Nonetheless, a number of these partners are not playing by the rules. One has only to look at what the United States and Canada do. By means of national provisions, they exclude from the scope of the Agreement those public procurement markets that they reserve for their SMEs, even though these countries can put themselves forward in the public procurement markets of the 25 Member States.
Néanmoins, certains de ces partenaires ne jouent pas le jeu. Il n’y a qu’à regarder ce que font les États-Unis et le Canada qui, par des dispositions nationales, excluent du champ d’application de l’accord les marchés publics qu’ils réservent à leurs PME, alors même que ces pays peuvent se porter candidats aux marchés publics des 25 États membres.