The United States and Japan are preparing to embark on bilateral trade negotiations, which could begin as soon as mid-January 2019. However, the scope of the negotiations remains unclear. The September joint statement announcing the negotiations suggested a
The United States agreed to revise procurement provisions in two free trade agreements (FTAs) in side letters to the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). One side letter will replace the procedures that apply to procurement covered under the
In December 2015, the U.S. trade advisory committees submitted reports on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to the President, the Congress and the U.S. Trade Representative. The reports were required by the Trade Act of 1974, which established the advisory
Brunei Darussalam is one of the three countries that will open its procurement to the United States for the first time under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Unlike the other two (Malaysia and Vietnam), Brunei has already undertaken procurement
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will open Malaysia’s government procurement market for the first time under an international agreement. While it is a relatively modest opening, it provides U.S. and other TPP suppliers with more access to Malaysian
Under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the United States will gain rights to participate in Vietnam’s government procurement, and Vietnam will be obligated to conduct its procurement in accordance with the Agreement’s international standards. The
The recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) permits several parties to apply a wide array of transitional and other special measures to facilitate the opening of their government procurement markets. Such measures have been incorporated into other
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)