RESTRICTED  ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  GPA/MOD/JPN/36 
21 avril 2009 
 
 (09-1913) 
Comité des marchés publics Original:   anglais 
  
 
MODIFICATIONS PROPOSÉES DE L'APPENDICE I 
CONCERNANT LE JAPON  
 
Communication présentée par le Japon au titre de l'article XXIV:6 a
)1 
de l'Accord sur les marchés publics  
 
  La communication ci-après, datée du 21 avril 2009 et adressée par la délégation du Japon, est 
distribuée aux Parties à l'Accord sur les marchés publics.  
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 1. Conformément à l'article XXIV, paragraphe 6 a), de l'Accord sur les marchés publics 
(l'Accord), le gouvernement japonais notifie au Com ité des marchés publics les modifications de pure 
forme ci-après se rapportant à l'Annexe 3 de l' Appendice I de l'Accord qu'il se propose d'apporter: 
Annexe 3 
 
 - Supprimer "National Institute of  Multimedia Education" de la " Liste des entités 
(Groupe B)" et de la " Liste des entités qui passent des marchés portant sur les 
services spécifiés à l'Annexe 4  (Groupe B)". 
2. Les modifications susmentionnées déc oulent des changements suivants: 
 Le "National Institute of Multimed ia Education" a été supprimé le 1
er avril 2009, 
conformément aux dispositions de la Loi relative à la promotion de la réforme des institutions 
administratives indépendantes relevant du Ministère de  l'éducation, de la culture, des sports, des 
sciences et des technologies (MEXT).  Les activité s de cette entité sont maintenant menées par 
l'"University of the Air Foundation", une entité du Groupe A, Annexe 3. 
 
 Ces modifications n'altèrent pas le niveau du champ d'application mu tuellement convenu de 
l'Accord.  
                                                     
 
 1 L'article XXIV:6 a) dispose ce qui suit:  " Rectifications ou modifications  a) Les rectifications, les 
transferts d'une entité d'une annexe à une autre ou, dans  des cas exceptionnels, les autres modifications se 
rapportant aux Appendices I à IV se ront notifiés au Comité, accompagnés de renseignements concernant les 
conséquences probables du changement  pour le champ d'application mutue llement convenu du présent accord.  
S'ils sont de pure forme ou mineurs, les rectifications, transferts ou autres modifications prendront effet à la 
condition qu'aucune objection n'y ait été faite dans un délai de 30 jours.  Dans les autres cas, le Président du 
Comité convoquera le Comité dans les moindres délais.  Le Comité examinera la proposition et toute demande 
d'ajustements compensatoires, afin de préserver l'équilibre des droits et des obligations et de maintenir le champ d'application mutuellement convenu du présent accord à un niveau compar able à son niveau antérieur à la 
notification.  S'il n'est pas possible d'arriver à un acco rd, la question pourra être  traitée ensuite selon les 
dispositions de l'article XXII." GPA/MOD/JPN/36 
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3. La pièce jointe A du présent document indique l es modifications que le Japon propose, dans 
la présente communication, d'apporter aux pages corr espondantes de l'Annexe 3 (pages 3/5 et 5/5) de 
l'Appendice I.  La pièce jointe B contient les pa ges en question de l'A nnexe 3 de l'Appendice I 
concernant le Japon, telles qu'elles se présenteront  après que les modifications proposées dans la 
présente communication y auront été apportées.
2 
4. Le gouvernement japonais encourage le regr oupement global et la rationalisation des 
institutions administratives indépendantes sur la base de la Décision du gouvernement de 
décembre 2007. (Voir http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp /singi/gyokaku/index.html  <en japonais 
seulement >.)  Si de ce fait, des modifications de s Annexes de l'Accord concernant le Japon sont 
nécessaires, le Japon les notifiera au Comité. 
 
                                                      
2 Les pièces jointes A et B sont en anglais seulement. GPA/MOD/JPN/36 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
 
 
21 March 2009 (WT/Let/641)  ATTACHMENT A 
 
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 
-
 National Institute of Multimedia Education  
 
 
Services  
 
Threshold :   
 
Construction services :   
4,500 thousand SDR for Japan Post in Group A 
15,000 thousand SDR for all other entities in 
Group A 
4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B 
 
Architectural, engineerin g and other technical 
services covered by this Agreement:    
450 thousand SDR 
 
 
Other services :  130 thousand SDR 
 
 List of Entities which procure the services, specified in 
Annex 4 : 
 
1. Group A  
- Japan Water Agency 
- Japan Regional Development Corporation - Japan Green Resources Agency 
- 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 - Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. (a) 
- Japan Tobacco Inc. (g) - Hokkaido Railway Company (a)(g) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Central Japan Railway Company (a)(g)  
- West Japan Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a)(g) - Kyushu Railway Company (a)(g) 
 
 GPA/MOD/JPN/36 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 5/5
 
 
4 December 2008 (WT/Let/637/Corr.1)   
- 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 
-
 National Institute of Multimedia Education  
 
 
Notes to Annex 3  
 
1. Products and services procured with a view to 
resale or with a view to use in the production of goods for sale are not included. 
 
 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.   
 
3. 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. 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, other than construction services, is 
not included. 
  GPA/MOD/JPN/36 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
 
 
... 2009 (WT/Let/...)  ATTACHMENT B 
 
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 : 
 
1. Group A  
- Japan Water Agency 
- Japan Regional Development Corporation - Japan Green Resources Agency 
- 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 - Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. (a) 
- Japan Tobacco Inc. (g) - Hokkaido Railway Company (a)(g) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Central Japan Railway Company (a)(g)  
- West Japan Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a)(g) - Kyushu Railway Company (a)(g) 
 GPA/MOD/JPN/36 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 5/5
 
  
... 2009 (WT/Let/...)   - 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 procured with a view to 
resale or with a view to use in the production of 
goods for sale are not included. 
 
 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.   
 
3. 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. 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, other than construction services, is 
not included. 
 
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