agreement govern procur parti agreement hereinaft refer parti recogn effect multilater framework right oblig respect law regul procedur practic govern procur view achiev greater liber expans world trade improv intern framework conduct world trade recogn law regul procedur practic govern procur prepar adopt appli foreign domest product servic foreign domest supplier afford protect domest product servic domest supplier discrimin foreign product servic foreign supplier recogn desir provid transpar law regul procedur practic govern procur recogn establish intern procedur notif consult surveil disput settlement view ensur fair prompt effect enforc intern provis govern procur maintain balanc right oblig highest level recogn account develop financi trade develop countri develop countri desir accord paragraph articl ix agreement govern procur april amend februari broaden improv agreement basi mutual reciproc expand coverag agreement includ servic contract desir encourag accept access agreement govern parti undertaken negoti pursuanc object agre articl scope coverag agreement appli law regul procedur practic procur entiti cover agreement appendix agreement appli procur contractu mean includ method purchas leas rental hire purchas option bui includ combin product servic entiti context procur cover agreement requir enterpris includ appendix award contract accord requir articl iii appli mutati mutandi requir agreement appli procur contract relev threshold appendix articl ii valuat contract provis appli determin contract purpos implement agreement valuat account form remuner includ premium fee commiss interest receiv select valuat method entiti procur requir divid intent avoid applic agreement individu requir procur result award contract contract award separ part basi valuat actual similar recur contract conclud previou fiscal year month adjust anticip quantiti subsequ month estim recur contract fiscal year month subsequ initi contract case contract leas rental hire purchas product servic case contract total price basi valuat case fix term contract term month total contract durat term exce month total includ estim residu case contract indefinit period monthli instal multipli doubt basi valuat case intend procur specifi option claus basi valuat total maximum permiss procur inclus option purchas articl iii nation treatment discrimin respect law regul procedur practic govern procur cover agreement parti provid immedi uncondition product servic supplier parti offer product servic parti treatment favour accord domest product servic supplier accord product servic supplier parti respect law regul procedur practic govern procur cover agreement parti ensur entiti treat local establish supplier favour local establish supplier basi degre foreign affili ownership entiti discrimin local establish supplier basi countri product good servic suppli provid countri product parti agreement accord provis articl iv provis paragraph appli custom duti charg kind impos connect import method levi duti charg import regul formal measur affect trade servic law regul procedur practic govern procur cover agreement articl iv rule origin parti appli rule origin product servic import suppli purpos govern procur cover agreement parti rule origin appli normal trade time transact question import suppli product servic parti conclus work programm harmon rule origin good undertaken agreement rule origin annex agreement establish world trade organ hereinaft refer wto agreement negoti trade servic parti result work programm negoti account amend paragraph articl special differenti treatment develop countri object parti implement administr agreement provis set articl duli account develop financi trade develop countri develop countri safeguard balanc payment posit ensur level reserv adequ implement programm econom develop promot establish develop domest industri includ develop small scale cottag industri rural backward area econom develop sector economi support industri unit long wholli substanti depend govern procur encourag econom develop region global arrang develop countri present ministeri confer world trade organ hereinaft refer wto disapprov consist provis agreement parti prepar applic law regul procedur affect govern procur facilit increas import develop countri bear mind special problem develop countri countri low stage econom develop coverag view ensur develop countri adher agreement term consist develop financi trade object list paragraph duli account negoti respect procur develop countri cover provis agreement develop countri prepar coverag list provis agreement endeavour includ entiti procur product servic export interest develop countri agre exclus develop countri negoti particip negoti agreement mutual accept exclus rule nation treatment respect entiti product servic includ coverag list regard circumst case negoti consider mention subparagraph duli account develop countri particip region global arrang develop countri refer subparagraph negoti exclus list regard circumst case take account inter alia provis govern procur provid region global arrang concern product servic subject common industri develop programm entri forc agreement develop countri parti modifi coverag list accord provis modif list contain paragraph articl xxiv regard develop financi trade request committe govern procur hereinaft refer committe grant exclus