World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf free trade agreement
gptkbp:abbreviation WTO GPA
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:World_Trade_Organization
gptkbp:appliesTo WTO member parties
gptkbp:category gptkb:WTO_agreements
Public procurement
International trade law
Treaties entered into force in 1996
gptkbp:disputeSettlement WTO dispute settlement mechanism
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1 January 1996
gptkbp:excludes defense procurement in most cases
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement
gptkbp:legalStatus binding on parties
gptkbp:negotiatedBy gptkb:Uruguay_Round
gptkbp:negotiationStatus open to accession by WTO members
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:party gptkb:Armenia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Liechtenstein
gptkb:Moldova
gptkb:Montenegro
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Chinese_Taipei
gptkb:Hong_Kong,_China
gptkbp:predecessor Tokyo Round Code on Government Procurement
gptkbp:principle transparency
non-discrimination
value for money
fair competition
gptkbp:purpose promote open, fair and transparent conditions in government procurement markets
gptkbp:reviewBody Committee on Government Procurement
gptkbp:revisedVersionEnteredIntoForce 6 April 2014
gptkbp:scope procurement of goods, services, and construction services by public authorities
gptkbp:subject government procurement
gptkbp:type plurilateral agreement
gptkbp:website https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/gproc_e/gp_gpa_e.htm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trade_Agreements_Act_of_1979
gptkb:Trade_Agreements_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7