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8 January 2020  
(20-0086) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF THE THRESHOLDS IN APPEND IX I OF THE AGREEMEN T AS EXPRESSED 
IN NATIONAL CURRENCI ES FOR 2020 -2021  
LIECHTENSTEIN  
Pursuant to the agreed procedures (GPA/1, Annex 3), the Principality of Liechtenstein is pleased to 
inform about the notification of the respective threshold values in the national currency.  
 
The information notified by the Principality of Liechtenstein for the period 2020 -2021 is reproduced 
below.1  
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1  THRESHOLDS IN APPEND IX I OF THE GPA, AS EXPRESSED IN NATIONA L CURRENCIES  
1.1  Central Government Entities (Annex 1)  
 Threshold Value in Special 
Drawing Right (SDR)  Threshold Value in Swiss 
Francs (SW F)  
Goods  130,000  230,000  
Services  130,000  230,000  
Construction Services   5,000,000   8,700,000  
 
1.2  Sub central Government Entities (Annex 2)  
 Threshold Value in SDR  Threshold Value in SW F  
Goods  200,000  350,000  
Services  200,000  350,000  
Construction Services   5,000,000   8,700,000  
 
1.3  Other Entities (Annex 3)  
 Threshold Value in SDR  Threshold Value in SW F  
Goods  400,000  700,000  
Services  400,000  700,000  
Construction Services   5,000,000   8,700,000  
 
2  PERIOD OF VALIDITY F OR THE THRESHOLD  
The threshold levels provided above will apply to the period starting on 1 January 2020 and ending 
on 31 December 2021.  
 
3  METHOD OF CALCULATIO N 
The value of the thresholds in Sw F has been expressed without the value -added tax (VAT) because 
the Principality of Liechtenstein excludes VAT when calculating the value of contracts.  
 
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1 The Secretariat notes that the Protocol amending the Agreement on Government Procurement entered 
into force for Liechtenstein on 16 April 2014 and that Liechtenstein's threshold values as expressed in SDR are 
the same under the revised and the 1994 Agreem ent. 