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Référence:    WLI/100                     31 juillet 2009 
 
  
 
  
 
  
ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS 
FAIT À MARRAKECH LE 15 AVRIL 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION D'ADJONCTIONS ET  DE MODIFICATIONS APPORTÉES  
À L'ACCORD 
 
ENVOI DE COPIES CERTIFIÉES CONF ORMES DE NOUVELLES PAGES ET 
 
DE PAGES DE REMPLACEMENT DU SYSTÈME À FEUILLETS MOBILES  
POUR LES APPENDICES CONTENANT LES ADJONCTIONS  
ET MODIFICATIONS CERTIFIÉES  
 
 
 J'ai l'honneur de vous faire parvenir ci-joint  des copies certifiées conformes des nouvelles 
pages 1/4 à 4/4 de l'Annexe 1, 1/3 à 3/3 de l'An nexe 2, 1/2 à 2/2 de l'A nnexe 3, 1/5 à 5/5 de 
l'Annexe 4, 1/1 de l'Annexe 5 et 1/4 à 4/4 des Note s générales concernant l'Appendice I;  ainsi que 
les pages de remplacement  5/5 de l'Appendice II, 4/4 de l'Append ice III et 6/6 de l'Appendice IV en 
anglais, en français et en espagnol, co ntenant les modifications certifiées. 
 
 Ces adjonctions et modifications concernent le Territoire douanier distinct de Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen et Matsu  et ont pris effet le 15 juillet 2009 . 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  Pascal Lamy 
  Directeur général 
  
 
  
 
  
 
09-3714         WT/Let/647/Add.1 
  
 
   
ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS 
FAIT À MARRAKECH LE 15 AVRIL 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION D'ADJONCTIONS ET DE MODIFICATIONS  
 
  Il est certifié par la présente que les adjonctions à l'Appendice I et les modifications apportées 
aux Appendices II, III et IV de l'Accord sur les marchés publ ics (1994), concernant le Territoire 
douanier distinct de Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen et Matsu , qui ont été notifiées au Comité des 
marchés publics (WT/Let/647 et Corr.1) ont pris effet le 15 juillet 2009 . 
 
 Conformément à la Décision du Comité des marchés publics adoptée le 4 juin 1996 concernant l'établissement d'un système à feuille ts mobiles ayant valeur juridique pour mettre 
périodiquement à jour les Appendices de l'Accord  sur les marchés publics (GPA/M/2) et les 
procédures relatives aux modifications du système à feuillets mobiles (GPA/M/ 5), ces adjonctions et 
modifications sont contenues dans les nouvelles p ages et pages de remplacement ci-jointes du 
système à feuillets mobiles.  En conséquence, les pages ci-jointes de l'Annexe I (pages 1/4 à 4/4), de 
l'Annexe 2 (pages 1/3 à 3/3), de l'Annexe 3 (pages 1/2 à 2/2), de l'Annexe 4 (pages 1/5 à 5/5), de 
l'Annexe 5 (page 1/1) et des Notes générales (pages 1/ 4 à 4/4) doivent être ajoutées à l'Appendice I.  
Par ailleurs, il convient de remplacer les pages ci-jointes se rapportant aux Appendices II, III et 
IV (page 5/5 de l'Appendice II, page 4/4 de l'Appendice  III et page 6/6 de l'Appendice IV), en anglais, 
en français et en espagnol, du Territoire douanier distinct de Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen et Matsu 
dans le système à feuillets mobiles pour les Appendices conformément aux décisions 
susmentionnées.  
 
 La présente notification est présentée confor mément au paragraphe 14 de l'article XXIV de 
l'Accord. 
 
 La présente certification est déposée auprès du Directeur général de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce, qui en remettra, dans les moindres délais, une copie certifiée conforme à chaque 
partie à l'Accord sur les marchés publics.  Elle se ra enregistrée conformément aux dispositions de 
l'article 102 de la Charte des Nations Unies.  
 Fait à Genève le quinze juillet deux mille neuf. 
  
 
  
         Pascal Lamy 
    
Copie certifiée conforme: 
    
 
  Directeur général   
 
APPENDIX I CHINESE TAIPEI ANNEX 1 Page 1/4
  
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF  
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU*  
 
(Authentic in the English Language) 
 
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance  
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Thresholds : 130,000 SDRs  - Goods  
  130,000 SDRs  - Services  covered in Annex 4 
  5,000,000 SDRs - Construction  covered in Annex 5 
 List of entities:  
 
