 
 RESTRICTED  
 ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  GPA/W/274 
23 septembre 2003 
 (03-5029) 
  
Comité des marchés publics Original:   anglais 
 
 
 
MODIFICATIONS PROPOSÉES DE L'APPENDICE I CONCERNANT  
LE JAPON 
 
Notification du Japon au titre de l'article XXIV:6 a )1 
de l'Accord sur les marchés publics  
  
 Le Secrétariat a reçu le 12 septembre 2003 la notification ci-après de la Mission permanente 
du Japon, qui lui a demandé de la distribuer aux Parties à l'Accord sur les marchés publics. 
 
_______________ 
 
1. Conformément à l'article XXIV, paragraphe 6 a) de l'Accord de l'OMC sur les marchés 
publics (AMP), le gouvernement japonais souhaite  notifier au Comité des marchés publics les 
modifications de pure forme ci-après se rapporta nt à l'Appendice I de l'Accord (Annexe 3): 
 
 a) Supprimer ce qui suit de la "Liste des entités" et de la "Liste des entités qui passent 
des marchés portant sur les services spécifiés à l'Annexe 4": 
   Groupe A: 
 
  - Water Resource Development Publ ic Corporation (Société publique 
d'exploitation des ressources en eau) 
  - Japan Green Resources Corporation (Société japonaise des ressources vertes) 
  - Japan Science and Technology Corpor ation (Société japonaise pour la science 
et la technologie)  
  - Japan Consumers Information Cent er (Centre japonais d'information des 
consommateurs)  
  - RIKEN (The Institute of Physical  and Chemical Research) (RIKEN [Institut 
de recherche physique et chimique])  
  - National Stadium and School Health Cent er of Japan (Stade national et Centre 
d'hygiène scolaire du Japon)  
  - Association for Welfare of the Mentally and Physically Handicapped 
(Association pour le bien-être des handicapés physiques ou mentaux)  
                                                     
 
1 L'article XXIV:6 a) dispose ce qui suit:  "Les rectif ications, les transferts d'une entité d'une annexe à 
une autre ou, dans des cas exceptionnels, les autres modifications se rapportant aux Appendices I à IV seront 
notifiés au Comité, accompagnés de renseignements con cernant les conséquences probables du changement 
pour le champ d'application mutuellement convenu du présent accord.  S'ils sont de pure forme ou mineurs, les rectifications, transferts ou autres modifications prendront effet à la condition qu'aucune objection n'y ait été 
faite dans un délai de 30 jours.  Dans les autres cas,  le Président du Comité convoquera le Comité dans les 
moindres délais.  Le Comité examinera la proposition et toute demande d'ajustements compensatoires, afin de préserver l'équilibre des droits et des obligations et de maintenir le champ d'application mutuellement convenu 
du présent accord à un niveau comparable à son niveau an térieur à la notification.  S'il n'est pas possible 
d'arriver à un accord, la question pourra être traitée ensuite selon le s dispositions de l'article XXII." GPA/W/274 
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  Groupe B:    - National Agriculture Research Organization (Organisme national de 
recherche agricole).  
 
 b) Ajouter ce qui suit à la "Liste des entités"  et à la "Liste des entités qui passent des 
marchés portant sur les services spécifiés à l'Annexe 4". 
   Groupe A: 
 
