RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE GPA/W/43
30May1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2264)
Committee onGovernment Procurement Original: English
MODIFICATIONS TOAPPENDIX IOFNORWAY
Communication from Norway
Thefollowing communication from thePermanent Representative ofNorway wasreceived
on28May1997, withtherequest thatitbecirculated totheParties totheAgreement onGovernment
Procurement (1994).
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Ontheoccasion ofthedeposit oftheinstrument ofaccession bytheGovernment ofHong Kong
totheAgreement onGovernment Procurement on20May1997, theNorwegian Government hereby
notifies theWTO thatthereference toHong Kong regarding thederogation fromArticle IIIasstated
inGeneral Noteno.1ofAppendix Iisnolonger applicable asofthedatewhen theagreement enters
intoforce forHong Kong, i.e.19June1997.
TheWTO iskindly asked toinform Members oftheCommittee onGovernment Procurement
thatinGeneral Note 1,"Hong Kong" should bedeleted asregards theaward ofcontracts byentities
listed inAnnex 3,paragraph 1withrespect tothesuppliers andservice providers intheelectricity
sector.