Public Procurement. 1. The Contracting Parties consider the liberalization of their respective public procurement markets as an objective of this Agreement. The Contracting Parties aim at opening up of the award of public procurement on the basis of non-discrimination and reciprocity. 2. The Contracting Parties will progressively develop their respective rules, conditions and practices on public procurement and shall grant suppliers of the other Contracting Party access to contract award procedures on their respective public procurement markets not less favourable than that accorded to companies of any third country. 3. The Joint Committee shall examine developments related to the achievement of the objectives of this Article and may recommend practical modalities of implementing the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article so as to ensure free access, transparency and full balance of rights and obligations. During the examination referred to this paragraph from this article, the Joint Committee may consider, especially in the light of international regulations in this area, the possibility of extending the coverage and/or the degree of the market opening provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article. 4. The Contracting Parties shall endeavour to accede to the relevant Agreements negotiated under the auspices of the GATT 1994 and the Agreement establishing the WTO.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
Public Procurement. 1. The Contracting Parties consider the liberalization of their respective public procurement markets as an objective of this Agreement. The Contracting Parties aim at opening up of the award of public procurement contracts on the basis of non-discrimination and reciprocity.
2. The Contracting Parties will progressively develop their respective rules, conditions and practices on public procurement and shall grant suppliers of the other Contracting Party access to contract award procedures on their respective public procurement markets not less favourable favorable than that accorded to companies of any third country.
3. The Joint Committee shall examine developments related to the achievement of the objectives of this Article and may recommend practical modalities of implementing the provisions of paragraph Paragraph 2 of this Article so as to ensure free access, transparency and full balance of rights and obligations. During the examination referred to in Paragraph 2 of this paragraph from this articleArticle, the Joint Committee may consider, especially in the light of international regulations in this area, the possibility of extending the coverage and/or the degree of the market opening provided for in paragraph Paragraph 2 of this Article.
4. The Contracting Parties shall endeavour endeavor to accede to the relevant Agreements negotiated under the auspices of the GATT 1994 and the Agreement Marrakesh Agreement, establishing the WTO.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
Public Procurement. 1. The Contracting Parties consider the liberalization of their respective public procurement markets as an objective of this Agreement. The Contracting Parties aim at opening up of the award of public procurement contracts on the basis of non-discrimination and reciprocity.
2. The Contracting Parties will progressively develop their respective rules, conditions and practices on public procurement and shall grant suppliers of the other Contracting Party access to contract award procedures on their respective public procurement markets not less favourable favorable than that accorded to companies of any third country.
3. The Joint Committee shall examine developments related to the achievement of the objectives of this Article and may recommend practical modalities of implementing the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article so as to ensure free access, transparency and full balance of rights and obligations. During the examination referred to in this paragraph from this articleparagraph, the Joint Committee may consider, especially in the light of international regulations in this area, the possibility of extending the coverage and/or the degree of the market opening provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article2.
4. The Contracting Parties shall endeavour to accede to the relevant Agreements negotiated under the auspices of the GATT 1994 and the Marrakesh Agreement establishing Establishing the WTO.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
Public Procurement. 1. The Contracting Parties consider the liberalization of their respective public procurement markets as an objective of this Agreement. The Contracting Parties aim at opening up of the award of public procurement contracts on the basis of non-discrimination and reciprocity.
2. The Contracting Parties will shall progressively develop their respective rules, conditions and practices on public procurement and shall grant suppliers of the other Contracting Party access to contract award procedures on their respective public procurement markets not less favourable favorable than that accorded to companies of any third country.
3. The Joint Committee shall examine developments related to the achievement of the objectives of this Article and may recommend practical modalities of implementing the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article so as to ensure free access, transparency and full balance of rights and obligations. During the examination referred to this paragraph from this articleArticle, the Joint Committee may consider, especially in the light of international regulations in this area, the possibility of extending the coverage and/or the degree of the market opening provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
4. The Contracting Parties shall endeavour endeavor to accede to the relevant Agreements negotiated under the auspices of the GATT 1994 and the Agreement establishing the WTO.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement
Public Procurement. 1. The Contracting Parties consider the liberalization of their respective public procurement markets as an objective of this Agreement. The Contracting Parties aim at opening up of the award of public procurement contracts on the basis of non-discrimination and reciprocity.
2. The Contracting Parties will shall progressively develop their respective rules, conditions and practices on public procurement and shall grant suppliers of the other Contracting Party access to contract award procedures on their respective public procurement markets not less favourable than that accorded to companies of any third country.
3. The Joint Committee shall examine developments related to the achievement of the objectives of this Article and may recommend practical modalities of implementing the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article so as to ensure free access, transparency and full balance of rights and obligations. During the examination referred to this paragraph from this articleArticle, the Joint Committee may consider, especially in the light of international regulations in this area, the possibility of extending the coverage and/or the degree of the market opening provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.
4. The Contracting Parties shall endeavour to accede to the relevant Agreements negotiated under the auspices of the GATT 1994 and the Agreement establishing the WTO.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement
Public Procurement. 1. The Contracting Parties consider the liberalization of their respective public procurement markets as an objective of this Agreement. The Contracting Parties aim at opening up of the award of public procurement contracts on the basis of non-discrimination and reciprocity.
2. The Contracting Parties will progressively develop their respective rules, conditions and practices on public procurement and shall grant with a view to granting suppliers of the other Contracting Party access to contract award procedures on their respective public procurement markets not less favourable than that accorded to companies of any third country.
3country or territory. The Joint Committee shall examine developments related to the achievement of the objectives of this Article and may recommend practical modalities of implementing the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article so as to ensure free access, transparency and full balance mutual opening of rights and obligationstheir respective public procurement markets. During the examination referred to in this paragraph from 3 of this articleArticle, the Joint Committee may consider, especially in the light of international developments and regulations in this area, the possibility of extending the coverage and/or the degree of the market opening provided for in paragraph 2 1 of this Article.
4. The Contracting Parties shall endeavour to accede to the relevant Agreements negotiated under the auspices of the GATT 1994 and the Agreement Marrakesh Agreement, establishing the WTO.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement
Public Procurement. 1. The Contracting Parties consider the liberalization of their respective public procurement markets as an objective of this Agreement. The Contracting Parties aim at opening up of the award of public procurement contracts on the basis of non-discrimination and reciprocity.
2. The Contracting Parties will progressively develop their respective rules, conditions and practices on public procurement and shall grant with a view to granting suppliers of the other Contracting Party access to contract award procedures on their respective public procurement markets not less favourable favorable than that accorded to companies of any third countrycountry or territory.
3. The Joint Committee shall examine developments related to the achievement of the objectives of this Article and may recommend practical modalities of implementing the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article so as to ensure free access, transparency and full balance mutual opening of rights and obligationstheir respective public procurement markets.
4. During the examination referred to in this paragraph from this article3, the Joint Committee may consider, especially in the light of international developments and regulations in this area, the possibility of extending the coverage and/or the degree of the market opening provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article1.
45. The Contracting Parties shall endeavour endeavor to accede to the relevant Agreements negotiated under the auspices of the GATT 1994 and the Agreement Marrakesh Agreement, establishing the WTO.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement