WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIORESTRICTED 
GPA/O/NOR/1 
20 December 2004 
 (04-5586) 
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 
  
 The following communication, dated 16 December 2004, 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 
 
 
 La communication ci-après, datée du 16 décembr e 2004, 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 Noruega
1 
 
  La siguiente comunicación, de fecha de 16 diciembre de 2004, se distribuye a petición de la delegación de Noruega.  
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. GPA/O/NOR/1 
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 NORWAY’S REQUESTS UNDER THE NEGOTIATIONS ON EXTENSION OF COVERAGE 
AND ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATORY MEASURES AND PRACTICES IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XXIV:7(b) AND (c) OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
  
 With reference to the Decision of the Co mmittee on Government Pr ocurement on Modalities 
for the Negotiations on Extensi on of Coverage and Elimination of Discriminatory Measures and 
Practices (GPA/79, 19 July 2004), please find enclosed  Norway's initial request to the other Parties to 
the Agreement on Government Procurement.  
  Norway reserves the right to modify its initia l request in light of the development of the 
bilateral negotiations which are sche duled to take place after the tabling of initial requests and offers. 
  GPA/O/NOR/1 
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 ANNEX 1 
 
 
 Request for thresholds Annex 1 entities: 
 Supplies   
Threshold : SDR 130,000  
 Services  (specified in Annex 4) 
Threshold : SDR 130,000  
 Works   (specified in Annex 5) 
Threshold : SDR 5,000,000 
 
 
Request for entities*:  
 All central governmental (State/federal) entities, including Ministries and sub-entities**   
Notes to Annex 1  
 
* The request does not include a request for expansion of the current Annex 1 with regard to procurement 
of military supplies, equipments or systems. 
** Does not include entities requested for in Annex 2 "separate bodies governed by public law" or 
Annex 3. 
 
 Note:  The request also includes "tied aid" procurements.  GPA/O/NOR/1 
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 ANNEX 2 
 
  Request for thresholds Annex 2 entities: 
 Supplies  
Threshold : SDR 200,000 
 Services  (specified in Annex 4) 
Threshold : SDR 200,000 
 Works   (specified in Annex 5) 
Threshold : SDR 5,000,000
 
 
 
Request for entities: 
 1. All contracting authorities of  the regional or local public authorities (all stat es, counties and 
municipalities) 
 2. All bodies governed by public la w, or associations formed by one  or more such authorities or 
bodies governed by public law*
 
 
 
Notes to Annex 2  
 
*A body is considered to be governed by public law when it: 
 
 - is established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not being of a commercial 
or industrial nature, and 
 
 - has legal personality, and  
 - is financed for the most part by the State, 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 memb ers are appointed by the State, regional or local 
authorities, or other bodies governed by public law. 
 
 
Note:  The request also includes "tied aid" procurements.   GPA/O/NOR/1 
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 ANNEX 3 
 
  Request for thresholds Annex 3 entities: 
 Supplies  
Threshold : SDR 400,000 
 Services  (specified in Annex 4) 
Threshold : SDR 400,000 
 Works   (specified in Annex 5) 
Threshold : SDR 5,000,000 
 
 
Request for entities: 
 All public* authorities or public undertakings**, whic h 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 operation of networks providing a service to the public in the field of urban 
transport by railway, automated systems,  tramway, trolley bus, bus or cable. 
 
(f) the provision of postal services 
  
Notes to Annex 3  
 
* State/federal, regional, local, bodies governed by public law.   
** A "public undertaking" is any undertaking over whic h 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. GPA/O/NOR/1 
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ANNEX 4 
 
Services 
 
The request includes the following services
*: 
 
Subject   CPC Reference No.  
 Maintenance and repair se rvices 6112, 6122, 633, 886 
 Land transport services, including arm oured car  712 (except 712235), 7512, 87304 
services, and courier serv ices, except transport  
of mail  
Air transport services of passenge rs and freight, 73 (except 7321) 
except transport of mail  Transport of mail by land, except rail, and by air 71235, 7321  
Telecommunications services 752**  (except 7524, 7525, 7526) 
 Financial services ex 81   (a) Insurance services 812, 814 
 (b) Banking and investment services***  
 Computer and related services 84  Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services 862  
Market research and public  opinion polling services 864 
 Management consulting serv ices and related  865, 866**** 
services  
Architectural services;  engineering services  867 
and integrated engineering services, urban planning 
and landscape architectural services;  related  scientific and technical consulting services;  technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services 
 
Advertising services 871  Building-cleaning services and property  874, 82201-82206 management services 
 
Publishing and printing services on a fee or contract basis 88442 
 Sewage and refuse disposal;  94 sanitation and similar services  GPA/O/NOR/1 
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Notes to Annex 4  
 
* except for services which entities have to procure from another entity pursuant to an exclusive right 
established by a published law, regulation or administrative provision. 
** except voice telephony, telex, radiotelephony, paging and satellite services. 
*** except contracts for financial services in connection with the issue, sale, purchase, or transfer of securities 
or other financial instruments, and central bank services. 
**** except arbitrations and conciliation services.  
 GPA/O/NOR/1 
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 ANNEX 5 
 
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. 
 
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