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1. (SBU) The following is Embassy The Hague's response to
reftel request regarding the Netherlands' market access
commitments under the WTO GPA. Post provided this
information via email to DOC country desk officer David de
Falco on October 22, 2004.


2. (SBU) The following is a list of additional government
entities that conduct procurements that may be of interest to
U.S. suppliers. These entities are not currently listed in
the GPA:

List of Ministries and Central Governmental Bodies
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- Ministry of General Affairs: Central Policy and Staff
Departments.

- Ministry of the Interior: Central Policy and Staff
Departments, General Intelligence and Security Service,
Personnel Records and Travel Documents Agency, and
Information and Communication Technology Organization.

- Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Directorate-General for
Regional Policy and Consular Affairs, Directorate-General for
Political Affairs, Directorate-General for International
Cooperation, Directorate-General for European Cooperation,
support services falling under the Secretary-General and
Deputy Secretary-General, and various foreign missions.

- Ministry of Defense: Central Policy and Staff Departments,
Defense Infrastructure Agency (Central Directorate),Defense
Infrastructure Agency (Regional Directorates),Royal
Netherlands Army National Supply Agency, Logistic Center
Royal Netherlands Air Force, and Royal Netherlands Navy
(Maintenance Establishment).

- Ministry of Economic Affairs: Central Policy and Staff
Departments, Netherlands Competition Authority, Netherlands
Foreign Trade Agency, Agency for Energy and Environment, and
Telecom Agency.

- Ministry of Finance: Central Policy and Staff Departments,
Tax and Customs Administration, and State Property Service.

- Ministry of Justice: Central Policy and Staff Departments,
Netherlands Forensic Institute, and Judicial Management and
Advisory Board.

- Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries:
Central Policy and Staff Departments, Regional Policy
Departments, and Levies Office (Agency).

- Ministry of Education, Culture and Science: Central Policy
and Staff Departments, Inspectorate of Cultural Heritage,
National Archives, Council for Culture, and National Service
for Archaeological Heritage.

- Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment: Central Policy
and Staff Departments.

- Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management:
Central Policy and Staff Departments.

- Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment:
Central Policy and Staff Departments and Inspectorate.

- Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports: Central Policy and
Staff Departments.

List of Bodies Governed by Public Law
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(These entities are governed by public law and are not
included in the above list)

- Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations: ICTU
Foundation.

- Ministry of Economic Affairs: Syntens, NMI van Swinden
Laboratory, NMI Institute for Metrology and Technology,
Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programs, Netherlands Board
of Tourism, Cooperative Body of the provincial governments of
the Northern Netherlands, Gelderland Development Company, OOM
International Business Development, LIOF Limburg Investment
Development Company, NOM Investment Development, Noord
Brabant Development Agency, and Independent Post and
Telecommunication Authority.

- Ministry of Finance: The Dutch Central Bank, The
Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets, and The
Pensions and Insurance Supervisory Authority of the
Netherlands.

- Ministry of Justice: Dutch Rehabilitation Agency, VEDIVO
Agency (Association for Managers in the Family Guardianship),
Guardianship and Family Guardianship Institutions, Dutch Halt
(the alternative) Agency, Private Boarding Institution, Penal
Institution for Juvenile Offenders, Damages Fund for Violent
Crimes, Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers, National
Collection of Support and Maintenance Agency, National Victim
Compensation Organization, Dutch Data Protection Authority,
Administration of Justice Study Center Agency, Legal
Assistance Councils, Asylum Seekers Legal Advice Center,
Legal Assistance Agencies, National Bureau against Racial
Discrimination, Clara Wichmaan Institute, and Interpret
Centers.

- Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries:
Land Management Service, Fauna Fund, National Forest Service,
Netherlands Bureau for Food and Nutrition Education,
Wageningen University and Research Center, and Commodity
Boards.

- Ministry of Education, Culture and Science: No list is
available at this time.

- Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment: Social
Insurance Bank, Employment Service, Foundation for Former
Miners suffering from Silicoses, Pensions and Insurance
Supervisory Authority of the Netherlands, Social and Economic
Council in the Netherlands, Council for Work and Income,
Central Organization for Work and Income, and Implementing
Body for Employee Insurance Schemes.

- Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management:
Vehicle Information and Administrative Service, Air Traffic
Control Agency, Dutch Maritime Pilots Association, and
Regional Maritime Pilots Association.

- Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment:
Cadastre and Public Registers Agency, Central Housing Fund,
and Architects Register.

- Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport: General Commission
for War Casualties in Indonesia, Medicines Evaluation Board
Agency, National Board for Redevelopment of Hospital
Facilities, Health Research and Development Council, KEMA/TNO
Certification, National Board for Hospital Facilities, Health
Care Insurance Board, National May 4 and 5 Committee, Pension
and Benefit Board, Health Service Tariff Tribunal, Foundation
for the Advancement of Public Health and Environment, Sanquin
Blood Supply Foundation, Supervisory Board of Health Care
Insurance Committees for Registration of Professional Health
Care Practices, Health Insurance Funds, Dutch Transportation
Foundation, and Regional Bodies for Need Assessment.


3. (SBU) Regarding services, post has reviewed the list
covered by the EC and believes that all uncovered services
could be of interest to U.S. firms and could be put on the
table for discussion.


4. (SBU) Regarding goods, all the exclusions listed (water,
airports, urban transport, and dredging/shipbuilding) could
be of interest to U.S. firms.
SOBEL