1. Office of the President 
2. Executive Yuan 
3. Ministry of Interior (including its Ce ntral Taiwan Division and Second Division) 
4. Ministry of Finance (including its Central Taiwan Division) 
5. Ministry of Economic Affairs (inc luding its Central Taiwan Division) 
6. Ministry of Education (includi ng its Central Taiwan Division) 
7. Ministry of Justice (including its Central Taiwan Division) 
8. Ministry of Transportation and Communicati ons (including its Central Taiwan Division) 
9. Mongolian & Tibetan Affairs Commission 
10. Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission 
11. Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (including its Central Taiwan 
Division) 
12. Department of Health (includi ng its Central Taiwan Division) 
13. Environmental Protection Administration (including its Central Taiwan Division) 
14. Government Information Office (inc luding its Central Taiwan Division) 
15. Central Personnel Administration (i ncluding its Central Taiwan Division) 
16. Mainland Affairs Council 17. Council of Labor Affairs 
18. Research, Development and Evaluation Commis sion (including its Central Taiwan Division) 
19. Council for Economic Planning and Development 20. Council for Cultural Affairs 
21. Veterans Affairs Commission 
22. Council of Agriculture (including its Ce ntral Taiwan Division and Second Division) 
23. Atomic Energy Council 
24. National Youth Commission 
25. National Science Council  
 
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15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) 26. Fair Trade Commission 
27. Consumer Protection Commission 
28. Public Construction Commission 
29. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (excluding pr ocurement for the direct purpose of providing 
foreign assistance) 
30. Ministry of National Defense 31. National Palace Museum 
32. Central Election Commission 
 * In English only.  With respect to the list of en tities, refer to the releva nt documents governing the 
modalities of accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement. 
  
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. The General Notes shall apply to this Annex. 
 
2. The above central government entities, include all administrative units prescribed by the 
pertinent organization laws of such entities and en tities transferred to the cen tral government pursuant 
to the 28 October 1998 "Provisional Statute on the Reorganization of the Taiwan Provincial 
Government", in effect and as amended on 6 December 2000. 
 
3. The Agreement shall not apply to the procurem ent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs relating 
to the construction of the Separate Customs Te rritory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu's 
overseas representative offices, liaison offices and other missions. 
 
4. This Agreement does not apply to the procur ement by the National Space Organization of the 
National Science Council for five years from its entry into force for the Separate Customs Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. 
 5. This Agreement will generally apply to procurement by the Ministry of National Defense of 
the following Federal Supply Classification (FSC) ca tegories subject to the decision of the Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu Government under the provisions of 
paragraph 1 of Article XXIII. 
 2510 Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components 
2520 Vehicular Power Transmission Components 
2540 Vehicular Furniture and Accessories 2590 Miscellaneous Vehicular Components 
2610 Tire 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, Stra iners, and Cleaners, Non-aircraft 
2990 Miscellaneous Engine Accessories, Non-aircraft 
3020 Gears, Pulleys, Sprockets, and Transmission Chain  
 
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15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) 3416 Lathes 
3417 Milling Machines 
3510 Laundry and Dry Cleaning Equipment 4110 Refrigeration Equipment 
4230 Decontaminating and Impregnating Equipment 
4520 Space Heating Equipment and Domestic Water Heaters 4940 Miscellaneous Maintenance and Re pair Shop Specialized Equipment 
5110 Hand Tools, Edged, Non-powered 
5120 Hand Tools, Non-edged, Non-powered 5305 Screws 
5306 Bolts 
5307 Studs 5310 Nuts and Washers 
5315 Nails, Keys, and Pins 
5320 Rivets 
5325 Fastening Devices 
5330 Packing and Gasket Materials 5335 Metal Screening 
5340 Miscellaneous Hardware 
5345 Disks and Stones, Abrasive 5350 Abrasive Materials 
5355 Knobs and Pointers 
5360 Coil, Flat and Wire Springs 5365 Rings, Shims and Spacers 
5410 Prefabricated and Portable Buildings 
5411 Rigid Wall Shelters 5420 Bridges, Fixed and Floating 
5430 Storage Tanks 
5440 Scaffolding Equipment and Concrete Forms 5445 Prefabricated Tower Structures 
5450 Miscellaneous Prefabricated Structures 
5520 Millwork 
5530 Plywood and Veneer 
5610 Mineral Construction Materials, Bulk 5620 Building Glass, Tile, Brick, and Block 
5630 Pipe and Conduit, Non-metallic 
5640 Wallboard, Building Paper, a nd Thermal Insulation Materials 
5650 Roofing and Siding Materials 
5660 Fencing, Fences, and Gates 
5670 Building Components, Prefabricated 5680 Miscellaneous Construction Materials 
6220 Electric Vehicular Lights and Fixtures 
6505 Drugs, Biologicals and Official Reagents 6510 Surgical Dressing Materials 
6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment and Supplies 
7030 Automatic Data Processing Software 7050 ADP Components  
 
