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Figure 57-1: EU Regulatory Framework<br />

848<br />

29/09/09<br />

Year <strong>Policy</strong> / Strategy Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>/Strategy Objective(s)<br />

2003<br />

2004<br />

2006<br />

2008<br />

Commission Communication on<br />

Integrated Product <strong>Policy</strong><br />

Directive 2004/17/EC: to<br />

coordinate the procurement<br />

procedures <strong>of</strong> entities<br />

operating in the water, energy,<br />

transport and postal services<br />

sectors<br />

Directive 2004/18/EC: to<br />

coordinate the procedures for<br />

the award <strong>of</strong> public works<br />

contracts, public supply<br />

contracts and public service<br />

contracts<br />

EU Sustainable Development<br />

Strategy<br />

Action Plan on Sustainable<br />

Consumption and Production<br />

and Sustainable Industrial<br />

<strong>Policy</strong> (SCP/SIP)<br />

Training Toolkit on Green Public<br />

Procurement<br />

Renewed EU Sustainable<br />

Development Strategy<br />

Member States recommended to adopt<br />

national plans for GPP by the end <strong>of</strong><br />

March 2006<br />

Clarified how public purchasers can<br />

include environmental considerations<br />

into their procurement procedures. This<br />

is explained in the ‘Buying Green! -<br />

Handbook on Green Public Procurement’<br />

Set the policy objective for 2010 <strong>of</strong><br />

bringing the average level <strong>of</strong> EU GPP up<br />

to the standard achieved by the best<br />

performing Member States in 2006.<br />

Series <strong>of</strong> communiciations which aim to<br />

develop and set environmental criteria in<br />

greater detail for potential use for GPP.<br />

Defines criteria which have been<br />

developed for product and service groups<br />

in the 10 sectors that are thought to be<br />

most suitable for implementing GPP.<br />

Set the policy objective for Member<br />

States to have 50% GPP by 2010.<br />

As shown explicitly in Figure 57-1, in 2004 the two Directives (Directive 2004/17/EC<br />

and Directive 2004/18/EC) allowed public authorities to include environmental<br />

priorities within their procurement process. The Directives, and supporting<br />

documents, show how environmental criteria can be introduced, whilst ensuring the<br />

internal market functions correctly allowing for free movement <strong>of</strong> good and services,<br />

equal treatment <strong>of</strong> bidders and best value for money is achieved.<br />

One supporting document, the EU’s ‘Green Procurement Guide’, provides practical<br />

advice on how to implement environmental measures within a contract, in line with<br />

European legislation. Table 57-1 is not exhaustive but it provides some examples <strong>of</strong>

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