The Cabinet approved the creation of the World Trade Organization Center for Government Procurement Notification and Information that will be responsible for the presentation of statistical data. This will offer methodological assistance to contracting entities in publishing procurement announcements and will inform the competent central administrative authorities and business entities about eventual changes in the legislation on government procurement, adjustments or new opportunities of entering the markets of the member states, IPN reports.

The Center will also appraise the amendments to normative documents that do not comply with the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement. The Ministry of Finance will be responsible for ensuring and cooridnaing the Center’s activity.

The WTO Agreement on Government Procurement enables resident economic operators to take part in government procurement procedures in the member states, to present proposals and participate in the negotiation of bids of the states that are to become a party to the Agreement.