China: Expansion of the government procurement catalogue
Description
With the goals of having all government projects covered by the rules in the Procurement law and stricter supervision of procurement of projects financed under the stimulus package, the Chinese government has expanded the goods listed in the government procurement catslogue. This involved a reduction in the scope of the exceptions to the "buy Chinese" provisions that were originally outlined in Decrees 2007-119 and 2007-120. These new rules were issued by the State Council on 4 June 2009.
Any Evidence-Based Deliberation:
| Question | Result |
|---|---|
| Is there anything in the public record to suggest that evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed measure was considered during official deliberations? | |
| Is there any evidence that alternatives to the proposed measure were considered? | |
| Is there anything in the public record that suggests that empirical evidence informed the comparison across the alternatives available to government? | |
| Was such evidence identified? | |
| Is such evidence publicly available? | |
| Did the official decision-maker in question provide an explanation as to why a chosen measure was favoured over alternatives? | |
| Is there any evidence to suggest that potentially affected trading partners were consulted before the measures were taken? | |
| Is there any evidence that safeguards have been put in place to ensure that implementation of the initiative is transparent and non-discriminatory? | |
| Did the government state its intention to review the measure within one year of implementation? |
Date Discovered:
Implemented: Yes
Date of inception:
GTA Evaluation: Red
Source:
Detailed outline of measure on page 31 of EC Report on potentially trade restrictive measures, 12 June 2009
Available from < http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2009/september/tradoc_144519.pdf >. Further research was undertaken to confirm as many details as possible.
Government Response:
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