Agreed work programmes

The specific agreed work programmes include:

• a programme to consider best practice with respect to measures and policies that the parties use to support the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in government procurement

• a programme to promote the use of sustainable procurement practices, consistent with the Agreement

• a programme on safety standards in international procurement

• a programme to address restrictions and exclusions in parties' coverage commitments under the Agreement

• a programme to enable parties to improve procedures followed in the collection and reporting of statistical data relating to the Agreement.

  

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Currently active work programmes 

• Work programme on SMEs
• Work programme on sustainable procurement
• Work programme on the collection and reporting of statistical data

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Future work programmes 

In addition to the above programmes, the parties have also agreed to conduct future work, at a time to be determined, on the following subjects:

• a review of the use, transparency and the legal frameworks of public-private partnerships, and their relationship to covered procurement

• the advantages and disadvantages of developing common nomenclature for goods and services

• the advantages and disadvantages of developing standardized notices.