Timor-Leste Opens Talks to Join WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Timor-Leste on June 18 kicked off negotiations with World Trade Organization members to allow the country to join the Government Procurement Agreement 2012, the WTO announced. Timor-Leste joined the WTO less than a year ago and is the first least…
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developed country to open accession talks to the procurement deal. Timor-Leste committed to submitting an "initial market access offer" in its procurement agreement accession talks in August. In addition to discussing Timor-Leste, members of the Committee on Government Procurement celebrated the launch of the e-GPA Notification System, which will facilitate signatories' compliance with their transparency obligations under the agreement, the WTO said.