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Starting
point: no commitments on market access in basic
instruments
- Extracts
from GATT (goods) and GATS (services)
exempting government procurement regulations from
governments’ market access commitments.
The
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- Transparency:
the Working Group on Transparency in Government
Procurement Practices (WGTGP)
A
multilateral working group set up to study
transparency in government procurement practices
and to develop elements for inclusion in a future
agreement. Material includes:
introduction, mandate, and work of the Working
Group
- Services:
the Working Party on GATS Rules (WPGR)
Established,
among other purposes, for negotiations on
government procurement of services as required
under the General Agreement on Trade in Services
(GATS). Material includes:
mandate, work of the Working Party
- Plurilateral:
Government Procurement Agreement
An
agreement signed by a limited number of WTO
members. Material includes:
explanations, legal text, countries’
commitments and notifications, work of the
Committee.
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Other
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- > International
instruments on government procurement.
- > Coverage
of government procurement under regional
initiatives and bilateral agreements.
- > Details
of national procurement systems.
- > Links
to sites offering procurement opportunities.
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