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December 2, 2020

UK and Switzerland confirm participation in revised government procurement agreement

Today, Switzerland and the United Kingdom have completed the final step for making their respective participation in the revised Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) effective. As of 1 January 2021, the revised GPA will be in

May 6, 2019

Philippines submits request for observer status in WTO Committee on Government Procurement

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Today, Ambassador Manuel A. J. Teehankee, Philippine Permanent Representative to the WTO, delivered to WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo the request of the Philippine government to become an observer in the Committee on Government Procurement. The

July 13, 2015

New Zealand ratifies revised GPA

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New Zealand has ratified the WTO’s revised Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) and will benefit from new market access opportunities and other provisions under the pact starting next month. It submitted the country’s instrument of

June 4, 2015

Australia launches bid to join GPA

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Australia has formally launched its bid to join the GPA, underlining its commitment to work towards timely accession to the pact. The announcement was made yesterday at the meeting of the Committee on Government Procurement where progress

October 30, 2014

New Zealand and Montenegro join the GPA

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Yesterday, the participants of the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) agreed to the accession of New Zealand and Montenegro. With these two new accessions, the total number of countries in the GPA stands at 45 (counting

April 7, 2014

Entry into force of revised GPA

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The revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) entered into force yesterday, 6 April 2014, some two years after the Protocol amending the Agreement was originally adopted. The parties to the revised GPA will see

March 12, 2014

Revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement to come into force on 6 April 2014

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The revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) will come into force on 6 April 2014, effectively two years from the date on which the Protocol amending the Agreement was adopted in March 2012. The

December 4, 2013

Ministers greet progress on ratification of revised Agreement on Government Procurement

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Participants in the plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) affirmed at a ministerial meeting during the WTO’s Ninth Ministerial Conference their shared objective of bringing a revised version of the Agreement into force as soon

March 29, 2012

Canada DS412 & DS426 public hearing

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Earlier this week, the legality of government support for renewable energy initiatives was subject of review at the WTO, in what is considered a landmark case against Canada. The panel heard opening arguments

January 30, 2012

What is the World Trade Organization?

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a global intergovernmental organization, much like the United Nations (UN), and the only one of its type to deal with the rules of trade between

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