4 Amendments of Jill EVANS related to 2011/2048(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the widespread desire of local, regional and national operators to award contracts that support sustainable development; notes that there is much evidence to show that the directive and its implementation are making this more difficult; underlines that the EU treaties require legislation to be designed to foster, rather than inhibit or obstruct the ability of Member States, local and regional authorities to promote environmental protection and sustainable development objectives;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that public authorities should be encouraged and advised to set environmental conditions for tenders from the outset, and calls for the legislation to be amended to ensure that as a rule contracts are awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender including the entire life-cycle cost, taking into account cost of environmental pollution where possible;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that whether or not a product or service has been sustainable produced is rightly considered as a characteristic of the product; points out that the scope for including requirements regarding the production process in the technical specifications for all types of contracts should be clarified to enable contracting authorities to control the environmental and social impact of contracts awarded by them;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that the heightened concern regarding environmental and climate impacts of products and activities requires reconsideration of the possibility to favour local suppliers; in this context, calls for re-examination of the thresholds and considers that sustainability should prevail over narrow interpretation of internal market rules;