WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIORESTRICTED 
GPA/O/NOR/2/Rev.3 
11 December 2011 
 (11-6442) 
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 Norway
1 
 
Third Revision 
 
 The following communication, dated 10 December 2011, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Norway. 
 
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 de la Norvège
1 
 
Troisième Révision 
  La communication ci-après, datée du 10 décembr e 2011, est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation de la Norvège. 
 
Comité de Contratación Pública 
 
 
AMPLIACIÓN DEL ÁMBITO DE APLICACIÓN Y LA ELIMINACIÓN DE  
LAS MEDIDAS Y PRÁCTICAS DISCRIMINATORIAS EN CONFORMIDAD  
CON EL PÁRRAFO 7(b) Y (c) DEL ARTÍCULO XXIV DEL ACUERDO  
SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA  
 
Comunicación de Noruega1 
 
Tercera Revisión 
  La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 10 de diciembre de 2011, se distribuye a petición de la delegación de Noruega. 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. GPA/O/NOR/2/Rev.3 
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AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
NEGOTIATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XXIV:7 OF THE AGREEMENT FOR EXTENSION 
OF COVERAGE AND ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATORY MEASURES 
 
NORWAY'S THIRD REVISED OFFER 
 
 
 Norway is pleased to present her third revised offer as detailed in the attached document.  
Norway reserves her right to withdraw, amend, restri ct or extend this offer in the light of further 
developments, including new offers from ot her GPA Parties and a positive outcome on the 
outstanding text related matters.   Norway reaffirms her commitments to a successful achievement of the negotiations on extension on coverage and elim ination of discriminatory measures of the WTO Agreement on 
Government Procurement. 
 
 The format of this offer is based on Norway's second revised offer. 
  Added text is underlined and deletions are marked by strikethroughs.
 
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NORWAY 
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
  
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement 
  
Goods    (specified in Annex 4) 
Threshold :   SDR 130,000  
 Services     (specified in Annex 5)
  
Threshold :   SDR 130,000 
 Construction Services  (specified in Annex 6) 
Threshold :   SDR 5,000,000  
 
 
All Central Government Entities. 
 
An revised indicative list will be provided. 
  Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. "Central Government Entities" is meant to c over also any subordinated entity of any central 
government entity, provided that it such entity does not have separate legal personality. 
 
2. The following shall not be c onsidered as covered procurement: 
 
- procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex in regard of procurement 
of FSC 58 (communications, protection and coherent ra diation equipment) from 
Canada; 
 
- procurement by procuring entities covere d under this Annex of air traffic control 
equipment in regard of suppliers and se rvice providers from the United States; 
 
until such time as Norway has accepted that the Parties concerned provide satisfactory 
reciprocal access for Norwegian goods, suppliers, services and se rvice providers to their own 
procurement market. 
 
3. Procurement by procuring entities covered und er this annex linked to  programs funded by EEA 
Grants in regard of suppliers a nd service providers of the United St ates, Japan and Korea shall not be 
considered as covered procurement until such time as Norway accepts that the United States, Japan and 
Korea no longer operate discriminatory measures in  favour of certain domestic small and minority 
businesses.1 
                                                      
1 Norway reserves its right not to grant access to procurement funde d by EEA-grants to suppliers and 
service providers from the United States, Korea and Japan, should a reciprocal balance of concessions not be 
achieved in the ongoing negotiations.  GPA/O/NOR/2/Rev.3 
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ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Government Entities which Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement 
 
 Goods    (specified in Annex 4) 
Threshold :   SDR 200,000 
 Services     (specified in Annex 5) 
Threshold :   SDR 200,000 
 Construction Services   (specified in Annex 6)  
Threshold :   SDR 5,000,000  
 
 
1. All sub-central government entities operating at  the regional (counties) or local (municipalities) 
level.  2. All bodies governed by public law. 
 
A body is considered to be gove rned by public law when it: 
 
(1) is established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not 
being of a commercial or industrial nature;  and 
 
(2) has legal personality;  and 
 
(3) is financed for the most part by the Stat e, or regional or local authorities, or other 
bodies governed by public law, or is subject to management supervision by those bodies, or has an administrative, managerial or supervisory board more than half of 
whose members are appointed by the State, regional or local authorities, or other 
bodies established governed by public law. 
 
