ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL
DUCOMMERCE DEL COMERCIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Référence: WLI/201 19January 1996
AGREEMENT ONGOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
DONE ATMARRAKESH ON15APRIL 1994
CERTIFICATION OFMODIFICATIONS
Itishereby certified thatthemodifications relating totheannexes toAppendix Iof
theAgreement onGovernment Procurement (1994), which areattached hereto, have been
notifiedtotheInterimCommitteeonGovernmentProcurement(documentGPA/IC/10)pursuant
totheDecision of17January 1994 on"Modifications oftheAnnexes toAppendix Itothe
Agreement onGovernment Procurement before itsentry intoforce on1January 1996"
(GPA/IC/3) and,inaccordance withtheDecision oftheInterim Committee onGovernment
Procurement on7December 1995 (document GPA/IC/M/6), have become effective asof
thedateofentry intoforce oftheAgreement, i.e.1January 1996 .
Thisnotification isfurnished inaccordance withparagraph 14ofArticle XXIV ofthe
Agreement.
R.Ruggiero
Director-General
96-0241
WT/Let/57ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX I
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GENERAL NOTES AND DEROGATIONS FROM THE
PROVISIONS OFARTICLE III
ReplacethepresenttextoftheGeneralNotesandDerogationsfromtheProvisionsofArticleIII
bythefollowing:
1. TheECwillnotextend thebenefits ofthisAgreement:
- asregards theaward ofcontracts byentities listed inAnnex 2tothesuppliers
andservice providers ofCanada;
- asregards theaward ofcontracts, other thanforsupplies, listed inAnnex 2
tothesuppliers andservice providers oftheUSA;
- asregards theaward ofcontracts byentities listed inAnnex 3paragraph
(a) (water), tothesuppliers andservice providers ofCanada andtheUSA;
(b) (electricity), tothesuppliers andservice providers ofCanada, Hong
Kong, andJapan;
(c) (airports), tothesuppliers andservice providers ofCanada, Korea and
theUSA;
(d) (ports), tothesuppliers andservice providers ofCanada;
(e) (urban transport), tothesuppliers andservice providers ofCanada,
Israel, Japan, Korea andtheUSA
until such time astheEChasaccepted thattheParties concerned give
comparable andeffective access forECundertakings totherelevant markets;
- toservice providers ofParties which donotinclude service contracts forthe
relevant entities inAnnexes 1to3andtherelevant service category under
Annexes 4and5intheirowncoverage.
2. Theprovisions ofArticle XXshallnotapply tosuppliers andservice providers of:
- Israel, Japan, Korea andSwitzerland incontesting theaward ofcontracts by
entities listed under Annex 2,paragraph 2,untilsuchtimeastheECaccepts
thattheyhave completed coverage ofsub-central entities;
- Japan, Korea andtheUSAincontesting theaward ofcontracts toasupplier
orservice provider ofParties other thanthose mentioned, which aresmall or
medium sized enterprises under therelevant provisions ofEClaw,untilsuch
timeastheECaccepts thattheynolonger operate discriminatory measures
infavour ofcertain domestic small andminority businesses;ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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EC(cont'd)
- Israel, Japan andKorea incontesting theaward ofcontracts byECentities,
whose value islessthan thethreshold applied forthesame category of
contracts awarded bythese Parties.
3. Until such timeastheEChasaccepted thattheParties concerned provide access
forECsuppliers andservice providers totheirownmarkets, theECwillnotextend
thebenefits ofthisAgreement tosuppliers andservice providers of:
- Canada, asregards procurement ofFSC36,70and74(special industry
machinery; general purpose automatic dataprocessing equipment, software,
supplies andsupport equipment (except 7010 ADPE configurations); office
machines, visible record equipment andADPequipment);
- Canada, asregards procurement ofFSG58(communications, protection and
coherent radiation equipment) andtheUSA asregards airtraffic control
equipment;
- Korea andIsrael asregards procurement byentities listed inAnnex 3
paragraph(b),asregardsprocurementofHSNos.8504,8535,8537and8544
(electrical transformers, plugs, switches andinsulated cables); andforIsrael,
HSNos.8501, 8536 and902830;
- theUSA, asregards procurement byentities listed inAnnex 3paragraph (d),
asregards procurement ofdredging services andprocurement related to
shipbuilding;
- Canada andtheUSA asregards contracts forgood orservice components
ofcontracts which, although awarded byanentity covered bythisAgreement,
arenotthemselves subject tothisAgreement.
