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August 23, 2000
Original: English
FTAA – NEGOTIATING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ
The Seventh Meeting of the FTAA Negotiating Group on
Government Procurement (NGGP) was held in Miami, Florida from August 21-24,
2000. Delegates from the following countries participated: Argentina, Bahamas,
Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, United States and Venezuela.
The NGGP began a discussion on Scope, Requirement for Suppliers, Formulation of
Specifications for the Bidding Process, Procedures for Hearing and Reviewing
Complaints/Appeals and Institutional Issues. It continued with a further
discussion on Concept and Subject of Public Sector Procurement and Principles/
Treatment Granted to Domestic and Foreign Goods, Services, Public Works and
their Suppliers.
The Ninth Meeting of the NGGP will take place in Miami, Florida, from 11-13
October, 2000.
The Agenda of the meeting is attached.
FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Miami, Florida
August 21- 23, 2000
AGENDA
- Development of the text of an Agreement using the Annotated Outline of the
Normative Framework on Government Procurement as a frame of reference.
- Discussion of elements on Scope, Requirement for Suppliers, Formulation of
Specifications for the Bidding Process, Procedures for Hearing and Reviewing
Complaints/Appeals and Institutional Issues.
- Further discussion of elements on Concept and Subject of Government
Procurement, Principles/ Treatment Granted to Domestic and Foreign Goods,
Services and Public Works and their Suppliers
- As required, discussion of the remaining elements
- Discussion on approach to be taken to meet the Toronto Ministerial mandate.
- Discussion on a common understanding on statistical information systems.
- Glossary
- Other Business
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