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Session 5: Session 5:
NON-DISCRIMINATION AND NON-DISCRIMINATION AND PREFERENCES; PREFERENCES;
WORK OF THE WTOWORK OF THE WTO
14-17 January 2003, Dar es Salaam 14-17 January 2003, Dar es Salaam
Vesile Kulaçoglu, WTO SecretariatVesile Kulaçoglu, WTO Secretariat
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Main principles underlying rules Main principles underlying rules in WTO agreementsin WTO agreements
Non-discriminationNon-discrimination
TransparencyTransparency
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Two standards of Two standards of Non-discrimination principleNon-discrimination principle
National treatmentNational treatment
Most-favoured-nation Most-favoured-nation treatment treatment
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Non-discrimination principle implicit Non-discrimination principle implicit
in the tendering proceduresin the tendering procedures
Qualification of suppliers Qualification of suppliers (GPA (GPA Article VIII)Article VIII)
Selection of suppliers Selection of suppliers (GPA Article X)(GPA Article X)
Awarding of contracts Awarding of contracts (GPA Article (GPA Article XII:4(b))XII:4(b))
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Exceptions from the Exceptions from the non-discrimination principlenon-discrimination principle
General exceptions General exceptions (GATT Article XX type)(GATT Article XX type)
Developing countries (S &D)Developing countries (S &D)
Negotiated derogations from Negotiated derogations from non-discrimination rulesnon-discrimination rules
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Derogations from Derogations from non-discrimination principlenon-discrimination principle
types of exceptions from MFN types of exceptions from MFN standardstandard
country-specific exceptionscountry-specific exceptions
reciprocity provisionsreciprocity provisions
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Derogations from Derogations from non-discrimination principlenon-discrimination principle
types of exceptions from types of exceptions from national-treatment standardnational-treatment standard
exclusion of specific products, exclusion of specific products, services or economic sectorsservices or economic sectors
set-asidesset-asides procurement from certain regions procurement from certain regions
or areasor areas otherother
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WTO Agreement on TransparencyWTO Agreement on Transparency
Doha Ministerial (2001)Mandate, Doha Ministerial (2001)Mandate,
Negotiations to be limited to the Negotiations to be limited to the transparency and will not transparency and will not restrict the scope for countries restrict the scope for countries to give preferences to domestic to give preferences to domestic supplies and supplierssupplies and suppliers
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