such entity applies. 
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  ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
  
1. Group A  Thresholds : 200,000 SDR  Goods 
  200,000 SDR  Services 
  15,000,000 SDR Construction Services 
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 200,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities : 
 1. Seoul Metropolitan Government 2. Busan Metropolitan City 3. Daegu Metropolitan City 
4. Incheon Metropolitan City 
5. Gwangju Metropolitan City 6. Daejeon Metropolitan City 7. Ulsan Metropolitan City 8. Gyeonggi-do 
9. Gangwon-do 
10. Chungcheongbuk-do 11. Chungcheongnam-do 12. Gyeongsangbuk-do Jeollabuk-do 
13. Gyeongsangnam-do Jeollanam-do 
14. Jeollabuk-do Gyeongsangbuk-do 
15. Jeollanam-do Gyeongsangnam-do 
16. Jeju Special Self-Governing Province   
Services  
 
Threshold : 200,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 : 
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
  
Construction Services  
 
Threshold : 15,000,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 6 : 
 
Same as "Supplies" section  GPA/O/V/KOR/2 
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  2. Group B 
 
Supplies  
 
Thresholds : 400,000 SDR  Goods 
  400,000 SDR  Services 
  15,000,000 SDR Construction Services 
 
List of Entities : 
 
(a) Local governments in Seoul Metropolitan Government 
 1. Jongno-gu 2. Jung-gu 3. Yongsan-gu 
4. Seongdong-gu 
5. Gwangjin-gu 6. Dongdaemun-gu 7. Jungnang-gu 8. Seongbuk-gu 9. Gangbuk-gu 
10. Dobong-gu  
11. Nowon-gu 12. Eunpyeong-gu 13. Seodaemun-gu 14. Mapo-gu  
15. Yangcheon-gu 
16. Gangseo-gu 17. Guro-gu  18. Geumcheon-gu 19. Yeongdeungpo-gu 20. Dongjak-gu 
21. Gwanak-gu 
22. Seocho-gu 23. Gangnam-gu 24. Songpa-gu 25. Gangdong-gu  
(b) Local governments in Busan Metropolitan City 
 1. Jung-gu 2. Seo-gu 3. Dong-gu 
4. Yeongdo-gu 
5. Busanjin-gu 6. Dongnae-gu 7. Nam-gu 8. Buk-gu 
9. Haeundae-gu 
10. Saha-gu 11. Geumjeong-gu 12. Gangseo-gu 13. Yeonje-gu GPA/O/V/KOR/2 
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  14. Suyeong-gu 
15. Sasang-gu 16. Gijang-gun  (c) Local governments in Incheon Metropolitan City 
 
1. Jung-gu 2. Dong-gu 3. Nam-gu 4. Yeonsu-gu 
5. Namdong-gu 
6. Bupyeong-gu 7. Gyeyang-gu 8. Seo-gu 9. Ganghwa-gun 
10. Ongjin-gun 
  
Services  
 
Threshold : 400,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 : 
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
 
 
Construction Services  
 
Threshold : 15,000,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 6 :  
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
  
Notes to Annex 2  
 
1. The above sub-central administrative govern ment entities cover "subordinate organizations 
under direct control", "offices" and "branch offices", as prescribed in the relevant provisions of the 
Local Autonomy Act of the Republic of Korea.  Any entity with a separate legal personality that is not 
listed in this Anne x is not covered.  
 
2. This Agreement does not apply to any  set-asides for small- and medium-sized businesses 
according the Act Relating to Contracts to Which the Local Government is a Party  and its Presidential 
Decree.  
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  ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
  
Supplies 
 
Thresholds : 400,000 SDR  Goods 
  400,000 SDR  Services 
  15,000,000 SDR Construction Services 
 
List of Entities : 
 1. Korea Development Bank 2. Industrial Bank of Korea 3. Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation 4. Korea Electric Power Corporati on (except purchases of products in the categories of HS Nos. 
8504, 8535, 8537 and 8544)  
5. Korea Coal Corporation 6. Korea Resources Corporation 
7. Korea National Oil Corporation 
8. Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency 
9. Korea Expressway Corporation 
10. Korea Land and Housing Corporation 
11. Korea Water Resources Corporation 
12. Korea Rural Community Corporation 
13. Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation 14. Korea Tourism Organization 15. Korea Labor Welfare Corporation 16. Korea Gas Corporation 17. Korea Railroad Corporation 18. Korea Rail Network Authority 19. Seoul Metro* 20. Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation* 21. Incheon Metro* 22. Busan Transportation Corporation* 23. Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation* 24. Daejon Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation* 25. Gwangju Metropolitan Ra pid Transit Corporation* 
 
 
Services 
 Threshold : 400,000 SDR 
 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 : 
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
 Construction Services 
 Threshold : 15,000,000 SDR 
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  List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 6 : 
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
  Notes to Annex 3  1. This Agreement does not apply to any  set-asides for small- and medium-sized businesses 
according to  the Act on the Management of Public Instituti ons, the Rule on Contract Business of Public 
Institutions and Quasi-governmental Institutions, the Local Public Enterprises Act and the Enforcement 
Regulations of the Local Public Enterprises Act. 
 
2. This Agreement does not apply to the cover procurement of the transportation services that 
form a part of, or are incidental to, a procurement contract. 
 
3. This Agreement does not apply to the c over procurement by the Korea Electric Power 
Corporation and the Korea Gas Cor poration of the following services. 
 
GNS/W/120 
 CPC code 
 Description 
 
1.A.e. 8672 Engineering services 
1.A.f. 8673 Integrated engineering services 
1.B. 84 Computer and related services 
1.F.e. 86761 Composition and purity  testing and analysis services 
1.F.e. 86764 Technical inspection services 
1.F.m. 8675 Related scientific and technical consulting services 
1.F.n. 633,  
8861-8866 Repair services incidental to metal products, machinery 
and equipment 
1.F.c. 865 Management consulting service 
1.F.d. 86601 Project management services 
2.C. 7523 Telecommunication services 
(including code and protocol conversion) 
 
4. For the purchases of procurement by the Ko rea Rail Network Authority, this Agreement only 
applies to covers the following: 
 
 - Construction and procurement of c onventional railroad facilities; 
 - Engineering service including conventional railroad design; 
 - Supervision of conventional railroad facilities;  - Management of conven tional railroad facilities. 
 
5. This Agreement shall begin to apply to the entities marked by an asterisk in this Annex on 
1 January 2015, or the date of entry into force of this Agreement for Korea, whichever date is later.  GPA/O/V/KOR/2 
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  ANNEX 4 
 
Goods  
 
1. This Agreement will apply to the covers pr ocurement of all goods procured by the entities 
listed in Annexes 1 through 3, unless othe rwise specified in this Agreement. 
 
2. Subject to the decision of the Korean G overnment under the provisi ons of paragraph 1, 
Article III, for the purchases of procurement by the Ministry of National Defense and the Defense 
Acquisition Program Administration, this Agreement will generally apply to covers the following FSC 
categories only. 
 FSC Description 
 
