RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
14 July 2010 
 (10-3855) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
 
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 Japan
1 
 
Second Revision  
 
 The following communication, dated 14 July 2010, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Japan. 
 
 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 du Japon
1 
 
Deuxième Révision  
  La communication ci-après, datée du 14 juillet 2010, est distribuée à la demande de la délégation du Japon.  
 
Comité de Contratación Pública 
 
NEGOCIACIONES SOBRE LA AMPLIACIÓN DEL ÁMBITO DE APLICACIÓN 
Y LA ELIMINACIÓN DE LAS MEDIDAS Y PRÁCTICAS DISCRIMINATORIAS 
DE CONFORMIDAD CON LOS APARTADOS b) Y c) DEL PÁRRAFO 7 DEL 
ARTÍCULO XXIV DEL ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA 
 
Comunicación de Japón1 
 
Segunda Revisión  
  La siguiente comunicación, de fecha de 14 de julio de 2010, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación del Japón.  
                                                     
 
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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NEGOTIATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XXIV:7 OF THE AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT 
PROCUREMENT FOR EXTENSION OF COVERAGE AND ELIMINATION  
OF DISCRIMINATORY MEASURES 
 
SECOND REVISED OFFER OF JAPAN 
(14 JULY 2010) 
 
  Japan submits this second revised offer in acco rdance with Article XXIV:7 of the Agreement 
on Government Procurement (hereinafter:  the Agreem ent).  Japan reserves its right to withdraw or 
review its offer in the light of further developmen ts, including the offers from other GPA Parties, and 
on the basis of mutual reciprocity.   Expanded elements in Japan's offer will be conti ngent upon the following:  (i) offers of other 
Parties addressing Japan's requests;  (ii) reciprocal government procurement opportunities being 
offered to Japan by other Parties, especially in terms of entities in the same sector or of services in the 
same category;  (iii) each Party, irrespective of the method of specifying the covered entities, 
undertaking to notify all proposed rectifications or modifications to the covered entities in its 
Annexes 1 to 3;  (iv) other Parties undertaking compar able effort to substantially lower the thresholds 
for goods and services other than construction or rela ted engineering services;  and (v) the text of the 
revised GPA, including the Committee's decision rega rding the indicative criteria, being satisfactory 
to Japan.   Please also note that the list of entities in A nnex 1 and Annex 3 reflects the modifications that 
became effective (the latest certified modification is WT/Let/674). 
 
 NB:  Any offered increase from the first re vised offer is underlined and highlighted in 
bold. 
  GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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JAPAN 
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
 
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 130
 120 100 thousand SDR 
 
List of Entities : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows:  
- House of Representatives 
- House of Councillors - Supreme Court 
- Board of Audit 
- Cabinet 
- National Personnel Authority 
- Cabinet Office - Imperial Household Agency 
- National Public Safety Commission 
 (National Police Agency) - Financial Services Agency 
- Consumer Affairs Agency 
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications 
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Finance 
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science 
 and Technology - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 
 - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and 
Tourism 
- Ministry of Environment 
- Ministry of Defense 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 
Construction services :  4,500 thousand SDR 
 Architectural, engineering and other technical 
services covered by this Agreement:   
450 thousand SDR 
 
Other services :  130
 120 100 thousand SDR 
 
List of Entities which procure the services, 
specified in Annex 4 5: 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows:  
- House of Representatives 
- House of Councillors - Supreme Court 
- Board of Audit 
- Cabinet - National Personnel Authority 
- Cabinet Office 
- Imperial Household Agency - National Public Safety Commission 
 (National Police Agency) 
 GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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Services  (cont'd)  
 
- Financial Services Agency 
- Consumer Affairs Agency - Ministry of Internal Affairs and 
 Communications 
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
- Ministry of Finance - Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, 
 Science and Technology 
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare -  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
 Fisheries 
-  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport 
and Tourism 
- Ministry of Environment - Ministry of Defense 
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. Entities covered by the Accounts Law 
include all their internal sub-divisions, independent organs, attached organizations 
and other organizations and local branch 
offices provided for in the National 
Government Organization Law and the Law 
establishing the Cabinet Office. 
 
