1. Each Party shall report annually to the other Parties on procurement by its entities listed in Annex 502.1A. The report shall contain the number and aggregate values of the procurements awarded that equal or exceed the applicable threshold values specified in Article 502. The report shall also contain the estimated aggregate values of contracts awarded below the applicable threshold values. The aggregate values shall be broken down by each category of procurement, being goods, services and construction.
2. The Parties shall, before the date of entry into force of this Agreement, develop a general mechanism to report through an electronic tendering system as provided in Article 516(3).
3. Each Party shall report annually to the other Parties on procurement above the applicable threshold value specified in Article 502 for each of Articles 506(11)(a) and (e) and 506(12)(a) and (h) and on all procurement excluded under Article 508(1) and policies and programs listed in Column I of Annex 508.3, the following information:
(a) the number of contracts;
(b) a description including the value of what was procured for each procurement; and
(c) the total value of the procurements.
4. Statistics shall be collected on the basis of the fiscal year.
5. Each Party shall provide annually to the Secretariat information suitable for publication on that Party's procedures for procurement, and specify:
(a) the name of the contact point to which inquiries or complaints may be made;
(b) the name of any daily newspaper or electronic tendering system used; and
(c) the place where information may be obtained on how to register on a source list or acquire access to any electronic tendering system used.
6.The Secretariat shall compile the information received from each Party under paragraph 5 and publish the information electronically. Each Party shall provide links to the information compiled by the Secretariat by either electronic means or by posting a notice in a newspaper.17
7. Where, in the context of a procurement by another Party, a Party considers that its rights under this Chapter may have been adversely affected, that Party may request, with the intent of avoiding a dispute, any relevant bid information concerning that procurement from the Party whose entity is responsible for the procurement. On receipt of such a request, that Party shall promptly provide such information.18
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17 This paragraph was amended by the Eighth Protocol of Amendment.
18 This paragraph was amended by the Eighth Protocol of Amendment.