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THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT,

NOTING that Article XXII:8(a) of the Agreement on Government Procurement (Agreement) provides that the Parties shall adopt and periodically review a work programme, including a work programme on sustainable procurement;

RECOGNISING that several Parties have developed national and sub-national sustainable procurement policies;

AFFIRMING the importance of ensuring that all procurement is undertaken in accordance with the principles of non-discrimination and transparency as reflected in the Agreement;

HEREBY ADOPTS A WORK PROGRAMME WITH RESPECT TO SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT: