Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code
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The Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code was an early plurilateral trade agreement under the GATT that aimed to open up and regulate government procurement markets among participating countries.
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| Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3013193 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code Context triple: [Government Procurement Code, alsoKnownAs, Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code]
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A.
Administrative Procedure Act of Japan
The Administrative Procedure Act of Japan is a fundamental law that standardizes and ensures fairness, transparency, and due process in administrative actions and decision-making by Japanese government agencies.
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B.
Subcontract Act of Japan
The Subcontract Act of Japan is a competition law designed to protect subcontractors from unfair trade practices by larger contracting firms, particularly in areas such as delayed payments, unilateral contract changes, and abuse of bargaining power.
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C.
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan
The Code of Civil Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how civil lawsuits are conducted and adjudicated in Japanese courts.
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D.
Antimonopoly Act of Japan
The Antimonopoly Act of Japan is the country’s core competition law that prohibits monopolistic practices, unfair trade restraints, and anti-competitive mergers to maintain fair and free markets.
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E.
Japan Fair Trade Commission
The Japan Fair Trade Commission is Japan’s independent competition authority responsible for enforcing antitrust laws, promoting fair trade, and preventing monopolistic and unfair business practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code Target entity description: The Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code was an early plurilateral trade agreement under the GATT that aimed to open up and regulate government procurement markets among participating countries.
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A.
Administrative Procedure Act of Japan
The Administrative Procedure Act of Japan is a fundamental law that standardizes and ensures fairness, transparency, and due process in administrative actions and decision-making by Japanese government agencies.
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B.
Subcontract Act of Japan
The Subcontract Act of Japan is a competition law designed to protect subcontractors from unfair trade practices by larger contracting firms, particularly in areas such as delayed payments, unilateral contract changes, and abuse of bargaining power.
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C.
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan
The Code of Civil Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how civil lawsuits are conducted and adjudicated in Japanese courts.
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D.
Antimonopoly Act of Japan
The Antimonopoly Act of Japan is the country’s core competition law that prohibits monopolistic practices, unfair trade restraints, and anti-competitive mergers to maintain fair and free markets.
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E.
Japan Fair Trade Commission
The Japan Fair Trade Commission is Japan’s independent competition authority responsible for enforcing antitrust laws, promoting fair trade, and preventing monopolistic and unfair business practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GATT code
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government procurement agreement ⓘ plurilateral trade agreement ⓘ |
| aim |
to increase transparency in government procurement
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to open government procurement markets ⓘ to promote non-discrimination in government procurement ⓘ to reduce protectionism in government procurement ⓘ to regulate government procurement procedures ⓘ |
| appliesTo | procurement contracts above specified value thresholds ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on review and challenge procedures
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provisions on transparency of procurement decisions ⓘ rules on publication of procurement notices ⓘ rules on qualification of suppliers ⓘ rules on technical specifications ⓘ rules on tendering procedures ⓘ |
| feature |
coverage lists specifying entities and sectors
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exceptions for national security and public order ⓘ schedules of commitments by each party ⓘ |
| framework | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ |
| influenced | design of later WTO government procurement disciplines ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalNature | plurilateral agreement under GATT ⓘ |
| legalStatus | plurilateral code binding only on signatories ⓘ |
| negotiatedAt | Tokyo Round ⓘ |
| objective |
to encourage international competition for public contracts
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to prevent discrimination against foreign suppliers ⓘ to provide legal disciplines on government procurement ⓘ |
| organizationContext |
GATT
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linked to:
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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| partOf | Tokyo Round of multilateral trade negotiations ⓘ |
| policyArea |
international trade
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public procurement regulation ⓘ |
| principle |
most-favoured-nation treatment was not fully applied
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national treatment for foreign suppliers above thresholds ⓘ non-discrimination among parties to the Code ⓘ objective tendering procedures ⓘ transparency of procurement laws and regulations ⓘ |
| relatedTo | World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ |
| replacedBy | 1994 WTO Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ |
| scope |
central government procurement
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procurement of certain services ⓘ procurement of goods ⓘ |
| shortName | GATT Government Procurement Code ⓘ |
| subject | government procurement ⓘ |
| successor | WTO Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code Description of subject: The Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code was an early plurilateral trade agreement under the GATT that aimed to open up and regulate government procurement markets among participating countries.
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