Considerations on COM(2023)450 - EU position within the Committee on Government Procurement on the adoption of its Rules of Procedure for the selection of the Chairperson

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dossier COM(2023)450 - EU position within the Committee on Government Procurement on the adoption of its Rules of Procedure for the selection of ...
document COM(2023)450 EN
date September 18, 2023
 
(1)The Agreement on Government Procurement is a plurilateral agreement within the framework of the WTO, which aims to mutually open government procurement markets among its Parties. The revised version of the Agreement entered into force on 6 April 2014.

(2)Article XXI (1) of the Agreement establishes a Committee on Government Procurement (‘the Committee’) for the purpose of affording Parties the opportunity to consult on any matters relating to the operation of the Agreement or the furtherance of its objectives.

(3)Article XXI (1) provides that the Committee is to elect its own Chairman.

(4)The draft Rules of Procedure for the selection of the Chairperson were distributed by the Committee on Government Procurement on 12 May 2023.

(5)It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Committee with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure, as those rules of procedure will be binding on the Union.

(6)The rules of procedure as set out in the Annex to this Decision should therefore be adopted in order to regulate the functioning of the Committee.