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WORLD TRADE GPA/W/41
23May1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2179)
Committee onGovernment Procurement Original: English
MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX IOFTHE UNITED STATES
Communication from theUnited States
Thefollowing communication fromthePermanent Representative oftheUnited States tothe
WTO wasreceived on23May1997, withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheParties totheAgreement
onGovernment Procurement (1994).
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Iamwriting toyouconcerning themodifications toAppendix IoftheGovernment Procurement
Agreement, which follow onfrom theagreement reached between theUnited States ofAmerica and
Switzerland. Article XXIV oftheAgreement contains theprovisions onitsentry intoforce andit
isinconformity withparagraph 6(a)ofArticle XXIV thatIhereby inform youofmodifications to
theUnited States General Notes inAppendix IoftheAgreement.
Inaccordance withourunderstanding withtheGovernment ofSwitzerland, youshould today
receive aparallel communication from theSwiss Delegation.
TheenclosedcommunicationshouldbecirculatedtoMembersoftheCommitteeonGovernment
Procurement inadocument dated 23May1997sothatthemodification willbecome effective 30days
from thatdateprovided there isnoobjection.GPA/W/41
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ANNEX
COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TOMODIFICATIONS
TOAPPENDIX IOFTHE AGREEMENT ONGOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Pursuant toArticle XXIV, paragraph 6(a)oftheAgreement onGovernment Procurement,
theGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica submits totheCommittee onGovernment Procurement
thefollowing modification ofaminor nature totheUnited States General Notes inAppendix Iofthe
Agreement:
InGeneral Note 5,delete "Switzerland".GPA/W/41
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ATTACHMENT
AMENDMENTS TOTHE SWISS APPENDIX I
WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT
1. InGeneral Note1,delete "United States" withrespect toentities inAnnex 2andentities in
theelectricity andportsectors.