WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIORESTRICTED 
GPA/O/JPN/4 
9 December 2011 
 (11-6406) 
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 Japan1 
 
Final Offer 
  The following communication, dated 7 December 2011, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Japan. 
 
 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 du Japon1 
 
Offre Finale 
  La communication ci-après, datée du 7 décemb re 2011, est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation du Japon. 
 
 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 Japón1 
 
Oferta Final 
  La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 7 de dici embre de 2011, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación del Japón. 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.  
  GPA/O/JPN/4 
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 NEGOTIATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XXIV:7 OF THE AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT 
PROCUREMENT FOR EXTENSION OF COVERAGE AND ELIMINATION  
OF DISCRIMINATORY MEASURES 
 
FINAL OFFER OF JAPAN 
(7 DECEMBER 2011) 
 
  Japan submits this final offer in accordan ce with Article XXIV:7 of the Agreement on 
Government Procurement (hereinafter:  the Agreement). 
 
1. This final offer is subject to the following conditions:  
(1) The inclusion of any general excl usion that Japan may deem necessary. 
 
(2) Japan reserves the right to implement its procurement obligations in any appropriate 
manner, including legislation, regulations  or other administrative mechanisms. 
 
(3) Appropriate and satisfactory market access offers from GPA Parties representing, in 
Japan's estimation, an appropriate balance of  concessions relative to this final offer. 
 
(4) Japan reserves its right to withdraw or revi ew this final offer at any point until such 
time as the negotiations have concluded. 
 2. Please also note that the list of entities in Anne x 1 and Annex 3 reflects the rectifications and 
modifications which became effective (the latest effective modification is GPA/MOD/JPN/64) after 
the GPA 1994 came into force. 
 3. Notes 5 and 6 of Annex 3 are provided on the back of the following history.  
(1) Note 5  
"East Japan Railway Company", "Central Japan Railway Company" and "West Japan 
Railway Company" are organizations ove r which governmental controls were 
completely eliminated by 2001.  Accord ingly, Japan notified the Committee on 
Government Procurement of the withdraw al of these companies from Appendix I 
(GPA/W/144, GPA/W/145, GPA/W/146 and GPA/W/152).  In addition, all the stock 
shares that had been owned by the Independe nt Administrative Institutions were sold 
off by 2006.  As of 7 December 2011, only the European Union maintains its 
objection (GPA/W/156) against the delisting of these companies.  On the back of such 
history, the three-above mentioned entities sh all be deemed to be included in Group A 
of Annex 3, and, notwithstanding the pr ovision of Article XIX of the revised 
Agreement on Government Procuremen t, as soon as the European Union's 
notification of the withdrawal of its objection has been notified to the Committee on 
Government Procurement, this Note shall cease to have effect.  Moreover, in case the 
European Union's notification of the withdrawal of its objection has been notified to the Committee on Government Procurement be fore the coming into effect of the 
revised Agreement on Government Procurem ent, this Note shall be deleted. GPA/O/JPN/4 
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 (2) Note 6 
 
"National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan" is an organization which was abolished in 
2003.  Accordingly, Japan notified the Committee on Government Procurement of the withdrawal of this entity from Appendix I (GPA/W/275).  As of 7 December 2011, 
only the European Union and the United Stat es of America maintain their objections 
(GPA/W/279 and GPA/W/280) against the delis ting of this abolished entity.  On the 
back of such history, the above-mentioned entity shall be deemed to be included in Group A of Annex 3, and, notwithstanding the provision of Article XIX of the revised 
Agreement on Government Procurement, as soon as the European Union's and the 
United States of America's notifications of the withdrawals of their objection have 
been notified to the Committee on Government Procurement, this Note shall cease to 
have effect.  Moreover, in case the Eur opean Union's and the United States of 
America's notifications of the withdrawals of their objections have been notified to 
the Committee on Government Procurement be fore the coming into effect of the 
revised Agreement on Government Procurem ent, this Note shall be deleted. 
 4. (1) "Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation" and "Corporation for Advanced 
Transport and Technology" were abolis hed on 1 October 2003.  "Japan Railway 
Construction, Transport and Technology  Agency", which was established on 1 
October 2003, conducts the undertakings that have been carried out by the said two 
corporations.  Accordingly, Japan notified the Committee on Government 
Procurement of the following modifications  of a purely formal nature relating to 
Annex 3 of Appendix I of the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA/W/272, 
GPA/W/272/rev.1): 
 