2.
 Products and services procu red with a 
view to resale or with a view to use in the 
production of goods for sale are not 
included.  [subject to the text of the revised 
GPA]  
 
3.2. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts 
to be awarded to co-operatives or associations in accord ance with laws and 
regulations existing at the time of the entry 
into force of this Agreement for Japan. 
 
4.
 This Agreement will generally apply to 
procurement by the Ministry of Defense of 
the following Federal Supply Classification 
(FSC) categories subject to the Japanese 
Government determinations under the 
provisions of Article  XXIII, paragraph  1: 
  
 
FSC Description  
 22
 Railway Equipment  
24 Tractors  
32 Woodworking Machinery and Equipment  
34 Metalworking Machinery  
35 Service and Trade Equipment  
36 Special Indus try Machinery  
37 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment  
38 Construction, Mining, Excavating, and 
Highway Maintenance Equipment  
39 Materials Handling Equipment  
40 Rope, Cable, Chain, and Fittings  
41 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air 
Circulating Equipme nt 
43 Pumps and Compressors  
45 Plumbing, Heating and Sanitation 
Equipment  
46 Water Purification and Sewage Treatment 
Equipment  
47 Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings  
48 Valves  
51 Hand Tools  
52 Measuring Tools  
55 Lumber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer  
61 Electri c Wire, and Power and Distribution 
Equipment  
62 Lighting Fixtures and Lamps  
65 Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment 
and Supplies  
6630  Chemical Analysis Instruments  
6635  Physical Properties Testing Equipment  
6640  Laboratory Equipment and Supplies  
6645  Time Measuring Instruments  
6650  Optical Instruments  
6655  Geophysical and Astronomical Instruments  
  GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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FSC Description (cont'd)  
 
6660  Meteorological Instruments and Apparatus  
6670  Scales and Balances  
6675  Drafting, Surveying, and Mapping 
Instruments  
6680  Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, and 
Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments  
6685  Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity 
Measuring and Controlling Instruments  
6695  Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments  
67 Photographic Equipment  
68 Chemicals and Chemical Products  
71 Furniture  
72 Household and Commercial Furnishings and 
Appliances  
73 Food Preparation and Serving Equipment  
74 Office Machines and Visible Record 
Equipment  
75 Office Supplies and Devices  
76 Books, Maps, and Other Publications  
77 Musical Instrume nts, Phonographs, and 
Home -type Radios  
79 Cleaning Equipment and Supplies  
80 Brushes, Paints, Sealers, and Adhesives  
8110  Drums and Cans  
8115  Boxes, Cartons, and Crates  
8125  Bottles and Jars  
8130  Reels and Spools  
8135  Packaging and Packing Bulk Materials  
85 Toiletries  
87 Agricultural Supplies  
93 Non-metallic Fabricated Materials  
94 Non-metallic Crude Materials  
99 Miscellaneous  
 
[This exclusion has been moved to Annex 4.]  
  
 GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
  
Supplies  
 
 
Threshold : 
 
200 thousand SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 
All prefectural governments entitled "To", "Do", "Fu" and "Ken", and all designated cities entitled 
"Shitei-toshi", covered by the Local Autonomy Law 
as follows:  
- Hokkaido 
- Aomori-ken - Iwate-ken 
- Miyagi-ken 
- Akita-ken - Yamagata-ken 
- Fukushima-ken 
- Ibaraki-ken 
- Tochigi-ken 
- Gunma-ken - Saitama-ken 
- Chiba-ken 
- Tokyo-to - Kanagawa-ken 
- Niigata-ken 
- Toyama-ken - Ishikawa-ken 
- Fukui-ken 
- Yamanashi-ken - Nagano-ken 
- Gifu-ken 
- Shizuoka-ken - Aichi-ken 
- Mie-ken 
- Shiga-ken - Kyoto-fu 
- Osaka-fu 
- Hyogo-ken 
- Nara-ken - Wakayama-ken 
- Tottori-ken 
- Shimane-ken 
- Okayama-ken - Hiroshima-ken 
- Yamaguchi-ken 
- Tokushima-ken - Kagawa-ken 
- Ehime-ken 
- Kochi-ken - Fukuoka-ken 
- Saga-ken 
- Nagasaki-ken - Kumamoto-ken 
- Oita-ken 
- Miyazaki-ken - Kagoshima-ken 
- Okinawa-ken 
- Osaka-shi - Nagoya-shi 
- Kyoto-shi 
- Yokohama-shi 
- Kobe-shi 
- Kitakyushu-shi - Sapporo-shi 
- Kawasaki-shi 
- Fukuoka-shi - Hiroshima-shi 
- Sendai-shi 
- Chiba-shi 
- Saitama-shi
 
