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JAPANANNEX 3
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordancewith the Provisions of this Agreement
Supplies
Threshold:
130 thousand SDR

List of Entities:
1. Group A-Japan Water Agency
Japan Regional Development Corporation
Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation(a)(d)Narita International Airport Corporation
East Nippon Expressway Company Limited
Central Nippon Expressway Company LimitedWest Nippon Expressway Company Limited
Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited
Hanshin Expressway Company Limited
Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway CompanyLimited
Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment
AgencyUrban Development Corporation (a)Japan Science and Technology Agency
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (b)Japan Environmental Safety Corporation
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Welfare and Medical Service Agency
Government Pension Investment FundAgriculture and Livestock Industries
Corporation
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation(c)-Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation
Japan Post
Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization
Employment and Human Resources Development
Organization of Japan
Okinawa Development Finance Corporation
Japan Finance Corporation
Japan Housing Finance Agency
Japan Finance Corporation for MunicipalEnterprises
Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. (a)Japan Tobacco Inc.
Hokkaido Railway Company (a)East Japan Railway Company (a)Central Japan Railway Company (a)West Japan Railway Company (a)Shikoku Railway Company (a)Kyushu Railway Company (a)Japan Freight Railway Company (a)Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f)Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Co. (f)Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Co. (f)Northern Territories Issue Association
National Consumer Affairs Center of JapanRIKEN (b)Environmental Restoration and Conservation
AgencyFund for the Promotion and Development of theAmami Islands
Japan Foundation
Japan Student Services Organization

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Supplies (cont'd)---

Japan Arts Council
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
University of the Air Foundation
National Agency for the Advancement of Sportsand HealthSocial Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund
National Center for Persons with SevereIntellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono
Japan Racing Association
Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestryand Fishery Corporation Personnel
The National Association of Racing
Farmers' Pension Fund
Keirin Promotion Association (A juridical
person designated as such pursuant to theBicycle Racing Law)
Japan External Trade Organization
Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association (Ajuridical person designated as such pursuant tothe Auto Racing Law)
New Energy and Industrial TechnologyDevelopment Organization
Japan National Tourist Organization
The Japan Institute for Labour Policy andTraining
Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties andRetirement of Volunteer Firemen
Corporation for Advanced Transport andTechnology (e)The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation forPrivate Schools of Japan
Organization for Workers' Retirement
Allowance Mutual Aid-National Science Museum
National Institute for Materials Science
National Research Institute for Earth Science andDisaster Prevention
National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
National Institute of Radiological Sciences
National Museum of Art
National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
National Center for Teachers' Development
National Institute of Health and Nutrition
National Institute of Industrial Safety
National Institute of Industrial Health
Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center
National Center for Seeds and Seedlings
National Livestock Breeding Center
National Agriculture and Food Research
Organization
National Fisheries University
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
Japan International Research Center for
Agricultural Sciences
Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteFisheries Research Agency
Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
National Center for Industrial Property Informationand Training
Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Scienceand Technology
National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
Public Works Research Institute
Building Research InstituteJapan Health Insurance Association

2. Group B-National Archives of Japan
National Institute of Information andCommunications Technology
National Research Institute of Fire and DisasterNational Research Institute of Brewing
National Center for University Entrance
Examinations
National Institute of Special Needs Education
National Institution for Youth Education
National Women's Education Center

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JAPANSupplies (cont'd)----National Traffic Safety and Environment
Laboratory
National Maritime Research InstitutePort and Airport Research InstituteElectronic Navigation Research Institute
Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido
Marine Technical Education Agency
National Institute for Sea Training
Civil Aviation College
National Institute for Environmental Studies
Labor Management Organization for USFJ
Employees
National Agency for Vehicle Inspection
National Statistics CenterJapan Mint
National Printing Bureau
Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization
National Hospital Organization
National University Corporation
Inter-University Research Institute Corporation
Institute of National Colleges of Technology,
Japan
National Institution for Academic Degrees andUniversity Evaluation
Center for National University Finance andManagement-ServicesThreshold:Construction services:
4,500 thousand SDR for Japan Post in Group A
15,000 thousand SDR for all other entities inGroup A
4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B-Page 3/5

Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation(a)(d)
Narita International Airport Corporation
East Nippon Expressway Company Limited
Central Nippon Expressway Company LimitedWest Nippon Expressway Company Limited
Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited
Hanshin Expressway Company Limited
Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway CompanyLimited
Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment
AgencyUrban Development Corporation (a)Japan Science and Technology Agency
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (b)Japan Environmental Safety Corporation
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Welfare and Medical Service Agency
Government Pension Investment Fund
Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (c)Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation
Japan Post
Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization
Employment and Human Resources Development
Organization of Japan
Okinawa Development Finance Corporation
Japan Finance Corporation
Japan Housing Finance Agency
Japan Finance Corporation for MunicipalEnterprisesDevelopment Bank of Japan Inc.
Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. (a)Japan Tobacco Inc. (g)Hokkaido Railway Company (a)(g)East Japan Railway Company (a)(g)Central Japan Railway Company (a)(g)West Japan Railway Company (a)(g)Shikoku Railway Company (a)(g)Kyushu Railway Company (a)(g)Architectural, engineering and other technicalservices covered by this Agreement:
450 thousand SDR

