Government Procurement Code

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government procurement agreement international economic agreement plurilateral trade agreement

The Government Procurement Code is a plurilateral trade agreement established under the GATT framework to open and regulate government purchasing markets among participating countries, later evolving into the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.

Aliases (1)

Agreement on Government Procurement ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government procurement agreement → international economic agreement → plurilateral trade agreement →
abbreviation	GATT Government Procurement Code →
aimsToPrevent	discrimination against foreign suppliers in government procurement → protectionist use of government purchasing →
alsoKnownAs	GATT Government Procurement Code → Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code →
basedOn	principles of non-discrimination → principles of open competition → principles of transparency →
contains	provisions on transparency of procurement laws and regulations → rules on most-favoured-nation treatment in procurement → rules on national treatment in procurement →
coverage	central government entities of parties → specified procurement sectors and thresholds →
enforcementMechanism	state-to-state dispute settlement among parties →
entryIntoForceContext	post-Tokyo Round period →
evolvedInto	Agreement on Government Procurement →
framework	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade →
inspired	later revisions of the Agreement on Government Procurement →
legalNature	plurilateral agreement under GATT →
legalObligations	binding only on signatory parties →
legalStatusUnderWTO	predecessor to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement →
marketAccess	opened government procurement markets among parties →
negotiationContext	Tokyo Round of GATT trade negotiations →
organizationContext	GATT → World Trade Organization →
participantsType	GATT contracting parties opting into the Code →
policyObjective	liberalization of government procurement markets → reduction of trade barriers in public purchasing →
purpose	to increase transparency in government procurement → to open government procurement markets among participating countries → to promote non-discrimination in government procurement → to regulate government purchasing practices →
regulates	award criteria for government contracts → publication of procurement opportunities → qualification of suppliers in public tenders → tendering procedures for government contracts →
relationshipToWTO	formed the basis for the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement →
scope	procurement above specified value thresholds → procurement of goods by covered government entities → procurement of services by covered government entities →
subjectMatter	government procurement → public purchasing →
successor	Agreement on Government Procurement →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tokyo Round ("Agreement on Government Procurement") → Tokyo Round (1973–1979) →	resultedIn