WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIORESTRICTED 
GPA/O/RFO/TPKM/1 
13 March 2012 
 (12-1439) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
  
RECTIFIED FINAL OFFER OF THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, 
PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU IN THE NEGOTIATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLE XXIV:7 OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
Communication from the Separate Customs Terr itory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
1 
 
 
 The following submission, dated 9 March 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Separate Customs Territo ry of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. 
 
 Comité des marchés publics  
 
OFFRE FINALE RECTIFIÉE DU TERRITOIRE DOUANIER DISTINCT  
DE TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN ET MATSU DANS LES  
NÉGOCIATIONS AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE XXIV:7 DE  
L'ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS 
 
Communication du Territoire douanier distin ct de Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen et Matsu
1 
 
  La communication ci-après, datée du 9 mars 2012, est distribuée à la demande de la délégation du Territoire douanier distinct  de Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen et Matsu. 
 
Comité de Contratación Pública 
 
OFERTA FINAL RECTIFICADA PRESENTADA POR EL TERRITORIO 
ADUANERO DISTINTO DE TAIWÁN, PENGHU, KINMEN Y MATSU 
EN LAS NEGOCIACIONES PREVISTAS EN EL PÁRRAFO 7 
DEL ARTÍCULO XXIV DEL ACUERDO SOBRE  
CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA 
 
Comunicación del Territorio Aduanero Distinto 
de Taiwán, Penghu, Kinmen y Matsu1 
 
 
 La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 9 de ma rzo de 2012, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación del Territorio Aduanero Distin to de Taiwán, Penghu, Kinmen y Matsu.  
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. GPA/O/RFO/TPKM/1 
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  RECTIFIED FINAL APPENDIX I OFFER OF THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS  
TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU 
 
 
 The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan , Penghu, Kinmen and Ma tsu hereby submits its 
Rectified Final Appendix I Offer reflecting the resu lts of the negotiations unde r Article XXIV:7 of the 
1994 Agreement on Government Procurement and the final verification and legal review process.  
The changes that have been incorporated ar e set out in track-changes format in document 
GPA/O/V/TPKM/1.  
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  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF  
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU
* 
 
(Authentic in the English Language only) 
 
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities  
  
Thresholds : 130,000 SDRs   Goods  
  130,000 SDRs   Services  
  5,000,000 SDRs  Construction Services  
 
 
List of entities:  
 
1. Office of the President 2. Executive Yuan 3. Ministry of Interior (including its Ce ntral Taiwan Division and Second Division) 
4. Ministry of Finance (including its Central Taiwan Division) 
5. Ministry of Economic Affairs (inc luding its Central Taiwan Division) 
6. Ministry of Education (includi ng its Central Taiwan Division) 
7. Ministry of Justice (including its Central Taiwan Division) 8. Ministry of Transportation and Communicati ons (including its Central Taiwan Division) 
9. Mongolian & Tibetan Affairs Commission 
10. Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission 11. Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (including its Central Taiwan 
Division) 
12. Department of Health (includi ng its Central Taiwan Division) 
13. Environmental Protection Administration (including its Central Taiwan Division) 
14. Government Information Office 
15. Central Personnel Administration 16. Mainland Affairs Council 17. Council of Labor Affairs (includi ng its Central Taiwan Division) 
18. Research, Development and Evaluation Commission  
19. Council for Economic Planning and Development 
20. Council for Cultural Affairs 21. Veterans Affairs Commission 22. Council of Agriculture 23. Atomic Energy Council 24. National Youth Commission 
25. National Science Council (Note 3) 
26. Fair Trade Commission 27. Consumer Protection Commission 28. Public Construction Commission 29. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Note 2 and Note 4) 
30. Ministry of National Defense 
31. National Palace Museum 32. Central Election Commission   GPA/O/RFO/TPKM/1 
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  * In English only.  With respect to the list of en tities, refer to the relevant documents governing the 
modalities of accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement.  
Notes to Annex 1  
 1. The listed central government entities, include all administrative units prescribed by the 
pertinent organization laws of such entities and en tities transferred to the cen tral government pursuant 
to the 28 October 1998 "Provisional Statute on the Reorganization of the Taiwan Provincial 
Government", in effect and as amended on 6 December 2000. 
 