3. All associations formed by one  or several of the entities cove red by the preceding paragraphs 1 
and 2.  
4. An revised indicative list will be provided. 
 
 
Notes to Annex 2 
 
1. The following shall not be cons idered as covered procurement: 
 
- procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex in regard of  suppliers, 
services and service providers from the United States; 
 
- procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex in regard of procurement 
of FSC 58 (communications, protection and coherent ra diation equipment) from 
Canada; 
 
- procurement by procuring entities covere d under this Annex of air traffic control 
equipment in regard of suppliers and se rvice providers from the United States; 
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- procurement by procuring entities cove red under this Anne x of good or service 
components of procurement which are not th emselves covered by this agreement in 
regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States and Canada; 
 
- procurement by entities covered under this a nnex of construction services of a value 
between 5,000,000 SDR and 15,000,000 SDR in re gard of providers of construction 
services from Korea, as well as in regard  of providers of construction services from 
Japan1; 
 
until such time as Norway has acceptsed that  the Parties concerned provide satisfactory 
reciprocal access for Norwegian goods, suppliers, services and se rvice providers to their own 
procurement market. 
 2. Procurement by procuring en tities covered under this annex li nked to programs funded by EEA 
Grants in regard of suppliers a nd service providers of the United St ates, Japan and Korea shall not be 
considered as covered procurement until such time as Norway accepts that the United States, Japan and 
Korea no longer operate discriminatory measures in  favour of certain domestic small and minority 
businesses.2 
 
32. In regard of goods, services, suppliers and services providers from Canada this Annex shall only 
apply to procurement by sub-ce ntral government entities operati ng at regional level (counties). 
 
                                                      
1 Norway reserves its right to raise thresholds in regard of providers of construction services from 
Japan to 15,000,000 SDR should a reciprocal balance of concessions not be achieved in the ongoing 
negotiations. 
2 Norway reserves its right not to grant access to procurement funde d by EEA-grants to suppliers and 
service providers from the United States, Korea and Japan, should a reciprocal balance of concessions not be 
achieved in the ongoing negotiations.  GPA/O/NOR/2/Rev.3 
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ANNEX 3 
 
Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement 
  
Goods    (specified in Annex 4) 
Threshold :   SDR 400,000 
 Services     (specified in Annex 5) 
Threshold :   SDR 400,000 
 Construction Services   (specified in Annex 6) 
Threshold :   SDR 5,000,000  
 
 
1. All contracting procuring entities whose procur ement is covered by the EEA utilities directive 
which are contracting authorities (e.g. i.e. tho se covered under Annex 1 a nd Annex 2) or public 
undertakings1 and which have as one of their activities any of those referred to below or any 
combination thereof:  
 (a) the provision or operation of fixed netw orks intended to provide a service to the 
public in connection with the production, tran sport or distribution of drinking water 
or the supply of drinking water to such networks; 
  (b) the provision or operation of fixed netw orks intended to provide a service to the 
public in connection with the production, transport or distribution of electricity or the 
supply of electricity to such networks; 
  (c) the provision of airport or other terminal facilities to carriers by air;   (d) the provision of maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities to carriers by sea 
or inland waterway; 
  (e) the provision or operation of networks
2 providing a service to the public in the field 
of transport by urban railway, automated systems, tramway, trolley bus, bus or cable. 
 
2. An revised indicative list of contracting authorities and public undertakings fulfilling the 
criteria set out above will be provided. 
  
                                                      
1 According to the EEA utilities directive, a public  undertaking is any undertaking over which the 
contracting authorities may exercise directly or indirectly  a dominant influence by virtue of their ownership of 
it, their financial participation therein, or the rules which govern it. 
A dominant influence on the part of the contracting authorities shall be presumed when these 
authorities, directly or indirectly , in relation to an undertaking: 
- hold the majority of the undertaking's subscribed capital, or - control the majority of the votes attaching to shares issued by the undertaking, or 
- can appoint more than half of the undertaking's administrative, management or supervisory 
body. 
2 As regards transport services, a network shall be considered to exist where the service is provided 
under operating conditions laid down by a competent authority, such as conditions on the routes to be served, 
the capacity to be made available or the frequency of the service. GPA/O/NOR/2/Rev.3 
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Notes to Annex 3  
 
1. Contracts awarded for the pursuit of an activ ity listed above shall not be subject to this 
aAgreement when the activity is directly exposed  to competition on markets to which access is not 
restricted. 
 
