RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONGPA/W/79
28 October 1998
(98-4211)
Committee on Government Procurement Original:  English
MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF JAPAN
Notifications from Japan under Article XXIV:6(a)
The following notification from the Permanent Mission of Japan was received on
27 October 1998, with the request that it be circulated to the Parties to the Agreement on Government
Procurement (1994).  In accordance with Article XXIV:6(a), any Party with an objection to theproposed changes is invited to notify the Secretariat within 30 days from the date of issue of this
document.
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Pursuant to Article XXIV, paragraph 6(a) of the Agreement on Government Procurement, the
Government of Japan wishes to notify the Co mmittee on Government Procurement the following
rectification of a purely formal nature relating to Annex 3 of Appendix I of the Agreement on
Government Procurement:
- Delete "- JNR Settlement Corporation (d)" from "List of Entities" and "List of
Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4".
- Add a "(d)" to "Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation (a)" of "List of
Entities" and "List of Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4".
This rectification is based on the fact that, as of 22 October 1998, "JNR Settlement
Corporation" was merged with "Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation", which is already
listed in Annex 3 of Appendix I of this Agreement.  Therefore, this rectification does not alter thelevel of mutually agreed coverage provided in this Agreement.
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1 Article XXIV:6(a) provides that "if the rectificati ons, transfers or other modifications are of a purely
formal or minor nature, they shall become effective provided there is no objection within 30 days.  In other
cases, the Chairman of the Committee shall promptly convene a meeting of the Committee.  The Committee
shall consider the proposal and any claim for compensatory adjustments, with a view to maintaining a balanceof rights and obligations and a comparable level of mutually agreed coverage provided in this Agreement priorto such notification.  In the event of agreement not being reached, the matter may be pursued in accordance with
the provisions contained in Article XXII".