 - Delete "- Japan Railway Constructi on Public Corporation (a)(d)" and "- 
 Corporation for Advanced Transpor t and Technology (e)" from "List of 
 Entities" and "List of Entities which procure the services, specified in 
 Annex 4"; 
 
 - add "- Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology 
 Agency (a)(d)(e)" to "List of Entities" and "List of Entities which procure the 
 services, specified in Annex 4". 
 
(2) "Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation", "Japan Regional Development 
Corporation" and "Urban Development Co rporation" were all abolished as of 
1 July 2004.  "Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation" and "Japan Regional 
Development Corporation", along with "I ndustrial Structure Improvement Fund" (a 
non-GPA covered entity), are merged into a new organization called "Organization 
for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN" which was 
established on 1 July 2004 and is duly covered by the GPA.  Out of the functions that have been operated by "Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation", the credit 
insurance operation is transferred to " Japan Finance Corporation for Small and 
Medium Enterprise", which is also a GPA covered entity listed in Japan's Annex 3.  Out of the functions that have been operated by "Japan Regional Development 
Corporation", the regional developmen t operation is transferred to "Urban 
Renaissance Agency", which was also estab lished on 1 July 2004 and is covered by 
the GPA.  "Urban Renaissance Agency" is the succeeding entity of the "Urban 
Development Corporation" and conducts all the undertakings that had been carried out by "Urban Development Corporation" , along with the regional development 
operation which had been carried out by "Jap an Regional Development Corporation".  
"Organization for Small & Medium Ente rprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN"  GPA/O/JPN/4 
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 conducts all the remaining undertakings that  have been carried out by the three 
corporations which were abolished on 1 July 2004, namely, "Japan Small and 
Medium Enterprise Corporation", "Japan Regional Development Corporation" and 
"Industrial Structure Improvement Fund"  (a non-GPA covered entity), excluding 
those operations that have been transfe rred to the other GPA covered entities.  
Accordingly, Japan notified the Committee on Government Procurement of the 
following modifications of a purely formal nature relating to Annex 3 of Appendix I 
of the Agreement on Government  Procurement (GPA/MOD/JPN/7): 
 
(a) delete the following from "List of Entities" and "List of Entities which 
procure the services, specified in Annex 4": 
 
Group A: 
 
- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Japan Regional Development Corporation 
- Urban Development Corporation (a); 
 
(b) add the following to "List of Entities" and "List of Entities which procure the 
services, specified in Annex 4": 
 
Group A: 
 
- Organization for Small & Medi um Enterprises and Regional 
Innovation, JAPAN 
- Urban Renaissance Agency. 
 
5. The text of the PFI Act as of 10 Decembe r 2010 (originally adopted on 30 July 1999) has 
been circulated in document GPA/111 (dated 9 December 2011).  
 N.B.:  Modifications from the GPA 1994 are noted in underline and strikeout.  
Modifications from Japan's pre-final offer (GPA/O /JPN/3) are highlighted in bold and noted in 
underline and strikeout.  GPA/O/JPN/4 
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 JAPAN 
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
  
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 100  thousand SDR 
 
List of Entities : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows:  
- House of Representatives 
- House of Councillors - Supreme Court 
- Board of Audit 
- Cabinet - National Personnel Authority 
- Cabinet Office 
- Imperial Household Agency - National Public Safety Commission 
 (National Police Agency) 
- Financial Services Agency - Consumer Affairs Agency 
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and
 Communications 
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Finance 
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science 
 and Technology - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 
 - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and 
Tourism 
- Ministry of Environment 
- Ministry of Defense 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 
Construction services :  4,500 thousand SDR 
 Architectural, engineering and other technical 
services covered by this Agreement:   
450 thousand SDR  
Other services :  130 100  thousand SDR 
 