2. This Agreement shall not apply to contract s awarded by entities in covered under this Annex: 
 
(a) for the purchase of water and for the supply of energy or of fuels for the production of 
energy; 
 
(b) for purposes other than the pursuit of their activities as described in this Annex or for 
the pursuit of such activities in a non-EEA country; 
 
(c) for purposes of re-sale or hire to third parties provided that the contracting procuring 
entity enjoys no special or exclusive right to sell or hire the subject of such contracts 
and that other entities are free to sell or hire it under the same conditions as the contracting procuring entity. 
 3. This Agreement shall not apply to c ontracts awarded by entities in this Annex: 
 
(a) by a contracting procuring entity to an affiliated undertaking3;  or 
 
(b) by a joint venture formed exclusively by a number of contracting procuring entities 
for the purpose of carrying out a relevant ac tivity within the meaning of paragraphs 
(a) to (e) of this Annex, to an undertaki ng which is affiliated with one of these 
contracting procuring entities, 
 
provided that at least 80 per cent of the averag e turnover of the affili ated undertaking with 
respect to goods, services or construction se rvices for the preceding three years derives 
respectively from the provision of such servi ces or goods to undertakin gs with which it is 
affiliated. 
 
When more than one undertaking affiliated with the contracti ng entity provides the same or 
similar goods, services or construction services, the above percentages shall be calculated taking into 
account the total turnover deriving respectively from the provision of goods, services or construction 
services by those affiliated undertakings. 
 
When, because of the date on which an aff iliated undertaking was created or commenced 
activities, the turnover is not available for the prec eding three years, it will be sufficient for that 
undertaking to show that the turnover referred to in th is paragraph is credible, in particular by means 
of business projections.  
                                                      
3 "affiliated undertaking" means any undertaking the annual accounts of  which are consolidated with 
those of the procuring entity in accordance with the requ irements of Council Directive 83/349/EEC on 
consolidated accounts, or in case of entities not subject  to that Directive, any undertaking over which the 
procuring entity may exercise, directly or indirectly, a dominant influence, or which may exercise a dominant 
influence over the procuring entity, or which, in common with the procuring entity, is subject to the dominant 
influence of another undertaking by virtue of ownership, financial participation, or the rules which govern it.  GPA/O/NOR/2/Rev.3 
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4. This Agreement shall not apply to c ontracts awarded by entities in this Annex: 
 
(a) by a joint venture, formed exclusively by a number of contracting procuring entities for 
the purpose of carrying out activities within th e meaning of paragraphs  (a) to (e) of this 
Annex, to one of these contracting procuring entities;  or 
 
(b) by a contracting procuring entity to such a joint venture of which it forms part, 
provided that the joint venture has been set up in order to carry out the activity concerned over a period of at least three years and that the instrument setting up the 
joint venture stipulates that the contracting procuring entities, which form it, will be 
part thereof for at least the same period. 
 5. The supply of drinking water or electricity to networks which provide a service to the public by a procuring entity other than a contracting author ity shall not be considered as a relevant activity 
within the meaning of paragraph (a) or (b) of this Annex where: 
 
(a) the production of drinking water or electricity by the entity concerned takes place 
because its consumption is necessary for carry ing out an activity other than that referred 
to in paragraphs (a) to (e) of this Annex;  and 
 (b) supply to the public network depends only on  the entity's own consumption and has not 
exceeded 30 per cent of the entity's total production of drinking wa ter or energy, having 
regard to the average for the preceding three years, including the current year. 
 6. The following shall not be c onsidered as covered procurement: 
 
- procurement by procuring entities operating in the fields of: 
 
