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Schedule of Mexico Printing and Editorial 1. Talleres Gr ficos de la Nación 2. Productora e Importadora de Papel S.A de C.V., Pipsa Communications and Transportation 3. Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, ASA 4. Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingreso y Servicios Conexos, Capufe 5. Puertos Mexicanos 6. Servicio Postal Mexicano 7. Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, Ferronales 8. Telecomunicaciones de México, Telecom Industry 9. Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex (This Chapter does not apply to procurement of fuels and gas.) 10. Comisión Federal de Electricidad, CFE 11. Consejo de Recursos Minerales 12. Comisión de Fomento Minero Commerce 13. Compañía Nacional de Subsistencias Populares, Conasupo (This Chapter does not apply to procurement of agricultural products made in furtherance of agricultural support programmes or human feeding programmes.) 14. Bodegas Rurales Conasupo, S.A. de C.V. 15. Distribuidora e Impulsora de Comercio, Diconsa 16. Leche Industrializada Conasupo, S.A. de C.V., Liconsa (This Chapter does not apply to procurement of agricultural products made in furtherance of agricultural support programmes or human feeding programmes.) 17. Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor 18. Instituto Nacional del Consumidor 19. Laboratorios Nacionales de Fomento Industrial 20. Servicio Nacional de Información de Mercados Social Security 21. Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, ISSSTE 22. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS 23. Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia, DIF (This Chapter does not apply to procurement of agricultural products made in furtherance of agricultural support programmes or human feeding programmes.) 24. Servicios Asistenciales de la Secretaría de Marina 25. Instituto de Seguridad Social para las Fuerzas Armadas Mexicanas 26. Instituto Nacional Indigenista, INI 27. Instituto Nacional Para la Educación de los Adultos 28. Centros de Integración Juvenil 29. Instituto Nacional de la Senectud Others 30. Comite Administrador del Programa Federal de Construcción de Escuelas, Capfce 31. Comisión Nacional del Agua, CNA 32. Comisión Para la Regularización de la Tenencia de la Tierra 33. Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Conacyt 34. Notimex, S.A . de C.V. 35. Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía 36. Lotería Nacional para la Asistencia Pública 37. Pronósticos Deportivos Notes: 1. National security exceptions include procurements made in support of safeguarding nuclear materials or technology. 2. The General Notes for Mexico as set out in Annex 1002.7 apply to this Annex. Schedule of the United States 1. Tennessee Valley Authority 2. Power Marketing Administrations of the Department of Energy - Bonneville Power Administration - Western Area Power Administration - Southeastern Power Administration - Southwestern Power Administration - Alaska Power Administration 3. St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Notes: 1. For suppliers of goods and services of Canada, the obligations of this Chapter will apply to procurements by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Power Marketing Administrations of the Department of Energy only at such time as the obligations of this Chapter take effect for procurements by Canadian Provincial Hydro utilities. 2. The General Notes for the United States as set out in Annex 1002.7 apply to this Annex. ================================================================ ANNEX 1002.4 Services I. General Provisions 1. Except for the services listed in Part II of this Annex, all services procured by the entities listed in Annex 1002.1 (Federal Government Entities) and Annex 1002.3 (Government Enterprises) are subject to this Chapter. 2. Contracts for construction services are subject to this Chapter as specified in Annex 1002.5 (Construction Services). 3. The Parties shall adopt a universal list of services for reporting purposes, which is indicative of the services procured by the entities of the Parties, and is contained in the Appendix to this Annex. 4. The Parties shall update, as appropriate, the list of universal services included in the Appendix to this Annex at such time as they mutually agree. 5. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, for Mexico only the services included in the Temporary Schedule of Mexico will be subject to this Chapter, until such time as Mexico has completed its schedule under Part II pursuant to paragraph 6. 6. Mexico will develop and, after consultations with the other Parties, complete its list of services set out under the Schedule of Mexico in Part II of this Annex no later than July 1, 1995. Temporary Schedule of Mexico: Services Included (Based on the United Nations Central Product Classification, CPC) Professional Services 863 Taxation services (excluding legal services) 8671 Architectural services 86711 Advisory and pre-design architectural services 87612 Architectural design services 87713 Contract administration services 86714 Combined architectural design and contract administration services 86719 Other architectural services 8672 Engineering services 86721 Advisory and consultative engineering services 86722 Engineering design services for foundations and building structures 86723 Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings 86724 Engineering design services for civil engineering construction 86725 Engineering design for industrial processes and production 86726 