List of Entities which procure the services, 
specified in Annex 45 : 
 
All entities covered by the Accounts Law as 
follows: 
 
- House of Representatives 
- House of Councillors - Supreme Court 
- Board of Audit 
- Cabinet - National Personnel Authority 
- Cabinet Office 
- Imperial Household Agency - National Public Safety Commission 
 (National Police Agency) 
  GPA/O/JPN/4 
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Services  (cont'd)  
 
- Financial Services Agency 
- Consumer Affairs Agency - Ministry of Internal Affairs and 
 Communications 
- Ministry of Justice 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
- Ministry of Finance - Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, 
 Science and Technology 
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare -  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
 Fisheries 
-  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport 
and Tourism 
- Ministry of Environment - Ministry of Defense 
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. Entities covered by the Accounts Law 
include all their internal sub-divisions, independent organs, attached organizations 
and other organizations and local branch 
offices provided for in the National 
Government Organization Law and the Law 
establishing the Cabinet Office. 
 
2. 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. 
[subject to the text of the revised GPA]  
 
3.2. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts 
to be awarded to co-operatives or associations in accord ance with laws and 
regulations existing at the time of the entry 
into force of this Agreement for Japan. 
 4. This Agreement will generally apply to 
procurement by the Ministry of Defense of 
the following Federal Supply Classification 
(FSC) categories subject to the Japanese 
Government determinations under the 
provisions of Article XXIII, paragraph 1: 
  
 
FSC Description  
 
22 Railway Equipment 
24 Tractors 
32 Woodworking Machinery and Equipment 
34 Metalworking Machinery 
35 Service and Trade Equipment 
36 Special Industry Machinery 
37 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment 
38 Construction, Mining, Excavating, and 
Highway Maintenance Equipment 
39 Materials Handling Equipment 
40 Rope, Cable, Chain, and Fittings 
41 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air 
Circulating Equipment 
43 Pumps and Compressors 
45 Plumbing, Heating and Sanitation 
Equipment 
46 Water Purification and Sewage Treatment 
Equipment 
47 Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings 
48 Valves 
51 Hand Tools 
52 Measuring Tools 
55 Lumber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer 
61 Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution 
Equipment 
62 Lighting Fixtures and Lamps 
65 Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment 
and Supplies 
6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments 
6635 Physical Properties Testing Equipment 
6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies 
6645 Time Measuring Instruments 
6650 Optical Instruments 
6655 Geophysical and Astronomical Instruments 
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FSC Description (cont'd)  
 
6660 Meteorological Instruments and Apparatus 
6670 Scales and Balances 
6675 Drafting, Surveying, and Mapping 
Instruments 
6680 Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, and 
Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments 
6685 Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity 
Measuring and Controlling Instruments 
6695 Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments 
67 Photographic Equipment 
68 Chemicals and Chemical Products 
71 Furniture 
72 Household and Commercial Furnishings and 
Appliances 
73 Food Preparation and Serving Equipment 
74 Office Machines and Visible Record 
Equipment 
75 Office Supplies and Devices 
76 Books, Maps, and Other Publications 
77 Musical Instruments, Phonographs, and 
Home-type Radios 
79 Cleaning Equipment and Supplies 
80 Brushes, Paints, Sealers, and Adhesives 
8110 Drums and Cans 
8115 Boxes, Cartons, and Crates 
8125 Bottles and Jars 
8130 Reels and Spools 
8135 Packaging and Packing Bulk Materials 
85 Toiletries 
87 Agricultural Supplies 
93 Non-metallic Fabricated Materials 
94 Non-metallic Crude Materials 
99 Miscellaneous 
 
[This exclusion has been moved to Annex 4.] 
  