  - Japan Water Agency (Agence japonaise de l'eau)   - Japan Green Resources Agency (A gence japonaise des ressources vertes) 
  - Japan Science and Technology Agency (Agence japonaise pour la science et 
la technologie)  
  - National Consumer Affairs Center of  Japan (Centre nati onal japonais de la 
consommation)  
  - RIKEN   - National Agency for the Advancem ent of Sports and Health (Agence 
nationale pour la promotion d es sports et de la santé)  
  - National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, 
Nozominosono (Centre national pour l es personnes atteintes de graves 
troubles mentaux, Nozominosono)  
   Groupe B:  
  - National Agriculture and Bio-orient ed Research Organization (Organisme 
national de recherche agricole et biologique).  
 2. Les modifications susmentionnées découlent des changements organisationnels ci-après 
concernant des entités mentionnées à l'Annexe 3:  
 a) La "Water Resources Development Public Corporation" (Société publique 
d'exploitation des ressources en eau) sera supprimée le 1
er octobre 2003 et ses 
fonctions seront transférées à la "Japan Water Agency" (Agence japonaise de l'eau). 
  b) La "Japan Green Resources Corporati on" (Société japonaise des ressources vertes) 
sera supprimée le 1
er octobre 2003 et ses fonctions se ront transférées à la "Japan 
Green Resources Agency" (Agence japonaise des ressources vertes). 
  c) La "Japan Science and Technology Corpor ation" (Société japonaise pour la science et 
la technologie) sera supprimée le 1
er octobre 2003 et ses fonctions seront transférées à 
la "Japan Science and Technology Agency" (Agence japonaise pour la science et la 
technologie). 
  d) Le "Japan Consumers Information Ce nter" (Centre japonais d'information des 
consommateurs) sera rebaptisé "National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan" (Centre national japonais de la c onsommation) à compter du 1
er octobre 2003. 
 
 e) Le "RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research)" (RIKEN [Institut de 
recherche physique et chimique]) sera supprimé le 1er octobre 2003 et remplacé par le 
"RIKEN". 
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  f) Le "National Stadium and School Health Ce nter of Japan" (Stade national et Centre 
d'hygiène scolaire du Japon) sera supprimé le 1er octobre 2003 et ses fonctions seront 
transférées à la "National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health" 
(Agence nationale pour la promoti on des sports et de la santé). 
 
 g) L'"Association for Welfare of the Mentally and Physically Handicapped" 
(Association pour le bien-être des handicapés physiques ou mentaux) sera supprimée le 1
er octobre 2003 et ses fonctions seront transfér ées au "National Center for Persons 
with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, No zominosono" (Centre national pour les 
personnes atteintes de graves troubles mentaux, Nozominosono). 
 
 h) La "National Agricultural Research Organization" (Organisme national de recherche 
agricole) sera supprimée le 1er octobre 2003 et ses fonctions seront transférées à la 
"National Agriculture and Bio-oriented R esearch Organization" (Organisme national 
de recherche agricole et biologique). 
 
3. L'annexe A2 indique les modifications qu'il est proposé d'apporter à l'Annexe 3 de 
l'Appendice I, en biffant ce qui est supprimé et en soulignant ce qui est ajouté.  L'annexe B2 reprend 
l'Annexe 3 de l'A ppendice I telle qu'elle se présentera après modification. 
  
                                                     
 
2 Les Annexes A et B sont en anglais seulement. GPA/W/274 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 1/5
 
 
9 May 2003 (W T/Let/446 )  
ATTACHMENT A 
 
JAPAN 
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR 
  
List of Entities : 
 1. Group A 
 
- Water Resources Development Public 
Corporation Japan Water Agency  
- Japan Regional Development Corporation 
- Japan Green Resources Corporation Agency  
- Japan National Oil Corporation (c) 
- Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a) (d) 
- New Tokyo International Airport Authority 
- Japan Highway Public Corporation 
- Metropolitan Expressway  Public Corporation 
- Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation 
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) - Japan Science and Technology 
Corporation
Agency  
- Japan Nuclear Cycle Development 
 Institute (b) 
- Japan Environment Corporation - Japan International Cooperation Agency 
- Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation 
- Government Pension Investment Fund - Agriculture and Livestock Industries 
Corporation 
- Metal Mining Agency of Japan (c) - Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Postal Life Insurance Welfare Corporation 
- Labour Welfare Corporation  - Employment and Human Resources Development 
Organization of Japan 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- National Life Finance Corporation - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance 
Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Small Business - Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation 
- Teito Rapid Transit Authority (a) - Japan Tobacco Inc. 
- Hokkaido Railway Company (a) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a) - Central Japan Railway Company (a) 
- West Japan Railway Company (a) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a) - Kyushu Railway Company (a) 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a) 
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f) - Northern Territories Issue Association 
- Japan Consumers Information Center
 National 
Consumer Affairs Center of Japan  
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (b) 
- RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical 
Research)  (b) 
- Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation 
Association 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the 
Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation - The Japan Scholarship Foundation 
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9 May 2003 (WT/Let/446 ) Supplies  (cont'd)  
 
