Article 517: Treatment of Excluded Entities20

Parties may exclude access to their procurement opportunities from suppliers of another Party if:

(a) the other Party has a comparable entity that is not subject to the obligations of Chapter Five by virtue of coverage under Annex 502.1A, 502.3, or 502.4;

(b) the other Party's comparable entity has excluded or impaired access to its procurement opportunities; and

(c) consultations have failed to resolve the matter.




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20 The former article was replaced with the current article by means of the Sixth Protocol of Amendment.