This Annex includes entities that are not accountable to executive branches of governments of the Parties, entities whose objective is national security, businesses of a commercial nature or in competition with the private sector, and state monopolies involved in the transformation and distribution of goods and services.
The Parties agree to provide the Internal Trade Secretariat with a list of their entities covered by this Annex and to advise the Secretariat immediately of:
(a) the addition of a newly created entity to the list of entities covered by this Annex;
(b) any changes to an entity covered by this Annex resulting from a change of name, the amalgamation of two or more entities, the restructuring of an entity into two or more entities, the dissolution of an entity; or the privatization of an entity; and
(c) any movement of entities from one annex to another annex that offers a higher level of coverage under Chapter Five.
Changes resulting from actions other than the ones listed above require the consent of the Parties. The Secretariat shall amend the list after every notification of such changes, shall maintain an up to date copy of the list, shall forward the list to all Parties after every change and shall make it readily available.
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26 This annex was amended by the Fifth Protocol of Amendment.