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Review of national implementing legislation in the GPA accession process and post-
accession monitoring: current practice and future developments
Anna Caroline Müller, Legal Affairs Officer, Intellectual Property Division, WTO
11TH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE FORUM
Batumi, Georgia
10 June 2015
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Contents of presentation
The GPA and accessions to it: current developments
Reviewing national implementing legislation in the GPA accession process: the Checklist of Issues
Post-accession monitoring:
• In the Committee
• WTO Dispute Settlement
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What is the GPA?: Basic nature of the Agreement
A bindinginternational
Agreement that promotes:
• Access to other GPA Parties’ procurement markets;
• Improved value for money in each participating Member’s procurements;
• Good governance (transparency, fair competition and an absence of corruption in covered procurement markets).
A plurilateralagreement
• Part of the WTO system (and enforceable under the DSU!) via Annex 4 of the Marrakesh Agreement.
• Recently re-negotiated.
• Membership increasing over time.
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The entry into force of the revised GPA: overview & latest developments
o The revised GPA is now in force for 12 out of 15 Parties o Latest country to submit its instrument of
acceptance: Armenia.o Only two countries missing: Switzerland and Korea.
o Elements of the renegotiation:o Revised text – greater flexibility/improved S&D
provisions.o Market access enhancement package valued at $80-
100 billion annually.o Package of Future Work Programmes on issues such
as SMEs and sustainability – now being worked on.
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Which WTO Members are in the GPA, anyway? And who is coming in?
o Currently, covers 43 WTO Members (15 Parties) including the EU and its 28 member States; most other developed countries (e.g. US, Canada, Japan; Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland); plus Hong Kong, China; Iceland; Israel; Korea; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Aruba and Armenia.
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Accessions to the Agreement: Current Status
and latest developments
o 12 observers are in the process of accedingAustralia China;Albania; Georgia; Jordan; Kyrgyz Republic; Moldova; Montenegro New Zealand; Oman; Tajikistan; Ukraine.
o 5 WTO Members have commitments to accede to the GPA the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Mongolia; the Russian Federation; Saudi Arabia; and Seychelles.
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The GPA: Why accede?
Legally ensured market access to
other Parties procurement markets
Benefits of internal reform according to principles of integrity, transparency, and non-discrimination
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Double benefit: external and internal!
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The accession process: Issues to be addressed
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Coverage offer
(to be negotiated)
National legislation (necessary changes)
Flexibilities
(developing countries only, and if agreeable)
Institutional requirements
(domestic review)
Main topics
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Legislative compliance check
Legislative Compliance
Replies to the
Checklist of Issues
Questions by Parties
Answers to questions, Legislative changes if necessary
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Issues addressed in the Checklist
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Legal framework
Scope and
coverage
Non-discrimination
New: good
gover-nance
Procurement
proce-dures
Trans-parency
Domestic review proce-dures
New: e-procure
ment
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Post accession monitoring
Committee discussions
Dispute settlement
Obligation to notify changes
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Summary
o New developments regarding revised GPA, accessions:
o The GPA Committee is very active! Positive results are being achieved! New accessions!
o Legal compliance check as part of the accession process:
o GPA “locks in” positive reform efforts
o Continued monitoring post accession:
o Obligation to notify changes to the legislation
o Committee discussions
o WTO dispute settlement12