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FTAA.nggp/com/23
June 20, 2003

Original: English - Spanish
Translation: non FTAA Secretariat

FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Twenty-Third Meeting

Puebla, June 9 – 12, 2003

PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ

  1. The Twenty-third Meeting of the Negotiating Group on Government Procurement (NGGP) was held in Puebla from June 9-12, 2003. The following countries were in attendance: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, and Venezuela.

  2. The Agenda approved for discussion is attached as Annex I.

  3. All of the items on the agenda were considered.

  4. The Group acknowledged receipt of the 10 civil society contributions forwarded by the Committee of Government Representatitves on the Participation of Civil Society to the NGGP.
 

FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Twenty Third Meeting

Puebla, June 9 – 12, 2003

AGENDA

  1. Approval of the agenda

  2. Discussion of the following articles of the draft chapter

    • Article I: Objective
    • Article II: General principles
    • Article III: National treatment and most favored nation treatment / Non-discrimination
    • Article IV: Prohibition of offsets / Performance requirements
    • Article V: Rules of origin
    • Article VI: Denial of benefits
    • Article VII: Scope of application
    • Article VIII: Thresholds / valuation of contracts
    • Article IX: Exceptions
    • Article XXI: Application of technical specifications
    • Article XXVIII: Dispute settlement
    • Article XXIX: Technical cooperation and assistance
    • Article XXX: Treatment of the differences in the level of development and size of economies
    • Article XXXI: Administration of the Chapter
    • Article XXXII: Amendments / Modification to coverage
    • Article XXXIII: Privatization
    • Article XXXIV: Ensuring Integrity in Procurement Practice

  3. Discussion on guidelines, procedures, and deadlines for negotiations on market access for government procurement, with special attention given to market access elements

  4. Status of the exchange of statistical information in conformity with the document on the Scope and Detail of Statistical Information

  5. Chair’s identification of the countries that have exchanged offers and those who have submitted requests for improvements of market access offers

  6. Status of the requests for technical cooperation regarding specific topics of Government procurement submitted to the Consultative Group on Smaller Economies (CGSE) within the framework of the Hemispheric Cooperation Program (HCP)

  7. Discussion on Civil Society Contributions

  8. Other business
 
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