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China Drafts Five Domestic Product Standards for Government Procurement
On October 30, 2026, China issued, for public comment, its first batch of domestic product standards in its implementation of rules to define…
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Government Procurement in the U.S.-Canada Trade War
An article, titled Government Procurement in the U.S.-Canada Trade War: U.S. and Canadian Restrictions, published by Thomson Reuters, examines the role of government procurement…
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EU Unveils Procurement Preferences
On September 9, the European Commission proposed a new regulation that introduces European preferences as part of its overhaul of the EU’s public procurement framework. The proposed…
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EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: ‘Fit for Purpose’ and Plans for Changes
The European Commission published its first report on the operation of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) in mid-July. The report covered the three years since the…
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China’s Legislature Takes Up Revisions of Government Procurement Laws
Since 2020, the Chinese government has proposed revisions of its two main government procurement laws: the Government Procurement Law (GPL) and the Tendering…
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Changing International Procurement Landscape: European Union
The international procurement landscape is changing as countries and economies respond more proactively to protectionism in their counterparts’ markets by adopting domestic…
