DECISION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE XXIV:2 OF 
THE AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT


1.    Ministers invite the Committee on Government Procurement to clarify 
that:

      (i)  a Member interested in accession according to Article XXIV:2 
           would communicate its interest to the Director-General, 
           submitting relevant information, including an offer by way of a 
           list of entities having regard to the relevant provisions of the 
           Agreement, in particular Article I and, where appropriate, 
           Article V;

      (ii) the communication would be circulated to Parties to the 
           Agreement;

      (iii)the Member interested in accession would hold consultations with 
           the Parties on the terms for its accession to the Agreement;

      (iv) with a view to facilitating accession, the Committee would 
           establish a working party if the Member in question, or any of 
           the Parties to the Agreement, so requests.  The working party 
           should examine:  (a)  the offer made by the applicant Member;  
           and  (b)  relevant information pertaining to export opportunities 
           in the markets of the Parties, taking into account the existing 
           and potential export capabilities of the applicant Member and 
           export opportunities for the Parties in the market of the 
           applicant Member;

      (v)  upon a decision by the Committee agreeing to the terms of 
           accession including the list of entities, the acceding Member 
           would deposit with the Director-General of the MTO an instrument 
           of accession which states the terms so agreed.  Until the entry 
           into force of the Agreement Establishing the MTO, the instrument 
           would be deposited with the Director-General to the CONTRACTING 
           PARTIES to the GATT.  The text of the acceding Member's list of 
           entities in English, French and Spanish would be annexed to the 
           Agreement.

2.    It is noted that the Committee decisions are arrived at on the basis 
of consensus.  It is also noted that the non-application clause of Article 
XXIV:11 is available to any Party.

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