RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  GPA/O/ABW/1 
9 December 2008 
 (08-6094) 
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 the Kingdom of the Netherlands with respect to Aruba
1 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 9 December 2008, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands with respect to Aruba. 
 
 
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 Royaume des Pays-Bas pour le compte d'Aruba
1 
   La communication ci-après, datée du 9 décemb re 2008, est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation du Royaume des Pays-Bas pour le compte d'Aruba. 
 
 
Comité de Contratación Pública 
 
 
NEGOCIACIONES 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 Reino de los Países Bajos con respecto a Aruba1 
   La siguiente comunicación, de fecha de 9 de diciembre de 2008, se distribuye a petición de la delegación del Reino de los Países Bajos con respecto a Aruba.  
                                                     
 
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. GPA/O/ABW/1 
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INITIAL OFFER OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS  
WITH RESPECT TO ARUBA 
 
 
 With reference to the Decision of the Co mmittee on Government Procurement on Modalities 
for the Negotiations on Extensi on of Coverage and Elimination of Discriminatory Measures and 
Practices (GPA/79, 19 July 2004 and GPA/79/add. 1, 22 July 2005), please find enclosed the initial 
offer of the Kingdom of the Netherlands with respec t to Aruba to other Parties to the Agreement on 
Government Procurement. 
 
 The initial offer includes lowering Annex 1 thr esholds, a complete coverage of construction 
services, extra Annex 1 entities and services coverage.  In addition, some Annex 3 entities have been 
deleted.  
 The offer also reflects some changes in nomenclature which do not affect the coverage and 
will be subject to a Article XXIV:6 procedure.   The Kingdom of the Netherlands with respect to Aruba reserves the right to withdraw or modify its initial offer in light of the development of the bilateral negotiations which are scheduled to 
take place after the tabling of initial offers.  
 The format of this offer is based on the cu rrent annexes of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 
with respect to Aruba.  GPA/O/ABW/1 
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ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities Wh ich Procure in Accordance  
With the Provisions of the Agreement  
  
Supplies  
Threshold :  SDR 100,000 
 Services  (specified in Annex 4) 
Threshold :  SDR  100,000 
 Works    (specified in Annex 5) 
Threshold :  SDR 4,000,000 
 
 
List of Entities : 
 Ministry of General Affairs (not including Veiligheids Dienst Aruba) Ministry of Education, Social Affairs and Infrastructure Ministry of Tourism and Transport 
Ministry of Health, Environment and Administrative Affairs 
Ministry of Justice Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Ministry of Labour, Culture and Sport Parliament of Aruba 
Raad van Advies 
ARA DOW Serlimar SVB AZV 
IMSAN (Instituto Medico San Nicolas) 
WIF  GPA/O/ABW/1 
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ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Government Entities Wh ich Procure in Accordance  
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
  
 Non-applicable for Aruba (Aruba does not have any sub-central governments). 
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ANNEX 3 
 
All other Entities Which Procure in Accordance  
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
  
Supplies  
Threshold :  SDR 400,000 
 Services   (specified in Annex 4)* 
Threshold :  SDR 400,000 
 Works    (specified in Annex 5) 
Threshold :  SDR 5,000,000 
 
 
List of Entities : 
 Arubus N.V. (Public Transport Company) Freezone Aruba NV Aruba Post NV 
CAP NV 
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ANNEX 4 
 
Services  
 
 
 Of the Universal List of Services, as contained in document MTN.GNS/W/120, the following 
services are included:   
Subject        CPC Reference N  
 
Legal services       861  Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services   862  
Taxation services      863 
 Engineering services      8672  Computer services      841  
Management consulting services    865 
 Services related to management consulting   866  Building cleaning services     874 
 
Franchising       8929  Financial services      ex 81 (a) Insurance services      (b) Banking and investment services
*    
 
Banking and securities trade     811, 813  Hotel lodging services      6411  
Entertainment services      9619 
 Recreation park and beach services    96491  Sporting services      9641  
Shipping (freight and passe nger transport)   72 
 Maritime auxiliary services: cargo handling   741  Freight transport: agency services/freight forwarding  748 
 
                                                     
 
* Except contracts for financial serv ices in connection with the issue,  sale, purchase, or transfer of 
securities or other financial instruments, and central bank services.  GPA/O/ABW/1 
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Maritime auxiliary services: storage/warehousing  742  Road transport       71231, 71234, 71239 Real Estate Services      821,822  
Publishing/printing services     88442 
 Adult/other education services     924,929  Courier services       7512 
 
Market research and opinion polling services   864  Advertising services      871  
Packaging services      876 
 Hotel and similar accommodation services   641  GPA/O/ABW/1 
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ANNEX 5 
 
Construction Services  
 
 List of Construction Services 
 
Construction and related e ngineering services    51 
  
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