Market access for the government procurement of services: Comparing recent PTAs with WTO achievements

2009 ◽  
pp. 14-14 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Market Access ◽  
Government Procurement ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Government Procurement

scholarly journals Services procurement under the WTO's Agreement on Government Procurement: whither market access?

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 527-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANIRUDH SHINGAL
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Home Bias ◽  
Government Procurement ◽  
Foreign Firms ◽  
Purchase Decisions ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Government Procurement ◽  
Over Time

AbstractThis paper studies the government procurement of services from foreign suppliers by conducting a statistical analysis of data submitted by Japan and Switzerland to the WTO's Committee on Government Procurement. Using several metrics, the paper examines whether the WTO's Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) has led to greater market access for foreign suppliers in services procurement. Our results indicate that despite the GPA, the proportions of services contracts awarded to foreigners have declined over time for both countries and that in the absence of this decline, the value of services contracts awarded to foreign firms would have been more than 15 times higher in the case of Japan and nearly 68 times more in the case of Switzerland. We also find that for the same services categories, the Japanese government is not purchasing as much from abroad as its private sector is importing from the rest of the world, a finding that further points to the home-bias in that government's public purchase decisions.

Ökologische Aspekte im öffentlich-rechtlichen Beschaffungswesen

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Steengrafe
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
German Law ◽  
Government Procurement ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
European Law ◽  
Environmental Criteria ◽  
The Government ◽  
Model Law ◽  
The Government Procurement

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.

Study on the Problems and Countermeasures of Circular Economy Development of China's Coal Industry

2014 ◽  
Vol 1010-1012 ◽  
pp. 2080-2085
Author(s):  
Hao Liu ◽  
Xin Ling Wang
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Coal Industry ◽  
Government Procurement ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Corporate Tax ◽  
Procurement Policy ◽  
Budget Policy ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Government Procurement

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.

scholarly journals Government procurement clause in EVFTA and implications for Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1104-1114
Author(s):  
Hoang Tien Nguyen ◽  
Vuong Hoang Do
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Government Procurement ◽  
Public Expenditures ◽  
International Integration ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
National Budget ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Government Procurement

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.

The Planning and Execution of Taiwan’s Largest Combined Cycle Plant

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Huang ◽  
C. C. Kuo ◽  
H. W. Kwan
Keyword(s):  
Government Procurement ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Fair Competition ◽  
Power Company ◽  
Combined Cycle Plant ◽  
The Government ◽  
New Generation ◽  
The Government Procurement ◽  
Similar Growth ◽  
Made In

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.

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