ACTION REQUEST: USG COMMENTS ON PRC DRAFT GOVERNMENT

UNCLAS BEIJING 000075 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/CM STATE PASS USTR FOR GRIER, STRATFORD, MCCARTIN, MAIN DOC FOR KASOFF AND MELCHER, HEIZEN, PRUITT, SZYMANSKI TREASURY FOR OASIA/DOHNER GENEVA PASS USTR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EINV WTRO CH SUBJECT: ACTION REQUEST: USG COMMENTS ON PRC DRAFT GOVERNMENT PROCURMENT LAW IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS ¶1. (SBU) China's State Council Legislative Affairs Office published draft implementing regulations for the Government Procurement Law on January 11, 2010. The draft regulations are available in Chinese at the following website: http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2010-01/11/content_150 7655.htm. Comments are due February 5, 2010. Post is preparing a translation of the draft and will forward it to the interagency as soon as available. ¶2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Interested agencies are requested to coordinate consolidated USG comments on the draft regulations and provide them to State EAP/CM Econoff Julie Hutto (huttojn@state.gov) by February 1, 2010 for onward transmission to post in time to allow translation and official submission to the PRC by the February 5, 2010 deadline. HUNTSMAN