Other services: 130 thousand SDR
List of Entities which procure the services, specified
in Annex 4:
1. Group A-

Japan Water Agency
Japan Regional Development Corporation

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Services (cont'd)---

Japan Freight Railway Company (a)(g)Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f)(g)Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Co. (f)(g)Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Co.
(f)(g)
Northern Territories Issue Association
National Consumer Affairs Center of JapanRIKEN (b)Environmental Restoration and Conservation
AgencyFund for the Promotion and Development of theAmami Islands
Japan Foundation
Japan Student Services Organization
Japan Arts Council
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
University of the Air Foundation
National Agency for the Advancement of Sports
and HealthSocial Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund
National Center for Persons with SevereIntellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono
Japan Racing Association
Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestryand Fishery Corporation Personnel
The National Association of Racing
Farmers' Pension FundKeirin Promotion Association (A juridical
person designated as such pursuant to theBicycle Racing Law)
Japan External Trade Organization
Motorcycle Racing Promotion Association (Ajuridical person designated as such pursuant tothe Auto Racing Law)
New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization
Japan National Tourist Organization
The Japan Institute for Labour Policy andTraining
Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties andRetirement of Volunteer Firemen
Corporation for Advanced Transport andTechnology (e)The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation forPrivate Schools of Japan
Organization for Workers' RetirementAllowance Mutual Aid

2. Group B-National Archives of Japan
National Institute of Information andCommunications Technology
National Research Institute of Fire and DisasterNational Research Institute of Brewing
National Center for University Entrance
Examinations
National Institute of Special Needs Education
National Institution for Youth Education
National Women's Education Center
National Science Museum
National Institute for Materials Science
National Research Institute for Earth Science andDisaster Prevention
National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
National Institute of Radiological Sciences
National Museum of Art
National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
National Center for Teachers' Development
National Institute of Health and Nutrition
National Institute of Industrial Safety
National Institute of Industrial Health
Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center
National Center for Seeds and Seedlings
National Livestock Breeding Center
National Agriculture and Food Research
Organization
National Fisheries University
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
Japan International Research Center for
Agricultural Sciences
Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteJapan Health Insurance Association

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JAPANPage 5/5Services (cont'd)-Fisheries Research Agency
Research Institute of Economy, Trade andIndustry
National Center for Industrial Property
Information and Training
Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology
National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
Public Works Research Institute
Building Research InstituteNational Traffic Safety and Environment
Laboratory
National Maritime Research InstitutePort and Airport Research InstituteElectronic Navigation Research Institute
Civil Engineering Research Institute ofHokkaido
Marine Technical Education Agency
National Institute for Sea Training
Civil Aviation College
National Institute for Environmental Studies
Labor Management Organization for USFJ
Employees
National Agency for Vehicle Inspection
National Statistics Center
Japan Mint
National Printing Bureau
Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization
National Hospital Organization
National University Corporation
Inter-University Research Institute Corporation
Institute of National Colleges of Technology,
Japan
National Institution for Academic Degrees andUniversity Evaluation
Center for National University Finance andManagement

2. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts to beawarded to co-operatives or associations inaccordance with laws and regulations existing at thetime of the entry into force of this Agreement forJapan.
3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts which
the entities in Group A award for purposes of their
daily profit-making activities which are exposed tocompetitive forces in markets. This note shall not be
used in a manner which circumvents the provisionsof this Agreement.
4.

Notes to specific entities:(a)(b) Procurement which could lead to thedisclosure of information incompatible withthe purpose of the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons or withinternational agreements on intellectual
property rights is not included. Procurement
for safety-related activities aiming atutilization and management of radioactive
materials and responding to emergencies ofnuclear installation is not included.
(c)Procurement related to geological andgeophysical survey is not included.

(d) Procurement of advertising services,
construction services and real estate services
is not included.
(e)Procurement of ships to be jointly owned
with private companies is not included.

(f)Procurement of public electrical telecommunications equipment and of services
related to operational safety oftelecommunications is not included.

Notes to Annex 3
1. Products and services procured with a view toresale or with a view to use in the production of
goods for sale are not included.

Procurement related to operational safety oftransportation is not included.

(g) Procurement of the services specified in
Annex 4, other than construction services, isnot included.

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