RESTRICTED  ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  GPA/MOD/USA/7 
18 février 2010 
 
 (10-0911) 
Comité des marchés publics Original:   anglais 
  
 
MODIFICATIONS DE L'APPENDICE I CONCERNANT  
LES ÉTATS-UNIS  
 
Notification des États-Unis au  titre de l'article XXIV:6 a
)1 
de l'Accord sur les marchés publics  
 
  La notification ci-après, datée du 12 février 2010 et adressée par la délégation des États-Unis, 
est distribuée aux Parties à l'A ccord sur les marchés publics. 
 
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  Conformément à l'article XXIV:6 a) de l'Accord sur les marchés publics (l"AMP"), les États-Unis notifient au Comité les modifications apportées à l'annexe 3 et aux notes générales de l'Appendice I.  Ces modificati ons portent application de l' Accord entre le gouvernement du Canada et 
le gouvernement des États-Unis en matière de marchés publics  (ci-après l'"Accord 
Canada-États-Unis"), qui entre en vigueur le 16 fé vrier 2010 et qui prévoit des possibilités d'accès aux 
marchés réciproques au niveau sous-central.  Ce s modifications, qui n'affecteront pas le champ 
d'application mutuellement convenu de l'Accord su r les marchés publics pour les autres Parties, sont 
les suivantes: 
 
 1. Modifications de l'annexe 3 de l'Appendice I
:  Sur la base de l'Accord 
Canada-États-Unis, les États-Unis modifien t l'annexe 3 en ajoutant sept programmes à 
la Liste C et en disposant que, s'agissant de ces programmes, la prescription en matière d'achats sur le marché intéri eur, visée à la section 1605(a) de la Loi de 2009 
sur la relance et le réinvestissement en Amérique  (ARRA), ne sera pas une condition 
du financement de ces programmes par l'ARRA pour ce qui est du fer, de l'acier ou 
des produits manufacturés canadiens, pour l es marchés d'une valeur supérieure à la 
valeur de seuil définie à l'annexe 3 pour les services de construction.  Les États-Unis 
ne prennent aucun autre engagement à l'ég ard de ces programmes.  Ces modifications 
s'appliqueront au Canada et sont su bordonnées à la négoc iation d'engagements 
mutuellement acceptables avec les autres Parties. 
 
                                                     
 
1 L'article XXIV:6 a) est libellé comme 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 mutu ellement 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/USA/7 
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 2. Modification de la note générale 5 de l'Appendice I
:  Sur la base de l'Accord 
Canada-États-Unis, la condition énoncée à la note générale 5 des États-Unis en ce qui 
concerne l'annexe 2 de l'Appendice I de  l'Accord sur les marchés publics a été 
satisfaite.  En conséquence,  les États-Unis modifient la note 5 pour supprimer la 
clause de non-application à l' annexe 2 pour le Canada. 
 
 Conformément à l'Accord Canada-États-Unis, le Canada présentera au Comité une communication parallèle pour lui notifier les modi fications apportées à l'Appendice I aux fins de 
l'exécution de ses obligations au titr e de l'Accord Canada-États-Unis. 
 
 La pièce A jointe au présent document contient  les modifications à l'annexe 3 et à la note 
générale 5 de l'Appendice I concernant les États- Unis, apparentes sous forme de texte barré ou 
souligné.  La pièce jointe B présente le texte modifié mis au propre de l'annexe 3 et des notes 
générales concernant les États-Unis.
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2 Les pièces jointes A et B sont en anglais uniquement. GPA/MOD/USA/7 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 3 Page 1/2
 
 
1 October 200 4 (WT/Let/ 482/Rev.1 ) ATTACHMENT A 
 
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Threshold : 400,000 SDRs for supplies and servic es (except as specified below) 
  5 million SDRs for construction  
 
List of Entities : 
 List A:  The following entities at the SDR equivalent of $250,000 for supplies and services
: 
 
Tennessee Valley Authority 
Power Marketing Admini strations of the Department of Energy 
 - Bonneville Power Administration  - Western Area Po wer Administration 
 - Southeastern Power Administration 
 - Southwestern Power Administration 
 - St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation  List B:  The following entities are 400,000 SDRs for supplies and services
: 
 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with the following exceptions: 
 
 - Maintenance, repair and operating materi als and supplies (e.g.,  hardware, tools, 
lamps/lighting, plumbing); 
  - In exceptional cases, individual procuremen ts may require certain regional production 
of goods if authorized by the Board of Directors; 
  - Procurements pursuant to multi-jurisdictiona l agreement (i.e., for contracts which have 
initially been awarded by  other jurisdictions). 
 The Port of Baltimore (subject to the conditions sp ecified for the state of New York in Annex 2) 
 