- Japan Arts Council - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 
- University of the Air Foundation 
- National Stadium 
and School Health Center of 
Japan National Agency for the Advancement of 
Sports and Health  
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund - Association for Welfare of the Mentally and 
Physically Handicapped National Center for 
Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, 
Nozominosono  
- Japan Racing Association 
- Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fishery Corporation Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing - Farmers' Pension Fund 
- Japan Keirin Association 
- Japan External Trade Organization - Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology 
 Development Organization - Japan National Tourist Organization 
- Japan Institute of Labour 
- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for 
Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement  Allowance Mutual Aid 
 
2. Group B  
- National Archives of Japan 
- Communications Research Laboratory 
- National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster 
- National Research In stitute of Brewing 
- National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations 
- National Institute of Special Education - National Olympics Memorial Youth Center 
- National Women's Education Center 
- National Youth Houses - National Children's Centers 
- The National Institute for Japanese Language 
 - National Science Museum 
- National Institute for Materials Science 
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and 
Disaster Prevention 
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan 
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences 
- National Museum of Art - National Museum 
- National Research Institute for Cultural Properties 
- National Center for Teachers' Development - National Institute of Health and Nutrition 
- National Institute of Industrial Safety 
- National Institute of Industrial Health 
- Center for Food Quality, Labeling and Consumer 
Services 
- National Center for Seeds and Seedlings 
- National Livestock Breeding Center 
- Fertilizer and Feed Inspection Station - Agricultural Chemicals Inspection Station 
- National Farmers Academy 
- Forest Tree Breeding Center - National Salmon Resources Center 
- National Fisheries University 
- National Agricultural Research 
Organization National Agriculture and Bio-oriented 
Research Organization  
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences - National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences 
- National Institute for Rural Engineering 
- National Food Research Institute - Japan International Research Center for 
Agricultural Sciences 
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute - Fisheries Research Agency 
- Research Institute of Ec onomy, Trade and Industry 
- National Center for Industrial Property Information 
- Nippon Export and Investment Insurance 
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science 
and Technology 
- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation 
- Public Works Research Institute - Building Research Institute 
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9 May 2003 (WT/Let/446)   
Supplies (cont'd)  
 
- National Traffic Safety and Environment 
Laboratory 
- National Maritime Research Institute - Port and Airport Research Institute 
- Electronic Navigation Research Institute 
- Civil Engineering Research Institute of 
Hokkaido 
- Marine Technical College 
- National Institute for Sea Training - Schools for Seafarers Training 
- Civil Aviation College 
- National Institute for Environmental Studies 
- Labor Management Organization for USFJ 
Employees 
- National Agency for Vehicle Inspection 
- National Statistics Center 
- Japan Mint - National Printing Bureau 
 
 Services  
 
Threshold :   
 
Construction services :   
15,000 thousand SDR for entities in Group A 4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B 
 
Architectural, engineering and other technical services covered by this Agreement:    
450 thousand SDR 
  
Other services :  130 thousand SDR 
 
List of Entities which procure the services, specified 
in Annex 4 : 
 
1. Group A 
 - Water Resources Development Public 
Corporation Japan Water Agency  
- Japan Regional Development Corporation - Japan Green Resources Corporation
Agency  
- Japan National Oil Corporation (c) 
- Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a) (d) 
 - New Tokyo International Airport Authority 
- Japan Highway Public Corporation - Metropolitan Expressway  Public Corporation 
- Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation 
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority - Urban Development Corporation (a) 
- Japan Science and Technology Corporation
Agency  
- Japan Nuclear Cycle Development  Institute (b) 
- Japan Environmental Corporation 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation 
- Government Pension Investment Fund 
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation 
- Metal Mining Agency of Japan (c) 
- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation - Postal Life Insurance Welfare Corporation 
- Labour Welfare Corporation 
- Employment and Human Resources Development 
Organization of Japan 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- National Life Finance Corporation - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance 
Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Small Business - Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation 
- Teito Rapid Transit Authority (a) - Japan Tobacco Inc. (g) 
- Hokkaido Railway Company (a)(g) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a)(g) - Central Japan Railway Company (a)(g)  
- West Japan Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Kyushu Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a)(g) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f)(g) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association 
- Japan Consumers Information Center
National 
Consumer Affairs Center of Japan  
 
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9 May 2003 (WT/Let/446)   
Services  (cont'd)  
 - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (b) 
- RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical 
Research)  (b) 
- Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation 
Association 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the 
Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation 
- The Japan Scholarship Foundation - Japan Arts Council 
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 
- University of the Air Foundation 
- National Stadium and School Health Center of 
Japan National Agency for the Advancement of 
Sports and Health  
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund 
- Association for Welfare of the Mentally and 
Physically Handicapped National Center for 
Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, 
Nozominosono  
- Japan Racing Association 
- Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fishery Corporation Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing 
- Farmers' Pension Fund 
- Japan Keirin Association - Japan External Trade Organization 
- Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology 
Development Organization 
- Japan National Tourist Organization 
- Japan Institute of Labour - Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for 
Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement 
 Allowance Mutual Aid  
2. Group B 
 - National Archives of Japan 
- Communications Research Laboratory 
- National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster - National Research In stitute of Brewing 
 - National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations 
- National Institute of Special Education - National Olympics Memorial Youth Center 
- National Women's Education Center 
- National Youth Houses - National Children's Centers 
- The National Institute for Japanese Language 
- National Science Museum - National Institute for Materials Science 
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and 
Disaster Prevention 
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan 
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences - National Museum of Art 
- National Museum 
- National Research Institute for Cultural Properties - National Center for Teachers' Development 
- National Institute of Health and Nutrition 
- National Institute of Industrial Safety - National Institute of Industrial Health 
- Center for Food Quality, Labeling and Consumer 
Services 
- National Center for Seeds and Seedlings 
- National Livestock Breeding Center 
- Fertilizer and Feed Inspection Station - Agricultural Chemicals Inspection Station 
- National Farmers Academy 
- Forest Tree Breeding Center - National Salmon Resources Center 
- National Fisheries University 
- National Agricultu
ral Research 
Organization National Agriculture and Bio-oriented 
Research Organization  
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences 
- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences 
- National Institute for Rural Engineering - National Food Research Institute 
- Japan International Research Center for 
Agricultural Sciences 
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute 
 
 
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9 May 2003 (WT/Let/446)  Services  (cont'd)  
 
 - Fisheries Research Agency 
- Research Institute of  Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- National Center for Industrial Property 
Information 
- Nippon Export and Investment Insurance - National Institute of Advanced Industrial 
Science and Technology 
- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation - Public Works Research Institute 
- Building Research Institute 
- National Traffic Safety and Environment 
Laboratory 
- National Maritime Research Institute - Port and Airport Research Institute 
- Electronic Navigation Research Institute 
- Civil Engineering Research Institute of 
Hokkaido 
- Marine Technical College 
- National Institute for Sea Training - Schools for Seafarers Training 
- Civil Aviation College 
- National Institute for Environmental Studies - Labor Management Organization for USFJ 
Employees 
- National Agency for Vehicle Inspection - National Statistics Center 
- Japan Mint 
- National Printing Bureau  
 
Notes to Annex 3  
 
1. Products and services procured with a view to 
resale or with a view to use in the production of 
goods for sale are not included. 
 2. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts to be 
awarded to co-operatives or associations in 
accordance with laws and regulations existing at the time of the entry into force of this Agreement 
for Japan.   
  3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts which 
the entities in Group A award for purposes of their 
daily profit-making activities which are exposed to competitive forces in market s.  This note shall not be 
used in a manner which circumvents the provisions 
of this Agreement. 
 
