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AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
DONE AT MARRAKESH ON 15 APRIL 1994
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS
It is hereby certified that the modifications to Appendix I of the Agreement on Government
Procurement (1994) concerning Japan,  which are attached hereto, have been notified to the
Committee on Government Procurement on 4 October 1999 in document GPA/W/98, in accordancewith the provisions of paragraph 6(a) of Article XXIV of the Agreement.  As no objections to theproposed modifications were received within thirty days from the date of issue of the above-mentioned document, the modifications have become effective as of 3 November 1999.
This notification is furnished in accordance with paragraph 14 of Article XXIV of the
Agreement.
Mike Moore
Director-General
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MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I       Japan
Annex 3
Delete "- Export-Import Bank of Japan" a nd "- The Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund"
from "List of Entities" and "List of Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4".
Add "- Japan Bank for International Cooperation" to "List of Entities" and "List of Entities
which procure the services, specified in Annex 4".
Delete "- People's Finance Corporation" and "- Environmental Sanitation Business Financing
Corporation" from "List of Entities" and "List of Entities which procure the services,
specified in Annex 4".
Add "- National Life Finance Corporation" to "List of Entities" and "List of Entities which
procure the Services, specified in Annex 4".
Delete "- Japan Development Bank" and "- Hokkaido-Tohoku Development Finance Public
Corporation" from "List of Entities" and "List of Entities which procure the services,
specified in Annex 4".
Add "- Development Bank of Japan" to "List of Entities" and "List of Entities which procure
the services, specified in Annex 4".
Delete "- Housing and Urban Development Corporation (a)" from "List of Entities" and "List
of Entities which procure the services, specified in Annex 4".
Add "- Urban Development Corporation (a)" to "List of Entities" and "List of Entities which
procure the services, specified in Annex 4".
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