ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  RESTRICTED 
GPA/MOD/JPN/63 
1º de agosto de 2011 
 (11-3931) 
Comité de Contratación Pública Original:   inglés 
  
 
MODIFICACIONES PROPUESTAS DEL APÉNDICE I DEL JAPÓN 
 
Comunicación del Japón de conformidad con el 
párrafo 6 a) del artículo XXIV1 del ACP 
 
 
 La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 28 de ju lio de 2011, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación del Japón.  
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 1. De conformidad con el párrafo 6 a) del ar tículo XXIV del Acuerdo sobre Contratación 
Pública de la OMC (en adelante "el Acuerdo"), el Gobierno del Japón notifica por la presente al 
Comité de Contratación Pública las siguientes modificaciones de carácter puramente formal propuestas en relación con el Anexo 3 del Apéndice I del Acuerdo: 
 - Sustitúyase "Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund" por "Health Insurance 
Claims Review & Reimbursement Services" en la lista de entidades (Grupo A) y la lista de entidades que contratan los servici os indicados en el Anexo 4 (Grupo A), 
respectivamente. 
 
2. Las modificaciones anteriores se deben a que en  junio de 2010 se modificó el nombre en 
inglés del instituto para aclarar su naturaleza y f unción.  Esas modificaciones no alteran el nivel del 
alcance mutuamente convenido previsto en el Acuerdo. 
3. En el anexo A del presente documento se muestran (texto tachado y subrayado) las 
modificaciones propuestas de las páginas correspondientes del Anexo 3 (páginas 2/5 y 4/5) del 
Apéndice I sobre la base de esta notificación del Ja pón.  En el anexo B se indica cómo quedarían 
dichas páginas una vez introducidas las modificacion es propuestas sobre la base de la notificación.
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1 El párrafo 6 a) del artículo XXIV establece lo siguiente:  Rectificaciones o enmiendas  a) Las 
rectificaciones, las transferencias de entidades de un An exo a otro o, en casos excepcionales, las enmiendas de 
otro tipo que afecten a los Apéndices I a IV serán notif icadas al Comité, y en la notificación se facilitará 
información en cuanto a las probables consecuencias del cambio en el al cance mutuamente co nvenido previsto 
en el Acuerdo.  Las rectificaciones, transferencias o enmiendas de otro tipo de ca rácter puramente formal o 
menores surtirán efecto a condición de qu e en un plazo de 30 días no se presen te objeción a ellas.  De no ser así, 
el Presidente del Comité convocará prontamente una reunión del Comité.  El Comité examinará la propuesta y 
las posibles demandas de arreglos compensatorios, con el fin de mantener un equilibrio de derechos y 
obligaciones y un nivel comparable del alcance mutuamente conven ido previsto en el presente Acuerdo antes de 
la notificación de que se trate.  En caso de que no se lle gue a un acuerdo, podrá llevarse adelante la cuestión con 
arreglo a las disposiciones del artículo XXII. 
2 Los anexos A y B existen únicamente en inglés. GPA/MOD/JPN/63 
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ATTACHMENT A 
 
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 
Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- 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 Alcohol Corporation - 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 Museum of Nature and Science 
- 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 Occupational Safety and 
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  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 
- Japan Health Insurance Association 
- Japan Pension Service 
- 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/MOD/JPN/63 
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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 
Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- 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 Alcohol Corporation 
- 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 Museum of Nature and Science 
- 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 Occupational Safety and 
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 
- Japan Pension Service 
- 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/MOD/JPN/63 
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ATTACHMENT B 
 
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 
- Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- 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 Alcohol Corporation 
- 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 Museum of Nature and Science 
- 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 Occupational Safety and 
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  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 
- Japan Health Insurance Association 
- Japan Pension Service 
- 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/MOD/JPN/63 
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... 2011 (WT/Let/...)  APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 4/5
 
 
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 
- Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- 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 Alcohol Corporation - 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 Museum of Nature and Science 
- 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 Occupational Safety and 
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 
- Japan Pension Service 
- 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 
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