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WORLD TRADE GPA/1/Add.1
27June1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2446)
Committee onGovernment Procurement
DECISIONS ONPROCEDURAL MATTERS UNDER THE AGREEMENT
ONGOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT (1994)
Addendum
PROCEDURES FOR THE NOTIFICATION OFNATIONAL
IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION
Decision oftheCommittee of4June1996
1. Parties shall submit thecomplete texts oftheirbasic legislation (laws andregulations) on
government procurement intheoriginal language totheSecretariat where these textswillbeopenfor
inspection byParties. These would include thebasiclegalinstruments pursuant towhich effect isgiven
totheprovisions oftheAgreement. EachParty shallprovide asummary ofthatlegislation inaWTO
language.
2. Inaddition, eachParty shalldescribe inaWTO language whatother legislation giving effect
totheAgreement onGovernment Procurement exists. Thisneednottaketheform ofalisting of
individual textsbutshould include sufficient information onthenature oflegislation relevant toeach
category ofentities tofacilitate another Party requesting atextofinterest toit.
3. Each Party shall supply, inresponse toarequest from another Party, acopy ofanylaw,
regulation, finaljudicial decision, administrative ruling orother measure relevant totheAgreement.
EachParty shallnotify theCommittee ofthecoordinates ofacontact point established forthatpurpose.
Through itscontact point, aParty fromwhich atexthasbeenrequested, shalluseitsbestendeavours
toassist therequesting Party withanytranslation intoaWTO language necessary.
4. Each Party shallprovide responses totheattached checklist ofissues.
5. Thenotifications shallbemade assoonaspossible, butinnocaselaterthan31December 1996.GPA/1/Add.1
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ATTACHMENT
CHECKLIST OFISSUES
I. GENERAL ELEMENTS
1. HastheAgreement beentransposed intonational lawand/or doesitapply directly?
2. Inthecasethatentities below thefederal orcentral statelevelarecovered: arethesecategories
ofentities autonomous from federal orcentral statelevelgovernment intheimplementation
oftheAgreement?
3. InthecasethatAnnex 3entities arecovered: arethese categories ofentities autonomous in
theimplementation oftheAgreement ordotheyapply thelegislation provided bythe
federal/central orsub-central level?
4. Which maindifferences (ifany)existbetween theimplementing lawsatthefederal orcentral
level, thesub-central levelandforAnnex 3entities?
5. Towhatextent isinformation technology usedintheprocess ofgovernment procurement?
II. SPECIFIC ELEMENTS
6. Identify thespecific provisions inyourlegislation which reflect thenational treatment andnon-
discrimination commitments ofArticle IIIoftheAgreement.
7. Article IX:2oftheAgreement foresees thattheinvitation toparticipate maytaketheformof
anoticeofproposedprocurement.Ifyourimplementinglegislationprovidesforthisopportunity,
givedetails.
8. Article IX:3oftheAgreement foresees thatentities atthesub-central levelaswellasAnnex 3
entities mayuseanotice ofplanned procurement oranotice regarding aqualification system
asaninvitation toparticipate. Ifyourimplementing legislation provides forthisopportunity,
givedetails.
9. Inthecaseofselective tendering procedures: towhat extent areentities allowed touse
permanent listsofsuppliers oristhere arequirement forlistsofsuppliers tobeselected on
acontract-by-contract basis?
10. Article XIVoftheAgreement allows fornegotiation under certain conditions. Areentities
allowedtoproceedtonegotiations?Ifso,whichcategoriesandwhataretheconditionsimposed?
11. Article XIcontains thetime-limits fortendering anddelivery. Time-limits shallnormally be
"notlessthatXdays". Does thedomestic legislation reflect thevarious minimum time-limits
assetoutintheAgreement? Ifnot,giveinformation onanylonger timelimits which have
beenestablished.GPA/1/Add.1
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12. Towhatextent doestheimplementing legislation allow entities, inpursuance ofArticle XII:1,
topermit tenders tobesubmitted inseveral languages (oneofwhich hastobealanguage
oftheWTO)? Towhatextent doentities usethisflexibility?
III. CHALLENGE PROCEDURES -ARTICLE XX
13. Paragraph 3ofArticle XXrequires eachParty toprovide itschallenge procedures inwriting
andmake them generally available. Please provide thisinformation.
14. Totheextent thatthisinformation doesnotfullyrespond tothefollowing points, please provide
thesupplementary information necessary todoso.
(i) Thetime-limit tolaunch acomplaint contained intheAgreement is"notlessthan
10days". What arethelimits indomestic legislation?
(ii) What bodyisresponsible forthechallenge procedures? Isthisa"court" oran"impartial
andindependent review body"? Ifthelatter:
- How areitsmembers selected?
- Areitsdecisions subject tojudicial review?
- Ifnot,howaretherequirements ofparagraph 6ofArticle XXtaken into
account?
(iii) What istheapplicable lawbyreference towhich thechallenge body willexamine
complaints?
(iv) Which rapid interim measures areprovided tocorrect breaches oftheAgreement and
topreserve commercial opportunities?
- Dothese measures include thepossibility tosuspend theprocurement
process? Onwhatconditions?
(v) Howdochallenge procedures provide forcorrection oftheAgreement? What types
ofcompensation forlossordamages suffered canthechallenge body order?
(vi) Give anyavailable information onthetimeperiods forthestages ofthechallenge
process, including toobtain interim measures andafinaldecision.
(vii) What aretheusual costs toconduct achallenge procedure? Are there
possibilities foreseen todosofreeofcharge?