Art. II Overeenkomst inzake overheidsopdrachten — National Treatment and Non-Discrimination

1. With respect to all laws, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement covered by this Agreement, the Parties shall provide immediately and unconditionally to the products and suppliers of other Parties offering products originating within the customs territories (including free zones) of the Parties, treatment no less favourable than: that accorded to domestic products and suppliers; and that accorded to products and suppliers of any other Party. 2. With respect to all laws, regulations, procedures and practices regarding government procurement covered by this Agreement, the Parties shall ensure: that their entities shall not treat a locally-established supplier less favourably than another locally-established supplier on the basis of degree of foreign affiliation or ownership; that their entities shall not discriminate against locally-established suppliers on the basis of the country of production of the good being supplied, provided that the country of production is a Party to the Agreement in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4 of this Article. 3. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to customs duties and charges of any kind imposed on or in connexion with importation, the method of levying such duties and charges, and other import regulations and formalities. 4. The Parties shall not apply rules of origin to products imported for purposes of government procurement covered by this Agreement from other Parties which are different from the rules of origin applied in the normal course of trade and at the time of importation to imports of the same products from the same Parties.

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