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Référence:   WLI/100           3 avril 2009 
 
 
  
 
  
 
ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS 
FAIT À MARRAKECH LE 15 AVRIL 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION DE MODIFICAT IONS APPORTÉES À L'ACCORD 
 
ENVOI DE COPIES CERTIFIÉES CONFORMES DE PAGES DE REMPLACEMENT
 
DU SYSTÈME À FEUILLETS MOBILES POUR LES APPENDICES  
CONTENANT LES MODIFICATIONS CERTIFIÉES  
  
 J'ai l'honneur de vous faire parvenir ci-joint des copies certifiées conformes des pages de 
remplacement 1/3 de l'Annexe 1 et 1/5 et 3/ 5 de l'Annexe 3 de l'Appendice I contenant les 
modifications certifiées. 
 
 Ces modifications concernant le Japon  prennent effet le 21 mars 2009 . 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
   Pascal Lamy 
  Directeur général 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
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ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS 
FAIT À MARRAKECH LE 15 AVRIL 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION DE MODIFICATIONS 
 
  Il est certifié par la présente que les m odifications apportées aux Annexes 1 et 3 de 
l'Appendice I de l'Accord sur les ma rchés publics (1994), concernant le Japon , qui ont été notifiées 
au Comité des marchés publics (GPA/MOD/JPN/34)  conformément aux procédures prévues à 
l'article XXIV:6, prennent effet le 21 mars 2009 . 
 
 Conformément à la Décision du Comité des marchés publics adoptée le 4 juin 1996 concernant l'établissement d'un système à feuille ts mobiles ayant valeur juridique pour mettre 
périodiquement à jour les Appendices de l'Accord  sur les marchés publics (GPA/M/2) et les 
procédures relatives aux modifications du système à feuillets mobiles (GPA/ M/5), ces modifications 
sont contenues dans les pages de remplacement ci-j ointes du système à feuillets mobiles.  En 
conséquence, les pages ci-jointes remplacent la page 1/3 de l'Annexe 1 et les pages 1/5 et 3/5 de 
l'Annexe 3 de l'Appendice I du Japon  dans le système à feuillet s mobiles pour les Appendices 
conformément aux décisions susmentionnées.  
  La présente notification est présentée confor mément au paragraphe 14 de l'article XXIV de 
l'Accord. 
  La présente certification est déposée auprès du Directeur général de l'Organisation mondiale 
du commerce, qui en remettra, dans les moindres délais, une copie certifiée conforme à chaque 
partie à l'Accord sur les marchés publics.  Elle sera enregistrée conformément aux dispositions de 
l'article 102 de la Charte des Nations Unies. 
 
 Fait à Genève le vingt-cinq mars deux mil neuf.  
 
  
 
  Pascal Lamy  
 
 
 
  
Copie certifiée conforme: 
  
 
  
 
  
Directeur général  
APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 1 Page 1/3
 
 
21 March 2009 (WT/Let/641)    
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 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 
- 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 thousand SDR 
 
List of Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4 : 
 
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)  
APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/5
 
 
21 March 2009 (WT/Let/641)  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 
- Japan Finance Corporation 
- Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- 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  
 
   
APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 3/5
 
 
21 March 2009 (WT/Let/641)  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 - Japan Finance Corporation 
- Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- 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) 
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