- Shizuoka-shi  
- Sakai-shi  
- Niigata-shi  
- Hamamatsu-shi  
- Okayama-shi  
- Sagamihara-shi  
 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 
Construction services :  15,000 thousand SDR 
 
Architectural, engineering and other technical 
services covered by this Agreement:   1,500 thousand SDR 
 
Other services :  200 thousand SDR  GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
 Page 7 
 
 
Services  (cont'd)  
 List of Entities which procure the services, 
specified in Annex 4
5: 
 All prefectural governments entitled "To", "Do", 
"Fu" and "Ken", and all designated cities entitled 
"Shitei-toshi", covered by the Local Autonomy 
Law as follows: 
 - Hokkaido 
- Aomori-ken 
- Iwate-ken - Miyagi-ken 
- Akita-ken 
- Yamagata-ken - Fukushima-ken 
- Ibaraki-ken 
- Tochigi-ken - Gunma-ken 
- Saitama-ken 
- Chiba-ken - Tokyo-to 
- Kanagawa-ken 
- Niigata-ken - Toyama-ken 
- Ishikawa-ken 
- Fukui-ken 
- Yamanashi-ken 
- Nagano-ken - Gifu-ken 
- Shizuoka-ken 
- Aichi-ken - Mie-ken 
- Shiga-ken 
- Kyoto-fu - Osaka-fu 
- Hyogo-ken 
- Nara-ken - Wakayama-ken 
- Tottori-ken 
- Shimane-ken - Okayama-ken 
- Hiroshima-ken 
- Yamaguchi-ken - Tokushima-ken 
- Kagawa-ken 
- Ehime-ken 
- Kochi-ken 
- Fukuoka-ken - Saga-ken 
- Nagasaki-ken  
 
- Kumamoto-ken - Oita-ken 
- Miyazaki-ken 
- Kagoshima-ken 
- Okinawa-ken 
- Osaka-shi - Nagoya-shi 
- Kyoto-shi 
- Yokohama-shi - Kobe-shi 
- Kitakyushu-shi 
- Sapporo-shi - Kawasaki-shi 
- Fukuoka-shi 
- Hiroshima-shi - Sendai-shi 
- Chiba-shi 
- Saitama-shi
 
- Shizuoka-shi  
- Sakai-shi  
- Niigata-shi  
- Hamamatsu-shi  
- Okayama-shi  
- Sagamihara-shi  
 
Notes to Annex 2  
 
1. "To", "Do", "Fu", "Ken" and "Shitei-toshi" covered by 
the Local Autonomy Law include all internal sub-divisions,  attached organizations and branch offices of 
all their governors or mayors, committees and other 
organizations provided for in the Local Autonomy Law. 
 
2.
 Products and services procured  with a view to 
resale or with a view to use in the production of 
goods for sale are not inclu ded.  [subject to the text 
of the revised GPA.]  
 
3.2. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts to be 
awarded to co-operatives or associations in accordance 
with laws and regulations existing at the time of the 
entry into force of this Agreement for Japan. 
 
4.3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts which the 
entities award for purposes of their daily profit-making activities which are exposed to competitive forces in 
markets.  This note shall not be used in a manner 
which circumvents the provisions of this Agreement. 
 
5.
4. Procurement related to operational safety of 
transportation is not included. 
 
