The
World Trade Organization's
Ministerial Conference of 1996 was held in
Singapore on December 9 - December 13, 1996. The inaugural meeting for the organisation since its formation. The event was hosted by the
government of Singapore at the
Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre
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Suntec City
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The conference established four permanent working groups, covering
transparency in
government procurement,
trade facilitation (customs issues),
trade and investment, and
trade and competition. The purpose of the first of these groups was to conduct "a study on transparency in government procurement practices, taking into account national policies and, based on this study, to develop elements for inclusion in an appropriate agreement".
[WTO Report (2000) of the Working Group on Transparency in Government Procurement to the General Council, (31 October 2000), cited in Kinsey, M. A.]
TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: AN INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS?
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References
External links
*http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min96_e/min96_e.htm
1996 in Asia
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