WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIORESTRICTED 
GPA/O/SGP/1 
12 January 2005 
 (05-0133) 
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 Singapore
1 
  
 The following communication, dated 10 January 2 005, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Singapore. 
 
 
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 de Singapour
1 
 
 
 La communication ci-après, datée du 10 janvier  2005, est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation de Singapour. 
 
 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 Singapur
1 
 
  La siguiente comunicación, de fecha de 10 de en ero de 2005, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de Singapur. 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. GPA/O/SGP/1 
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 SINGAPORE’S INITIAL REQUEST UNDER THE 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 
 
 
 With reference to the Decision of the Co mmittee on Government Procurement on Modalities 
for the Negotiations on Extensi on of Coverage and Elimination of Discriminatory Measures and 
Practices (GPA/79, 19 July 2004), please find enclosed  Singapore's initial request to the other Parties 
to the Agreement on Government Procurement.  
 
 Singapore reserves the right to modify its initia l request in light of the development of the 
negotiations.  GPA/O/SGP/1 
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 ANNEX 1 
 
  
All Central Government Entities 
 Goods     Threshold: SDR 100,000 Services (specified in Annex 4)  Threshold: SDR 100,000 Construction (specified in Anne x 5) Threshold: SDR 5,000,000 
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 ANNEX 2 
 
  
All Sub-Central Government Entities 
 Goods     Threshold: SDR 200,000 Services (specified in Annex 4)  Threshold: SDR 200,000 Construction (specified in Anne x 5) Threshold: SDR 5,000,000  GPA/O/SGP/1 
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 ANNEX 3 
 
  
 All public entities established for the specific pur pose of meeting needs in the general interest 
(e.g. performing functions similar to that of Singapore’s Annex 3 entities). 
  Goods     Threshold: SDR 400,000 Services (specified in Annex 4)  Threshold: SDR 400,000 
Construction (specified in Anne x 5) Threshold: SDR 5,000,000 
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 ANNEX 4 
 
  
The Universal List of Services, as containe d in document MTN.GNS/W/120 of the World 
Trade Organization. 
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 ANNEX 5 
 
  
CPC   Description 
 
512   General construction work for buildings 513   General construction work for civil engineering 514, 516  Installation and assembly work 517   Building completion and finishing work 
511, 515, 518  Others 
 
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