6.5. Procurement related to the production, transport or 
distribution of electricity is not included. GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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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 
- 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/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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Supplies  (cont'd)  
 
- Japan Arts Council 
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - University of the Air Foundation 
- National Agency for the Advancement of Sports 
and Health 
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund 
- National Center for Persons with Severe 
Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono 
- Japan Racing Association 
- Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fishery Corporation Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing 
- Farmers' Pension Fund - Keirin Promotion Association (A juridical 
person designated as such pursuant to the 
Bicycle Racing Law) 
- Japan External Trade Organization 
- Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association (A 
juridical person designated as such pursuant to the Auto Racing Law) 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology 
 Development Organization - Japan National Tourist Organization 
- The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and 
Training 
- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for 
Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement 
 Allowance Mutual Aid  
2. Group B 
 - National Archives of Japan 
- National Institute of Information and 
Communications Technology 
- National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster 
- National Research In stitute of Brewing 
- National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations 
- National Institute of Special Needs Education 
- National Institution for Youth Education 
- National Women's Education Center 
 - National Science Museum 
- National Institute for Materials Science - National Research Institute for Earth Science and 
Disaster Prevention 
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan 
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences 
- National Museum of Art - National Institutes for Cultural Heritage 
- National Center for Teachers' Development 
- National Institute of Health and Nutrition - National Institute of Industrial Safety 
- National Institute of Industrial Health 
- Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center - National Center for Seeds and Seedlings 
- National Livestock Breeding Center 
- National Agriculture and Food Research 
Organization 
- National Fisheries University 
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences - National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences 
- Japan International Research Center for 
Agricultural Sciences 
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute 
- Fisheries Research Agency 
- Research Institute of Ec onomy, Trade and Industry 
- National Center for Industrial Property Information 
and Training 
- Nippon Export and Investment Insurance 
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science 
and Technology 
- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation 
- Public Works Research Institute 
- Building Research Institute - Japan Health Insurance Association 
- National Cancer Center 
- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center - National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry 
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine 
- National Center for Child Health and Development - National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology 
 GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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Supplies (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
 5: 
 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 
- 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/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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Services  (cont'd)  
 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f)(g) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Co. (f)(g) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Co. 
(f)(g) 
- 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 
- Japan Arts Council 
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - University of the Air Foundation 
- National Agency for the Advancement of Sports 
and Health 
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund 
- National Center for Persons with Severe 
Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono 
- Japan Racing Association 
- Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fishery Corporation Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing 
- Farmers' Pension Fund 
- Keirin Promotion Association (A juridical 
person designated as such pursuant to the 
Bicycle Racing Law) 
- Japan External Trade Organization - Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association (A 
juridical person designated as such pursuant to 
the Auto Racing Law) 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology 
Development Organization 
- Japan National Tourist Organization 
- The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and 
Training 
- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for 
Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement 
 Allowance Mutual Aid 
  2. Group B 
 - National Archives of Japan 
- National Institute of Information and 
Communications Technology 
- National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster 
- National Research In stitute of Brewing 
- National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations 
- National Institute of Special Needs Education 
- National Institution for Youth Education - National Women's Education Center 
- National Science Museum 
- National Institute for Materials Science 
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and 
Disaster Prevention 
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan 
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences 
- National Museum of Art - National Institutes for Cultural Heritage 
- National Center for Teachers' Development 
- National Institute of Health and Nutrition - National Institute of Industrial Safety 
- National Institute of Industrial Health 
- Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center - National Center for Seeds and Seedlings 
- National Livestock Breeding Center 
- National Agriculture and Food Research 
Organization 
- National Fisheries University 
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences - National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences 
- Japan International Research Center for 
Agricultural Sciences 
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute 
- Japan Health Insurance Association - National Cancer Center 
- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center 
- National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry - National Center for Global Health and Medicine 
- National Center for Child Health and Development 
- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology 
 GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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Services  (cont'd)  
 
 
- Fisheries Research Agency - Research Institute of  Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- National Center for Industrial Property 
Information and Training 
- Nippon Export and Investment Insurance 
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial 
Science and Technology 
- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation 
- Public Works Research Institute 
- Building Research Institute - 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 
 
 
Notes to Annex 3  
 
1.
 Products and services pr ocured with a view to 
resale or with a view to use in the produ ction 
of goods for sale are not included.  [subject to 
the text of the revised GPA.]  
 
 2.1. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts to 
be awarded to co-operatives or associations in accordance with laws and regulations existing at the 
time of the entry into force of this Agreement for 
Japan.   
 