4. TheAgreement shallnotapply tocontracts awarded under:
- aninternational agreement andintended forthejoint implementation or
exploitation ofaproject bythesignatory States;
- aninternational agreement relating tothestationing oftroops;
- theparticular procedure ofaninternational organisation.
5. TheAgreement shall notapply toprocurement ofagricultural products made in
furtherance ofagricultural support programmes andhuman fooding programmes.
6. Contracts awarded byentities inAnnexes 1and2inconnection withactivities in
thefieldsofdrinkingwater,energy,transportortelecommunications,arenotincluded.
7. ThisAgreement shallnotapply tocontracts awarded byentities inAnnex 3:
- forthepurchase ofwater andforthesupply ofenergy oroffuels forthe
production ofenergy;
- forpurposes other thanthepursuit oftheiractivities asdescribed inthisAnnex
orforthepursuit ofsuch activities inanon-member country;ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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EC(cont'd)
- forpurposes ofre-sale orhiretothirdparties, provided thatthecontracting
entity enjoys nospecial orexclusive righttosellorhirethesubject ofsuch
contracts andother entities arefreetosellorhireitunder thesame conditions
asthecontracting entity;
8. ThisAgreement shallnotbeapplicable tocontracts:
- fortheacquisition orrental ofland, existing buildings, orother immovable
property orconcerning rights thereon;
- fortheacquisition, development, production orco-production ofprogramme
material bybroadcasters andcontracts forbroadcasting time.
9. ThisAgreement shallnotbeapplicable totheaward ofservice contracts bySpanish
entities listed inAnnex 3before 1January 1997 ortotheaward ofcontracts byGreek
orPortuguese entities listed inAnnex 3before 1January 1998.ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX 1
UNITED STATES
ANNEXES 2AND 3OFAPPENDIX 1AND GENERAL NOTES
ANNEX 2
Replace thepresent textofAnnexes 2and3ofAppendix 1andGeneral Notes bythe
following:
Sub-Central Government Entities which Procure inAccordance withthe
Provisions ofthisAgreement
Thresholds 355,000 SDRs forsupplies andservices
5million SDRs forconstruction
ListofEntities:
Arizona
Executive branch agencies
Arkansas
Executive branch agencies, including universities butexcluding theOffice ofFishandGame
andconstruction services
California
Executive branch agencies
Colorado
Executive branch agencies
Connecticut
Department ofAdministrative Services
Connecticut Department ofTransportation
Connecticut Department ofPublic Works
Constituent Units ofHigher Education
Delaware*
Administrative Services (Central Procurement Agency)
State Universities
State Colleges
Florida*
Executive branch agenciesORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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UNITED STATES (cont'd)
Hawaii
Department ofAccounting andGeneral Services (with theexception ofprocurements of
software developed inthestate andconstruction)
Idaho
Central Procurement Agency (including allcolleges anduniversities subject tocentral
purchasing oversight)
Illinois*
Department ofCentral Management Services
Iowa*
Department ofGeneral Services
Department ofTransportation
Board ofRegents 'Institutions (universities)
Kansas
Executive branch agencies, excluding construction services, automobiles andaircraft
Kentucky
Division ofPurchases, Finance andAdministration Cabinet, excluding construction projects
Louisana
Executive branch agencies
Maine*
Department ofAdministrative andFinancial Services
Bureau ofGeneral Services (covering state government agencies andschool construction)
Maine Department ofTransportation
Maryland*
Office oftheTreasury
Department oftheEnvironment
Department ofGeneral Services
Department ofHousing andCommunity Development
Department ofHuman Resources
Department ofLicensing andRegulation
Department ofNatural Resources
Department ofPublic Safety andCorrectional Services
Department ofPersonnel
Department ofTransportationORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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UNITED STATES (cont'd)
Massachusetts
Executive Office forAdministration andFinance
Executive Office ofCommunities andDevelopment
Executive Office ofConsumer Affairs
Executive Office ofEconomic Affairs
Executive Office ofEducation
Executive Office ofElder Affairs
Executive Office ofEnvironmental Affairs
Executive Office ofHealth andHuman Service
Executive Office ofLabor
Executive Office ofPublic Safety
Executive Office ofTransportation andConstruction
Michigan*
Department ofManagement andBudget
Minnesota
Executive branch agencies
Mississippi
Department ofFinance andAdministration (does notinclude services)
Missouri
Office ofAdministration
Division ofPurchasing andMaterials Management
Montana
Executive branch agencies (only forservices andconstruction)
New York*
State agencies
State university system
Public authorities andpublic benefit corporations, withtheexception ofthose entities with
multi-state mandates
Inaddition totheexceptions noted attheendofthisannex, transit cars, buses andrelated
equipment arenotcovered.
