RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE GPA/W/58
20October 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4665)
Original: English/French Committee onGovernment Procurement
MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX IOFSWITZERLAND
Communication from Switzerland
Thefollowing communication from thePermanent Mission ofSwitzerland wasreceived on
14October 1997, withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheParties totheAgreement onGovernment
Procurement.InaccordancewithArticleXXIV:6(a),anyPartywithanobjectiontotheproposedchanges
isinvited tonotify theSecretariat within 30daysfrom thedateofissue ofthisdocument.1
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Ontheoccasion ofthedeposit oftheinstruments ofaccession bytheGovernment ofSingapore
totheAgreement onGovernment Procurement on20September 1997, Switzerland hereby notifies
theWTO thatSwitzerland 'sGeneral Note 1ofitsAppendix Ishould beamended inthefollowing way:
"Singapore" should beadded asregards theaward ofcontracts byentities listed inAnnex 3,withrespect
tothesuppliers andservice providers inthewater andelectricity sectors. Wekindly askyoutoinform
theMembers oftheCommittee onGovernment Procurement before 20October 1997thatSwitzerland 's
General Note 1should beamended accordingly (seeAnnex).
1Article XXIV:6(a) provides that"iftherectifications, transfers orother modifications areofapurely formal
orminor nature, theyshallbecome effective provided there isnoobjection within 30days. Inother cases, the
Chairman oftheCommittee shallpromptly convene ameeting oftheCommittee. TheCommittee shallconsider
theproposal andanyclaim forcompensatory adjustments, withaview tomaintaining abalance ofrights and
obligations andacomparable level ofmutually agreed coverage provided inthisAgreement prior tosuch
notification. Intheevent ofagreement notbeing reached, thematter maybepursued inaccordance withthe
provisions contained inArticle XXII".
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ANNEX*
Switzerland
NOTES GENERALES ETDEROGATIONS AUX DISPOSITIONS DEL'ARTICLE III
Paragraphe 1: eau: inclure "Singapour"
électricité: inclure "Singapour"
*French only