3.
2. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts 
which the entities in Group A award for purposes of their daily profit-making activities which are 
exposed to competitive forces in markets.  This note 
shall not be used in a manner which circumvents the provisions of this Agreement. 
 
4.
3. Notes to specific entities:   
 
 (a) Procurement related to operational safety of 
transportation is not included.  
 
 (b) Procurement which could lead to the 
disclosure of information incompatible with 
the purpose of the Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or with international agreements on intellectual 
property rights is not included.  Procurement 
for safety-related activities aiming at utilization and management of radioactive 
materials and responding to emergencies of 
nuclear installation is not included.   
 
 (c) Procurement related to geological and 
geophysical survey is not included.   
 
 (d) Procurement of advertising services, 
construction services and real estate services 
is not included. 
  (e) Procurement of ships to be jointly owned 
with private companies is not included.   
  (f) Procurement of public electrical tele-
communications equipment and of services 
related to operational safety of telecommunications is not included.   
 
 (g) Procurement of the services specified in 
Annex 4
 5, other than construction services, 
is not included. 
  
  GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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ANNEX 4 
 
Services Goods/Supplies  
 
  
1. This Agreement will apply to procurement of all goods by the entities listed in Annexes 1 
through 3, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement.  
 
2. This Agreement will generally apply to procurement by the Ministry of Defense Defence 
Agency (This modification became effectiv e as of 7 February 2007 (WT/Let/564)) of the following 
Federal Supply Classification (FSC ) categories subject to the Japane se Government determinations 
under the provisions of Arti cle [XXIII], paragraph [1]:  
 
FSC Description  
 
22 Railway Equipment 24 Tractors 32 Woodworking Machinery and Equipment 
34 Metalworking Machinery 
35 Service and Trade Equipment 36 Special Industry Machinery 37 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment 38 Construction, Mining, Excavating,  and Highway Maintenance Equipment 
39 Materials Handling Equipment 
40 Rope, Cable, Chain, and Fittings 41 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning,  and Air Circulating Equipment 
43 Pumps and Compressors 45 Plumbing, Heating and Sanitation Equipment 46 Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment 
47 Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings 
48 Valves 51 Hand Tools 52 Measuring Tools 55 Lumber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer 
61 Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution Equipment 
62 Lighting Fixtures and Lamps 65 Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies 6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments 6635 Physical Properties Testing Equipment 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies 
6645 Time Measuring Instruments 
6650 Optical Instruments 6655 Geophysical and Astronomical Instruments 6660 Meteorological Instruments and Apparatus 6670 Scales and Balances 
6675 Drafting, Surveying, and Mapping Instruments 
6680 Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, a nd Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments 
6685 Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measuring and Controlling Instruments 6695 Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments 67 Photographic Equipment 
68 Chemicals and Chemical Products 
71 Furniture GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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72 Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances 
73 Food Preparation and Serving Equipment 74 Office Machines and Visible Record Equipment 75 Office Supplies and Devices 76 Books, Maps, and Other Publications 
77 Musical Instruments, Phonographs, and Home-type Radios 
79 Cleaning Equipment and Supplies 80 Brushes, Paints, Sealers, and Adhesives 8110 Drums and Cans 8115 Boxes, Cartons, and Crates 
8125 Bottles and Jars 
8130 Reels and Spools 8135 Packaging and Packing Bulk Materials 85 Toiletries 87 Agricultural Supplies 
93 Non-metallic Fabricated Materials 
94 Non-metallic Crude Materials 99 Miscellaneous    
Of the Universal List of Services, as contai ned in document MTN.GNS/W/120, the following 
services are included : 
  (Provisional Central
 
Product Classification  
(CPC), 1991)  
 
