Note by the Secretariat[1]
Revision
This note
systematically compiles general background documents of the Committee on
Government Procurement (CGP) related to accessions to the GPA as well as other
CGP documents[2] concerning: (i) pending
GPA accession processes; (ii) GPA accession commitments of WTO Members
that have not yet applied for accession to the GPA 2012; (iii)
accessions to the GPA that have been concluded (before and after the entry into
force of the GPA 2012); and (iv) the integration of additional WTO Members
to the European Union's coverage under the GPA 2012. In addition, it contains an
annex with a list of annual Committee reports and meeting records summarizing
Committee discussions about specific GPA accessions.
This note will
be updated periodically to reflect the latest developments.
Any
questions/comments may be addressed to the Secretariat (reto.malacrida@wto.org; philippe.pelletier@wto.org and/or gpa@wto.org).
Table of Contents
1 GENERAL
BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS RELATED TO GPA ACCESSIONS. 4
2 INFORMATION CONCERNING PENDING GPA
ACCESSION PROCESSES. 4
2.1 Albania. 4
2.2 Brazil 6
2.3 China. 7
2.4 Costa Rica. 11
2.5 Georgia. 12
2.6 Jordan. 13
2.7 Kazakhstan. 14
2.8 Kyrgyz Republic. 15
2.9 Oman. 17
2.10 Panama. 17
2.11 Russian Federation. 18
2.12 Tajikistan. 19
3 GPA ACCESSION COMMITMENTS OF WTO MEMBERS
THAT HAVE NOT YET APPLIED FOR ACCESSION TO THE GPA. 21
3.1 Afghanistan. 21
3.2 Mongolia. 21
3.3 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 21
3.4 Seychelles. 22
3.5 Timor-Leste. 22
4 ACCESSIONS TO THE GPA CONCLUDED AFTER
THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE GPA 2012. 22
4.1 Australia. 22
4.2 Republic of Moldova. 24
4.3 Montenegro. 26
4.4 New Zealand. 27
4.5 North Macedonia. 28
4.6 Ukraine. 29
4.7 United Kingdom's accession to the GPA
in its own right 30
5 ACCESSIONS TO THE GPA CONCLUDED BEFORE
THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE GPA 2012. 32
5.1 Armenia. 32
5.2 Hong Kong, China. 33
5.3 Iceland. 33
5.4 Liechtenstein. 34
5.5 Netherlands with respect to Aruba. 34
5.6 Singapore. 35
5.7 Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. 35
6 INTEGRATION OF ADDITIONAL WTO MEMBERS
INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION'S COVERAGE UNDER THE GPA. 36
6.1 EU Enlargement 2004 - Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland,
Slovak Republic and Slovenia. 36
6.1.1 Estonia. 37
6.1.2 Latvia. 37
6.1.3 Lithuania. 38
6.1.4 Slovenia. 38
6.2 EU Enlargement 2007 - Bulgaria and
Romania. 39
6.2.1 Bulgaria. 39
6.3 EU Enlargement 2013 - Croatia. 40
ANNEX: LIST OF CGP ANNUAL REPORTS AND MEETING RECORDS
THAT PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT ACCESSIONS (1996-2024). 41
[1] This document has been prepared
under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice to the
positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.
[2] Please note that some documents
related to GPA accessions are temporarily restricted (e.g. those circulated in
the _GPA/ACC/* series). They are automatically derestricted
once the Committee has made a favourable decision on an accession (see
paragraph 2(e) of the Committee Decision (_GPA/72)).