We, the Parties to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement ("the Agreement"),
meeting at Ambassadorial level in Geneva, having completed the final verification and legal review of
the results of the negotiations under Article XXIV:7 of the Agreement, are pleased to adopt the
elements of the results of the negotiations under Article XXIV:7 of the Agreement, which are set out
in two Appendices to this Decision:
(a) Appendix 1 is comprised of the Decision of the Committee on Government
Procurement on Adoption of "The Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government
Procurement" ("the Protocol"), which includes the Revised Text of the Agreement
and its Appendices; and
(b) Appendix 2 is comprised of the following Decisions of the Committee:
(i) Decision of the Committee on Government Procurement on Notification
Requirements under Articles XIX and XXII of the Agreement (Annex A);
(ii) Decision of the Committee on Government Procurement on Adoption of
Work Programmes (Annex B);
(iii) Decision of the Committee on Government Procurement on a Work
Programme on SMEs (Annex C);
(iv) Decision of the Committee on Government Procurement on a Work
Programme on the Collection and Reporting of Statistical Data (Annex D);
(v) Decision of the Committee on Government Procurement on a Work
Programme on Sustainable Procurement (Annex E);
(vi) Decision of the Committee on Government Procurement on a Work
Programme on Exclusions and Restrictions in Parties' Annexes (Annex F);
and
(vii) Decision of the Committee on Government Procurement on a Work
Programme on Safety Standards in International Procurement (Annex G).
2. We agree that the Decisions set out in Paragraph 1(b) shall enter into effect at the same time
as the Protocol. The Committee at its first meeting after the entry into force of the Protocol shall
make a statement confirming that the Decisions have been adopted and entered into effect on the date
the Protocol entered into force.
3. We also reiterate the commitment made by our respective Ministers in GPA/112 to seek
prompt acceptance and implementation of the Protocol within our respective jurisdictions.