Tag: TPP government procurement

Australia: GPA Membership Approved

The WTO procurement committee approved Australia’s membership in the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) in October. It will become the 19th GPA party when its accession is finalized. This post examines Australia’s commitments and

TPP Procurement: Mexico’s Commitments

In the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Mexico essentially replicated its government procurement commitments under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), including its transitional measures. This post, similar to earlier posts on Brunei, Malaysia

TPP Procurement: Initial Assessment of Agreement

This post outlines the major elements of the Government Procurement Chapter in the just-released text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), in comparison to procurement covered in existing agreements. The United States already has procurement

TPP and TTIP Government Procurement Negotiations

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are free trade agreements (FTAs) that will include government procurement chapters. The goal of the TPP procurement negotiations, as in other FTAs, is relatively