2. Subject to paragraph 3, any entity that maintains a permanent list of qualified suppliers may select suppliers to be invited to tender for a particular procurement from among those listed. In the process of making any selection, the entity shall provide for equitable opportunities for suppliers on the list.
3. Subject to Article 1009 (2)(f) (Qualification of Suppliers), an entity shall allow any supplier that requests to participate in a particular procurement to submit a tender and shall consider the tender. The number of additional suppliers permitted to participate shall be limited only by the efficient operation of the procurement system.
4. If an entity does not invite or admit a supplier to tender, the entity shall, upon request of the supplier, promptly provide pertinent information concerning its reasons for not doing so.
Article 1012: Time Limits for Tendering and Delivery
1. An entity of a Party shall:
(a) in prescribing any time limit, provide adequate time to allow suppliers of the other Parties to prepare and submit tenders before the closing of the tendering procedures;
(b) in determining any time limit, consistent with its own reasonable needs, take into account such factors as the complexity of the procurement, the extent of subcontracting anticipated, and the time normally required for transmitting tenders by mail from foreign as well as domestic points; and
(c) take due account of publication delays when setting the final date for receipt of tenders or applications to be invited to tender.
2. Subject to paragraph 3, an entity shall provide that:
(a) in open procedures, the period for the receipt of tenders is no less than 40 days from the date of publication of the notice referred to in Article 1010 (Invitation to Participate);