The New York Power Authority (subject to the co nditions specified for the state of New York in 
Annex 2)  Rural Utilities Service Financing: 
 
 (1) waiver of Buy American restriction on financing for all power generation projects 
(restrictions on financing for telecommuni cation projects are excluded from the 
Agreement); 
 GPA/MOD/USA/7 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 3 Page 2/2
 
 
1 October 2 004 (WT/Let/ 482/Rev.1 )  (2) application of Code-equi valent procurement procedures  and national treatment to 
funded projects exceeding the thresholds specified above. 
 List C:
 
 1. US Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service, Water and Waste Disposal Programs
 
(Note 3)  
 2. US Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service, Community Facilities Program 
(Note 3)  
 3. US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Energy 
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants  (Note 3)  
 4. US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, State Energy 
Program  (Note 3)  
 
5. US Department of Housi ng and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, Community Development Block Grants Recovery  (CDBG-R)  (Note 3)  
 6. US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of  Public and Indian Housing, 
Public Housing Capital Fund  (Note 3)  
 
7. US Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving 
Funds,  for projects funded by reallocated ARRA f unds where the contracts are signed after 17 
February 2010 (Note 3)  
  Notes to Annex 3  
 
1. With respect to these entities, the Agreement sh all not apply to restrictions attached to Federal 
funds for airport projects. 
 
2. The conditions specified in the Ge neral Notes apply to this Annex. 
 3. For the programs listed in List C, entiti es shall not impose, through 30 September 2011,  the 
domestic purchasing requirement of section 1605(a) of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) as a condition of ARRA fi nancing of those programs with 
respect to Canadian iron, steel, or manufactured goods in procurement above the threshold for 
construction applicable to this Annex.  The United States undertakes no other commitments 
with respect to these programs.  
 4. The United States is prepared to amend Note 3 to apply the commitments therein to any other 
GPA Party's iron, steel, or manufactured goods, subject to the negotiation of mutually 
acceptable commitments.  
 GPA/MOD/USA/7 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  GENERAL NOTES Page 1/1
 
 
1 March  2000 (WT/Let/ 330)  
GENERAL NOTES 
  1. Notwithstanding the above, this Agreement will not apply to set asides on behalf of small and 
minority businesses. 
 
2. Except as specified otherwise in this Appendix, procurement in terms of U.S. coverage does not 
include non-contractual agreements or any form of government assistance, including 
cooperative agreements, grants, loans, equity infusions, guarantees, fiscal incentives, and 
governmental provision of goods and services to  persons or governmental authorities not 
specifically covered under U.S. annexes to this agreement. 
 
3. Procurement does not include the acquisition of fi scal agency or depository services, liquidation 
and management services for regul ated financial institutions, and sale and distribution services 
for government debt. 
 
4. Where a contract to be awarded by an entity is  not covered by this Agreement, this Agreement 
shall not be construed to cover any good or service component of that contract. 
 5. For goods and services (including construction) of the following countries and suppliers of such 
goods and services, this Agreemen t does not apply to procurement by the entities listed in 
Lists A and B in 
Annexes 2 and  3 or the waiver described in List B in Annex 3: 
   Canada   The United States is prepared to amend this note at such time as coverage with respect to these 
aAnnexes  3 can be resolved with a Party listed above. 
 
6. For construction services of the Republic of  Korea and suppliers of such services, this 
Agreement applies only to procurement of the entities listed in Annexes 2 and 3 above a 
threshold of 15 million SDRs. 
 
7. For goods and services (including constructi on) of Japan and suppliers of such goods and 
services, this Agreement does not apply to pr ocurement by the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration. 
 8. A service listed in Annex 4 is covered with resp ect to a particular Party only to the extent that 
such Party has included that service in its Annex 4. 
 
9. The United States will not extend the benefits of this Agreement to Japan as regards the award 
of contracts by entities listed in Annex 3 that ar e responsible for the generation or distribution of 
electricity. 
 GPA/MOD/USA/7 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 3 Page 1/2
 
 
... 2010 (WT/Let/...)  ATTACHMENT B 
 
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Threshold : 400,000 SDRs for supplies and servic es (except as specified below) 
  5 million SDRs for construction  
 
List of Entities : 
 List A:  The following entities at the SDR equivalent of $250,000 for supplies and services
: 
 
