RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE GPA/IC/W/14
8February 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0241)
Original: English Interim Committee onGovernment Procurement
APPLICATION FOR ACCESSION TOTHE
AGREEMENT ONGOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
TheKingdom oftheNetherlands withrespect toAruba
Thefollowing communication, dated 30January 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission oftheKingdom oftheNetherlands withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheSignatories
oftheAgreement onGovernment Procurement (APG) 1994.
________________
TheKingdom oftheNetherlands withrespect toAruba hasthehonour toinform theInterim
Committee onGovernment Procurement thatitisinterested inacceding tothenewly concluded
Agreement onGovernment Procurement andtheactivities oftheInterim Committee onGovernment
Procurement.
Aruba ispartoftheKingdom oftheNetherlands, butenjoys anautonomous status under the
Statute oftheKingdom oftheNetherlands, asmodified in1986. Aruba doesnotform partofthe
European territory oftheKingdom oftheNetherlands. TheKingdom oftheNetherlands isamember
stateoftheEuropean Economic Community, buttheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community applies fullyonlywithrespect toitsterritory inEurope. Aruba isconsidered asanoverseas
country orTerritory ofamember stateinthesense ofArticle 227,paragraph 3oftheTreaty ofRome,
1957. Therelations between Aruba andtheEuropean Economic Community aregoverned byPart
IVoftheTreaty ofRome andDecisions bytheCouncil ofMinsters oftheEuropean Economic
Community intheapplication thereof.
When theEuropean Economic Community acceded totheAgreement onGovernment
Procurement, itdidsoonlywithrespect totheEuropean partoftheKingdom oftheNetherlands.
Thepresent request foraccession onlyapplies totheKingdom oftheNetherlands withrespect
toAruba. Annexed isitsofferbywayofappropriate appendices which would procure inaccordance
withtheprovisions oftheAgreement. Ishould appreciate itifyouwould kindly circulate this
communication andthisdraftofferfortheattention ofthesignatories oftheAgreement onGovernment
Procurement (APG) 1994.GPA/IC/W/14
Page2
APPENDIX I
Annex 1
Central Government Entities which Procure inAccordance withtheProvisions ofthisAgreement
Supplies Threshold: SDR 130,000
Services Threshold: SDR 130,000
Works Threshold: SDR 5,000,000
ListofEntities:
Ministry ofGeneral Affairs;
Ministry ofPublic Works andHealth;
Ministry ofTransport andCommunication;
Ministry ofWelfare;
Ministry ofJustice andSport;
Ministry ofFinance;
Ministry ofEconomic Affairs.
Annex 2
Sub-Central Entities which Procure inAccordance withtheProvisions ofthisAgreement
Non-applicable forAruba (Aruba doesnothaveanySub-central Governments).
Annex 3
Other Entities which Procure inAccordance withtheProvisions ofthisAgreement
Supplies Threshold: SDR 400,000
Services Threshold: SDR 400,000
Works Threshold: SDR 5,000,000
ListofEntities:
Water enEnergiebedrijf N.V. (Water andEnergy Company);
Aruba Ports Authority N.V.;
Arubus N.V. (Public Transport Company);
Setar (Telecommunications Company);
Airport Authority N.V.;
Findacion CaspaComunidad Arbubano (Public Housing).GPA/IC/W/14
Page3
Annex 4
Services
ListofServices CPCref#
Legal services 861
Accountancy 862
Taxation services 863
Engineering services 8672
Computer services 841
Management consulting services 865
Franchising 8929
Insurance 812,814
Banking andsecurities trade 811,813
Hotel lodging services 6411
Entertainment services 9619
Recreation parkandbeach services 96491
Sporting services 9641
Shipping (freight andpassenger transport) 72
Maritime auxiliary services: cargo handling 74
Freight transport: agency services/freight forwarding 74
Maritime auxiliary services: storage/warehousing 74
Road transport 71231, 71234, 71239
Annex 5
Construction Services
ListofConstruction Services CPCref#
Construction work forbuildings 512GPA/IC/W/14
Page4
APPENDIX II
PUBLICATIONS UTILIZED BYPARTIES FOR THE PUBLICATION
OFNOTICES OFINTENDED PROCUREMENTS -PARAGRAPH 1
OFARTICLE IX,AND OFPOST-AWARD NOTICES -
PARAGRAPH 1OFARTICLE XVIII
TheAruba Gazette "Landscourant" aswellasinlocalnewspapers.GPA/IC/W/14
Page5
APPENDIX III
PUBLICATIONS UTILIZED BYPARTIES FOR THE PUBLICATION ANNUALLY OF
INFORMATION ONPERMANENT LISTS OFQUALIFIED SUPPLIERS INTHE CASE OF
SELECTIVE TENDERING PROCEDURES -PARAGRAPH 9OFARTICLE IX
Non-applicable forAruba: Aruba doesnotoperate permanent listsofsuppliers andservice providers.GPA/IC/W/14
Page6
APPENDIX IV
PUBLICATIONS UTILIZED BYPARTIES FOR THE PUBLICATION OFLAWS,
REGULATIONS, JUDICIAL DECISIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE RULINGS OFGENERAL
APPLICATION AND ANY PROCEDURE REGARDING GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
COVERED BYTHIS AGREEMENT -PARAGRAPH 1OFARTICLE XIX
Aruban lawsandlegislations arepublished intheAruban Gazette "Landscourant".