Global Public Procurement

It is estimated that the GPA 2012, which entered into force on 6 April 2014, is applicable annually to markets currently valued at 1.7 billion of US dollars.

GPA 2012 is increasingly at the center of global efforts to promote the liberalization of public procurement markets and the effectiveness of solid rules and the principle of non-discrimination, despite the many limitations and exceptions, has gradually played a relevant role. in such efforts. And since much of the world's growth over the years futures will be generated outside European territory and that more than 50 billion of US dollars could be spent on infrastructure around the world in the next 15 years, it is crucial to pay attention added to the GPA 2012, the largest legally binding agreement to regulate public procurement worldwide.

Results

• Infante Mota, P. (2019), "The principle of non-discrimination in the WTO agreement on public contracts", Revista de Contratos Públicos, no. 20, pp. 5-59.
• Infante Mota, P. (2020), "The WTO Agreement on Public Procurement and Developing Countries", in Mário Ferreira Monte, Joaquim Freitas da Rocha & Maria da Assunção do Vale Pereira (Eds.), Studies in Homage to Professor Wladimir Brito, Almedina, 2020, pp. 1367-1385.

 Dissemination

Participation in conference: Apresentation title “Contratação Pública e Desenvolvimento Sustentável na OMC” (Public Procurement and sustainable development in the WTO", conference 'Sustainable Finance: Between Public and Private Solutions', held at University of Lisbon School of Law, July 4, 2022.

Research team

Prof. Dr. Pedro Infante Mota

Duration: 2020-2023 

Project closed