Nebraska
Central Procurement Agency
New Hampshire *
Central Procurement AgencyORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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UNITED STATES (cont'd)
Oklahoma *
OfficeofPublicAffairsandallstateagenciesanddepartmentssubjecttotheOklahomaCentral
Purchasing Act,excluding construction services
Oregon
Department ofAdministrative Services
Pennsylvania *
Executive branch agencies, including:
Governor 'sOffice
Department oftheAuditor General
Treasury Department
Department ofAgriculture
Department ofBanking
Pennsylvania Securities Commission
Department ofHealth
Department ofTransportation
Insurance Department
Department ofAging
Department ofCorrection
Department ofLabor andIndustry
Department ofMilitary Affairs
Office ofAttorney General
Department ofGeneral Services
Department ofEducation
Public Utility Commission
Department ofRevenue
Department ofState
Pennsylvania State Police
Department ofPublic Welfare
FishCommission
Game Commission
Department ofCommerce
Board ofProbation andParole
Liquor Control Board
MilkMarketing Board
Lieutenant Governor 'sOffice
Department ofCommunity Affairs
Pennsylvania Historical andMuseum Commission
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
State CivilService Commission
Pennsylvania Public Television Network
Department ofEnvironmental Resources
State TaxEqualization Board
Department ofPublic Welfare
State Employees 'Retirement System
Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Board
Public School Employees 'Retirement SystemORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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UNITED STATES (cont'd)
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Executive Offices
Rhode Island
Executive branch agencies, excluding boats, automobiles, buses andrelated equipment
South Dakota
Central Procuring Agency (including universities andpenal institutions)
Inaddition totheexceptions noted attheendofthisannex, procurements ofbeefarenot
covered.
Tennessee
Executive branch agencies (excluding services andconstruction)
Texas
General Services Commission
Utah
Executive branch agencies
Vermont
Executive branch agencies
Washington
Washington State executive branch agencies, including:
General Administration
Department ofTransportation
State Universities
Inaddition totheexceptions noted attheendofthisannex, procurements offuel,paper
products, boats, ships andvessels arenotcovered.
Wisconsin
Executive branch agencies, including:
Department ofAdministration
State Correctional Institutions
Department ofDevelopment
Educational Communications Board
Department ofEmployment Relations
State Historical Society
Department ofHealth andSocial ServicesORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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UNITED STATES (cont'd)
Insurance Commissioner
Department ofJustice
Lottery Board
Department ofNatural Resources
Administration forPublic Instruction
Racing Board
Department ofRevenue
State FairParkBoard
Department ofTransportation
State University System
Wyoming *
Procurement Services Division
Wyoming Department ofTransportation
University ofWyoming
Notes toAnnex 2
Inaddition totheconditions specified intheGeneral Notes, thefollowing conditions apply:
1. Forthose states marked byanasterisk withpre-existing restrictions, theAgreement
does notapply toprocurement ofconstruction-grade steel (including requirements on
subcontracts), motor vehicles andcoal.
2. TheAgreementshallnotapplytopreferencesorrestrictionsassociatedwithprograms
promoting thedevelopment ofdistressed areas andbusinesses owned byminorities, disabled
veterans andwomen.
3. Nothing inthisannex shallbeconstrued toprevent anystate entity from applying
restrictions thatpromote thegeneral environmental quality inthatstate, aslongassuch
restrictions arenotdisguised barriers tointernational trade.
