Date: 2015
Type: Working Paper
Regional trade agreements and procurement rules : facilitators or hindrances?
Working Paper, EUI RSCAS, 2015/81, Global Governance Programme-197, Global Economics
ANDERSON, Robert D., MÜLLER, Anna Caroline, PELLETIER, Philippe, Regional trade agreements and procurement rules : facilitators or hindrances?, EUI RSCAS, 2015/81, Global Governance Programme-197, Global Economics - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/38271
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This Working Paper considers the significance of government procurement chapters in regional trade agreements (RTAs), both in their own right and vis-à-vis the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). The paper finds, inter alia, that: (i) a strong complementarity exists between government procurement trade commitments and general goods and services trade commitments, making integration of procurement commitments in a more general system such as the WTO Agreements desirable; (ii) government procurement chapters in RTAs, where they exist in detailed form, are modelled substantially or entirely on the WTO GPA – a fact which can facilitate eventual accession to the GPA by participating WTO Members; and (iii) the market access opportunities created by government procurement chapters in RTAs generally are less extensive than those available under the revised GPA - a factor helping to maintain incentives for eventual GPA accession by relevant WTO Members. The recent successful renegotiation of the GPA has set the stage for a broadening of its membership, over time, ensuring that the Agreement's future remains strong.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/38271
ISSN: 1028-3625
Series/Number: EUI RSCAS; 2015/81; Global Governance Programme-197; Global Economics
Keyword(s): WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) Regional trade agreements Market access Good governance
Other topic(s): Trade, investment and international cooperation