MTN/NTM/W/211/Rev.1 7. having regard to the provisions of Part III relating to developing countries. In this connexion, the Committee shall, at an early stage, explore the possibilities of expanding the coverage of the Agreement to include service contracts. Amendments The parties may amend this Agreement having regard, inter alia, to the experience gained in its implementation. Such an amendment, once the parties have concurred in accordance with the procedures established by the Committee, shall not come into force for any party until it has been accepted by such party. Any party may withdrew from this Agreement. The withdrawal shall take effect upon the expiration of sixty days from the day on which written notice of withdrawal is received by the Director-General to the CONTRACTING PARTIES to the GATT. Any party to this Agreement may upon such notification request an immediate meeting of the Committee. 9. Non-application of this Agreement between particular parties This Agreement shall not apply as between any two parties to this Agreement if either of the parties, at the time either accepts or accedes to this Agreement, does not consent to such application. 10. Annexes 11. 12. The annexes to this Agreement constitute an integral part thereof. This Agreement shall be serviced by the GATT secretariat. Deposit This Agreement shall be deposited with the Director-General to the CONTRACTING PARTIES to the GATT, who shall promptly furnish to each party to this Agreement and each contracting party to the GATT a certified copy thereof and of each rectification or modification thereto pursuant to paragraph 5, each amendment thereto pursuant to peragraph 7, and a notification of each acceptance thereof or accession thereto pursuant to paragraph 1, or each withdrawal there from pursuant to paragraph 8, of this Part. MUN/NEM/W/211/Rev.1 13. Registration This Agreement shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations. day of Done at Geneva this nineteen hundred and seventy-nine in a single copy, in the English, French and Spanish languages, each text being authentic. NOTES MTN/NTM/W/211/Rev.1 Part I, paragraph 1 Having regard to general policy considerations relating to tied aid, including the objective of developing countries with respect to the untying of such aid, this Agreement does not apply to procurement made in furtherance of tied aid to developing countries so long as it is practised by parties to this Agreement. Part V, paragraph 14(h) Having regard to the general policy considerations of developing countries in relation to Government Procurement, it is noted that under the provisions of Paragraph 14(h) of Part V, developing countries may require incorporation of domestic content, offset procurement, or transfer of technology as criteria for award of contracts. It is noted that suppliers from one party shall not be favoured over suppliers from any other party. |