2. This Agreement does not cover procurement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs relating to the 
construction of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen  and Matsu's overseas 
representative offices, liaison offices and other missions.  3. This Agreement does not cover procuremen t by the National Space Organization of the 
National Science Council for five years from its entry into force for the Separa te Customs Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.  4. This Agreement does not cover procurement for the direct purpose of providing foreign 
assistance by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  
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  ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Government Entities  
 
 
Thresholds : 200,000 SDRs    Goods  
  200,000 SDRs    Services  
  5,000,000 SDRs   Construction Services  
  List of entities:  
 
I. Taiwan Provincial Government  1. Secretariat, Taiwan Provincial Government 
2. Petition Screening Committee, Taiwan Provincial Government 
3. Regulation Committee, Taiwan Provincial Government  II. Taipei City Government  1. Department of Civil Affairs 
2. Department of Finance 
3. Department of Education 4. Department of Economic Development 
5. Public Works Department 6. Department of Transportation 
7. Department of Social Welfare 
8. Department of Labor 9. Taipei City Police Department 10. Department of Health 11. Department of Environmental Protection 12. Department of Urban Development 
13. Taipei City Fire Department 
14. Department of Land Administration 15. Department of Urban Development 16. Department of Information and Tourism 17. Department of Military Service 
18. Secretariat 
19. Department of Budget,  Accounting and Statistics 
20. Department of Personnel 21. Department of Anti-Corruption 22. Commission of Research, Development and Evaluation 23. Commission of Urban Planning 
24. Commission for Examining Petitions and Appeals 
25. Commission of Laws and Regulations 26. Department of Rapid Transit Systems 27. Department of Civil Servant Development 28. Xinyi District Office 
29. Songshan District Office 
30. Daan District Office 31. Zhongshan District Office 32. Zhongzheng District Office 33. Datong District Office  GPA/O/RFO/TPKM/1 
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  34. Wanhua District Office 
35. Wenshan District Office 36. Nangang District Office 37. Neihu District Office 38. Shilin District Office 
39. Beitou District Office 
 III. Kaohsiung City Government  1. Civil Affairs Bureau 
2. Finance Bureau 
3. Education Bureau 4. Economic Development Bureau 5. Public Works Bureau 6. Social Affairs Bureau 
7. Labor Affairs Bureau 
8. Police Department 9. Department of Health 10. Environmental Protection Bureau 11. Mass Rapid Transit Bureau 12. Fire Bureau 
13. Land Administration Bureau 
14. Urban Development Bureau 15. Information Bureau 16. Military Service Bureau 17. Research, Development and Evaluation Commission 
18. Secretariat 
19. Department of Budget,  Accounting and Statistics 
20. Personnel Office 21. Civil Service Ethics Office 22. Yancheng District Office 23. Gushan District Office 
24. Zuoying District Office 
25. Nanzih District Office 26. Sanmin District Office 27. Sinsing District Office 28. Cianjin District Office 
29. Lingya District Office 
30. Cianjhen District Office 31. Cijin District Office 32. Siaogang District Office 33. Marine Bureau 34. Tourism Bureau 
35. Cultural Affairs Bureau 
36. Transportation Bureau 37. Legal Affairs Bureau 
38. Indigenous Affairs Commission 
39. Hakka Affairs Commission 
40. Agricultural Bureau 
41. Water and Soil Conservation Bureau 42. Hunei District Office 43. Cieding District Office 44. Yong-an District Office GPA/O/RFO/TPKM/1 
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  45. Mituo District Office 
46. Zihguan District Office 47. Liouguei District Office 48. Jiasian District Office 49. Shanlin District Office 
50. Neimen District Office 
51. Maolin District Office 52. Taoyuan District Office 53. Namasia District Office 54. Fongshan District Office 
55. Gangshan District Office 
56. Cishan District Office 57. Meinong District Office 58. Linyuan District Office 59. Daliao District Office 
60. Dashu District Office 
61. Renwu District Office 62. Dashe District Office 63. Niaosong District Office 64. Ciaotou District Office 65. Yanchao District Office 
66. Tianliao District Office 
67. Alian District Office 68. Lujhu District Office 
 
