Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code

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The Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code was an early plurilateral trade agreement under the GATT that aimed to open up and regulate government procurement markets among participating countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf GATT code
government procurement agreement
plurilateral trade agreement
aim to increase transparency in government procurement
to open government procurement markets
to promote non-discrimination in government procurement
to reduce protectionism in government procurement
to regulate government procurement procedures
appliesTo procurement contracts above specified value thresholds
contains provisions on review and challenge procedures
provisions on transparency of procurement decisions
rules on publication of procurement notices
rules on qualification of suppliers
rules on technical specifications
rules on tendering procedures
feature coverage lists specifying entities and sectors
exceptions for national security and public order
schedules of commitments by each party
framework General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
influenced design of later WTO government procurement disciplines
language English
French
Spanish
legalNature plurilateral agreement under GATT
legalStatus plurilateral code binding only on signatories
negotiatedAt Tokyo Round
objective to encourage international competition for public contracts
to prevent discrimination against foreign suppliers
to provide legal disciplines on government procurement
organizationContext General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
surface form: GATT
partOf Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations
surface form: Tokyo Round of multilateral trade negotiations
policyArea international trade
public procurement regulation
principle most-favoured-nation treatment was not fully applied
national treatment for foreign suppliers above thresholds
non-discrimination among parties to the Code
objective tendering procedures
transparency of procurement laws and regulations
relatedTo Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement
surface form: World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement
replacedBy 1994 WTO Agreement on Government Procurement
scope central government procurement
procurement of certain services
procurement of goods
shortName GATT Government Procurement Code
subject government procurement
successor Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement
surface form: WTO Agreement on Government Procurement

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Government Procurement Code alsoKnownAs Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code