Engineering design services n.e.c. 86727 Other engineering services during the construction and installation phase 86729 Other engineering services 8673 Integrated engineering services 86731 Integrated engineering services for transportation, infrastructure turnkey projects 86732 Integrated engineering and project management services for water supply and sanitation works turnkey projects 86733 Integrated engineering services for the construction of manufacturing turnkey projects 86739 Integrated engineering services for other turnkey projects 8674 Urban planning and landscape architectural services Computer and Related Services 841 Consultancy services related to the installation of computer hardware 842 Software implementation services, including systems and software consulting services, systems analysis, design, programming and maintenance services 843 Data processing services, including processing, tabulation and facilities management services 844 Data base services 845 Maintenance and repair services of office machinery and equipment including computers 849 Other computer services Real Estate Services 821 Real estate services involving own or leased property 822 Real estate services on a fee or contract basis Rental/Leasing Services without Operators 831 Leasing or rental services concerning machinery and equipment without operator, including computers 832 Leasing or rental services concerning personal and household goods (excluding in 83201, the rental of prerecorded records, sound cassettes, CD's and excluding 83202, rental services concerning video tapes) Other Business Services 865 Management consulting services 86501 General management consulting services 86503 Marketing management consulting services 86504 Human resources management consulting services 86505 Production management consulting services 86509 Other management consulting services, including agrology, agronomy, farm management and related consulting services 8676 Technical testing and analysis services including quality control and inspection 8814 Services incidental to forestry and logging, including forest management 883 Services incidental to mining, including, drilling and field services 5115 Site preparation for mining 8675 Related scientific and technical consulting services 86751 Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services, including those related to mining 86752 Subsurface surveying services 86753 Surface surveying services 86754 Map making services 663 Repair services of personal and household goods 8861 Repair services incidental to metal products, to machinery and equipment including computers, 8866 and communications equipment 874 Building-cleaning 876 Packaging services Environmental Services 940 Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and other environmental protection services, including sewage services, nature and landscape protection services and other environmental protection services n.e.c. Hotels and restaurants(including catering) 641 Hotel and other lodging services 642/3 Food and beverage serving services Travel agency and tour operators services 7471 Travel agency and tour operator services II. Services Excluded from Coverage [Subject to review] The following services contracts are excluded in their entirety by the Parties: Schedule of Canada (Based on the United Nations Central Product Classification, CPC) CPC 1. Transport, storage and communication services - Land Transport services 71 - Water Transport services 72 - Air Transport Services 73 - Supporting and Auxiliary Transport services (except 7471: Travel Agencies and Tour Operator services) 74 - Post and Telecommunication services (except 7512: Courier services and 7523: Data Transmission services) 75 Note: All transportation services, including related repair and overhaul and launching services and transportation services, where incidental to procurement contracts, are not subject to this Chapter. 2. Business services; agricultural, mining and manufacturing services - Financial, Intermediation services and Auxiliary services therefor 81 - Leasing or rental services concerning televisions, radios, video cassette recorders and related equipment and accessories 83201 - Leasing or rental services concerning video tapes 83202 - Research and Development services 85 - Legal services (except: Advisory services on Foreign Law) 861 - Legal services incidental to Taxation Services 863 - Market Research and Public Opinion Polling services 864 - Financial Management consulting services (except corporate tax) 86502 - Public relations services 86506 - Services related to management consulting 866 - Related scientific and technical consulting services 8675 - Business Services, n.e.c. (except 8740: Building cleaning services and 8760: Packaging services) 87 - Services incidental to agriculture, hunting and forestry (except 8814: services incidental to forestry and logging; and 8830: services incidental to mining) 881 - Services incidental to fishing 882 - Services incidental to manufacturing, except to the manufacture of metal products, machinery and equipment 884 - Services incidental to the manufacture of metal products, machinery and equipment (except 8852: Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment on a fee or contract basis) 885 - Repair services, n.e.c. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, on a fee or contract basis 8867 - Repair services of other transport equipment, on a fee or contract basis 8868 - Services incidental to energy distribution 887 - Intangible assets 89 3. Community, Social and Professional Services - Education services 92 - Health and Social Services 93 - Services of Membership Organizations 95 - Recreation, cultural and sporting services 96 - Other services 97 - Services provided by extraterritorial organizations and bodies 99 4. Contracts of the departments of Transport Canada, Communications Canada and Fisheries and Oceans respecting FSCs 70 (automatic data processing equipment, software supplies and support equipment), 74 (office machines, text processing systems and visible record equipment), 36 (special industry machinery). 5. Research and development services. 6. Dredging. 7. All services purchased in support of military forces located overseas. 8. Management and operation contracts awarded to federally-funded research and development centers or related to carrying out government sponsored research programs. 9. Public utilities services. 10. Printing and publishing. Note: The General Notes for Canada as set out in Annex 1002.7 apply to this Annex. Schedule of Mexico (Based on the United Nations Central Product Classification, CPC) CPC 1. All transportation services, including transportation - Land transportation 71 - Water transport 72 - Air transport 73 - Supporting and auxiliary transport 74 - Post and telecommunication 75 - Repair services of other transport equipment, on a fee or contract basis 8868 2. All risk-sharing contracts by Pemex. 3. Public utilities services (including telecommunications, transmission, water or energy services). 4. Management and operation contracts awarded to federally-funded research and development centers or related to carrying out government sponsored research programs. 5. Financial services 6. Research and development services 7. Confidential consulting services (provided that they are not used with a view to avoiding maximum possible competition or in a manner that would constitute a means of discrimination among suppliers of the other Parties or protection to Mexican suppliers). Note: The General Notes for Mexico as set out in Annex 1002.7 apply to this Annex. Schedule of the United States (Based on the Procurement Data System Services Codes) FSC 1. Transportation and related services (except V231: Lodging and Hotel/Motel; and V302: travel agent) - Transportation V - Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Ships JO19 - Non-nuclear Ship Repair J998 and J999 - Modification of Ships KO19 In addition, transportation services, where incidental to procurement contracts, are not subject to this Chapter. 2. Dredging Y216 3. All services purchased in support of military forces overseas. 4. Management and operation contracts awarded to - federally-funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) or related to carrying out government-sponsored research programs (classification to be clarified) M181-184 - by DOD, DOE, and NASA M 5. Public utilities and telecommunications services: - Utilities S1 - ADP Telecommunications and Transmission Services D304 - ADP Teleprocessing and Timesharing Services D305 - Telecommunications Network Management Services D316 - Automated News Services, Data Services, or other information D317 - Other ADP and Telecommunications services D399 6. Research and Development services A Note: The General Notes for the United States as set out in Annex 1002.7 apply to this Annex. Appendix to ANNEX 1002.4 Universal List of Services ANNEX 1002.5 Construction Services I. General Provisions 1. Except for the construction services listed in Part II of this Annex, all construction services as specified in the Appendix to this Annex, which are procured by the entities listed in Annex 1002.1 (Federal Government Entities) and Annex 1002.3 (Government Enterprises) are subject to this Chapter. 2. The Parties will update, as appropriate, the list of construction services included in the Appendix at such time as they mutually agree. II. Construction Services Excluded from Coverage The following services contracts are excluded in their entirety by the Parties: Schedule of Canada 1. Dredging. 2. Construction contracts tendered by or on behalf of Department of Transport. Note: The General Notes for Canada as set out in Annex 1002.7 apply to this Annex. Schedule of Mexico All risk-sharing contracts by Pemex. Notes: The General Notes for Mexico as set out in Annex 1002.7 apply to this Annex. Schedule of the United States Dredging. Notes: 1. In accordance with the obligations of this Chapter, buy national requirements on articles, supplies, and materials acquired for use in construction contracts subject to the obligations of this Chapter will not apply to products of Canada or Mexico. 2. The General Notes for the United States as set out in Annex 1002.7 apply to this Annex. Appendix to ANNEX 1002.5 List of Construction Services List of contracts for construction services which are subject to the obligations of this Chapter, except as otherwise provided: (Based on the United Nations Central Product Classification, CPC) Division 51 Construction work 511 Pre-erection work at construction sites 5111 Site investigation work 5112 Demolition work 5113 Site formation and clearance work 5114 Excavating and earthmoving work 5115 Site preparation work for mining 5116 Scaffolding work 512 Construction works for buildings 5121 For one and two dwelling buildings 5122 For multi-dwelling buildings 5123 For warehouses and industrial buildings 5124 For commercial buildings 5125 For public entertainment buildings 5126 For hotel, restaurant and similar buildings 5127 For educational buildings 5128 For health buildings 5129 For other buildings 513 Construction work for civil engineering 