RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE GPA/W/12/Add.1
30May1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2038)
Original: English Committee onGovernment Procurement
THE THRESHOLDS INAPPENDIX IOFTHE AGREEMENT ASEXPRESSED
INNATIONAL CURRENCIES FOR 1996/1997
Inpursuance oftheagreed procedures (GPA/1, Annex 3),delegations havebeeninvited to
notify theirrespective national thresholds fortheperiod 1996-1997.
Theinformation notified inresponse byJapan isreproduced below. Other submissions will
becompiled infurther addenda tothisdocument.
JAPAN
Threshold calculations -forperiod 1April 1996 through 31March 1998.
[Annex 1]
SDR (thousand) YEN (notes)
(thousand)12
1.Supplies 130 18,000
2.Services other than3.and4. 130 18,000
3.Architectural, engineering andother
technical services covered bytheAgreement450 65,000
4.Construction services 4,500 650,000
1Theconversion rateistheaverage monthly value ofYEN perSDR for24months from January 1994 through
December 1995, which isYEN 144.5075 (YEN 146.331 in1994 andYEN 142.684 in1995).
2Alltheconverted figures arerounded down toensure fullimplementation oftheAgreement.GPA/W/12/Add.1
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[Annex 2]
SDR (thousand) YEN (notes)
(thousand)
1.Supplies 200 28,000
2.Services other than3.and4. 200 28,000
3.Architectural, engineering andother
technical services covered bytheAgreement1,500 210,000
4.Construction services 15,000 2,160,000
[Annex 3]
SDR (thousand) YEN (notes)
(thousand)
1.Supplies 130 18,000
2.Services other than3.and4. 130 18,000
3.Architectural, engineering andother
technical services covered bytheAgreement450 65,000
4.Construction services 15,000 2,160,000