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ORGANIZATION  GPA/MOD/USA/6  
7 October 2008 
 (08-4769) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English 
  
 
PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO A PPENDIX I OF THE UNITED STATES  
 
Notification from the United States under Article XXIV:6(a)
1 of the GPA  
  
 The following notification, dated 6 October 20 08, from the Delegation of the United States is 
being circulated to the Parties to the Agreement on Government Procurement.  
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 Pursuant to Article XXIV:6(a) of the Agreement on Government Procurement, the 
United States proposes to modify Annex 2 of Appendix  I of the Agreement to reflect a change in the 
name of the entity covered for the State of Oklahom a.  The proposed change would delete "Office of 
Public Affairs" under the listing for "Oklahoma" an d insert in its place the "Department of Central 
Services".  As a result, the entry for the State of Oklahoma would be: 
 
"Department of Central Services and all stat e agencies and departments subject to the 
Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, excluding construction services." 
The Department of Central Services was created by Section 61.2 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes 
as the successor to the Office of Pub lic Affairs.  As the proposed m odification is only a name change, 
it does not affect or reduce the procurement cove red by the State of Oklahoma under the Agreement 
nor the level of mutually agreed c overage provided under the Agreement. 
  Attachment A to this document shows (redline) the proposed modification by the United States to page 4/6 of its Annex 2 of A ppendix I.  Attachment B shows how page 4/6 of 
Annex 2 of Appendix I of the United States would appear after the proposed modification has been 
made.
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 1 Article XXIV:6(a) reads as follows:  Rectifications or Modifications  (a) Rectifications, transfers of 
an entity from one Annex to another or, in exceptiona l cases, other modifications relating to Appendices I 
through IV shall be notified to the Committee, along with information as to the likely consequences of the 
change for the mutually agreed coverage provided in this  Agreement.  If the rectif ications, transfers or other 
modifications are of a purely formal or minor nature, th ey shall become effective pr ovided there is no objection 
within 30 days.  In other cases, the Chairman of the Committee shall promptly convene a meeting of the 
Committee.  The Committee shall consider the proposal and any claim for compensato ry adjustments, with a 
view to maintaining a balance of rights and obligations  and a comparable level of mutually agreed coverage 
provided in this Agreement prior to such notification.  In the event of agreement not being reached, the matter 
may be pursued in accordance with the provisions contained in Article XXII. 
2 Attachments A and B are in English only.  GPA/MOD/USA/6 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 2 Page 4/6
 
16 October 200 2 (WT/Let/ 431) ATTACHMENT A 
New Hampshire * 
 
Central Procurement Agency  Oklahoma
* 
 
Office of Public Affairs  Department of Central Services and all state agencies and departments subject 
to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, excluding construction services. 
 Oregon
 
 Department of Administrative Services 
 
Pennsylvania
* 
 Executive branch agencies, including:  
Governor's Office 
Department of the Auditor General Treasury Department Department of Agriculture Department of Banking Pennsylvania Securities Commission 
Department of Health 
Department of Transportation Insurance Department Department of Aging Department of Correction 
Department of Labor and Industry 
Department of Military Affairs Office of Attorney General Department of General Services Department of Education 
Public Utility Commission 
Department of Revenue Department of State Pennsylvania State Police Department of Public Welfare Fish Commission 
Game Commission 
Department of Commerce Board of Probation and Parole Liquor Control Board Milk Marketing Board 
Lieutenant Governor's Office 
Department of Community Affairs Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency State Civil Service Commission GPA/MOD/USA/6 
Page 3 
 
APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 2 Page 4/6
 
... 2008 (WT/Let/...)  ATTACHMENT B 
New Hampshire * 
 
Central Procurement Agency  Oklahoma
* 
 
Department of Central Services and all state agenci es and departments subject to the Oklahoma Central 
Purchasing Act, excluding construction services.  Oregon
 
 Department of Administrative Services 
 
Pennsylvania
* 
 Executive branch agencies, including:  
Governor's Office 
Department of the Auditor General Treasury Department Department of Agriculture Department of Banking Pennsylvania Securities Commission 
Department of Health 
Department of Transportation Insurance Department Department of Aging Department of Correction 
Department of Labor and Industry 
Department of Military Affairs Office of Attorney General Department of General Services Department of Education 
Public Utility Commission 
Department of Revenue Department of State Pennsylvania State Police Department of Public Welfare Fish Commission 
Game Commission 
Department of Commerce Board of Probation and Parole Liquor Control Board Milk Marketing Board 
Lieutenant Governor's Office 
Department of Community Affairs Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency State Civil Service Commission 
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