rule nation treatment entiti product servic includ coverag list regard circumst case take duli account provis subparagraph entri forc agreement develop countri parti request committe grant exclus entiti product servic includ coverag list light particip region global arrang develop countri regard circumst case take duli account provis subparagraph request committe develop countri parti relat modif list accompani document relev request inform consider matter paragraph appli mutati mutandi develop countri acced agreement entri forc agre exclus mention paragraph subject review accord provis paragraph technic assist develop countri parti develop countri parti request provid technic assist deem develop countri parti resolv problem field govern procur assist provid basi discrimin develop countri parti relat inter alia solut technic problem relat award specif contract problem parti make request parti agre deal context assist technic assist refer paragraph includ translat qualif document tender made supplier develop countri parti offici languag wto design entiti develop countri parti deem translat burdensom case explan develop countri parti request address develop countri parti entiti inform centr develop countri parti establish individu jointli inform centr respond reason request develop countri parti inform relat inter alia law regul procedur practic govern procur notic intend procur publish address entiti cover agreement natur volum product servic procur procur includ inform futur tender committe set inform centr special treatment develop countri regard paragraph decis contract parti gatt novemb differenti favour treatment reciproc fuller particip develop countri blsd special treatment grant develop countri parti supplier parti respect product servic origin parti context gener specif measur favour develop countri parti parti grant benefit agreement supplier develop countri parti respect product servic origin countri develop countri parti request provid assist deem potenti tender develop countri submit tender select product servic interest ot entiti supplier develop countri likewis assist compli technic regul standard relat product servic subject intend procur review committe review annual oper effect articl year oper basi report submit parti carri major review order evalu effect part yearli review view achiev maximum implement provis agreement includ articl iii regard develop financi trade situat develop countri concern committe examin exclus provid accord provis paragraph articl modifi extend round negoti accord provis paragraph articl xxiv develop countri parti give consider possibl enlarg coverag list regard econom financi trade situat articl vi technic specif technic specif lai characterist product servic procur qualiti perform safeti dimens symbol terminolog packag mark label process method product requir relat conform assess procedur prescrib procur entiti prepar adopt appli view effect creat unnecessari obstacl intern trade technic specif prescrib procur entiti term perform design descript characterist base intern standard exist nation technic regul recogn nation standard build code requir refer trademark trade patent design type specif origin produc supplier suffici precis intellig describ procur requir provid word equival includ tender document entiti seek accept manner effect preclud competit advic prepar specif specif procur firm commerci interest procur articl vii tender procedur parti ensur tender procedur entiti appli discriminatori manner consist provis contain articl vii xvi entiti provid supplier inform regard specif procur manner effect preclud competit purpos agreement open tender procedur procedur interest supplier submit tender select tender procedur procedur consist paragraph articl relev provis agreement supplier invit entiti submit tender limit tender procedur procedur entiti contact supplier individu condit articl xv articl viii qualif supplier process qualifi supplier entiti discrimin supplier parti domest supplier supplier parti qualif procedur consist condit particip tender procedur publish adequ time enabl interest supplier initi extent compat effici oper procur process complet qualif procedur condit particip tender procedur limit essenti ensur firm capabl fulfil contract question condit particip requir supplier includ financi guarante technic qualif inform establish financi commerci technic capac supplier verif qualif favour supplier parti domest supplier discrimin supplier parti financi commerci technic capac supplier judg basi supplier global busi activ activ territori procur entiti take due account legal relationship suppli organ process time requir qualifi supplier order supplier parti supplier list consid intend procur entiti recogn qualifi supplier domest supplier supplier parti meet condit particip intend procur supplier request particip intend procur qualifi consid provid suffici time complet qualif procedur entiti maintain perman list qualifi supplier ensur supplier appli qualif time qualifi supplier request includ list short time public notic paragraph articl ix supplier qualifi request particip intend procur entiti promptli start procedur qualif supplier request qualifi supplier advis entiti concern decis regard qualifi supplier includ perman list entiti notifi termin list remov parti ensur entiti constitu part follow singl qualif procedur case