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ORGANIZATION  GPA/103/Add.1 
10 December 2009 
 
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REPORT (2009) OF THE COMMIT TEE ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
Addendum
 
  I. GENERAL  
1. In view of exigencies related to the 2009 Mi nisterial Conference, the Committee's Annual 
Report to the General Council for the period sin ce the Committee last reported has already been 
approved by the Committee and submitted to  the General Council (GPA/103, dated 
12 November 2009).  This Addendum  reflects developments subsequent to the circulation of the 
Report.  
2. A further informal meeting of the Committee w as held on 9 December 2009.  In the course of 
the informal sessions, consideration was given to:  (i) accessions to the Agreement;  (ii) coverage-related issues, in cluding the negotiations under Ar ticle XXIV:7(b) and (c);  and 
(iii) issues related to the provisionally agreed revise d text of the Agreement.  As part of the latter 
discussion, consideration was given to a non-paper by Japan regarding the draft decision of the 
Committee on indicative criteria concerning the elimin ation of government influence and control over 
covered entities.
1  A further consultation was also held on the subject of notifications under the 
Agreement. 
3. The Committee on Government Procurement he ld a formal meeting on the afternoon of 
9 December 2009.  The meeting considered the following main agenda items: 
A. Accessions to the Agreement on Government Procurement. 
B. Implementation of the Agreement – Notifi cation of Thresholds, Statistical Reporting 
and the Review of National Implementing Legislation. 
C. Modification to the Appendices to the Agreement. D. The Negotiations Under Article XXIV:7. E. Annual Review of Implementation and Oper ation of the Agreement, and Approval of 
an Addendum to the Committee's Annua l Report to the General Council. 
F. Dates for the Committee's Planned Meetings in 2010. 
 
II. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT AND NOTIFICATIONS 
4. The following developments regarding the im plementation of the Agreement which took 
place subsequent to the circulation of the Committee's Report (GPA/103) may be noted: 
                                                     
 
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  A. 
THRESHOLDS  
5. In accordance with the Decision on Modalities for Notifying Threshold Figures in National 
Currencies2, Hong Kong, China has provided informati on on its threshold figures expressed in 
national currencies for 2010/11.3 
B. STATISTICAL REPORTING  
6. In accordance with Article XIX:5 of the Agreement on Government Procurement, 
Hong Kong, China has notified its statistical reports for the year 2008.4 
C. MODIFICATIONS TO THE APPENDICES OF THE AGREEMENT  
 Proposed modifications that remain outstanding 
7. As to outstanding proposed modifications, th e following developments have taken place since 
the circulation of the Committee's Report5: 
  (i) Notification by Japan
 concerning proposed modifications relating to: 
   - National Aerospace Laboratory
6 
 
  Follow-up questions from the EC7 to Japan's replies8 to its earlier questions9 were 
circulated on 26 November 2009. 
  (ii) Notification by Switzerland
: 
 
  Proposed modifications to Appendices II and III of Switzerland were circulated on 
1 December 2009.10 
 
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2 GPA/1, dated 5 March 1996, Annex 3. 
3 GPA/W/309, dated 27 November 2009. 
4 GPA/102/Add.1, dated 7 December 2009. 
5 GPA/103, dated 12 November 2009. 
6 GPA/W/275, dated 23 September 2003. 
7 GPA/MOD/JPN/41. 
8 GPA/MOD/JPN/35, dated 10 March 2009. 
9 GPA/W/291, dated 29 January 2004. 
10 GPA/MOD/CHE/1.