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WORLD TRADE GPA/W/22
17July1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2871)
Committee onGovernment Procurement Original: English
MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX IOFNORWAY
Communication from Norway
Thefollowing communication fromthePermanent Representative ofNorway hasbeenreceived
on17July1996, withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheParties totheAgreement onGovernment
Procurement (1994).
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Iamwriting toyouconcerning themodifications toAppendix IoftheGovernment Procurement
Agreement, which follow onfrom theagreement reached between Norway andtheUnited States of
America. Article XXIV oftheAgreement contains theprovisions onitsentry intoforce anditisin
conformity withparagraph 6(a)ofArticle XXIV thatIhereby inform youofmodifications tothe
Norwegian General Notes inAppendix IoftheAgreement.
Inaccordance withourunderstanding withtheGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica,
youshould today receive aparallel communication fromtheDelegation oftheUnited States ofAmerica.
TheenclosedcommunicationshouldbecirculatedtoMembersoftheCommitteeonGovernment
Procurement inadocument dated 17July1996sothatthemodification willbecome effective 30days
from thatdateprovided there isnoobjection.
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ANNEX
MODIFICATIONS TONORWAY 'SGENERAL NOTES INAPPENDIX I
1. InGeneral Note 1,delete "USA" from thefirstticcovering entities inAnnex 2,andadda
newticreading:
"...asregards theaward ofcontracts, other thanforsupplies, listed inAnnex 2tothesuppliers
andservice providers oftheUSA."
2. InGeneral Note 1,delete "USA" from (1)and(4)under thesecond tic.