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ORGANIZATIONGPA/W/215
7 October 2002
(02-5377)
Committee on Government Procurement Original:  English
ACCESSION OF ESTONIA TO THE AGREEMENT ON
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Replies from Estonia to Questions from the United States in GPA/W/202
Regarding Estonia's Replies to US Questions in GPA/W/190/Rev.1
1. The United States appreciates that Estonia has listed the "public authorities under
supervision and control of the ministries" in Section 9 of its Annex 1.  Could Estonia provide a list
that indicates which ministry listed in Section 8 of its Annex 1 has responsibility for each of the public
authorities?
Ministries and state offices:
- Ministry of Education
- The Language Inspectorate
- Ministry of Justice
- Prosecutor's Office
- Ministry of Defence
- The Information Board
- Ministry of Environment
- Land Board
- Environmental Inspectorate
- Centre of Forest Protection and Silviculture
- Ministry of Culture
- The Heritage Conservation Inspectorate- Ministry of Economic Affairs
- Patent Office
- The Technical Inspectorate
- The Energy Market Inspectorate
- The Consumer Protection Board- Public Procurement Office
- Estonian Patent Library
- Ministry of Agriculture
- The Plant Production Inspectorate
- Animal Breeding Inspectorate- Agricultural Registers and Information Board
- The Veterinary and Food Board
- Ministry of Finance
- The Competition Board
- Tax Board- Statistical Office
- Customs Board
- Insurance Supervisory Authority
- Securities InspectorateGPA/W/215
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- Assay Office
- Ministry of Internal Affairs
- Citizenship and Migration Board
- The Border Guard Administration
- The Police Board- Centre of Forensic Science and Criminalistic
- Central Criminal Police
- The Rescue Board
- The Data Protection Inspectorate
- Ministry of Social Affairs
- Agency of Medicines
- Social Insurance Board- Labour Market Board
- Health Care Board
- Health Protection Inspectorate
- Labour Inspectorate
- Ministry of Transport and Communications
- Civil Aviation Administration
- Road Administration
- Communications Board
- Maritime Administration
- Estonian Railway Administration- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2. In its response in GPA/W/190/Rev.1 to US Question 4 regarding modifications of coverage,
Estonia states that "if the majority of shares of the entities mentioned are privatized or transferred to
another entity, this entity will no longer be subject to GPA".
(a) Please explain how Estonia's plans to remove entities from GPA coverage will be
consistent with the standard in GPA Article XXIV:6(b) for withdrawal of entities "on
the grounds that government control or in fluence over it has been effectively
eliminated"?
In case Estonia wishes to exercise its right to  withdraw an entity from the Annexes on the
grounds that government control or influence over it has been effectively eliminated, the procedure
stipulated by Article XXIV:6(b) of the GPA will be followed.
(b) If a majority of shares of an entity are transferred to an entity that is covered by the
GPA, will the transferred entity's procurement continue to be covered by the GPA?
If the majority of shares of an entity are transferred to an entity that is covered by the GPA,
the transferred entity's procurement continues to be covered by the GPA.
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