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 June 20, 2001
 
 Original: Spanish
 Translation: FTAA Secretariat
 
 
 
 
FTAA – NEGOTIATING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTÉ
 Twelfth Meeting
 
 Panama City, Panama, June 18 – 20, 2001
 
 
 PRESS COMMUNIQU
 
 
 
 
The Twelfth Meeting of the Negotiating Group on Government Procurement was 
held in Panama on June 18-20, 2001. The following countries were in attendance: 
Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, 
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico , Nicaragua, Panama, 
Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.
 
The Agenda approved for discussion is attached as Annex I.
 
The meeting considered all the items on the agenda.
 
The next meeting of the Negotiating Group on Government Procurement will be 
held from August 13 – 15, 2001. 
 
 
 FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
 
 Twelfth Meting
 
 Panama City, Panama, June 18 –20, 2001
 
 
 AGENDA
 
 
Discussion of the first group of elements in the draft chapter
 
Submission of proposals on guidelines, procedures and deadlines for 
negotiations on market access in the areas of government procurement 
 
Submission of proposals on the scope and details of statistical information
 
Discussion of the contributions on government procurement submitted by civil 
society
Other business.
 
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