duli substanti procedur ii effort made minim differ qualif procedur entiti subparagraph preclud exclus supplier ground bankruptci fals declar provid action consist nation treatment discrimin provis agreement articl ix invit particip intend procur accord paragraph entiti publish invit particip case intend procur provid articl xv limit tender notic publish public list appendix ii invit particip form af notic propos procur provid paragraph entiti annex notic plan procur provid paragraph notic qualif system provid paragraph invit particip entiti notic plan procur invit particip subsequ invit supplier express interest confirm interest basi inform includ inform refer paragraph entiti notic qualif system invit particip provid subject consider refer paragraph articl xviii time manner inform express interest meaning opportun assess interest particip procur inform includ inform contain notic refer paragraph extent inform inform provid interest supplier provid discriminatori manner interest supplier notic propos procur refer paragraph inform natur quantiti includ option procur estim time option exercis case recur contract natur quantiti estim time subsequ tender notic product servic procur procedur open select involv negoti date start deliveri complet deliveri good servic address final date submit applic invit tender qualifi supplier list receiv tender languag languag submit address entiti award contract provid inform obtain specif document econom technic requir financi guarante inform requir supplier amount term payment sum payabl tender document entiti invit offer purchas leas rental hire purchas method notic plan procur refer paragraph inform refer paragraph case includ inform refer paragraph statement interest supplier express interest procur entiti contact point entiti inform obtain case intend procur entiti publish summari notic offici languag wto notic inform subject matter contract time limit set submiss tender applic invit tender address wihich document relat contract request case select tender procedur entiti maintain perman list qualifi supplier publish annual public list appendix iii notic enumer list maintain includ head relat product servic categori product servic procur list condit fulfil supplier view inscpript list method condit verifi entiti concern period valid list formal renew notic invit particip accord paragraph notic addit includ inform natur product servic concern statement notic constitut invit particip durat qualif system year durat system made clear notic made clear notic publish suffici publish notic begin system system manner circumv provis agreement public invit particip case intend procur time set open receipt tender notic tender document amend issu notic amend issu notic circul origin document amend base signific inform supplier respect intend procur simultan supplier concern adequ time permit supplier inform respond entiti make clear notic refer articl public notic procur cover agreement articl select procedur ensur optimum effect intern competit select tender procedur entiti intend procur invit tender maximum number domest supplier supplier parti consist effici oper procur system select supplier particip procedur fair discriminatori manner entiti maintain perman list qualifi supplier select supplier invit tender list select equit opportun supplier list supplier request particip intend procur permit submit tender consid provid case qualifi suffici time complet qualif procedur articl viii ix number addit supplier permit particip limit effici oper procur system request particip select tender procedur submit telex telegram facsimil articl xi time limit tender deliveri gener prescrib time limit adequ supplier parti domest supplier prepar submit tender close tender procedur determin time limit entiti consist reason account factor complex intend procur extent contract anticip normal time transmit tender mail foreign domest point parti ensur entiti due account public delai set final date receipt tender applic invit tender deadlin provid paragraph open procedur period receipt tender dai date public refer paragraph articl ix select procedur involv perman list qualifi supplier period submit applic invit tender dai date public refer paragraph articl ix period receipt tender case dai date issuanc invit tender select procedur involv perman list qualifi supplier period receipt tender dai date initi issuanc invit tender date initi issuanc invit tender coincid date public refer paragraph articl ix period refer paragraph reduc circumst set separ notic publish dai month advanc notic inform refer paragraph articl ix ii inform refer paragraph articl ix iii statement interest supplier express interest procur entiti iv contact point entiti inform obtain dai limit receipt tender replac period suffici long enabl respons tender gener rule dai case dai case subsequ public deal contract recur natur mean paragraph articl ix dai limit receipt tender reduc dai state urgenc duli substanti entiti render impractic period question period paragraph reduc case dai date public refer paragraph articl ix period refer paragraph procur entiti list annex fix mutual agreement entiti select supplier absenc agreement entiti fix period suffici long enabl respons tender case dai consist entiti reason deliveri date account factor complex intend procur extent contract anticip realist time requir product