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26January 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0325)
Original: English Committee onGovernment Procurement
MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX IOFTHE UNITED STATES
Communication from theUnited States
Thefollowing communication fromthePermanent Representative totheWTO oftheUnited
States hasbeen received withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheParties totheAgreement on
Government Procurement (1994).
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Iamwriting toyouconcerning themodifications toAppendix IoftheGovernment Procurement
Agreement, which follow onfrom theagreement reached between theUnited States ofAmerica and
Japan. Article XXIV oftheAgreement contains theprovisions onitsentry intoforce and,itisin
conformity withparagraph 6(a)ofArticle XXIV, thatIhereby inform youofmodifications totheU.S.
General Notes inAppendix IoftheAgreement.
Inaccordance withourunderstanding withtheGovernment ofJapan, youshould today receive
aparallel communication from theJapanese Delegation.
TheenclosedcommunicationshouldbecirculatedtoMembersoftheCommitteeonGovernment
Procurement inadocument dated 26January 1996sothatthemodification willbecome effective 30days
from thatdateprovided there isnoobjection.
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ANNEX
Communication from theUnited States withrespect toModifications
toAppendix IoftheAgreement onGovernment Procurement
Pursuant toArticle XXIV, paragraph 6(a)oftheAgreement onGovernment Procurement,
theGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica submits totheCommittee onGovernment Procurement
thefollowing modifications ofaminor nature totheUnited States 'General Notes inAppendix Iof
theAgreement.
1. Inparagraph 5,delete "Japan".
2. Addanewparagraph:
"TheUnited States willnotextend thebenefits ofthisAgreement toJapan asregards theaward
ofcontracts byentities listed inAnnex 3thatareresponsible forthegeneration ordistribution
ofelectricity."