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15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1)  7105 Household Furniture 
7110 Office Furniture 
7125 Cabinets, Lockers, Bins, and Shelving 7195 Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures 
7210 Household Furnishings 
7220 Floor Coverings 
7230 Draperies, Awnings, and Shades 
7240 Household and Commerc ial Utility Containers 
7290 Miscellaneous Household and Comme rcial Furnishings and Appliances 
7310 Food Cooking, Baking, and Serving Equipment 
7320 Kitchen Equipment and Appliances 7330 Kitchen Hand Tools and Utensils 
7340 Cutlery and Flatware 
7350 Tableware 7360 Sets, Kits, Outfits, and Modules,  Food Preparation and Serving 
7520 Office Devices and Accessories 
7530 Stationery and Record Forms 7910 Floor Polishers and Vacuum Cleaning Equipment 
7920 Brooms, Brushes, Mops, and Sponges 
7930 Cleaning and Polishing Compounds and Preparations 8105 Bags and Sacks 
8110 Drums and Cans 
9150 Oils and Greases: Cutting, Lubricating, and Hydraulic 
9310 Paper and Paperboard 
9320 Rubber Fabricated Materials 9330 Plastics Fabricated Materials 
9340 Glass Fabricated Materials 
9350 Refractories and Fire Surfacing Materials 9390 Miscellaneous Fabricated Non-metallic Materials 
9410 Crude Grades of Plant Materials 
9420 Fibres:  Vegetable, Animal, and Synthetic 9430 Miscellaneous Crude An imal Products, Inedible 
9440 Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products 
9450 Non-metallic Scrap, Except Textile 9610 Ores 
9620 Minerals, Natural and Synthetic 
9630 Additive Metal Materials and Master Alloys 9640 Iron and Steel Primary and Semifinished Products 
9650 Nonferrous Base Metal Refi nery and Intermediate Forms 
9660 Precious Metals Primary Forms 9670 Iron and Steel Scrap 
9680 Nonferrous Metal Scrap 
9905 Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates 
9910 Jewelry 
9915 Collectors and/or Historical Items 9920 Smokers' Articles and Matches 
9925 Ecclesiastical Equipment, Furnishings, and Supplies 
9930 Memorials;  Cemeterial and Mortuary Equipment and supplies 9999 Miscellaneous Items  
 
APPENDIX I CHINESE TAIPEI ANNEX 2 Page 1/3
  
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Government Entities which Procure in Accordance  
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Thresholds:  200,000 SDRs   - Goods  
  200,000 SDRs   - Services  covered in Annex 4 
  15,000,000 SDRs  - Construction  covered in Annex 5 
  (For the first year from the effective date  of the Agreement to the Separate Customs 
Territory of Tai wan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu) 
  10,000,000 SDRs   (For the second year from the effective date of the Agreement to the Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu) 
  5,000,000 SDRs 
  (From the third year onwards after the eff ective date of the Agreement to the Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu) 
 
 
List of entities:  
 I. Taiwan Provincial Government 
 1. Secretariat, Taiwan Provincial Government 
2. Petition Screening Committee, Taiwan Provincial Government 
3. Regulation Committee, Taiw an Provincial Government 
 
II. Taipei City Government 
 1. Department of Civil Affairs 
2. Department of Finance 
3. Department of Education 
4. Department of Economic Development 
5. Public Works Department 6. Department of Transportation 
7. Department of Social Welfare 
8. Department of Labor 9. Taipei City Police Department 
10. Department of Health 
11. Department of Environmental Protection 12. Department of Urban Development 
13. Taipei City Fire Department 
14. Department of Land Administration 15. Department of Urban Development 
16. Department of Information and Tourism  
 
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15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) 17. Department of Military Service 
18. Secretariat 
19. Department of Budget,  Accounting and Statistics 
20. Department of Personnel 
21. Department of Anti-Corruption 
22. Commission of Research, Development and Evaluation 23. Commission of Urban Planning 
24. Commission for Examining Petitions and Appeals 
25. Commission of Laws and Regulations 26. Department of Rapid Transit Systems 
27. Department of Civil Servant Development 
28. Xinyi District Office 29. Songshan District Office 
30. Daan District Office 
31. Zhongshan District Office 
32. Zhongzheng District Office 
33. Datong District Office 34. Wanhua District Office 
35. Wenshan District Office 
36. Nangang District Office 37. Neihu District Office 
38. Shilin District Office 
39. Beitou District Office  
III. Kaohsiung City Government 
 1. Bureau of Civil Affairs 
2. Bureau of Finance 
3. Bureau of Education  4. Department of Economic Development 
5. Bureau of Public Works 
6. Bureau of Social Affairs 
7. Bureau of Labor Affairs 
8. Bureau of Police 9. Bureau of Health 
10. Bureau of Environmental Sanitation 
11. Bureau of Mass Rapid Transit 12. Kaohsiung Fire Department 
13. Department of Land Administration 
14. Bureau of Urban Development 15. Department of Information 
16. Department of Military Service 
17. Research and Development Commission 18 Commission of Rules and Regulations 
19. Commission for Examining Petitions and Appeals 
20. Secretariat  
 
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15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) 21. Department of Budget,  Accounting and Statistics 
22. Department of Personnel 
23. Department of Anti-Corruption 24. Bureau of Human Resource Development 
25. Urban Planning Committee 
26. Yanchem District Office 27. Kushan District Office 
28. Zuoying District Office 
29. Nanzih District Office 30. Sanmin District Office 
31. Sinsing District Office 
32. Cianjin District Office 33. Lingya District Office 
34. Cianjhen District Office 
35. Cijin District Office 
36. Siaogang District Office 
  Notes to Annex 2  
 
1. The General Notes shall apply to this Annex. 
 
2. The above sub-central government entities incl ude all administrative units prescribed by the 
pertinent organization laws of such entities.  
 
