What is GPA procurement?
The GPA – Government Procurement
Agreement is a plurilateral agreement concluded within the
framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
that regulates access to public procurement
markets among the participating States.
The main objective of the GPA is to ensure openness,
transparency, and non-discrimination in public procurement
procedures, allowing companies from a signatory State to
participate in public tenders of other GPA parties under the same
conditions granted to domestic companies.
What countries are part of the GPA procurement?
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EU Member States have acceded to the WTO Agreement on Government
Procurement (GPA), which is the main international agreement
governing public procurement. It is a plurilateral
agreement, as not all WTO members have joined it.
