ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  RESTRICTED 
GPA/MOD/JPN/67 
9 mars 2012 
 (12-1350) 
Comité des marchés publics Original: anglais 
  
 
MODIFICATIONS PROPOSÉES DE L'APPENDICE I 
CONCERNANT LE JAPON 
 
Communication présentée par le Japon au titre de l'article XXIV:6 a)
1  
de l'Accord sur les marchés publics 
   La communication ci-après, datée du 2 mars 2012, est distribuée à la demande de la délégation du Japon.  
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 1. Conformément à l'article XXIV, paragraphe  6 a), de l'Accord sur les marchés publics 
(ci-après l'"Accord"), le gouvern ement japonais notifie au Comité des marchés publics les 
modifications de pure forme ci-après à apporter à l'Annexe 3 de l'Appendice I de l'Accord: 
 
Annexe 3 
 
- Supprimer "National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster" de la "Liste des entités 
(Groupe B)" et de la "Liste des entités qui passent des marchés portant sur les 
services spécifiés à l'Annexe 4 (Groupe B)". 
2. La modification susmentionnée découle de ce qui suit: 
  Le "National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster", une institution administrative 
indépendante, a été supprimée et a fusionné avec la "Fire and Disaster Management Agency", qui est 
un bureau extraministériel relevant du Ministère de  l'intérieur et des communications inscrit dans 
l'Annexe 1 le 1
er avril 2006. 
  Cette modification n'altère pas le niveau du champ d'application mutuellement convenu prévu 
dans l'Accord.  
                                                      
1 L'article XXIV:6 a) dispose ce qui suit:  " Rectifications ou modifications  a) Les rectifications, les 
transferts d'une entité d'une Annexe à une autre ou, dans  des cas exceptionnels, les autres modifications se 
rapportant aux Appendices I à IV se ront notifiés au Comité, accompagnés de renseignements concernant les 
conséquences probables du changement  pour le champ d'application mutue llement convenu du présent accord.  
S'ils sont de pure forme ou mineurs, les rectifications, transferts ou autres modifications prendront effet à la 
condition qu'aucune objection n'y ait été faite dans un délai de 30 jours.  Dans les autres cas, le Président du Comité convoquera le Comité dans les moindres délais.  Le Comité examinera la proposition et toute demande 
d'ajustements compensatoires, afin de préserver l'équilibre des droits et des obligations et de maintenir le champ 
d'application mutuellement convenu du présent accord à un niveau compar able à son niveau antérieur à la 
notification.  S'il n'est pas possible d'arriver à un acco rd, la question pourra être  traitée ensuite selon les 
dispositions de l'article XXII." GPA/MOD/JPN/67 
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  3. La pièce jointe A du présent document indique  les modifications que le Japon propose, sur la 
base de la présente notification, d'apporter aux pa ges correspondantes de l'Annexe 3 (pages 2/5 et 4/5) 
de l'Appendice I.  La pièce jointe B contient les pages en question telles qu'elles se présenteront après 
que les modifications proposées, sur la base de la  présente notification, y auront été apportées.
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2 Les pièces jointes A et B sont en anglais seulement.  GPA/MOD/JPN/67 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/5
 
 
 30 August 2011 (WT/Let/826)  ATTACHMENT A 
 
JAPAN 
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
 
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  (cont'd)  
 
- Japan Arts Council 
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 
- University of the Air Foundation - National Agency for the Advancement of Sports 
and Health 
- Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- 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 Alcohol Corporation 
- 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 
 
2. Group B  
 - National Institution for Youth Education 
- National Women's Education Center 
- National Museum of Nature and Science - 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 Occupational Safety and 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 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 - Japan Health Insurance Association 
- Japan Pension Service 
- National Cancer Center  
 GPA/MOD/JPN/67  
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/5
  
 
30 August 2011 (WT/Let/826)  
  - 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 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 
  GPA/MOD/JPN/67 
 Page 5 
  
APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 4/5
  
 
 30 August 2011 (WT/Let/826)  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 
- Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- 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 Alcohol Corporation 
- 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 
 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 Museum of Nature and Science 
- 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 Occupational Safety and 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 - Japan Pension Service 
- 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 GPA/MOD/JPN/67  
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/5
  
 
… 2012 (WT/Let/…)  
  ATTACHMENT B 
 
JAPAN 
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
 
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  (cont'd)  
 
- Japan Arts Council 
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 
- University of the Air Foundation - National Agency for the Advancement of Sports 
and Health 
- Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- 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 Alcohol Corporation 
- 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 
 
2. Group B  - National Institution for Youth Education 
- National Women's Education Center 
- National Museum of Nature and Science - 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 Occupational Safety and 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 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 - Japan Health Insurance Association 
- Japan Pension Service 
- National Cancer Center   GPA/MOD/JPN/67 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 2/5
 
 
… 2012 (WT/Let/…)  
  - National Archives of Japan 
- National Institute of Information and 
Communications Technology 
- National Research In stitute of Brewing 
- National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations 
- National Institute of Special Needs Education 
 - 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 GPA/MOD/JPN/67 
Page 8  
APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 4/5
 
 
 … 2012 (WT/Let/…)  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 
- Health Insurance Claims Review & 
Reimbursement Services 
- 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 Alcohol Corporation 
- 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 
 2. Group B 
 
- National Archives of Japan 
- National Institute of Information and 
Communications Technology 
- 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 Museum of Nature and Science 
- 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 Occupational Safety and 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 
- Japan Pension Service - 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 
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