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15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance  
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Thresholds:  400,000 SDRs   - Goods  
  400,000 SDR   - Services  covered in Annex 4 
  15,000,000 SDRs  - Construction  covered in Annex 5 
  (For the first year from the effective date  of the Agreement to the Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu) 
  10,000,000 SDRs   (For the second year from the effective date of the Agreement to the Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu) 
  5,000,000 SDRs 
  (From the third year onwards after the eff ective date of the Agreement to the Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu) 
 
 
List of Entities:  
 1. Taiwan Power Company 
2. Chinese Petroleum Corporation, Taiwan 3. Taiwan Sugar Corporation 
4. National Taiwan University 
5. National Chengchi University 6. National Taiwan Normal University 
7. National Tsing Hua University 
8. National Chung Hsing University 9. National Cheng Kung University 
10. National Chiao Tung University 
11. National Central University 
12. National Sun Yat-Sen University 
13. National Chung Cheng University 14. National Open University 
15. National Taiwan Ocean University 
16. National Kaohsiung Normal University 17. National Changhwa University of Education 
18. National Dong Hwa University 
19. National Yang Ming University 20. National Taiwan University of Science & Technology 
21. Taipei National University of the Arts 
22. National Taiwan Sport University 23. National Yunlin University of Science & Technology 
24. National Pingtung University of Science & Technology 
25. National Taiwan University of Arts 26. National Taipei College of Nursing 
27. National Kaohsiung First University of Science & Technology 
28. Taipei University of Education 29. National Hsinchu University of Education  
 
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15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) 30. National Taichung University 
31. National Chiayi University 
32. National University of Tainan 33. National PingTung University of Education 
34. National Dong Hwa University (Meilun Campus) 
35. National Taitung University 36. National Teipei University of Technology 
37. National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences 
38. National Formosa University 39. National Taipei College of Business 
40. National Taichung Institute of Technology 
41. National Kaohsiung Marine University 42. National Ilan University 
43. National Pingtung In stitute of Commerce 
44. National Chin-Yi University of Technology 
45. Central Trust of China (for procurement on its  own account) (has been merged with Bank of 
Taiwan)  
46. China Engraving & Printing Works 
47. The Central Mint of China 
48. Taiwan Water Supply Corporation 49. Second Office of Ministry of Economic Affairs (for procurement on its own account) 
50. National Taiwan University Hospital 
51. National Cheng Kung University Hospital 52. Veterans General Hospital-Taipei 
53. Veterans General Hospital-Taichung 
54. Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung 55. Taiwan Railway Administration 
56. Keelung Harbour Bureau 
57. Taichung Harbour Bureau 58. Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau 
59. Hualien Harbour Bureau 
60. Bureau of Taipei Feitsui Reservoir Administration 
61. Taipei Water Department 
62. Central Police University  
 
Notes to Annex 3  
 1. The General Notes shall apply to this Annex. 
 2. With regard to the procurement by Central Tr ust of China and the Second Office of Ministry 
of Economic Affairs for entities listed in Annexes 1, 2 and 3, the coverages and thresholds for such 
entities thereunder shall apply.  
3. The Agreement shall not apply to the procurement by China Engraving & Printing Works of 
banknote printing press (intaglio) (HS. No. 8443).  
 
APPENDIX I CHINESE TAIPEI ANNEX 4 Page 1/5
  
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) ANNEX 4 
 
Services  
  
 Of the Universal List of Services, as contained in document MTN.GNS/W/120, the following services are included (others being excluded): 
 
GNS/W/120 CPC Description  
 
1.A.a. 861** Legal services (limited to qualified lawyers under the 
laws of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu) 
 
1.A.b. 862** Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping services 
 
1.A.c. 863** Taxation services (excluding income tax certification 
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.a. 841 Consultancy services related to the installation of 
computer hardware  
1.B.b. 842 Software implementation services 
 
1.B.c. 843 Data processing services 
 
1.B.d. 844 Database services 
 
1.B.e. 845 Maintenance and repair of office machinery and 
equipment including computers 
 
 849 Other computer services 
 
1.D.b. 82203**, 82205** Services incidental  to residential and non-residential 
buildings and land sales agents  
1.E.b. 83104** Leasing or rental services concerning aircraft without 
operator (excluding cabotage)  
1.E.d. 83106-83109 Leasing or rental services concerning other machinery 
and equipment without operator   
 
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15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) GNS/W/120 CPC Description  
 
1.E.e. 8320 Leasing or rental services concerning personal and 
household goods 
 
1.F.a. 871** Advertising services (limited to TV or radio 
advertisements) 
 
