The GPA Parties should initiate expeditiously the arbitration process in the revised GPA to facilitate resolving disputes over whether a Party may withdraw an entity from the GPA. The recently implemented revision of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement
The revision of the GPA has entered into force — nearly 15 years after negotiations began. On April 6, 2014, the Parties to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) reached a major milestone with implementation of the revision of the GPA. This
Implementation of the revised WTO Government Procurement Agreement has been delayed until the first quarter of 2014. Even though the WTO’s 9th Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia (Dec. 2-7, 2013) was able to conclude a successful agreement on a
The upcoming WTO Ministerial in Bali can spur efforts to implement the revision of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. The upcoming 9th WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali in December provides a significant opportunity for the WTO Members that are