The Agreement on Government Procurement reverses the general GATT rules that allow government agencies to favor domestic products.

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The Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) aims to promote international trade by opening government procurement markets to foreign competition. To achieve this goal, the GPA requires its Parties to provide non-discriminatory treatment to goods, services, and suppliers from other Parties in their procurement activities. This means that Parties are not allowed to give preferential treatment to domestic products or suppliers over foreign ones, which is different from the general GATT rules that allow some forms of protectionism for domestic industries.

The Agreement on Government Procurement Reverses the General GATT Rules