ANNEX II
OBJECTIVE BY ISSUE AREA

GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

1. The broad objective of negotiations in government procurement is to expand access to the government procurement markets of the FTAA countries.

More specifically, the objectives are:

1. To achieve a normative framework that ensures openness and transparency of government procurement processes, without necessarily implying the establishment of identical government procurement systems in all countries;
2. To ensure non-discrimination in government procurement within a scope to be negotiated;
3. To ensure impartial and fair review for the resolution of procurement complaints and appeals by suppliers and the effective implementation of such resolutions.