RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE GPA/W/35
5February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0352)
Committee onGovernment Procurement
LOOSE-LEAF SYSTEM FOR THE APPENDICES TOTHE AGREEMENT
Note bytheSecretariat
1. Atitsmeeting of4June1996, theCommittee agreed toestablish aloose-leaf system withlegal
effect tomaintain uptodatetheAppendices totheAgreement. With aviewtoproviding astarting
point fortheloose-leaf system, theCommittee requested theSecretariat toprepare adraft setof
Appendices thatwould reflect theAppendices attached totheAgreement assigned atMarrakesh and
thesubsequent rectifications, modifications andnewconcessions made under theprocedures adopted
bytheInterim Committee andunder theAgreement itself. TheCommittee agreed thataperiod of
60dayswould beprovided fromthedateofdistribution ofthedraftfordelegations toreview whether
therectifications, modifications andnewconcessions hadbeenaccurately incorporated andwhether
thedraftreflected fullythepresent legalstateoftheAppendices.
2. Theattachment tothisnotecontains suchadraftloose-leaf setofAppendices, incorporating
allchanges effective on30January 1997. Delegations areinvited tocommunicate totheSecretariat
(Mrs. Vesile Kulacoglu, tel.7395187, fax.7395790) anypoints concerning theaccuracy and
completeness oftheconsolidation oftheAppendices within 60daysfromthedateonthisdocument.
Tofacilitate thereview ofthedraftbydelegations, theannex tothiscovering notecontains asynoptic
tablewhich identifies, initscolumn 4,thesource ofthematerial incorporated inrespect ofeachelement
ofthedraftloose-leaf schedules. Given thattheloose-leaf system willbetheauthoritative record of
thelegal status oftheAppendices totheAgreement, itwillbecertified bytheDirector-General in
accordance withnormal procedures inrespect ofrectifications under WTO instruments, aftertheexpiry
ofthe60-day period (provided, ofcourse, there isnounresolved point ofdifference).
3. TheAppendix IofaParty isonlyauthentic inthelanguage orlanguages inwhich itwas
submitted. Accordingly, Appendix Ioftheloose-leaf system isonlyinthatlanguage orthoselanguages.
Appendices II,IIIandIVareauthentic inallthreeofficial WTO languages andaretherefore reproduced
intheloose-leaf system inthethree languages.
4. AssuggestedindocumentGPA/W/3,itisproposedthattheCommitteeagreethatPartieswishing
tomake future rectifications andmodifications totheir Appendices pursuant totheprovisions of
Article XXIV:6 should notify themtotheCommittee intheformofrelevant replacement oradditional
pages tobeinserted intheloose-leaf system, identifying theproposed changes. Ashitherto, these
proposed rectifications andmodifications willbecirculated toMembers intheGPA/W/- series. Once
theyhavebecome effective andbeencertified pursuant totheprocedures under Article XXIV:6, the
neworamended pages willbecirculated withacover noteindicating where theinsertions (and/or
deletions)aretobemadeintheloose-leafsystem.Certifiedtruecopiesofthesereplacementoradditional
pages willalsobecirculated intheWTO/Let/- series ofdocuments. Atthefootofeachnewor
replacement pagewillbeindicated itsdate, which willbethatonwhich thechanges recorded init
became effective. Initially, allpages willbearthedatethattheloose-leaf system becomes effective
(e.g.1April 1997).GPA/W/35
Page2
5. Inaddition tobeing made available inhard-copy form, theloose-leaf system andfuture new
orreplacement pages willbecirculated toParties andother WTO Members inelectronic formthrough
theWTO Document Dissemination Facility. Anuptodatecopy oftheloose-leaf system willalso
beavailable tothegeneral public through agovernment procurement siteontheWTO Home Page
ontheInternet.GPA/W/35
Page3
ANNEX
Summary ofStatus ofAppendices totheAgreement asof30January 1997
APPENDIX PARTY ANNEX SOURCE
I CANADA 1 Marrakesh Agreement
2 -English
3
4
5
General Notes
