International Trade: Efforts to Open Foreign Procurement Markets
(Testimony, 05/19/94, GAO/T-GGD-94-155).

The value of the original General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
Tokyo Round Agreement, or code, on Government Procurement in 1979 did
not meet expectations.  That situation led to title VII of the Omnibus
Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, which requires an annual report
identifying countries that discriminate against U.S. goods and services
and the imposition of sanctions if negotiations fail to end the
discriminatory procurement practices. The United States also negotiated
in the Uruguay Round to improve the code.  This testimony presents GAO's
preliminary analysis of recent negotiations involving international
government procurement and GAO's observations about the President's
April 1994 title VII report on discrimination in foreign government
procurement.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-GGD-94-155
     TITLE:  International Trade: Efforts to Open Foreign Procurement 
             Markets
      DATE:  05/19/94
   SUBJECT:  Government procurement
             Foreign trade agreements
             International trade
             International economic relations
             Buy American
             International agreements
             Federal procurement policies
             Procurement regulation
             Restrictive trade practices
             Foreign governments
IDENTIFIER:  North American Free Trade Agreement
             NAFTA
             
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