RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  GPA/MOD/KOR/17 
13 September 2010 
 
 (10-4645) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English 
  
 
PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO APPEND IX I OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
 
Communication from the Republic of Korea under Article XXIV:6(a)
1 of the GPA  
  
 The following communication, dated 10 September 2010, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the Republic of Korea.  
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I. INTRODUCTION 
 Pursuant to Article XXIV:6(a) of the current  Agreement on Government  Procurement (GPA), 
the Republic of Korea hereby notifies the following proposed modifications to its Appendix I of the 
GPA.  
 The modifications reflect the reorganization in function and the changes in names of the 
entities.  These modifications do not affect in any wa y either the balance of rights and obligations or 
the level of mutually agreed coverage provided in the GPA.  
II. PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS 
Annex 1 
 
1. Substitute "Ministry of Gender Equality" with  "Ministry of Gender Equality and Family" as 
the function concerning family affairs has been separated from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs and merged with the Ministry of Gender Equality. 
2. Substitute "Ministry of Health, Welfare and Fami ly Affairs" with "Ministry of Health and 
Welfare" as the function concerning family affairs has been separated from the Ministry of Health, 
Welfare and Family Affairs and merged with the Ministry of Gender Equality. 
3. Substitute "Ministry of Labor" with "Ministry  of Employment and Labor" as its name has 
been changed. 
                                                     
 
1 Article XXIV:6(a) reads as follows:  Rectifications or Modifications   (a) Rectifications, transfers of 
an entity from one Annex to another or, in exceptiona l cases, other modifications relating to Appendices I 
through IV shall be notified to the Committee, along with information as to the likely consequences of the 
change for the mutually agreed coverage provided in this  Agreement.  If the rectifi cations, transfers or other 
modifications are of a purely formal or minor nature, th ey shall become effective pr ovided there is no objection 
within 30 days.  In other cases, the Chairman of the Committee shall promptly convene a meeting of the 
Committee.  The Committee shall consider the proposal and any claim for compensato ry adjustments, with a 
view to maintaining a balance of rights and obligations and a comparable level of mutually agreed coverage 
provided in this Agreement prior to such notification.  In the event of agreement not being reached, the matter 
may be pursued in accordance with the provisions contained in Article XXII. GPA/MOD/KOR/17 
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4. Substitute "National Statistics Office" with "Sta tistics Korea" as its E nglish name has been 
changed for a more accurate translation. 
Annex 2 
 
 Substitute "Gyonggi-do" with "Gyeonggi-do" as its English name has been changed in 
accordance with the Revised Romanization of  Korean Language introduced in 2001. 
 
Annex 3 
 
1. Substitute "Korea Highway Corporation" with "Korea Expressway Corporation" as its 
English name has been changed for a more accurate translation. 
 2. Substitute "Korea Rural Community and Ag ricultural Corporation" with "Korea Rural 
Community Corporation" as its English name has been changed for a more accurate translation. 
 
3. Substitute "Korea National Tourism Organizati on" with "Korea Tourism Organization" as its 
English name has been changed for a more accurate translation.   Attachment A shows the modifications proposed by Korea in this communication to the 
corresponding pages of Appendix I.  The modificati ons are highlighted in strikeout and underlining. 
 
 Attachment B  shows the clean text of the corresponding pages of Korea's Appendix I after 
the proposed modifications in this communication are made.
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2 Attachments A and B are in English only. GPA/MOD/KOR/17 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/4
 
20 July 2009 (WT/Let/649)   
ATTACHMENT A 
 
KOREA  
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
 
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
  
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities : 
 - Board of Audit and Inspection - Office of the Prime Minister - Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
 
- Ministry of Strategy and Finance 
- Financial Services Commission - Ministry of Unification - Ministry of Public Ad ministration and Security 
- Ministry of Government Legislation - Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
- Ministry of Justice - Ministry of National Defense - Ministry of Education,  Science and Technology 
- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism 
- Cultural Heritage Administration 
- Ministry for Food, Agricult ure, Forestry and Fisheries 
- Ministry of Knowledge Economy - Ministry for Health,
 and Welfare and Family Affairs  
- Korea Food and Drug Administration - Ministry of Employment and 
Labor 
- Ministry of Land, Trans port and Maritime Affairs 
- Ministry of Environment - Public Procurement Service (limited to purchases for entities in this list only.  Regarding 
procurement for entities in Annex 2 and Annex 3 in  this list, the coverages and thresholds for 
such entities thereunde r shall be applied.) 
 GPA/MOD/KOR/17 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/4
 
23 May  2006 (WT/Let/ 543)  
- National Tax Service 
- Customs Service 
- National Statistical Office  Statistics Korea  
- Korea Meteorological Administration - National Police Agency (except purchases fo r the purpose of maintaining public order, as 
provided in Article XXIII of the Code.) 
- Supreme Prosecutors' Office 
- Military Manpower Administration - Rural Development Administration - Forest Service - Korean Intellectual Property Office - Small and Medium Bu siness Administration 
- Korea Coast Guard (except purchases for the pur pose of maintaining public order, as provided 
in Article XXIII of the Agreement.) 
 
