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September 15, 2003
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FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Twenty-Fifth Meeting
Puebla, September 3- 4, 2003
PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ
- The Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Negotiating Group on Government
Procurement (NGGP) was held in Puebla from 3 to 4 September 2003. In
attendance were representatives from the following 20 countries in the
Hemisphere: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay, and
Venezuela..
- The agenda approved for discussion is attached as Annex I.
- The meeting considered all of the items on the agenda.
- The Group acknowledged receipt of the civil society contributions
forwarded by the Committee of Government Representatitves on the
Participation of Civil Society to the NGGP.
FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Twenty-Fifth Meeting
Puebla, 3 – 5 September 2003
AGENDA
- Approval of the agenda
- Preparation of the NGGP Report to the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC)
- Review of the draft Chapter on Government Procurement
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Discussion of the articles
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Structure of the Chapter
- Discussion on Civil Society contributions
- Other business
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