WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIORESTRICTED 
GPA/O/CAN/1/Add.1 
18 May 2005 
 (05-2011) 
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 Canada
1 
 
Addendum 
 
 The following communication, dated 11 May 2005, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada. 
 
 
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 du Canada
1 
 
Addendum 
 
 La communication ci-après, datée du 11 mai 2005, est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation du Canada. 
 
 
Comité de Contratación Pública 
 
 
NEGOCIACIÓN SOBRE LA AMPLIACIÓN DEL ÁMBITO DE APLICACIÓN Y  
LA ELIMINACIÓN DE LAS MEDIDAS Y PRÁCTICAS DISCRIMINATORIAS  
DE CONFORMIDAD CON LOS APARTADOS b) Y c) DEL PÁRRAFO 7  
DEL ARTÍCULO XXIV DEL ACUERDO SOBRE  
CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA  
 
Comunicación del Canadá1 
 
Addendum 
 
 La siguiente comunicación, de fecha de 11 ma yo de 2005, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación del Canadá. 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. GPA/O/CAN/1/Add.1 
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NEGOTIATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XXIV:7(b) AND (c) OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT  
 
 
 
 Canada hereby submits the fo llowing updated non-exhaustive list of other GPA Parties' Notes 
dealing with general exclusions of reciprocity a nd scope of procurement which are to be found in 
Section A, paragraphs (f) and (k) of Canada's Initia l Requests to All Other Parties of the Agreement 
on Government Procurement contained in doc ument GPA/O/CAN/1 of 22 December 2004. 
 
 Canada further reserves the right to make an y additional technical change or correction. 
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SECTION A, PARAGRAPH (f)  
 
Updated List to Canada's Initial Re quest to All Other Parties of the 
Agreement on Government Procurement 
 
   Canada proposes that all Parties of the Agreement on Government Procurement revise their current GPA commitments in acco rdance with the following: 
 
(f) eliminate all general exclusions of reciprocity  and, where Parties agree an entity or 
product-based exclusion is necessary, use a more transparent approach; 
 
Based on current listings, Notes that could be considered for elimination include: 
 
• United States:  General Note 8. 
• European Communities:  General Note 1, fourth tiret. 
• Iceland:  General Note 3. 
• Japan:  General Note 2. 
• Korea:  General Note 3. 
• Liechtenstein:  General Note 1, third tiret. 
• Norway:  General Note 1, fourth tiret. 
• Switzerland:  General Note 1, fourth tiret. 
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SECTION A, PARAGRAPH (k)  
 
Updated List to Canada's Initial Re quest to All Other Parties of the 
Agreement on Government Procurement 
 
  
 Canada proposes that all Parties of the Agreement on Government Procurement revise their 
current GPA commitments in acco rdance with the following: 
 
(k) consider whether the many notes in Appendix I related to the scope of procurement 
can be accommodated through revision to the text, thus permitting their deletion from 
Appendix I. 
 
Based on current listings, Parties and Genera l Notes that could be considered for 
elimination include: 
 
- United States: 
General Notes 2, 3 and 4; 
Note 4 of Annex 2; Note to paragraph 1 of Annex 4. 
 
- European Communities: 
General Note 3, fifth tiret; 
General Note 4; General Note 7, second and third tirets; General Note 8, first tiret; General Note 11; Notes to Annex 4, second tiret. 
 
- Iceland: 
General Note 3, third tiret; General Note 5, third, fourth and fifth tirets; General Note 6, first, third and fourth tirets; 
General Note 7; 
Note 1 to Annex 3; Notes to Annex 4, third tiret. 
 
- Israel: 
General Notes 1 and 3. 
 
- Japan: 
Notes 2 and 3 to Annex 1; Notes 2, 3 and 4 to Annex 2; Notes 1 and 2 to Annex 3. 
 
- Korea: 
Note 2 to Annex 1; Note 2 to Annex 2; Note 1 to Annex 3. 
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- Liechtenstein: 
General Note 3, fourth tiret; General Note 4; Notes 1, 2 and 6 to Annex 3; Notes 1 to 4 of Annex 4; 
Footnote 2 to Annex 4. 
 
- Norway: 
General Note 3, fourth tiret; General Note 5, third, fourth and fifth tirets; 
General Note 6, first, third and fourth tirets; 
General Notes 7 and 9; Note 1 of Annex 3; Notes to Annex 4, third tiret. 
 
- Singapore: 
Note 2 to each of Annexes 1, 3, 4 and 5. 
 
- Switzerland: 
General Note 3, fourth tiret; General Note 4; 
Notes 1, 2 and 6 to Annex 3; 
Footnote 2 to Annex 4; Notes 1 to 4 of Annex 4. 
 
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