(i) production, transport or distributi on of drinking water covered under this 
Annex; 
 (ii) airport facilities covered under this Annex; 
 
(iii) maritime or inland port or other term inal facilities covered under this Annex;  
and 
 (iv) urban railway, tramway,  trolley bus or bus services  covered under this Annex 
 
in regard of goods, services, s uppliers and service providers from Canada; 
 
- procurement by procuring entities operating in  the field of production, transport or 
distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers and 
service providers from the United States; 
 
- procurement by procuring entities covere d under this Annex of air traffic control 
equipment in regard of suppliers and se rvice providers from the United States; 
 
- procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of airport facilities covered 
under this Annex in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States 
and Korea; 
 
- procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of urban railway, tramway, 
trolley bus or bus services covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers and service 
providers from the United States; GPA/O/NOR/2/Rev.3 
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- procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of urban railway covered 
under this Annex in regard of supp liers and service providers from Japan
4; 
 
- procurement by procuring entities cove red under this Annex of good or service 
components of procurement which are not th emselves covered procurement in regard 
of suppliers and service providers from Canada and the United States; 
 
- procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of bus services covered under 
this Annex in regard of suppliers  and service providers from Israel; 
 
- procurement by procuring entities covere d under this Annex of construction services 
of a value between 5,000,000 SDR and 15,000, 000 SDR in regard of providers of 
construction services from Korea, as well as in regard of providers of construction 
services from Japan5 
 
until such time as Norway has acceptsed that  the Parties concerned provide satisfactory 
reciprocal access for Norwegian goods, suppliers, services and se rvice providers to their own 
procurement market. 
 7. Procurement by procuring entities covered und er this annex linked to  programs funded by EEA 
Grants in regard of suppliers a nd service providers of the United St ates, Japan and Korea shall not be 
considered as covered procurement until such time as Norway accepts that the United States, Japan and 
Korea no longer operate discriminatory measures in  favour of certain domestic small and minority 
businesses.6 
                                                      
4 Norway reverves its right to include Korea in this note depending on the outcome of ongoing 
negotiations. 
5 Norway reserves its right to raise thresholds in regard of providers of construction services from 
Japan to 15,000,000 SDR should a reciprocal balance of concessions not be achieved in the ongoing 
negotiations. 
6 Norway reserves its right not to grant access to procurement funde d by EEA-grants to suppliers and 
service providers from the United States, Korea and Japan, should a reciprocal balance of concessions not be 
achieved in the ongoing negotiations.  GPA/O/NOR/2/Rev.3 
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ANNEX 4 
 
Goods 
 
 
1. This Agreement applies to the procurement of  Aall goods are covered s ubject to paragraph 2, 
unless otherwise specified in this Agreement. 
 
2. As far as procurement This Agreement only applies to the following goods purchased by the 
Ministry of Defence, its subordina ted entities and entities in the fiel d of security are concerned, only 
procurements of non-sensiti ve and non-warlike materials falling unde r the HS Chapters specified below, 
are covered. that are covered by the Agreement: 
 