- 51 Construction work  
- 6112  Maintenance and repair services of motor vehiclesNote 1 
- 6122  Maintenance and repair services of motorcycles and snowmobilesNote 1 
- 633 Repair services of persona l and household goods  
- 712 Other land transport services (excep t 71235 Mail transportation by land)  
- 7213  Rental services of sea -going vessels with operator  
- 7223  Rental services of non -sea-going vessels with operator  
- 73 Air transport services (except  73210 Mail transportation by air)  
- 748 Freight transport agency services  
- 7512  Courier servicesNote 2 
-  Telecommunications services  
 -- MTN.GNS/W/120  
   - Corresponding CPC  
 -- 2.C.h.  - 7523  Electronic mail;  
 -- 2.C.i.  - 7521  Voice mail;  
 -- 2.C.j.  - 7523 On-line information and data base retrieval;  
 -- 2.C.k.  - 7523  Electronic data interchange (EDI);  
 -- 2.C.l.  - 7529  Enhanced facsimile services;  
 -- 2.C.m.  - 7523  Code and protocol conversion;  and   GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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 -- 2.C.n.  - 7523  On-line information and/or data proc essing (including transaction 
processing)  
- 84 Computer and related services  
- 864 Market research and publ ic opinion polling services  
- 867 Architectural, engineering and other technical servicesNote 3 
- 871 Advertising services  
- 87304  Armoured car servi ces 
- 874 Building -cleaning services  
- 8814  Services incidental to forestry and logging, including forest management  
- 88442  Publishing and printing servicesNote 4 
- 886 Repair services incidental to meta l products, machinery and equipment  
- 921 Primary ed ucation services  
- 922 Secondary education services  
- 923 Higher education services  
- 924 Adult education services  
- 9611  Motion picture and videot ape production services  
  (except 96112 Motion picture videotape production services)  
- 94 Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and other en vironmental protection services  
 
 
Notes to Annex 4  
 
1. Maintenance and repair services are not included with respect to those motor vehicles, motorcycles 
and snowmobiles which are specifica lly modified and inspected to meet  regulations of the entities.  
 
2. Courier services are not incl uded with respect to letters.  
 3.
 Architectural, engineering and ot her technical services related to  construction services, with the 
exception of the following services when procured independen tly, are included:  
 
 - Final design services of CPC 86712 Architectural design services;  
 - CPC 86713 Contract admi nistration services;  
 - Design services consisting of one or a combina tion of final plans, sp ecifications and cost 
estimates of either CPC 86 722 Engineering design services fo r the construction of foundations 
and building structures, or CPC 86723 Engineer ing design services for mechanical and 
electrical installations for buildings, or CPC 86724 Engineering design services for the 
construction o f civil engineering works;  and  
 - CPC 86727 Other engineering services during the construction and installation phase.  
 4.
 Publishing and printing services are not included with respect to materials containing confidential 
information.  
 [This exclusion has been moved to Annex 5.]
 
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ANNEX 5 
 
Construction 
Services  
  
 Of the Universal List of Services, as cont ained in document MTN.GNS/W/120, the following 
services are included:   
(Provisional Central 
Product Classification (CPC), 1991)  
- 51 Construction work 
- 6112 Maintenance and repair services of motor vehicles
Note 1 
- 6122 Maintenance and repair services  of motorcycles and snowmobilesNote 1 
- 633 Repair services of pe rsonal and household goods 
- 642 Food serving servicesNote5 
- 643 Beverage serving servicesNote5 
- 712 Other land transport services (ex cept 71235 Mail transportation by land) 
- 7213 Rental services of sea- going vessels with operator 
- 7223 Rental services of non-sea-going vessels with operator 
- 73 Air transport services (excep t 73210 Mail transportation by air) 
- 748 Freight transport agency services - 7512 Courier services
Note 2 
-  Telecommunications services  -- MTN.GNS/W/120 
   - Corresponding CPC 
 -- 2.C.h. - 7523 Electronic mail;  -- 2.C.i. - 7521 Voice mail;  -- 2.C.j. - 7523 On-line inform ation and data base retrieval; 
 -- 2.C.k. - 7523 Electronic data interchange (EDI); 
 -- 2.C.l. - 7529 Enhanced facsimile services; 
 -- 2.C.m. - 7523 Code and protocol conversion;  and 
 -- 2.C.n. - 7523 On-line in formation and/or data processing (including transaction 
processing) 
- 83106
 
