China has at last adopted rules that define “domestic product” for purposes of government procurement and provide a 20% price evaluation advantage for qualifying domestic products. The new rules also include requirements for components to achieve a
The European Commission has published its first evaluation of the application of its International Procurement Instrument (IPI), a trade defense tool designed to provide the European Union (EU) with leverage to open foreign procurement markets on a
On July 14, 2025, the Canadian government began implementing a reciprocal procurement policy that will exclude suppliers from countries that do not open their procurement markets to Canada. With this new policy, Canada is replacing its
The European Union’s (EU) 27 member states agreed on June 2, 2025 to prohibit purchases of medical devices from China for five years in retaliation for China’s refusal to open its own tenders to EU firms. The ban is expected to affect contracts
After a nine-month investigation, the European Commission found “clear evidence” that China is discriminating against EU medical devices and suppliers and limiting their access to government contracts. In a report, published in January, the
In 2024, major trading partners focused more on protecting domestic procurement interests than opening new procurement markets. That is the conclusion of a new Briefing Paper, Key International Procurement Developments in 2024, published by Thomson
On May 14, the White House announced increased tariffs on $18 billion of imports from China across “strategic sectors,” including steel and aluminum, semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, critical minerals, solar cells, ship-to-shore cranes, and
A paper examines how preferences and unilateral measures impacting procurement are creating tensions in the international trading system. These measures are extending beyond the procurement sector and its international disciplines. They are being
The European Union (EU) is adding a new tool to its defensive trade measures that will allow it to retaliate against countries trying to coerce it or its member states to take certain action. In June, its co-legislative institutions – the
Newly published by Dalston Press The International Procurement System: Liberalization & Protectionism by Jean Heilman Grier International Procurement. The agreements that support it. The institutions that sustain it. Its