  GPA/O/JPN/4 
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 ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  
 
 Threshold : 
 
200 thousand SDR  
List of Entities : 
 All prefectural governments entitled "To", "Do", 
"Fu" and "Ken", and all designated cities entitled 
"Shitei-toshi", covered by the Local Autonomy Law 
as follows: 
 - Hokkaido 
- Aomori-ken 
- Iwate-ken - Miyagi-ken 
- Akita-ken 
- Yamagata-ken - Fukushima-ken 
- Ibaraki-ken 
- Tochigi-ken - Gunma-ken 
- Saitama-ken 
- Chiba-ken - Tokyo-to 
- Kanagawa-ken 
- Niigata-ken - Toyama-ken 
- Ishikawa-ken 
- Fukui-ken 
- Yamanashi-ken 
- Nagano-ken - Gifu-ken 
- Shizuoka-ken 
- Aichi-ken - Mie-ken 
- Shiga-ken 
- Kyoto-fu - Osaka-fu 
- Hyogo-ken 
- Nara-ken - Wakayama-ken 
- Tottori-ken 
- Shimane-ken - Okayama-ken 
- Hiroshima-ken 
- Yamaguchi-ken - Tokushima-ken 
- Kagawa-ken 
- Ehime-ken - Kochi-ken 
- Fukuoka-ken 
- Saga-ken 
- Nagasaki-ken 
- Kumamoto-ken - Oita-ken 
- Miyazaki-ken 
- Kagoshima-ken - Okinawa-ken 
- Osaka-shi 
- Nagoya-shi - Kyoto-shi 
- Yokohama-shi 
- Kobe-shi - Kitakyushu-shi 
- Sapporo-shi 
- Kawasaki-shi - Fukuoka-shi 
- Hiroshima-shi 
- Sendai-shi - Chiba-shi 
- Saitama-shi 
- Shizuoka-shi 
- Sakai-shi 
- Niigata-shi 
- Hamamatsu-shi 
- Okayama-shi 
- Sagamihara-shi 
 
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 
 
Construction services :  15,000 thousand SDR 
 
Architectural, engineering and other technical 
services covered by this Agreement: 1,500 thousand SDR 
 
Other services :  200 thousand SDR GPA/O/JPN/4 
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List of Entities which procure the services, 
specified in Annex 45 : 
 
All prefectural governments entitled "To", "Do", 
"Fu" and "Ken", and all designated cities entitled 
"Shitei-toshi", covered by the Local Autonomy 
Law as follows: 
 
- Hokkaido - Aomori-ken 
- Iwate-ken 
- Miyagi-ken - Akita-ken 
- Yamagata-ken 
- Fukushima-ken - Ibaraki-ken 
- Tochigi-ken 
- Gunma-ken 
- Saitama-ken 
- Chiba-ken - Tokyo-to 
- Kanagawa-ken 
- Niigata-ken - Toyama-ken 
- Ishikawa-ken 
- Fukui-ken - Yamanashi-ken 
- Nagano-ken 
- Gifu-ken - Shizuoka-ken 
- Aichi-ken 
- Mie-ken - Shiga-ken 
- Kyoto-fu 
- Osaka-fu - Hyogo-ken 
- Nara-ken 
- Wakayama-ken 
- Tottori-ken 
- Shimane-ken - Okayama-ken 
- Hiroshima-ken 
- Yamaguchi-ken - Tokushima-ken 
- Kagawa-ken 
- Ehime-ken - Kochi-ken 
- Fukuoka-ken 
- Saga-ken - Nagasaki-ken - Kumamoto-ken 
- Oita-ken 
- Miyazaki-ken 
- Kagoshima-ken - Okinawa-ken 
- Osaka-shi 
- Nagoya-shi - Kyoto-shi 
- Yokohama-shi 
- Kobe-shi - Kitakyushu-shi 
- Sapporo-shi 
- Kawasaki-shi - Fukuoka-shi 
- Hiroshima-shi 
- Sendai-shi 
- Chiba-shi 
- Saitama-shi 
- Shizuoka-shi 
- Sakai-shi 
- Niigata-shi 
- Hamamatsu-shi 
- Okayama-shi 
- Sagamihara-shi 
 
 
Notes to Annex 2  
 
1. "To", "Do", "Fu", "Ken" and "Shitei-toshi" covered by 
the Local Autonomy Law include all internal sub-
divisions,  attached organizations and branch offices of all their governors or mayors, committees and other 
organizations provided for in the Local Autonomy 
Law. 
 
