In particular, there was agreement on the identified need for greater efficiency and effectiveness in procurement.

The text of the 1981 GATT Agreement on Government Procurement is available at http www.wto.org english docs_e legal_e tokyo_gpr_e.pdf.

Similar wording has been considered for inclusion in article 10 of Chapter XVIII (Government Procurement) of the draft FTAA agreement.

One of the achievements of the Working Group was the agreement to harmonize procurement related financial regulations and rules and contract documents.

UNICEF agrees to initiate negotiations at the appropriate level to conclude a framework agreement on pharmaceutical procurement services with other relevant United Nations organizations.

The Executive Secretary, in agreement with the Department of Management, has taken over most of the responsibility for financial, procurement and personnel management of the secretariat.

The Office of Internal Oversight Services was of the view that UNCC was responsible for conducting the procurement exercise and entering into an agreement with the consultant selected.

In paragraph 270, the Board recommended that UNICEF initiate negotiations at the appropriate level to conclude a framework agreement on pharmaceutical procurement services with other relevant United Nations organizations.

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At UNDP, procurement staff also receives training on legal aspects of procurement.

Procurement management

Government procurement

Procurement planning

Procurement reform

Procurement report

Procurement opportunities

The original text of article 5 was broadly based on article VI (1) of the 1981 GATT Agreement of Government Procurement, except that the latter, apart from referring to laws, regulation and administrative ruling of general application, also referred to judicial decisions and any procedures (including standard contract clauses) regarding government procurement.

Thirdly, it should considerably facilitate procurement reform and the pooling of procurement services.

The Procurement Services should investigate ways in which the procurement plan can be enhanced as a tool in the management of the entire procurement process.

UNDP Inter Agency Procurement Services Office (IAPSO) already has an advanced e procurement platform.

UNDP supports such a procurement policy and has incorporated it into the Procurement Manual.

The Procurement Goldmine

Public sector procurement

Overview of procurement

C. Procurement workshops

E. Procurement guidelines

Procurement and contracting

Procurement training initiative

Common procurement services

Electronic procurement methods

About 20 per cent of such procurement is performed by field based peacekeeping procurement units.

Unlike WFP where a separate food procurement unit and manual would seem justified by the highly specialized and even complex requirements of food procurement and delivery, specialized procurement units operating under different systems of accountability might not represent optimal use of procurement resources, particularly in cases of relatively low procurement volume.

The US needs to refocus the US China trade agenda toward expanded market access in these and other areas pushing back against Chinese policies and government procurement practices that favor domestic production and indigenous innovation. Some progress has been made, but more is needed for example, getting China to join the World Trade Organization s Government Procurement Agreement.

In the meantime, the Procurement Service will organize a second round of the advanced field procurement training programme to upgrade skills of procurement staff in the field missions.

Most of the organizations currently use e procurement for displaying or posting procurement information on their web sites, including procurement guidelines, and for communicating with suppliers and clients.

(a) The Registrar is responsible for the procurement functions of the Tribunal, shall establish all its procurement systems and shall designate the officials responsible for performing procurement functions.

61 246. Procurement reform

57 279. Procurement reform

Procurement at international organizations

H. Procurement staff training

Record of procurement proceedings

Record of procurement proceedings

Subsequently renamed Procurement Service.