1.F.b. 864 Market research and public opinion polling services 
 
1.F.c. 865 Management consulting services 
 
1.F.d. 866** Services relating to ma nagement consulting (excluding 
arbitration and conciliation services) 
 
1.F.e. 8676 Technical testing and analysis services 
 
1.F.f. 88110**, 88120** 
88140** Consulting services incidental to Agriculture, Animal 
Husbandry and Forestry 
 
1.F.h. 883, 5115 Services incidental to mining 
 
1.F.i. 884**, 885 Services incident al to manufacturing (excluding 
CPC 88442 publishing and printing on a fee or contract 
basis) 
 
1.F.m. 8675 Related scientific and technical consulting services 
 
1.F.n. 633, 8861-8866 Maintenance and repair of equipment (excluding 
maritime vessel, aircraft or other transport equipment) 
 
1.F.o. 874 Building-cleaning services 
 
1.F.p. 875 Photographic services 
 
1.F.q. 876 Packaging services 
 
1.F.t. 87905 Translation and interpretation services 
 
1.F.s. 87909 Convention services 
 
2.B. 7512** Land-based international courier services 
 
2.C.a. 7521** Voice telephone services 
 
2.C.b. 7523** Packet-switched data transmission services 
 
2.C.c. 7523** Circuit-switched data transmission services 
  
 
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15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) GNS/W/120 CPC Description  
 
2.C.d. 7523** Telex services 
 
2.C.e. 7522   Telegraph services 
 
2.C.f. 7521**, 7529** Facsimile services 
 
2.C.g. 7522**, 7523**  Private leased circuit services 
 
2.C.h. 7523** Electronic mail 
 
2.C.i. 7523** Voice mail 
 
2.C.j. 7523** On-line information and data-base retrieval 
 
2.C.k. 7523** Electronic data interchange (EDI) 
 
2.C.l. 7523** 
 Enhanced/value-added facsimile services including 
store and forward, store and retrieval 
 
2.C.m. 7523** Code and protocol conversion services 
 
2.C.n. 843** On-line information and/or data processing 
 
2.C.o. 75213* Cellular mobile phone services 
 
2.C.o. 7523**, 75213* Trunked radio services 
 
2.C.o. 7523** Mobile data services 
 
2.C.o. 75291* Radio paging services 
 
2.D.a. 96112  Motion picture or video tape production services 
 
2.D.a. 96113  Motion picture or video tape distribution services 
 
2.D.b. 96121   Motion picture projection  
 
2.D.b. 96122   Video-tape projection services 
 
6.A. 9401 Sewage services 
 
6.B. 9402 Refuse disposal services 
 
6.C. 9403 Sanitation and similar services 
  
 
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15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) GNS/W/120 CPC Description  
 
6.D.  Others: 
 
 9404  - Cleaning services of exhaust gases 
 
 9405  - Noise abatement services 
 
 9409  - Other environmental protection 
services not elsewhere classified 
 
7.A. 812**, 814** Insurance services 
 
7.B ex 81** Banking and Investment Services 
 
9.A 64110** Hotel lodging services 
 
9.A 642 Food serving services 
 
9.B. 7471 Travel agencies and tour operators services 
 
11.C.a. 8868** Maintenance and repair of civil aircraft 
 
11.E.d. 8868** Maintenance and repa ir of rail transport equipment 
 
11.F.d. 6112, 8867 Maintenance and repa ir of road transport equipment 
 
 
 
Notes to Annex 4  
 
1. The General Notes shall apply to this Annex. 
 
2. The symbol of asterisk (*) indicates that th e service specified is a component of a more 
aggregated CPC item.  The symbol of double ast erisks (**) indicates that the service specified 
constitutes only a part of the total range of  activities covered by the CPC concordance. 
 3. The offer in telecommunications  is limited to enhanced/value -added services for the supply of 
which the underlying telecommunications fac ilities are leased from providers of public 
telecommunications transport networks.  
4. This offer does not include: 
  - research and development; 
 
 - coin minting;  
 - all services, with reference to those goods purchased by the Ministry of National 
Defense which are not identified as subj ect to coverage by this Agreement. 
  
 
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15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) 5. The offer in banking and investment services does not include the following: 
 
 (a) procurements for financial services in connection with the issue, sale, purchase or 
transfer of securities or other financial instruments, and central bank services; 
 
 (b) acquisition of fiscal agency or depository services, liquidation and management 
services for regulated financial institutions, and sale and distribution services for 
government debt.  
 
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15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) ANNEX 5 
 
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. 
 
 
List of construction services offered:  
 
 All services contained in Division 51 CPC. 
 
 
Notes to Annex 5  
 
 The General Notes shall apply to this Annex.  
 