de stock transport good point suppli suppli servic articl xii tender document tender procedur entiti tender submit languag languag offici languag wto tender document provid supplier inform permit submit respons tender includ inform requir publish notic intend procur paragraph articl ix address entiti tender address request supplementari inform languag languag tender tender document submit close date time receipt tender length time tender open accept person author present open tender date time place open econom technic requir financi guarante inform document requir supplier complet descript product servic requir requir includ technic specif conform certif fulfil plan draw instruct materi criteria award contract includ factor price consid evalu tender cost element includ evalu tender price transport insur inspect cost case product servic parti custom duti import charg tax currenc payment term payment term condit accord articl xvii term condit tender coutri parti agreement appli procedur articl entertain forward tender document entiti open procedur entiti forward tender document request supplier particip procedur repli promptli reason request explan relat thereto select procedur entiti forward tender document request supplier request particip repli promptli reason request explan relat thereto entiti repli promptli reason request relev inform submit supplier particip tender procedur condit inform give supplier advantag competitor procedur award contract articl xiii submiss receipt open tender award contract submiss receipt open tender award contract consist tender submit write directli mail tender telex telegram facsimil permit tender made includ inform evalu tender definit price propos tender statement tender agre term condit provis invit tender tender confirm promptli letter despatch sign copi telex telegram facsimil tender present telephon permit content telex telegram facsimil prevail differ conflict content document receiv time limit opportun tender correct unintent error form open tender award contract permit give rise discriminatori practic receipt tender supplier penal tender receiv offic design tender document time delai due sole mishandl part entiti tender consid except circumst procedur entiti concern provid open tender tender solicit open select procedur entiti receiv open procedur condit guarante regular open receipt open tender consist nation treatment discrimini provis agreement inform open tender remain entiti concern dispos govern author respons entiti order requir procedur articl xviii xix xx xxii award contract consid award tender time open conform essenti requir notic tender document supplier compli condit particip entiti receiv tender abnorm lower tender submit enquir tender ensur compli condit particip capabl fulfil term contract public interest entiti decid issu contract entiti make award tender determin fulli capabl undertak contract tender wether domest product servic product servic parti lowest tender tender term specif evalu criteria set notic tender document determin advantag award made accord criteria essenti requir tender document option claus option claus manner circumv provis agreement articl xiv negoti parti provid entiti conduct negoti context procur intent notic refer paragraph articl ix invit supplier particip procedur propos procur appear evalu tender advantag term specif evalu criteria set notic tender document negoti primarili identifi strength weak tender entiti treat tender confid provid inform intend assist particip bring tender level particip entiti negoti discrimin supplier ensur elimin particip carri accord criteria set notic tender document modif criteria technic requir transmit write remain particip negoti remain particip afford opportun submit amend submiss basi revis requir negoti conclud particip remain negoti permit submit final tender accord common deadlin articl xv limit tender provis articl vii xiv govern open select tender procedur appli condit provid limit tender view avoid maximum competit manner constitut mean discrimin supplier parti protect domest produc supplier absenc tender respons open select tender tender submit collus conform essenti requir tender supplier compli condit particip provid accord agreement condit requir initi tender substanti modifi contract award work art reason connect protect exclus right patent copyright absenc competit technic reason product servic suppli supplier reason altern substitut exist strictli reason extrem urgenc brought event unforese entiti product servic obtain time mean open select tender procedur addit deliveri origin supplier intend part replac exist suppli instal extens exist suppli servic instal chang supplier compel entiti procur equip servic meet requir interchang exist equip servic entiti procur prototyp product servic develop request contract research experi studi origin develop contract fulfil subsequ procur product servic subject articl vii xiv addit construct servic includ initi contract object origin tender document unforese circumst complet construct servic entiti award contract addit construct servic contractor carri construct servic concern separ addit construct servic initi contract difficult technic econom reason signific inconveni entiti total contract award addit construct servic exce cent amount main contract construct servic consist repetit similar construct servic