4. Notes to specific entities:   
  (a) Procurement related to operational safety of 
transportation is not included.  
 
 (b) Procurement which could lead to the 
disclosure of information incompatible with the purpose of the Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or with 
international agreements on intellectual property rights is not included.  Procurement 
for safety-related activities aiming at 
utilization and management of radioactive materials and responding to emergencies of 
nuclear installation is not included.   
  (c) Procurement related to geological and 
geophysical survey is not included.   
  (d) Procurement of advertising services, 
construction services and real estate services 
is not included. 
 
 (e) Procurement of ships to be jointly owned 
with private companies is not included.   
 
 (f) Procurement of public electrical tele-
communications equipment and of services 
related to operational safety of 
telecommunications is not included.   
 
 (g) Procurement of the services specified in 
Annex 4, other than construction services, is not included. 
 
 
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... 2003 (WT/Let/...)   
ATTACHMENT B 
 
JAPAN 
 
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
Supplies  
 
Threshold : 
 
130 thousand SDR 
  
List of Entities : 
 1. Group A 
 
- Japan Water Agency - Japan Regional Development Corporation 
- Japan Green Resources Agency 
- Japan National Oil Corporation (c) 
- Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a)(d) 
- New Tokyo International Airport Authority 
- Japan Highway Public Corporation 
- Metropolitan Expressway  Public Corporation 
- Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation 
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority 
- Urban Development Corporation (a) - Japan Science and Technology Agency 
- Japan Nuclear Cycle Development 
 Institute (b) - Japan Environment Corporation 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency 
- Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation - Government Pension Investment Fund 
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries 
Corporation 
- Metal Mining Agency of Japan (c) 
- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation 
- Postal Life Insurance Welfare Corporation 
- Labour Welfare Corporation 
 - Employment and Human Resources Development 
Organization of Japan 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- National Life Finance Corporation - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance 
Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Small Business - Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation 
- Teito Rapid Transit Authority (a) 
- Japan Tobacco Inc. 
- Hokkaido Railway Company (a) - East Japan Railway Company (a) 
- Central Japan Railway Company (a) 
- West Japan Railway Company (a) - Shikoku Railway Company (a) 
- Kyushu Railway Company (a) 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association 
- National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (b) 
- RIKEN (b) 
- Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation 
Association 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the 
Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation 
- The Japan Scholarship Foundation 
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... 2003 (WT/Let/...)  Supplies  (cont'd)  
 
- Japan Arts Council - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 
- University of the Air Foundation 
- National Agency for the Advancement of Sports 
and Health 
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund 
- National Center for Persons with Severe 
Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono 
- Japan Racing Association 
- Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fishery Corporation Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing 
- Farmers' Pension Fund 
- Japan Keirin Association 
- Japan External Trade Organization - Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology 
 Development Organization - Japan National Tourist Organization 
- Japan Institute of Labour 
- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for 
Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement  Allowance Mutual Aid 
 
