RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE GPA/W/6
19February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0599)
Original: English Committee onGovernment Procurement
REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS
Communication from Singapore
Thefollowing communication, dated 14February 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Representative oftheRepublic ofSingapore.
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On9November 1995, theGovernment ofSingapore informed youofitsinterest inacceding
totheAgreement onGovernment Procurement (1994). TheGovernment ofSingapore wasgranted
observer status intheInterim Committee onGovernment Procurement. TheGovernment ofSingapore
hassubmitted itsofferofconcessions during themeeting oftheInterim Committee onGovernment
Procurement heldon7December 1995, forthepurpose ofaccession tothesaidAgreement. TheInterim
Committee onGovernment Procurement hasbeen replaced bytheCommittee onGovernment
Procurement. Inorder topursue ouraccession process, andespecially inview ofthenegotiations
totakeplace withtheSignatories ofthesaidAgreement, theGovernment ofSingapore would like
toaskmembers oftheCommittee onGovernment Procurement togrant Singapore observer status in
theCommittee.
Iwouldappreciateitverymuchifyoucouldkindlycirculatethiscommunicationfortheattention
oftheSignatories totheAgreement onGovernment Procurement (1994).