World Trade Organization Revised Agreement on Government Procurement (Revised GPA, as amended on 30 March 2012, in force from 6 April 2014): Definitions, Scope and Coverage, General Principles of National Treatment and Non-Discrimination, Notices of Intended Procurement, Technical Specifications, Treatment of Tenders and Awarding of Contracts, Domestic Review Procedures, and Modifications and Rectifications to Coverage

What World Trade Organization Revised Agreement on Government Procurement (Revised GPA, as amended on 30 March 2012, in force from 6 April 2014): Definitions, Scope and Coverage, General Principles of National Treatment and Non-Discrimination, Notices of Intended Procurement, Technical Specifications, Treatment of Tenders and Awarding of Contracts, Domestic Review Procedures, and Modifications and Rectifications to Coverage requires

The Revised Agreement on Government Procurement (Revised GPA), as amended on 30 March 2012 and in force from 6 April 2014, is the WTO plurilateral instrument among 22 parties (including the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Australia, South Korea, and Singapore) governing access to government procurement markets above agreed monetary thresholds, administered by the WTO Committee on Government Procurement. Revised GPA, Article I sets the definitions including procuring entity, supplier, covered procurement, and technical specification. Revised GPA, Article II governs scope and coverage and specifies that the Agreement applies to any measure regarding covered procurement for goods and services by government entities above set thresholds. Revised GPA, Article IV establishes the general principles of national treatment and non-discrimination requiring parties to accord treatment no less favourable than the treatment accorded to domestic goods, services and suppliers. Revised GPA, Article VII requires procuring entities to publish notices of intended procurement in designated media remaining readily accessible to the public. Revised GPA, Article X provides that procuring entities shall not adopt or apply any technical specification with the purpose or the effect of creating unnecessary obstacles to international trade. Revised GPA, Article XV governs the treatment of tenders and awarding of contracts. Revised GPA, Article XVIII requires each party to provide a timely, effective, transparent and non-discriminatory administrative or judicial review procedure for supplier challenges. Revised GPA, Article XIX establishes procedures for parties to modify their coverage annexes with notification and consultation requirements. The Agreement is the controlling WTO instrument for plurilateral government procurement disciplines.

Pillar: Public Sector & Government Procurement · Authority: World Trade Organization · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated: 2026-05-28

Primary source: https://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/rev-gpr-94_01_e.htm

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• Revised GPA, Article I - definitions including procuring entity, supplier, covered procurement, and technical specification.
• Revised GPA, Article II - scope and coverage including thresholds and parties' coverage annexes.

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