2. Group B  
- National Archives of Japan 
- Communications Research Laboratory - National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster 
- National Research In stitute of Brewing 
- National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations 
- National Institute of Special Education - National Olympics Memorial Youth Center 
- National Women's Education Center 
- National Youth Houses - National Children's Centers 
- The National Institute for Japanese Language 
 - National Science Museum 
- National Institute for Materials Science 
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and 
Disaster Prevention 
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan 
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences 
- National Museum of Art - National Museum 
- National Research Institute for Cultural Properties 
- National Center for Teachers' Development - National Institute of Health and Nutrition 
- National Institute of Industrial Safety 
- National Institute of Industrial Health 
- Center for Food Quality, Labeling and Consumer 
Services 
- National Center for Seeds and Seedlings 
- National Livestock Breeding Center 
- Fertilizer and Feed Inspection Station - Agricultural Chemicals Inspection Station 
- National Farmers Academy 
- Forest Tree Breeding Center - National Salmon Resources Center 
- National Fisheries University 
- National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research 
Organization 
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences 
- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences - National Institute for Rural Engineering 
- National Food Research Institute 
- Japan International Research Center for 
Agricultural Sciences 
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute 
- Fisheries Research Agency - Research Institute of Ec onomy, Trade and Industry 
- National Center for Industrial Property Information 
- Nippon Export and Investment Insurance 
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science 
and Technology 
- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation 
- Public Works Research Institute 
- Building Research Institute 
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... 2003 (WT/Let/...)   
Supplies (cont'd)  
 
- National Traffic Safety and Environment 
Laboratory 
- National Maritime Research Institute - Port and Airport Research Institute 
- Electronic Navigation Research Institute 
- Civil Engineering Research Institute of 
Hokkaido 
- Marine Technical College 
- National Institute for Sea Training - Schools for Seafarers Training 
- Civil Aviation College 
- National Institute for Environmental Studies 
- Labor Management Organization for USFJ 
Employees 
- National Agency for Vehicle Inspection 
- National Statistics Center 
- Japan Mint - National Printing Bureau 
 
 Services  
 
Threshold :   
 
Construction services :   
15,000 thousand SDR for entities in Group A 4,500 thousand SDR for entities in Group B 
 
Architectural, engineering and other technical services covered by this Agreement:    
450 thousand SDR 
  
Other services :  130 thousand SDR 
 
List of Entities which procure the services, specified 
in Annex 4 : 
 
1. Group A 
 - Japan Water Agency 
- Japan Regional Development Corporation 
- Japan Green Resources Agency - Japan National Oil Corporation (c) 
- Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation 
(a)(d) 
 - New Tokyo International Airport Authority 
- Japan Highway Public Corporation - Metropolitan Expressway  Public Corporation 
- Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation 
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority - Urban Development Corporation (a) 
- Japan Science and Technology Agency 
- Japan Nuclear Cycle Development  Institute (b) 
- Japan Environmental Corporation 
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation 
- Government Pension Investment Fund 
- Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation 
- Metal Mining Agency of Japan (c) 
- Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation - Postal Life Insurance Welfare Corporation 
- Labour Welfare Corporation 
- Employment and Human Resources Development 
Organization of Japan 
- Okinawa Development Finance Corporation 
- National Life Finance Corporation - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance 
Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Small Business - Housing Loan Corporation 
- Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal 
Enterprises 
- Development Bank of Japan 
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation 
- Teito Rapid Transit Authority (a) - Japan Tobacco Inc. (g) 
- Hokkaido Railway Company (a)(g) 
- East Japan Railway Company (a)(g) - Central Japan Railway Company (a)(g)  
- West Japan Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Shikoku Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Kyushu Railway Company (a)(g) 
- Japan Freight Railway Company (a)(g) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (f)(g) 
- Northern Territories Issue Association 
- National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan  
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... 2003 (WT/Let/...)   
Services  (cont'd)  
 - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (b) 
- RIKEN (b) 
- Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation 
Association 
- Fund for the Promotion and Development of the 
Amami Islands 
- Japan Foundation 
- The Japan Scholarship Foundation 
- Japan Arts Council - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 
- University of the Air Foundation 
- National Agency for the Advancement of Sports 
and Health 
- Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund - National Center for Persons with Severe 
Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono 
- Japan Racing Association - Mutual Aid Association of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fishery Corporation Personnel 
- The National Association of Racing - Farmers' Pension Fund 
- Japan Keirin Association 
- Japan External Trade Organization - Japan Motorcycle Racing Organization 
- New Energy and Industrial Technology 
Development Organization 
- Japan National Tourist Organization 
- Japan Institute of Labour 
- Mutual Aid Fund for Official Casualties and 
Retirement of Volunteer Firemen 
- Corporation for Advanced Transport and 
Technology (e) 
- The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for 
Private Schools of Japan 
- Organization for Workers' Retirement 
 Allowance Mutual Aid 
 2. Group B 
 
