EU-China Dialogue on
Government Procurement
Conference
28 April 2008, Shanghai
(Regal International East Asia Hotel)
Preliminary Agenda
08.30-09.00
Registration
OPENING CEREMONY
09.00-09.30
Opening Remarks

Mr. Zhan Jingtao, Director General, Treasury Department, Ministry
of Finance of the People’s Republic of China – 15 min

Mr. Bertrand Carsin, Director, Public Procurement Policy,
Directorate-General for Internal Market and Services of the European
Commission – 15 min
SESSION 1: EXTERNAL DIMENSION OF GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Chair: PRC (MOF)
09.30-09.50
The European Experience with the WTO Government Procurement
Agreement and Bilateral Agreements (including modalities for accession
to the GPA)

09.50-10.10
Mr. Elies Messaoudi, Directorate-General for Internal Market and
Services, European Commission
Overview of Scope and Coverage of the GPA

Dr. Wang Ping, Deputy Director of the Public Procurement Research
Group, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
10.10-10.30
Discussion / Q&A Session
10.30-10.45
Coffee/Tea Break
SESSION 2: GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT IN THE EU AND CHINA
Chair: Mr. Bertrand Carsin, Director, Public Procurement Policy, Directorate-General for Internal
Market and Services, European Commission (tbc)
10.45-11.05
Public Procurement in the EU: The Experience of a Member State

11.05-11.25
Mr. Jan Sixta, Head of the Legislative Section of the Ministry for
Regional Development, Czech Republic
Government Procurement Framework in China: Latest Developments
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11.25-11.45
Public Procurement Policy and Practice in China: The Local Level

11.45-12.05
PRC Expert from Shanghai Financial Bureau
Challenges Ahead for the Electronic Government Procurement
Regulatory Framework in the EU

12.05-12.25
Chinese Expert, University of International Relations
Mr. Luca Mastrogregori, CONSIP, Italy or Mr. Erik Noteboom, DG
MARKT (tbc)
Challenges Ahead for the Government Procurement Regulatory
Framework in China

Prof. Cao Fuguo, Law School of the Central University of Finance
and Economics (CUFE), Beijing
12.25-12.45
Discussion / Q&A Session
12.45-14.15
Lunch Break
SESSION 3: GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT FROM AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
Chair: PRC (MOF)
14.30-15.00
Procurement in China: A European Perspective

15.00-15.30
Procurement in the EU: A Chinese Perspective

15.30-15.45
EU business representative (tbc by EUCTP / EUCCC)
PRC business representative
Discussion / Q&A Session
CONCLUDING SESSION
16.00-16.30
Concluding Remarks

Mr. Erik Noteboom, Head of Unit, 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) (tbc)
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