2. 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. [subject to the text of the revised 
GPA]  
3.2. 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. 
 
4.3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts which the 
entities 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. 
 
5.4. Procurement related to operational safety of 
transportation is not included. 
 
6.5. Procurement related to the production, transport or 
distribution of electricity is not included.  GPA/O/JPN/4 
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 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
* 
- Urban Renaissance Agency 
- Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and 
Regional Innovation, JAPAN 
- Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a)(d)* 
- Japan Railway Construction, Transport and 
Technology Agency (a)(d)(e) Note 4 
- 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 
- Japan Organization for Employment of the 
Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job 
Seekers 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation 
- Japan Housing Finance Agency - Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities 
- Development Bank of Japan Inc. 
- 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 
 
                                                      
* The organizations which were abolished (GPA /MOD/JPN/7, GPA/W/272/ Rev.1, GPA/W/275). 
** The organizations over which gov ernmental controls were completely  eliminated by 2001.  In 
addition, all the stock shares that had been owned by  the Independent Administrative Institutions were 
sold off by 2006.  GPA/O/JPN/4 
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 Supplies  (cont'd)  
- Japan Arts Council - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 
- University of the Air Foundation 
- National Agency for the A dvancement 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 - Japan Alcohol Corporation  
 
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 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  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 
- 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 
 
                                                      
* The organizations which were abolished (GPA /MOD/JPN/7, GPA/W/272/ Rev.1, GPA/W/275).   GPA/O/JPN/4 
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 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, engineering an d 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 45 : 
 
1. Group A 
 
- Japan Water Agency 
- Japan Regional Development Corporation* 
- Urban Renaissance Agency - Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises 
and Regional Innovation, JAPAN 
- Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a)(d)* 
- Japan Railway Construction, Transport and 
Technology Agency (a)(d)(e) 
- 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 
- Japan Organization for Employment of the 
Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job 
Seekers 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation 
- Japan Housing Finance Agency - Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities 
- Development Bank of Japan Inc. 
- 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) 
                                                      
* The organizations which were abolished (GPA /MOD/JPN/7, GPA/W/272/ Rev.1, GPA/W/275).  
** The organizations over which gov ernmental controls were completely  eliminated by 2001.  In 
addition, all the stock shares that had been owned by  the Independent Administrative Institutions were 
sold off by 2006.  GPA/O/JPN/4 
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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 
- 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 
- Japan Alcohol Corporation  
 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 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 
- Japan Health Insurance Association - 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 
 
                                                      
* The organizations which were abolished (GPA /MOD/JPN/7, GPA/W/272/ Rev.1, GPA/W/275).   GPA/O/JPN/4 
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 Services  (cont'd)  
- 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 
- 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 . [subject to the text of the 
revised GPA] 
 2.1. 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. 
 
3.2. 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. 
 
4.3. 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 45, other than construction 
services, is not included. 
 
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4. With regard to procurement by Japan Railway 
Construction, Transport and Technology Agency: 
(a) applies only to the railway construction-
related activities; 
(d) applies only to the activities relating to 
the settlement of the former Japan 
National Railways; 
(e) applies only to the shipbuilding 
activities. 
 
5. East Japan Railway Company (a), Central 
Japan Railway Company (a) and West Japan 
Railway Company (a) shall be deemed to be included 
in Group A with respect to Goods of this Annex, until 
such time as the European Union withdraws its 
objection against the delisting of these companies. 
 
 East Japan Railway Company (a)(g), Central 
Japan Railway Company (a)(g) and West Japan 
Railway Company (a)(g) shall be deemed to be 
included in Group A with respect to Services of this 
Annex, until such time as the European Union 
withdraws its objection against the delisting of these 
companies. 
 
 As soon as the European Union's notification 
of the withdrawal of its obje ction has been notified to 
the Committee on Government Procurement, this 
note shall cease to have effect. 
 6. National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan 
shall be deemed to be included in Group B with 
respect to Goods of this Annex, until such time as 
the European Union and the United States of 
America withdraw their against the delisting of 
this abolished entity.  
 