 
Notes to Annex 2  
 
1. The listed sub-central government entities include  all administrative units prescribed by the 
pertinent organization laws of such entities.  2. The coverage of Kaohsiung City Government has been expanded by the inclusion of the 
administrative units of the former Kaohsiung Co unty Government that were merged with the 
Kaohsiung City Government on 25 December 2010.   GPA/O/RFO/TPKM/1 
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  ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities  
 
 
Thresholds : 400,000 SDRs    Goods  
  400,000 SDRs    Services  
  5,000,000 SDRs   Construction Services 
  List of Entities:  
 
1. Taiwan Power Company 2. Chinese Petroleum Corporation, Taiwan 3. Taiwan Sugar Corporation 
4. National Taiwan University 
5. National Chengchi University 6. National Taiwan Normal University 7. National Tsing Hua University 8. National Chung Hsing University 9. National Cheng Kung University 
10. National Chiao Tung University 
11. National Central University 12. National Sun Yat-Sen University 13. National Chung Cheng University 14. National Open University 
15. National Taiwan Ocean University 
16. National Kaohsiung Normal University 17. National Changhwa University of Education 18. National Dong Hwa University 19. National Yang-Ming University 
20. National Taiwan University of Science & Technology 
21. Taipei National University of the Arts 
22. National Taiwan Sport University 23. National Yunlin University of Science & Technology 24. National Pingtung University of Science & Technology 25. National Taiwan University of Arts 
26. National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science 
27. National Kaohsiung First University of Science & Technology 28. Taipei University of Education 29. National Hsinchu University of Education 30. National Taichung University of Education 31. National Chiayi University 
32. National University of Tainan 
33. National PingTung University of Education 34. National Dong Hwa University (Meilun Campus) 35. National Taitung University 36. National Teipei University of Technology 
37. National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences 
38. National Formosa University 39. National Taipei College of Business 40. National Taichung Institute of Technology 41. National Kaohsiung Marine University GPA/O/RFO/TPKM/1 
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  42. National Ilan University 
43. National Pingtung Institute of Commerce 44. National Chin-Yi University of Technology 45. Central Trust of China (for procurement on its  own account) (has been merged with Bank of 
Taiwan) (Note 1)  
46. Central Engraving and Printing Plant (Note 2) 
47. Central Mint  48. Taiwan Water Corporation 49. National Taiwan University Hospital 50. National Cheng Kung University Hospital 
51. Taipei Veterans  General Hospital 
52. Taichung Veterans  General Hospital 
53. Kaohsiung Veterans  General Hospital 
54. Taiwan Railways Administration 55. Keelung Harbour Bureau 
56. Taichung Harbour Bureau 
57. Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau 58. Hualien Harbour Bureau 59. Taipei Feitsui Reservoir Administration 60. Taipei Water Department 61. Central Police University 
62. National Taiwan College of Physical Education 
  
Notes to Annex 3  
 1. Where the Central Trust of China, whic h has merged with Bank of Taiwan, conducts 
procurement for an entity listed in Annexes 1, 2 or 3, the scope of coverage and threshold for such 
entity applies.  2. This Agreement does not cover procurement by Central Engraving and Printing Plant of 
banknote printing press (intaglio) (HS. No. 8443).  GPA/O/RFO/TPKM/1 
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  ANNEX 4 
 
