RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONGPA/W/88
9 July 1999
(99-2859)
Committee on Government Procurement Original:  English
MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF JAPAN
Notifications from Japan under Article XXIV:6(a)1
The following notification from the Permanent Mission of Japan was received on 6 July 1999,
with the request that it be circulated to the Parties to the Agreement on Government Procurement
(1994).
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Pursuant to Article XXIV, paragraph 6(a) of the WTO Agreement on Government
Procurement, the Government of Japan wishes to notify the Committee on Government Procurement
the following rectification of a purely formal na ture relating to Annex 3 of Appendix I of the
Agreement:
- Delete "- Japan Small Business Corporation" and "- Japan Finance Corporation for
Small Business" from "List of Entities" and "List of Entities which procure theservices, specified in Annex 4".
- Add "- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation" to "List of Entities" and
"List of Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4".
This rectification is based on the fact that the "Japan Small Business Corporation" and the
"Japan Finance Corporation for Small Business" were merged to form the "Japan Small and Medium
Enterprise Corporation" on 1 July 1999.  This rectification does not alter the level 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".