Activities of Bernadette VERGNAUD related to 2011/2048(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Modernisation of public procurement (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on modernisation of public procurement PDF (366 KB) DOC (266 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement of 15 April 1994,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 12 May 2011 on equal access to public sector markets in the EU and in third countries,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that public procurement should be an instrument for promoting research, innovation and environmental policies, and for the creation of high- quality permanent jobs; considers in this respect that compliance with social standards, collective agreements and minimum wages at all stages in the performance of the contract, including the supply chain, should be a compulsory criterion in the award of public contracts;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. considers that the European market cannot, on a unilateral basis, be open to third-country operators and calls for the Commission to consider the use of a tool to ensure reciprocity vis-à-vis States which do not provide equivalent access to European operators, including those that are signatories to the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA); points out that the GPA provides for special and differentiated treatment for developing countries;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that eleven Member States have ratified the ILO’s Convention C94 concerning labour clauses in public contracts and calls on the Commission to encourage all Member States to ratify this Convention in order to limit the undesirable effects of recent ECJ judgments in this field, and to include a reference to this convention in future legislation on public procurement;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the exclusion of service concessions from the scope of European procurement rules; notes the Commission’s intention to propose separate legislation on service concessions; takes the view that this should be dealt with in the review of the directives only in order to avoid any further fragmentation of the legislationproposal should basically be a proper clarification of the rules in this field which takes due account of ECJ case law;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls for work by the Commission to have the Agreement on Governmental Procurement recognise criteria other than the price criterion, in order to enable the creation of high-quality jobs, promote sustainable development and support European industrial policy;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Stresses the importance of supporting innovation in public procurement, for example by developing pre-commercial procurement and by ensuring that contracting authorities respect the confidentiality of innovative solutions – especially in terms of know-how – presented by tendering companies; therefore calls for a proactive policy for support and training and for legal certainty for public authorities looking to choose innovative solutions;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that the current provisions on subcontracting should be strengthened, as the use of several levels of subcontracting can cause problems in terms of compliance with collective agreements, working conditions and health and safety standards; suggests therefore that the public authorities be informed of all details relating to the use of subcontractors before a contract is concluded, and a chain of responsibility be established which makes contractors liable for any shortcomings by subcontractors in complying with regulations and social, environmental and quality objectives;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Urges the Commission to exercise caution in promoting public-private partnerships and to look carefully at the many bad examples that have been observed; calls for the development of a European framework for PPPs that provides effective protection for public authorities and ensures the fair distribution of costs, risks and benefits;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Urges the Commission to clarify the rules concerning the posting of workers in the context of public procurement that should apply equally to contractors and subcontractors, in accordance with the principle of equal pay for equal work performed in the same place;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Asks the Commission to rewrite the conditions concerning reserved contracts defined in Article 19 of Directive 2004/18/EC, in view of the difficulties involved in interpreting the notion of ‘sheltered workshops’ and the 50% threshold for disabled workers, drawing where appropriate on best practice in some Member States, such as the Italian type B social cooperatives;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to investigate all the possibilities for encouraging the temporary or permanent grouping of SMEs and small businesses in order to enable them to take part in invitations to tender that are not split into lots without having to operate as subcontractors; takes the view, in particular, that information campaigns and legal and technical training should be organised, where appropriate with national or regional small business and SME organisations;