APPENDIX I CHINESE TAIPEI GENERAL NOTES Page 1/4
  
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) GENERAL NOTES 
 
 1. For any particular Party whose threshold value listed for a certain coverage is higher than that 
listed by the Separate Customs Territory of Ta iwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, this Agreement 
applies only to those procurements above the higher one threshold value for such particular Party for 
the relevant coverage.  (This note does not apply to bidders of the United States and Israel competing 
on goods, services and construction contracts te ndered by entities identified in Annex 2.) 
 2. Until such time as the Separate Customs Terr itory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu has 
accepted that the Parties concerned provide access for the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu suppliers and service pr oviders to their own markets, the Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu shall not extend the benefits of this 
Agreement to suppliers and service providers of the Parties concerned.  A service listed in Annex 4 or 
construction service in Annex 5 is covered with respect to a particular Party only to the extent that 
such Party has provided reciprocal access to that service. 
 3. This Agreement shall not appl y to any procurement made by a covered entity on behalf of a 
non-covered entity. 
 4. Where a contract to be awarded by an entit y is not covered by this Agreement, this 
Agreement shall not be construed to cover any goods or service component of that contract. 
 5. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts: 
 
 - for the acquisition or rental of land, ex isting buildings, other immovable property or 
concerning rights thereon; 
 
 - for the acquisition, development, production or co-production of programme 
materials by broadcasters and contracts for broadcasting time; 
 
 - contract of employment. 
 
6. This Agreement shall not apply to:  
 - contracts awarded under an internati onal agreement and intended for the joint 
implementation or exploitation of a project; 
 
 - contracts awarded under the particular pr ocedure of an international organization; 
  - procurement made with a view to resale or to using in the production of supplies or 
services for sale; 
  - procurement of agricultural products ma de in furtherance of agricultural support 
programmes and human feeding programmes; 
  - procurement of the following goods and services (including construction) relating to 
the electricity and transport projects.  
 
APPENDIX I CHINESE TAIPEI GENERAL NOTES Page 2/4
  
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) Exclusions regarding electricity (goods)  
 
HS 8402 Steam or other vapour generating boilers 
HS 8404 Auxiliary plant for use with boilers  
HS 8410 Hydraulic turbines, water wheels, and regulators 
HS 8501 Electric motors and generators 
HS 8502 Electric generating sets 
HS 8504 Electrical transformers and converters 
HS 8532 Power capacitors 
HS 8535 Electrical switches, breakers , switch-gears (for a voltage exceeding 
1,000 volts) 
HS 8536 Electrical switches, breakers, switch-gears (for a voltage not exceeding 
1,000 volts) 
HS 8537 switch boards, controller panels 
HS 8544 Power cables (including optical fibre cables) 
HS 9028 Electricity supply meter 
 
- Notwithstanding the above, this Agreement sha ll apply to the procurement of HS codes 8402, 
8404, 8410, 8501 (electric motors with capaci ty of 22 megawatts or greater, electric 
generators with capacity of 50 megawatts or greater)*, 850164, 8502, 8504 (electrical 
transformers and static converters, with cap acity of 1 to 600 megawatts)*, and 8544 (cable 
related to telecommunications applications) for the goods and suppliers of the United States;  
the European Communities;  Japan;  Switzerland;   Canada;  Norway;  Iceland;  Hong Kong, 
China;  Singapore;  and Israel. 
  * Coverage to be effective two years from th e date of the Separate Customs Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu's accession to the WTO. 
 - Notwithstanding the above, this Agreement sha ll apply to the procurement of HS codes 8402, 
8404, 8410, 850164 and 8502 for the goods and suppliers of Korea. 
 
Exclusions regarding electricity (services and constructions)  
 
CPC 51340 Power transmission line construction work 
CPC 51360 Power plant and s ubstation construction work 
CPC 51649 Power transmission and distribution automation system construction work 
CPC 52262 Power plant construction engineering work 
CPC 86724 Power transmission, distribution and substation engineering design services 
CPC 86725 Power plant engineering design services) 
CPC 86726 Power transmission and distributio n automation system engineering design 
services 
CPC 86739 Integrated engineering services for power transmission and distribution 
turnkey projects 
 
- Notwithstanding the above, this Agreement sh all apply to the procurement of CPC codes 
51340, 51360 and 51649 for the service providers  of Korea;  the European Communities;  
Japan;  the United States;  Switzerland;  Canada;  Norway;  Iceland;  Hong Kong, China;  
Singapore;  and Israel.  
 
APPENDIX I CHINESE TAIPEI GENERAL NOTES Page 3/4
  
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1)  
- Notwithstanding the above, this Agreemen t shall apply to the procurement of 
CPC code 52262 for the service providers of Kor ea;  the European Co mmunities;  the United 
States;  Switzerland;  Canada;  Norway;  Icela nd;  Hong Kong, China;  Singapore;  and Israel. 
 