Chapter 25: Salt;  sulphur;  earths and stone ;  plastering materials, lime and cement 
Chapter 26: Metallic ores, slag and ash 
Chapter 27: Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their disti llation;  bituminous substances;  
mineral waxes, except: 
ex 27.10 special engine fuels 
Chapter 28: Inorganic chemicals;  organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare 
earth metals, of radio-active elem ents and of isotopes, except: 
ex 28.09 explosives 
ex 28.13 explosives 
ex 28.14 tear gas ex 28.28 explosives ex 28.32 explosives ex 28.39 explosives 
ex 28.50 toxic products 
ex 28.51 toxic products ex 28.54 explosives 
Chapter 29: Organic chemicals, except: 
ex 29.03 explosives ex 29.04 explosives 
ex 29.07 explosives 
ex 29.08 explosives ex 29.11 explosives ex 29.12 explosives ex 29.13 toxic products 
ex 29.14 toxic products 
ex 29.15 toxic products ex 29.21 toxic products ex 29.22 toxic products ex 29.23 toxic products ex 29.26 explosives 
ex 29.27 toxic products 
ex 29.29 explosives 
Chapter 30: Pharmaceutical products Chapter 31: Fertilizers Chapter 32: Tanning and dyeing extracts;  tannins a nd their derivatives;  dyes, colours, paints and 
varnishes, putty, fillers and stoppings, inks 
Chapter 33: Essential oils and resinoids;  pe rfumery, cosmetics and toilet preparations 
Chapter 34: Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lu bricating preparations, 
artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polis hing and scouring preparations, candles and 
similar articles, modelling pastes and "dental waxes" 
Chapter 35: Albuminoidal substances;  glues;  enzymes GPA/O/NOR/2/Rev.3 
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Chapter 37: Photographic and cinematographic goods 
Chapter 38: Miscellaneous chemical products, except: 
ex 38.19 toxic products 
Chapter 39: Artificial resins and plastic materials, cellulose esters and ethers, articles thereof, 
except: 
ex 39.03 explosives 
Chapter 40: Rubber, synthetic rubber, fa ctice, and articles  thereof, except: 
ex 40.11 bullet-proof tyres 
Chapter 41: Raw hides and skins (oth er than fur skins) and leather 
Chapter 42: Articles of leather;  saddlery a nd harness;  travel goods, handbags and similar 
containers;  articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut) 
Chapter 43: Fur skins and artificial fur;  manufactures thereof Chapter 44: Wood and articles  of wood;  wood charcoal 
Chapter 45: Cork and articles of cork Chapter 46: Manufactures of straw of esparto and of other plaiti ng materials;  basketware and 
wickerwork 
Chapter 47: Paper- making material 
Chapter 48: Paper and paperboard;  articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard Chapter 49: Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry;  
manuscripts, typescripts and plans 
Chapter 65: Headgear and parts thereof 
Chapter 66: Umbrellas, sunshades, walking-st icks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 
Chapter 67: Prepared feathers and down and articles ma de of feathers or of down ;  artificial flowers;  
articles of human hair 
Chapter 68: Articles of stone, of plaster, of cemen t, of asbestos, of mica and of similar materials 
Chapter 69: Ceramic products 
Chapter 70: Glas s and glassware 
Chapter 71: Pearls, precious and se mi-precious stones, precious meta ls, rolled precious metals, and 
articles thereof;  imitation jewellery 
Chapter 73: Iron and stee l and articles thereof 
Chapter 74: Copper a nd articles thereof 
Chapter 75: Nickel and articles thereof 
Chapter 76: Aluminium and articles thereof 
Chapter 77: Magnesium and beryllium and articles thereof Chapter 78: Lead and articles thereof Chapter 79: Zinc and articles thereof Chapter 80: Tin and articles thereof 
Chapter 81: Other base metals employed  in metallurgy and articles thereof 
Chapter 82: Tools, implements, cu tlery, spoons and forks, of base metal;  parts thereof, except: 
ex 82.05 tools ex 82.07 tools, parts 
Chapter 83: Miscellaneous articles of base metal Chapter 84: Boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances;  parts thereof, except: 
ex 84.06 engines 
ex 84.08 other engines ex 84.45 machinery ex 84.53 automatic data-processing machines ex 84.55 parts of machines under heading 84.53 
ex 84.59 nuclear reactors  GPA/O/NOR/2/Rev.3 
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Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment;  parts thereof, except: 
ex 85.13 telecommunication equipment ex 85.15 transmission apparatus 
Chapter 86: Railway and tramway locomotives , rolling-stock and parts thereof, except: 
ex 86.02 armoured locomotives, electric 
ex 86.03 other armoured locomotives 
ex 86.05 armoured wagons ex 86.06 repair wagons ex 86.07 wagons 
Chapter 87: Vehicles, other than railway or tr amway rolling-stock, and parts thereof, except: 
ex 87.01 tractors 
ex 87.02 military vehicles ex 87.03 breakdown lorries ex 87.08 tanks and other armoured vehicles ex 87.09 motorcycles 
ex 87.14 trailers 
Chapter 89: Ships, boats and floating structures, except: 
ex 89.01A warships 
Chapter 90: Optical, photogr aphic, cinematographic,  measuring, checking, precision, medical and 
surgical instruments and apparatus;  parts thereof, except: 
ex 90.05 binoculars 
ex 90.13 miscellaneous instruments, lasers 
ex 90.14 telemeters ex 90.28 electrical and electronic measuring instruments ex 90.11 microscopes ex 90.17 medical instruments 
ex 90.18 mechano-therapy appliances 
ex 90.19 orthopaedic appliances ex 90.20 X-ray apparatus 
Chapter 91: Manufacture of watches and clocks Chapter 92: Musical instruments;  sound recorders or reproducers;   television image and sound 
recorders or reproducers;  parts and accessories of such articles 
Chapter 94: Furniture and parts th ereof;  bedding, mattresses, ma ttress supports, cushions and 
similar stuffed furnishings, except: 
ex 94.01A aircraft seats 
Chapter 95: Articles and manufactures of carving or moulding material 
Chapter 96: Brooms, brushes,  powder-puffs and sieves 
Chapter 98: Miscellaneou s manufactured articles 
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ANNEX 5 
 
Services covered by this Agreement 
 
 
Of the Universal List of Services, as cont ained in document MTN.GNS/W/120, the following 
services are included with the exceptions  specified in the Notes to this Annex: 
 
Subject CPC Reference No. 
Maintenance and repair services  6112, 6122, 633, 886  
Land transport services, including armoured car services, and 
courier services, except transport of mail 712 (except 71235), 7512, 87304 
Air transport services of passengers and freight, except 
transport of mail 73 (except 7321) 
Transport of mail by land, except rail, and by air 71235, 7321 
Telecommunications services 752 
Financial services Ex 81, 812, 814 
 (a) Insurance services  
 (b) Banking and investments services  
Computer and related services 84 
Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services 862 
Market research and public opinion polling services 864 
Management consulting services and related services 865, 866 
Architectural services;  engineering services and integrated 
engineering services, urban planning and landscape 
architectural services;  related scientific and technical 
consulting services;  technical testing and analysis services 867 
Advertising services 871 
Building-cleaning services and property management services 874, 822  
Publishing and printing services on a fee or contract basis 88442 
Sewage and refuse disposal;  san itation and similar services 94 
 
 
Notes to Annex 5  
 
1. Banking and investment services under Fina ncial services on the list above do not include 
financial services in connection with  issue, sale, purchase and transfer  of securities or other financial 
instruments, and central bank services. 
 
2. Management consulting services on the list a bove do not include arbitration and conciliation 
services.  GPA/O/NOR/2/Rev.3 
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3. Procurement by procuring entities covered unde r Annex 1, 2 and 3 of any of the services 
covered under this Annex is a covere d procurement in regard of a part icular Party's provider of service 
only to the extent that such Party has covered that service under its Annex 5. 
 
4. Covered services do not include services whic h entities have to procure from another entity 
pursuant to an exclusive right established by a pub lished law, regulation or administrative provision. 
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ANNEX 6 
 
Construction Services 
 
 
Definition : 
 
A construction service 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 public works/construction services of Division 51. 
 
 
Note to Annex 6 
 
Procurement by procuring entities covered under  Annex 1, 2 and 3 of any of the services 
covered under this Annex is a cove red procurement in regard of a particular Party's provider of service 
only to the extent that such Party has covered that service under its Annex 6. 
 
  GPA/O/NOR/2/Rev.3 
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ANNEX 7 
 
General notes 
 
 
1. This Agreement shall not apply to: 
 
(a) procurement for the acquisition, deve lopment, production or co-production of 
programme material by br oadcasters and contract s for broadcasting time; 
 
(b) procurement of agricultural products ma de in furtherance of agricultural support 
programmes and human feeding programmes. 
 2. Contracts awarded by procuring entities c overed under Annexes 1 and 2 in connection with 
activities in the fields of drinking water, energy, transport and the posta l sector are not covered by this 
Agreement, unless covered under Annex 3. 
 
3. Norway reserves its position with regard to the application of this This Agreement shall not 
apply to Svalbard, Jan Mayen Island and Norway's  Antarctic possessions. 
 
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