- National Archives of Japan - Communications Research Laboratory 
- National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster 
- National Research In stitute of Brewing 
 - National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations 
- National Institute of Special Education - National Olympics Memorial Youth Center 
- National Women's Education Center 
- National Youth Houses - National Children's Centers 
- The National Institute for Japanese Language 
- National Science Museum - National Institute for Materials Science 
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and 
Disaster Prevention 
- National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan 
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences - National Museum of Art 
- National Museum 
- National Research Institute for Cultural Properties - National Center for Teachers' Development 
- National Institute of Health and Nutrition 
- National Institute of Industrial Safety - National Institute of Industrial Health 
- Center for Food Quality, Labeling and Consumer 
Services 
- National Center for Seeds and Seedlings 
- National Livestock Breeding Center 
- Fertilizer and Feed Inspection Station - Agricultural Chemicals Inspection Station 
- National Farmers Academy 
- Forest Tree Breeding Center - National Salmon Resources Center 
- National Fisheries University 
- National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research 
Organization 
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences 
- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences 
- National Institute for Rural Engineering 
- National Food Research Institute - Japan International Research Center for 
Agricultural Sciences 
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute  
 
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APPENDIX I JAPAN  ANNEX 3 Page 5/5
 
 
... 2003 (WT/Let/...)  Services  (cont'd)  
 
 - Fisheries Research Agency 
- Research Institute of  Economy, Trade and 
Industry 
- National Center for Industrial Property 
Information 
- Nippon Export and Investment Insurance - National Institute of Advanced Industrial 
Science and Technology 
- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation - Public Works Research Institute 
- Building Research Institute 
- National Traffic Safety and Environment 
Laboratory 
- National Maritime Research Institute - Port and Airport Research Institute 
- Electronic Navigation Research Institute 
- Civil Engineering Research Institute of 
Hokkaido 
- Marine Technical College 
- National Institute for Sea Training - Schools for Seafarers Training 
- Civil Aviation College 
- National Institute for Environmental Studies - Labor Management Organization for USFJ 
Employees 
- National Agency for Vehicle Inspection - National Statistics Center 
- Japan Mint 
- National Printing Bureau 
 
 
Notes to Annex 3  
 
1. Products and services procured with a view to 
resale or with a view to use in the production of 
goods for sale are not included. 
 2. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts to be 
awarded to co-operatives or associations in 
accordance with laws and regulations existing at the time of the entry into force of this Agreement 
for Japan.   
  3. This Agreement shall not apply to contracts which 
the entities in Group A award for purposes of their 
daily profit-making activities which are exposed to competitive forces in market s.  This note shall not be 
used in a manner which circumvents the provisions 
of this Agreement. 
 
4. Notes to specific entities:   
  (a) Procurement related to operational safety of 
transportation is not included.  
 
 (b) Procurement which could lead to the 
disclosure of information incompatible with the purpose of the Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons or with 
international agreements on intellectual property rights is not included.  Procurement 
for safety-related activities aiming at 
utilization and management of radioactive materials and responding to emergencies of 
nuclear installation is not included.   
  (c) Procurement related to geological and 
geophysical survey is not included.   
  (d) Procurement of advertising services, 
construction services and real estate services 
is not included. 
 
 (e) Procurement of ships to be jointly owned 
with private companies is not included.   
 
 (f) Procurement of public electrical tele-
communications equipment and of services 
related to operational safety of 
telecommunications is not included.   
 
 (g) Procurement of the services specified in 
Annex 4, other than construction services, is not included. 
 
 
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