Considerations on COM(2013)143 - Conclusion of the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2013)143 - Conclusion of the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement. |
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document | COM(2013)143 ![]() |
date | December 2, 2013 |
(2) | Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the Special Committee established by Article 207(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. |
(3) | On 15 December 2011, the Parties to the 1994 GPA reached a political agreement at Ministerial level on the outcomes of the negotiations. That political agreement was confirmed through the adoption by the GPA Committee on 30 March 2012 of a Decision on the outcomes of the negotiations. By means of that Decision, which includes a Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement (the ‘Protocol’), the Parties to the 1994 GPA authenticated the text of the Protocol and opened it for their acceptance. |
(4) | The Protocol should be approved on behalf of the Union. |