Government Procurement. 1. Articles II, XVI and XVII shall not apply to laws, regulations or requirements governing the procurement by governmental agencies of services purchased for governmental purposes and not with a view to commercial resale or with a view to use in the supply of services for commercial sale.
2. There shall be multilateral negotiations on government procurement in services under this Agreement within two years from the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement.
Government Procurement. 1. The Parties shall enhance their mutual understanding of their government procurement laws and regulations with a view to progressively liberalising their respective procurement markets on the basis of non-discrimination and reciprocity.
2. In order to improve transparency, the Parties shall publish their laws, or otherwise make publicly available their laws, regulations and administrative rulings of general application as well as their respective international agreements that may affect their procurement markets. The Parties shall promptly respond to specific questions and provide, upon request, information to each other on such matters.
3. If a Party grants to a non-Party, after the entry into force of this Agreement, additional benefits with regard to the access to its procurement markets, it shall agree to enter into negotiations with a view to extending these benefits to another Party on a reciprocal basis.
Government Procurement. 1. The Parties reaffirm their commitment to open and transparent government procurement frameworks which, consistent with their international obligations, promote value for money, competitive markets, and non-discriminatory purchasing practices and thus enhance trade between the Parties.
2. The Parties agree to further strengthen their consultation, cooperation and exchanges of experience and best practices in the area of government procurement on issues of mutual interest, including on their respective regulatory frameworks.
3. The Parties agree to explore ways to further promote access to each other's government procurement markets and exchange views on measures and practices which could adversely affect procurement trade between them.
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Government Procurement. 1. The Parties shall enhance their mutual understanding of their government procurement laws and regulations with a view to progressively liberalising their respective procurement markets on the basis of non-discrimination and reciprocity.
2. Each Party shall publish its laws, or otherwise make publicly available its laws, regulations and administrative rulings of general application as well as the international agreements to which it is party that may affect its procurement markets. Each Party shall promptly respond to specific questions and provide, upon request, information to another Party on such matters.
3. If a Party grants to a non-Party, after the entry into force of this Agreement, additional benefits with regard to the access to its procurement markets, it shall agree to enter into negotiations with a view to extending these benefits to another Party on a reciprocal basis.
Government Procurement. 1. The Parties agree to cooperate to ensure that access to the Parties' procurement contracts is governed by a system which is fair, equitable and transparent.
2. The Cooperation Council shall periodically review the progress made in this matter.
Government Procurement. Card The government’s preferred method of purchasing and payment for low value goods or services. Guarantee The guarantee described in Schedule 5. Guidance Any current UK government guidance on the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In the event of a conflict between any current UK government guidance and the Crown Commercial Service guidance, current UK government guidance will take precedence. Implementation Plan The plan with an outline of processes (including data standards for migration), costs (for example) of implementing the services which may be required as part of Onboarding. Indicative test ESI tool completed by contractors on their own behalf at the request of CCS or the Buyer (as applicable) under clause 4.6. Information Has the meaning given under section 84 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Government Procurement services supplied in the exercise of governmental authority in a Party’s territory;
Government Procurement. Articles 3 (Market Access) and 4 (National Treatment) shall not apply to laws, regulations or requirements governing the procurement by governmental agencies of services purchased for governmental purposes and not with a view to commercial resale or with a view to use in the supply of services for commercial sale.
Government Procurement. 1. The Parties agree to endeavor to eliminate all restrictions relating to government procurement.
2. The United States shall waive all Buy National restrictions with respect to government agency purchases of a contract value of $50,000 or more which would be subject to the Agreement on Government Procurement at the time of entry into force of this Agreement but for the threshold provided for in Article I'll) (b) of the Agreement on Government Procurement.
3. Israel shall waive all Buy National restrictions with respect to government agency purchases of a contract value of $50,000 or more which would be subject to the Agreement on Government Procurement at the time of entry into force of this Agreement but for the threshold provided for in Article I (1)(b)of the Agreement on Government Procurement and by the Ministry of Defense subject to exceptions comparable in character and extent to those included in the United States' entity list of the Agreement on Government Procurement with regard to the Department of Defense.
4. In implementing paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article the Parties shall apply the provisions of the Agreement on Government Procurement.
5. Israel shall relax offset requirements on purchases by government agencies other than the Ministry of Defense.
6. The provisions of this Article with respect to offset requirements and to purchases by government agencies other than Israel's Ministry of Defense and the United States Department of Defense shall be effective one year from the date of entry into force of this Agreement. The provisions of this Article with respect to purchases by Israel's Ministry of Defense and the United States Department of Defense shall be effective one year from the entry into force of this Agreement or one year from the completion by Israel of a list of the exceptions referred to in paragraph3, whichever is later.
7. The Parties agree to consider promptly further trade liberalizing measures in regard to both government procurement and offset requirements in the context of the Joint Committee established by this Agreement. In particular it is agreed that should the entity coverage of the Agreement on Government Procurement be expanded, priority consideration will be given to expanding this Agreement to apply to those purchases.