- Notwithstanding the above, this Agreement shall apply to the procurement of CPC codes 86724, 
86725, 86726 and 86739 for the services providers of the United States;  Canada;  Korea;  the 
European Communities;  Japan;  Switzerland;  Norway;  Iceland;  Hong Kong, China;  Singapore;  
and Israel. 
 Exclusions regarding transport  
 
HS 8601 Rail locomotives, powered from an external source of electricity or by 
electric accumulators 
HS 8603 Self-propelled railway or trainway , coaches, vans and trucks, other than 
those of heading. 
HS 8605 Railway or trainway passenger co aches, not self-propelled, luggage van, 
post office coaches and other special pu rpose railway or trainway coaches, 
not self-propelled 
HS 8607 Parts of railway or trainway locomotives or rolling stock 
HS 8608 Railway or trainway track fixtures and fittings, mechanical (including 
electro-mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, roads, inland waterways, parking facility, port installations o
r 
airfields, parts of the foregoing 
 
- Notwithstanding the above, this Agreement sha ll apply to the procurement of HS code 8608 
for the goods and suppliers of the United States;  Canada;  the European  Communities;  
Japan;  Switzerland;  Norway;  Iceland;  Hong K ong, China;  Singapore;  and Israel, effective 
two years from the date of the Separate Cust oms Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu's accession to the WTO. 
 
- Notwithstanding the above, this Agreement sha ll apply to the procurement of HS code 8601, 
8603, 8605 and 8607 for the goods and suppliers of Canada;  the European  Communities;  
Japan;  Norway;  Iceland;  Hong Kong, China;  Singapore;  and Israel.  For a period of 10 years from the date of the Separate Cust oms Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu's accession to the WTO, up to 50 per cent of the procurement amount can be used by 
the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu for offset purposes. 
 
7. Procurement does not include the acquisition of fiscal agency or depository services, 
liquidation and management services for regulated financial institutions, and sale and distribution 
services for government debt. 
 
8. Procurement in terms of the Separate Cu stoms Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu's coverage does not include non-contractual ag reements or any form of government assistance, 
including, but not limited to, cooperative agreements , grants, loans, guarantees, fiscal incentives, and 
governmental provision of goods and services to pers ons or governmental authorities not specifically 
covered under the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu's Annexes to 
this Agreement. 
  
 
APPENDIX I CHINESE TAIPEI GENERAL NOTES Page 4/4
  
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) 9. The provision of services, including construc tion services, in the context of procurement 
procedures according to this Agreement is subject  to the conditions and qualifications for market 
access and national treatment as will be required by the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu in conform ity with commitments under GATS. 
 
10. When a specific procurement may impair important national policy objectives, the Government of the Separate Customs Territory of  Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu may consider 
it necessary in particular procurement cases to deviat e from the principle of national treatment of the 
Agreement.  A decision to this effect will be made  by the Executive Yuan.  This Note shall only be 
applied to Finland, Norway and Sweden under the condition that they maintain the similar note to 
their Annexes. 
 11. This Agreement shall not a pply to procurements in respect  of national security exceptions 
including procurements made in s upport of safeguarding nuclear mate rials, radwaste management, or 
technology. 
 
12. The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan , Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu will accede to the 
Agreement at the time it accedes to the WTO.  
 
APPENDIX II English  Page 5/5
 
 
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) SWITZERLAND  
 
Annex 1  
 
Swiss Official Trade Gazette 
 
Annex 2  
 
Official publications of every Swiss Canton (26) 
 
Annex 3  
 
Swiss Official Trade Gazette 
Official publications of every Swiss Canton (26) 
   
THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY  
OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU  
 
Government Procurement Gazette 
Government Procurement Information System ( http://web.pcc.gov.tw
) 
 
  
UNITED STATES  
 
Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fedbizopps.gov) 
 
For entities listed in Annex 2 and relevant subcentral  entities listed in Annex 3,  publications utilized 
by state governments, such as the New York Contract Reporter 
-  
 
APPENDIX II French  Page 5/5
 
 
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) Annexe 3  
 
Feuille officielle suisse du commerce 
Organe de publications officiell es de chaque canton suisse (26) 
   
TERRITOIRE DOUANIER DISTINCT DE TAIWAN, 
PENGHU, KINMEN ET MATSU  
 
Government Procurement Gazette 
Government Procurement Information System ( http://web.pcc.gov.tw
) 
   
ÉTATS-UNIS  
 
Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fedbizopps.gov) 
 
Pour les entités énumérées à l'annexe 2 et  les entités des gouvernements sous-centraux 
pertinentes énumérées à l'annexe 3, p ublications utilisées par les gouvernements 
des États, comme le New York Contract Reporter 
  
 
APPENDIX II Spanish  Page 5/5
 
 
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) Anexo 3  
 
Feuille officielle suisse du commerce 
Órganos oficiales de publicación de cada cantón suizo (26) 
   
TERRITORIO ADUANERO DISTINTO DE TAIWÁN,  
PENGHU, KINMEN Y MATSU  
 
Government Procurement Gazette 
Government Procurement Information System ( http://web.pcc.gov.tw
) 
   
ESTADOS UNIDOS  
 
Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fedbizopps.gov) 
 
