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
At a June 3 meeting, the WTO Committee on Government Procurement saw progress on efforts to expand the membership of the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and to fully implement its recent revision. Of particular significance, Australia has finally
A paper, U.S. Perspective on Encouraging Countries to Join the GPA, was presented at the Fourth Annual Procurement Week Conference: Game Changing Ideas and Innovations, which was sponsored by the Institute for Competition and Procurement Studies, Faculty of
At a meeting on February 11, 2015, the WTO Committee on Government Procurement (Committee) reported progress in negotiations to expand the membership of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Of the WTO members currently engaged in negotiating
In 2014, the major developments in international procurement centered on the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. In 2014, the implementation of a major revision of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) was the most significant development. In
Montenegro and New Zealand are joining the GPA, bringing the GPA roster to 45 WTO Members. On October 29, 2014, the WTO Committee on Government Procurement approved Montenegro and New Zealand for membership in the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).