Goods  
 
 
1. This Agreement covers procurement of all goods  procured by the entities  listed in Annexes 1 
through 3, unless otherwise spec ified in this Agreement. 
 2. This Agreement generally covers procurement by the Ministry of National Defense of the following Federal Supply Classification (FSC) categor ies subject to the decision of the Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu Government under the provisions of 
paragraph 1 of Article III.  2510 Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components 2520 Vehicular Power Transmission Components 
2540 Vehicular Furniture and Accessories 
2590 Miscellaneous Vehicular Components 2610 Tire and Tubes, Pneumatic, Except Aircraft 2910 Engine Fuel System Components, Non-aircraft 2920 Engine Electrical System Components, Non-aircraft 2930 Engine Cooling System Components, Non-aircraft 
2940 Engine Air and Oil Filters, Stra iners, and Cleaners, Non-aircraft 
2990 Miscellaneous Engine Accessories, Non-aircraft 3020 Gears, Pulleys, Sprockets, and Transmission Chain 3416 Lathes 3417 Milling Machines 
3510 Laundry and Dry Cleaning Equipment 
4110 Refrigeration Equipment 4230 Decontaminating and Impregnating Equipment 
4520 Space Heating Equipment and Domestic Water Heaters 4940 Miscellaneous Maintenance and Re pair Shop Specialized Equipment 
5110 Hand Tools, Edged, Non-powered 
5120 Hand Tools, Non-edged, Non-powered 
5305 Screws 5306 Bolts 5307 Studs 5310 Nuts and Washers 
5315 Nails, Keys, and Pins 
5320 Rivets 5325 Fastening Devices 5330 Packing and Gasket Materials 5335 Metal Screening 5340 Miscellaneous Hardware 
5345 Disks and Stones, Abrasive 
5350 Abrasive Materials 5355 Knobs and Pointers 5360 Coil, Flat and Wire Springs 5365 Rings, Shims and Spacers 
5410 Prefabricated and Portable Buildings 
5411 Rigid Wall Shelters 5420 Bridges, Fixed and Floating 5430 Storage Tanks 5440 Scaffolding Equipment and Concrete Forms GPA/O/RFO/TPKM/1 
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  5445 Prefabricated Tower Structures 
5450 Miscellaneous Prefabricated Structures 5520 Millwork 5530 Plywood and Veneer 5610 Mineral Construction Materials, Bulk 
5620 Building Glass, Tile, Brick, and Block 
5630 Pipe and Conduit, Non-metallic 5640 Wallboard, Building Paper, a nd Thermal Insulation Materials 
5650 Roofing and Siding Materials 5660 Fencing, Fences, and Gates 
5670 Building Components, Prefabricated 
5680 Miscellaneous Cons truction Materials 
6220 Electric Vehicular Lights and Fixtures 6505 Drugs, Biologicals and Official Reagents 6510 Surgical Dressing Materials 
6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment and Supplies 
7030 Automatic Data Processing Software 7050 ADP Components 7105 Household Furniture 7110 Office Furniture 7125 Cabinets, Lockers, Bins, and Shelving 
7195 Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures 
7210 Household Furnishings 7220 Floor Coverings 7230 Draperies, Awnings, and Shades 7240 Household and Commerc ial Utility Containers 
7290 Miscellaneous Household and Comme rcial Furnishings and Appliances 
7310 Food Cooking, Baking, and Serving Equipment 7320 Kitchen Equipment and Appliances 7330 Kitchen Hand Tools and Utensils 7340 Cutlery and Flatware 7350 Tableware 
7360 Sets, Kits, Outfits, and Modules,  Food Preparation and Serving 
7520 Office Devices and Accessories 7530 Stationery and Record Forms 7910 Floor Polishers and Vacuum Cleaning Equipment 7920 Brooms, Brushes, Mops, and Sponges 
7930 Cleaning and Polishing Compounds and Preparations 
8105 Bags and Sacks 8110 Drums and Cans 9150 Oils and Greases:  Cutting, Lubricating, and Hydraulic 9310 Paper and Paperboard 9320 Rubber Fabricated Materials 
9330 Plastics Fabricated Materials 
9340 Glass Fabricated Materials 9350 Refractories and Fire Surfacing Materials 9390 Miscellaneous Fabricated  Non-metallic Materials 
9410 Crude Grades of Plant Materials 
9420 Fibres:  Vegetable, Animal, and Synthetic 
9430 Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible 9440 Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products 9450 Non-metallic Scrap, Except Textile 9610 Ores  GPA/O/RFO/TPKM/1 
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  9620 Minerals, Natural and Synthetic 
9630 Additive Metal Materials and Master Alloys 9640 Iron and Steel Primary and Semifinished Products 9650 Nonferrous Base Metal Refi nery and Intermediate Forms 
9660 Precious Metals Primary Forms 
9670 Iron and Steel Scrap 
9680 Nonferrous Metal Scrap 9905 Signs, Advertising Displays , and Identification Plates 
9910 Jewellery 9915 Collectors and/or Historical Items 
9920 Smokers' Articles and Matches 
9925 Ecclesiastical Equipment, Furnishings, and Supplies 9930 Memorials;  Cemeterial and Mortuary Equipment and supplies 9999 Miscellaneous Items GPA/O/RFO/TPKM/1 
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  ANNEX 5 
 
Services  
 
 
 This Agreement covers the following servi ces, which are identified in accordance with 
document MTN.GNS/W/120.  
  