 - Tennessee Valley Authority 
 - Power Marketing Administrations of the Department of Energy  - Bonneville Power Administration  - Western Area Po wer Administration 
 - Southeastern Power Administration 
 - Southwestern Power Administration 
 - St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation  List B:  The following entities are 400,000 SDRs for supplies and services
: 
 The Port Authority of New York and Ne w Jersey with the following exceptions: 
 
 - Maintenance, repair and operating materi als and supplies (e.g.,  hardware, tools, 
lamps/lighting, plumbing); 
  - In exceptional cases, individual procuremen ts may require certain regional production 
of goods if authorized by the Board of Directors; 
  - Procurements pursuant to multi-jurisdictiona l agreement (i.e., for contracts which have 
initially been awarded by  other jurisdictions). 
 The Port of Baltimore (subject to the conditions sp ecified for the state of New York in Annex 2) 
 
The New York Power Authority (subject to the co nditions specified for the state of New York in 
Annex 2)  Rural Utilities Service Financing: 
 
 (1) waiver of Buy American restriction on financing for all power generation projects 
(restrictions on financing for telecommuni cation projects are excluded from the 
Agreement); 
 GPA/MOD/USA/7 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 3 Page 2/2
 
 
... 2010 (WT/Let/...)   (2) application of Code-equi valent procurement procedures  and national treatment to 
funded projects exceeding the thresholds specified above. 
 List C
: 
 1. US Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service, Water and Waste Disposal Programs  
(Note 3) 
 2. US Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service, Community Facilities Program 
(Note 3) 
 3. US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Energy 
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants  (Note 3) 
 4. US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, State Energy 
Program  (Note 3) 
 
5. US Department of Housi ng and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, Community Development Block Grants Recovery  (CDBG-R)  (Note 3) 
 6. US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of  Public and Indian Housing, 
Public Housing Capital Fund  (Note 3) 
 
7. US Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving 
Funds,  for projects funded by reallocated ARRA f unds where the contracts are signed after 17 
February 2010 (Note 3) 
  Notes to Annex 3  
 
1. With respect to these entities, the Agreement sh all not apply to restrictions attached to Federal 
funds for airport projects. 
 
2. The conditions specified in the Ge neral Notes apply to this Annex. 
 3. For the programs listed in List C, entiti es shall not impose, through 30 September 2011,  the 
domestic purchasing requirement of section 1605(a) of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) as a condition of ARRA fi nancing of those programs with 
respect to Canadian iron, steel, or manufactured goods in procurement above the threshold for 
construction applicable to this Annex.  The United States undertakes no other commitments 
with respect to these programs. 
 4. The United States is prepared to amend Note 3 to apply the commitments therein to any other 
GPA Party's iron, steel, or manufactured goods, subject to the negotiation of mutually 
acceptable commitments. 
 GPA/MOD/USA/7 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  GENERAL NOTES Page 1/1
 
 
... 2010 (WT/Let/...)  
  GENERAL NOTES 
 
 1. Notwithstanding the above, this Agreement will not apply to set asides on behalf of small and 
minority businesses. 
 
2. Except as specified otherwise in this Appendix,  procurement in terms of U.S. coverage does not 
include non-contractual agreements or any form of government assistance, including cooperative agreements, grants, loans, equity infusions, guarantees, fiscal incentives, and 
governmental provision of goods and services to  persons or governmental authorities not 
specifically covered under U.S. annexes to this agreement. 
 
3. Procurement does not include the acquisition of fi scal agency or depository services, liquidation 
and management services for regul ated financial institutions, and sale and distribution services 
for government debt. 
 4. Where a contract to be awarded by an entity is  not covered by this Agreement, this Agreement 
shall not be construed to cover any good or service component of that contract. 
 5. For goods and services (including construction) of the following countries and suppliers of such 
goods and services, this Agreement does not appl y to procurement by the entities listed in 
Lists A and B in Annex 3 or the waiver described in List B in Annex 3: 
 
  Canada   The United States is prepared to amend this note at such time as coverage with respect to 
Annex 3 can be resolved w ith a Party listed above. 
 
6. For construction services of the Republic of  Korea and suppliers of such services, this 
Agreement applies only to procurement of the entities listed in Annexes 2 and 3 above a 
threshold of 15 million SDRs. 
 7. For goods and services (including constructi on) of Japan and suppliers of such goods and 
services, this Agreement does not apply to pr ocurement by the Nationa l Aeronautics and Space 
Administration. 
 8. A service listed in Annex 4 is covered with resp ect to a particular Party only to the extent that 
such Party has included that service in its Annex 4. 
 
9. The United States will not extend the benefits of this Agreement to Japan as regards the award 
of contracts by entities listed in Annex 3 that ar e responsible for the generation or distribution of 
electricity. 
 
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