2014/721/EU: Council Decision of 13 October 2014 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Government Procurement on the accession of New Zealand to the Revised Agreement on Government Procurement

Article 1

The position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Committee on Government Procurement shall be to approve the accession of New Zealand to the Revised Agreement on Government Procurement, subject to specific terms of accession set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

EU TERMS OF NEW ZEALAND's ACCESSION TO THE REVISED GPA  ( 1 )

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX EU TERMS OF NEW ZEALAND's ACCESSION TO THE REVISED GPA  ( 1 ) Upon New Zealand's accession to the Revised Agreement on Government Procurement, point 3 of section 2 (‘The Central Government contracting authorities of the EU Member States’) of Annex 1 to Appendix I of the European Union shall read as follows: ‘3. For the goods, services, suppliers and service providers of the United States; Canada; Japan; Hong Kong, China; Singapore; Korea; Armenia; the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu and New Zealand, procurement by the following central government contracting authorities, provided they are not marked by an asterisk.’ . Upon New Zealand's accession to the Revised Agreement on Government Procurement, Note 1 of the Notes to Annex 2 to Appendix I of the European Union shall include the following points after the point e: ‘f. procurement by local contracting authorities (contracting authorities of administrative units listed under NUTS 3 and smaller administrative units, as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 2 ) (as amended) in regard of goods, services, suppliers and service providers from New Zealand; g. procurement by contracting authorities of administrative units listed under NUTS 1 and 2 as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 (as amended), in regard of goods, services, suppliers and service providers from New Zealand, unless their procurement is covered under the EU Annex 3.’ . Upon New Zealand's accession to the Revised Agreement on Government Procurement Note 6 of the Notes to Annex 3 to Appendix I of the European Union shall include the following points after the point n: ‘o. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport or distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex in regard of supplies, services and service providers from New Zealand; p. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of airport facilities covered under this Annex in regard of supplies, services, and service providers from New Zealand; q. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of the provision of maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities covered under this Annex in regard of supplies, services, and service providers from New Zealand; r. procurement by regional or local contracting authorities operating in the fields covered by this Annex, in regard of supplies, services, and service providers from New Zealand, with the exception of procurement by contracting authorities of administrative units listed under NUTS 1 and 2 (as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003, as amended) operating in the field of transport by urban railway, automatic systems, tramway, trolley bus, bus and cable.’ . ( 1 )   The numbering of the coverage schedules of the Parties to the Revised GPA has been changed by the WTO secretariat in agreement with the Parties to the Revised GPA. The numbering used in this Annex corresponds to the numbering of the latest true certified copy of coverage schedules of the Parties to the Revised GPA, which has been transmitted by the WTO to the Parties to the Revised GPA by way of official notification and is available at http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/gproc_e/gp_app_agree_e.htm#revisedGPA. The numbering of the coverage schedules of the Parties to the Revised GPA published in OJ L 68, 7.3.2014, p. 2 is obsolete. ( 2 )   Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) ( OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1 ).