conform basic project initi contract award accord articl vii xiv entiti notic intend procur initi construct servic limit tender procedur award contract construct servic product purchas commod market purchas made exception advantag condit aris short term provis intend cover unusu dispos firm supplier dispos asset busi liquid receivership intend cover routin purchas regular supplier case contract award winner design contest provid contest organ manner consist principl agreement notabl public sens articl ix invit suitabl qualifi supplier particip contest judg independ juri view design contract award winner entiti prepar report write contract award provis paragraph report procur entiti kind good servic procur countri origin statement condit articl prevail report remain entiti concern dispos govern author respons entiti order requir procedur articl xviii xix xx xxii articl xvi offset entiti qualif select supplier product servic evalu tender award contract impos seek offset regard gener polici consider includ relat develop develop countri time access negoti condit offset requir incorpor domest content requir qualif particip procur process criteria award contract condit object defin discriminatori set countri appendix includ precis limit imposit offset contract subject agreement exist condit notifi committe includ notic intend procur document articl xvii transpar parti encourag entiti term condit includ deviat competit tender procedur access challeng procedur tender entertain supplier situat countri parti agreement view creat transpar contract award contract accord articl vi technic specif publish procur notic refer articl ix includ version notic refer paragraph articl ix summari notic intend procur publish offici languag wto indic term condit tender entertain supplier situat countri parti agreement ensur procur regul chang procur event chang prove unavoid ensur avail satisfactori mean redress govern parti agreement compli condit paragraph entitl inform parti particip committe observ articl xviii inform review oblig entiti entiti publish notic public list appendix ii dai award contract articl xiii xv notic natur quantiti product servic contract award address entiti award contract date award address win tender win award highest lowest offer account award contract mean identifi notic issu paragraph articl ix justif articl xv procedur type procedur entiti request supplier parti promptli provid explan procur practic procedur pertin inform reason supplier applic qualifi reject exist qualif brought end select unsuccess tender pertin inform reason tender select characterist rel advantag tender select win tender entiti promptli inform particip supplier decis contract award request write entiti decid inform contract award contain paragraph withheld releas inform imped law enforc contrari public interest prejudic legitim commerci interest enterpris public privat prejudic fair competit supplier articl xix inform review oblig parti parti promptli publish law regul judici decis administr rule gener applic procedur includ standard contract claus govern procur cover agreement public list appendix iv manner enabl parti supplier acquaint parti prepar request explain parti govern procur procedur govern unsuccess tender parti agreement seek prejudic provis articl xxii addit inform contract award ensur procur made fairli imparti end procur govern provid inform characterist rel advantag win tender contract price inform disclos govern unsuccess tender provid exercis discret case releas inform prejudic competit futur tender inform disclos consult agreement parti gave inform govern unseccess tender inform procur cover entiti individu contract award provid request parti confidenti inform provid parti imped law enforc contrari public interest prejudic legitim commerci interest enterpris public privat prejudic fair competit supplier reveal formal author parti provid inform parti collect provid committe annual basi statist procur cover agreement report inform respect contract award procur entiti cover agreement entiti annex statist estim contract award threshold global basi broken entiti entiti annex statist estim contract award threshold global basi broken categori entiti entiti annex statist number total contract award threshold broken entiti categori product servic uniform classif system entiti annex statist estim contract award threshold broken categori entiti categori product servic entiti annex statist broken entiti categori product servic number total contract award case articl xv categori entiti annex statist total contract award threshold case articl xv entiti annex statist broken entiti number total contract award derog agreement contain relev annex categori entiti annex statist total contract award derog agreement contain relev annex extent inform parti provid statist countri origin product servic purchas entiti view ensur statist compar committe provid guidanc method view ensur effect monitor procur cover agreement committe decid unanim modifi requir subparagraph natur extent statist inform provid breakdown classif articl xx challeng procedur consult event complaint supplier breach agreement context procur parti encourag supplier seek resolut complaint consult procur entiti instanc procur entiti accord imparti time consider complaint manner prejudici abtain correct measur challeng system challeng parti