Agreement on Government Procurement
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The Agreement on Government Procurement (abbreviated GPA) is legally binding and plurilateral agreement
in the World Trade Organization
(WTO) focusing on the subject of government and local government agencies procurement. The procurement in the Agreement includes goods, ranging from commodities to high technology equipment, and services. The Agreement was negotiated in parallel with the Uruguay Round
in 1994, and entered into force on 1 January 1996. This Agreement is a plurilateral
treaty administered by a Committee on Government Procurement, which includes the WTO members that are parties to this Agreement, and thus have rights and obligations under the Agreement.
The concept and the principle is based on openness, transparency and non-discrimination, which apply to party countries to the benefit to both country and country's suppliers in bilateral
or plurilateral
.
Plurilateral agreement
A plurilateral agreement is an agreement between more than two countries, but not a great many, which would be multilateral agreement.-Use of the term in the World Trade Organization:...
in the World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
(WTO) focusing on the subject of government and local government agencies procurement. The procurement in the Agreement includes goods, ranging from commodities to high technology equipment, and services. The Agreement was negotiated in parallel with the Uruguay Round
Uruguay Round
The Uruguay Round was the 8th round of Multilateral trade negotiations conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , spanning from 1986-1994 and embracing 123 countries as “contracting parties”. The Round transformed the GATT into the World Trade Organization...
in 1994, and entered into force on 1 January 1996. This Agreement is a plurilateral
Plurilateral agreement
A plurilateral agreement is an agreement between more than two countries, but not a great many, which would be multilateral agreement.-Use of the term in the World Trade Organization:...
treaty administered by a Committee on Government Procurement, which includes the WTO members that are parties to this Agreement, and thus have rights and obligations under the Agreement.
The concept and the principle is based on openness, transparency and non-discrimination, which apply to party countries to the benefit to both country and country's suppliers in bilateral
Bilateralism
Bilateralism consists of the political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states. For example, free trade agreements signed by two states are examples of bilateral treaties. It is in contrast to unilateralism or multilateralism, which refers to the conduct of diplomacy by a...
or plurilateral
Plurilateral agreement
A plurilateral agreement is an agreement between more than two countries, but not a great many, which would be multilateral agreement.-Use of the term in the World Trade Organization:...
.
See also
- Government procurementGovernment procurementGovernment procurement, also called public tendering or public procurement, is the procurement of goods and services on behalf of a public authority, such as a government agency...
- World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
- General Agreement on Tariffs and TradeGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and TradeThe General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was negotiated during the UN Conference on Trade and Employment and was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization . GATT was signed in 1947 and lasted until 1993, when it was replaced by the World...
(GATT) - Trade in ServicesTrade in servicesTrade in Services refers to the sale and delivery of an intangible product, called a service, between a producer and consumer. Trade in services takes place between a producer and consumer that are, in legal terms, based in different countries, or economies, this is called International Trade in...
- World Development MovementWorld Development MovementThe World Development Movement is a membership organisation in the United Kingdom which campaigns on issues of global justice and development in the Global South....