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• www.gebiz.gov.sg CHAPTER 17

GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
Thailand:

Publication of general laws, regulations, procedures, and tender Article 17.1: Definition
notices
For the purposes of this Chapter, administrative ruling of general
• www.gprocurement.go.th application means an administrative ruling or interpretation that applies
to all persons and fact situations that fall generally within the ambit of
that administrative ruling or interpretation and that establishes a norm of
Viet Nam: conduct, but does not include:

Publication of general laws, regulations, procedures, and tender (a) a determination or ruling made in an administrative or
notices quasi-judicial proceeding that applies to a particular
person, good, or service of another Party in a specific case;
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(b) a ruling that adjudicates with respect to a particular act or
practice.

Article 17.2: Geographical Scope of Application 1, 2

This Agreement shall apply to the geographical scope for which a Party
assumes its obligations in relation to another Party under the WTO
Agreement.

Article 17.3: Publication

1. Each Party shall ensure that its laws, regulations, procedures,
and administrative rulings of general application with respect to
any matter covered by this Agreement are promptly published,
including on the internet where feasible, or otherwise made
available in such a manner as to enable interested persons and
other Parties to become acquainted with them.

1 Nothing in this Agreement shall prejudice the position of any Party with regard to any
issues concerning territorial sovereignty or any issues concerning the law of the sea.

2 For the purposes of this Agreement, “territory” has the same geographical scope as
determined in accordance with this Article.

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