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Agreement on Government Procurement
World Trade Organization
Article I: Scope and Coverage

  1. This Agreement applies to any law, regulation, procedure or practice regarding any procurement by entities covered by this Agreement, as specified in Appendix I.See footnote 1

  2. This Agreement applies to procurement by any contractual means, including through such methods as purchase or as lease, rental or hire purchase, with or without an option to buy, including any combination of products and services.

  3. Where entities, in the context of procurement covered under this Agreement, require enterprises not included in Appendix I to award contracts in accordance with particular requirements, Article III shall apply mutatis mutandis to such requirements.

  4. This Agreement applies to any procurement contract of a value of not less than the relevant threshold specified in Appendix I.

Preamble Valuation of contracts
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 Articles:
Preamble
Scope
Valuation of contracts
Non-discrimination
Rules of origin
Developing countries
Technical specifications
Tendering procedures
Qualification suppliers
Invitation
Selection
Time-limits
Tender documentation
Opening and awarding
Negotiation
Limited tendering
Offsets
Transparency
Obligations of entities
Obligation of parties
Challenge
Institutions
Consultations
Exceptions
Final provisions
Notes


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