RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE GPA/W/54
27August 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3497)
Original: English Committee onGovernment Procurement
MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX IOFISRAEL
Notification from Israel under Article XXIV:6(a)
ThefollowingnotificationfromthePermanentMissionofIsraelwasreceivedon25August1997,
withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheParties totheAgreement onGovernment Procurement.
Inaccordance withArticle XXIV:6(a), themodifications relating toAppendix Iwillbecome effective
provided there isnoobjection within 30daysfrom thedateofissue ofthisdocument.
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Iamwriting toyouconcerning certain modifications toAppendix IoftheGovernment
Procurement Agreement, which follow from anagreement reached between Israel andtheEuropean
Community. Inconformity withparagraph 6(a)ofArticle XXIV, Ihereby inform youofthefollowing
modifications toIsrael'sAnnexes 1,3and4inAppendix IoftheAgreement.
1. Amend Note toAnnex 1regarding medical dressings asfollows:
Medical dressings (bandages, adhesive tapes excluding gauze bandage andgauze pads).
2. InAnnex 3,relabel "Note (3)"asNote (2a).
3. AddtotheListofEntities inAnnex 3:
Allentities operating inthefieldofurban transport, except those operating inthefieldofbus
services (2b).
4. AddNote (2b)toAnnex 3asfollows:
With regard toprocurement byentities operating inthefieldofurban transport, except those
operating inthefieldofbusservices, thisAgreement shallapply onlytogoods andservices,
including construction services, oftheEuropean Community.
Israel iswilling tonegotiate theopening ofprocurement byentities operating inthefieldof
urban transport, except those operating inthefieldofbusservices, toother Parties tothe
Agreement under thecondition ofreciprocity.
5. Addthefollowing services tothelistofAnnex 4:
6112, 6122, 633,886 Maintenance andrepair services
874,82201-82206 Building-cleaning services andproperty management services
88442 Publishing andprinting services onafeeorcontract basis