2510 Vehicular cab, body, and frame structural components 
2520 Vehicular power transmission components 
2540 Vehicular furnitu re and accessories 
2590 Miscellaneous vehicular components 2610 Tires and tubes, pneumatic, except aircraft 2910 Engine fuel system components, non-aircraft 2920 Engine electrical system  components, non-aircraft 
2930 Engine cooling system components, non-aircraft 
2940 Engine air and oil filters, st rainers and cleaner s, non-aircraft 
2990 Miscellaneous engine accessories, non-aircraft 
3020 Gears, pulleys, sprockets and transmission chain 3416 Lathes 3417 Milling machines 
3510 Laundry and dry cleaning equipment 
4110 Refrigeration equipment 4230 Decontaminating and impregnating equipment 
4520 Space and water heating equipment 4940 Miscellaneous maintenance and repair shop specialized equipment 
5120 Hand tools, nonedged, non-powered 
5410 Prefabricated and portable buildings 
5530 Plywood and veneer 5660 Fencing, fences, gates and components 5945 Relays and solenoids 5965 Headsets, handsets, microphones and speakers 
5985 Antennas, waveguide, and related equipment 
5995 Cable, cord, and wire asse mblies:  communication equipment 
6505 Drugs and biologicals 6220 Electric vehicular lights and fixtures 6840 Pest control agents disinfectants 6850 Miscellaneous ch emical specialties 
7310 Food cooking, baking, and serving equipment 
7320 Kitchen equipment and appliances 7330 Kitchen hand tools and utensils 7350 Tableware 7360 Sets, kits, outfits, and module s, food preparation and serving 
7530 Stationery and record forms 
7920 Brooms, brushes, mops, and sponges 7930 Cleaning and polishing co mpounds and preparations 
8110 Drums and cans GPA/O/V/KOR/2 
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  9150 Oils and greases:  cutting,  lubricating, and hydraulic 
9310 Paper and paperboard  GPA/O/V/KOR/2 
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  ANNEX 5 
 
Services  
 
 
 Of the Universal List of Services, as contained in document MTN.GNS/W/120, the following 
services are included (others being excluded) covered: 
 
GNS/W/120 CPC Description 
 
1.A.b. 862 Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services 
1.A.c. 863 Taxation services 1.A.d. 8671 Architectural services 
1.A.e. 8672 Engineering services 
1.A.f. 8673 Integrated engineering services 1.A.g. 8674 Urban planning and landscape architectural services 1.B. 84 Computer Services 1.B.a. 841 Consultancy services re lated to the installation of 
computer hardware 
1.B.b. 842 Software implementation services 
1.B.c. 843 Data processing services 1.B.d. 844 Data base services 1.B.e. 845 Maintenance and repa ir services of office machinery 
and equipment (including computers) 
1.E.a. 83103 Rental/leasing services without operators relating to 
ships 
1.E.b. 83104 Rental/leasing services without operators relating to 
aircraft 
1.E.c. 83101, 83105* Rental/leasing services without operators relating to 
other transport equipment (only passenger vehicles for 
less than fifteen passengers) 
1.E.d. 83106, 83108, 
83109 Rental/leasing services without operators relating to 
other machinery and equipment 
 83107 Rental/leasing services without operator relating to 
construction machinery and equipment 
1.F.a. 8711, 8719 Advertising agency services 
1.F.b. 864 Market research and public opinion polling services 1.F.c. 865 Management consulting services 1.F.d. 86601 Project management services 1.F.e. 86761* Composition and purity testing and analysis services 
(only inspection, testing and analysis services of air, 
water, noise level and vibration level) 
 86764 Technical inspection services 
1.F.f. 8811*, 8812* Consulting services relating to agriculture and animal 
husbandry 
 8814* Services incidental to forestry (excluding aerial fire 
fighting and disinfection) 
1.F.g. 882* Consulting services relating to fishing  1.F.h. 883* Consulting services relating to mining 
1.F.m. 86751, 86752 Related scientific  and technical consulting services GPA/O/V/KOR/2 
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  GNS/W/120 CPC Description 
 
