Japan Implements Revisions to Government Procurement Agreement, Says USTR

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that revisions to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement entered into effect for Japan on April 16. The U.S., Canada, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, the European Union, Iceland, and Singapore implemented the changes on April 6 (see 14040811). Each country is required to wait 30 days after it formally adopts the revised agreement and notifies the WTO, before the revised agreement can enter into force.