Services  
 Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 4 : 
 Same as "Supplies" section 
 
Construction Services  
 
Threshold : 5,000,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 : 
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 1. The above central government entities include their subordina te linear organizations, special 
local administrative organs, and attached organs as prescribed in the Government Organization 
Act of the Republic of Korea. 
 2. This Agreement does not apply to the products and services procured with a view to resale or to 
use in the production of goods or provision of services for sale. 
 GPA/MOD/KOR/17 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 2 Page 1/2
 
20 July 2009 (WT/Let/649)   
ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Supplies  
 
Threshold : 200,000 SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 
- Seoul Metropolitan Government 
- Busan Metropolitan City - Daegu Metropolitan City - Incheon Metropolitan City - Gwangju Metropolitan City 
- Daejeon Metropolitan City 
- Gyonggi
-do Gyeonggi-do  
- Gang-won-do - Chungcheongbuk-do - Chungcheongnam-do 
- Gyeongsangbuk-do 
- Gyeongsangnam-do - Jeollabuk-do - Jeollanam-do - Jeju Special Self-Governing Province  
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 200,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 4 :   
 Same as "Supplies" section   
Construction Services  
 
Threshold : SDR 15,000,000 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 :   
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
  GPA/MOD/KOR/17 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 3 Page 1/2
 
2 November  2009 (WT/Let/6 60)  
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Supplies  
 
Threshold : 450,000 SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 
- Korea Development Bank 
- Industrial Bank of Korea - Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation - Korea Electric Power Corporation (except pur chases of products in the categories of 
HS Nos. 8504, 8535, 8537 and 8544) 
- Korea Coal Corporation 
- Korea Resources Corporation - Korea National Oil Corporation - Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency - Korea Highway
 Expressway  Corporation 
- Korea Water Resources Corporation 
- Korea Rural Community and Agri cultural  Corporation 
- Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation - Korea National
 Tourism Organization 
- Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service - Korea Gas Corporation 
- Korea Railroad Corporation 
- Korea Land and Housing Corporation   
Construction Services  
 
Threshold : 15,000,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 : 
 Same as "Supplies" section 
 GPA/MOD/KOR/17 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 1/4
 
... (WT/Let/...)   
ATTACHMENT B 
 
KOREA  
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
 
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
  
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities : 
 - Board of Audit and Inspection - Office of the Prime Minister - Ministry of Gender Equality and Family 
- Ministry of Strategy and Finance 
- Financial Services Commission - Ministry of Unification - Ministry of Public Ad ministration and Security 
- Ministry of Government Legislation - Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs 
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
- Ministry of Justice - Ministry of National Defense - Ministry of Education,  Science and Technology 
- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism 
- Cultural Heritage Administration 
- Ministry for Food, Agricult ure, Forestry and Fisheries 
- Ministry of Knowledge Economy - Ministry for Health and Welfare - Korea Food and Drug Administration - Ministry of Employment and Labor 
- Ministry of Land, Trans port and Maritime Affairs 
- Ministry of Environment - Public Procurement Service (limited to purchases for entities in this list only.  Regarding 
procurement for entities in Annex 2 and Annex 3 in  this list, the coverages and thresholds for 
such entities thereunde r shall be applied.) 
 GPA/MOD/KOR/17 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 1 Page 2/4
 
... (WT/Let/...)   
- National Tax Service 
- Customs Service 
- Statistics Korea - Korea Meteorological Administration - National Police Agency (except purchases fo r the purpose of maintaining public order, as 
provided in Article XXIII of the Code.) 
- Supreme Prosecutors' Office 
- Military Manpower Administration - Rural Development Administration - Forest Service - Korean Intellectual Property Office - Small and Medium Bu siness Administration 
- Korea Coast Guard (except purchases for the pur pose of maintaining public order, as provided 
in Article XXIII of the Agreement.) 
 
Services  
 Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 4 : 
 Same as "Supplies" section 
 
Construction Services  
 
Threshold : 5,000,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 : 
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
 
Notes to Annex 1  
 1. The above central government entities include their subordina te linear organizations, special 
local administrative organs, and attached organs as prescribed in the Government Organization 
Act of the Republic of Korea. 
 2. This Agreement does not apply to the products and services procured with a view to resale or to 
use in the production of goods or provision of services for sale. 
 GPA/MOD/KOR/17 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 2 Page 1/2
 
... (WT/Let/...)   
ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Government Entities wh ich Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Supplies  
 
Threshold : 200,000 SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 
- Seoul Metropolitan Government 
- Busan Metropolitan City - Daegu Metropolitan City - Incheon Metropolitan City - Gwangju Metropolitan City 
- Daejeon Metropolitan City 
- Gyeonggi-do - Gang-won-do - Chungcheongbuk-do - Chungcheongnam-do 
- Gyeongsangbuk-do 
- Gyeongsangnam-do - Jeollabuk-do - Jeollanam-do - Jeju Special Self-Governing Province  
 
Services  
 
Threshold : 200,000 SDR 
 
List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 4 :   
 Same as "Supplies" section   
Construction Services  
 
Threshold : SDR 15,000,000 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 :   
 
Same as "Supplies" section 
 GPA/MOD/KOR/17 
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APPENDIX I KOREA  ANNEX 3 Page 1/2
 
... (WT/Let/...)   
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Supplies  
 
Threshold : 450,000 SDR 
 List of Entities : 
 
- Korea Development Bank 
- Industrial Bank of Korea - Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation - Korea Electric Power Corporation (except pur chases of products in the categories of 
HS Nos. 8504, 8535, 8537 and 8544) 
- Korea Coal Corporation 
- Korea Resources Corporation - Korea National Oil Corporation - Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency - Korea Expressway Corporation 
- Korea Water Resources Corporation 
- Korea Rural Community Corporation - Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation - Korea Tourism Organization - Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service - Korea Gas Corporation 
- Korea Railroad Corporation 
- Korea Land and Housing Corporation   
Construction Services  
 
Threshold : 15,000,000 SDR 
 List of Entities which Procure Services Specified in Annex 5 : 
 Same as "Supplies" section 
 
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