5131 For highways (except elevated highways), streets, roads, railways and airfield runways 5132 For bridges, elevated highways, tunnels and subways 5133 For waterways, harbours, dams and other water works 5134 For long distance pipelines, communication and power lines (cables) 5135 For local pipelines and cables; ancillary works 5136 For constructions for mining and manufacturing 5137 For constructions for sport and recreation 5139 For engineering works n.e.c. 514 5140 Assembly and erection of prefabricated constructions 515 Special trade construction work 5151 Foundation work, including pile driving 5152 Water well drilling 5153 Roofing and water proofing 5154 Concrete work 5155 Steel bending and erection, including welding) 5156 Masonry work 5159 Other special trade construction work 516 Installation work 5161 Heating, ventilation and air conditioning work 5162 Water plumbing and drain laying work 5163 Gas fitting construction work 5164 Electrical work 5165 Insulation work (electrical wiring, water, heat, sound) 5166 Fencing and railing construction work 5169 Other installation work 517 Building completion and finishing work 5171 Glating work and window glass installation work 5172 Plastering work 5173 Painting work 5174 Floor and wall tilling work 5175 Other floor laying, wall covering and wall papering work 5176 Wood and metal joinery and carpentry work 5177 Interior fitting decoration work 5178 Ornamentation fitting work 5179 Other building completion and finishing work 518 5180 Renting services related to equipment for construction or emolition of buildings or civil engineering works, with operator ================================================================ ANNEX 1002.6 Transition Provisions for Mexico Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, Annexes 1002.1 through 1002.5 are subject to the following: Pemex, CFE and Non-Energy Construction 1. The obligations of this Chapter shall not apply to: (a) 50 percent of the total annual procurement above thresholds of goods, services and construction services by Pemex; (b) 50 percent of the total annual procurement above thresholds of goods, services and construction services by CFE; and (c) 50 percent of the total annual procurement above thresholds of construction services, excluding construction services procured by Pemex and CFE. 2. Loans from regional and multilateral financial institutions will not be included for purposes of calculating the reservations specified in paragraph 1 or subject to other restrictions. 3. As of January 1st, 1994, the reservation specified in paragraph 1 will decrease according to the following schedule: 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 50% 45% 45% 40% 40% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 and thereafter 35% 35% 30% 30% 0% 4. For Pemex and CFE, no more than 10 percent of their respective reserved procurement under paragraphs 1 and 3 shall be applied within a single Federal Supply Classification (FSC) class (or other classification system as agreed by all Parties) in a single year. 5. After December 31, 1998, Pemex and CFE each will make all reasonable efforts to assure that their respective total reservation in each FSC class (or other classification system as agreed by all Parties) shall not exceed 50 percent in a single year. Pharmaceuticals 6. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to drugs whose patents have expired or are not currently patented (FSC class 6505) procured by the Secretaría de Salud, IMSS, ISSSTE, Secretaría de Defensa and the Secretaría de Marina. This exception shall be eliminated after 8 years from the date of entry into force of this Agreement. Procurement of biologicals and patented drugs shall not be exempted under any other provision of the Annexes of this Chapter. Nothing in this Chapter shall be interpreted in a way which will impair the protection provided by Chapter 17 (Intellectual Property) of this Agreement. Time Limits for Tendering and Delivery 7. Upon the date of entry into force of this Agreement in January 1, 1994, Mexico will make best efforts to comply with the provisions of Article 1012 (Time Limits for Tendering and Delivery) with respect to the 40 day time limits. However, Mexico will fully comply with such obligations as from January 1, 1995. Provision of Information 8. The Parties recognize that Mexico may be required to undertake extensive retraining of personnel, introduce new data maintenance and reporting systems and make major adjustments to the procurement systems of certain entities in order to comply with the obligations of this Chapter. The Parties also recognize that Mexico may encounter difficulties in making the transition to procurement systems that facilitate full compliance with the obligations of this Chapter. 9. The Parties shall, therefore, consult on an annual basis for the first five years that the Agreement is in effect to review transitional problems and to develop mutually agreed solutions. Such solutions may include, when appropriate, temporary adjustment to the obligations of Mexico under this Chapter, such as those related to reporting requirements. 10. In addition, the United States and Canada shall cooperate with Mexico to provide technical assistance, as appropriate and mutually agreed pursuant to Article 1020 (Technical Cooperation) of this Chapter, to aid Mexico's transition. 11. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Annex, each Party shall assume all of its obligations specified in this Chapter upon the date of entry into force of this Agreement. Note: The General Notes for Mexico as set out in Annex 1002.7 apply to this Annex. ================================================================ ANNEX 1002.7 General Notes Schedule of Canada 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, this Chapter does not apply to procurements in respect of: (a) shipbuilding and repair; (b) urban rail and urban transportation equipment, systems, components and materials incorporated there in as well as all project related materials of iron or steel; (c) contracts respecting FSC 58 (communications, detection and coherent radiation equipment); (d) set-asides for small and minority businesses; (e) pursuant to Article 1018 national security exemptions include oil purchases related to any strategic reserve requirements; and (f) national security exceptions include procurements made in support of safeguarding nuclear materials or technology. 2. Procurement in terms of Canadian coverage is defined as contractual transactions to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use of the government. It does not include non-contractual agreements or any form of government assistance, including but not limited to, cooperative agreements, grants, loans, equity infusions, guarantees, fiscal incentives, and government provision of goods and services, given to individuals, firms, private institutions, and sub-central governments. Schedule of Mexico 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, this Chapter does not apply to procurements made: (a) with a view to commercial resale by government-owned retail stores; (b) pursuant to loans from regional or multilateral financial institutions to the extent that different procedures are imposed by such institutions (except for national content requirements); and (c) between entities. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Chapter, Mexico may allocate a non-specific sector set-aside as follows: (a) upon the date of entry into force of this Agreement, up to the equivalent in real terms of $1.0 billion USD of 1994 shall annually be available to all procurements of entities subject to this Chapter, except Pemex and CFE and construction services procured by other entities subject to this Chapter as well as those procurements of goods in FSC class 6505; (b) after December 31, 2002, up to the equivalent in real terms of $1.2 billion USD of 1994 shall annually be available to all procurement of entities subject to this Chapter, except Pemex and CFE and construction services procured by other entities subject to this Chapter as well as those procurements of goods of FSC class 6505; (c) after December 31, 2002, up to the equivalent in real terms of $300 million USD of 1994 shall annually be available to Pemex and CFE combined; and (d) for purposes of this paragraph (i) no more than 10 percent of the total procurement reserved shall be applied within a single FSC category (or other classification system as agreed by all Parties) in a single year, and (ii) no more than 20 percent may be used by a single entity. These values shall remain constant in real terms. 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the entities subject to this Chapter may impose a local content requirement of no more than: (a) 40 percent, for labor intensive turnkey or major integrated projects; and (b) 25 percent, for capital intensive turnkey or major integrated projects. For purposes of these provisions, a turnkey or major integrated project means, in general, a construction, supply or installation project undertaken by a person pursuant to a right granted by an entity subject to this Chapter with respect to which: (c) the prime contractor is vested with the authority to select the general contractors or subcontractors; (d) Mexico does not fund the project itself; (e) the person bears the risk of performance; and (f) the facility will be operated by an entity subject to this Chapter or through a procurement contract of that entity. 4. Regardless of the thresholds, Pemex shall apply the disciplines of Article 1004 regarding national treatment and non-discrimination to: (a) procurements of oil and gas field supplies and equipment, when such supplies and equipment are procured at the location where works pursued by Pemex are being performed; and (b) the selection of suppliers, when such suppliers are established at the location where works pursued by Pemex are being performed. 5. If the obligations of the procurements covered by this Chapter are not met, the Parties may seek compensation in the form of more market opportunities during the following year, or through reliance of Chapter 20 (Institutional Arrangements and Dispute Settlement Procedures). 6. Procurement in terms of the Mexican coverage is defined as contractual transactions to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use of the government. It does not include non-contractual agreements or any form of government assistance, including, but not limited to, cooperative agreements, grants, loans, equity infusions, guarantees, fiscal incentives, and governmental provisions of goods and services, given to individuals, firms, private institutions and state governments. Schedule of the United States 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, this Chapter does not apply to set asides on behalf of small and minority businesses. 