GNS/W/120 CPC 
Description  
 
1.A.a. 861** Legal services (limited to qualified lawyers under the 
laws of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu)  
1.A.b. 862** Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping services 
 
1.A.c. 863** Taxation services (excluding income tax certification 
services)  
1.A.d. 8671 Architectural services 
 
1.A.e. 8672 Engineering services 
 
1.A.f. 8673 Integrated engineering services 
 
1.A.g. 8674 Urban planning and landscape architectural services 
 
1.B.a. 841 Consultancy services related to the installation of 
computer hardware  
1.B.b. 842 Software implementation services 
 
1.B.c. 843 Data processing services 
 
1.B.d. 844 Database services 
 
1.B.e. 845 Maintenance and repair of office machinery and 
equipment including computers  
 849 Other computer services 
 
1.D.b. 82203**, 82205**  Services incidental to residential and non-residential 
buildings and land sales agents 
 
1.E.b. 83104** Leasing or rental ser vices concerning aircraft without 
operator (excluding cabotage)  
1.E.d. 83106-83109 Leasing or rental  services concerning other machinery 
and equipment without operator   GPA/O/RFO/TPKM/1 
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  GNS/W/120 CPC Description  
 
1.E.e. 8320 Leasing or rental services concerning personal and 
household goods  
1.F.a. 871** Advertising services (limited to TV or radio 
advertisements)  
1.F.b. 864 Market research and public opinion polling services 
 
1.F.c. 865 Management consulting services 
 
1.F.d. 866** Services relating to ma nagement consulting (excluding 
arbitration and conciliation services)  
1.F.e. 8676 Technical testing and analysis services 
 
1.F.f. 88110**, 88120** 
88140** Consulting services incidental to Agriculture, Animal 
Husbandry and Forestry  
1.F.h. 883, 5115 Services incidental to mining 
 
1.F.i. 884**, 885 Services incidental to manufacturing (excluding 
CPC 88442 publishing and printing on a fee or contract basis)  
1.F.m. 8675 Related scientific a nd technical consulting services 
 
1.F.n. 633, 8861-8866 Maintenance a nd repair of equipment (excluding 
maritime vessel, aircraft or other transport equipment)  
1.F.o. 874 Building-cleaning services 
 
1.F.p. 875 Photographic services 
 
1.F.q. 876 Packaging services 
 
1.F.t. 87905 Translation and interpretation services 
 
1.F.s. 87909 Convention services 
 
2.B. 7512** Land-based inte rnational courier services 
 
2.C.a. 7521** Voice telephone services 
 
2.C.b. 7523** Packet-switched data transmission services 
 
2.C.c. 7523** Circuit-switched data transmission services 
 
2.C.d. 7523** Telex services 
 
2.C.e. 7522 Telegraph services 
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  GNS/W/120 CPC 
Description  
 
2.C.f. 7521**, 7529** Facsimile services 
 
2.C.g. 7522**, 7523** Private leased circuit services 
 
2.C.h. 7523** Electronic mail 
 
2.C.i. 7523** Voice mail 
 
2.C.j. 7523** On-line inform ation and data-base retrieval 
 
2.C.k. 7523** Electronic data interchange (EDI) 
 
2.C.l. 7523** 
 Enhanced/value-added facsimile services including 
store and forward, store and retrieval 
 
2.C.m. 7523** Code and protocol conversion services 
 
2.C.n. 843** On-line informa tion and/or data processing 
 
2.C.o. 75213* Cellular mobile phone services 
 
2.C.o. 7523**, 75213* Trunked radio services 
 
2.C.o. 7523** Mobile data services 
 
2.C.o. 75291* Radio paging services 
 
2.D.a. 96112  Motion picture or video tape production services 
 
2.D.a. 96113  Motion picture or video tape distribution services 
 
2.D.b. 96121   Motion picture projection  
 
2.D.b. 96122   Video-tape projection services 
 
6.A. 9401 Sewage services 
 
6.B. 9402 Refuse disposal services 
 
6.C. 9403 Sanitation and similar services 
 
6.D.  Others: 
 
