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 U.S. and the EU should exchange coverage of build-operate-transfer contracts and works concessions in the TTIP. In the negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the United States and the European Union (EU) should aim
The recent revision of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement expands significantly the opportunities for participation in GPA procurement markets. In the recent revision of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), the GPA Parties expanded the
EU business seeks removal of “buy America” requirements in TTIP negotiations. BUSINESSEUROPE, a leading business organization in the European Union (EU), cited removal of U.S. domestic preferences as one of its primary goals in the procurement
The TPP parties should use a variety of tools to address Malaysia’s concerns with opening its government procurement under the TPP. According to recent press reports, Malaysia is “wary” of procurement commitments in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
The revised GPA sets the standard for the procurement that the United States covers in other agreements. Beginning in 1981, the United States (U.S.) has opened its government procurement to a number of trading partners by means of bilateral and
The TTIP Procurement Chapter should incorporate strong anti-corruption provisions. A new European Commission report, which examined corruption in the European Union (EU), concluded that public procurement in the Member States is particularly prone to
The TPP should base its procurement rules on the revised WTO Government Procurement Agreement to ensure the most up-to-date provisions and contribute to the expansion of international procurement standards in Asia. Government procurement will be an integral
Despite a common interest in expanded access to procurement in the TTIP negotiations, the EU has identified more specific objectives. The United States and the European Union (EU) began negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Despite some improvements, China’s latest GPA offer has only slightly narrowed the gap with the coverage of current GPA Parties. A recent posting outlined China’s slow progress over the past 12 years to meet its 2001 WTO commitment to join the