Considerations on COM(2014)573 - EU position within the Committee on Government Procurement on the accession of Montenegro to the Agreement on Government Procurement

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dossier COM(2014)573 - EU position within the Committee on Government Procurement on the accession of Montenegro to the Agreement on Government ...
document COM(2014)573 EN
date October 13, 2014
 
table>(1)On 4 November 2013, Montenegro applied for accession to the Revised Agreement on Government Procurement (‘the Revised GPA’).
(2)Montenegro's commitments on coverage are laid down in its final offer, as submitted to the Parties to the Revised GPA on 18 July 2014.

(3)Montenegro's final offer mirrors the Union's coverage schedule in Appendix I to the Revised GPA. Therefore, it is satisfactory and acceptable. The terms of Montenegro's accession, as reflected in the Annex to this Decision, will be reflected in the decision adopted by the Committee on Government Procurement (‘the GPA Committee’) on Montenegro's accession.

(4)Montenegro's accession to the Revised GPA is expected to make a positive contribution to further international opening of public procurement markets.

(5)Article XXII(2) of the Revised GPA provides that any Member of the WTO may accede to the Revised GPA on terms to be agreed between that Member and the Parties, with such terms stated in a decision of the GPA Committee.

(6)Accordingly, it is necessary to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the GPA Committee in relation to the accession of Montenegro,