4. TheAgreement shallnotapply toanyprocurement made byacovered entity onbehalf
ofnon-covered entities atadifferent level ofgovernment.
5. TheAgreementshallnotapplytorestrictionsattachedtoFederalfundsformasstransit
andhighway projects.ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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UNITED STATES (cont'd)
ANNEX 3
AllOther Entities which Procure inAccordance withtheProvisions ofthisAgreement
Threshold 400,000 SDRs forsupplies andservices (except asspecified below)
5million SDRs forconstruction
ListofEntities
Thefollowing entities attheSDRequivalent of$250,000 forsupplies andservices:
Tennessee Valley Authority
Power Marketing Administrations oftheDepartment ofEnergy
--Bonneville Power Administration
--Western Area Power Administration
--Southeastern Power Administration
--Southwestern Power Administration
--Alaska Power Administration
St.Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Thefollowing entities at400,000 SDRs forsupplies andservices :
ThePortAuthority ofNew York andNew Jersey withthefollowing exceptions:
--Maintenance, repair andoperating materials andsupplies (e.g., hardware,
tools, lamps/lighting, plumbing).
--Inexceptional cases, individual procurements mayrequire certain regional
production ofgoods ifauthorized bytheBoard ofDirectors.
--Procurement pursuant tomulti-jurisdictional agreement (i.e.,forcontracts
which have initially been awarded byother jurisdictions).
ThePortofBaltimore (subject totheconditions specified forthestate ofMaryland
inAnnex 2)
TheNewYorkPower Authority (subject totheconditions specified forthestate of
New York inAnnex 2)
Rural Electrification Administration Financing:
(1) waiver ofBuyAmerican restrictions onfinancing forallpower
generation projects (restrictions onfinancing fortelecommunication
projects areexcluded from theAgreement);
(2) application ofCode-equivalent procurement procedures andnational
treatment tofunded projects exceeding thethresholds specified above.ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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UNITED STATES (cont'd)
Notes toAnnex 3
1. Withrespect tothese entities, theAgreement shallnotapply torestrictions attached
toFederal funds forairport projects.
2. Theconditions specified intheGeneral Notes apply tothisAnnex.ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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UNITED STATES (cont'd)
GENERAL NOTES
1. Notwithstanding theabove, thisAgreement willnotapply tosetasides onbehalf
ofsmall andminority businesses.
2. ExceptasspecifiedotherwiseinthisAppendix,procurementintermsofU.S.coverage
doesnotinclude non-contractual agreements oranyformofgovernment assistance,
including cooperative agreements, grants, loans, equity infusions, guarantees, fiscal
incentives, andgovernmental provision ofgoods andservices topersons or
governmentalauthoritiesnotspecificallycoveredunderU.S.annexestothisagreement.
3. Procurement doesnotinclude theacquisition offiscal agency ordepository services,
liquidation andmanagement services forregulated financial institutions, andsaleand
distribution services forgovernment debt.
4. Where acontract tobeawarded byanentity isnotcovered bythisAgreement, this
Agreement shallnotbeconstrued tocover anygood orservice component ofthat
contract.
5. Forgoodsandservices(includingconstruction)ofthefollowingcountriesandsuppliers
ofsuch goods andservices, thisAgreement does notapply toprocurement bythe
entities listed inAnnexes 2and3orthewaiver described inAnnex 3:
Canada
Austria
Switzerland
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Japan
TheUnitedStatesispreparedtoamendthisnoteatsuchtimeascoveragewithrespect
tothese annexes canberesolved withaParty listed above.
6. Forconstruction services oftheRepublic ofKorea andsuppliers ofsuch services,
thisAgreement applies onlytoprocurement oftheentities listed inAnnexes 2and
3above athreshold of15million SDRs.
7. Forgoods andservices (including construction) ofJapan andsuppliers ofsuchgoods
andservices, thisAgreement does notapply toprocurement bytheNational
Aeronautics andSpace Administration.
8. Aservice listed inAnnex 4iscovered withrespect toaparticular Party onlytothe
extent thatsuch Party hasincluded thatservice initsAnnex 4.