Session 1 lays the ground for understanding the complex legal environment for public procurement generally and for sustainable public procurement specifically. The aim of this session is to make training beneficiaries aware of the different legal texts - and of their different rationals - potentially relevant in any given jurisdiction, and how they interact, limiting the freedom of domestic rule makers and contracting authorities.

o Introduction to public procurement and the objectives of regulation
o Introduction to the UNCITRAL Model Law on procurement
o Introduction to the Government Procurement Agreement of the WTO and FTAs
o Introduction to the public procurement regime in the EU

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