provid discriminatori time transpar effect procedur enabl supplier challeng alleg breach agreement aris context procur interest parti provid challeng procedur write make gener parti ensur document relat aspect process procur cover agreement retain year interest supplier requir initi challeng procedur notifi procur entiti time limit time basi complaint case period dai challeng heard court imparti independ review bodi interest outcom procur member secur extern influenc term appoint review bodi court subject judici review procedur provid particip heard opinion decis reach particip repres accompani particip access proceed preceed place public opinion decis write statement describ basi opinion decis wit present document disclos review bodi challeng procedur provid rapid interim measur correct breach agreement preserv commerci opportun action result suspens procur process procedur provid overrid advers consequ interest concern includ public interest account decid measur appli circumst act provid write assess possbl decis justif challeng correct breach agreement compens loss damag suffer limit cost tender prepar protest view preserv commerci interest involv challeng procedur complet time fashion articl xxi institut committe govern procur compos repres parti establish committe elect chairman vice chairman meet year purpos afford parti opportun consult matter relat oper agreement further object carri respons assign parti committe establish work parti subsidiari bodi carri function committe articl xxii consult disput settlement provis understand rule procedur govern settlement disput wto agreement hereinaft refer disput settlement understand applic specif provid parti consid benefit accru directli indirectli agreement nullifi impair attain object agreement imped result failur parti parti carri oblig agreement applic parti parti measur conflict provis agreement view reach mutual satisfactori resolut matter make written represent propos parti parti consid concern action promptli notifi disput settlement bodi establish disput settlement understand hereinaft refer dsb parti approach give sympathet consider represent propos made dsb author establish panel adopt panel appel bodi report make recommend give rule matter maintain surveil implement rule recommend author suspens concess oblig agreement consult remedi withdraw measur found contravent agreement provid member wto parti agreement particip decis action dsb respect disput agreement panel term refer parti disput agre dai establish panel examin light relev provis agreement cover agreement cite parti disput matter refer dsb parti document make find assist dsb make recommend give rule provid agreement case disput provis agreement agreement list appendix disput settlement understand invok parti disput paragraph appli part panel report interpret applic agreement panel establish dsb examin disput agreement includ person qualifi area govern procur effort made acceler proceed greatest estent notwithstand provis paragraph articl disput settlement understand panel attempt provid final report parti disput month case delai month date composit term refer panel agre effort made reduc period foreseen paragraph articl paragraph articl disput settlement understand month notwithstand provis paragraph articl disput settlement understand panel attempt issu decis case disagr exist consist cover agreement measur compli recommend rule dai notwithstand paragraph articl disput settlement understand disput aris agreement list appendix disput settlement understand agreement result suspens concess oblig agreement disput aris agreement result suspens concess oblig agreement list appendix articl xxiii except agreement agreement constru prevent parti take action disclos inform consid protect essenti secur interest relat procur arm ammunit war materi procur indispens nation secur nation defenc purpos subject requir measur appli manner constitut mean arbitrari unjustifi discrimin countri condit prevail disguis restrict intern trade agreement constru prevent parti impos enforc measur protect public moral order safeti human anim plant life health intellectu properti relat product servic handicap person philanthrop institut prison labour articl xxiv final provis accept entri forc agreement enter forc januari govern agre coverag contain annex appendix agreement signatur accept agreement april date sign agreement subject ratif subsequ ratifi agreement januari access govern member wto prior date entri forc wto agreement contract parti gatt parti agreement acced agreement term agre govern parti access place deposit director gener wto instrument access state term agre agreement enter forc acced govern dai date access agreement transit arrang hong kong korea delai applic provis agreement articl xxi xxii date januari commenc date applic provis prior januari notifi director gener wto dai advanc period date entri forc agreement date applic hong kong right oblig hong kong parti agreement april parti agreement govern procur geneva april amend februari agreement govern substant provis agreement includ annex modifi rectifi provis incorpor refer purpos remain forc decemb parti agreement parti agreement right oblig agreement supersed agreement articl xxii enter forc date entri forc wto agreement time provis articl vii agreement appli consult disput settlement agreement provis incorpor agreement