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Regional Trade Agreements & Procurement Rules: Facilitators or Hindrances?

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  • Robert D. Anderson
  • Anna Caroline Müller, and Philippe Pelletier

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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.

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  • Robert D. Anderson & Anna Caroline Müller, and Philippe Pelletier, 2015. "Regional Trade Agreements & Procurement Rules: Facilitators or Hindrances?," RSCAS Working Papers 2015/81, European University Institute.
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