 National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan 
shall be deemed to be included in Group B with 
respect to Services of this Annex, until such time 
as the European Union and the United States of 
America withdraw their objections  against the 
delisting of this abolished entity. 
 
 As soon as the United States of America's 
and the European Union' s notifications of the 
withdrawals of their objections have been notified 
to the Committee on Government Procurement, 
this note shall cease to have effect. 
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 ANNEX 4 
 
Services Goods/Supplies  
 
 
1. This Agreement will apply to procurement of all goods by th e entities li sted in Annexes 1 
through 3, unless otherwise spec ified in this Agreement. 
 
2. This Agreement will generally apply to procurem ent by the Defence Agency Ministry of Defense 
(This modification became effective as of 7 Febr uary 2007 (WT/Let/564)) of the following Federal 
Supply Classification (FSC) categorie s subject to the Japanese Government determinations under the 
provisions of Article [XXIII], paragraph [1]:  
 
FSC Description  
 22 Railway Equipment 
24 Tractors 32 Woodworking Machinery and Equipment 34 Metalworking Machinery 35 Service and Trade Equipment 36 Special Industry Machinery 
37 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment 
38 Construction, Mining, Excavating,  and Highway Maintenance Equipment 
39 Materials Handling Equipment 40 Rope, Cable, Chain, and Fittings 41 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning,  and Air Circulating Equipment 
43 Pumps and Compressors 
45 Plumbing, Heating and Sanitation Equipment 46 Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment 47 Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings 48 Valves 51 Hand Tools 
52 Measuring Tools 
55 Lumber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer 61 Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution Equipment 62 Lighting Fixtures and Lamps 65 Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies 
6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments 
6635 Physical Properties Testing Equipment 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies 6645 Time Measuring Instruments 6650 Optical Instruments 6655 Geophysical and Astronomical Instruments 
6660 Meteorological Instruments and Apparatus 
6670 Scales and Balances 6675 Drafting, Surveying, and Mapping Instruments 6680 Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, a nd Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments 
6685 Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measuring and Controlling Instruments 
6695 Combination and Mi scellaneous Instruments 
67 Photographic Equipment 68 Chemicals and Chemical Products 71 Furniture 72 Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances GPA/O/JPN/4 
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 73 Food Preparation and Serving Equipment 
74 Office Machines and Visible Record Equipment 75 Office Supplies and Devices 76 Books, Maps, and Other Publications 77 Musical Instruments, Phonographs, and Home-type Radios 
79 Cleaning Equipment and Supplies 
80 Brushes, Paints, Sealers, and Adhesives 8110 Drums and Cans 8115 Boxes, Cartons, and Crates 8125 Bottles and Jars 
8130 Reels and Spools 
8135 Packaging and Packing Bulk Materials 85 Toiletries 87 Agricultural Supplies 93 Non-metallic Fabricated Materials 
94 Non-metallic Crude Materials 
99 Miscellaneous    Of the Universal List of Services, as cont ained in document MTN.GNS/W/120, the following 
services are included: 
 
 (Provisional Central 
Product Classification 
(CPC), 1991) 
 
- 51 Construction work 
- 6112 Maintenance and repair services of motor vehiclesNote 1 
- 6122 Maintenance and repair services  of motorcycles and snowmobilesNote 1 
- 633 Repair services of personal and household goods 
- 712 Other land transport services (ex cept 71235 Mail transportation by land) 
- 7213 Rental services of sea- going vessels with operator 
- 7223 Rental services of non-sea-going vessels with operator 
- 73 Air transport services (excep t 73210 Mail transportation by air) 
- 748 Freight transport agency services 
- 7512 Courier servicesNote 2 
-  Telecommunications services 
 -- MTN.GNS/W/120 
   - Corresponding CPC 
 -- 2.C.h. - 7523 Electronic mail;  -- 2.C.i. - 7521 Voice mail; 
 -- 2.C.j. - 7523 On-line informa tion and data base retrieval; 
 -- 2.C.k. - 7523 Electronic data interchange (EDI); 
 -- 2.C.l. - 7529 Enhan ced facsimile services; 
 -- 2.C.m. - 7523 Code and protocol conversion;  and 
 -- 2.C.n. - 7523 On-line in formation and/or data processing (including transaction 
processing)  GPA/O/JPN/4 
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 - 84 Computer and related services 
- 864 Market research and publ ic opinion polling services 
- 867 Architectural, engineeri ng and other technical servicesNote 3 
- 871 Advertising services 
- 87304 Armoured car services 
- 874 Building-cleaning services 
- 8814 Services incidental to forestry and logging, including forest management 
- 88442 Publishing and printing servicesNote 4 
- 886 Repair services incidental to me tal products, machinery and equipment 
- 921 Primary education services 
- 922 Secondary education services 
- 923 Higher education services 
- 924 Adult education services 
- 9611 Motion picture and videotape production services 
  (except 96112 Motion picture videotape production services) 
- 94 Sewage and refuse dispos al, sanitation and other envir onmental protection services 
 
