Tag: Waiver

Canada Seeks “Buy America” Exemptions

Canada has launched a multi-front approach to “Buy America” policies that includes seeking exemptions from both current and future policies. A special committee of the Canadian Parliament has called on the Canadian government to seek “a full

Buy American Update #1

  This post initiates a new series that will provide periodic insights into Buy American issues, issues that are becoming increasingly prominent in the trade debate under the Trump Administration.     American Pipelines: To comply with the

State Procurement under Trade Agreements: A Djaghe White Paper

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A Djaghe white paper on State Procurement under Trade Agreements provides a comprehensive examination of state procurement that is covered under trade agreements and various issues related to that coverage. The white paper compiles 11 posts from

New Zealand Implements GPA

New Zealand’s accession expands the GPA roster to 17 parties. On August 12, New Zealand became a party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), following Montenegro’s accession by a month and extending the GPA’s reach to 45

Montenegro Joins GPA

With the addition of Montenegro, 44 WTO Members now open procurement under the GPA. On July 15, Montenegro became the 16th party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), following its ratification of the Agreement. The WTO Committee on Government