EU-China Dialogue on
Government Procurement
Workshop
24-25 April 2008, Beijing
(Peninsula Hotel)
Preliminary Agenda
THURSDAY 24 APRIL 2008 (DAY 1)
WORKSHOP OPENING
09.00-09.40
Opening Speech

Mr. Zhan Jingtao, Director General, Treasury Department, Ministry
of Finance of the People’s Republic of China – 20 min

Mr. Bertrand Carsin, Director, Public Procurement Policy,
Directorate-General for Internal Market and Services of the European
Commission – 20 min
MORNING SESSION: THE WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA)
Chair: PRC (MOF Official)
09.40-10.00
Feature of the New GPA Text (December 2006) – Main Differences with
the Current 1994 GPA
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10.00-10.20
Accession Process to the GPA and Scope / Coverage of GPA Parties
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10.20-10.40
Mr. Elies Messaoudi, Directorate General for Internal Market and
Services, European Commission
Mr. Christian Levon, Detached National Expert, Directorate-General
for Trade, European Commission
EU Member States Experience with the GPA
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Mr. Jan Sixta, Head of the Legislative Section, Ministry for Regional
Development, Czech Republic
10.40-11.10
Discussion / Q&A Session
11.10-11.30
Tea / Coffee Break
11.30-11.55
Introduction of China’s Accession to the GPA
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11.55-12.20
Challenges and the Way Forward for China’s Accession and Negotiations
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12.20-12.50
Prof. Cao Fuguo, Law School of the Central University of Finance
and Economics (CUFE), Beijing
Dr. Wang Ping, Deputy Director of the Public Procurement Research
Group, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Discussion / Q&A Session
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LUNCH (HOSTED BY THE CHINESE MINISTRY OF FINANCE)
(Buffet, Peninsula Hotel, 13.00-14.30)
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FRIDAY 25 APRIL 2008 (DAY 2)
SESSION 1: EU GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REGIME
Chair: Mr. Bertrand Carsin, Director, Public Procurement Policy, Directorate-General for Internal
Market and Services, European Commission
09.30-09.50
Scope of EU Directives
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09.50-10.10
New GP Procedures Including Framework Contracts
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10.10-10.30
Mr. Jonathan Denison Cross, Procurement Policy Advisor on
International Affairs, Office of Government Commerce, HM
Treasury, United Kingdom
by Mr. Jonathan Denison Cross
Economic Considerations on Centralised Public Procurement
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Mr. Gian Luigi Albano, Head of Research, Italian Public Procurement
Agency (CONSIP)
10.30-11.10
Discussion / Q&A Session
11.10-11.30
Tea / Coffee Break
11.30-12.10
Treatment of EU State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in the Utilities Sector
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Mr. Olivier Duthuit, Purchasing and Logistics Director, RATP (Paris
Public Transport Company), France
Part I: French Regulatory Framework for SOEs Operating in the Utilities
Sectors – 20 min
Part II: Government Procurement by French SOEs: Example of the RATP
(Paris Public Transport Company) – 20 min
12.10-12.40
Discussion / Q&A Session
12.45-13.45
Lunch Break (Buffet, Peninsula Hotel)
SESSION 2: EU NEW MEASURES IN GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT LAW
Chair: PRC (MOF Official)
14.00-14.30
Electronic Procurement: New Provisions, Practical Content and Action
Plan
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Mr. Luca Mastrogregori, CONSIP, Italy or Mr. Erik Noteboom, DG
MARKT (tbc)
14.30-15.00
Discussion / Q&A Session
15.00-15.30
Remedies: New EU Directive, Control Mechanisms in Member States
- Mr. Marc Poulain, Deputy Head of Unit, Division for Public
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Procurement Policy, Directorate for Legal Affairs, Ministry of
Economy, France
15.30-16.00
Discussion / Q&A Session
16.00-16.15
Tea / Coffee Break
WORKSHOP CLOSING
16.15-16.45
Closing Workshop by

Mr. Erik Noteboom, Head of Unit, Public Procurement Policy,
Directorate-General for Internal Market and Services, European
Commission – 15 min

Ms. Wang Ying, Deputy Director General, Treasury Department,
Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China – 15 min
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