 9404 - Cleaning services of exhaust gases 
 
 9405 - Noise abatement services 
 
 9409 - Other environmental protection 
services not elsewhere classified 
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  GNS/W/120 CPC Description  
 
7.A. 812**, 814** Insurance services 
 
7.B ex 81** Banking and Investment Services 
 
9.A 64110** Hotel lodging services 
 
9.A 642 Food serving services 
 
9.B. 7471 Travel agencies and tour operators services 
 
11.C.a. 8868** Maintenance and repair of civil aircraft 
 
11.E.d. 8868** Maintenance and repa ir of rail transport equipment 
 
11.F.d. 6112, 8867 Maintenance and re pair of road transport equipment 
 
  
Notes to Annex 5  
 
1. The symbol of asterisk (*) indicates that the service specified is a component of a more aggregated CPC item.  The symbol of double ast erisks (**) indicates that the service specified 
constitutes only a part of the total range of  activities covered by the CPC concordance. 
 
2. The procurement of telecommunications onl y covers enhanced/value-added services for the 
supply of which the underlying te lecommunications facilities are leas ed from providers of public 
telecommunications transport networks.  3. This Agreement does not cover:  
- research and development; 
 
- coin minting; 
 
- all services, with reference to those goods purchased by the Ministry of National 
Defense which are not identified as subj ect to coverage by this Agreement. 
 4. The procurement of banking and investment services does not cover the following:  
- procurements for financial services in c onnection with the issue, sale, purchase or 
transfer of securities or other financial instruments, and central bank services. 
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ANNEX 6 
 
Construction Services  
  
List of construction services covered:  
 
 All services contained in Division 51 CPC.  
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  ANNEX 7 
 
General Notes 
 
 
1. Where another Party applies a threshold that is higher than that applied by the Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, this Agreement applies only to those 
procurements above the higher threshold for that par ticular Party for the relevant procurement.  (This 
Note does not apply to suppliers of the United Stat es and Israel in procurement of goods, services and 
construction services by entities listed in Annex 2.) 
 
2. Until such time as the Separate Customs Terr itory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu has 
accepted that the Parties concerned provide access for the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu suppliers and service pr oviders to their own markets, the Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu shall not extend the benefits of this 
Agreement to suppliers and service providers of the Parties concerned.  A service listed in Annex 5 or 
construction service in Annex 6 is covered with respect  to a particular Party only to the extent that 
such Party has provided reciprocal access to that service.  3. This Agreement does not cover procurement made by a covered entity on behalf of a non-
covered entity. 
 
4. Where a contract to be awarded by an entit y is not covered by this Agreement, this 
Agreement shall not be construed to cover any goods or service component of that contract. 
 5. This Agreement does not cover procurement: 
 
- for the acquisition or rental of land, ex isting buildings, other immovable property or 
concerning rights thereon; 
 
- for the acquisition, development, pr oduction or co-production of programme 
materials by broadcasters and procurement for broadcasting time; 
 
- procurement of employment. 
 6. This Agreement does not cover:  
- contracts awarded under an internationa l agreement and intended for the joint 
implementation or exploitation of a project; 
 
- contracts awarded under the particular pro cedure of an international organization; 
 
- procurement made with a view to resale or to using in the production of supplies or 
services for sale; 
 
- procurement of agricultural products made  in furtherance of agricultural support 
programmes and human feeding programmes; 
 
- procurement of the following goods and ser vices (including construction) relating to 
the electricity and transport projects. 
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  Exclusions regarding electricity (goods) 
 
HS 8402 Steam or other vapour generating boilers 
HS 8404 Auxiliary plant for use with boilers  
HS 8410 Hydraulic turbines, water wheels, and regulators 
HS 8501 Electric motors and generators 
HS 8502 Electric generating sets 
HS 8504 Electrical transformers and converters 
HS 8532 Power capacitors 
HS 8535 Electrical switches, breakers, switch-gears (for a voltage exceeding 
1,000 volts) 
HS 8536 Electrical switches, breakers, switch-gears (for a voltage not exceeding 
1,000 volts) 
HS 8537 Switch boards, controller panels 
HS 8544 Power cables (including optical fibre cables) 
HS 9028 Electricity supply meter 
 
- Notwithstanding the above, this Agreemen t covers procurement of HS codes 8402, 
8404, 8410, 8501 (electric motors with capac ity of 22 megawatts or greater, electric 
generators with capacity of 50 megawatts or greater), 850164, 8502, 8504 (electrical 
transformers and static converters, with capacity of 1 to 600 megawatts), and 8544 
(cable related to telecommunications appli cations) for the goods and suppliers of the 
United States;  the European Union;  Jap an;  Switzerland;  Canada;  Norway;  
Iceland;  Hong Kong, China;  Singapore;  and Israel. 
 