Con respecto a las entidades indicadas en el Anexo 2 y a las entidades pertinentes 
a nivel subcentral enumeradas en el Anexo 3, las publicaciones utilizadas por 
los gobiernos de los Estados, tales como "New York Contract Reporter" 
  
 
APPENDIX III English  Page 4/4
 
 
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1)  
THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY  
OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU  
 
Government Procurement Gazette 
Government Procurement Information System ( http://web.pcc.gov.tw ) 
   
UNITED STATES  
 
Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fedbizopps.gov) 
 
Entities in Annexes 2 and 3 of Appendix I, as an  alternative to publication in the Commerce 
Business Daily, may provide such information directly to interested suppliers through 
inquiries to contact points listed in notices regarding invitations to participate  
 
APPENDIX III French  Page 4/4
 
 
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1)  
TERRITOIRE DOUANIER DISTINCT DE TAIWAN,  
PENGHU, KINMEN ET MATSU  
 
Government Procurement Gazette 
Government Procurement Information System ( http://web.pcc.gov.tw ) 
   
ETATS-UNIS  
 
Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fedbizopps.gov) 
 
Au lieu de les faire paraître dans le Commerce Business Daily, les entités énumérées 
aux Annexes 2 et 3 de l'Appendice I peuvent communiquer directement ces renseignements  
aux fournisseurs intéressés, sur demande adressée aux services chargés des contacts  
désignés dans les avis utilisés pour les invitations à soumissionner  
 
APPENDIX III Spanish  Page 4/4
 
 
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1)  
TERRITORIO ADUANERO DISTINTO DE TAIWÁN,  
PENGHU, KINMEN Y MATSU  
 
Government Procurement Gazette 
Government Procurement Information System ( http://web.pcc.gov.tw ) 
   
ESTADOS UNIDOS  
 
Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fedbizopps.gov) 
 
Las entidades incluidas en los Anexos 2 y 3 de l Apéndice I, como alternativa a la publicación 
en el Commerce Business Daily, pueden f acilitar esa información directamente a los 
proveedores interesados, quienes deberán di rigirse a los centros de información 
que se indican en los anuncios de invitaciones a participar 
  
 
APPENDIX IV English  Page 6/6
 
 
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY  
OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU  
 
Government Gazette 
Public Construction Commission ( http://www.pcc.gov.tw ) 
Judicial decisions (http://www.judicial.gov.tw) 
 
  
UNITED STATES  
 
Laws, judicial decisions, administrative rulings and procedures regarding government procurement 
for entities listed in Annex 1 of Appendix I are published in the Federal Acquisition Regulations 
(FAR) as part of the US Code of Federa l Regulations (CFR), Title 48, Chapter 1 
 
Laws, judicial decisions, administrative rulings and procedures regarding government procurement 
for entities listed in Annexes 2 and 3 of Appendix I are available either through relevant state 
and local publications or directly from the listed entities 
  
 
APPENDIX IV French  Page 6/6
 
 
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1) TERRITOIRE DOUANIER DISTINCT DE TAIWAN,  
PENGHU, KINMEN ET MATSU  
 
Government Gazette 
Public Construction Commission ( http://www.pcc.gov.tw ) 
Judicial decisions (http://www.judicial.gov.tw) 
 
  
ÉTATS-UNIS  
 
Les lois, décisions judiciaires, décisions admini stratives et procédures relatives aux marchés publics 
passés par les entités énumérées à l'annexe 1 de l'Appendice I sont publiées dans  
les règlements relatifs aux achats fédéraux (Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)),  
qui figurent au Titre 48, Chapitre prem ier, du Code des règlements fédéraux  
(United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)) 
 
Les lois, décisions judiciaires, décisions admi nistratives et procédures relatives aux marchés 
 publics passés par les entités mentionnées aux annexes 2 et 3 de l'Appendice I sont  
accessibles soit dans les publications y re latives des États et des collectivités  
locales soit directement auprès desdites entités  
 
APPENDIX IV Spanish  Page 6/6
 
 
 
15 July 2009 (WT/Let/647/Add.1)  
TERRITORIO ADUANERO DISTINTO DE TAIWÁN,  
PENGHU, KINMEN Y MATSU  
 
Government Gazette 
Public Construction Commission ( http://www.pcc.gov.tw ) 
Judicial decisions (http://www.judicial.gov.tw) 
 
 
 
ESTADOS UNIDOS  
 
Las leyes, decisiones judiciales, resolucion es administrativas y procedimientos referentes 
a los contratos públicos de entidades incluid as en el Anexo 1 del Apéndice I se publican 
en el Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR ), como parte del Code of Federal  
Regulations (CFR) de los Estados Unidos, título 48, capítulo 1 
 
Las leyes, decisiones judiciales, resolucion es administrativas y procedimientos referentes 
a los contratos públicos de entidades inclui das en los Anexos 2 y 3 del Apéndice I se 
pueden obtener o bien consultando las p ublicaciones estatales y locales pertinentes 
o bien solicitando la información direct amente a las entidades incluidas en  
dichos Anexos 
 
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