FREE TRADE AREA OF THE
AMERICAS SIXTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF TRADE MINISTERIAL DECLARATION BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA APRIL 7, 2001 |
ANNEX I
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE NEGOTIATING GROUPS
G) GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT.
1. We instruct the Negotiating Group on Government Procurement to
identify, by the deadline of April 1, 2002 the scope and details of the
statistical information that countries should make available for exchange among
themselves and to support their negotiations.
2. We instruct the Negotiating Group on Government Procurement to submit
recommendations to the Trade Negotiations Committee on the guidelines,
procedures and deadlines for negotiations, by April 1, 2002, for their
evaluation by the TNC during its first meeting following that date, in order to
initiate negotiations no later than May 15, 2002.