to 83108 Leasing or rental services concerni ng agricultural mach inery and equipment  
 without operatorNote 5 
- 83203 Leasing or rental services concer ning furniture and other household  
appliancesNote 5 
- 83204 Leasing or rental services concer ning pleasure and leisure equipmentNote 5 
- 83209 Leasing or rental services concerni ng other personal or household goodsNote 5  GPA/O/JPN/2/Rev.2 
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- 865 Management consulting servicesNote 5 
- 866 Services related to management consulting (except 86602 Arbitration and  
conciliation services)Note 5 
- 84 Computer and related services 
- 864 Market research and public opinion polling services 
- 867 Architectural, engineeri ng and other technical servicesNote 3 
- 871 Advertising services 
- 87304 Armoured car services - 874 Building-cleaning services 
- 876 Packaging services
Note 5 
- 8814 Services incidental to forestry a nd logging, including forest management 
- 88442 Publishing and printing servicesNote 4 
- 886 Repair services incidental to me tal products, machinery and equipment 
- 921 Primary education services 
- 922 Secondary education services 
- 923 Higher education services 
- 924 Adult education services - 9611 Motion picture and vide otape production services 
  (except 96112 Motion picture videotape production services) 
- 94 Sewage and refuse dispos al, sanitation and other envir onmental protection services 
 
 
Notes to Annex 5  
 
1. Maintenance and repair services are not included  with respect to those motor vehicles, motorcycles 
and snowmobiles which are specifica lly modified and inspected to meet regulations of the entities. 
 
2. Courier services are not incl uded with respect to letters. 
 3. Architectural, engineering and other technical services related to  construction services, with the 
exception of the following services when procured independently, are included: 
  - Final design services of CPC 86712 Architectural design services; 
 - CPC 86713 Contract ad ministration services; 
 - Design services consisting of one or a combin ation of final plans, sp ecifications and cost 
estimates of either CPC 86722 Engineering design services for the construction of foundations 
and building structures, or CPC 86723 Engineer ing design services for mechanical and 
electrical installations for buildings, or CPC 86724 Engineering design services for the 
construction of civil engineering works;  and 
 - CPC 86727 Other engineering services duri ng the construction and installation phase. 
 4. Publishing and printing services are not included  with respect to materials containing confidential 
information. 
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5. With respect to these services, the Agreeme nt does not apply to procurement by the 
entities listed in Annexes 2 and 3.  
 
 
Definition : 
  
A construction services contract is a contract which has as its objective the realization by 
whateve r means of civil or building works, in the sense of Division 51 of the Central Product 
Classification (CPC).  
 
 List of Division 51, CPC
: 
  
All services list ed in Division 51.  
 
 Threshold
: 4,500 thousand SDR for entities set out in ANNEX  1; 
  15,000 thousan d SDR for those in ANNEX  2; 
  4,500 thousand SDR for Japan Post in Group A in ANNEX 3;  
  15,000 thousand SDR for all other entit ies in Group A in ANNEX 3;  and  
  4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B in ANNEX 3.  
 [This exclusion has been moved to Annex 6.]
 
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ANNEX 6 
 
Construction Services 
  
Definition : 
  A construction services contract 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 (CPC). 
 
 List of Division 51, CPC : 
  All services list ed in Division 51. 
 
 Threshold : 4,500 thousand SDR for entities set out in ANNEX 1; 
  15,000 thousand SDR for those in ANNEX 2;   4,500 thousand SDR for Japan Post in Group A in ANNEX 3;   15,000 thousand SDR for all other en tities in Group A in ANNEX 3;  and 
  4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B in ANNEX 3. 
  
Note to Annex 6
 
 
 Procurement with regard to a project based on the Act on Promotion of Private Finance 
Initiative is included.  
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GENER
AL NOTES  
  
1.
 For goods and services (including construction services) of Canada and suppliers of such 
goods and services, this Agreement does not appl y to procurement by th e entities listed in 
Annexes  2 and 3 (except for Japan Post in Group A and the enti ties in Group B set out in 
Annex  3).[The removal of this note is contingent up on Canada's comparable access to Japanese 
suppliers.] 
 
2. In case Parties do not apply Article XX to suppliers or service providers of Japan in 
contesting the award of contract b y entities, Japan may not apply the Article to suppliers or 
service providers of the Parties in contesting the award of contracts by the same kind of entities.  
[The removal of this note is contingent upon the removal of comparable general notes of the 
parties concerned.]  
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