The Government Procurement Chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: An Assessment of its Potential Impact

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 270-291
Author(s):  
R.D. Anderson ◽  
P. Pelletier
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Steengrafe

The awarding of public contracts is of considerable economic importance and for this reason can be used to promote environmental concerns. The present work examines whether environmental criteria may be taken into account in the context of public procurement. To answer this question, the Government Procurement Agreement and the UNICTRAL Model Law on Public Procurement are considered at the level of international law. In European law, the primary as well as the relevant secondary law requirements and, in German law, the Cartel and Budget Procurement Law are assessed. This analysis also includes the interactions between the three levels.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1010-1012 ◽  
pp. 2080-2085
Author(s):  
Hao Liu ◽  
Xin Ling Wang

At present, the circular economy of China's coal industry achieved remarkable results, but there are many problems: extensive coal mining and utilization, corporate tax burden heavier, lack of funds of the circular economy development, the policies of the circular economy development absence. The main reasons for these problems are: lack of funds of circular economy development of coal industry, lack of professionals of circular economy development of coal industry, lack of technical support of circular economy development of coal industry, absence and not in place of policy of circular economy development of coal industry, industry and local protective effects of restricting the development of circular economy, industry regulations and standards are not perfect. To solve these problems, China should improve Industrial policy, vigorously promote technological innovation of the coal industry, should improve the tax policy, the investment budget policy and the government procurement policy.


Author(s):  
Hoang Tien Nguyen ◽  
Vuong Hoang Do

EVFTA is one of the newest endeavors of Vietnam regarding the international integration process, which is anticipated to be beneficial for Vietnam in many aspects across industries. The government procurement sector does not stay out of this influence. This article mainly aims to explore the government procurement sector of Vietnam, the performance of the government regarding managing this market and how it will be affected and reformed by EVFTA. More importantly, by examining the significant factors that may have an impact on the EVFTA's implementation from Vietnam's perspective, the article attempts to assess the compatibility of the current situation of Vietnam with the fundamental conditions to conduct public procurement regulations of EVFTA efficiently. The article collects, summarizes, and analyzes the secondary data from trustworthy sources like the Vietnam General Statistics Office, the ranking table of the International Telecommunication Union, the official annual report of state departments of Vietnam, and other documents like journal articles, research papers,etc. Another methodology employed in the research is the in-depth interviews with professional experts who have been working for several years in the international integration field. the article discovers that Vietnam is capable of implementing EVFTA's chapter 9 efficiently but with more careful preparation. The article also points out that despite of having a strong mindset of globalization, Vietnam's public expenditures are still loosely covered by laws, which leads to irrational allocation on national budget. A number of implications are suggested to localize the EVFTA's regulations and recommendations are made to apply modern technologies to improve the procurement system, especially on the capacity of government on managing the government procurement sector. The authors hope to help state authorities to have a broader look and improve the sector as well as embrace the opportunities from EVFTA regarding government procurement sector.


Author(s):  
S. J. Huang ◽  
C. C. Kuo ◽  
H. W. Kwan

Taiwan’s continuous economic growth in the past 50 years has spurred a similar growth in electricity demand. Historically the reserve margin has been less than 20 percent, although new generation is introduced every year. In the planning for new plants, consideration must be given to the location, choice of fuel, environmental impact and in a democratic society, their public acceptance. Based on projected growth demand, a decision was made in 1996 to build a 4,000 MW gas fired combined cycle power plant at the Dah Tarn location. The project has offered many opportunities to international equipment suppliers and local contractors. As a government entity, Taiwan Power Company follows the Government Procurement Law in procurement of equipment and services which is designed for open and fair competition and protection of the interests of the Owner. The uniqueness of the site and its surroundings, and the division of work between participants has presented some design and engineering problems that need to be overcome in the execution of this plant.


Author(s):  
George Hall

First published in 1968, this article examines possible change in the government procurement regulatory framework that could conceivably confer public utility status on the producers of major weapon systems. The author posits that applying public utility regulation could not ameliorate the regulatory problem, and the best solution to procurement regulation is to minimize the need for it.


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