- Notwithstanding the above, this Agreemen t covers procurement of HS codes 8402, 
8404, 8410, 850164 and 8502 for the goods and suppliers of Korea. 
 Exclusions regarding electricity (services and constructions)  
CPC 51340 Power transmission line construction work 
CPC 51360 Power plant and substation construction work 
CPC 51649 Power transmission and distribution automation system construction work 
CPC 52262 Power plant construction engineering work 
CPC 86724 Power transmission, distribution and substation engineering design services 
CPC 86725 Power plant engineering design services 
CPC 86726 Power transmission and distributio n automation system engineering design 
services 
CPC 86739 Integrated engineering services for power transmission and distribution 
turnkey projects 
 
- Notwithstanding the above, this Agreemen t covers procurement of CPC codes 51340, 
51360 and 51649 for the service providers of Korea;  the European Union;  Japan;  the United States;  Switzerland;  Canada;  Norway;  Iceland;  Hong Kong, China;  Singapore;  and Israel. 
 
- Notwithstanding the above, this Agreemen t covers procurement of CPC code 52262 
for the service providers of Korea;  the European Union;  the United States;  
Switzerland;  Canada;  Norway;  Iceland;  Hong Kong, China;  Singapore;  and Israel. 
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  - Notwithstanding the above, this Agreement covers procurement of CPC codes 86724, 
86725, 86726 and 86739  for the services providers of the United States;  Canada;  
Korea;  the European Union;  Japan;  Switzerland;  Norway;  Iceland;  Hong Kong, China;  Singapore;  and Israel. 
 
Exclusions regarding transport 
 
HS 8601 Rail locomotives, powered from an external source of electricity or by 
electric accumulators 
HS 8603 Self-propelled railway or trainway , coaches, vans and trucks, other than 
those of heading. 
HS 8605 Railway or trainway passenger coaches, not self-propelled, luggage van, 
post office coaches and other special pu rpose railway or trainway coaches, 
not self-propelled 
HS 8607 Parts of railway or trainway locomotives or rolling stock 
HS 8608 Railway or trainway track fixt ures and fittings, mechanical (including 
electro-mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment fo r 
railways, roads, inland waterways, pa rking facility, port installations o r 
airfields, parts of the foregoing 
 
- Notwithstanding the above, this Agreement covers procurement of  HS code 8608 for 
the goods and suppliers of the United States;  Canada;  the European Union;  Japan;  
Switzerland;  Norway;  Iceland;  Hong Kong, China;  Singapore;  and Israel. 
 
- Notwithstanding the above, this Agreemen t covers procurement of HS code 8601, 
8603, 8605 and 8607 for the goods and suppliers of Canada;  the European Union;  
Japan;  Norway;  Iceland;  Hong Kong, China;  Singapore;  and Israel.  For a period 
of 10 years from the date of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu's accession to the WTO, up to 50 per cent of the procurement amount can be used by the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu for offset purposes. 
 
7. Procurement in terms of the Separate Cu stoms Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu's coverage does not cover non-contractual agre ements or any form of government assistance, 
including, but not limited to, cooperative agreements , grants, loans, guarantees, fiscal incentives, and 
governmental provision of goods and services to pers ons or governmental authorities not specifically 
covered under the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu's Annexes to 
this Agreement. 
 8. The provision of services, including construc tion services, in the context of procurement 
procedures according to this Agreement is subject  to the conditions and qualifications for market 
access and national treatment as will be required by the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu in confor mity with commitments under GATS. 
 
9. This Agreement does not cover procurements  in respect of national security exceptions 
including procurements made in support of safegua rding nuclear materials, radwaste management, or 
technology.  
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