1.F.n. 633, 8861 
8862, 8863 8864, 8865 
8866 Maintenance and repair of equipment 
1.F.p. 875 Photographic services 
1.F.q. 876 Packaging services 1.F.r. 88442* Printing (screen printing, gravure printing, and 
services relating to printing) 
1.F.s. 87909* Stenography services 
  Convention agency services 1.F.t. 87905 Translation and interpretation services 2.C.j. 7523* On-line information and data-base retrieval 2.C.k. 7523* Electronic data interchange 2.C.l. 7523* Enhanced/value-added facsimile services including 
store and forward, store and retrieve 
2.C.m. - Code and protocol conversion 2.C.n. 843* On-line information a nd/or data processing (including 
transaction processing) 
2.D.a. 96112*, 96113* Motion pictur e and video tape production and 
distribution services (excluding those services for 
cable TV broadcasting) 
2.D.e. - Record production and distribution services (sound 
recording) 
6.A. 9401* Refuse water disposal services (only collection and 
treatment services of industrial waste water) 
6.B. 9402* Industrial refuse disposal services (only collection, 
transport, and disposal services of industrial refuse) 
6.D. 9404*, 9405* Cleaning services of exhaust gases and noise 
abatement services (services other than construction work services) 
 9406*, 9409* Environmental testing and assessment services (only 
environmental impact assessment services) 
9.A 641 Hotel and other lodging services 
642 Food serving services 6431 Beverage serving services without entertainment 
(Excluding rail and air tran sport related facilities in 
CPC 6431) 
9.B 7471 Travel agency and tour operator services(except 
Government Transportation Request) 
11.A.b. 7212* International transport, excluding cabotage 
11.A.d. 8868* Maintenance and repair of vessels 
11.F.b. 71233* Transportation of containerized freight, excluding 
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  GNS/W/120 CPC Description 
 
11.H.c 748* Freight transport agency services 
 - Maritime agency services  - Maritime freight forwarding services 
 - Shipping brokerage services 
 - Air cargo transport agency services  - Customs clearance services 
11.I. - Freight forwarding for rail transport 
 
 
Note to Annex 5 
 
 Asterisks (*) designate "part of" as described in  detail in the Revised Conditional Offer of the 
Republic of Korea Concerning Initial Commitments on Trade in Services. GPA/O/V/KOR/2 
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  ANNEX 6 
 
Construction Services  
 
 
Definition : 
 1. A construction services contra ct is a contract which has as its objective the realization by 
whatever means of civil or building works, in the sense of Division 51 of the Central Product 
Classification.  Such a contract includes a build-operate-transfer contract, to which BOT threshold 
applies. 
 2. A build-operate-transfer contract is any contractual arrangement the primary purpose of which is to provide for the construction or rehabilitatio n of physical infrastructures, plants, buildings, 
facilities, or other government-owned works and under which, as consideration for a supplier's 
execution of a contractual arrangement, a procuring en tity grants to the supplier, for a specified period 
of time, temporary ownership or a right to cont rol and operate, and demand payment for the use of 
such works for the duration of the contract.  
 
Thresholds :  5,000,000 SDR for entities set out in Annex 1 
   15,000,000 SDR for entities set out in Annex 2 
   15,000,000 SDR for entities set out in Annex 3   BOT Thresholds : 5,000,000 SDR for entities set out in Annex 1 
   15,000,000 SDR for entities set out in Annex 2 
  List of cConstruction sServices offered : 
 
CPC Description 
 51 Construction work 
  
Note to Annex 6 
  This Agreement does not apply to any set-as ides for small- and me dium-sized businesses 
according to the Act on Private Pa rticipation in Infrastructure.  GPA/O/V/KOR/2 
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  ANNEX 7 
 
General Notes  
 
 
1. Korea will not extend the benefits of this Agreement as regards the award of contracts 
procurement by the Korea Railroad Corporation a nd the Korea Rail Network Authority, to the 
suppliers and service providers of Norway and Swit zerland, until such time as Ko rea has accepted that 
those countries give comparable and effective ac cess for Korean undertakings to their relevant 
markets . 
 
2. A service listed in Annex 5 is covered with respect to a particul ar party only to the extent that 
such party has included that service in its Annex 5.  3. This Agreement shall not apply to does not c over procurement in furtherance of human feeding 
programmes. 
 
4. For greater clarity, procurement for air ports is not covered under this Agreement. 
  
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