Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement

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The Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement is a World Trade Organization treaty that opens up government procurement markets among its signatory members by promoting transparency, non-discrimination, and fair competition in public purchasing.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Agreement on Government Procurement	2
WTO Agreement on Government Procurement	2
Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement canonical	1
World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international trade agreement ⓘ plurilateral agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ
administeredBy	World Trade Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure non-discrimination in government procurement ⓘ open government procurement markets among its parties ⓘ promote fair competition in public purchasing ⓘ promote transparency in government procurement ⓘ reduce protectionism in government procurement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Agreement on Government Procurement NERFINISHED ⓘ WTO Agreement on Government Procurement NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	central government entities of parties as specified in annexes ⓘ other public entities and utilities of parties as specified in annexes ⓘ sub-central government entities of parties as specified in annexes ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple	most-favoured-nation treatment in covered procurement among parties ⓘ national treatment for goods, services and suppliers of other parties in covered procurement ⓘ
covers	procurement of construction services by covered entities ⓘ procurement of goods by covered entities ⓘ procurement of services by covered entities ⓘ
hasFeature	allows certain exclusions and derogations specified in annexes ⓘ coverage defined by positive lists of entities, goods, services and thresholds ⓘ periodic renegotiation and expansion of coverage ⓘ
legalNature	binding international treaty ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction	World Trade Organization legal framework ⓘ
membershipType	plurilateral within the WTO system ⓘ
negotiatedUnder	Tokyo Round of GATT negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ
participation	does not automatically bind all WTO members ⓘ open only to WTO members that choose to accede ⓘ
promotes	competition among domestic and foreign suppliers in covered procurement ⓘ efficient use of public funds in procurement ⓘ integrity in public procurement systems ⓘ
providesFor	consultations and dispute settlement under WTO rules ⓘ market access commitments in government procurement ⓘ schedules of commitments and coverage annexes for each party ⓘ special and differential treatment for developing countries in accession and implementation ⓘ transparency obligations regarding procurement laws and regulations ⓘ
relatedTo	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade NERFINISHED ⓘ General Agreement on Trade in Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	effective domestic review and challenge mechanisms for suppliers ⓘ non-discriminatory technical specifications ⓘ objective and transparent selection criteria ⓘ prior publication of procurement opportunities ⓘ transparent procurement procedures ⓘ
shortName	GPA NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	government procurement ⓘ international trade in services and goods related to procurement ⓘ public purchasing ⓘ
successorTo	1979 GATT Agreement on Government Procurement NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

WTO agreements → include → Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ

Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations → resultedIn → Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agreement on Government Procurement

GATT Government Procurement Code → alsoKnownAs → Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agreement on Government Procurement

GATT Government Procurement Code → successor → Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ

this entity surface form: WTO Agreement on Government Procurement

Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code → successor → Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ

this entity surface form: WTO Agreement on Government Procurement

Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code → relatedTo → Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement