Committee on Government Procurement - Minutes of the Meeting Held on 21 July 2005

World Trade Organization RESTRICTED GPA/M/27 30 August 2005 (05-3780) Committee on Government Procurement MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 21 July 2005 Chairman: Ambassador Tae-yul Cho (Korea) The Committee adopted the following agenda, as outlined in Airgram WTO/AIR/2621/Rev.1 of 11 July 2005: A. Negotiations under Article XXIV:7 B. Modifications to the Appendices to the Agreement C. Accessions D. Review of national implementing legislation E. Israel's request regarding offsets F. Other business. negotiations under article xxiv:7 The Chairman noted that since the last formal meeting at which this item had been discussed, held on 17 November 2004, specific issues relating to the negotiations had been raised at two formal meetings. At the meeting of 16 December 2004, the Committee had discussed the status of GPA observers in the context of bilateral coverage negotiations and the circulation of requests in bilateral coverage negotiatio