 
Notes to Annex 4  
 
1. Maintenance and repair services are not included with respect to those motor vehicles, motorcycles 
and snowmobiles which are specifica lly modified and inspected to meet regulations of the entities. 
 
2. Courier services are not incl uded with respect to letters. 
 
3. Architectural, engineering and other technical services related to  construction services, with the 
exception of the following services when procured independently, are included: 
 
 - Final design services of CPC 86712 Architectural design services; 
 - CPC 86713 Contract administration services; 
 - Design services consisting of one or a combin ation of final plans, sp ecifications and cost 
estimates of either CPC 86722 Engineering design services for the construction of foundations 
and building structures, or CPC 86723 Engineer ing design services for mechanical and 
electrical installations for buildings, or CPC 86724 Engineering design services for the 
construction of civil engineering works;  and 
 - CPC 86727 Other engineering services duri ng the construction and installation phase. 
 
4. Publishing and printing services are not included  with respect to materials containing confidential 
information. 
 
[This exclusion has been moved to Annex 5.] 
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ANNEX 5 
 
Construction Services  
 
 
 Of the Universal List of Services, as cont ained in document MTN.GNS/W/120, the following 
services are included:   
(Provisional Central 
Product Classification (CPC), 1991)  
- 51 Construction work 
- 6112 Maintenance and repair services of motor vehicles
Note 1 
- 6122 Maintenance and repair services  of motorcycles and snowmobilesNote 1 
- 633 Repair services of personal and household goods 
- 642 Food serving servicesNote5 
- 643 Beverage serving servicesNote5 
- 712 Other land transport services (ex cept 71235 Mail transportation by land) 
- 7213 Rental services of sea- going vessels with operator 
- 7223 Rental services of non-sea-going vessels with operator 
- 73 Air transport services (excep t 73210 Mail transportation by air) 
- 748 Freight transport agency services - 7512 Courier services
Note 2 
-  Telecommunications services  -- MTN.GNS/W/120 
   - Corresponding CPC 
 -- 2.C.h. - 7523 Electronic mail;  -- 2.C.i. - 7521 Voice mail;  -- 2.C.j. - 7523 On-line informa tion and data base retrieval; 
 -- 2.C.k. - 7523 Electronic data interchange (EDI); 
 -- 2.C.l. - 7529 Enhan ced facsimile services; 
 -- 2.C.m. - 7523 Code and protocol conversion;  and 
 -- 2.C.n. - 7523 On-line in formation and/or data processing (including transaction 
processing) 
- 83106 
to 83108 Leasing or rental services concer ning agricultural machinery and equipment 
 without operatorNote 5 
- 83203 Leasing or rental services c oncerning furniture and other household 
appliancesNote 5 
- 83204 Leasing or rental services conc erning pleasure and leisure equipmentNote 5  GPA/O/JPN/4 
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 - 83209 Leasing or rental services conc erning other personal or household goodsNote 5 
- 865 Management consulting servicesNote 5 
- 866 Services related to management c onsulting (except 86602 Arbitration and  
conciliation services)Note 5 
- 84 Computer and related services 
- 864 Market research and publ ic opinion polling services 
- 867 Architectural, engineeri ng and other technical servicesNote 3 
- 871 Advertising services - 87304 Armoured car services - 874 Building-cleaning services - 876 Packaging services
Note 5 
- 8814 Services incidental to forestry and logging, including forest management 
- 88442 Publishing and printing servicesNote 4 
- 886 Repair services incidental to me tal products, machinery and equipment 
- 921 Primary education services 
- 922 Secondary education services 
- 923 Higher education services 
- 924 Adult education services 
- 9611 Motion picture and videotape production services 
  (except 96112 Motion picture videotape production services) 
- 94 Sewage and refuse dispos al, sanitation and other envir onmental protection services 
 