1 Marrakesh Agreement
2 -French
3
4
5
General Notes
I EUROPEAN
COMMUNITY1 GPA/W/32
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
ESPAÑA
FINLAND
FRANCE
GREECE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM
PURCHASES BY
DEFENCE
MINISTRIES OR
AGENCIES OF
MEMBER STATESGPA/W/35
Page4
APPENDIX PARTY ANNEX SOURCE
I EUROPEAN
COMMUNITY2 GPA/W/32
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
ESPAÑA
FINLAND
FRANCE
GREECE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM
I EUROPEAN
COMMUNITY3 GPA/W/32
I EUROPEAN
COMMUNITY4 GPA/W/32
I EUROPEAN
COMMUNITY5 GPA/W/32
I EUROPEAN
COMMUNITY3-Annexes I-II GPA/W/32
3-Annexes VI-IX
EUROPEAN
COMMUNITYGeneral Notes and
Derogations from the
Provisions ofArticle IIIGPA/W/32GPA/W/35
Page5
APPENDIX PARTY ANNEX SOURCE
I ISRAEL 1 Marrakesh Agreement
2
3
4
5
General Notes
Note
I JAPAN 1 Marrakesh Agreement
2 Marrakesh Agreement
3 Marrakesh Agreement
GPA/W/27 and
GPA/W/31
4 Marrakesh Agreement
5
General Notes Marrakesh Agreement
andGPA/W/1
I KOREA 1 Marrakesh Agreement
2
3
4
5
General Notes
I NETHERLANDS
WITH RESPECT TO
ARUBA1 GPA/2
2
3
4
5GPA/W/35
Page6
APPENDIX PARTY ANNEX SOURCE
I NORWAY 1 Marrakesh Agreement
andGPA/IC/W/8
2 Marrakesh Agreement
3
4
5
General Notes and
Derogations from the
Provisions ofArticle IIIMarrakesh Agreement
andGPA/W/22
I SWITZERLAND 1 Marrakesh Agreement
2
3
4
5
General Notes and
Derogations to
Article III
I UNITED STATES 1 Marrakesh Agreement
2 GPA/IC/10
3
4 Marrakesh Agreement
5
General Notes GPA/IC/10
GPA/W/2
GPA/W/23
GPA/W/32GPA/W/35
Page7
APPENDIX PARTY SOURCE
II-English AUSTRIA Marrakesh Agreement
CANADA
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
FINLAND
ISRAEL
JAPAN
KOREA
NETHERLANDS (ARUBA) GPA/2
NORWAY Marrakesh Agreement
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED STATES GPA/IC/W/10
II-French AUSTRIA Marrakesh Agreement
CANADA
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
FINLAND
ISRAEL
JAPAN
KOREA
NETHERLANDS (ARUBA) GPA/2
NORWAY Marrakesh Agreement
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED STATES GPA/IC/W/10
II-Spanish AUSTRIA Marrakesh Agreement
CANADA
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
FINLAND
ISRAEL
JAPAN
KOREA
NETHERLANDS (ARUBA) GPA/2
NORWAY Marrakesh Agreement
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED STATES GPA/IC/W/10GPA/W/35
Page8
APPENDIX PARTY SOURCE
III-English AUSTRIA Marrakesh Agreement
CANADA
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
FINLAND
ISRAEL
JAPAN
KOREA
NETHERLANDS (ARUBA) GPA/2
NORWAY Marrakesh Agreement
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED STATES
III-French AUSTRIA Marrakesh Agreement
CANADA
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
FINLAND
ISRAEL
JAPAN
KOREA
NETHERLANDS (ARUBA) GPA/2
NORWAY Marrakesh Agreement
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED STATES
III-Spanish AUSTRIA Marrakesh Agreement
CANADA
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
FINLAND
ISRAEL
JAPAN
KOREA
NETHERLANDS (ARUBA) GPA/2
NORWAY Marrakesh Agreement
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED STATESGPA/W/35
Page9
APPENDIX PARTY SOURCE
IV-English AUSTRIA Marrakesh Agreement
CANADA
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
FINLAND
ISRAEL
JAPAN
KOREA
NETHERLANDS (ARUBA) GPA/2
NORWAY Marrakesh Agreement
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED STATES
IV-French AUSTRIA Marrakesh Agreement
CANADA
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
FINLAND
ISRAEL
JAPAN
KOREA
NETHERLANDS (ARUBA) GPA/2
NORWAY Marrakesh Agreement
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED STATES
IV-Spanish AUSTRIA Marrakesh Agreement
CANADA
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
FINLAND
ISRAEL
JAPAN
KOREA
NETHERLANDS (ARUBA) GPA/2
NORWAY Marrakesh Agreement
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED STATES