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WORLD TRADE GPA/W/1
26January 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0324)
Original: English Committee onGovernment Procurement
MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX IOFJAPAN
Communication from Japan
Thefollowing communication fromthePermanent Representative ofJapan hasbeenreceived
withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheParties totheAgreement onGovernment Procurement (1994).
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Iamwriting toyouconcerning themodifications toAppendix IoftheGovernment Procurement
Agreement, which follow onfrom theagreement reached between Japan andtheUnited States of
America. Article XXIV oftheAgreement contains theprovisions onitsentry intoforce and,itis
inconformity withparagraph 6(a)ofArticle XXIV, thatIhereby inform youofmodifications toJapan's
General Notes inAppendix IoftheAgreement.
Inaccordance withourunderstanding withtheGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica,
youshould today receive aparallel communication from theU.S.Delegation.
TheenclosedcommunicationshouldbecirculatedtoMembersoftheCommitteeonGovernment
Procurement inadocument dated 26January 1996 sothatthemodification willbecome effective 30
daysfrom thatdateprovided there isnoobjection.
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Communication from Japan withrespect toModifications toAppendix I
Under Article XXIV, paragraph 6(a)oftheAgreement onGovernment Procurement, the
GovernmentofJapansubmitstotheCommitteeonGovernmentProcurementthefollowingmodifications
ofaminor nature toJapan'sGeneral Notes inAppendix IoftheAgreement.
Modifications toJapan'sGeneral Notes inAppendix I:
Inparagraph 1,delete "andtheUnited States."