 Notes to Annex 5  
 
1. Maintenance and repair services are not in cluded with respect to those motor vehicles, 
motorcycles and snowmobiles which ar e specifically modified and inspec ted to meet regulations of the 
entities.  
2. Courier services are not incl uded with respect to letters. 
 3. Architectural, engineering and other technical services related to construction services, with the 
exception of the following services when procured independently, are included: 
  - Final design services of CPC 86712 Architectural design services; 
 - CPC 86713 Contract administration services; 
 - Design services consisting of one or a combin ation of final plans, sp ecifications and cost 
estimates of either CPC 86722 Engineering design services for the construction of foundations 
and building structures, or CPC 86723 Engineer ing design services for mechanical and 
electrical installations for buildings, or CPC 86724 Engineering design services for the 
construction of civil engineering works;  and 
 - CPC 86727 Other engineering services duri ng the construction and installation phase. GPA/O/JPN/4 
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4. Publishing and printing services are not in cluded with respect to materials containing 
confidential information.  5. With respect to these services, the Agreem ent does not apply to procurement by the entities 
listed in Annexes 2 and 3. 
 
 Definition : 
 
 A construction services contract is a contract  which has as its objective the realization by 
whatever means of civil or building works, in the sense of Division 51 of the Central Product 
Classification (CPC). 
 
 
List of Division 51, CPC : 
 
 All services list ed in Division 51. 
 
 Threshold : 4,500 thousand SDR for entities set out in ANNEX 1; 
  15,000 thousand SDR for those in ANNEX 2; 
  4,500 thousand SDR for Japan Post in Group A in ANNEX 3; 
  15,000 thousand SDR for all other en tities in Group A in ANNEX 3;  and 
  4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B in ANNEX 3. 
 
[This exclusion has been moved to Annex 6.] 
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 ANNEX 6 
 
Construction Services 
  
Definition : 
  A construction services contract is a contract  which has as its objective the realization by 
whatever means of civil or building works, in the sense of Division 51 of the Central Product 
Classification (CPC). 
 
 List of Division 51, CPC : 
  All services list ed in Division 51. 
 
 Threshold : 4,500 thousand SDR for entities set out in ANNEX 1; 
  15,000 thousand SDR for those in ANNEX 2;   4,500 thousand SDR for Japan Post in Group A in ANNEX 3;   15,000 thousand SDR for all other en tities in Group A in ANNEX 3;  and 
  4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B in ANNEX 3. 
  
Note to Annex 6 
 
 Procurement with regard to a project based on the Act on Promotion of Private Finance 
Initiative is included. 
 
[This note has been moved to General Notes.] GPA/O/JPN/4 
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GENERAL NOTES 
 
 1. For goods and services (including construction services) of Canada and suppliers of such goods 
and services, this Agreement does not  apply to procurement by the ent ities listed in Annexes 2 and 3 
(except for Japan Post in Group A and the entities in Group B set out in Annex 3). 
 
1. Procurement with regard to  a project within the scope of  the Act on Promotion Finance 
Initiative as of 10 D ecember 2010 is included. 
 
2. In case Parties do not apply Article XVIII to suppliers or service providers of Japan in 
contesting the award of contract by entities, Japan may not apply the Article to suppliers or 
service providers of the Parties in contesting the award of contracts by the same kind of entities. 
[The removal of this note is contingent upon the re moval of comparable gene ral notes of the Parties 
concerned.] 
 
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