refer purpos provis appli auspic committe agreement prior date entri forc wto agreement refer wto bodi constru refer gatt bodi refer director gener wto wto secretariat constru refer director gener contract parti gatt gatt secretariat reserv reserv enter respect provis agreement nation legisl govern accept acced agreement ensur date entri forc agreement conform law regul administr procedur rule procedur practic appli entiti contain list annex hereto provis agreement parti inform committe law regul relev agreement administr law regul rectif modif rectif transfer entiti annex except case modif relat appendic iv notifi committe inform consequ chang mutual agre coverag provid agreement rectif transfer modif pure formal minor natur effect provid object dai case chairman committe promptli conven meet committe committe propos claim compensatori adjust view maintain balanc right oblig compar level mutual agre coverag provid agreement prior notif event agreement reach matter pursu accord provis contain articl xxii parti wish exercis right withdraw entiti appendix ground govern control influenc effect elimin parti notifi committe modif effect dai end meet committe provid meet sooner dai date notif object made event object matter pursu accord procedur consult disput settlement contain articl xxii propos modif appendix consequenti compensatori adjust allow made market open effect remov govern control influenc review negoti futur work committe review annual implement oper agreement take account object thereof committe annual inform gener council wto develop period cover review end year date entri forc agreement period parti thereto undertak negoti view improv agreement achiev greatest extens coverag parti basi mutual reciproc regard provis articl relat develop countri parti seek avoid introduc prolong discriminatori measur practic distort open procur context negoti subparagraph seek elimin remain date entri forc agreement inform technolog view ensur agreement constitut unnecessari obstacl technic progress parti consult regularli committe develop inform technolog govern procur negoti modif agreement consult aim ensur inform technolog promot aim open discriminatori effici govern procur transpar procedur contract cover agreement identifi inform relat contract identifi parti intend innov endeavour account view express parti potenti problem amend parti amend agreement regard inter alia experi gain implement amend parti concur accord procedur establish committe enter forc parti accept parti withdraw parti withdraw agreement withdraw effect expir dai date written notic withdraw receiv director gener wto parti notif request meet committe parti agreement member wto year date entri forc wto agreement ceas member wto ceas parti agreement effect date applic agreement parti agreement appli parti parti time accept acced agreement consent applic note appendic annex note appendic annex agreement constitut integr part thereof secretariat agreement servic wto secretariat deposit agreement deposit director gener wto promptli furnish parti certifi true copi agreement rectif modif thereto pursuant paragraph amend thereto pursuant paragraph notif accept thereof access thereto pursuant paragraph withdraw therefrom pursuant paragraph articl registr agreement regist accord provis articl charter unit nation marrakesh fifteenth dai april thousand hundr nineti singl copi english french spanish languag text authent respect appendic hereto note term countri countri agreement includ appendic understood includ separ custom territori parti agreement case separ custom territori parti agreement express agreement qualifi term nation express read pertain custom territori articl paragraph regard gener polici consider relat ti aid includ object develop countri respect unti aid agreement appli procur made further ti aid develop countri long practis parti parti appendix divid annex annex central govern entiti annex central govern entiti annex entiti procur accord provis agreement annex specifi servic list posit neg cover agreement annex specifi cover construct servic relev threshold parti annex agreement appli procur contract contract estim equal exce threshold time public notic accord articl ix purpos agreement technic regul document lai characterist product servic relat process product method includ applic administr provis complianc mandatori includ deal exclus terminolog symbol packag mark label requir appli product servic process product method purpos agreement standard document approv recogn bodi common repeat rule guidelin characterist product servic relat process product method complianc mandatori includ deal exclus terminolog symbol packag mark label requir appli product servic process product method understand exist equip includ softwar extent initi procur softwar cover agreement origin develop product servic includ limit product suppli order incorpor result field test demonstr product servic suitabl product suppli quantiti accept qualiti standard extend quantiti product suppli establish commerci viabil recov research develop cost offset govern procur measur encourag local develop improv balanc payment account mean domest content licens technolog invest requir counter trade similar requir purpos agreement term govern deem includ compet author european commun provis agreement preambl articl vii articl ix paragraph paragraph