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FTAA.nggp/com/13
August 15, 2001
Original: Spanish
Translation: FTAA Secretariat
FTAA – NEGOTIATING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Thirteenth Meeting
Panama City, Panama, August 13-15, 2001
PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ
- The Thirteenth Meeting of the Negotiating Group on Government Procurement
was held in Panama from August 13-15, 2001. The following countries were in
attendance: Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.
- The Agenda approved for discussion is attached as
Annex I.
- The meeting considered all the items on the agenda.
FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Thirteenth Meeting
Panama, August 13 - 15, 2001
AGENDA
- Discussion of the Work Program (FTAA.nggp/w/98/Rev.2)
- Discussion of the draft chapter
- Discussion of the second group of elements
- Discussion of new drafting proposals for the first group of elements
- Guidelines, procedures and deadlines for negotiating market access in the
area of government procurement
- Market access elements
- Coverage of goods/ services/public works
- Thresholds
- Scope and detail of statistical information
- Continuation of the discussion on the need to update document,
“National Legislation, Regulations and Procedures regarding Government
Procurement in the Americas”
- Discussion of contributions submitted by civil society on government
procurement
- Other business
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