RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  GPA/MOD/JPN/30 
10 June 2008 
 (08-2726) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English 
   
PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF JAPAN  
 
Communication from Japan pursuant to Article XXIV:6(a)
1 of the GPA  
  
 The following communication, dated 9 June 2008, from the Delegation of Japan is being 
circulated to the Parties to the Agreement on Government Procurement.  
_______________ 
 
1. Pursuant to Article XXIV, paragraph 6(a) of the Agreement on Government Procurement (the 
Agreement), the Government of Japan wishes to  notify the Committee on Government Procurement 
the following modifications of a purely formal natu re relating to its Annex 3 of Appendix I of the 
Agreement: 
 - Delete the following 10 entities from "List of Entities" and "List of Entities which 
procure the services, specified in Annex 4": 
 
Group A:  (1) Japan National Oil Corporation (2) Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization 
 
Group B:  (3) National Institute of Special Education (4) National Olympics Memorial Youth Center (5) National Youth Houses 
(6) National Children's Centers 
(7) National Museum (8) National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (9) Marine Technical College (10) Schools for Seafarers Training 
 
                                                     
 
 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 rectifi cations, 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 th e provisions contained in Article XXII . GPA/MOD/JPN/30 
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 - Add the following five entities to "List of Entities" and "List of Entities which 
procure the services, specified in Annex 4". 
Group A:   - Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association (A juridical person designated as such 
pursuant to the Auto Racing Law) 
 Group B:   - National Institute of Special Needs Education 
 - National Institution for Youth Education 
 - National Institutes for Cultural Heritage  - Marine Technical Education Agency  2. The above modifications are the results of th e following organizational changes relating to 
entities listed in Annex 3: 
(1) "Japan National Oil Corporation" was abolis hed on 1 April 2005.  As Japan notified on 
2 February 2004(GPA/MOD/JPN/1), its function was transferred to "Japan Oil, Gas and 
Metals National Corporation", which is an entity having already been added to Japan's 
Annex 3. 
 
(2) By virtue of the partial amendment to th e Auto Racing Law, "Japan Motorcycle Racing 
Organization" was abolished on 1 April 2008.  Pa ragraph 1 of Article 27 of the amended Auto 
Racing Law stipulates that one juridical person may be designated as "Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association" to conduct the undertakings that had been carried out by "Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization". 
 
(3) "National Institute of Special Education" cha nged its name to "National Institute of Special 
Needs Education" on 1 April 2007. 
 (4)(5)(6) "National Olympics Memorial Youth Cent er", "National Youth Houses" and "National 
Children's Centers" were merged into a ne w organization called "National Institution for 
Youth Education" which was established on 1 April 2006, along with their respective 
functions. 
 (7)(8) "National Museum" and "National Research In stitute for Cultural Properties" were merged 
into a new organization called "National In stitutes for Cultural Heritage" which was 
established on 1 April 2007, along with their respective functions. 
 (9)(10) "Marine Technical College" and "Schools fo r Seafarers Training" were merged into a new 
organization called "Marine Technical Edu cation Agency" which was established on 
1 April 2006, along with their respective functions. 
 
These proposed modifications do not alter the level of the mutually agreed coverage provided under 
the Agreement.  GPA/MOD/JPN/30 
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3. Attachment A shows the modifications proposed  by Japan under this notification to its 
Annex 3 of Appendix I.  Attachment B indicates how Japan's Annex 3 of Appendix I would appear 
after the proposed modifications under this notifica tion have been made.  (The underlined entities in 
both Attachments A and B are the entities that are newly added.)2 
 
                                                      
2 Attachments A and B are in English only. GPA/MOD/JPN/30 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/5
 
 
8 December 2006  (WT/Let/555)  ATTACHMENT A 
 
JAPAN 
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR 
  
List of Entities : 
 1. Group A 
 
- Japan Water Agency - Japan Regional Development Corporation 
- Japan Green Resources Agency 
-
 Japan National Oil Corporation (c)  
- 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 
- National Life Finance Corporation - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance 
Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Small and Medium 
Enterprise 
- Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation - Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. (a) 
- Japan Tobacco Inc. 
- Hokkaido Railway Company (a) - East Japan Railway Company (a) 
- Central Japan Railway Company (a) 
- West Japan Railway Company (a) - Shikoku Railway Company (a) 
- Kyushu Railway Company (a) 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Co. (f) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Co. (f) 
- 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 
 
 
 GPA/MOD/JPN/30 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/5
 
 
 
9 December 2007 (WT/Let/ 609) 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 - 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 
-
 Japan Motorcycle Racing 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 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 - Communications Research Laboratory 
- 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 Olympics Memorial Youth Center  
- National Institution for Youth Education  
- National Women's Education Center 
- National Youth Houses  
- National Children's Centers  
- The National Institute for Japanese Language 
 - National Science Museum 
- 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 Museum  
- National Research Institute for Cultural Properties  
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage  
- National Center for Teachers' Development 
- National Institute of Health and Nutrition - National Institute of Industrial Safety 
- National Institute of Industrial 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 Ec onomy, 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 GPA/MOD/JPN/30 
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7 January 2006 (WT/Let/509)  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 College
 Education Agency  
- National Institute for Sea Training 
- Schools for Seafarers 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 National Oil Corporation (c)  
- 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 
- National Life Finance Corporation - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance 
Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Small and Medium 
Enterprises 
- Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation - 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/30 
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9 December  2007 (WT/Let/ 609) 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 
- 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 
-
 Japan Motorcycle Racing 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 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 
- Communications Research Laboratory 
- 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 Olympics Memorial Youth Center  
- National Institution for Youth Education  
- National Women's Education Center -
 National Youth Houses  
- National Children's Centers  
- The National Institute for Japanese Language - National Science Museum 
- 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 Museum  
- National Research Institute for Cultural Properties  
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage  
- National Center for Teachers' Development - National Institute of Health and Nutrition 
- National Institute of Industrial Safety 
- National Institute of Industrial 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 
  GPA/MOD/JPN/30 
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7 January 2006 (WT/Let/509)  Services  (cont'd)  
 
- 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 College
 Education Agency  
- National Institute for Sea Training 
- Schools for Seafarers 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/30 
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... 2008 (WT/Let/...)  ATTACHMENT B 
 
JAPAN 
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR 
  
List of Entities : 
 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 
- National Life Finance Corporation - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance 
Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Small and Medium 
Enterprise 
- Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation - Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. (a) 
- Japan Tobacco Inc. 
- Hokkaido Railway Company (a) - East Japan Railway Company (a) 
- Central Japan Railway Company (a) 
- West Japan Railway Company (a) - Shikoku Railway Company (a) 
- Kyushu Railway Company (a) 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Co. (f) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Co. (f) 
- 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 
 
 
 GPA/MOD/JPN/30 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/5
 
 
... 2008 (WT/Let/...)  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 - 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 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 
- Communications Research Laboratory - 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 
- The National Institute for Japanese Language  - National Science Museum 
- 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 Industrial Safety 
- National Institute of Industrial 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 Ec onomy, 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 GPA/MOD/JPN/30 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
 
 
... 2008 (WT/Let/...)  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 
- National Life Finance Corporation 
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance 
Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Small and Medium 
Enterprises 
- Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation 
- 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/30 
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... 2008 (WT/Let/...)  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 
- 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 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 
- Communications Research Laboratory 
- 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 
- The National Institute for Japanese Language - National Science Museum 
- 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 Industrial Safety 
- National Institute of Industrial 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  
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... 2008 (WT/Let/...)  Services  (cont'd)  
 
- 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. 
 
 
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