NOTIFICATION OF NATIONAL LEGISLATION
Communication
from Japan
Pursuant to Article XXIV:5(b)[1]
of the
Agreement on Government Procurement
The
following communication, dated 5 December 2011, is being circulated at the
request of the Delegation of Japan.
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Pursuant
to Article XXIV, paragraph 5(b) of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement,
the Government of Japan wishes to inform the Committee on Government
Procurement of the following.[2]
[1] Article
XXIV:5(b) reads as follows: National
Legislation "(b) Each
Party shall inform the Committee of any changes in its laws and regulations
relevant to this Agreement and in the administration of such laws and
regulations."
[2] Previous
notifications of Japan's national legislation can be found in documents: GPA/37, dated 20 June 2000; GPA/67, dated 15 April 2002; GPA/37/Add.1, dated 7 April 2004,
GPA/37/Add.2, dated 21 March 2005;
GPA/37/Add.3, dated 15 March 2006;
GPA/37/Add.4, dated 13 March 2007;
GPA/37/Add.5, dated 1 April 2008; GPA/99, dated 2 June 2009; GPA/37/Add.6, dated 23 July 2009; GPA/99/Add.1, dated 23 July 2009; GPA/99/Add.2, dated 31 May 2010; GPA/37/Add.7, dated 6 July 2010; and GPA/37/Add.8, dated 13 April 2011.