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DEL COMERCIO  GPA/W/228 
12 de diciembre de 2002 
 (02-6868) 
  
Comité de Contratación Pública Original:   inglés 
 
 
 
ENMIENDA AL APÉNDICE I DE NORUEGA 
 
Notificación de Noruega de conformidad con el apartado a)  
del párrafo 6 del artículo XXIV del Acuerdo1 
 
  El 6 de diciembre de 2002 se recibió de la Misión Permanente de Noruega la siguiente comunicación, con el ruego de que se distribuya a las Partes en el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública (1994). 
 
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  De conformidad con el apartado a) del pá rrafo 6 del artículo XXIV del Acuerdo sobre 
Contratación Pública (ACP), Noruega notifica por la  presente una enmienda de carácter menor de sus 
Notas Generales, en el Apéndice I del ACP. 
  En el contexto de la revisión del Convenio de la Asociación Europea de Libre Comercio, que 
entró en vigor el 1° de junio de 2002, Suiza ha c onvenido en liberalizar la contratación de autoridades 
y organismos públicos en las ciudades y distritos,  con Islandia, Liechtenstein y Noruega.  En 
consecuencia, deberá suprimirse la reserva en l as Notas Generales de Noruega que figuran en el 
Apéndice I al Acuerdo en lo que se refiere a Suiza.   De conformidad con nuestro entendimiento con el Gobierno de Suiza, recibirá usted una 
comunicación paralela de la delegación de Suiza ante la OMC.  
 El apéndice A al presente documento contiene  las enmiendas propuestas a las Notas Generales 
en color rojo y tachado y el apéndice B contiene la s Notas Generales revisadas después de la aceptación 
de las enmiendas propuestas.
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1 El apartado a) del párrafo 6 del artículo XXIV establece lo siguiente:  "Las rectificaciones, 
transferencias o enmiendas de otro tipo de carácter pura mente formal o menores surtirán efecto a condición de 
que en un plazo de 30 días no se presente objeción a ellas.  De no ser así, el Presidente del Comité convocará 
prontamente una reunión del Comité.  El Comité examinará la propuesta y las posibles demandas de arreglos compensatorios, con el fin de mantener un equilibrio de derechos y obligaciones y un nivel comparable del 
alcance mutuamente convenid o previsto en el presente Acuerdo antes de la notificación de que se trate.  En caso 
de que no se llegue a un acuerdo, podrá llevarse adelante la cuestión con arreglo a las disposiciones del artículo XXII." 
 
2 Ambos apéndices figuran únicamente en el idioma original. GPA/W/228 
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ANEXO 
 
ENMIENDA AL APÉNDICE I DE NORUEGA DEL ACUERDO  
SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PUBLICA  
  
 De conformidad con el apartado a) del pá rrafo 6 del artículo XXIV del Acuerdo sobre 
Contratación Pública, Noruega presenta al Comité de  Contratación Pública la siguiente enmienda de 
carácter menor a las Notas Generales de Noruega que figuran en el Apéndice I del Acuerdo:  
 En el primer inciso de la Nota Gene ral 2, suprímase la palabra "Switzerland". 
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APPENDIX I NORWAY  GENERAL NOTES Page 1/6
 
 
1 March 2000 /WT/Let/330)  ATTACHMENT A 
 
GENERAL NOTES AND DEROGATIONS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE III 
 1. Norway will not extend the benefits of this Agreement:  
 - as regards the award of contracts by entiti es listed in Annex 2 to the suppliers and 
service providers of Canada;   
  - as regards the award of contracts, other than for supplies, listed in Annex 2 to the 
suppliers and serv ice providers of the USA;   
 
 - as regards the award of contracts by  entities listed in  Annex 3 paragraph 
    (1) (electricity), to the supplie rs and service providers of Canada, 
Singapore and Japan; 
 
   (2) (urban transport), to the supp liers and service pr oviders of Canada, 
Israel, Japan, Korea and the USA; 
    (3) (airports), to the suppliers a nd service providers of Canada, Korea and 
the USA; 
 
   (4)  (ports), to the suppliers and service providers  of Canada;   
    (5)  (water), to the suppliers and service providers of Canada and the USA; 
  until such time as Norway has accepted that the Parties concerned give comparable and effective 
access for Norwegian undertakings  to the relevant markets; 
  - to service providers of Parties which do not include the relevant service contracts for 
the relevant entities in A nnexes 1 to 3 and the relevant service category under 
Annexes 4 and 5 in their own coverage. 
 
2. The provisions of Article XX shall not appl y to suppliers and serv ice providers of:   
  - Israel, Japan and Korea and Switzerland
 in contesting the award of contracts by entities 
listed under Annex 2, paragraph 2, until such  time as Norway accepts that they have 
completed coverage of sub-central entities; 
 
 - Japan, Korea and the USA in  contesting the award of contra cts to a supplier or service 
provider of Parties other than  those mentioned, which are small or medium-sized enter-
prises under the relevant provisions in Norway , until such time as Norway accepts that 
they no longer operate discrimina tory measures in favour of  certain domestic small and 
minority businesses; 
  - Israel, Japan and Korea in contesting th e award of contracts by Norwegian entities, 
whose value is less than the threshold a pplied for the same category of contracts 
awarded by these Parties. GPA/W/228 
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APPENDIX I NORWAY  GENERAL NOTES Page 1/6
 
 
… 2003 (WT/Let/…) ATTACHMENT B 
 
GENERAL NOTES AND DEROGATIONS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE III 
 
1. Norway will not extend the benefits of this Agreement: 
  - as regards the award of contracts by entiti es listed in Annex 2 to the suppliers and 
service providers of Canada;   
  - as regards the award of contracts, other than for supplies, listed in Annex 2 to the 
suppliers and serv ice providers of the USA;   
  - as regards the award of contracts by  entities listed in  Annex 3 paragraph 
 
   (1) (electricity), to the supplie rs and service providers of Canada, 
Singapore and Japan; 
    (2) (urban transport), to the supp liers and service pr oviders of Canada, 
Israel, Japan, Korea and the USA; 
    (3) (airports), to the suppliers a nd service providers of Canada, Korea and 
the USA; 
 
   (4)  (ports), to the suppliers and service providers  of Canada;   
    (5)  (water), to the suppliers and service providers of Canada and the USA; 
  until such time as Norway has accepted that the Parties concerned give comparable and effective 
access for Norwegian undertakings  to the relevant markets; 
 
 - to service providers of Parties which do not include the relevant service contracts for 
the relevant entities in A nnexes 1 to 3 and the relevant service category under 
Annexes 4 and 5 in their own coverage. 
 
2. The provisions of Article XX shall not appl y to suppliers and serv ice providers of:   
  - Israel, Japan and Korea in contesting the award of contracts by  entities listed under 
Annex 2, paragraph 2, until such time as Norway accepts that they have completed 
coverage of sub-central entities; 
 
 - Japan, Korea and the USA in  contesting the award of contra cts to a supplier or service 
provider of Parties other than  those mentioned, which are small or medium-sized enter-
prises under the relevant provisions in Norway , until such time as Norway accepts that 
they no longer operate discrimina tory measures in favour of  certain domestic small and 
minority businesses; 
 
 - Israel, Japan and Korea in contesting th e award of contracts by Norwegian entities, 
whose value is less than the threshold a pplied for the same category of contracts 
awarded by these Parties. 
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