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April 9, 1999
THIRD MEETING OF THE NEGOTIATING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
(NGGP)
Miami, April 7-9, 1999
PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ
The third meeting of the Negotiating Group on Government Procurement (NGGP) took
place in Miami, Florida from April 7-9, 1999. Delegates from the following
twenty-two countries were present: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Canada,
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United
States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela. The NGGP covered all issues listed on
the agenda, which is attached to this communiqué. Presentations were made by
Mexico, Canada and the United States on their respective experiences in meeting
the statistical needs at various stages of their negotiations on and
implementation of agreements on government procurement. The NGGP held an initial
in-depth discussion of the elements which might be included in a chapter on
government procurement. The NGGP agreed to hold its next meeting on June 8-11,
1999.
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