Following the exciting news that Brazil is intending to accede to the WTO’s Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), the PPRG is delighted to announce that it will be hosting a series of free seminars on the GPA throughout the summer. The series, which is hosted in conjunction with Public Law Institute of Brazil and Brazilian law firm Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini, will cover all aspects of the GPA, from the pros and cons of accession, the accession process and coverage of the agreement through to award procedures, remedies, SME issues and implementation into national law. It is designed specifically with Brazilian stakeholders in mind but will be very useful to anyone interested in the GPA. There will be nine webinars in total, with seven of these presented wholly in English.
The webinars will feature a stellar line-up of leading experts from the partner institutions and from around the world. From the PPRG presentations will made by Honorary professor Robert Anderson, who has list recently retired from leading the WTO’s procurement work, along with Professor Sue Arrowsmith, Professor Anna La Chimia, Dr Peter Trepte , Dr Luke Butler, Dr Ping Wang, Dr Aris Georgopoulos, Dr Paula Faustino and Carlos Sebastien Barreto Cifuentes. Other speakers in the English language seminars include Caroline Nicholas from UNCITRAL, Paulo Magina from the OECD, Dr Kamala Dawar from the University of Sussex, and Professors Steve Schooner and Chris Yukins from George Washington University.
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Posted on Tuesday 30th June 2020