What WTO Agreement on Government Procurement 2012 (Revised GPA) requires
The revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA 2012), adopted 30 March 2012 and in force since 6 April 2014, is a plurilateral WTO Annex 4 agreement binding 21 WTO Members collectively covering approximately 48 countries. Art II establishes core principles of non-discrimination, national treatment, and most-favoured-nation treatment for covered procurement; Art I (scope) applies to entities listed in Members' Annexes 1-3 (central government, sub-central government, and other covered entities) for goods, services, and construction above threshold values (SDR 130,000 for central government goods and services; SDR 5,000,000 for construction); Art VII prohibits technical specifications that create unnecessary obstacles to international trade; Art XI mandates minimum tender time limits of 25 calendar days; Art XIV permits limited tendering exceptions including single-source and emergency procurement; Art XV requires public notice and post-award transparency; and Art XIX establishes mandatory domestic review procedures for supplier challenges.
Pillar: Public Sector & Government Procurement · Authority: World Trade Organization · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/gproc_e/gp_gpa_e.htm
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- WTO Agreement on Government Procurement 2012 (GPA/113), https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/gproc_e/gp_gpa_e.htm, Arts I and II - Scope and coverage through Members' procurement entity schedules (central government, sub-central government, and other covered entities including utilities); threshold values (SDR 130,000 central government goods/services; SDR 5,000,000 construction); core principles of national treatment, MFN, and non-discrimination, 2012
- WTO Agreement on Government Procurement 2012 (GPA/113), https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/gproc_e/gp_gpa_e.htm, Arts VI and VII - Conditions for participation based on supplier capability; technical specifications must be based on performance requirements or international standards and must not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade, 2012
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