Common use of Additional Disciplines Clause in Contracts

Additional Disciplines. In addition to the provisions referred to under Article X.2 (Application of Rules Set Out in the WTO Government Procurement Agreement), the Parties shall apply the following rules: 1. Each Party shall ensure that the suppliers of the other Party that have established a commercial presence in its territory through the constitution, acquisition or maintenance of a legal person are accorded national treatment with regard to any government procurement of the Party in its territory. This obligation applies irrespectively of whether or not the procurement is covered by the Parties’ annexes to the GPA or by Annex/es [X-X] of this Agreement. However, the general exceptions set forth in Article III of the GPA shall be applied.