2. Procurement in terms of U.S. coverage is defined as contractual transactions to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use of the government. It does not include non-contractual agreements or any form of government assistance, including, but not limited to, cooperative agreements, grants, loans, equity infusions, guarantees, fiscal incentives, and governmental provision of goods and services, given to individuals, firms, private institutions, and subcentral governments. ================================================================ ANNEX 1002.8 Indexation and Conversion of Thresholds 1. The calculations described in Article 1002(4) (Scope and Coverage) shall be made in accordance with the following: (a) the United States inflation rate shall be measured by the the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods published by the United States Department of Commerce; and (b) the inflationary adjustment shall be estimated according to the following formula T0 x (1+ pi) = T1 T0= threshold value at base period pi= accumulated U.S. inflation rate for the ith two year-period T1= new threshold value. 2. Mexico and Canada shall calculate and convert the value of the thresholds specified in paragraph 3 into their national currencies using the conversion formulas set out in paragraph 3 or 4, as appropriate. Mexico and Canada shall notify each other and the United States of the value, in their respective currencies, of the newly calculated thresholds not less than one month before the respective thresholds take effect. 3. Canada shall base the calculation on the official conversion rates of the Bank of Canada. From January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1995, the conversion rate shall be the average of the weekly values of the Canadian dollars in terms of the U.S. dollars over the period October 1, 1992 through September 30, 1993. For each subsequent two-year period, beginning January 1, 1996, the conversion rate shall be the average of the weekly values of the Canadian dollar in terms of the U.S. dollar over the two-year period ending September 30 of the year preceding the beginning of each two-year period. 4. Mexico shall use the conversion rate of the Banco de México. The conversion rate shall be the existing value of the Mexican peso in terms of the US dollar as of December 1 and June 1 of each year, or the 1st working day after. The conversion rate as of December 1 shall apply from January 1 to June 30 of the following year, and as of June 1 shall apply from July 1 to December 31 of that year. ================================================================ ANNEX 1002-A Country-Specific Thresholds As between Canada and the United States, a) for covered federal entities, thresholds on procurement between Canada and the United States are as follows: i) goods and services: goods -- US$25,000; services -- US$50,000. Canada and the United States shall consult regarding these threshold values, and ii) Construction: US$6,500,000; and b) for covered government enterprises, thresholds on procurement between Canada and the United States are as follows i) goods and services: US$250,000, and ii) construction: US$8,000,000. ================================================================ ANNEX 1010.1 Publications I. Publications for Notices of Procurement in Accordance with Article 1010 (Invitation to Participate) Schedule of Canada 1. Government Business Opportunities (GBO). 2. Open Bidding Service, ISM Publishing. Schedule of Mexico 1. Major daily newspapers of national circulation. 2. Mexico will endeavor to establish a specialized publication for purposes of notices of procurement. When such publication is ready, it will substitute those referred to in paragraph 1. Schedule of United States Commerce Business Daily (CBD). II. Publications for Measures in Accordance with Article 1019 (Provision of Information) Schedule of Canada 1. Precedential judicial decisions regarding government procurement: (a) Dominion Law Reports; (b) Supreme Court Reports; (c) Federal Court Reports; (d) National Reporter. 2. Administrative rulings and procedures regarding government procurement: (a) Government Business Opportunities; and (b) Canada Gazette. 3. Laws and regulations: (a) Revised Statutes of Canada; (b) Canada Gazette. Schedule of Mexico 1. Diario Oficial de la Federación. 2. Semanario Judicial de la Federación (for precedential judicial decisions only). 3. Mexico will endeavor to establish a specialized publication for administrative rulings of general application and any procedure, including standard contract clauses. Schedule of United States 1. All United States laws, regulations, judicial decisions, administrative rulings and procedures regarding government procurement covered by this Chapter are codified in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), both of which are published as a part of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The DFARS and the FAR are published in title 48 of CFR. Copies may be purchased from the Government Printing Office. These regulations are also published in loose-leaf versions that are available by subscription from the Government Printing Office. Changes are provided to subscribers as they are issued. 2. For those who wish to consult original sources, the following published sources are provided: Material Publication Name United States Laws U.S. Statutes at Large Decisions: - United States Supreme Court U.S. Reports - Circuit Court of Appeals Federal Reporter - 2nd Series - District Courts Federal Supplement Reporter - Court of Claims Court of Claims Reports Decisions: - Boards of Contract Appeals Unofficial publication by Commerce Clearing House Decisions: -Comptroller General of the U.S. Those not officially United States published as decisions of the Comptroller General are published unofficially by Federal Publications, Inc.