Tag: GPA

WTO GPA Update #7

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This post highlights recent activities related to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), in particular, Moldova’s accession, the June meeting of the WTO GPA committee and the update of the WTO’s e-GPA Portal. It also notes Russia’s

Implementing GPA Arbitration Procedures

On June 22, the WTO procurement committee finally adopted arbitration procedures that are intended to provide a means of resolving disputes over proposed changes in procurement covered under the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). As described in an

TTIP Procurement Data Debate: Time to Conclude?

This week, the United States and the European Union embark on their latest round of negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), where on government procurement they remain far apart. One of the ongoing points of contention is

TTIP Procurement: Greenpeace-Leaked Text

On May 2, Greenpeace published online a number of leaked negotiating documents from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The documents are not dated, but most likely do not reflect the results of the 13th round of negotiations, which

Ukraine: Approved for GPA Membership

On November 11th, the WTO Committee on Government Procurement (Committee) approved Ukraine’s accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Ukraine’s membership in the GPA will help it “strengthen good governance in the area of public

China’s Prospects for GPA Accession

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Publication: An article, What are the Prospects for Concluding Work on China’s GPA Accession in 2015?” has been published in the Public Procurement Law Review (24 PPLR, Issue 6 (Nov. 2015)). The article examines three key questions that the parties to the

Government Procurement in the WTO 2015

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A paper, Government Procurement in the WTO (2015), prepared for the Institute of International Economic Law’s 10th Annual Academy of WTO Law & Policy is available in the Djaghe White Papers library. The paper is a substantial expansion and update

GPA Market Access Benefits

The 17 parties to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) have opened government procurement valued at an estimated $1.7 trillion annually to competition within their membership. Gaining access to that procurement should be a major incentive for

TPA Negotiating Objectives for Government Procurement

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  In April, the U.S. Congress began consideration of legislation, Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), that would give the President the authority to negotiate international trade agreements. The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act

Other Entities Covered under GPA

GPA parties use two approaches to define coverage of Other Entities under the Agreement.  All the parties to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), with the exception of the Netherlands with Respect to Aruba (Aruba), cover procuring entities in a